You’re kitting out a new Smart Factory – or expanding your existing facility with the latest technology. Either way, it’s going to involve installing a lot of HMI screens, panel PCs or machine control units in a challenging industrial environment. So you’re going to need some very versatile solutions when it comes to the screens and how to mount them. Everything needs to work together.
Marking electrical components is an intricate process so streamlining your efforts means you’ll reap greater productivity. Get a solution that’s one and done with the BradyJet J1000 Industrial Printer. This one easy-to-use solution, with Brady Workstation Product and Wire Identification Software, allows you to create your terminal block tags and share your data across multiple applications.
Introducing the P1AM-100 CPU. a rugged open-source CPU that mimics the MKRZero Arduino and seamlessly bridges standard 3rd-party shields and AutomationDirect industrial PLC I/O. The term “open source” is used to describe a program or software created by one developer that is available to be used and/or modified in any way by other developers and users without licensing fees, royalties due, or restrictions on the use of the source code.
TTI, Inc., a specialty distributor of electronic components, is now stocking the ED Series from Sensata. Crydom’s LifePlus ED Series of DC Output Pluggable Solid State Relays offer electromechanical relay users the opportunity to directly replace traditional 12 x 29mm EMRs with Crydom’s proven solid state relay technology. Solid state relays offer substantial performance advantages over traditional EMR switching solutions.
Weidmuller’s TTB measuring transformer terminal block series is a unique systematic offering of modular terminals that meet all the connection requirements of critical transformer (current/voltage) protection and measurement functions. The series is approved according to IEC 60947-7-1 Annex D – safety-relevant components captively connected to the modular terminal block. In addition, North American approvals; such as, UL/CSA (cURus) are available as well.
HELUKABEL, a major global manufacturers and suppliers of cable, wires and accessories, recently announced that multiple TPE-jacketed control and motor cables have recently been tested and certified by ECOLAB for use during washdown processes found typically in the food and beverage industries. Several products were subjected to the 28-day test using cleaning/disinfecting substances Topactive 200, Topactive 500, P3-topax 66, P3-topactive OKTO, and P3-topax 990 along with demineralized water.
The newest QUINT DC/DC converters from Phoenix Contact feature conformal coating for protection in harsh environments. The converters have been approved for use in ATEX, IECEx, and Class I, Division 2 locations, so they can be used in hazardous locations around the globe. The conformal coating protects against dust and conductive debris, corrosive gases, and humidity, and it prevents failures due to creepage currents and electromechanical corrosion.
After edgeConnector Siemens for connecting SIMATIC S7 controllers and edgeConnector 840D for accessing data from SINUMERIK 840D controllers, Softing introduces edgeConnector Modbus. This Docker Container is suitable for connecting Modbus TCP controllers e.g., from Schneider Electric, Wago, Beckhoff or Phoenix Contact, to industrial IoT applications.
Norstat now offers a line of Inductive Proximity Sensors with full stainless steel housings and sensing faces making them an ideal solution for harsh environments. The FME ( M8 plug cable exit ) and FMM ( M12 plug cable exit ) series of inductive proximity sensors comes standard with a full AISI 316L stainless steel housing and sensing face making these sensors ideal for harsh environments or applications where a sensor with a higher degree of protection is required.
Norstat now offers a Light Curtain line from ReeR, SpA that are specifically designed for the measurement , detection and recognition of objects. The Micron line of Light Curtains from ReeR are designed for industrial or civilian applications where it is necessary to detect, measure, or recognize specific objects or shapes. Depending on the number and position of the beams engaged by an object, the measurement sensors can provide real time information to a PLC or PC.
TP02 Series 4-wire analog touch screens with improved operational life
Housed in a NEMA 4X waterproof and corrosion-resistant stainless steel enclosure, the new 27” waterproof industrial-grade LCD monitor offers a brightness level of 300 nits.
Cinch Connectivity Solutions, a Bel group company, today announces the immediate stock availability of Semflex high performance flexible test cable assemblies. The flexible HPI Series of RF cable assemblies are built with a stranded center conductor and a polyurethane jacket for added flexibility, making this series an ideal solution for test labs that may require frequent bending and everyday handling of the cables during test procedures.
The new motion monitoring module PNOZ m EF 1MM2DO from the configurable small controller PNOZmulti 2 now also offers cascading and delayed shutdown functions in the field of safe motion monitoring. By monitoring up to eight safety functions on one axis, the new motion monitoring module provides efficient drive applications, thereby protecting both capital goods and the machine.
B&R has added three new option boards for its X90 product line. With the new boards, it is now possible to connect strain gauges and an IO-Link master module to the mobile machinery control system. It is also possible to add relays with normally open contacts for potential-free communication. With all the new options, X90 controllers are more readily adaptable than ever to all types of application requirements.
Machine designers can save time and costs, optimize machine performance, and get to market faster using the new FactoryTalk Logix Echo controller emulation software. The software is now available for use with the ControlLogix 5580 family of controllers from Rockwell Automation. Using the emulation software, engineers can fully test control code in a virtual environment.
