Automation, security and control

Modular safety system

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

The Sirius 3RK3 MSS modular safety system combines the functionality of a simple safety relay and a fail-safe PLC.

Safety system

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: HIMA Australia

The HIMax safety system is designed for maximum fault tolerance and minimal maintenance downtime. All maintenance, expansion and modification work of the system can always be performed online during process operation — without cutting back on safety. This includes the execution of proof test, a mandatory requirement of IEC/AS 61508/11.

Safety beacons

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Eflare Corporation Pty Ltd

Eflare Corporation has expanded its line of safety beacons with three additional products.

Brushed DC motor

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: maxon motor Australia Pty Ltd

The RE 65 brushed DC motor delivers 250 W and is suitable for applications where high efficiency and power density with minimal operating noise are needed.

Waterproof panel PCs

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries

The Fox multipurpose industrial waterproof panel PCs are designed to suit a variety of weather conditions and applications such as in food processing, medical and outdoor kiosks.

Brushless servomotors

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd

Mavilor’s BL 110/140/190 series contains synchronous electrical servomotors with three winding phases, supplied with sinusoidal or trapezoidal current wave forms.

I/O module with Profinet connection

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

The Simatic ET200S product family of distributed I/O devices has been expanded with the addition of the IM151-8 PN/DP CPU interface module with CPU functionality to handle control tasks and communications functions via Profinet. The module is also available in the fail-safe version, IM151-8 PN/DP F-CPU.

Decentralised drive motor

01 October, 2008 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd

The Movimot ‘D’ extends the operating power of the Movimot range of inverter/geared motor combinations to 4 kW. The MEPS-compliant DR motor is backwards-compatible with previous Movimot versions, providing a flexible decentralised drive solution.

AC servomotors

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd

The Mavilor MA series of AC servomotors utilises an air gap design with small diameter and short length, which has a short mechanical time constant and extremely short electrical constant that provides high peak torque at high speed, making them suitable for control operations.

ELC programmable logic controller

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd

The ELC programmable logic controller is designed to suit control applications of 40 I/Os and less, although it can also be expanded up to 256 I/Os. That way, there is no need to change to a different controller as I/Os need to be expanded.

Liquid cooled drive

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia

The Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 700L liquid-cooled drive delivers energy-efficient liquid cooling, allowing it to be installed in conditions where air-cooled drives can’t operate, such as dusty environments, or where increases in climate control costs would be excessive. Typical applications include HVAC and chillers, pumping applications and oil and gas industries.

SCADA system enhancement

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd

The functionality of the Simatic WinCC SCADA system has been expanded with the release of version 7.0, so that it now offers operation in accordance with Windows Vista, easy language switching, analysis functions and an integrated MS SQL Server archive historian database as standard. In the core packages, the power tags have been doubled from 256 to 512, and from 1024 to 2048 from the previous versions.

Video screens

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Tenrod Australia Pty Ltd

Tenrod’s large LED video screens are suitable for both indoor and outdoor displays. They can be used for a great variety of applications, such as information boards, advertisements, scoreboards, sports broadcasts and promotional messages at show venues, stadiums, shopping malls, outdoor venues or stage shows.

IP65-rated control bezel

01 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited

The Wincomm IP65-rated stainless steel bezels provide protection for factory automation and control and HMI equipment from water, cleaning materials and grease typically found in the food and pharmaceutical production industries.