Food & Beverage

RS PRO Makes Panel Building a Breeze
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RS PRO Makes Panel Building a Breeze

RS offers a comprehensive collection of RS PRO brand control panel products essential for industrial operations ranging from food and beverage, pharmaceutical, and original equipment manufacturing to power, water, and gas utilities. Power electronic systems are central to almost all forms of industrial production, represent considerable investments, and pose serious safety risks. So, it’s critically important to keep them running safely, efficiently, and reliably. This is where control cabinets come in.

Beckhoff: AX1000 Servo Drives and AF1000 Variable Frequency Drives – Economy Drive System Expands the Motion Portfolio
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Beckhoff: AX1000 Servo Drives and AF1000 Variable Frequency Drives – Economy Drive System Expands the Motion Portfolio

The AX1000 economy servo drives are a particularly cost-efficient series in the 1.65 to 6.9 A nominal current range, and meet the highest technological standards. Alongside the AX1000 servo drive, Beckhoff now also offers a variable frequency drive, the AF1000, presenting cost-effective solutions for basic drive applications such as conveyor systems, pumps, or fans.

celduc relais: PCB Mount Solid State Relays
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celduc relais: PCB Mount Solid State Relays

Industrial applications such as professional food equipment, medical equipment, and renewable energy systems require devices with smaller footprints. Solid state relays (SSR) provide the advantages of long service life expectancy, no contact bounce or arching, zero-crossing capability, low power input, and high resistance to shock and vibration. In addition, PCB mount solid state relays provide space savings and have specific power requirements.

Emerson Nelson™ Heat Trace Solutions
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Emerson: Nelson Heat Trace Multi-Point Control Systems with Movicon™ SCADA/HMI Software

Emerson has expanded its Nelson Heat Trace product line with the high-density CM3+ Circuit Management System that will help process engineers accurately monitor the functional and operational parameters of multi-point heat tracing applications. This transformative device offers comprehensive management of up to 40 Control Points, along with fully automated health checks of each circuit to enable data-driven…

Pfannenberg: DHS Hybrid Series Combines Free and Active Cooling
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Pfannenberg: DHS Hybrid Series Combines Free and Active Cooling

Pfannenberg, Inc. proudly announces the DHS Hybrid Series (DHS 34X1). By combining free cooling with active cooling, this closed-loop system safeguards critical electronics within an enclosure while lowering energy consumption, cutting costs, and reducing carbon emissions. “The DHS-Series combines the best of free cooling and active cooling to radically impact an end-user’s energy consumption and carbon emissions while cooling their critical electronics,” says James Wong, Pfannenberg’s Director of Global NEMA Product Management.

RS Becomes Key U.S. Stocking Distributor for Siemens Process Instrumentation Products
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RS Becomes Key U.S. Stocking Distributor for Siemens Process Instrumentation Products

RS recently became a key U.S. stocking distributor for Siemens Process Instrumentation products, which were previously only available as configure-to-order solutions that had to be sourced directly from Siemens. The Siemens Process Instrumentation product line offers a wide range of temperature, pressure, and level measurement solutions that are engineered for seamless integration with most industrial automation and control systems and designed to deliver reliable, high-precision performance in a variety of challenging industrial environments.

Phoenix Contact: Zero-Cut Block for DIN Rail Cutters – Fast and Precise Cuts for DIN Rail Perforation Alignment
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Phoenix Contact: Zero-Cut Block for DIN Rail Cutters – Fast and Precise Cuts for DIN Rail Perforation Alignment

Phoenix Contact’s new zero-cut block optimizes tedious measuring when aligning perforation holes in DIN rail. The accessory to the DIN rail cutters enables quick, repeatable cuts, reducing errors and waste and saving time. An adjustable slide makes it easy to set zero-cut conditions for a fast, efficient cutting process. The adapter is designed for perforated DIN rail types NS 35/7,5, NS 35/15, and NS 15.

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RS and Banner Engineering Make Industry 4.0 Accessible

RS offers Banner Engineering’s extensive portfolio of advanced industrial automation sensors, including non-contact photoelectric, laser distance measurement, and multipoint or 3D time-of-flight sensors. Sensors are a vital link in the densely interconnected networks that drive the implementation and evolution of Industry 4.0 — responsible for measuring, monitoring, and transmitting information about a host of operations essential to driving efficiencies on assembly lines and factory floors alike. And as industrial automation technology has evolved, so have the various sensor technologies that enable them.

