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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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General Manufacturing | Sensors

How Omron’s Newest Photoelectric Sensors Achieve Reliable Detection for a Wide Range of Applications

Stable detection can be a challenging proposition on flexible manufacturing lines. When packaging designs and container shapes are frequently changed, manufacturers must typically select from a wide range of sensor candidates for each object to be detected and each installation distance. This dramatically increases the number of selection steps.

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Displays / HMI | General Manufacturing

PMIvisu – the Visualization Terminal With Pre-Installed Visualization Software

Pilz Human Machine Interfaces (PMI) are the link between human and machine. In this interface function they must be particularly effective as well as intuitive to use. PMIvisu operator terminals are equipped with the pre-installed, licensed visualisation software PASvisu. This enables professional visualisation of plant and machinery. Simple with all the information at a glance.

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Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks | Data Centers | General Manufacturing

Weidmuller: RockStar ModuPlug

More for less: RockStar ModuPlug sets new standards. The modular connector system solves space problems by offering increased functionality with a reduced installation space, which in turn also helps keep the weight down. And all this with more convenient installation. Simply more of what you need and less of what you can do without.

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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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General Manufacturing | Power Supplies

DRC Series DIN Rail AC/DC Power Supplies

XP Power expands its range of DIN rail AC/DC power supplies with the DRC30, DRC60, and DRC100. These competitively priced, lightweight, compact units have a low-profile case of a similar profile to that of circuit breakers, allowing them to fit in consumer unit style housings or control panel installations. The standard width cases allow direct substitution with other similar products.

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Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks | General Manufacturing | Marine / Offshore

Phoenix Contact: Installation Power Distribution (IPD) System

Phoenix Contact Installation Power Distribution (IPD) System efficiently and reliably connects push-in terminations through a bulkhead or device enclosure without special tooling. By using panel feed-throughs, devices no longer need to be opened to connect cables. The IPD system combines the bulkhead-mounted base and exterior hood under a single part number.

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Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Switches / Indicators / Relays / Solenoids

Schmersal Presents Prototype for Wireless Data Transmission in Heavy Industry

In cooperation with aconno GmbH, the Schmersal Group has developed prototypes of an Industry 4.0 switch capable of wireless data transmission over distances of several kilometres for use with extended conveyor systems. The integrated wireless transmitter in the HDS series switches transmits status data for each individual switchgear unit via a common wireless mesh network to a cloud system. The prototypes are currently undergoing practical tests.

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General Manufacturing | Power Supplies

Bel Magnetic Solutions Introduces 10GBASE-T Single Port 60W PoE MagJack ICMs

Bel Magnetic Solutions recently introduced the 10GBASE-T single port 60W, 4-pair PoE (Power over Ethernet) MagJack ICMs that are designed for those looking to upgrade their product performance for maximum speed at 60W of power over standard Ethernet cable. The 60W PoE specification doubles the amount of power products can handle over existing applications while also increasing their speed by ten times.

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Embedded Control | Food & Beverage | General Manufacturing

Emerson’s New Motion Control Portfolio Delivers Flexibility, Scalability and Reliability

Emerson recently announced its new PACMotion servo motion control portfolio to offer an integrated automation solution for high-performance industrial applications. The portfolio includes a new motion controller that connects directly into the PACSystems RX3i programmable logic controller backplane for high-speed, high-precision performance with synchronized motion for up to 40 coordinated axes, enabling end users to scale up their motion systems without sacrificing performance.

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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 | 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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Control Software | General Manufacturing | Industrial

New Rockwell Automation Studio 5000 Logix Designer Software Release Enhances Productivity, Saves Time

Controls engineers can design machines and process applications faster using the latest release of the Studio 5000 Logix Designer software. Rockwell Automation has updated the software with productivity enhancements and new capabilities that can speed up projects for process applications specifically.

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Circuit Protection | General Manufacturing

Gladiator Series Circuit Breakers and Supplementary Protectors from AutomationDirect

Gladiator miniature circuit breakers offer optimum and efficient protection for branch and control circuits up to 63 amps. The Gladiator GMCBU series is available with B, C or D trip characteristics in accordance with UL 489. GMCBU units are DIN rail mountable and can be used in feeder and branch circuit applications. Designed for dual rated AC or DC applications, single-pole, two-pole and three-pole models are available.

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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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