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How the New AX Ex Industrial Enclosure Can Help Enhance Safe Manufacturing Practices
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How the New AX Ex Industrial Enclosure Can Help Enhance Safe Manufacturing Practices

As modern manufacturing becomes more variable and automation footprints become larger and more complex, the risk of industrial accidents increases, especially in the form of fires and explosions. While there are certainly precautions and processes manufacturers can implement to combat this risk and ensure safe manufacturing processes, today’s manufacturers need industrial enclosure solutions that are approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres.

nVent: WaterShed Stainless Steel Freestand 3 Pt Latch Type 4X
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nVent: WaterShed Stainless Steel Freestand 3 Pt Latch Type 4X

The HOFFMAN WaterShed stainless steel Freestand enclosure, with its unique design and Type 4X rating, is a perfect fit for mounting electrical or high-tech electronic equipment in a variety of indoor and outdoor settings. Its unique features are specifically designed for use in sanitary washdown production environments like food, beverage, or pharmaceutical processing. However, these same features also are useful in petrochemical plants, pulp and paper facilities and waste-water treatment plants.

RS: New Siemens SIMATIC IPC MD-34A Industry 4.0 Tablet
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RS: New Siemens SIMATIC IPC MD-34A Industry 4.0 Tablet

RS is the exclusive online source for the new Siemens SIMATIC IPC MD-34A next-generation industrial tablet. This new Industry 4.0 tablet is equipped with a powerful Intel Core i5 processor and all of the necessary interfaces and add-on modules that organizations in manufacturing, field services, transportation and logistics, retail and hospitality, utilities, public safety, precision agriculture, and land management industries need to collect, visualize, process, and act upon real-time device, equipment, and facility data.

Hammond Manufacturing: ESP Series Eclipse Swing Panel
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Hammond Manufacturing: ESP Series Eclipse Swing Panel

Introducing the ESP Series Eclipse Swing Panel from Hammond Manufacturing, featuring a hinged panel which allows access to internally mounted equipment and can be hinged from either side. These panels are constructed with 12 gauge steel. Slotted quarter turn latches provide closure, and adding optional locking quarter turn latches (Part Number EQTRL) can convert the ESP Series panel into a dead front panel. This panel series comes complete with 4 depth adjustment brackets. A hardware kit maintains UL, CSA and NEMA ratings when these panels are field installed. Finally, the panels are finished in a white coloring.

Weidmuller USA: Energy Storage System (ESS) Battery Connectors Round Out Energy Storage System Portfolio
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Weidmuller USA: Energy Storage System (ESS) Battery Connectors Round Out Energy Storage System Portfolio

Weidmuller USA has recently announced the launch of its rugged battery connectors that are now available to round out the company’s comprehensive energy storage system (ESS) portfolio. With the addition of advanced battery connectors, Weidmuller USA now offers a full suite of energy storage products to cover the power, data and signaling needs required in a wide array of Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) applications including battery storage, connectors and power conversion, HVAC/fire control, surge protection, combiner boxes and marshalling boxes.

Rockwell Automation: New FactoryTalk Analytics GuardianAI Software Predicts Equipment Failures, Prevents Unplanned Downtime
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Rockwell Automation: New FactoryTalk Analytics GuardianAI Software Predicts Equipment Failures, Prevents Unplanned Downtime

FactoryTalk Analytics GuardianAI software offers maintenance engineers the insight to understand the current condition of assets on the plant floor. They receive early notice as soon as an asset begins deviating from normal. Armed with this knowledge, they can plan their maintenance activities based on which asset has the highest risk of failure and let other assets continue to run, without stopping production unnecessarily to perform service.

New IP68 Rated Fan Models Added to CUI Devices’ DC Fans Line
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New IP68 Rated Fan Models Added to CUI Devices’ DC Fans Line

CUI Devices’ Thermal Management Group has recently announced the addition of IP68 rated fan models to its line of dc axial fans. These waterproof dc fans offer complete protection against moisture and dust, making them ideal for a range of harsh environments such as refrigeration, HVAC, medical, and more. The IP68 rated fans feature dual ball bearing construction, square frame sizes of 60 mm, 80 mm, or 92 mm, and airflow ratings from 14.7 up to 129.55 CFM.

