ABB to supply control system for power plant in Italy
25 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ABB Australia Pty LtdABB has won an order from Enel, Italy’s largest power company and one of Europe’s leading utilities, to supply its Symphony Plus automation and control system to serve one of the major units at the Grazia Deledda Sulcis power plant on the island of Sardinia.
Built Boards automation enclosures
25 March, 2013The Built Board series enclosures are suitable for use in home or commercial automation installations and are large enough to house all project hardware in one location. Built boards are available in four standard sizes; from 81 to 243 pole, featuring 27 poles per DIN rail to allow for 2 x standard C-Bus or Dynalite control units plus RCBOs.
Access control trends for 2013
21 March, 2013 | Supplied by: HID Global CorporationA number of developing technologies are ready to surface in the access control market throughout the course of 2013, all of which will bring new levels of security and efficiency to Australian companies.
Cheaper and greener - enough reason to change?
19 March, 2013 | Supplied by: MOBOTIXIn the last issue of ECD Solutions, we asked the question why bother changing from a CCTV surveillance installation to a more expensive IP solution? Now we take it a step further and take a look at a true decentralised system and a study of the costs involved in implementing all three solutions.
Aaeon AEC-6877 Intel Core i7/i5/Celeron embedded controller
18 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesInterworld Electronics has released the AEC-6877 Intel Core i7/i5/Celeron-based embedded controller from Aaeon. The AEC-6877 is a high-performance stand-alone embedded PC featuring fanless operation, compact size, robust construction and low power requirements.
maxon motor small PMDC servo motor
18 March, 2013 | Supplied by: maxon motor Australia Pty Ltdmaxon motor Australia has implemented the first combination of a small PMDC servo motor with a dual gearhead combination using both planetary and Helicon gear technology. The application is a gyro stabilised cinematography camera mount with nine degrees of freedom.
Allen-Bradley SMC-50 smart motor controller
15 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation AustraliaThe Allen-Bradley SMC-50 smart motor controller from Rockwell Automation is the company’s latest generation of solid-state motor controllers. This release includes a newly designed three-phase, fully solid-state, silicon-controlled rectifier (SCR) power structure. The SMC-50 controller addresses the motor control needs of OEMs and end users seeking a more economical alternative to drives and more advanced control than across-the-line starters.
Aplex APC-3782T stainless steel panel PC
15 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer IndustriesInterworld Electronics has released the APC-3782T rugged touch panel all-in-one computer from Aplex. The APC-3782T is housed in a fanless stainless steel chassis that provides an IP65 front panel and sides.
Burster compact 8661 series torques
14 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ADM Instrument Engineering GroupBurster is extending its portfolio of products to include the acquisition of static and rotating torques over the range from 0.05 up to 200 Nm, with the release of the compact 8661 series. In addition to its accurate measurements - down to 0.05% of full scale - this development offers a high level of reliability and security.
Adlink Technology IMX-9000 industrial mobile handheld computer
11 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ADLINK Technology IncAdlink Technology has released the IMX-9000, an industrial mobile handheld computer using the Windows CE 6.0 R3 operating system. Combining high-performance RFID, a barcode scanner and GPRS/WLAN wireless transmission functions to satisfy diverse working requirements, the IMX-9000, with resistance to impact, water and dust, can be applied in a variety of industries, including fully supported logistics management, transportation, retail and factory automation.
iBase SI-38 digital signage system
04 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Backplane Systems Technology Pty LtdThe iBase SI-38 from Backplane Systems Technology is an ultraslim embedded system designed specifically for digital signage applications. Powered by an accelerated processing unit (APU) with discrete class graphics and multiple display outputs, the system has a 26 mm thick chassis that is nevertheless slender enough to disappear into the tightest spaces behind displays.
‘Energy efficient’ water heating
04 March, 2013 | Supplied by: Stiebel Eltron AustraliaWhen a building design includes a large number of individual spaces such as apartments or offices, developers are always on the lookout for ways to reduce construction costs. There will always be a project expense for supplying hot water to a large number of units, but the installation and ongoing costs can be minimised with the appropriate choice of heating system. The main options for supplying hot water to apartments in medium- or high-density developments are a centralised gas-fired water heating system or instantaneous heating systems installed at, or very near, the point of use.
ifm efector high-resolution electronic colour sensor
03 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltdThe electronic colour sensor from ifm efector detects the colour, packaging, label or imprint of objects at a high resolution. In industrial processes with a high degree of automation, colour is often a selection criterion for the recognition, sorting or checking of different goods.
ifm efector infrared temperature sensor
02 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltdTemperatures up to 1350°C can be easily measured with the infrared temperature sensor from ifm efector. It is also equipped with an integrated display and operating unit.
ifm efector T-slot cylinder
01 March, 2013 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltdFor applications with high load currents up to 500 Ma, the family T-slot cylinder from ifm efector now features corresponding sensors. They can be reliably adapted to all common cylinder types.
