Colour contrast sensor
26 October, 2009 | ifm efector pty ltd
The O5 Series contrast sensor offers a variety of contrast sensing solutions for the packaging, assembly, material handling and printing industries. Applications include printed registration marks on a roll of paper or labels; continuous form markings; printed colour bars on packages; reference marks for printing and cutting, and confirming the presence of bar codes, date codes and data matrix symbols.
Volumetric flow sensor
26 October, 2009 | ifm efector pty ltd
Designed for the food and machine tool industries, the SQ volumetric flow sensor from ifm is designed for low volumetric flow quantities. It has been designed for dosing of water and aqueous solutions up to 200 mL/min. Flow and temperature are measured at the same time and can be supplied as either a switched or analog output.
Compact proximity sensor
26 October, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
The uprox Q10S proximity sensor is a compact 10 x 10 x 28 mm sensor that can achieve sensing distances of up to 5 mm, depending on mounting configuration.
Pneumatic torque limiter
26 October, 2009 | Norman G Clark Pty Ltd
The Nexen TL Series pneumatically engaged, single-position torque limiter uses a ball/detent interface and proximity sensor to immediately disengage the machine shaft when excessive torque or a machine jam occurs, effectively protecting downstream equipment and product from damage and decreasing downtime.
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.
Visualisation development software
26 October, 2009 | GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has released DataViews 9.25, a set of graphic visualisation development tools for building custom applications. The new version includes features that enhance performance of display updates, support the use of scalable text in input object templates and allow the setting of background colour for scalable text objects.
Batch control software
26 October, 2009 | GE intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms has announced the latest version of its batch control software, Proficy Batch Execution 5.5.
Optical encoders
26 October, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has released the Kübler F36 optical encoder series, designed completely without gears to eliminate wear and sensitivity to magnetic fields. F36 absolute encoders feature a compact size of 36 mm with a hollow shaft diameter of up to 10 mm, making them suitable for drive engineering and medical applications.
Fieldbus power supply
26 October, 2009 | Moore Industries
MooreHawke has introduced the Trunkguard TPS400 fieldbus power supply for general-purpose and non-incendive applications.
Thermal imaging camera
26 October, 2009 | Infratherm Pty Ltd
The NEC H2640 thermal imaging camera has a temperature resolution of 0.03 °C providing exceptional sensitivity. The uncooled 640 x 480 focal plane array detector delivers a 0.6 mrad instantaneous field of view with the standard 22º (H) x 16º (V) lens.
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.
Video historian adds charting support
26 October, 2009 | Telvent Australia Pty Ltd
Longwatch, developer of the Video Historian for Video MES applications, has announced support of the Wonderware ActiveFactory trend chart object. This enables users to link plant video directly with Wonderware’s graphical data trend charts automatically.
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.
