Industrial

WAGO: IoT Box – Ready-to-Use Solutions for Industry 4.0
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WAGO: IoT Box – Ready-to-Use Solutions for Industry 4.0

Integrating machines and systems into the “Internet of Things” is incredibly simple with WAGO’s IoT Box. The complete system is ready for immediate use and offers all the functions required for digitalization from signal acquisition to cloud connectivity. The IoT Box was designed as a plug-and-play device – no hardware engineering is needed. Collected data is transferred to the desired IoT application with just a few parameter settings.

binder: 696 Series Harsh Environment Connector (HEC) – Power for Outdoors
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binder: 696 Series Harsh Environment Connector (HEC) – Power for Outdoors

binder presents the 696-series Harsh-Environment Connector (HEC) for outdoor use in extreme weather, dust, humidity, contact with liquids, extreme temperatures, or vibrations. The power connector was engineered for versatile power supply in both the low- and high-voltage segments under particularly harsh conditions. Its compact design supports the supply of equipment or assemblies, such as drive units, in confined spaces.

VL3
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Phoenix Contact: Valueline 3 (VL3) Fully Configurable Industrial PC

Phoenix Contact’s newest industrial PC (IPC) combines reliable CPU operation with increased performance power. The Valueline 3 (VL3) is designed for applications in rugged environments, ensuring machine uptime in demanding conditions. The CPUs are selected from Intel’s embedded long-term roadmap, so users can be confident the CPUs will be available for seven to 15 years.

CUI Devices: New PTN16 Series Rotary Potentiometer Series Offers Single or Dual Gang Options
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CUI Devices: New PTN16 Series Rotary Potentiometer Series Offers Single or Dual Gang Options

CUI Devices’ Motion & Control Group recently announced the introduction of a new rotary potentiometer series offering single or dual gang models as well as dual gang options with an on-off switch. The PTN16 series is housed in a 16.5 mm package with shaft lengths of 15, 20, 25, or 30 mm and D-cut or knurled shaft styles. Ideal for control inputs for electronic circuits and audio control applications, the PTN16 models feature resistance ratings from 1 to 2000 kΩ, a rotational life of 10,000 cycles, and a variety of terminal configurations.

IDEC: New RC Series PCB Relays – Industrial-Grade Power Handling in a Low-Profile Form Factor
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IDEC: New RC Series PCB Relays – Industrial-Grade Power Handling in a Low-Profile Form Factor

IDEC Corporation has recently announced the release of their new RC Series printed circuit board (PCB) relays, with features supporting a wide range of industrial-grade applications. These relays come in several low-profile configurations, provide high-capacity power switching, and perform reliably even in challenging environments. The RC Series replaces and upgrades the proven RJxV Series PCB mount relays.

Rockwell Automation: ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drive
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Rockwell Automation: ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drive

Recently, Rockwell Automation, Inc. was pleased to launch ArmorKinetix Distributed Servo Drives. This new distributed servo drive is an extension of the Kinetix 5700 platform and provides customers with a scalable drive solution that helps them deliver leaner, greener, and more powerful machine designs. Manufacturers are increasingly seeking scalable solutions that simplify their machine control architectures, minimize the number of components, reduce manufacturing time, and optimize productivity.

Fibox Partners with Jameco Electronics to Introduce High-Quality Indoor and Outdoor Enclosures
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Fibox Partners with Jameco Electronics to Introduce High-Quality Indoor and Outdoor Enclosures

July 28, 2023 Fibox is excited to announce its collaboration with Jameco Electronics, a trusted source of electronic components and tools. As part of this partnership, Fibox’s superior-quality enclosures will now be available in Jameco Electronics’ line card, offering customers a comprehensive range of top-notch solutions for their electronic equipment protection needs. Designed for a…

Schneider Electric: PowerLogic EM3500 Series
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Schneider Electric: PowerLogic EM3500 Series

The EM3500 series meters can be installed on standard DIN rail or surface mounted as needed. Pulse output and phase alarms provide additional versatility. There are four unique models to fit your power monitoring needs. The Modbus and BACnet output options offer added flexibility for system integration. The data logging capability (EM3555 and EM3560) protects data in the event of a power failure. Modbus, pulse output, and phase alarms are all provided to suit a wide variety of applications.