ARBOR: AEC-6000 Series Powering the Future of Edge AI
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ARBOR: AEC-6000 Series Powering the Future of Edge AI

Introducing ARBOR’s AEC-6000 Series fan-less Box PC featuring the new NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin and an Arm Cortex-A78AE CPU that delivers up to 200 TOPS of AI performance and an advanced NVIDIA Ampere architecture GPU with 64 Tensor Cores. This innovative product delivers groundbreaking results by pushing the boundaries of technology. The AEC-6000 Series combines the advanced sophistication of the NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin with an incredibly robust chassis. This provides embedded solutions that were not possible before.

Altech: CP Series Terminal Blocks With Push-In Connection Technology
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Altech: CP Series Terminal Blocks With Push-In Connection Technology

Altech Corporation introduces the CP Series of DIN Rail terminal blocks. It features push-in technology for tool-less wiring of solid wires and flexible wires with ferrules. The CP Series features the industry’s thinnest terminal block of a mere 3.5 mm wide. By increasing wiring density over wider blocks, applications that are space-constrained become more viable. Other key capabilities of the CP Series include stainless steel push-in springs, no special tool needed for pushbutton release of wires.

Altech: Cx Family Wide Range of Sensor and Actuator Connectors & Cables
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Altech: Cx Family Wide Range of Sensor and Actuator Connectors & Cables

Altech Corporation introduces the Cx Family of sensor and actuator connectors and cables. The Cx Family includes Altech’s CB Series of molded sensor and actuator cables, CN Series field-wired connectors and CP Series panel feed-through connectors. Overall the Cx Family includes M8, M12 connectors, cable assemblies and cordsets as well as bulkhead connectors, 3-, 4-, 5-, 8- and 12-pole versions, male and female Connectors, custom cable lengths, PVC cables or PUR and TPE cables.

Siemens: NEMA 1 and UL Type 1 Wall-Mounting Kits for G-Series Drive Platform
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Siemens: NEMA 1 and UL Type 1 Wall-Mounting Kits for G-Series Drive Platform

Siemens has recently announced the availability of wall-mounting kits for its Sinamics G120C and G120 PM240-2 modular drives.  These low-cost kits allow easy, fast installation of the drives and conform to NEMA 1 and UL Type 1 standards for interior applications.  These wall-mount kits are designed in accordance with UL 61800-5-1 standards for AC drives.

Emerson: New Rosemount 3490 Level and Flow Controller Reduces Complexity in Water and Wastewater Applications
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Emerson: New Rosemount 3490 Level and Flow Controller Reduces Complexity in Water and Wastewater Applications

Emerson has recently introduced its next-generation Rosemount 3490 Controller for level and flow measurement applications, which helps to reduce complexity, optimize processes and enhance sustainability. Designed to maximize ease-of-use, the Rosemount 3490 provides comprehensive control functionality for 4-20 mA or HART compatible transmitters and is an ideal solution for water, wastewater and process industry applications. The Rosemount 3490 is the first controller to feature simple-to-program configuration wizard guides to help users set up the controller, making this procedure significantly less complex and time-consuming.

Phoenix Contact: PTFIX 6 Distribution Block
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Phoenix Contact: PTFIX 6 Distribution Block

Phoenix Contact introduces the PTFIX 6 Distribution Block from the PTFIX family of ready-to-connect distribution and collection blocks with 4, 6, 12, and 18 terminal points as well as single blocks with two terminal points, available in 11 colors for safe and intuitive installation. The PTFIX blocks are available in nominal cross-sections of 1.5 mm², 2.5 mm², 4 mm², and 10 mm², and the low insertion forces of the Push-in connection technology allows the easy and direct insertion of rigid and flexible conductors with ferrules starting from 0.25 mm².

Belden: BEETLE Single Pair Ethernet Lite Managed Switch
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Belden: BEETLE Single Pair Ethernet Lite Managed Switch

The Lumberg Automation BEETLE Lite Managed Switch supports the transition to future-ready networks built using Single Pair Ethernet (SPE), supporting seamless sensor-to-cloud connectivity. As industrial environments grow in complexity, enterprises have opportunities to connect more field devices and gather more data. However, they need to consider space and weight constraints and simplify network infrastructure where possible. SPE supports this goal by allowing connectivity via a single pair of wires rather than the two or four pairs required by standard Ethernet.