Suction cups
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: PIAB Vacuum Technologies
Piab’s BL30-4 suction cup is the smallest suction cup in the BL40-4 family of suction cups which are specially designed for bag handling. The BL30-4P is a suction cup which features long and flexible bellows and a long and thin lip, and is intended mainly for handling lightweight products where high application speed is required.
Pinpoint photoelectric sensors
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd
Sick has released a range of photoelectric switches and photoelectric proximity switches in which pinpoint LED technology concentrates energy on a smaller area and increases the intensity of the light spot.
Outdoor-safe laser scanner
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd
The OS2000 is a certified-safe laser scanner system for outdoor use. It combines the hardware and software of the Sick LMS outdoor laser measurement system with the safety level of the UE4470 safe programmable logic controller, which is certified as a safety component within the sense of the Machine Directive. Typical application examples of the system solution, which received approval from TÜV Rhineland, include door and gate protection, cranes, manned and unmanned vehicles, waterway structures such as bascule bridges or locks, and rail or conveyor systems.
Portescap hall sensor amplifier
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd
Portescap has introduced the RoHS-compliant EBL-H-50-03 four-quadrant amplifier. With fully programmable features, this hall sensor amplifier is specifically engineered to optimise the performance of Portescap brushless motors in applications where efficiency, high acceleration or safety are of primary significance. All inputs and outputs are clearly identified to facilitate easy start-up in less than 10 minutes.
Electric rotary actuators
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: Applied Automation
Exlar has announced the Tritex II Series electric actuators, offering 1500 W AC powered operation and digital position control within a single, space-saving housing.
The predictive maintenance 'crystal ball'
09 June, 2009 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Predictive maintenance programs provide miners with valuable insight into the condition of their in-service equipment, and are crucial in keeping mining and mineral processing applications online, streamlining maintenance schedules and minimising repair expenses.
Changing gears quickly: high-performance transmission production
29 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Automation Warehouse
With over 13,000 employees, the VW plant in Baunatal — 10 km south of Kassel — is Volkswagen’s second largest production site in Germany and one of the concern’s most important component suppliers. This primary transmission plant in Kassel supplies the entire Volkswagen organisation worldwide with around 2.8 million manual and automatic transmission systems annually.
High-performance controller and chassis
20 May, 2009 | Supplied by: http://www.ni.com/compactrio/
The National Instruments CompactRIO programmable automation controller is an advanced embedded control and data acquisition system designed for applications that require high performance and reliability.
Magneto-resistive encoder
18 May, 2009 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd
The MR2 magneto-resistive encoder is designed as a positioning and speed control solution for medical, security and access, industrial automation and electronics assembly related applications. For machine builders in these industries, a system design can be implemented with a lower line count of 128 lines for first-generation products and upgraded to a higher resolution line count of 512 lines for future-generation products, without any motor-encoder assembly change.
Integrated controller and touch screen
18 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
The Unitronics Vision570 is an all-in-one compact controller with a colour touch screen, full PLC functionality, onboard I/O options and built-in recipe capability.
High-speed camera system
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: SciTech Pty Ltd
The PCO.dimax is a 4-megapixel digital high-speed CMOS camera system with a 12-bit dynamic range. It provides 2012 x 2012 pixel resolution at a rate of 1100 fps with lower resolutions at rates as fast as 56,300 fps. The 31.4 mm-diagonal CMOS image sensor features 11 micron pixels and a quantum efficiency greater than 44%. The camera is available in colour and monochrome.
Combined PLC and HMI
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
The Unitronics’ Jazz is a PLC that includes onboard I/Os plus a full-function operator panel with numeric keypad. It enables users to replace ‘smart relays’ with a smarter, more powerful device, while keeping the same low budget.
OG-Cube photoelectric sensors
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltd
The OG-Cube photoelectric sensor from ifm efector offers reliable position detection in applications such as conveying, packaging, material handling and automotive manufacturing.
Quad-core embedded controller
11 May, 2009 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
The NI PXI-8110 is a 3U quad-core embedded controller for PXI systems. Featuring a 2.26 GHz Intel Core2 Quad processor Q9100, up to 4 GB of 800 MHz DDR2 RAM and a high-performance 7200 rpm drive, the PXI-8110 provides an up to 80% performance improvement over dual-core controllers with similar CPU clock frequencies for applications that are optimised to use the controller’s four processing cores.
Machine vision for factory automation
06 May, 2009 by Steve Geraghty and Marc Fimeri* | Supplied by: Adept Turnkey Solutions
Many key tasks in the manufacture of products, including inspection, orientation, identification and assembly, require the use of visual techniques. Human vision and response, however, can be slow and tend to be error-prone either due to boredom or fatigue. Replacing human inspection with machine vision can go far in automating factory operation, but implementers need to carefully match machine vision options with application requirements.
