Rittal North America, LLC announced recently that CRN, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Kate VanGheem, National Channel Manager, to its esteemed 2020 Women of the Channel list. Recognizing the unique strengths, vision, and achievements of a select group of women, this prestigious, annual list acknowledges channel leaders who are blazing a trail for future generations.
Allied Electronics & Automation continues to expand the depth and breadth of its lineup of more than 300 trusted suppliers with the addition of product lines from EI Sensor Technologies, AMETEK Hunter Spring, nVent NUHEATand nVent RAYCHEM to its extensive ready-to-ship inventory.
The International Society of Automation’s introductory cybersecurity course is now available online and on-demand! Using the ISA/IEC 62443 Standards to Secure Your Industrial Control System is an online, self-paced course that introduces the globally recognized ISA/IEC 62443 cybersecurity standard and how it can be used to protect critical control systems.
New and updated data sets since May 7th for EPLAN’s Data Portal.
Are you familiar with the new safety demands for electrical machinery equipment? The new release of the international and European safety standard for electrical equipment of machines EN/IEC 60204-1 requires new safety aspects.
Industrial operations are increasingly becoming the target of cybersecurity attacks. There are new devices adding network connectivity as they migrate from traditional fieldbuses and standalone operation. Additional connections are being created between the IT and OT space and machine builders increasingly offer analytics if their machine can be connected to the cloud. International standards for cybersecurity, known as IEC 62443, are being updated and expanded, including requirements for end users, system integrators, and device manufacturers.
Beckhoff Automation LLC recently appointed Steve Rastberger as Northeast Region District Manager. Rastberger possesses significant knowledge of automation technology, industry trends and key markets throughout the region, which he will use to oversee sales development of new and longstanding customers.
Mouser Electronics has extended its global agreement with Advanced Energy to distribute Excelsys power supplies. Mouser Electronics is now stocking Excelsys low-voltage power supplies.
There is a labor shortage across the construction trades, and Graybar wants to help. The National Electrical Contractors Association says that 7,000 electricians join the electrical industry each year, but more than 10,000 retire. “With retirement on the horizon for many skilled professionals, the industry is in need of new ways to fill the talent gap,” said Graybar Chairman, President and CEO Kathy Mazzarella.
The objective of the webinar is to define the processes and standards that are important in the design and evaluation of safety-relevant control systems. This webinar addresses how ISO 13849-1/2 and ANSI B11.26 (standards for safety-relevant control systems) is applied in automation and in the design of plants.
EPLAN Software & Services LLC & Revere Electric Supply Co. are pleased to announce they have entered into a strategic partnership, combining EPLAN’s industry leading electrical, automation and mechatronic engineering software with Revere’s world class electrical distribution products to deliver cost effective, efficient solutions to increase customer productivity.
The technology partnership between Phoenix Contact, Weidmüller, Reichle & De-Massari (R&M), Fluke Networks, and Telegärtner for the Single Pair Ethernet (SPE) has progressed to create the SPE System Alliance. In this group, leading technology companies from various industries and fields of application have come together to bundle their respective SPE expertise and ensure the target-oriented exchange of this knowledge.
The Weidmuller Configurator makes panel building a seamless process, building a bridge from planning through to operation.
All of ISA’s face-to-face conferences in 2020 will be cancelled or moved into virtual platforms. The health and safety of our members and customers is most important, and they will leverage digital and virtual platforms to deliver valuable content instead of holding in-person events.
Allied Electronics & Automation has added more trusted suppliers to its 300-strong network, including Baldor-Reliance, SCHNEEBERGER, and IKO International. Products from these brands are available now for shipping to the United States, Canada and Mexico through the Allied website, www.alliedelec.com.
While an arc flash is sometimes used interchangeably with “arc fault”, an arc flash is more accurately defined as the light produced during an arc fault. An arc fault is a type of electrical fault that results from the breakdown of an insulating medium between two conductors where the energy is enough to sustain an arc across the insulator (often air) and can cause extreme amounts of light (arc flash), immense heat upwards of 19,000 °C, and a resulting explosive pressure wave (arc blast).
