Display unit mounts up to 50 m from PC September 2007, Beckhoff Automation One of the problems that control system engineers are often faced with is how to locate a PC display unit where it is required while at the same time locating the system unit in a more convenient or environmentally ...
Alarm annunciation: are annunciators still relevant? September 2007, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists In the main control room of a multibillion rand petrochemical plant pulses the heart of a process with an explosive mixture of gases and liquids which, in the wrong conditions, has all the makings of ...
Alarm management for pipelines September 2007, Moore Process Controls In 2005 the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) concluded that an effective alarm review/audit system would increase the likelihood of controllers appropriately responding to alarms associated ...
High performance OITs in slim packaging September 2007, Varispeed (A Division of Hudaco Trading) Maple Systems of the USA has released a new generation of touchscreen operator interface terminals (OITs) - the Silver Series Plus. Built on a new, high-performance hardware platform, Silver Series Plus ...
8 W DC/DC converter September 2007, Switches International Mean Well has announced the introduction of the SCW08/DCW08 series of 8 W regulated single/dual output DC/DC converters to meet the growing demands of low cost and miniature size applications. With DIP ...
5 W DC/DC converter September 2007, Current Automation Mean Well Enterprises has expanded its DC/DC low wattage product line with the release of the NSD05 series of 5 W on-board DC/DC converters. Along with the NSD-10 (10 W) and NSD-15 (15 W) series, this ...
DTM available for Wika temperature transmitter September 2007, WIKA Instruments For its T53 temperature transmitter, Wika can now provide a device type manager (DTM). Thus a comprehensive configuration capability is available for systems which support the FDT (field device tool) ...
Smart lights have a flash of brightness September 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa Sensor manufacturer, Banner Engineering, has announced the addition of the K50L and K80L to its extensive line of EZ-LIGHT indicator lights. The highly visible 50 mm dome indicator lights, in a choice ...
CODIX is more than just a pretty counter August 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa The new universal preset counters CODIX 923/924 from Kübler-Germany, are designed to display, measure and control pulses, time and frequency. They offer a simple, cost-effective solution for many control ...
The evolution of substation communications July 2007 The RuggedSwitch family of substation hardened Ethernet switches has been created to meet the requirements of IEC 61850 and to implement Station Bus or Process Bus LANs
Leverless switches take the grit at power plant June 2007, Switches International The slurry valves at Owensboro Power Plant (Kentucky, USA) were malfunctioning in the scrubber area. Many maintenance hours were being invested replacing faulty limit switches. Operations at the power ...
Programmable control relay supports Ethernet June 2007, Schneider Electric South Africa Can you guarantee total availability of your automated systems?
Schneider has introduced the Zelio Logic range of compact programmable control relays.
Says Schneider Electric's product manager, Kruben ...
Innovation competes with safety June 2007, Schneider Electric South Africa Kruben Bennie, Schneider Electric's product manager, machine and low end control, is of the opinion that innovation in the control and signalling sector is taking a back seat as component manufacturing ...
Vandal-proof switch is rated IP65 June 2007, RS South Africa As part of its Electrical, Automation and Cables product stable, RS Components is offering the MCS22 ES stainless steel pushbutton switch. The switch is manufactured from high quality materials, assuring ...
IP65 rated kiosk keyboard with trackball June 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME) Centurion Micro Electronics has available Kiosk keyboards that are specially designed to operate in hostile environments. This makes them ideal for web payphones, Internet kiosks and other applications ...
Slippery limit switch beats the heat June 2007, Endress+Hauser South Africa Process automation specialist, Endress+Hauser has radically enhanced its limit switch range with the launch of Soliphant M Second Step. The new limit switch technology opens up new areas of application, ...
Absolute single-turn encoders offer IP69K protection June 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa Kübler, the specialist German counter and encoder manufacturer, has released a pair of new, robust absolute single-turn encoders in a compact 36 mm package. The 3650 and 3670 series, with magnetic sensor ...
Beijer Electronics solves pressing issues in Taiwan May 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage Like many companies, Seyi, the second largest press manufacturer in Taiwan, faces increasing global competition. With annual sales in excess of 2500 presses, the company continually strives to increase ...
New services help factory management May 2007, Schneider Electric South Africa “An ingenious application of Schneider Electric’s ‘Transparent Ready’ technology is the new Telemecanique active Web server called FactoryCast, an advanced human-machine interface (HMI),” says automation ...
Photosensor forms master/slave system May 2007, Gail Norton Instrumentation Telco's PAB 30 is a 3-channel, multiplexed, photoelectric amplifier for use in conjunction with remote transmitters and receivers. Each of the three channels operates independently.
The amplifier series ...
