Operator Interfaces, Switches & Relays


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Rockwell Automation launches next-generation electronic overload relay
October 2014, Rockwell Automation
Inspired by input from end users, panel builders, OEMs and system integrators around the world, Rockwell Automation engineers developed the new Allen-Bradley E300 electronic overload relay. The E300 integrates ...

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NewElec relays facilitate the automation of older plants
October 2014, NewElec Pretoria
The older a manufacturing plant is the more difficult and costly it is to run efficiently, therefore automating the plant can only prove beneficial. NewElec’s MA or NewCode motor protection relays make ...

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Compact TL50 tower lights now available
October 2014, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering has announced the new self-contained, compact version of its industry-recognised EZ-LIGHT TL50 tower light. Measuring only half the height of the standard TL50 models, the TL50 compact ...

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Inductive sensors for harsh applications
October 2014, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck has announced the addition of the Q80WD sensor to its range of washdown sensors. The Q80WD is an addition to the uprox+ family of factor one sensors that require no correction factor to detect any ...

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Locally manufactured digital indicator
September 2014
The IQ4 range of microprocessor-based digital panel meters, locally manufactured by IQ Instruments, features a four-digit display and is produced in an industry standard 96x48 mm format. They can be ...

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5,3 million switching operations for Jumo thermostats and still going strong
September 2014
Tests conducted on Jumo’s EM panel-mount thermostat range to determine the service life proved the outstanding durability of these units. After 5,3 million switching operations at an average of one per ...

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Omron’s HMI alternative
August 2014, Omron Electronics
Omron’s feature-rich and cost effective NB HMI series is perfect for any industry requiring a small, affordable basic human machine interface touch screen. Offering the best in reliability, the NB HMI ...

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Calling for parts at a furniture manufacturer
Technews Industry Guide - Wireless 2014, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Industrial Wireless
A furniture manufacturer has four manufacturing lines: red, green, blue, and yellow. When a line is in need of parts, one of the operators flips a switch that turns on that line’s colour on a light tower ...

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AT Technical Services’ new wireless protocol for machine safety: A new foot switch
Technews Industry Guide - Wireless 2014, Industrial Wireless
AT Technical Services has introduced its first wireless switching device incorporating a new safe wireless technology. Thanks to its ergonomic design, the RF GF(S)I 2,4 GHz-safe-b foot control can be ...

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Safety rope emergency stop switch
June 2014, ifm - South Africa
The heavy duty safety rope emergency stop switch from ifm electronic is designed to protect personnel while working in dangerous situations such as on long conveyor systems and rotating machines. It provides ...

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Motor management and protection
June 2014, NewElec Pretoria
NewElec’s electronic motor protection relays can be used to access operating information. The KE and NewCode models are able to store up to 2000 time stamped events and 60 fault conditions with all pertinent ...

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Festo’s CMGA safety system
June 2014, Festo South Africa
Festo has launched a range of safety components to comply with the new safety regulation being rolled out across Europe. The latest of these is the CMGA, a compact safety system with the option of integrated ...

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Schneider Electric releases recyclable FBX switchgear
June 2014, Schneider Electric South Africa
Schneider Electric has announced the release of its FBX gas-insulated switchgear (GIS), a fully sulphur hexafluoride gas (SF6) insulated switchboard for secondary distribution networks, in the southern ...

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NewElec’s NewCode relay
June 2014, NewElec Pretoria
Fault finding and establishing what went wrong when an MCC suffers a fault can be tedious and time consuming. NewElec’s NewCode relay facilitates the process and eliminates many of the fault finding headaches. It ...

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High energy ignition device
June 2014
Durag’s D-HG 400 high energy ignition device is suitable for the ignition of gas or liquid fuels in industrial burners of any capacity. In its standard version, the ignition lance and the control unit ...

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TAG level switch
April 2014, Gail Norton Instrumentation
TAG level switches are designed to detect the presence of materials that accrue in the surroundings of the electrode’s position. Materials can be fluids, powders, granules and conductive or non-conductive, ...

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Eliminate impact torque conditions
April 2014, NewElec Pretoria
Impact torque conditions can result in broken chains, couplings and screw conveyors as well as an assortment of mechanical fractures. When a NewElec OLR 84 S protection relay is mounted on a motor circuit, ...

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Omniflex simplifies obsolete Highland 9100 alarm system replacement
March 2014, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Replacing old/obsolete Highland 9100 alarm annunciator systems can in many instances be a time consuming, disruptive and costly exercise. Omniflex has however made the task simple, by designing a custom ...

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Single-point operation for machine ­activation and pick-to-light applications
January 2014, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering has introduced the EZ-Light K30 Touch, a smaller version of the company’s industry-recognised K50 Touch. Featuring a compact, rugged design, this single-point device is designed for ...

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Jumo’s advanced function bimetal switches
January 2014
Jumo’s bimetal switches are used in a wide variety of applications, such as cooling or heating circuits, compressors or engines. These switches have now been developed for applications in compact plants. ...

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