Inclinometer
01 October, 2008The PTAS2 inclinometer series from ASM features a measurement range from ±15° to ±180°. The sensor is housed in a robust, IP68 rated stainless steel enclosure that makes the product suitable for the harsh conditions in applications such as factory automation machines and robotics, mobile cranes, drawbridges, adjustable platforms and off-highway construction equipment.
Waterproof panel PCs
01 October, 2008The Fox multipurpose industrial waterproof panel PCs are designed to suit a variety of weather conditions and applications such as in food processing, medical and outdoor kiosks.
Modular safety system
01 October, 2008The Sirius 3RK3 MSS modular safety system combines the functionality of a simple safety relay and a fail-safe PLC.
ELC programmable logic controller
01 September, 2008The ELC programmable logic controller is designed to suit control applications of 40 I/Os and less, although it can also be expanded up to 256 I/Os. That way, there is no need to change to a different controller as I/Os need to be expanded.
Ethernet extension over copper
01 September, 2008The Westermo DDW-220 is designed to extend ethernet networks over existing copper cables in point-to-point or line sharing applications. Point-to-point transmission distances of up to 10 km can be achieved with data rates of 5.7 Mbps possible over shorter distances on a single copper pair.
IP65-rated control bezel
01 September, 2008The Wincomm IP65-rated stainless steel bezels provide protection for factory automation and control and HMI equipment from water, cleaning materials and grease typically found in the food and pharmaceutical production industries.
SCADA system enhancement
01 September, 2008The functionality of the Simatic WinCC SCADA system has been expanded with the release of version 7.0, so that it now offers operation in accordance with Windows Vista, easy language switching, analysis functions and an integrated MS SQL Server archive historian database as standard. In the core packages, the power tags have been doubled from 256 to 512, and from 1024 to 2048 from the previous versions.
AC servomotors
01 September, 2008The Mavilor MA series of AC servomotors utilises an air gap design with small diameter and short length, which has a short mechanical time constant and extremely short electrical constant that provides high peak torque at high speed, making them suitable for control operations.
Liquid cooled drive
01 September, 2008The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 700L liquid-cooled drive delivers energy-efficient liquid cooling, allowing it to be installed in conditions where air-cooled drives can’t operate, such as dusty environments, or where increases in climate control costs would be excessive. Typical applications include HVAC and chillers, pumping applications and oil and gas industries.
Video screens
01 September, 2008Tenrod’s large LED video screens are suitable for both indoor and outdoor displays. They can be used for a great variety of applications, such as information boards, advertisements, scoreboards, sports broadcasts and promotional messages at show venues, stadiums, shopping malls, outdoor venues or stage shows.
LCD touch panels
01 September, 2008The Kortek touch-enabled LCDs are designed to meet the demands of 24/7/365 operations in a range of environments.
VSD with in-built PLC
27 August, 2008The Delta VFD-e series AC motor drives offer advanced motor control with the added advantage of an in-built PLC. The PLC provides up to 500 program steps and is programmed in standard ladder logic using free software, making simple automation projects easily achieved.
Fibre-optic light source
03 August, 2008When the Kingfisher KI7827B optical light source with APC (angled physical connection) is used in conjunction with the KI7600 optical power meter, together they can test loss on singlemode optical fibre systems.
h3 series stepper motors
01 August, 2008The updated version of the h3 series of Portescap step motors is claimed to provide 25+% more torque output across the entire speed range compared with the original h3 models.
Industrial PC interface
01 August, 2008Siemens has equipped its industrial PC family with a Profinet interface. Designed as a 3-port switch, the interface supports isochronous real time and integrates into Profinet networks.
