Phoenix Contact has recently introduced its first robust multifiber data connectors to the market. The FO connectors of the M17 MPO (multifiber push-on) series are particularly suitable for real-time data transmission in intelligent power grids. The robust interfaces feature high-quality fiber optics which provide stable bandwidths over long transmission distances.
KNIPEX Tools introduced its StepCut cable shears for solid, multi-core stranded copper and aluminum cables up to 1/0 AWG. The StepCut’s most unique feature is its cutting edge gradations that cut wires and strands one by one without crushing the cable.
More transducers and switches have been added to the AutomationDirect sensors lineup. ATCH series adaptive true RMS current transducers ($169.00) are designed to monitor electric heat zero-crossing burst fired SCR controllers. These transducers provide faster response than temperature sensors and are a simplified method to monitor pulsed waveforms and are ideal for electrical heater applications.
The Belgian snack food manufacturer Poco Loco decided to modernise its plants to increase the efficiency of its production lines and thereby optimise its processes. The configurable small controller PNOZmulti 2 and corresponding software tool PNOZmulti Configurator is as an efficient and safe solution at Poco Loco. The manufacture of snack products requires a multi-part, interlinked production cycle. Previously the plant sections were regarded as individual units with separate emergency shutdown circuits.
DATA MODUL Inc. has launched a family of state-of-the-art LCD controller boards that are specially tailored for high performance requirements of industrial customers. The eMotion Series boards are optimized to match specific sizes and resolutions of LCD displays.
Consumers want variety – and they want it now. A stroll down the aisles of the grocery store is all it takes to realize just how many choices are becoming available, from snacks and beverages to shampoos and medications. With tight competition and a demanding market, the need for manufacturers to provide a wide array of choices is here to stay. Not only is variety the spice of life – but it’s becoming mandatory to stay competitive.
Yokogawa Electric Corporation recently announced the October 23 global release of the OpreX Environmental Monitoring System for the pharmaceutical and medical device industries. The new product is a data collection and recording system that records and manages environmental data such as temperature, humidity, and room differential pressure in pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturing, testing, and storage areas.
To make machines smarter and help reduce machine stoppages and downtime for unprecedented productivity, Schneider ElectricTM, the global leader in energy management and automation, today launches TeSys island, a digital load management system. The new connected system digitally integrates multifunction motor starters into machine control panels, allowing fast installation and configuration for the direct control and management of low voltage loads thanks to an end-to-end digital customer experience.
Motor segments for the intelligent ACOPOStrak system are now also available with built-in liquid cooling. This further expands the track’s performance spectrum. Integrated directly in each motor segment, the cooling system requires no additional installation. The new motor segments can be used to cool specific sections of track that need it most. In highly dynamic applications, large numbers of shuttles accelerate and brake on certain track segments.
In industries like life sciences, food and beverage, automotive and consumer packaged goods, it’s imperative for companies to ensure that product and packaging labels show the correct content, are clearly legible, and meet mandated quality requirements. Otherwise, these companies could be liable for consumer safety issues and could be subject to costly recalls.
The operating mode selection and access permission system PITmode combines safety and security functions in one system. The devices enable functionally safe operating mode selection and the control of access permissions on plant and machinery. PITmode devices can be used on plant and machinery in which you must switch between a range of control sequences and operating modes. Each employee can be issued machine enables and permissions that correspond to his or her skills using coded transponder keys with RFID technology.
USDK656 is a modern signal & power slip ring system, using Mersen premium carbon brush grades to transmit signal, data and power. Mersen premium carbon grades are based on tribological experience with low wear rate, which translates to less dusting, reliable data transfer, power and extended life of the component.
This year the SPS Smart Production Solutions exhibition will be held virtually as SPS Connect. As a specialist for integrated automation concepts, Beckhoff would like to enter into an intensive exchange on this digital platform with you, the customers, business partners and interested parties from a wide range of industries, from November 24 to 26, 2020.
Danish company Borncut A/S, located in Ronne, has developed what they believe to be the world’s fastest and most precise portion cutter for the food industry, based on specially developed software and the open control platform from Beckhoff. Fish or poultry is divided into exact portions in a flash – with knives that rotate at speeds of up to 200 km/h and can make over 2,100 cuts per minute.
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.
Designed for automotive applications, the sealed ZMW Series snap-acting switch from C&K features a long stroke for highly reliable actuation.