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Converter Cables Create Possibilities for Mobile Equipment Makers

Balluff’s new double-ended converter cables with automotive style connectors create new options for manufacturers in the heavy equipment industry. By pairing an M12 to Deutsch DT or AMP Superseal connectors with several common pin outs, the converter cables give manufacturers the option of using sensors without pre-installed automotive style connectors. They can, instead, select the standard sensor that best meets their application requirements to use with a converter cable.

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Automotive | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Oil & Gas | Product News | Switches / Indicators / Relays / Solenoids | Transportation

C&K Develops Sealed Subminiature Snap-acting Switch

Designed for automotive applications, the sealed ZMW Series snap-acting switch from C&K features a long stroke for highly reliable actuation.

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Automotive | Displays / HMI | Healthcare | Industrial | Marine / Offshore | Product News | Transportation

DATA MODUL Launches Industrial Grade Display Series

Designed to cross Mitsubishi panels, DATA MODUL now offers industrial grade displays from its partner KOE/JDI.

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Automotive | Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs

Bosch Rexroth Sets New Standards for Safe Automation with ctrlX SAFETY

With ctrlX SAFETY, Bosch Rexroth introduces a novelty to the automation market: the most responsive and compact safety solution of its kind. The scalable system can be used as required – from the drive-integrated SafeMotion solution in ctrlX DRIVE to the complete ctrlX SAFETY control. In addition to the flexible use, the advantages include a very high level of safety thanks to the fastest reaction times and efficient engineering through graphical programming of the safety PLC.

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Automotive | Building Controls | Switches / Indicators / Relays / Solenoids

Weidmuller: Multifunctional Timing Relays

Timing relays are used in automation technology in order to compensate for errors caused by high clock rates. Short pulses are extended and are reliably identified by downstream control components. Various timing functions such as switch on and off delays, clock generator, and star/delta switch are available to users.

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Automotive | Building Controls | Industrial | Oil & Gas | Power Supplies | Water & Waste Water

Phoenix Contact: Flexible and Efficient Power Supplies

Phoenix Contact has increased the efficiency and power density of its popular STEP POWER power supplies. The third generation of STEP POWER keeps the same footprints as the previous version, measuring just 55 millimeters deep and with widths starting at just 18 millimeters. The STEP 3 power supplies were designed primarily for the building automation industry and have EN 60355-1 certification.

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Automotive | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Pharmaceutical | Sensors

A Perfect Match – ABB Jokab Sensors and B&R Safety Technology

ABB Jokab’s proven range of innovative safety sensors can now be used directly with B&R’s integrated safety technology. The ABB portfolio includes a complete set of gate closures, light curtains and safety mats. The broad selection will make it easier than ever to implement safety concepts. Safety products from ABB Jokab are simply wired to B&R’s safe I/O modules. Both B&R safety technology and the ABB safety portfolio satisfy the requirements of ISO 13849-1 up to PL e / Cat. 4.

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Automotive | Data Centers | Industrial | News for Panel Builders

Beckhoff: Webinar – Cloud Services as a Competitive Factor

Networked automation with cloud computing: The efficient use of cloud services is increasingly developing into a decisive competitive factor in the industrial environment. The EK9160 IoT Bus Coupler establishes a direct connection between EtherCAT I/Os from Beckhoff and the Internet of Things (IoT) without any special control program. The coupler thus offers the simple and standardized integration of I/O data into cloud-based communication and data services.

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Automotive | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Product News

Ewon Flexy – Give Life to All Your IIoT Projects

Unlock the data of your machines to enable remote monitoring, predictive maintenance and other value-added services. Gather data from PLCs, sensors and other devices thanks to the support of a wide range of industrial protocols, including OPC UA. In a few clicks, enable alarm notifications or performance monitoring through cloud KPIs dashboards. You might not have a data application today. But when the time comes, be confident in the fact that you can connect to a local or cloud data solution and make your machine smarter.

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Automotive | Control Software | Industrial

Sinumerik One Dynamics – New Powerful Technology Packages for Motion Control and Workpiece Quality

With the software version NCU-SW 6.14, Siemens is launching three powerful technology packages exclusively for the CNC Sinumerik One. The Sinumerik One Dynamics packages are available in three different packages: One Dynamics Operate, One Dynamics 3-axis milling and One Dynamics 5-axis milling. The software functions contained in the technology packages support users from machine-oriented programming in the jobshop to high-performance machining of CAD-CAM-programmed workpieces with high surface quality.

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Automotive | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Industrial | News for Panel Builders

Four Use Cases that Show How the Real-Time Insights from Predictive Maintenance Drive Costs Down

Unplanned machine downtime is a hude geadache for the business sector, especially as ongoing problems – aging infrastructure, skilled worker shortage, and recent societal disruptions – continue to drive up operational cost by reducing machine availability. To combat this, manufacturers are looking for solutions that go beyond standard preventive maintenance.

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Automotive | Featured Articles

SPS Connect – This Year It’s Purely Virtual

Rising infection rates and travel restrictions due to the Covid-19 pandemic meant that many of this year’s exhibitions and events were cancelled or postponed. After intense discussions with exhibitors and trade visitors, the automation industry’s international exhibition SPS – Smart Production Solutions – in Nuremberg was cancelled.

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Automotive | Building Controls | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Product News

I/O Expertise for Series Production: Ethercat Plug-in Modules

The EtherCAT plug-in modules in the EJ series from Beckhoff, the specialist in PC and EtherCATbased automation solutions, offer significant efficiency gains when it comes to implementing medium to high-volume series production runs. The plug-in modules are based electronically on the established EtherCAT Terminals. Owing to their electromechanical design, these modules can be plugged directly into an application-specific signal distribution board with the wiring level being relocated to the PCB backplane.

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Automotive | Building Controls | Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks

Remee Wire & Cable Introduces New Vigilance Access Control Cables

Remee Wire & Cable, a high-integrity manufacturer of electronic wire and cable for reliable performance, has recently added three new Access Control Cables to their line of Vigilance Security, Alarm and Control Cables. These composite cables feature a new low capacitance shielded cable and shielded plenum and riser-rated cables for outdoor use.

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Automotive | Enclosures | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Power Distribution & Energy

Get More Than You Pay For From AutomationDirect

Enclosures are widely used to house electrical or electronic equipment along with switches, knobs and displays while providing a safe installation that prevents electrical shock to equipment users and protects the contents from the environment. Today’s enclosures are designed with features and materials that allow safe and protective use in hazardous areas, but also designed to be pleasing to the eye.

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Automotive | Building Controls | Data Centers | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Power Distribution & Energy | Product News

Time Savings and Flexibility When Designing Control Cabinets

LÜTZE has expanded its proven AirSTREAM wiring system to include a modular mounting rail system that allows a previously unattainable level of flexibility and simplified frame assembly. The new AirSTREAM mounting rail system is suitable for users that want to design a mounting frame independently, quickly and easily on site. To this end, the LÜTZE engineers have expanded the modular system to include defined lengths and standardized dimensions in a 10, 25 and 50-mm hole pattern.

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