Industrial

Bihl+Wiedemann: Lenze Drives Are a Perfect Match for ASI-5
| | |

Bihl+Wiedemann: Lenze Drives Are a Perfect Match for ASI-5

For many years, customers have enjoyed the benefits of AS-Interface for controlling Lenze Drives and frequency inverters. The free topology and cost-effective installation technology of ASi saves both time and money. Bihl+Wiedemann added to this perfect match with additional products like the ASi-5 self-configuring 8 I/O module (BWU4232). This module is ideal for the Lenze Smart Motor or other drives with binary control and four additional signals – either inputs or outputs.

 

 

 

OPC UA – Universal Data Exchange From the Sensor to the Cloud
| | | |

OPC UA – Universal Data Exchange From the Sensor to the Cloud

How can the data from intelligent sensors be transferred to the IT level for further processing? This is an important question – because only those who are able to do so can successfully implement Industry 4.0 projects or predictive maintenance. Our answer is OPC UA: Many Bihl+Wiedemann gateways feature this open communication protocol.

 

 

 

Aparian: ControlNet Router
| | |

Aparian: ControlNet Router

The ControlNet Router provides an efficient method of bridging between ControlNet and Ethernet networks. The module exchanges data with a Logix controller via a ControlNet bridge (eg. 1756-CNB) using Scheduled Class 1 communication or Unscheduled Class 3 / UCMM messaging. The size of the produced and consumed data is user-configurable up to 400 bytes.

 

 

 

Aparian: PROFIBUS PA LINK / B
| | |

Aparian: PROFIBUS PA LINK / B

The PA Link can either operate as a PROFIBUS DPV0/DPV1 master allowing EtherNet/IPThe PA Link can either operate as a PROFIBUS DPV0/DPV1 master allowing EtherNet/IP devices (e.g. Rockwell Logix platforms) or Modbus devices to exchange process, alarming, and diagnostic data with PROFIBUS PA devices as well as provide parameterization and asset management of slave devices using Device Type Managers (DTMs).

 

 

 

Cinch Connectivity Solutions Announces the Expansion of Johnson UMC to SMA Adapters (Between Series), Operating Up to 6 GHz
| | | |

Cinch Connectivity Solutions Announces the Expansion of Johnson UMC to SMA Adapters (Between Series), Operating Up to 6 GHz

Cinch Connectivity Solutions recently announced their expansion of UMC to SMA Adapters. These adapters support conversion between UMC and the popular SMA interfaces, with both a Jack-Plug and Plug-Jack version. Cinch Connectivity Solutions’ Johnson series of UMC to SMA Adapters complement the UMC family offering of a PCB-mounted connector and more than 75 cable assemblies, available in low profile and ultra-low-profile mating heights of 2.5mm and 2.0mm, in standard fixed lengths between 50mm and 500mm.

 

 

 

Signal Transformer Announces HCTC/HCTI Design Kit: A Select Combination of High Current Toroidal Chokes (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal Inductors (HCTI) Now Available
| |

Signal Transformer Announces HCTC/HCTI Design Kit: A Select Combination of High Current Toroidal Chokes (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal Inductors (HCTI) Now Available

Signal Transformer recently announced their High Current Toroidal Choke (HCTC) and High Current Toroidal (HCTI) Design Kit Combination. Featuring 16 of their most popular HCTC and HCTI Series components in a convenient compartmented case, the wide assortment supports power conversion engineers with a high degree of flexibility during their design and selection process.

 

 

 

Pilz: Software Tool PNOZmulti Configurator
| | |

Pilz: Software Tool PNOZmulti Configurator

Your safety circuit is easy to create on the PC using the PNOZmulti Configurator. The configuration tool supports you with the project design, configuration, documentation and commissioning of the Pilz small controllers. On the graphics-based, Windows-compliant user interface all elements are available for your safety circuit as icons or in selection menus.

 

 

 

How Omron’s FH Series Vision System Expands the Capabilities of Automated Inspections
| | | |

How Omron’s FH Series Vision System Expands the Capabilities of Automated Inspections

Manufacturers currently using manual processes for quality inspections are facing two major challenges. One is a rising demand for product quality, variety and reliability. The other is the need to protect workers from COVID-19 through social distancing on the manufacturing floor. Both are creating intense pressure to automate visual inspection needs.

 

 

 

Beckhoff: Compact and Universal 24/48 V DC Power Supplies – Power Supply Overview
| | | |

Beckhoff: Compact and Universal 24/48 V DC Power Supplies – Power Supply Overview

The comprehensive power supply portfolio offers single-phase and 3-phase DIN rail power supply units with output currents from 2.5 A to 40 A: from the PS1000 series for small, cost-optimized applications and the PS2000 series for the commonest standard applications to the PS3000 series for demanding 24 and 48 V DC applications.

 

 

 

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

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
| | | | | |

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
| | | |

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
| | |

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
| | | |

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
| | |

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
| | | |

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.