The SDS-3008 smart Ethernet switch is the ideal product for IA engineers and automation machine builders to make their networks compatible with the vision of Industry 4.0. By breathing life into machines and control cabinets, the smart switch simplifies daily tasks with its easy configuration and easy installation. In addition, it is monitorable and is easy to maintain throughout the entire product life cycle.
Multi-conductor flexible control cable from AutomationDirect is now available in 20 AWG unshielded models with 3 to 25 conductors including ground. Existing gauge sizes are available from 18 AWG to 10 AWG with 3 to 41 unshielded or shielded conductors including ground wire.
Ready for compact installations, a new model completes WAGO’s series of current transformers with voltage taps. In addition to the 50 mm2 (1/0 AWG) and 95 mm2 (4/0 AWG) versions, a current transformer with voltage tap for WAGO’s 185 mm2 (350 kcmil) through terminal block is now also available, making it perfect for measuring energy in small spaces.
Quick-disconnect cables have a 3, 4 or 5-socket M8 female connector on one end and 3, 4 or 5 open leads on the other end to provide fast and easy connection between field devices and terminal connections. A “lock in place” nickel plated brass or zinc coupling nut resists high levels of shock and vibration.
At this year’s Light+Building, Siemens Smart Infrastructure is introducing LData, a busbar trunking system specially designed for data centers wanting to improve their efficiency, availability and adaptability. The more internet traffic, mobile users as well as Internet of Things connections increase, the more data has to be processed. That is why high-performance data centers are emerging as the backbone of a digital society. These data centers must offer the highest degree of availability to protect critical data as well as business-critical applications and industrial processes.
On January 23, 2020 the international standard for Single Pair Ethernet interfaces in industrial applications was published with IEC 63171-6. The editor is the IEC committee SC 48B copper connectors. The mating face standard IEC 63171-6 T1 Industrial® Style was the first standard submitted by HARTING to SC 48B for a Single Pair Ethernet mating face as early as 2016. “This early initiative is now paying off and 2020 users finally have a reliable investment basis for future-proof IIoT networks based on Single Pair Ethernet”, explains Ralf Klein, Managing Director of HARTING Electronics.
Remee Wire & Cable, a high-integrity manufacturer of electronic wire and cable for reliable performance, recently announced new custom design and manufacturing capabilities for cable products. Known for its breadth of capabilities and service to accommodate the manufacture of custom cable designs, Remee has recently added capabilities to make hybrid composite constructions with fiber optic and copper cable under one jacket.
Wherever cables with or without connectors, conduits or pneumatic hoses have to be routed into machines, enclosures or control panels and sealed with IP54, the cable entry system KEL-QUICK is an outstanding alternative to cable glands. Especially for applications that do not necessarily require standard-compliant strain relief acc. to EN 62444, the KEL-QUICK is the perfect solution.
Phoenix Contact is now also supplying its modular ICS series DIN rail housings in an overall width of 50 mm. The new electronics housings accommodate up to four printed circuit boards, making them suitable for even more powerful automation concepts such as I/O groups.
TE Connectivity is once again expanding its M12 portfolio with A-, B- and D-coded versions of the right-angle connector. The new products come just a few months after TE introduced connectors with eight and 12 pin positions for direct mounting onto PCBs and panels.
The new, only 3.5 mm-wide PTIO 1,5 initiator/actuator terminal blocks from Phoenix Contact are particularly suitable for wiring your modern machine controls. They offer you the option of connecting sensors with two signal outputs in a space-saving manner.
The VFD cable market is large and growing. VFD motors drive machines that often operate in harsh industrial environments. To maximize production uptime, connections between motors and drives must utilize robust cables. LAPP VFD cables are engineered to operate in harsh factory conditions using strong resistance to oil, water, impact, and other damaging factors.
ARBOR Technology has announced the release of the ARBOR EmETXe-a10M0 COM Express Compact Type 6 Module. The module is based on AMD Ryzen Embedded V1000 SOC (System-on-Chip) processors. The V1000 series family combines the superior performance of the pioneering “Zen” CPU with “Vega” GPU in a seamlessly integrated SoC solution, delivering new levels of computing and graphics performance for modern embedded designs.
Siemens has introduced a new line module for the Ruggedcom RST2228 and RST2228P Layer 2 19” rack switches, the Ruggedcom RMM2972-2RNA. This module strengthens the Ruggedcom RST2228 19” rack switch offering to the electric power utilities by providing seamless redundancy with PRP/HSR (Parallel Redundancy Protocol/High-availability Seamless Redundancy), enhanced IEEE1588 implementation, high bandwidth uplinks, and traffic filtering and segmentation from a single device.
TE Connectivity launched the SPEC 55 low fluoride (55 LF) wire and cable insulation system for space and high altitude environments. Made from rugged fluoropolymer, TE’s SPEC 55 LF insulation system has an outgassing rating of less than 10 PPM, which helps reduce the potential for corrosion of other components due to trapped gases escaping in a vacuum or low-pressure environment.
Connect discrete input and output signals with different functions to the fieldbus easily and cost-effectively using a single address: with the FieldConnex Multi-Input/Output (MIO) from Pepperl+Fuchs, you can do this in no time at all. The compact fieldbus component offers intrinsic safety and ensures extremely easy handling with maximum flexibility in plant design.
