Positive pressure gripper
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: SMC Australia | New Zealand
Many applications requiring materials handling techniques employ the use of a vacuum pump, vacuum ejectors and vacuum pads. Often it is not possible to employ vacuum pick-up due to the material or the sensitive or physical nature of the product.
DVT 515 and 535 vision sensors
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Intelligent Vision
The DVT 515 and 535 are the lowest cost models in the DVT vision sensor family which includes a choice of products to meet a range of performance requirements — from simple part inspection to defect detection, high-resolution and colour applications.
Multifunction timer
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Eaton Electrical (Australia) Pty Ltd
The Eaton Durant E42A24M multifunction timer features an 11-pin base with two timed changeover outputs. The timer features seven multifunction modes that include on delay, off delay, single shot, percentage timer, pulse output, timing after a pulse, and timing after closing or opening a contact.
Firewire cameras
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Intelligent Vision
Designed for use in machine vision and industrial applications, the KP-FD140F and KP-FD32F cameras from Hitachi are high-resolution single-colour CCD progressive scan cameras with IEEEE 1394.b. The latest Firewire B interface allows direct high-speed data transfer between the camera and the PC using a small eight-conductor cable.
Digital signal conditioner
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Bestech Australia Pty Ltd
The SA40082 is a 3-channel digital signal conditioner from Spectron Systems Technology. Originally designed as an integral tri-axis electronic inclinometer, this versatile signal conditioning module can be used in various other applications.
Proximity sensors
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Control Devices Australia
Infra International manufactures a range of inductive proximity sensors designed to fit a wide range of industrial sensing applications. All Infra proximity sensors are designed, built and quality tested in house at its factory in Italy. The sensors are available in 4, 5, 6.5, 8, 12, 18 and 30 mm diameter sizes and sensing distances from 0.8 to 20 mm.
Optimising motion control — getting the most from resolvers
27 October, 2008 by Thomas Tokar is a project engineer at Rockwell Automation | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
For engineers who design motion control systems that operate in hostile environments, the biggest headache is finding hardware that will give them accurate position data on moving machine elements. Many new sensing devices simply cannot function reliably under rugged conditions. In this situation, the engineer’s best option is a tried-and-true feedback sensor that has been available since the 1940s — the resolver.
Industry urged to maximise motor efficiency
22 October, 2008
SEW-Eurodrive has used the ‘Driving towards industrial energy savings’ seminar to urge industry to consider the total life cycle energy cost of the entire drive system when using a motorised process.
CSIRO mine automation technology goes global
20 October, 2008
CSIRO has signed an agreement to commercialise its innovative underground longwall automation system, known as LASC technology, with one of the world’s largest longwall mining original equipment manufacturers, Joy Australasia.
NIR transmission sensors
20 October, 2008 | Supplied by: http://www.tmesystems.com.au
NDC's NW710 near infrared sensor is designed to provide basis weight and moisture measurement of Spunbond fabrics in a single, non-nuclear sensor.
The power of integrated motion control
15 October, 2008 | Supplied by: SanTron (Aust) Pty Ltd
System integrators and OEMs are faced with the challenge of designing machines that are more compact, less expensive and more reliable. This is a challenge that is greatly impacted by the components available to design into the machine.
Rio Tinto's Pilbara train drivers set to strike
08 October, 2008
Train drivers at Rio Tinto's Pilbara operations are expected to walk off the job for 12 hours this Saturday 11 October, as part of a push by the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union to get driver compensation for Rio's planned driverless train system.
Networkforce/torque sensor system
05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Romheld Automation Pty Ltd
ATI Industrial Automation has released a networkforce/torque (Net F/T) sensor system. The Net F/T system measures six components of force and torque (Fx, Fy, Fz, Tx, Ty, Tz) and provides an ethernet /IP and CANbus communication interface and is compatible with standard ethernet. The Net F/T system is available with all of ATI’s force/torque transducer models.
Banner Engineering photoelectric sensors
05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering’s World-Beam QS18 universal voltage sensors feature AC or DC voltage operation. The 3-wire photoelectric sensors deliver solid-state output for reliable presence/absence detection in a wide variety of applications, including package and material handling.
Brushless DC motor
05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: maxon motor Australia Pty Ltd
The EC-powermax 22 achieves high torque at slow speeds compared to other similar-sized brushless DC motors. The EC motor is particularly suitable for process applications like handheld tools such as slicing and drilling machines where top performance is required per volume and weight unit.
