Rittal: Hygienic Design Pushbutton Enclosures
Rittal introduces Hygienic Design Pushbutton Enclosures and Accessories designed specifically for the high hygiene zone in food and beverage facilities.
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Circuit Protection | Data Centers | Healthcare | Industrial | Power Distribution & Energy | Product News
Littelfuse: High-Surge-Rating SMD TVS Diodes 50% Smaller Than Other Surface-Mounted Solutions
Littelfuse, Inc. has recently announced their new SMTOAK2 TVS Diode Series. Many of today’s high-power, high-surge-rating TVS diodes are only available in axial leaded packages. The compact, 2 kA 8/20 μs rated, surface-mount package SMTOAK2 TVS Diode Series allows electronics designers to achieve a more robust transient voltage, overvoltage protection, and lightning protection system while using less printed circuit board (PCB) space.
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LOVATO Electric: BF160, BF195, BF230 Contactors
The new contactors are rated 160A, 195A and 230A three-phase for motor control applications, and 250A, 275A and 350A in AC-1 category. They are available in both 3 and 4 pole versions. They replace contactor codes 11B…, of similar ratings which have demonstrated their reliability and robustness over the years. The new size is more compact and efficient, in response to market demand.
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Automotive | Connectors / Cables / Terminal Blocks | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Product News
Mitsubishi Electric: NZ2FT Series Slice Distributed I/O Solution
Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. has recently announced the release of the NZ2FT Series slice distributed I/O solution. NZ2FT Series is a modular distributed I/O system that operates currently as a remote station for EtherNet/IP, Profibus DP, and Modbus TCP device-level networks. It offers a scalable architecture that accepts a wide range of mix-and-match I/O configurations.
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Automotive | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Product News | Switches / Indicators / Relays / Solenoids
Pepperl+Fuchs: IO-Link Masters Are AWS Partner Qualified Devices
Publishing process and status data from sensors to cloud applications in manufacturing plants is one of the key requirements for the IIoT and Industry 4.0 principles. With the official qualification of the ICE2 and ICE3 IO-Link masters as “AWS Partner Devices”, Pepperl+Fuchs is consolidating its position as a provider of IIoT sensors and connectivity, offering users in the AWS ecosystem access to a broad portfolio of sensors for their predictive maintenance and condition monitoring applications.
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LEMO: New Cutting-Edge High-Speed Connectors
LEMO is thrilled to announce the expansion of its field-proven High-speed data transfer portfolio with the release of USB 3.1 and Single Pair Ethernet connectors, available as of November 15th, 2022. LEMO is completing its existing USB 2.0 compliant portfolio with a new range of USB 3.1 connectors providing data transfer speed up to 10 Gb/s. LEMO is also extending its Ethernet compliant portfolio that includes 1000 Base-T4 & 10G Base-T4 compliant solutions.
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Pepperl+Fuchs: Switch Amplifiers for Multiple Voltage Ranges
Some applications require different supply voltages. What previously had to be solved with several switch amplifiers can now be handled by one single device of the new switch amplifier product family from Pepperl+Fuchs. In mechanical engineering or, for example, for field box installations, users often face the problem that the application requires the use of several switch amplifiers with different power supplies.
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Phoenix Contact: Managed TSN Switches for Real-Time-Capable Networks
With the new firmware 3.20, new Time-Sensitive Networking (TSN) functions are available for the managed TSN switches from Phoenix Contact. The FL SWITCH TSN 2300 industrial managed switches thus also support the CC-Link IE TSN profile. The CC-Link IE TSN specification combines Gigabit Ethernet bandwidth with the TSN feature set. The switches are Phoenix Contact’s first Ethernet switches for TSN and enable TSN on up to 16 Gigabit ports.
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Phoenix Contact: Communicative 24 V Supply System
The new, communicative 24 V supply system from Phoenix Contact provides greater data transparency and high system availability. The necessary components, namely power supply, fuse protection, and uninterruptible power supply, can be combined to create an overall concept and offer advantages for users through system integration. In industries where high system availability is key, knowledge about system states and operating states is essential.
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Mouser: TE Connectivity’s M12 Rail Value Version Connectors
Mouser Electronics, Inc. is now stocking M12 rail value version connectors from TE Connectivity. TE’s M12 rail value version connectors are a cost-effective series of M12 connectors, including A-coded 8-position and D-coded 4-position male and female options. These connectors comply with rail application standards (EN 45545 and IEC 61373), and the shielding design enables signal and high-speed data transmission in harsh environments.
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Burkert: Type 8640 – Modular Valve Island for Pneumatics
The 8640 valve unit system is designed to solve diverse and complex control problems due to its systematic modular construction and combination of pneumatic and electrical interfaces. By putting together a row of pneumatic modules with different numbers of valves, 2 to 24 valve functionalities may be realized on one valve unit. Electrical connectivity is achieved by either fieldbus interfaces, common connection (parallel connection technique) or multipin interfaces.
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ABB: OVR RS485Q & SL RS485 Series
ABB’s OVR RS485Q & SL RS485 Series of Surge Protective Devices make surge protection easy for data and signal applications. These UL 497B listed SPDs are specifically designed for RS 485 and Fieldbus applications, such as Profibus DP for protection against the damaging effects of surges caused by lightning, electrical surges, and more on data and signal lines.
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Automotive | Data Centers | Industrial | Power Distribution & Energy | Product News | Test and Measurement
Panduit: Improved VeriSafe Absence of Voltage Tester
The new VeriSafe 2.0 Absence of Voltage Tester (AVT) leverages the same test in the existing Verisafe AVT, but with many new features and expanded applications. With the push of a button, workers can quickly determine voltage status and see an active indication when the absence of voltage is confirmed. The automated test minimizes risk by verifying the absence of voltage before equipment is accessed, making it easier for workers to verify an electrically safe work condition.
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ABB: ReliaGear LV MCC Enhanced Technology
ABB recently announced enhancements to their flagship ReliaGear LV MCC low voltage motor control center. In addition to ACS580 variable frequency drives, ReliaGear LV MCC is now available with PSTx softstarters up to 500 HP, motor starters with SACE Tmax XT motor circuit protectors, and UMC100.3 relays. All are compatible with a wide range of fieldbus protocols and offer the option for retractable stab arc flash mitigation (AFM) units.
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Automotive | Drives / Loop Controllers / PACs / PLCs | General Manufacturing | Industrial | Product News
Why the NY Series Industrial PC (IPC) is the Perfect Host for Omron AVEVA Edge
Omron’s partnership with AVEVA Edge makes machine visualization easier than ever. Although this solution is designed to work well across all industries regardless of platform, some platforms work even better – such as the Omron NY Series Industrial PC, or NY IPC for short. Omron AVEVA Edge is a powerful, affordable, and easy-to-use supervisory data control and acquisition (SCADA) software with a custom tag/variable-based driver set for Omron controllers and devices.
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ABB: ACS180 Machinery Drives
ABB has extended its all-compatible family of machinery drives with the new ACS180 variable speed drive (VSD) for applications up to 22 kilowatts (kW). This easy-to-use and compact VSD brings reliability and performance for machinery builders. The ACS180 is designed for OEMs and system integrators across several industries and for a wide range of applications.
