Extended range proximity sensor
29 September, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has announced that the company’s Q08 uprox+ factor 1 sensor - designed to detect steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium at the same rated sensing distance - now offers an extended range of 8 mm.
Temperature transmitters
29 September, 2009 | AMS Instrumentation & Calibration Pty Ltd
Noshok’s 850 series electronic indicating temperature switch/transmitter utilises PT100 technology to provide continuous temperature monitoring, electronic temperature switching and 4-20 mA analog output while providing local digital indication.
Model-based design for plants
29 September, 2009 | Autodesk Australia
Autodesk has announced the availability of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010, a software product designed to bring model-based design to mainstream plant design projects.
Energy monitoring system
29 September, 2009 | OneTemp Pty Ltd
OneTemp has released the Hobo U30-ETH remote monitoring system, an industrial-grade energy monitoring system that provides real-time, remote access to energy and environmental data over any ethernet network.
Drum tipper
29 September, 2009 | Flexicon Corporation (Australia) Pty Limited
The Tip-Tite drum tipper from Flexicon seals drums against a discharge cone, tips the drum, mates the cone against a gasketted connection and discharges bulk material dust free through a slide gate valve. The tipper accommodates drums from 114 to 208 litres.
SMS data logging for RTUs
29 September, 2009 | Ovarro
Semaphore has introduced a data logging enhancement for its T-Box line of SCADA system RTU products. Available in the T-Box Wireless Monitor, T-Box LT and T-Box MS RTU products, this feature allows data archives and sampling tables to be transmitted via SMS messaging.
Decentralised drive solution package
29 September, 2009 | SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Comprising a PLC/motion controller or gateway, frequency inverter, optional I/O module, geared-motor and interconnection cables, the SEW-Eurodrive decentralised package can be customised to match the specific requirements of the end-user applications.
DIN rail power supplies
29 September, 2009 | Powerbox Australia Pty Ltd
The PBAMRÂ Series 10-92W is a range of Class II output DIN rail switching power supplies suited to building automation, factory automation, semiconductor fabrication equipment, marine installation and electromechanical applications with medium to high power demand. The series is available in 7.5, 15, 22.5 and 35 W models.
FPGA capabilities for distributed I/O
29 September, 2009 | National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced new FPGA capabilities for the NI 9144 expansion chassis. By downloading the NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 1.1 driver from ni.com, engineers and scientists can now run LabVIEW FPGA code directly on the NI 9144 chassis to execute custom triggering, inline processing and control within an application.
Wireless level instrument
29 September, 2009 | Honeywell Process Solutions
The FlexLine wireless radar gauge from Honeywell is an ISA100.11a-ready wireless radar gauge that helps process manufacturers monitor tank levels and prevent hazardous incidents in their plants and terminals.
ERP web interface
29 September, 2009 | IFS Australia
IFS has announced the launch of IFS Enterprise Explorer (IEE), a new user interface for IFS Applications. IFS has developed the new interface in response to a common problem in the enterprise software industry - useability. Vendors are adding more and more functionality onto their products, but they are getting more difficult to use.
Palletiser for bulky and unstable packages
29 September, 2009 | JMP Engineering Ltd
The K-Pal palletising system has the advantages of a layer palletiser with the flexibility of a robotic palletiser, and is suitable for handling bulky and unstable packages.
Airborne particle counter
29 September, 2009 | Particle & Surface Sciences Pty Ltd
The Lighthouse Solair 1001+ airborne particle counter offers a sensitivity of 0.1 µm with a flow rate of 0.01 CFM (0.283 LPM) and a wide dynamic range up to 20 µm.
Insertion DP flowmeter
29 September, 2009 | ECEFast
Using an aerofoil profile sensor to generate a differential pressure, the Wellbar flow sensor is suitable for a wide range of gases and liquids. The sensor is positioned across the flow and has multiple drilling points so that an average differential pressure is generated on the sensor ports.
RTU security enhancements
29 September, 2009 | Ovarro
Semaphore has introduced security enhancements for its T-Box line of SCADA system RTU products. HTTPS and IEEE 802.1X are now available with a T-Box MS Modular System, when equipped with a 32-bit CPU.