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Mitsubishi Electric Automation: New IQ-F Series Compact FX5S PLC – Powerful, Affordable, and Easy-to-Use

Brand: mitsubishi
Industry Focus: Automotive, Food & Beverage, General Manufactuing, Industrial, Water & Waste Water
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. expands its line of MELSEC iQ-F series compact controllers to now offer a basic model providing OEMs with an all-in-one controller for small machines up to 60 I/O with integrated Ethernet connectivity. The FX5S PLC is a solution for simple automation applications at a more affordable price than the original FX5U high-performance model and FX5UJ mid-range model.

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Siemens: New SIMATIC S7-1500 Virtual PLC (vPLC) on Industrial Edge

Brand: siemens
Industry Focus: Automotive, General Manufactuing, Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

SIMATIC S7-1500V is an entirely virtual PLC based upon the functions and operation of the SIMATIC S7-1500 PLC and is independent of its hardware. It extends the current S7-1500 PLC offering, which allows for more flexible and modular design of production plants, and is a virtual controller that is completely compatible with TIA Portal. With this, you can rely on familiar tools and build on projects that are already created in TIA Portal, and use OT solutions you have previously employed in an IT environment and benefit from their advantages without giving up familiar structures.

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Prodrive: Controllers (PLC & Embedded Controller)

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Optimal controller systems – Prodrive Technologies integrates their ARM-based System on Module (SoM) technology with a wide range of standard available interfaces and tailored enclosures, resulting in a product that optimally matches your application. Using their software base, you can rely on reliable interface drivers and security features. Prodrive builds their products from mature building blocks for high quality and short time-to-market.

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AutomationDirect: New I/O, Communication, and Power Options for the Productivity Family of Controllers

Brand: automationdirect
Industry Focus: Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

AutomationDirect has released several new modules for the Productivity family of controllers. Two new lower-cost, high-resolution, four-channel analog input modules, supporting current (0-20 mA) or voltage (0-10 VDC) signals, are now available for the Productivity1000 PLC. The ProductivityOpen Arduino-based controller line now offers a 2-port serial communications shield that provides a reliable interface between the ProOpen controller and serial networks/devices. The P1AM-SERIAL is housed in an industrialized Arduino MKR form factor and each 4-pin port supports RS-232 or RS-485 communication.

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Banner Engineering: DXMR110 8-Port IO-Link Master

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The new DXMR110 8-Port IO-Link Master from Banner Engineering is a compact controller that consolidates, processes, and distributes IO-Link data from multiple sources. It allows connecting and controlling up to eight IO-Link devices including sensors, indicator lights, IO-Link hubs, and more. The DXMR110 supports cloud connectivity and advanced programming capabilities.

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Beckhoff: EPP3504-0023 | EtherCAT P Box, 4-Channel Analog Input, Measuring Bridge, Full/Half/Quarter Bridge, 24 bit, 10 ksps, IP20 Connector

Brand: beckhoff
Industry Focus: Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

The EPP3504-0023 EtherCAT P Box is designed for the evaluation of measuring bridges in full-bridge, half-bridge and quarter-bridge configuration. It also supports the potentiometer, Pt1000 (RTD) and ±10 V measuring ranges. It is derived from the ELM3504 EtherCAT Terminal and features a sampling rate of 10,000 sps, internal switchable supplementary resistors, and an integrated, parametrizable bridge supply.

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i³ CONTROL

i³ CONTROL – The New Automation Platform

Brand: hannover messe, yaskawa
Industry Focus: Automotive, Industrial
Product Type: control software, drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

With i³ CONTROL, Yaskawa is creating a completely new automation platform. The special feature of this ecosystem, which was presented as a concept for the first time in mid-2022, is that it forms a technically coordinated overall solution for industry-specific controls – from the engineering software to the controller hardware to the integrated chip technology. And, in the future, beyond. As a first anticipation of the continuously growing i³ CONTROL portfolio, the specially developed software environment – i³ Engineer – and the first machine controller of this new platform – the iC9210-PN – experienced their world premiere. Market launch was planned from the end of 2022.

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Siemens Expands Its SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE Servo-Drive System for Extra-Low-Voltage Material Handling and Manufacturing Applications

Brand: siemens
Industry Focus: Automotive, General Manufactuing, Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

Siemens is extending its drive portfolio in the extra-low-voltage range for 24–48V EC motors with its new SIMATIC MICRO-DRIVE.  The new product line with UL- and CE-marked components consists of the PDC (Profidrive Control) servo drive in conjunction with a flexible range of motors and connecting cables from product partners, along with the TM (technology module) format with servo and stepper drives in compact 20mm width that can be used in conjunction with distributed or open controllers.

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Siemens: Sinamics G220 Added to Xcelerator Portfolio

Brand: siemens
Industry Focus: Food & Beverage, Marine/Offshore, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceutical
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

With Sinamics G220, Siemens is launching a new high-performance frequency converter to join the Sinamics family in the run-up to Hannover Messe 2023. The innovative frequency converters are equipped with so-called clean power technology. This reduces harmonics by up to 97 percent without the need for line harmonic chokes or DC link chokes. As a result, the Sinamics G220 frequency converters are significantly more efficient in terms of space utilization and operation and make engineering much easier. The new frequency converters are also the first Sinamics drives to be part of the Siemens Xcelerator portfolio, the Siemens-wide business platform for digital transformation.

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Emerson: RX3i CPE310 Controller

Brand: emerson
Industry Focus: Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

RX3i controllers provide the foundation for Industrial Internet connectivity. It is a powerful, modular Programmable Automation Controller with a focus on high availability. The RX3i features a single control engine and a universal programming environment to provide application portability across multiple hardware platforms. Features include programming tools such as tag-based programming, a library of reusable code and a test edit mode for improved online troubleshooting.

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Siemens: SIMATIC S7-1500

Brand: siemens
Industry Focus: Automotive, Data, Industrial
Product Type: drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

Using the SIMATIC S7-1500 controller gives you top performance and built-in viability into the future. You can turn the most sophisticated machine designs into reality thanks to the modular structure of the controller, which provides reliable assistance as you work your way through the digital transformation.

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CIMON: Xpanel Hybrid Expandable HMI + PLC Combo Unit

Brand: cimon
Industry Focus: Automotive, Industrial
Product Type: displays/hmi, drives/loop controllers/pac's/plc's

Why pay for HMI and PLC products separately when you can save on cost and space by using a single, self-contained solution? This was CIMON’s philosophy when designing the Xpanel Hybrid: convenience, reliability, and practicality. Based on decades of knowledge and experience in the automation industry, CIMON has combined two of their most popular devices into one convenient package.

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