Best practice layout and design allows for error-free operation. KEB’s drive panels can be connected to a remote user for secure, off-site maintenance and commissioning, support over 40 communication drivers and comes pre-wired and fused, with large terminal blocks allowing for easy connections to the utility and DC bus.
New compact soft starters and micro VFD drives have been added to the AutomationDirect motor controls lineup which encompasses simple manual controllers, motor contactors and starters, drives and soft starters. WEG SSW05 and SSW07 soft starters are compact, fully digital soft starters with state-of-the-art DSP (Digital Signal Processor) controller designed to provide great performance on motor starts and stops.
DW Series round metal inductive proximity sensors with analog outputs are now available from AutomationDirect in 8mm, 12mm, 18mm and 30mm cylindrical sizes. These reliable DC-powered (10-30V or 15-30V) threaded-barrel sensors are IP67 rated and are available with 2m pigtail cable or quick-disconnect.
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has broadened its portfolio of iQ Monozukuri series engineering tools to include offerings for control designers working on machines in the packaging, converting, and print industries. iQ Monozukuri Packaging and iQ Monozukuri Converting are targeted to programmers, OEMs and end users that are working with Mitsubishi Electric’s compact or modular PLC offerings and wish to significantly reduce their machine development time and margin for human error.
Emerson recently announced its ENERGY STAR certified Sensi smart thermostats are now compatible with SmartThings’ home automation platform, with the completion of the company’s ‘Works with SmartThings’ (WWST) certification.
Connect discrete input and output signals with different functions to the fieldbus easily and cost-effectively using a single address: with the FieldConnex Multi-Input/Output (MIO) from Pepperl+Fuchs, you can do this in no time at all. The compact fieldbus component offers intrinsic safety and ensures extremely easy handling with maximum flexibility in plant design.
Both the highest safety and an easy-to-use design – in the smallest of spaces – is provided by the center locking lever with and without strain relief plate for WAGO’s 832 Series MCS MAXI 16 Pluggable PCB Connectors. This makes WAGO the market’s most compact solution for the locking of pluggable PCB connector for power electronics.
Sager Electronics is now stocking TDK-Lambda’s DRB Series 48V 480W DIN Rail Power Supply. TDK-Lambda DRB480-48-1 AC-DC DIN Rail mount power supply features a narrow 84mm width and long operating life.
Combine the WAGO TP 600 Control Panel (PLC + HMI) and the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM for the perfect match for control, visualization and I/O applications.
E-Switch now offers pre-wired assembly as an option for its PV anti-vandal line. E-Switch provides a wide range of anti-vandal switches which are used in a vast number of industries and applications not only for their capabilities, but also for their aesthetics.
Schneider Electric has announced the creation of the industry’s first commercially-available integrated rack with chassis-based, immersive liquid cooling. Optimized for compute-intensive applications, the solution combines a high-powered GPU server with Iceotope’s liquid cooling technology to increase energy efficiency. Avnet integrates the liquid-cooled server with Schneider Electric’s NetShelter liquid-cooled enclosure system for simple deployment into data centers or edge computing environments.
Manufacturers can now realize the design and productivity benefits of On-Machine I/O modules on smart machines used in harsh applications. The new Allen-Bradley ArmorBlock I/O modules can operate in a wide range of temperatures and offer up to IP69K protection in applications like automotive, material handling, packaging and welding.
Laird Thermal Systems has expanded its SuperCool Series product offering with the development of three high performance ultra-compact Peltier cooler assemblies. The refrigerant-free SuperCool Peltier cooler assembly increases cooling performance in a new, smaller form factor.
Hirose Electric has launched a rugged high-power connector for industrial environments. The PQ50 Series interface connector combines a robust, high power design with flexible, user-friendly shell options.
Atom Power has unveiled its second-generation digital circuit breaker, which features proprietary Silicon Carbide (SiC) Power Modules that doubles the performance as compared to the Generation 1 Atom Switch.
The AxiForce tubeaxial fans are the latest generation of fans from ebm-papst, delivering more power with less noise. They are used in industrial applications and to cool electronics and telecommunications power modules.