Redundant ring ethernet switches
26 October, 2009 | ICP Electronics Australia
The ORing IES-1050RA and IES-1041FRA unmanaged redundant ring ethernet switches provide five 10/100Base-T(x) or four 10/100Base-T(X) and one 100Base-FX redundant ring port.
Fieldbus power supply
26 October, 2009 | Moore Industries
MooreHawke has introduced the Trunkguard TPS400 fieldbus power supply for general-purpose and non-incendive applications.
High power drives
26 October, 2009 | Schneider Electric
Schneider Electric’s Altivar 61 Plus and Altivar 71 Plus are low-voltage variable speed drives for high power ratings, from 90 kW to 2400 kW, and are designed for simplicity of operation.
Washdown vision sensor
26 October, 2009 | Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering has introduced the PresencePlus P4 IP68-rated, sealed Omni vision sensor. Featuring a compact, durable, nickel-plated, aluminium housing, the P4 Sealed Omni vision sensor is designed to withstand washdown conditions, as well as dust and debris common in harsh-duty environments with the use of an integrated ring light or lens cover.
Compact palletiser with stretch wrapper
26 October, 2009 | JMP Engineering Pty Ltd
JMP has announced a new version of its compact palletising cell (CPC) with stretch-wrapping capabilities built in.
Failsafe controller gateway
26 October, 2009 | Siemens Ltd
Siemens has developed the Gateway CM104 TSAA, a migration solution for integrating Triconex failsafe controllers into Simatic PCS 7-based control systems. The Gateway enables existing systems to be expanded or modernised inexpensively and step by step.
Compact robot
26 October, 2009 | ABB Australia Pty Ltd
ABB has launched its smallest ever multipurpose industrial robot, the compact and lightweight six-axis IRB 120. Available with a new compact version of the IRC5 controller, the robot weighs just 25 kg and can handle a payload of 3 kg (or 4 kg with a vertical wrist) with a reach of 580 mm.
Flow/temperature/level switch
26 October, 2009 | AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd
The FLT93S flow/level/temperature switch from Fluid Components International performs monitoring, controlling and alarming of flow rates or levels of critical fluids such as foams, emulsion layers, liquids and slurries. Its rugged industrial design and housing are designed to provide high reliability and long service life under harsh plant environments in chemical refining, waste treatment and other industries.
Batch controller
26 October, 2009 | Innovec Controls Pty Ltd
The IBS is a powered batch controller for liquids with an 85-265 VAC or 12-72 VDC power supply and an 8-digit display. The instrument can be configured from the front touch buttons to batch volumes from 0.01 to 999,999.99 litres and K factors from 999,999 to 0.01 can be used. Also included is an adjustable 8-20 VDC loop supply that can be used to provide the excitation power supply for flow sensors.
PID controller simulation
26 October, 2009 | MathWorks Australia
The MathWorks has announced Simulink Control Design 3.0, equipped with features that automate the process of tuning proportional-integral-derivative (PID) controllers. These features are being released along with new PID controller blocks in Simulink.
AHM-6xx7 HMI controllers
26 October, 2009 | Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
The AHM-6xx7 Series HMI controllers are designed for monitoring and process control applications. Suitable for graphical machine control through the use of touch screens, these dedicated panel PCs are based on the Intel Atom N270 1.6 GHz processors and provide support for embedded operating systems.
Custody transfer flowmeter for oil products
26 October, 2009 | GE Pacific Pte Ltd - GE Sensing & IT
The Sentinel LCT from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies has been designed for liquid custody transfer measurements of crude oil and refined oil products, offering an improved accuracy compared to traditional ship and tank level measurement. Extensive CFD (computational fluid dynamics) has been used to guarantee the high accuracy, even under conditions where flow conditions change constantly.
VK Series vibration switch
26 October, 2009 | ifm efector pty ltd
The VK Series vibration switch from ifm efector is designed to continuously monitor the vibration levels of critical plant equipment to help prevent machine failure and expensive downtime. The compact VK switch is designed to permanently mount on a machine to provide continuous feedback of vibration level via a 4-20 mA analog output.
iBase AMI402 fanless computer
26 October, 2009 | Backplane Systems Technology Pty Ltd
The AMI402 fanless computer system from iBase comes assembled with the Intel Core2 Duo T7500-based MI910EF Mini-ITX motherboard that can be populated with up to 4 GB of DDR2 memory in two DIMM sockets.
Hirschmann’s Spider family of ethernet switches
26 October, 2009 | Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Hirschmann’s Spider family of entry-level unmanaged switches offers plug-and-play functionality and features high port density with gigabit ethernet on all ports.