FANUC Corporation and Rockwell Automation announce integrated manufacturing solutions
15 September, 2014FANUC Corporation and Rockwell Automation have expanded their collaboration in the CNC and Logix programmable automation controller (Logix PAC) environments, with further integration of robotics, ROBOMACHINEs and enterprise software products.
Panasonic FP7 Series programmable logic controller
08 September, 2014The FP7 Series PLC offers a fast, 32-bit processor platform with a large adjustable memory capacity for program or data and a high-speed processor capable of 11 ns per step.
Managing power demand at Gardena
04 September, 2014At Gardena Manufacturing near the ancient town of Ulm in southern Germany, work proceeds at a brisk pace, and in a high-pressure environment - quite literally. Each year, the site’s 93 injection-moulding machines turn 9400 metric tons of plastic into 500 million parts, such as handles for pruning shears and push lawn mowers. Work proceeds seven days per week, from Monday to Friday at full capacity in three shifts, while weekends are a bit slower with fewer machines and workers on duty.
Pixsys TD240 HMI indicator and controller
31 July, 2014The Pixsys TD240 is a HMI indicator and controller with integrated PLC 'soft' functions that has a 320 x 240 pixel TFT/LCD touch-screen front panel with a 256-colour display.
Phoenix Contact Axiocontrol AXC 3050 controller
02 May, 2014The Axiocontrol AXC 3050 controller from Phoenix Contact is suitable for complex automation tasks due to the fast processing speed it offers.
Unitronics Vision350T PLC with onboard HMI
24 April, 2014The Vision350T PLCs with onboard HMIs have a flat fascia that makes these models suitable for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Phoenix Contact PLC logic modular PLC and switching system
17 April, 2014Phoenix Contact's PLC logic is suitable for small automation tasks, combining the strengths of established relay technology with logic functions in a single package.
Novus NT240 programmable digital timer
24 March, 2014The Novus NT240 programmable digital timer can be easily configured to switch at pre-programmed time intervals, activating an output according to a predefined mode of operation and user-chosen time interval.
Unitronics Vision130 integrated PLC and HMI
13 March, 2014The Unitronics Vision130 PLC+HMI family are flat fascia PLCs with onboard HMIs, the flat fascia making these models suitable for the food and pharmaceutical industries.
Modicon M580 ePAC Ethernet automation controller
25 February, 2014Schnedier Electric's M580 automation controller is the world's first ePAC - a next-generation PAC which is based entirely on Ethernet.
Phoenix Contact Axioline F 4-channel I/O modules
15 October, 2013The Axioline F range now includes 4-channel modules for voltage, current and temperature.
Total cost of ownership: a study of automation systems
04 October, 2013 by Toby Kilroy, Senior Engineer, Omron Electronics AustraliaIt has often been said that we live in an age of solutions. Today, many vendors offer competing platforms for automation which accomplish much the same task, namely the automation of plant floor equipment and machinery. However, it is rare for manufacturing automation system users to properly investigate the total cost of ownership (TCO) for the range of automation platforms on offer.
National Instruments cRIO-9068 software-designed controller
01 September, 2013The cRIO-9068 software-designed controller has been completely redesigned but maintains full NI LabVIEW and I/O compatibility with the CompactRIO platform.
ICP DAS iDCS-8830 modular remote redundant I/O system
14 August, 2013The iDCS-8830 is a modular remote redundant I/O system that supports Modbus/TCP and Modbus/UDP with eight I/O slots designed to work in duplex or simplex applications.
Phoenix Contact ILC 191 ME/AN and ILC 191 ME/INC mini-controllers, and TD 1030T HMI device
02 July, 2013Phoenix Contact’s Easy Automation system now includes the ILC ME mini-controllers, designed specifically for mechanical engineering, and the compact, easy-to-configure TD 1030T HMI device from the Minitouch line.
