General Manufacturing

Emerson: Cost-Saving Hybrid Panelboards Now Approved for International Hazardous Regions
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Emerson: Cost-Saving Hybrid Panelboards Now Approved for International Hazardous Regions

 

The new hybrid panelboard is the first to bring hybrid power and data capabilities into industries that operate in highly explosive environments requiring IECEx and ATEX certifications. This includes the oil and gas, chemical and pharmaceutical sectors. Combined with a National Electrical Code (NEC) certified version of the panel, today’s launch of the Appleton PlexPower IEC Fiber Panel makes this product line the first simplified and global solution for power and data distribution throughout hazardous locations for manufacturers.

 

New B&R X20CP3687X Industrial Controller
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New B&R X20CP3687X Industrial Controller

 

The new B&R X20CP3687X controller combines the performance of an industrial PC with the compact design of the X20 controller series. With powerful processing, additional RAM and integrated onboard flash memory, the high-performance controller can handle complex control algorithms or even robotics applications that previously would have called for an industrial PC.

 

 

Simatic Drive Controller – the new motion controller with integrated drive control
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Simatic Drive Controller – the new motion controller with integrated drive control

 

The new SIMATIC Drive Controller saves space by combining a controller with motion control and a drive control in a single device. Integrated technology I/Os and powerful communication interfaces make sophisticated machine designs possible. The SIMATIC Drive Controller brings together what sophisticated machine designs need: Motion control functions of the Technolgy CPU with a versatile drive system – all in a single compact controller.

 

nVent Offers Express Modification for Standard Enclosures
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nVent Offers Express Modification for Standard Enclosures

 

nVent Electric plc has announced a program that helps ensure customers in the United States get the solutions they need when their businesses demand it. Available through authorized nVent HOFFMAN distributors, nVent’s new Express Modification program offers customers modified enclosures that are shipped within 10 days.

 

 

Weidmuller VARITECTOR
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Weidmueller Lightning and Surge Protection Device Offers Quick Installation

The comprehensive VARITECTOR product portfolio from Weidmueller provides surge protection for energy systems, instrumentation & control, and data interfaces. The lightning current arrester offers quick installation on 40 mm busbars in the meter cabinet or installation distributor.

 

 

Allen-Bradley Guardmaster GuardLink safety system
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Rockwell Automation Showcases GuardLink Safety System at Rockwell Automation Fair

On display at the 2019 Rockwell Automation Fair, GuardLink™ technology is a safety-based communications protocol that links safety to The Connected Enterprise. Allen-Bradley® Guardmaster® smart safety devices that feature GuardLink technology deliver information, advanced functionality, and flexibility. This technology helps enhance safety and increase machine- and plant-wide efficiency.

Grace Safe-Test Point
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Grace Showcases Safe-Test Point PESD at Rockwell Automation Fair

 

Grace Engineered Products displayed its Safe-Test PointTM Permanent Electrical Safety Device (PESD) at the 2019 Rockwell Automation Fair. The Safe-Test Point high impedance protected device is designed with metered test points to allow for safe voltage measurement from outside the panel by inserting properly rated instrument probes into the device measuring phase-to-phase and phase-to-ground.

Conta-Clip GSM-Pro2
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CONTA-CLIP Direct Modbus Connection to PLCs

CONTA-CLIP has developed a compact communication module that features a Modbus RTU (RS485) interface for easy data exchange with with other controllers like a PLC. The GSM-PRO2 series communication modules operate in slave mode and can, for example, provide a PLC with added GSM functionality via an easy plug connection to the RS485 port directly on the C-type mounting rail. 

FiberSource Active-S
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FiberSource’s Active-S Humidity Control Sheets Protect Sensitive Equipment

FiberSource now offers Active-S Humidity Control Sheets, a maintenance-free alternative to desiccants, heaters, dehumidifiers, thermostats, hygrotherms, hygrostats, and corrosion inhibitors for preventing excess moisture in cabinets, enclosures, and cases. When humidity in the enclosure is high, the humidity control sheet absorbs the excess moisture, reducing humidity levels inside the cabinet. But when the cabinet becomes dry, the sheet “breathes out” the moisture, maintaining relative humidity at or under 60% in the cabinet.

Weidmuller IO-Link Master Module and Configurator
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Weidmuller IO-Link Master Module and Configurator

 

Using the IO-Link communication system to connect intelligent sensors and actuators to the controller significantly reduces the amount of time required. Sensors can connect quickly and without any errors using a pre-assembled cable, for example, while automated commissioning is also made possible by means of downloading parameter sets.

 

 

Schneider Electric’s Intelligent Enclosures Streamline Process Automation and Safety System Engineering
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Schneider Electric’s Intelligent Enclosures Streamline Process Automation and Safety System Engineering

 

Schneider Electric has revealed the newest generation of its intelligent enclosures for EcoStruxure™ Triconex® safety and EcoStruxure Foxboro® distributed control systems.

 

 

Common Misapplications of Components in Industrial Control Panels
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Common Misapplications of Components in Industrial Control Panels

 

Each component in an industrial control panel must be properly applied for safe and reliable operation. The application requirements for each component are often quite complex and unique to the component, resulting in erroneous interpretation, leading to improper use of the component. We will review some of the most common misapplications of components within the panel. UL 508 switches Listed as a “manual motor controller” are designed to be used for the on/off or manual motor controller function to meet NEC requirements in Article 430, Part VII.

 

New X20 generation for the future of automation by B&R Automation
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New X20 generation for the future of automation by B&R Automation

 

B&R is among the first manufacturers to introduce controllers with OPC UA over TSN communication technology and Intel Apollo Lake I processors. The new X20 controllers are distinguished by significantly higher performance, additional RAM and integrated onboard flash memory.

 

 

B&R products speak OPC UA over TSN
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B&R products speak OPC UA over TSN

 

B&R is among the first manufacturers to launch a comprehensive portfolio for communication using the open, real-time capable OPC UA over TSN protocol. With high-performance X20 PLCs, bus controllers, industrial PCs and a TSN machine switch, B&R enables fully standardized networks for modular, adaptive machines. Truly economical batch-size-one production is now a reality.

 

 

Littelfuse Launches Semiconductor Fuses with Bladed Mounting Options
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Littelfuse Launches Semiconductor Fuses with Bladed Mounting Options

 

Littelfuse, Inc.,  has expanded their line of POWR-SPEED PSR series high-speed fuses by adding 275 new bolted and DIN mounting options in various sizes and amperages to meet global market needs. These PSR series fuses are used in power conversion and power conditioning equipment to provide overcurrent protection for critical power semiconductor devices such as diodes, triacs, IGBTs (insulated-gate bipolar transistors), SCRs (silicon controlled rectifiers), and MOSFETs (metal–oxide semiconductor field-effect transistors).