Automotive

Parker Revolutionizes Machine I/O With Release of New PCH Network Portal
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Parker Revolutionizes Machine I/O With Release of New PCH Network Portal

Parker Hannifin, as part of its global focus on factory automation, recently announced the release of a revolutionary network portal, The PCH Network Portal. The PCH Network Portal provides the opportunity to minimize machine costs, shorten start-up time and offers built in features to help reduce end user downtime in factory environments. The PCH Network Portal is a new approach to ethernet communication modules that redefines and revolutionizes machine I/O architecture (inputs and outputs).

 

 

 

AutomationDirect: Instrumentation & PLTC Cables
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AutomationDirect: Instrumentation & PLTC Cables

AutomationDirect offers 300V UL Instrumentation Cable available with 16 AWG, 18 AWG or 20 AWG conductors in 1, 2, 4, or 8 twisted pairs with an overall shield or in 2, 4, or 8 individually shielded twisted pairs with an overall shield. The overall shielded cables have an aluminum/polyester foil shield with 100% coverage and a tinned copper continuous drain wire for protection against external electrical noise interference.

 

 

 

Ultra-Miniature and Surface-Mount Reed Switches Offer Wider Sensitivity Range for Position and Speed Sensing Applications
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Ultra-Miniature and Surface-Mount Reed Switches Offer Wider Sensitivity Range for Position and Speed Sensing Applications

Littelfuse, Inc. recently introduced the MITI-7 Series Ultra-Miniature Reed Switch, a Form A (single-pole, single-throw normally open or SPST-NO) switch that’s hermetically sealed in a 7mm-long glass envelope. The MITI-7 Series offers sensitivity options ranging from 6 AT to 20 AT, far wider than existing magnetic switches of comparable size, which were limited to a range of just 6 AT to 10 AT.

 

 

 

Allied Electronics & Automation: Siemens PSU6200 Series — SITOP Power Supply System
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Allied Electronics & Automation: Siemens PSU6200 Series — SITOP Power Supply System

As an all-around power supply, SITOP PSU6200 offers a broad selection of power supply units for a wide range of applications and currents – with a uniform design and uniform handling of all device versions. The consistent product family offers you suitable 1-and 3-phase power supplies and add-on modules for comprehensive, all-round protection – for different current and voltage intensities.

 

 

 

NCC Connectors Suit Applications With Restricted Space and Offer High Protection Levels When Connected and Disconnected
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NCC Connectors Suit Applications With Restricted Space and Offer High Protection Levels When Connected and Disconnected

The newly developed products target the growing need for suitable, reliable circular connectors in many applications including lighting and test and measurement instrumentation. The Series 670 are 5-pin subminiature connectors with a bayonet closure and a cable bushing from 3.5 to 5.0mm. The flange-type socket is provided with soldered and dip-soldered contacts.

 

 

 

BittWare Launches IA-840F with Intel Agilex FPGA and Support for oneAPI Unified Software Programming Environment
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BittWare Launches IA-840F with Intel Agilex FPGA and Support for oneAPI Unified Software Programming Environment

BittWare, a Molex company, recently unveiled the IA-840F, the company’s first Intel Agilex-based FPGA card designed to deliver significant performance-per-watt improvements for next-generation data center, networking and edge compute workloads. Agilex FPGAs deliver up to 40% higher performance or up to 40% lower power, depending on application requirements.

 

 

 

Pepperl+Fuchs Expands Its Safety Portfolio With the World’s Only Ultrasonic Sensor for PL D Applications
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Pepperl+Fuchs Expands Its Safety Portfolio With the World’s Only Ultrasonic Sensor for PL D Applications

Pepperl+Fuchs is expanding its factory automation portfolio and has acquired the USi ultrasonic safety sensor from Mayser GmbH & Co. KG, a renowned supplier of products and system solutions, many of which are relevant to safety engineering. This ultrasonic sensor with safety certification in accordance with EN ISO 13849 category 3 PL d—the only sensor of its kind in the world—reinforces Pepperl+Fuchs’ position as a market provider in ultrasonic sensors and safety applications.

 

 

 

Siemens Introduces With Analyze MyDrives Edge Its First Edge Application for Drives
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Siemens Introduces With Analyze MyDrives Edge Its First Edge Application for Drives

As part of the Digital Enterprise SPS Dialog, Siemens is launching Analyze MyDrives Edge, its first edge application for drives. The company is thus demonstrating in concrete terms how edge computing can make Sinamics drive systems even more intelligent and what benefits users and machine builders can derive from it.

 

 

 

Siemens Digitalizes Electrical Planning in Machine Building and Plant Engineering
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Siemens Digitalizes Electrical Planning in Machine Building and Plant Engineering

With “Control Panel Design” Siemens Smart Infrastructure has integrated new electrical planning features into TIA Selection Tool, the Siemens configuration and ordering software. This makes electrical pre-planning completely digital. Now, electrical planners can design and dimension the main electrical components of a machine quickly, easily, and in accordance with IEC and UL standards.

 

 

 

RS PRO Clip On Cable Marking Kit, Maximum 1.8mm, 540 Markers
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RS PRO Clip On Cable Marking Kit, Maximum 1.8mm, 540 Markers

Versatile, durable and resistant to environmental degradation, RS PRO presents high quality PVC cable markers. Designed for the easy labelling of terminated cables, the clip on markers allow users to create legends simply. For in situ cables from 1.9mm to 3.8mm, these markers are white with black characters or numbers.

 

 

 

PBUS 14 Panduit logo 400
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Panduit: Single Pair Ethernet Delivers New Opportunities in Industrial Connectivity

Panduit will be introducing a new line of Single Pair Ethernet connectivity at Rockwell Automation Fair 2020. Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) is a newly standardized communication technology that extends 2- and 4- pair ethernet to devices for both industrial control and building automation. It provides an evolution in device connectivity by standardizing how devices can integrate into existing software platforms without gateways.

 

 

 

Arieltech Gets UL Approval for Their Heater Line
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Arieltech Gets UL Approval for Their Heater Line

Arieltech was pleased to announce recently that they have secured UL approval for their Heater line, with CE compliant, UL and cUL recognized certificates under the file number E515368. This heater line provides protection from condensation and low temperatures in Control Panels, Electronic Enclosures, and Hydraulic and Pneumatic machinery.