CompactLogix programmable automation controllers
22 May, 2012Rockwell Automation’s CompactLogix programmable automation controllers (PACs) are designed to meet the growing need for a higher-performance controller in a compact package. As part of the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system, the controllers use the same programming software, network protocol and information capabilities as all Logix controllers, providing a common development environment for control disciplines.
ELAP MEM-Bus encoders
01 May, 2012The ELAP MEM-Bus encoders with direct interface to either CAN open or PROFIBUS network are available both in single and in multiturn versions. The singleturn encoder resolution is 13 bit, while for the multiturn type the resolution value is 29 bit (8192 steps/revolution x 65,536 revolutions).
Why test your 40/100G network? 10 things you need to know
01 May, 2012The exponential growth, expanding bandwidth demand and delivery requirements in global networking for video, voice and data applications are accelerating at a speed never before seen. For many, the original transport backbone architecture built on 10G wavelengths is at the threshold of capacity. Higher-speed 40G and 100G are the next-generation transport solutions that enable and define future success for service providers, network equipment manufacturers and a growing number of enterprises. Recognising the right steps of due diligence, which include testing, can ensure the delivery of all the benefits expected of this game-changing solution.
Spirent puts performance and scale of Juniper Networks’ QFabric to the test
20 April, 2012Network Test has completed the industry’s first public 1536 port 10 G ethernet test of QFabric, Juniper Networks’ data centre network fabric, using Spirent’s HyperMetrics dX test module. This independent test reflects real-world data centre set-ups, with millions of application flows between any set of ports, and has important implications for cloud computing, storage and financial applications such as high-frequency trading and big data analytics.
Semikron SGB range solid state relays
08 February, 2012The 2-leg/3-phase SGB range relays are designed for controlling three-wired, three-phase loads connected in delta or, if balanced, connected in wye without neutral connection. Two of the three phases are switched by the SSR, the third being directly connected.
Rockwell Automation ethernet/IP-enabled motor control centres
28 November, 2011 byThe ethernet/IP-enabled motor control centres (MCCs) allow users to access more detailed production data, ultimately resulting in higher asset availability, improved productivity and reduced maintenance costs.
Rockwell Automation bags $2.5m+ process order
23 November, 2011Nyrstar Hobart has awarded a $2.5m+ order to Rockwell Automation and its Global Solutions team to replace a distributed control system (DCS) at the company’s zinc smelting operation in Hobart, Tasmania.
Treotham alpha hypoid gearhead range
22 November, 2011 byThe alpha hypoid gearhead range provides the claimed highest torque for its size along with maximum efficiency and minimum space requirements. The range provides the flexibility to process engineers with a number of different output connection options, all providing their own unique design and specifications to suit an application’s needs.
Rockwell Automation ethernet/IP-enabled MCCs
17 November, 2011 byEtherNet/IP capabilities have been added to the Centerline motor control centres (MCCs). The EtherNet/IP-enabled MCCs allow users to access more detailed production data, ultimately resulting in higher asset availability, improved productivity and reduced maintenance costs.
Banner Engineering L-Gage LH series laser sensor
15 November, 2011The L-Gage LH series laser sensor, from Banner Engineering, is a non-contact measurement sensor designed to provide accurate and stable measurements. The series is used for precision displacement and thickness measurements including demanding measurement and quality control inspections on materials such as wood, metal, rubber, ceramic and plastic parts.
Phoenix Contact PC Worx RT BASIC software PLC
09 November, 2011The PC Worx RT BASIC software PLC transforms any industrial PC into a control system - combining programming, visualisation and control in a single device.
Comnet CopperLine range
08 November, 2011 byComnet has expanded its ethernet over existing copper media product offering with its CopperLine range.
Yamasaki media converters
07 November, 2011 byYamasaki media converters receive data signals from one media (cable type) and convert these signals to another (cable type) while remaining invisible to traffic and other networking devices.
ComNet 1000FX fibre-optic media converter
07 November, 2011 byThe 1000FX fibre-optic media converter with Power over Ethernet (PoE) supports the latest IEEE 802.3at PoE standard for power sourcing equipment (PSE), supplying up to 25 W of power.
ABB Instrumentation motor and gear unit packages
04 November, 2011 byABB’s motor and gear unit packages enable robot integrators to create custom solutions for workpiece positioners, robot carriers, track motions, servo guns and indexing conveyers. The motor and gear units are designed to optimise cost efficiency and performance and to simplify integration and operation.
