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Schneider Electric: VisiPacT Heavy Duty Safety Switch Enhancements
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Schneider Electric: VisiPacT Heavy Duty Safety Switch Enhancements

Schneider Electric recently released a new version of its flagship Square D safety switch offer, VisiPacT heavy duty safety switch, bringing new features and refreshed design to the trusted offering. Designed for long-term durability to improve safety and productivity, the new VisiPacT heavy duty safety switch (30-200A) is setting the standard for performance, quality, and reliability in today’s commercial and industrial applications.

WAGO: 2773 Series PUSH WIRE Inline Splicing Connector
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WAGO: 2773 Series PUSH WIRE Inline Splicing Connector

Need to repair broken cables or extend lines easily? The 2773 Series PUSH WIRE Inline Splicing Connector helps you achieve this. It can connect conductors from 0.75 to 4 mm² in very tight spaces – no tools necessary. Simply strip the conductor and push it into the unit without tools – the clamping point is quickly and securely connected. Modern building technology places high demands on electrical connections – particularly for convenient operation, safety, reliability and flexibility.

AutomationDirect: Black Anodized SureFrame T-slotted Rails
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AutomationDirect: Black Anodized SureFrame T-slotted Rails

AutomationDirect has added the 10 (1 inch), 15 (1.5 inches), and 40 (40mm) series of SureFrame rails, in standard and light weights. These new rails are offered with a UV-resistant black anodized finish, which provides a new aesthetic option in addition to the standard clear anodized finish that is available for all series and weights of SureFrame T-slotted rails. SureFrame rails are used to build sturdy, custom-made structural frames and are warranted from manufacturer defects for one year from the date of purchase.

Leviton: GREENPACK Bulk Packs
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Leviton: GREENPACK Bulk Packs

Leviton recently announced their Cat 6A High Flex Patch Cords are now available in a convenient and sustainable GREENPACK bulk pack, featuring new Sustainably Smart Packaging. The new GREENPACK packaging option reduces installation time and cost, while also eliminating single-use plastic jobsite waste. “We introduced GREENPACK Bulk Packs for copper jacks more than 10 years ago,” said Kirk Krahn, senior product manager at Leviton Network Solutions.

Littelfuse: NEMA-Style Surge Protective Device (SPDN) Series
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Littelfuse: NEMA-Style Surge Protective Device (SPDN) Series

Littelfuse, Inc. has recently launched its NEMA-style Surge Protective Device (SPDN) series to safeguard equipment from transient overvoltage events lasting micro-seconds and help mitigate costly damage and downtime. Its small package, with more direct modes of protection, makes it ideal for places with limited space. The external panel mount is available for 120V to 480V nominal voltage sub-distribution board applications in construction, food and beverage, HVAC/R, oil and gas, light industrial and water/wastewater industries.

WAGO: PFC200 Controller
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WAGO: PFC200 Controller

The PFC200 Controller is a compact PLC for the modular WAGO I/O System. Besides network and fieldbus interfaces, the controller supports all digital, analog and specialty I/O modules found within the 750/753 Series. Two ETHERNET interfaces and an integrated switch enable line topology wiring. The integrated cellular modem enables a wireless connection to the Internet and includes a modem that can be used globally for engineering applications. The device includes a radio approval for EU countries and the countries listed in the eShop (other countries upon request).

Phoenix Contact: CHARX 30-Kilowatt DC Power Modules
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Phoenix Contact: CHARX 30-Kilowatt DC Power Modules

Phoenix Contact has introduced a new category of power supplies for high-power systems, such as e-mobility infrastructure. The modules can be directly mounted in a standard 19-inch cabinet commonly used in EV charging stations. In addition to e-mobility applications, the CHARX AC/DC and DC/DC power modules are suitable for off-highway charging, AC microgrids, high-voltage DC grids, energy storage, and hydrogen electrolysis.

