Industrial Video and Control hazardous area certified H.264 cameras
17 November, 2011 | Supplied by: Telvent Australia Pty Ltd
Industrial Video and Control (IVC) has introduced a range of H.264 cameras designed and certified for use in hazardous areas. IVC now offers Class I Division 1 and Class I Division 2 PTZ dome and ATEX PTZ cameras that support H.264 encoding.
AMCI NR25 series encoders with Modbus/TCP and EtherNet/IP
15 November, 2011 | Supplied by: Automated Control Pty Ltd
The AMCI NR25 series encoders now provide support for Modbus/TCP as well as EtherNet/IP. These heavy duty rotary sensors provide an overall measuring range of 16 b (single-turn resolution) plus 14 b (number of revolutions), or 30 b in total. Both single- and multiturn versions are available.
Lafert Scorpion IP66 stainless steel motor and gearbox
10 November, 2011 | Supplied by: Lafert Electric Motors
The Scorpion IP66 stainless steel motor is available in IP67 submersible, 71 up to 100 frame, 2- and 4-pole versions.
How to use Linux in industrial automation
10 November, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
The Linux OS can be found in many unexpected places in our daily lives. From GPS navigators to smartphones, countless devices now run the Linux kernel. As a free and open-source solution, Linux offers some advantages compared to Windows. Is this open-source OS relevant for industrial automation? The answer is YES.
National Instruments NI 177x IP67 smart cameras range
30 October, 2011 | Supplied by: National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
The NI 177x range of smart cameras features a 1.6 GHz Intel Atom processor for increased processing power and an IP67 rating to protect the hardware from dust and water. The cameras also have a real-time operating system to deliver the reliability and determinism needed on a production floor.
Balluff inductive ring sensors
27 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Balluff Pty Ltd
Balluff’s latest inductive ring sensors can help whenever the infeed of small metal parts needs to be monitored. These ring sensors are easy to install and can be mounted side by side or stacked.
Balluff modular sensor mounting system
26 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Balluff Pty Ltd
The decision of where and how to locate a sensor is often not made until the machine or equipment is actually being constructed. In-house fabricated fastening systems can be expensive and time consuming, so Balluff offers a line of sensor mounting fasteners for mix-and-match flexibility.
Pepperl+Fuchs ML100-8-W sensor
19 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The ML100-8-W sensor with square wide beam can be used to detect transparent objects as well as objects with irregular surfaces.
Evolving automation systems drive advances in manufacturing
11 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Rockwell Automation Australia
Intelligent software is becoming increasingly important for increasing productivity in manufacturing plants.
Omron ZX2 laser sensor
07 October, 2011 | Supplied by: Omron Electronics Pty Ltd
Omron’s ZX2 laser sensor has a dynamic range of 2 million times, and is designed to provide stable measurements for any colour or surface condition, including metals, substrates, elastomers and transparent materials, using Omron’s HSDR-CMOS (high speed and dynamic range) image sensor and a stepless laser power adjustment algorithm.
Apex advances accuracy with drive solution
05 October, 2011 | Supplied by: SEW-Eurodrive Pty Ltd
Apex Automation and Robotics, located in the north-western suburbs of Sydney, designs and builds factory automation machinery and robotic systems - from mechanical and electrical design, through to construction and commissioning. Recently, Apex was commissioned to develop an ‘automatic machining centre’ (AMC) for polymer foam panels.
Dispelling the myths about machine vision systems
30 September, 2011 | Supplied by: SICK Pty Ltd
Machine vision is a branch of engineering that uses cameras in the context of process control. Images are collected and analysed and the data extracted used for controlling an automated process or action.
Manner Sensortelemetrie non-contact torque flanges
30 September, 2011 | Supplied by: SI Instruments
Torque measuring flanges from Manner Sensortelemetrie can be employed for the measurement of both static and dynamic torques on rotating or stationary shafts and machine flanges. Using the torque and rotation speed parameters, the power flow along a shaft can be directly calculated.
Pepperl+Fuchs photoelectric slot sensor
21 September, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The Pepperl+Fuchs photoelectric range includes a special design of a through-beam sensor called a slot sensor. It is used where only a short sensing distance is needed.
Leuze HRTR 3B-V and HRTL 3B reflection light scanners
20 September, 2011 | Supplied by: Balluff Pty Ltd
The functions of the 3B compact series from Leuze electronic have been extended to include the HRTR 3B-V and HRTL 3B reflection light scanners.
