Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs

ifm: SafeLine – Standard PLC + fail-safe PLC

ifm: SafeLine – Standard PLC + fail-safe PLC

 Introducing ifm’s SafeLine standard PLC and fail-safe PLC with the easiest wiring of inputs/outputs by means of AS-i which perfectly complements all fieldbuses, with a high-performance, fail-safe automation system up to SIL3, PL e. The SafeLine comes with a full graphic color display and integrated webserver for user-friendly configuration and diagnostics, various communication protocols on different interfaces, and is designed for Industry 4.0 applications.

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Releases MELSERVOJ5 Series of Servo Products

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Releases MELSERVOJ5 Series of Servo Products

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announced the release of its next generation MELSERVO-J5 Series of AC servo motors, amplifiers, and motion control units. The MELSERVO-J5 Series brings performance, reliability, flexibility and efficiency to a wide range of industries, including manufacturing, packaging, printing, converting, material handling and more. MELSERVO-J5 is a result of continuous innovation and improvement upon the MELSERVO Series of products that Mitsubishi Electric has produced since 1988.

 

 

 

Toshiba: Type1 Light – Standard Sequence Control Module

Toshiba: Type1 Light – Standard Sequence Control Module

The Type1 Light S CPU mounts in a standard V2000 I/O rack (3 I/O, 5 I/O or 8 I/O racks are available). It can replace a S2E module. The Type1 Light S does not support racks with station bus, or I/O modules that require a station bus. The Type1 Light S CPU has both a RS485 port and an Ethernet port which supports Toshiba’s ASCII computer link protocol. This allows connection by any HMI or SCADA software that has the Toshiba computer link driver.

 

 

 

Yaskawa America, Inc. Introduces Innovative Microdrive

Yaskawa America, Inc. Introduces Innovative Microdrive

The Drives & Motion division of Yaskawa America, Inc. proudly introduces the GA500 Industrial Microdrive, reflecting Yaskawa’s continued customer commitment to providing sustainable, flexible, and easy-to-use products. “This drive builds on the deep history of Yaskawa’s product quality,” Ed Tom, Product Manager, said. “The GA500 provides high reliability with its design to deliver a minimum of 10 years of continuous operation.”

 

 

 

ADVANCED Motion Controls introduces the FM-series FlexPro Digital Servo Drives

ADVANCED Motion Controls introduces the FM-series FlexPro Digital Servo Drives

Available immediately from ADVANCED Motion Controls are three new additions to the FlexPro servo drive family, the FM series. Designed with compact form and power density in mind, the micro-sized drives can outperform larger-sized digital servo drives and still be integrated into tight spaces. The new FM drives are equipped with an additional interface board that makes it easy to integrate into your system with standard connectors.

 

 

 

ProductivityOpen Arduino-compatible Controller from AutomationDirect

ProductivityOpen Arduino-compatible Controller from AutomationDirect

The open-source ProductivityOpen platform provides all the great features of a standard Arduino plus the added power and reliability of an industrial controller. The processor circuit of the P1AM-100 Arduino-compatible CPU is designed to mimic the Arduino MKRZero microcontroller. The P1AM-100 is compatible with most available Arduino MKR format shields, and/or the industrially-hardened ProductivityOpen shields, and can utilize most Arduino sketch programs found on open-source websites.

 

 

 

B&R Automation: Cost-effective motor/valve control

B&R Automation: Cost-effective motor/valve control

B&R’s new digital output module X20DO4332-1 has integrated pulse width modulation and is a cost-effective alternative to motor modules. In addition, the module offers a dither function that prevents valves from sticking. Pulse width modulation (PWM) is mainly used for controlling larger loads, such as motors. Instead of using electronics to regulate a continuous input voltage down to the desired motor voltage, the motor is controlled by the width of the switching pulses.

 

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact: Safety controller for the open PLCnext Technology ecosystem

Phoenix Contact: Safety controller for the open PLCnext Technology ecosystem

The Phoenix PLCnext Control RFC 4072S controller is the first high-performance controller for the PLCnext Technology ecosystem. It can be used to leverage all the advantages of the control platform: programming in your favourite programming language and programming environment, using open source software, apps, Proficloud and soon, the real-time version of the PLCnext store.

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation: New Motor Protection Circuit Breakers Offer Space, Time and Cost Savings

Rockwell Automation: New Motor Protection Circuit Breakers Offer Space, Time and Cost Savings

Engineers can use the new Allen-Bradley 140MP Motor Protection Circuit Breakers from Rockwell Automation to simplify motor protection. The circuit breakers, also known as motor-protective switching devices, can be mounted on Allen-Bradley 100-C or 100-K contactors to create a two-component motor starter.