Schneider Electric: Square D Surgelogic EMA Series Surge Protective Devices
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Schneider Electric: Square D Surgelogic EMA Series Surge Protective Devices

Square D brand Surgelogic EMA Series SPDs products feature a design based on individual phase modules for a flexible, cost effective way to achieve superior surge suppression at every level of the electrical distribution system. Modularity results in lower life cycle costs and fast, easy service or replacement.

nVent: Extreme Environments Enclosure & Air Conditioner Portfolio
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nVent: Extreme Environments Enclosure & Air Conditioner Portfolio

Rely on nVent HOFFMAN’s Extreme Environments portfolio of enclosures and air conditioners, including some of the industry’s highest-rated against water and particulate ingress. Certified to UL Type 4X, IEC IP66, IP69, and IP69K, the Extreme Environments portfolio ensures durable, reliable protection of critical equipment and system components operating under the most demanding working conditions – wherever you need to put them. You’ll spend less time and money on maintenance and see longer system uptime.

Siemens: New SIMATIC S7-1500 Virtual PLC (vPLC) on Industrial Edge
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Siemens: New SIMATIC S7-1500 Virtual PLC (vPLC) on Industrial Edge

SIMATIC S7-1500V is an entirely virtual PLC based upon the functions and operation of the SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC and is independent of its hardware. It extends the current S7-1500 PLC offering, which allows for more flexible and modular design of production plants, and is a virtual controller that is completely compatible with TIA Portal. With this, you can rely on familiar tools and build on projects that are already created in TIA Portal, and use OT solutions you have previously employed in an IT environment and benefit from their advantages without giving up familiar structures.

Leuze: TL 305 Series Tower Lights
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Leuze: TL 305 Series Tower Lights

Leuze introduces new tower lights in robust aluminum housing onto the market: The TL 305 series impresses with bright and homogeneous illumination as well as an optional IO-Link interface. Tower lights are indispensable in machine and system construction as well as in intralogistics: They make states, faults and ongoing processes clearly visible from a distance. The new Leuze tower lights of the TL 305 series can do all of this extremely reliably. They light up brightly, uniformly and fully. This enables optimum signaling – whether at the machine, on the conveyor belt or for access control.

SCHURTER: New Touchless Hidden Switch (THS) is Concealed Behind Surface
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SCHURTER: New Touchless Hidden Switch (THS) is Concealed Behind Surface

SCHURTER introduces the innovative THS switch series with optical sensor technology that can be concealed behind any surface without the need for mounting holes. A small opening in the user interface is all that is needed to allow the ToF sensor to actuate. Equipment and appliances used in public areas has created demand for non-contact switches to replace conventional touch-activated switches. The THS is a touchless switch that provides an excellent hygienic solution to prevent the spread of pathogens.

binder: New 720/770 Series Angled Connectors
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binder: New 720/770 Series Angled Connectors

binder has complemented its 720 and 770 product series by field-attachable angled variants. Such compact angled connectors are used in device, building, and plant engineering: Particularly where secure electrical connections need to be established in confined spaces, the angled versions of the 720/770 series with snap-in or bayonet locking provide a reliable and space-saving alternative to the straight versions.

Mitsubishi Electric: FR-E810W Inverter for 120V Functionality
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Mitsubishi Electric: FR-E810W Inverter for 120V Functionality

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has recently announced the launch of FR-E810W, an expansion of the FR-E800 series inverter lineup providing 120V service solutions. FR-E810W offers the improved safety, energy savings, and operation reliability of FR-E800 inverters to an additional voltage class. Traditionally, customers using Mitsubishi Electric Automation’s 240V inverters, with 120V service, were required to purchase an external step-up transformer to increase the supply voltage from 120V to 240V.

Eaton: B-Line Series Enclosure Accessories
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Eaton: B-Line Series Enclosure Accessories

Eaton offers a wire range of accessories compatible with B-Line series electrical enclosures. Some of the accessories available for B-Line enclosures include window kits, both fixed and hinged, latches, locks and handles, folding shelf kits, gland plates, floor stand kits, stabilizers and louver plate kits, holo seals, drip shields, JIC and NEMA terminal straps and supports, disconnect adapter kits, blank adapter plates, and ground lugs.

Schneider Electric: Modicon M251 Micro PLC with Dual Channel Comm
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Schneider Electric: Modicon M251 Micro PLC with Dual Channel Comm

The Modicon M251 is compact micro PLC designed to handle more advanced machine automation as a master of communications. It has dual-channel support for Serial, Ethernet and CANopen based communications to handle both upstream and downstream communications. It’s designed to control devices such as drives, motion, remote I/O and HMIs as well as to be the master controller for multiple other PLCs. It is expandable with TM3 I/O modules to handle up to a few hundred I/O points. Programs with Machine Expert software.