Factory automation

Metal face inductive sensors

01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltd

The metal face sensor product line from ifm efector is designed and tested to provide reliable position indication in the toughest welding and stamping 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.


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.


Stainless steel inductive sensors

01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: ifm efector pty ltd

The 316 stainless steel, metal face sensor line is designed and tested to provide reliable position indication in harsh food and beverage 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.


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.


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.


Weld nut sensors

05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Turck Australia Pty Ltd

Turck has introduced magnetic-inductive sensors for efficient and economic detection of weld nuts. These sensors use signal attenuation to reliably detect ferromagnetic components such as nuts, bushings and spacer sleeves and ensure these necessary components are present before robotic welding occurs — with no additional software or electronics required.


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.


Portescap Athlonix DC motors

05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: M Rutty & Co Pty Ltd

The Portescap Athlonix high power density brush DC motors are compact, high-efficiency, high-endurance motors delivering high speed-to-torque performance in a compact lighter weight package (15-53 g depending on frame size) with output power of up to 9 W.


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