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- Industry Focus: Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
Leviton recently announced the launch of its new Powerswitch Safety Disconnect Switch with Inform Technology. The launch includes 30/32 Amp non-metallic safety disconnect switches with industry-exclusive remote monitoring capabilities. Leveraging its award-winning Inform technology, Leviton has developed a version of its Powerswitch Safety Disconnect Switches that includes condition monitoring sensors and communications, providing real-time data to the end-user.
- Industry Focus: General Manufacturing, Industrial
- Product Type: Enclosures, Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
Stahlin Enclosures announces the availability of new Safety Yellow PushButton Enclosures available in one and two hole configurations with either 22mm or 30mm diameter holes.
- Brand: AutomationDirect
- Industry Focus: Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
AutomationDirect’s safety product offering now includes IDEM hazardous area safety devices. These safety devices provide similar functionality to their general-purpose counterparts but offer explosion-proof switching in hazardous locations. All of these devices are manufactured with ATEX Exd IIC T6 certified explosion-proof contact blocks, which are encapsulated to contain explosions and prevent the ignition of hazardous materials.
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- Industry Focus: Building Controls, Data
- Product Type: Displays/HMI, Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids, Sensors
Door control systems from Dortronics reduce disease transmission to help keep people safe from infections and viruses such as COVID-19.
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- Brand: Phoenix Contact
- Industry Focus: Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
For applications that require an unmanaged switch with a rugged housing, the IP67-protected FL SWITCH 1608/1708 switches give you flexible mounting options and fast installation by using M12 PUSH-PULL technology. The Gigabit switch FL SWITCH 1708 also gives you high-speed field connectivity for cameras and applications that use machine vision.
- Brand: ABB
- Industry Focus: General Manufacturing, Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
The new TruONE is the world’s first true all-in-one automatic transfer switch (ATS), which incorporates switch and controller in one seamless unit. TruONE stands ready to ensure the steady delivery of critical power at all times due to rigorous performance testing. TruONE ATS is a self-contained design that reduces the number of wires and connections, helping to decrease installation time by 80%.
Moxa Inc., a major provider of industrial communications and networking with a focus on securing industrial networks, has introduced the new EDR-G9010 Series.
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- Brand: Schmersal
- Industry Focus: Oil & Gas
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
The Schmersal Group have expanded their existing range of switches for heavy industry to include explosion-proof variants that are suitable for use in areas at risk of explosion. The pull-wire emergency switches in the EX-I-ZQ900 and EX-I-RS655 series as well as the belt misalignment switches in the EX-I-BS655 and EX-T. 454 series can be used in dusty environments in Zone 21 in ignition protection class Ex tb ‘Protection by enclosure’ or in gas atmospheres in Zone 1 in ignition protection class Ex ib ‘Intrinsic safety’.
- Brand: AutomationDirect
- Industry Focus: Automotive, Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids, Sensors
AutomationDirect has added Gefran WPG and WPP series magnetostrictive linear position transducers. These transducers work like other linear position sensors by translating a linear position to an electrical signal. However, they are contactless, which provides a longer life because there is no mechanical wear; since they use magnetostrictive technology, they are also immune to electromagnetic interferences.
- Brand: C&K
- Industry Focus: Industrial
- Product Type: Switches/Indicators/Relays/Solenoids
C&K, a major manufacturer of high-quality electromechanical switches, has recently developed a versatile sealed tactile switch which will fit a wide variety of applications across markets. The EL tactile switch combines common heights and actuation forces, to target similar products in the marketplace, while providing a longer lifecycle than competitors at 200,000 cycles.
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Beckhoff: C60xx Ultra-Compact Industrial PCs
Extremely space-saving and flexible
The C60xx series of scalable ultra-compact Industrial PCs combines maximum computing power in what is currently the most compact format with a wide range of options for installation in the control cabinet. It is ideally suited for control, visualization and communication, for example into the cloud.
The latest Intel processors − in three different performance classes, from the Intel Atom with one core to the Intel Core i7 with eight cores – offer maximum scalability and power density with an optimal price-performance ratio.
Performance classes and application areas
The C601x series offers Intel Atom computing power for a wide range of automation and visualization tasks. Due to their impressive computing power in relation to their size, the PCs are mainly suited for use in Industrie 4.0 applications, for example as an IoT gateway.
The C603x series unites high-performance Intel Core-i processors with extremely compact housing dimensions. The processors from the 65 W class have only been used in the much larger ATX-based Industrial PCs up to now. The devices thus represent a new dimension in terms of power density. They are suitable above all for particularly complex automation and visualization tasks, but also for a wide range of other applications in the field of image processing, the handling of large volumes of data and in the IoT environment.
The C602x series is the link between the C601x and the C603x, and the fanless integration of Intel Core-i-U processors of the 15 W class opens up new application areas and options.
TE Connectivity's Mezalok Mezzanine Connector Gets an Upgrade With Increased Data Rate Support up to 32+ GB/S
TE Connectivity has recently upgraded its rugged, high-speed Mezalok mezzanine connector family to support the growing demand for higher data rates and improved processing power in military electronics. The upgraded connectors have increased data rate support up to 32+ Gb/s. The Mezalok connector family has been designed specifically for mezzanine cards in rugged applications and is standardized as the interconnect for XMC 2.0 (VITA 61). Rapidly evolving technologies in signal intelligence, radar, communications and surveillance are driving the need for more powerful embedded computing solutions.
Mezzanine cards are often used to provide additional functionality and processing capability within a small form factor. TE designed the Mezalok connector family to support these applications. Typical applications include application-specific high-speed input/output (I/O) protocols, graphics, memory and digital-signal processing.
“New designs in rugged embedded computing require higher speeds and high pin counts in order to pack more functionality into smaller plug-in modules,” said Jason Dorwart, product manager for TE’s Aerospace, Defense and Marine division. “TE recognizes this trend and is continuing to build on this platform to help solve customer needs, offering new options in stack height, pin density and higher speeds, giving the system designer a broader solution set to work with when needing a fast, rugged and reliable mezzanine connector for extreme environments.”
TE’s highly reliable Mezalok mezzanine connectors more than double the speed and durability of competing technology, making it one of the most viable options for today’s military and commercial aerospace applications.
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5 Mechanical & Electrical Problems A Maintenance System Can “See” That You Can’t (But Need To)
Building systems, such as HVAC, consist of thousands of components that work together to keep occupants comfortable and safe. Preventative maintenance helps ensure all these pieces stay in good condition, through inspecting and checking for worn parts.
However, inspections can’t find every issue. Even with a detailed maintenance program in place, you may not uncover some problems until it’s too late. The solution? Using a building maintenance system to reveal hidden issues.
Here are five problems that a maintenance system can “see” that you can’t.
1. Dampers Not Opening/Closing All The Way
When dampers fail to open or close completely, it affects their operation but doesn’t necessarily cause a system malfunction. Unless you’re specifically checking dampers, you won’t find this problem without the help of a building automation maintenance system.
A maintenance system tracks conditions over time to look back at past readings—if they begin deviating from expected values it indicates a potential issue. For example, if normal operations require dampers to be 30% open and they’ve been trending closer to 50% to reach the same conditions, you know something’s off. Problematic dampers left unfixed will increase energy costs and eventually cause equipment damage.
2. Sensor Drift
Sensor accuracy shifts as time goes by, and readings become less and less reliable. Simply looking at a sensor won’t reveal that it needs recalibration because sensor drift happens slowly over time.
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