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Pepperl+Fuchs: Robotic Lab Automation With RFID Readers
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Pepperl+Fuchs: Robotic Lab Automation With RFID Readers

Robotic lab automation is a growing market worldwide. Testing labs handle some of our most precious materials and through automation, minimize the chance of human error. For example, let’s look at a blood sorting and testing line used in a lab to analyze patient specimens. As one might imagine, keeping track of these blood samples is vital. The last thing a lab would want is to wrongly diagnose a patient.

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation Targets Market Expansion With New High-Performance, Scalable Kinetix Integrated Motion Drives
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Rockwell Automation Targets Market Expansion With New High-Performance, Scalable Kinetix Integrated Motion Drives

 

In continued efforts to enable flexible manufacturing for its customers, Rockwell Automation’s motion business has expanded its Kinetix line of servo drives with intelligent and scalable solutions. The new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5300 servo drive is a fully integrated, CIP Motion solution for global machine builders looking to increase performance and leverage a single-design environment for control and motion.

 

 

 

SCHURTER Installation-ready Piezoelectric Switch Features Pre-assembled with Cable
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SCHURTER Installation-ready Piezoelectric Switch Features Pre-assembled with Cable

Designed for harsh environments, the PSE piezoelectric switch comes with a pre-assembled polyurethane cable to offer maximum flexibility and the highest IP protection during installation. The housings of the factory assembled piezoelectric PSE family are made of stainless steel 1.4462. This steel is characterised by its particularly high resistance to corrosion, which is essential in areas with high humidity. The PSE switches offer maximum reliability and a long service life (20 million actuations). Hermetically sealed housings make the PSE with cable predestined for use in particularly harsh and inhospitable applications.

New Controllers for Radar Transmitters Enhance Pump Operations, Level and Flow Measurement
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New Controllers for Radar Transmitters Enhance Pump Operations, Level and Flow Measurement

Siemens presents the new Sitrans LT500 level, flow, and pump controllers for radar and ultrasonic transmitters or any other two-wire 4-20 mA devices. From basic level control to complex pumping routines, these instruments deliver the accuracy and reliability demanded by a variety of applications. Complete with up to 2 measuring points, 6 control or alarm relays, 2 discrete inputs, 3 analog outputs, and communications options, Sitrans LT500 is an attractive option for your controller applications.

 

 

 

Mitsubishi Electric: ASSISTA Collaborative Robot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America
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Mitsubishi Electric: ASSISTA Collaborative Robot from Mitsubishi Electric Goes to Market in North and South America

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has recently announced the launch of its ASSISTA collaborative robot in the Americas. As a collaborative robot, or ‘cobot’, ASSISTA is designed to share its workplace with humans in a safe and efficient manner. This makes it a useful solution across various industries with its internal wiring, rigid, industrial-grade design, and newly developed components.

 

 

 

Trace Software: elec calc HV Module – New Features of the 2021 Version

Trace Software: elec calc HV Module – New Features of the 2021 Version

The elec calc HT module enables the sizing of the High Voltage part (> 1000 VAC) of an electrical installation, in the same project as the Low Voltage part. All the drawing functionalities of the software are operational, including the free placement of all the components, on one or several pages, enabling a very visual presentation of configurations such as open loops, double branchings, etc.

 

 

 

Wieland Electric: Small – Compact – Powerful
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Wieland Electric: Small – Compact – Powerful

With the RST Mini from Wieland, lighting concepts can be implemented quickly and safely under critical installation conditions. Sophisticated lighting systems with a puristic minimalist design provide extremely limited space for the required electrical installation. In addition, such lighting concepts are increasingly being used not only in buildings, but also for outdoor installations.

 

 

 

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Protecting People & Assets: Allied Expands Facility, Machine & Personal Safety Product Offerings

The global COVID-19 pandemic has presented unprecedented challenges for workplace wellness and upended the way companies look at protecting employees. As both workplace and personal protective equipment (PPE) evolve, Allied Electronics & Automation is now offering more solutions than ever before to help companies protect their workforce, equipment and facilities.

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation Increases Application Flexibility and Reduces Commissioning Time with a Complete Modbus TCP Solution for MCCs
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Rockwell Automation Increases Application Flexibility and Reduces Commissioning Time with a Complete Modbus TCP Solution for MCCs

Many companies working within oil and gas and other heavy industries face the challenge of integrating motor control centers into existing distributed control systems (DCS) that use Modbus TCP as the communication protocol. Often, because the DCS does not support EtherNet/IP, additional hardware and integration effort are needed to complete the system.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact: Unmanaged Ethernet Switches With Fiber
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Phoenix Contact: Unmanaged Ethernet Switches With Fiber

The FL Switch 1000 series is expanded to introduce the eagerly awaited fiber variants. These switches offer a narrow housing, greater port density, and a best-in-class automation protocol traffic prioritization. The seven fiber optic models feature both gigabit and fast ethernet models, which allow for applications of different bandwidths in a variety of industries.

 

 

 

High-Speed Transmission Module for Fast Installation
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High-Speed Transmission Module for Fast Installation

This new module carrier incorporates the practical experience and ideas of the users to produce a part that is very easy to handle. The new LÜTZE Cat. 6A module carriers allow data transmission points between the field and control cabinet to be performed even more quickly and safely. Core benefits of the module carrier include the greatly simplified wiring process that does not require special tools.

 

 

 

Pilz: HMI Software PASvisu for Web-based Visualisation
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Pilz: HMI Software PASvisu for Web-based Visualisation

With PASvisu you benefit from simple, optimum configuration and visualisation of your automation projects. Create a convenient, comprehensive overview of your plant locally and via remote access! PASvisu displays your automation projects in a way that’s visually attractive thanks to the most diverse range of style sheets. PASvisu also enables you to visualise data from several sources in one project.