Serial interface
05 February, 2006 | SMC Australia | New Zealand
The EX250 serial interface unit's integrated assembly comprises a digital serial interface and a user-defined number of solenoid control valves mounted on a manifold.
Venting solution
05 February, 2006 | Parker (Aust) Pty Ltd
The Vent Master creates a constant pressure environment in the vent header to keep chemical/petrochemical process analysers operating at their maximum accuracy. The system eliminates the need to vent to atmosphere and resolves analyser accuracy issues associated with alternative disposal techniques.
Insulated pipe
05 February, 2006 | Matrix Process Solutions Pty Ltd
Insul-System by Matrix Process Solutions is suitable for use on hot or cold product, process and utility lines.
ESX controllers
17 January, 2006 | Can + Automotion Pty Ltd
The ESX family of programmable controllers from STW GmbH is designed for mobile applications such as machinery, construction equipment, man and material lifts, etc.
Radiation source holder
17 January, 2006 | Analogue & Digital Measurements Pty Ltd
Analogue & Digital Measurements has released the ASHF2 series of radiation sourceholders.
Analysis software
17 January, 2006 | Schneider Electric Pty Ltd
Wonderware has released the SuiteVoyager 2.5 web-based analysis software for production and performance management. The software enables companies to improve production and performance through dynamic analysis and reporting of key performance and production indicators to make proactive decisions that improve profitability and efficiency.
Barcode reader
17 January, 2006 | Micromax Pty Ltd
The PresencePlus P4 BCR vision sensor from Banner Engineering Corp reads advanced 2D and 1D barcodes including Data Matrix ECC200 and PDF 417, as well as linear codes such as Code 39, Code 128, Codabar, Interleaved 2 of 5, EAN-8 and EAN-13 (supports UPC-A).
Gas flow measurement application
17 January, 2006 | Control Microsystems
Control Microsystems has released RealFLO 6, an electronic gas flow measurement (EFM) application available on all SCADAPack controllers and RealFLO 4202 GFCs.
Industrial device server
17 January, 2006 | Paqworks
Moxa has introduced the NPort IA series of industrial device servers that connect serial devices to 100 Mbps copper or fibre ethernet networks. NPort IA device servers are equipped with dual fast ethernet ports (RJ45, 10/100BaseTX), allowing the device servers to be cascaded for easier deployment. When using an SC connector (100BaseFX) to connect to an ethernet network, the distance can be extended up to 40 km using singlemode fibre.
Ethernet controller
17 January, 2006 | Rockwell Automation Australia
The latest generation of Allen-Bradley SLC-5/05 controller offers enhanced ethernet/IP communications functionality. Featuring 10/100 Mbps ethernet connectivity and an increased number of available ethernet connections, the series C with firmware revision (FRN) 9 can be utilised in larger, more demanding high-throughput applications.
Autonomous controller
17 January, 2006 | Yokogawa Australia Pty Ltd
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has upgraded the autonomous controllers for its Stardom network-based control system.
Ethernet network interface unit
17 January, 2006 | GE Intelligent Platforms Asia Pacific Pte Ltd
GE Fanuc Automation has added an ethernet network interface unit (ENIU) to the series 90-30 programmable logic controller family. This communications module enables users to connect series 90-30 I/O over ethernet to a master controller through a single point of connection, which helps save configuration time and reduce the overall number of components.
RFID tagging system
17 January, 2006 | Accu-Sort Systems Inc
Accu-Sort Systems, a member of EPCglobal, recently announced the release of its FAST Tag RFID tagging system. Part of Accu-Sort's suite of Flexible Automation Solution Tools, FAST Tag is a turnkey automated solution for placing, tracking and verifying RFID tags on cartons and pallets. FAST Tag also integrates seamlessly into existing material handling and data handling systems, providing a low-risk upgrade path from conventional bar code labelling systems.
Coded safety gate switches
05 December, 2005 | Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
A non-contact coded safety switch, PSENcode, from Pilz meets the requirements for safety gate monitoring, has a high level of security and 10 can be connected in a single series.
Wireless ethernet modem
05 December, 2005 | Zigsense
MaxStream's XEB-009-CI XPress radio modem provides a long-range, high-speed wireless ethernet TCPIP to TCPIP connection. Its frequency range was designed to eliminate potential interference by 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi networks. The 900 MHz ISM band frequency range is DIP switch selectable and RF data rate is 1.5 Mbaud with <1 millisec latency via a dedicated link.
