Industrial

Beckhoff: AL8000 Linear Motors – Highly Dynamic Linear Motors With Flexible, Modular Design
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Beckhoff: AL8000 Linear Motors – Highly Dynamic Linear Motors With Flexible, Modular Design

Backed by a wealth of expertise in the development of rotary servomotors, Beckhoff has added an innovative product to its portfolio in the area of drive technology. This new generation of high‐performance and modular linear motors was developed in cooperation with its dynamically growing subsidiary Fertig Motors. The new AL8000 product family is based on a modular system design consisting of linear motors and magnetic plates.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Updated Historian Software from Rockwell Automation Offers Faster, More Secure Data Access
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Updated Historian Software from Rockwell Automation Offers Faster, More Secure Data Access

Production workers can now more quickly access the data they need using the FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition (SE) software from Rockwell Automation. New enhancements make it the most reliable and secure release of the software to date. To help users more quickly access data, the software now uses client-side connection balancing and failback. This balances user connections across multiple servers, instead of connecting them all to a primary server.

 

 

 

Left-Alignable Extension System Makes It Easy to Customize PLCnext Control Devices to Changed Demands
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Left-Alignable Extension System Makes It Easy to Customize PLCnext Control Devices to Changed Demands

Experience shows that demands change over the duration of a project or during the life cycle of an application. Therefore, the open ecosystem PLCnext Technology by Phoenix Contact, in addition to being expandable via downloads of functions from the PLCnext Store, now also offers a plug-in solution: A left-alignable extension system adds functions not contained in the standard performance spectrum to PLCnext Control devices.

 

 

 

AutomationDirect Adds Expanded Communications and Discrete I/O Capabilities for the BRX PLC
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AutomationDirect Adds Expanded Communications and Discrete I/O Capabilities for the BRX PLC

Expansion modules snap onto the side of any BRX Micro PLC Unit (MPU) or BRX Remote I/O controller. Newly added BRX discrete I/O modules include 5, 8, and 16-point relay output modules (starting at $55) with Form A (SPST) and Form C (SPDT) options; 16-point 2-5 VDC discrete input and output modules (starting at $55); a 16-point 2-5 VDC discrete combination input/output module, etc.

 

 

 

Simply Digital: Siemens Process Instrumentation Presents New Sitrans CC240 IOT Gateway
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Simply Digital: Siemens Process Instrumentation Presents New Sitrans CC240 IOT Gateway

Siemens presents the Sitrans CloudConnect 240: a new IOT gateway for the process industry. It provides a second data channel, completely independent of the control system, which is used to transmit data from any HART-based field devices to the IT world. In the process industry, field instrumentation is a central source of data, when it comes to digitalization.

 

 

 

B&R Automation: New Freedom Through It-OT Integration
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B&R Automation: New Freedom Through It-OT Integration

The enhanced crossover Operating System (exOS) makes it possible to use any Linux code within B&R systems. This gives machine builders unprecedented freedom in the design of their automation solutions. Code written in high-level languages like C++, Python and JavaScript can be easily integrated in the machine application.

 

 

 

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).

 

 

 

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).

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Allied Electronics & Automation: Red Lion Controls PAXP0000
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Allied Electronics & Automation: Red Lion Controls PAXP0000

Red Lion’s PAX meter is the workhorse of their panel meter line-up. Models include both digital and analog inputs. From its sunlight readable display to the wide variety of field-installable options cards, the PAX meter will easily handle your application requirements. The PAX line offers a five or six digit display available with a red sunlight readable red display, or green for indoor applications.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact ICS 50 Enclosure System
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Phoenix Contact ICS 50 Enclosure System

Phoenix Contact ICS 50 Enclosure System is a 50mm Industrial Case System (ICS) with Integrated Cooling Elements (ICE) / heatsinks. Phoenix Contact ICS 50 provides integrated connectivity and a completely modular design. Standard interfaces such as RJ45, USB, D-SUB, and antennas help provide easy integration and seamless design. Phoenix Contact allows designers to optimize their PCB layouts for proper heat dissipation.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact: TRIO 1500 V DC/DC Converter
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Phoenix Contact: TRIO 1500 V DC/DC Converter

Phoenix Contact’s newest TRIO DC/DC converter accepts an extremely wide input range of 510 V DC to 1650 V DC and converts that voltage to a regulated 24 V DC. This high-voltage range makes it ideal for solar and railway applications, but the converter can be used anywhere that requires conversion of a high DC voltage to a stable 24 V DC output.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

C&K Illuminated Toggle Switch Series Offers Space-savings in Rugged Environments Offers Space-savings in Rugged Environments
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C&K Illuminated Toggle Switch Series Offers Space-savings in Rugged Environments Offers Space-savings in Rugged Environments

Available in six different LED color options, expanded toggle switch product family from C&K delivers clear and distinct visual communication with users.