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Belden: MarineTuff Offshore and Marine Cable Solutions
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Belden: MarineTuff Offshore and Marine Cable Solutions

The demand for enhanced security and high quality data, audio, and video is increasing in the offshore environment. Therefore, the quality and reliability of your fiber optic cables is of increasing importance. MarineTuff fiber products offer quality data, audio, and video functions for offshore structures. For instance, in the event of an electromagnetic surge, fiber guarantees 100% of your communication and the network infrastructure remains available.

 

 

 

Pilz: Software Tool PNOZmulti Configurator
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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
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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
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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
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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.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact: Unmanaged POE Switches With Isolation
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Phoenix Contact: Unmanaged POE Switches With Isolation

Phoenix Contact is expanding its line of unmanaged switches. With galvanically isolated Power over Ethernet, the new 5-Port and 8-Port switches will deliver and outperform existing current POE switches. The new switches will be easily mountable using DIN-rail mounting and fuctions with both SELV and PELV power supplies.

 

 

 

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.

 

 

 

AutomationDirect Adds More Attabox Enclosures and Accessories
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AutomationDirect Adds More Attabox Enclosures and Accessories

AutomationDirect has added to its offering of Attabox enclosures and accessories from RobRoy. The Heartland series of polycarbonate enclosures from AttaBox is ideal for applications requiring protection from moisture, corrosive environments, UV exposure or extreme temperatures. The Heartland series carries NEMA 1, 3R, 4, 4X, 6P and 12 ratings, and is available in sizes up to 24 x 24 x 10 inches.

 

 

 

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).

 

 

 

Cinch Connectivity Solutions Introduces Midwest Microwave Qualified Parts for Space (QPS) Attenuators
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Cinch Connectivity Solutions Introduces Midwest Microwave Qualified Parts for Space (QPS) Attenuators

Cinch Connectivity Solutions recently introduced its new Midwest Microwave line of space-qualified QPS coaxial attenuators.  QPS Attenuators are specifically designed for signal processing and communications applications in satellite payload and ground testing equipment used in both the traditional GEO, as well as the rapidly growing LEO space markets.

 

 

 

Stewart Connector Announces Custom Fiber Flex Assembly Design and Manufacturing
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Stewart Connector Announces Custom Fiber Flex Assembly Design and Manufacturing

Stewart Connector recently announced that it has Fiber Flex cable assembly capabilities, in their Glen Rock, PA facility. This capability supports the company’s growth in commercial applications where complex routing, minimal space, critical airflow is required. Fiber Flex assemblies provide a superior solution compared to individual cabling for fiber routing and management of PCB card level and back-plane applications.