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.

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

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.

Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks | Data & Security | Enclosures

L-com Debuts New Wall-Mount Cabinets and Racks to Address LAN Connectivity Applications

L-com has expanded its offering of wall mount cabinets and wall mount racks for LAN, MDF/IDF, data center and IT connectivity applications. The new wall mount cabinets and wall mount racks feature cold rolled steel construction, a powder coat black matte finish, and are designed to address cable and equipment storage and management.

Building Controls | Industrial | Power Distribution & Energy | Switches / Indicators / Relays / Solenoids

Siemens Develops Medium-voltage Protection Relay Series

Siemens has introduced the Reyrolle 5 Series of protection relays to expand its product offering for medium-voltage and industrial power networks. Thanks to its withdrawable design, the Reyrolle 5 Series protection relay can be easily replaced without disturbing the switchgear connections. This reduces downtimes to a minimum and enables reliable and efficient lifecycle management.

Automotive | Data & Security | Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs | Mining Operations | Transportation

Pepperl+Fuchs Rugged Loop Detector With Diagnostic Tool and Intuitive App

Pepperl+Fuchs has launched a rugged LC20 loop detector that features a diagnostic tool and intuitive app. The new LC20 loop detector, combined with the induction loops installed in the ground, detects various vehicle combinations and quickly diagnoses and visualizes the data via a user-friendly app.

Food & Beverage | Marine / Offshore | Oil & Gas | Sensors | Water & Waste Water

Pepperl+Fuchs Expands Ultrasonic Sensor Family

Pepperl+Fuchs has expanded its ultrasonic sensor family with a new, more modular model for increased design flexibility. The UCC*-50GK ultrasonic sensor simplifies integration, and can even be integrated into an application without a PLC and transfer data directly to the IoT cloud.

Building Controls | Circuit Protection | Enclosures | General Manufacturing | Industrial

Grace Showcases Safe-Test Point PESD at Rockwell Automation Fair

Grace Engineered Products displayed its Safe-Test Point^TMPermanent 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.

Building Controls | Displays / HMI | Enclosures | General Manufacturing | Industrial

Panduit Expands Offering with EPLAN Data Portal

Panduit has expanded its control panel solution offering to provide more than 400 products in the EPLAN Data Portal. This expansion helps customers optimize valuable enclosure space while simultaneously solving noise, environmental, and safety and security challenges.

Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs | General Manufacturing | Industrial

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’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.

Building Controls | Circuit Protection | Power Distribution & Energy

Siemens New Generator Circuit-breaker Offers Advanced Customization

Siemens has expanded its HB3 generator circuit-breaker product offering with a new compact version. The HB3-Compact (HB3-C) offers the possibility for vertical or horizontal mounting and uses maintenance-free vacuum switching technology. With its adaptable design and installation, the HB3-Compact model offes a greater degree of flexibility when designing a new power plant or replacing outdated equipment.

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

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

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.

Building Controls | Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs | Embedded Control | General Manufacturing | Industrial

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.

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