Food & Beverage

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IDEM Stand-Alone Non-Contact Switches from AutomationDirect

New IDEM non-contact magnetic coded switches use force-guided contacts and have an internal monitoring system so that they are stand-alone, not requiring the use of a separate safety relay. The wide 14mm sensing range provides a high tolerance to misalignment. Models are available that support automatic reset or manual reset, as well as a selectable auto/manual reset.

 

 

 

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JW Winco: The Hygienic Design Product Family

Hygienic Design includes the design principles for the avoidance of design weaknesses, which could favor hygiene-related hazards. The cleaning ­capability of materials, surfaces and structural elements are regarded as the central points of Hygienic Design. No dirt of any kind may accumulate or be permanently deposited, or must be easily ­removed.

 

 

 

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EAO: Series 82 – Enhanced Protection, Fast Mounting

EAO has extended the robust and attractive Series 82 with an overmoulded option and M12 connector. The new version is available for selected illuminated pushbuttons within the Series 82 and offers fast mounting as well as complete front and rear IP67 protection. It is common to expose actuators and indicators to extremely harsh operating conditions. For example in the food & beverage industry, where alkaline cleaning agents and corrosion severely affect HMIs.

 

 

 

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Yokogawa to Begin Offering OpreX Batch Solution with Enhanced Portfolio for Batch Plants

Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced that it will begin providing OpreX Batch Solution on March 17. This solution for batch manufacturing applications eliminates the overlap between process control system (PCS) and manufacturing execution system (MES) related work and helps to enhance efficiency through all phases of the plant lifecycle, from design and engineering to actual operation, modification, and expansion.

 

 

 

Pepperl+Fuchs: Accurate Product Measurements for Material Handling
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Pepperl+Fuchs: Accurate Product Measurements for Material Handling

In material handling applications―i.e., indoor warehouses, manufacturing facilities, automotive plants, airports, cold storage―pallets carrying products down a conveyor is a standard application. While standard, there are frequently complex problems that require exact product measurement solutions during this automated process. Conveyor speed and control, anti-collision (ZPA), safeguarding, and of course pallet profiling are among the most common challenges.

 

 

 

Emerson Launches Lumity Brand to Help Protect Food, Pharmaceuticals and Commercial Goods
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Emerson Launches Lumity Brand to Help Protect Food, Pharmaceuticals and Commercial Goods

Emerson recently introduced its new Lumity brand of analytics software and digital solutions to help safeguard critical products like food and temperature-sensitive medications. Emerson’s Lumity portfolio is connecting a suite of products to create customizable solutions to enable the highest level of visibility and control of consumer goods throughout the entire supply chain.

 

 

 

Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6.08 Integrated Production Control System
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Yokogawa Releases CENTUM VP R6.08 Integrated Production Control System

On January 20, 2021, Yokogawa Electric Corporation announced that it would be releasing CENTUM VP R6.08, an enhanced version of the CENTUM VP integrated production control system for industrial plants, and released it two days later on January 22. CENTUM VP is a core product in the OpreX Control and Safety System solutions family. This release delivers enhancements that drastically reduce the amount of work needed to upgrade a control system’s CPU module, including a newly developed utility kit and standards certification for individual CPU modules.

 

 

 

CEMBRE Announces Thermal Transfer Printer for Fast Marking Capability
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CEMBRE Announces Thermal Transfer Printer for Fast Marking Capability

The innovative MARKINGENIUS® MG3 technology offers a universal and fast identification system. The thermal transfer printer quickly marks any brand of terminal blocks, and also creates wire markers, panel rating plates, push button legends and more.

FLIR Launches Always-On Vibration and Temperature Condition Monitoring Kit for Industrial Inspection
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FLIR Launches Always-On Vibration and Temperature Condition Monitoring Kit for Industrial Inspection

Often before industrial machinery start showing issues that require immediate maintenance, pending problems can be detected through minute vibration changes. Therefore, the first component of effective condition monitoring is a combined remote vibration and temperature sensing monitoring solution.

 

 

 

The New S8 IO-Link Sensors Enhance Detection and Reduce Total Cost of Ownership
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The New S8 IO-Link Sensors Enhance Detection and Reduce Total Cost of Ownership

Datalogic was recently pleased to announce the new S8 IO-Link sensor models. These sensors come in two models, featuring specific advantages: for example, the S8-B53 model features a polarized retro-reflective function with coaxial optics and laser emission, representing the best solution for customers needing to rely on a high detection precision at long distance, including on very small objects.

 

 

 

New Safety Switch from Rockwell Automation Provides Interlocking on All Types of Guard Doors
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New Safety Switch from Rockwell Automation Provides Interlocking on All Types of Guard Doors

The new Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440G-EZ electromagnetic interlocking switch can help protect people, processes and equipment. By providing the physical interlocking of guard doors, the safety switch allows access to a potentially hazardous area only when the area is safe. This can help keep people safe and protect a process from unplanned downtime to improve productivity and efficiency.

 

 

 

New UC18GS Series With IO-Link Combines All Advantages of Ultrasonic Technology
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New UC18GS Series With IO-Link Combines All Advantages of Ultrasonic Technology

With the UC18GS series with IO-Link, Pepperl+Fuchs now presents a series that combines all the features and advantages of advanced ultrasonic technology in a compact housing. The individually-adjustable sound beam width, the extra-small dead band and the integrated interference target suppression allow the sensors to be optimally adapted to a wide range of applications. Users have numerous programming options, such as via push buttons, IO-Link or infrared interface (IrDA).

 

 

 

Food Portioning in Accordance With PL e
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Food Portioning in Accordance With PL e

The Belgian machine builder Marelec develops machinery for portioning processes, in which meat or fish is sliced into portions of an exact, specified weight. These machines from the “Portio” series have a minimum of 17 cutting movements per second. To ensure they are not only highly productive but also safe, Pilz developed an appropriate safety concept to Performance Level PL e.

 

 

 

Pepperl+Fuchs: Robotic Lab Automation With RFID Readers
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Pepperl+Fuchs: Robotic Lab Automation With RFID Readers

Robotic lab automation is a growing market worldwide. Testing labs handle some of our most precious materials and through automation, minimize the chance of human error. For example, let’s look at a blood sorting and testing line used in a lab to analyze patient specimens. As one might imagine, keeping track of these blood samples is vital. The last thing a lab would want is to wrongly diagnose a patient.

 

 

 

SCHURTER Installation-ready Piezoelectric Switch Features Pre-assembled with Cable
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SCHURTER Installation-ready Piezoelectric Switch Features Pre-assembled with Cable

Designed for harsh environments, the PSE piezoelectric switch comes with a pre-assembled polyurethane cable to offer maximum flexibility and the highest IP protection during installation. The housings of the factory assembled piezoelectric PSE family are made of stainless steel 1.4462. This steel is characterised by its particularly high resistance to corrosion, which is essential in areas with high humidity. The PSE switches offer maximum reliability and a long service life (20 million actuations). Hermetically sealed housings make the PSE with cable predestined for use in particularly harsh and inhospitable applications.