Scada/PLC system reduces production stops at Mercedes Benz July 2000 The main objective of the scada/PLC system was to monitor the movement of automotive parts, from the intake area all the way through to the storage and dispatch areas.
Universal I/O system for functionality without the programming nightmare July 2000, Endress+Hauser South Africa From the point of view of the process automation engineer, the ideal process measurement solution will facilitate a higher output with better quality and a higher output with better quality and at a competitive ...
The world's biggest Profibus installation in process engineering July 2000, ABB South Africa FDT in Practice
At present, ABB are installing at BASF's site what is believed to be the biggest Profibus system ever used in the field of process engineering throughout the world. This challenging ...
PLC-based system expansion in automobile assemply plant July 2000 When vehicle engines arrive at an automobile assembly plant, production engineers test a statistical sample of their delivery as part of the quality control process. Engineers make many measurements on ...
Compact PLCs with a variety of functions July 2000 The Oron CPM2A and CPM2AC PLCs from Yelland Control may be small, but they provide many functions. These include programmable terminal connections (through a built-in RS232C port), positioning functions ...
Stack lights now availiable with DeviceNet connectivity July 2000, Rockwell Automation As one of the broadest stack light product offerings in the industry, the addition of DeviceNet connectivity to the Bulletin 855T control tower stack lights expands device functionality and diagnostic ...
Temperature process controller has easy-to-read graphics display June 2000, Protea Automation Solutions Overview
The 2704 is a high accuracy, high stability temperature and process controller available in a single, dual or three-loop format. It has a bright 120 x 160 pixel dot matrix display on which all ...
Digital field-mounted controller May 2000, Moore Process Controls In the early days of process control, loop controllers had direct process inputs and pneumatic outputs and they were mounted close to the process. This provided the lowest installation cost and the greatest ...
PLC Direct outsources logistics March 2000 PLC Direct has outsourced logistics to a Gauteng based company thus allowing them to concentrate on core business, which is the sales, and marketing of automation products to the industrial marketplace. ...
Rockwell Automation - proven and reliable automation solutions here in africa Feb 2000, Rockwell Automation Rockwell Automation is a $6,8 billion US-owned business with some 25 000 employees and 64 manufacturing facilities situated throughout the world. Other valuable facts are that the company has more than ...
Soft PLCs - how they challenge traditional PLCs Jan 2000 The US and Europe have been taken by storm by the latest PC-based control systems supported by Microsoft Windows. South Africa has only just started exploring this newest trend in process control with ...
Bringing the shopfloor to management's floor Jan 2000 In addition to the super small KV-10 - 80 Keyence range of PLCs, Varispeed's control division also supplies and supports the KV300 Series PLC. Despite its many incredibly powerful functions, this PLC ...
PC-based control software for windows NT and CE Jan 2000 Think & Do Software, a PC-based control software package for Windows NT and Windows CE, now supports Automationdirect.com's RUNtimePC, a Windows CE controller with a built-in 12,1" graphical ...
CNC with Windows CE Jan 2000 GE Fanuc now produces the new Series 160is/180is/210is CNC hardware which, as well as bringing the high reliability and greater breadth of use provided by the incorporation of Windows CE, offers much ...
Ideal annunciator display for any PLC Jan 2000 Omniflex, the manufacturer of the Omni-16 annunciator range, has released the Omni-16c Serial Display, designed to work directly with PLCs in alarm monitoring applications. The Serial Display connects ...
Realtime solutions for the PC-based PLC Jan 2000
PCL, the software PLC from Bosch, combines the reliability and functionality of the PLC with the flexibility of the PC world. Bosch says its product is easy to program and suitable for open networking ...
