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Control Techniques History

A Legacy of Performance

An Innovative History

Always a step ahead

Many of the drive technologies that are common today were first developed into high volume commercial products by Control Techniques such as the first digital DC drive and the first AC closed loop vector drive. We continue to be an innovator delivering a drives range that technologically excels.

Date

Products

2007 Unidrive SP Size Zero is a new member of the Panel Mount range. It reduces the drive size by 60% for motors from 0.37kW to 1.5kW
2007 Digitax ST, a new range of servo-drives, with unprecedented connectivity, feedback options, intelligence and functionality
2006 The Commander SK extended range. Now available to 132kW (200hp)
2005 Unidrive SP Modular Drives and Free standing Cubicle drives extend the range to 1.5MW and 690V supply
2005 The SM-Ethernet is an option module that can be fitted to Control Techniques drives to provide Ethernet slave connectivity, now supporting Ethernet IP
2005 CTScope, a software oscilloscope that allows you to monitor every aspect of your Control Techniques drive
2004 The new Commander SK range of general purpose AC drives is designed for quick and easy set-up of simple applications.
2004 CTSoft software is a complimentary PC or laptop Windows™ based drive configuration tool designed to enable the complete control and display of all parameters within Commander SK and Unidrive SP
2004  Launch of SyPTPro, a complete integrated development suite for distributed drive applications.
2003 SyPTLite is a ladder diagram editor allowing the development of programs for execution on Control Techniques drives and option modules.
2003 SM-EZMotion Module for Unidrive
  For most motion control applications, users are looking for fast set up, short software learning curves, and fill-in-the-dialogue-box programming that achieves motion profiles quickly and reliably. The Unidrive "Motion Made Easy" option has been designed specifically for these users.
2002 Launch of the Unidrive SP Solutions Platform
2000 The recognition of this re-appraisal Award the international ISO 14001 environmental standard to Control Techniques' Newtown factory.
2000 Launch of M'Ax Servo package. A performance matched range of servo drive and Unimotor with SLM Drivelink technology.
2000 Launch of Commander SE the simple and easy AC drive for general purpose applications.
1999 Control Techniques merges with American company Emerson Motion Control making the company a key player in the USA servo market.
1997 Introduction of the 'MultiAx', a Multi Drive Servo Package based on speed loop motor technology.
1996 45 Drive Centres around the world.
1995 Control Techniques becomes a part of Emerson Electric Co.
  Heavy investment in a new R&D centre and HQ.
 

Introduces Unidrive, the world's first universal AC drive, three technologies in identical hardware.

1994 Massive investment in the world module production plant.
1993 25 Drive Centres around the world.
1992 Total of 10 Drive Centres around the world.
 

Launches a complete range of products for factory automation.

1989 Introduces the Digitax Servo Drive and Motor range.
1988 Founds the first Drive Centre in Europe.
 

First mass produced Vector controlled AC drive hits the market.

1987 Three Drive Centres open in the UK.
1986 Opens the first Drive Centre in the US.
 

Launches Mentor, the world's first Digital DC drive.

 

Launches the successful Commander AC Digital drive.

1985 KTK becomes Control Techniques
1983 Launches the first range of frequency inverters.
1974 Company created in the UK named KTK