Ethernet switch upgrade
29 September, 2009 | Rockwell Automation Australia
Rockwell Automation has upgraded its Allen-Bradley Stratix 8000 modular managed industrial ethernet switch line with features that include the implementation of Resilient Ethernet Protocol (REP), Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol (DHCP) per port and the Common Industrial Protocol (CIP) Sync Time Protocol.
3D image sensor
29 September, 2009 | ifm efector pty ltd
The 3D Image Sensor from ifm efector evaluates size, shape and volume in material handling applications. An integrated 64 x 48 pixel array - in which each pixel represents a time of flight measurement - defines the field of view for the sensor.
Safety switches
29 September, 2009 | Rockwell Automation Australia
The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440P range of safety limit switches comprises 14 models and features a 2 m pre-terminated side- or bottom-entry cable and a rugged, compact 22 mm metal housing.
Hydrogen pressure sensor
29 September, 2009 | Bestech Australia Pty Ltd
The generation and storage of hydrogen poses challenges in the types of pressure sensors that can be used safely and accurately in hydrogen applications. The AST2000H2 pressure sensor, from American Sensor Technologies is a digitally compensated pressure sensor that is designed to have the accuracy and construction to meet the demands of the hydrogen pressure measurement market.
High-friction suction cups
29 September, 2009 | PIAB Vacuum Technologies
Duraflex friction cups are designed to provide strong grip on oily and wet surfaces and they are particularly suitable for the automotive and whitegoods manufacturing industries.
Wireless I/O adapter
29 September, 2009 | ProSoft Technology Inc
The Wireless Point I/O Adapter (ILX34-AENWG) is a high-speed, standards-based 802.11g wireless I/O communication adapter offering a wireless alternative for linking Rockwell Automation controllers to distributed process I/O modules.
Door interlock with escape release
29 September, 2009 | Fortress Systems Pty Ltd
Fortress Interlocks has released the DM-I door interlock that features an internal release mechanism that allows exit from a dangerous area even when the door is locked.
Suction cup for bag handling
29 September, 2009 | PIAB Vacuum Technologies
The BL40-5 suction cup is a silicone cup with reinforced bellows and a long, thin lip designed for pick-and-place applications, mainly in the food industry, and specifically optimised to handle difficult bags - bags that are filled with liquids or with material that is not in one piece such as heavy pet food bags, bags with frozen food or bags of rice or pasta.
Aaeon AEC-6831 embedded PC controller
29 September, 2009 | Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
The AEC-6831 is a Boxer Series embedded PC controller from Aaeon. The series is designed to meets the strong demands emerging for stand-alone and blind node control PCs.
National Instruments motion control development system
29 September, 2009 | National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced NI VeriStand 2009, a configuration-based software environment for creating real-time testing applications such as hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) and controlled environmental tests.
Turck stainless steel inductive sensors
29 September, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has announced a line of 2- and 3-wire DC ArmorGuard+ stainless steel, front face, inductive sensors. The line includes 8, 12, 18 and 30 mm barrel diameters with 1.5 to 10 mm achievable sensing distances.
SDR-120 DIN rail power supply
29 September, 2009 | ADM Systems Pty Ltd
The Mean Well SDR-120 is an AC/DC isolation Class I DIN rail power unit.
Distributed I/O system
29 September, 2009 | Automation Warehouse
VIPA Germany has released an intelligent distributed I/O and PLC system named SLice IO, to cater for ‘per point’, low-density applications. The SLIO I/O system comes with a high-speed backplane that can be combined with VIPA’s 100 V, 200 V, 300 S and 500 S systems, and future releases of SLIO CPU’s.
Relay and digital input card
25 September, 2009 | Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
Advantech has introduced the PCM-3761I, a form C-type, 8-channel relay and 8-channel, isolated digital input PCI-104 card for machine and production automation.
Heavy-duty polyurethane seal
25 September, 2009 | Oz Seals
Oz Seal has developed a heavy-duty polyurethane seal, the Oz Ultra Performance Polymer. More flexible than the existing Oz Super Red Polymer, the Oz Ultra Performance Polymer is designed for use in heavy-duty hydraulic applications requiring high levels of precision positioning.