Schmersal H series Command and Signaling Devices for Hygienic Applications
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Schmersal: Expanded H Series Modular Command and Signaling Devices Support Hygienic Applications

The H series from Schmersal is a full range of new command and signaling devices specifically designed to the latest international regulations for hygiene-sensitive applications. The new series meets the requirements of DIN EN ISO 14159 (Safety of machinery – Hygiene requirements for the design of machinery) and the latest version of EN 1672-2 (Food processing…

Festo: Popular VEMD Mass Flow Controller Enhanced
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Festo: Popular VEMD Mass Flow Controller Enhanced

Recently, Festo has expanded the capabilities of its popular VEMD mass flow controller to maintain the unit’s cost competitiveness while improving connectivity, control dynamics, and flow range. The VEMD controller is applied in the medical laboratory, pharmaceutical, biotechnology, chemical, and food industries to automate the flow control of Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, CO2, and air. It is also used in 3D printing applications where inert gas protects printed material during deposition.

Pilz: PSENslock 2 – Switch to the New Generation Now
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Pilz: PSENslock 2 – Switch to the New Generation Now

Already using the electromagnetic safety locking device PSENslock? Then you’ll be convinced by the new generation PSENslock 2, which offers you even more features and can be integrated to fit your application precisely. In a linked video in this article, you’ll see how you can quickly and easily replace the safety locking device PSENslock with the new generation PSENslock 2.

Saginaw Control: S.S. Sanitary Sloping Top Two Door Free-Standing Enclosures
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Saginaw Control: S.S. Sanitary Sloping Top Two Door Free-Standing Enclosures

These new sanitary enclosures are designed to withstand high pressure and high temperature washdown procedures with direct and indirect food contact applications within the Food & Beverage industry. The enclosure is designed with internal swing-out hinges to reduce bacteria catch points and helps to maximize back panel space. Includes dual gasket design that ensures it performs in extreme applications.

Emerson: New AVENTICS DS1 Dewpoint Sensor Monitors Humidity and Air Quality in Real Time for Enhanced Reliability of Gas Processes
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Emerson: New AVENTICS DS1 Dewpoint Sensor Monitors Humidity and Air Quality in Real Time for Enhanced Reliability of Gas Processes

Recently, Emerson launched its new AVENTICS DS1 dew point sensor, an industrial sensor able to monitor dew point, temperature, humidity levels and quality of compressed air and other non-corrosive gases in real time from one device. The DS1 can help operators detect and mitigate excess moisture in its early stages and prevent moisture-related equipment damage. By optimizing air quality in this way, operators can better control processes, extend pneumatic component life, ensure regulatory compliance, and reduce maintenance and unplanned downtime.

RS Offers Plug-and-Play Power With Integrated Protection
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RS Offers Plug-and-Play Power With Integrated Protection

RS offers the new Phoenix Contact TRIO3 Power Supplies — the world’s first power supplies with integrated circuit breakers. Designed to help machine builders overcome common challenges, these compact, plug-and-play power supplies offer space, energy, and cost savings, easy handling, and smart diagnostics, like the rest of the TRIO POWER range, and add integrated multi-channel circuit breakers for superior device protection and system performance.

IDEC: FS1B Safety Controller Simplifies Designs
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IDEC: FS1B Safety Controller Simplifies Designs

IDEC Corporation is launching the FS1B Safety Controller—an upgrade of the popular FS1A device—providing additional features. The FS1B lets designers create streamlined machine safety systems with multiple safety channels by using any of 24 preset safety logic strategies selected with DIP switch configuration—with no programming required.

APX Enclosures: NEMA 4X Enclosures
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APX Enclosures: NEMA 4X Enclosures

The NEMA 4X electrical enclosure is a specific type of enclosure that meets the following standards: suitability for indoor and outdoor use, including offshore environments, protection from hose-directed and splashing water, protection from dust and rain, and resistance to corrosion. The NEMA 4X enclosure can serve indoor or outdoor in telecommunications, utilities, manufacturing, oilfield work and many other industries. It is especially common in environments with food products.