Weidmuller: Klippon Steel Enclosures
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Weidmuller: Klippon Steel Enclosures

Klippon steel enclosures are designed to provide protection for your installed components against the most demanding environmental impacts, indoor and outdoor. With this extensive product range, Weidmuller meets the highest requirements. Simple integration, expansion, and individualisation are achieved by a large range of matching accessories. This is how Weidmuller manufactures Klippon enclosures, exactly according to your wishes.

DQS Series
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Mersen Introduces DQS Series Fast-Acting DC Fuses

Mersen has recently announced its latest DC (Direct Current) high performance round body fuses; the D100QS and D70QS high-speed fuses. D100QS and D70QS high-speed fuses are Mersen’s next evolution for the protection of high-power conversion applications for those industries shifting to DC systems. DQS series fuses are specifically designed to reduce the I2t, peak let-through current, and arc voltages during fault conditions to protect applications such as battery charging systems and other DC components like relays and contactors.

Online Components: 1557 Series Type 4/4X, 6/6P Polycarbonate and ABS Plastic Enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing
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Online Components: 1557 Series Type 4/4X, 6/6P Polycarbonate and ABS Plastic Enclosures from Hammond Manufacturing

Ideally suited for mounting printed circuit boards, the 1557 Series can be used in a tabletop configuration or two different wall-mount configurations. Available in black or gray ABS plastic or polycarbonate which carry ratings of IP66 and IP68, respectively.

m B1 Burner
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Pilz: PNOZ m B1 Burner Base Unit

With the base unit PNOZ m B1 Burner from the safe small controller PNOZmulti 2, you can manage safe monitoring and safe control of furnaces simultaneously with one solution. That’s because PNOZmulti 2 controls and monitors both the burner itself and the entire furnace. You can configure a wide range of burner applications using the burner element (function block), which reproduces the expanded functionality of a flexible, configurable, electronic automatic burner control system.

Murr Elektronik: MICO Fuse Intelligent Power Distribution
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Murr Elektronik: MICO Fuse Intelligent Power Distribution

MICO Fuse is an ideal alternative to using individual safety terminals. The compact module features eight sockets for glass tube fuses that can easily be serviced from the front of the module. It protects up to eight channels. The MICO FUSE 24 LED version has additional LEDs that indicate the operating condition of each channel in red and green. A group alarm contact sends the current status to the control. The universal module MICO Fuse 250 covers the complete range from 0 to 250 V AC/DC.

Will Industrial HMIs go touchless?
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Will Industrial HMIs go touchless?

July 17, 2023 Human-machine interfaces (HMIs) are a crucial component of industrial control systems, as they allow operators to interact with and monitor the performance of industrial equipment. In recent years, there has been a growing interest in touchless technology, which eliminates the need for physical contact between the operator and the interface. This technology…

METCASE: TECHNOMET Instrument Enclosures Now with Flat or Sloping Front Panels
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METCASE: TECHNOMET Instrument Enclosures Now with Flat or Sloping Front Panels

METCASE’s premium TECHNOMET desktop/portable instrument enclosures can now be specified with or without a sloping front for easier viewing. Highly attractive TECHNOMET is ideal for medical and wellness devices, industrial control, test and measurement, peripheral devices and interfaces, switchboxes, communications and laboratory equipment. These advanced aluminum enclosures feature a modern and cohesive design. Diecast aluminum bezels at the front and rear fit flush with the main case body. Snap-on trims hide the case and front panel fixing screws.

AutomationDirect: More Control and IO-Link Cable Options
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AutomationDirect: More Control and IO-Link Cable Options

AutomationDirect has added LUTZE SUPERFLEX control cable that is well suited for short to medium length articulated drag chain (C-tracks) installations requiring moderate to high performance. The High Glide TPE insulation and PVC outer jacket provides resistance to sunlight, oil, and moisture penetration, and makes this cable suitable for indoor wet and dry applications or outdoor installations. Cables are available with conductors in 21 AWG to 12 AWG sizes, with up to 34 conductors including ground, and is made in the USA.