Beckhoff opens technology centre in Silicon Valley
12 April, 2016Opened in April 2016, Beckhoff's new technology centre is located in the home of the leading companies in the IT and semiconductor industries, such as Intel, Apple and Google.
WIKA IS barrier
01 April, 2016The WIKA IS Barrier is suitable for installation in Zone 2 and is compatible with all corresponding transmitters from WIKA.
Automation and innovation: Australia needs a "man on the moon" moment
21 March, 2016The Innovation Statement is one thing, but Australia can do two things to improve its global standing: encouraging automation in manufacturing industry, and investing in a righteous cycle of innovation and commercialisation between universities and industry.
ICP-DAS ECAT-2000 Series EtherCAT slave I/O modules
04 March, 2016ICP Electronics Australia has expanded its range of EtherCAT slave I/O modules by adding three modules to the ICP-DAS ECAT-2000 Series.
ICP DAS I-2534 and I-5534-M 4-port CANbus switches
26 February, 2016The I-2534 and I-5534-M are both CAN switches used to establish a connection among four CANbus subnetworks.
IO-Link retrofit delivers rapid ROI
22 February, 2016Smart, networked switching devices improve furnace functionality, saving money for end users and OEMs.
Improving turns in machine building
07 October, 2015 by Shishir Rege*Management at turnkey automation systems providers are always seeking ways to improve production efficiencies on the manufacturing floor. The challenge is to keep up with sales growth and deliver systems on time, while maintaining the same amount of resources.
Emerson OSIsoft PI Connector for HART-IP
06 October, 2015Emerson Process Management and OSIsoft have introduced the OSIsoft PI Connector for HART-IP, a link between HART field devices and OSIsoft's PI System enterprise software infrastructure for managing streaming sensor data in real time.
Profinet's role in the future of industrial networks
25 August, 2015Last week at the ACI Connect conference and exhibition, Rafael Koenig, chairman of Profibus Australia, presented at the Future Networks Forum to an audience of automation, control and instrumentation professionals about Profinet's role in Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things.
Five reasons to switch to distributed modular I/O
13 August, 2015 by Will Healy III, Balluff, Inc.*For machine builders there is a great demand to increase the productivity and flexibility of their machines, while maintaining healthy margins. This can be a difficult balancing act between using the most effective technology while working within a shrinking budget.
Profibus Australia announces second consecutive year of profit and plans for coming year
30 June, 2015At its 2015 annual general meeting, Profibus Australia (PAA) announced a profit for the 2014 financial year, but forecast a softer financial return in 2015 following a slowdown in Australia's resources sector.
ifm efector IO-Link device range
15 May, 2015ifm efector supplies a range of sensors and equipment that utilise the universal process data interface IO-Link.
Turck TBEN-S series digital I/O
03 April, 2015The fully potted IP67 TBEN-S series digital I/O modules are only 3.2 x 14.2 cm and allow assembly directly on the machine.
Moore Industries joins PACTware Consortium
20 March, 2015Moore Industries has joined PACTware Consortium and has released DTMs for its THZ3 and TDZ3 HART temperature transmitters.
Extracting HART data from smart instruments
10 February, 2015A simple and cost-effective solution for gathering HART information is to use a HART interface device. These devices make acquiring HART data a fairly simple proposition.
