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Rittal: Product Conversion from AE/EB/KL to the New AX/KX Carbon Steel Enclosures

Rittal: Product Conversion from AE/EB/KL to the New AX/KX Carbon Steel Enclosures

Rittal, a global provider of industrial enclosures, climate control, power management systems, and automation services, recently announced conversion from AE/EB/KL to the new AX/KX carbon steel enclosures. Our new product line features a faster assembly and component installation, greater flexibility and enhanced safety.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact, Quectel and Ericsson Jointly Develop the First Industrial 5G Router for Private Networks

Phoenix Contact, Quectel and Ericsson Jointly Develop the First Industrial 5G Router for Private Networks

Phoenix Contact, Quectel and Ericsson have worked together to develop and deploy the first industrial 5G router for local industrial applications in a private 5G network. With the help of the newly developed 5G Router, industrial applications, such as machines, controls and other equipment, can now be connected to a private 5G network and thus be orchestrated in their resource usage, priority and behavior.

 

 

 

Hammond DIN Rail Enclosures

Hammond DIN Rail Enclosures

Hammond Manufacturing has announced its 1597DIN family of UL94-V0 flame-retardant plastic enclosures for mounting to standard IEC/EN 60715 35mm DIN rails for applications such as industrial control equipment, automation, equipment management and monitoring, HVAC controllers and distributed IoT equipment. The family consists initially of four sizes: 2, 4, 6 and 9 standard 0.69” (17.5mm) module widths.

 

 

 

ABB Launches Latest Digital Solution for Total Control Over Wet End Operations to Maximize Productivity and Profit

ABB Launches Latest Digital Solution for Total Control Over Wet End Operations to Maximize Productivity and Profit

ABB has recently launched the latest generation of its Advanced Process Control (APC) to provide complete digital control over wet end operations, optimizing productivity and profit for paper mills globally. Wet End Control — an ABB Ability APC solution for paper mills — stabilizes the wet end process and reduces variability by controlling, monitoring and optimizing retention performance.

 

 

 

PC Control Streamlines Inspection of Large Aerospace Components

PC Control Streamlines Inspection of Large Aerospace Components

The Genesis Systems Group based in Davenport, Iowa, USA, develops robotic systems for non-destructive inspection (NDI) of large components for large and small aircraft, satellites and even full-size rockets. PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology not only enables high accuracy and high throughput for automated testing of safety-critical components, but also offers considerable savings with regards to cabling and installation.

 

 

 

Pilz Expands Remote I/O System PSSuniversal 2 – for More Openness in the Periphery

Pilz Expands Remote I/O System PSSuniversal 2 – for More Openness in the Periphery

Pilz expands its remote I/O system PSSuniversal 2 by a head module with EtherNet/IP interface. This means that PSSuniversal 2 offers the necessary openness for smooth communication in various control environments on an Ethernet basis. In the remote I/O system PSSuniversal 2 there is already a head module available with PROFINET PROFIsafe interface, in addition to the new EtherNet/IP head module with CIP safety.

 

 

 

Rockwell Automation Levels Up Industrial Computing Portfolio Following Acquisition of ASEM S.p.A.

Rockwell Automation Levels Up Industrial Computing Portfolio Following Acquisition of ASEM S.p.A.

Recently, Rockwell Automation, Inc. had announced the introduction of its VersaView 6300 family of Allen-Bradley industrial computers, which will be available starting August 2020. The launch of the VersaView 6300 family follows the May 2020 acquisition of ASEM S.p.A. and represents a considerable extension of the company’s capability for industrial PCs (IPC), human machine interface (HMI) and secure Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) remote access solutions.