Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsically safe FieldConnex components
21 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
FieldConnex components for PROFIBUS PA and Foundation Fieldbus H1 that make the high-power trunk intrinsically safe are now available. DART fieldbus power supplies and DART segment protectors are suitable for hazardous area Zone 1. DART power enables long I.S. trunk cables at up to 1000 m and to connect existinhg I.S. fieldbus devices on I.S. spurs up to 120 m long, thus meeting the total segment length of 1900 m.
Belden 0910 ASL 146 and 0910 ASL 438 AS-Interface modules
21 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Belden has extended its Lumberg Automation products to include two new actuator/sensor interface (AS-Interface) modules with encapsulated PUR housing and high signal density.
Wireless LAN system at petrochemical plant
17 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd (SEPL) has recently completed its Ethylene Cracker Complex (ECC) as part of its Houdini project on the island of Pulau Bukom, Singapore. The full project included modifications and additions to the existing Bukom refinery.
Honeywell Field Device Configurator (FDC) application for MCToolkit
01 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
The Field Device Configurator (FDC) software application for the MCToolkit handheld configurator device allows operators to more easily configure and assess the health of HART 5, 6 and 7 instrumentation.
Weidmuller SL Series ethernet serial device servers
28 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty Ltd
The Weidmüller SL Series is designed to allow serial devices to connect to ethernet networks effortlessly and quickly.
ORing RGPS-7244GP-P 28-port PoE ethernet switch
28 February, 2011 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
The ORing RGPS-7244GP-P industrial 28-port, rackmount, managed gigabit PoE ethernet switch has 24 10/100/1000Base-Tx PSE ports and four 1000Base-X SFP ports.
Hirschmann Octopus unmanaged 10-port ethernet switch
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Belden has extended its Octopus range in the Hirschmann product series to include a new unmanaged fast ethernet switch.
Astro-Med ToughSwitch 3 ruggedised ethernet switch
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty Ltd
The ToughSwitch 3 from Astro-Med is a dedicated, ruggedised ethernet switch designed to meet MIL-STD environmental and electromagnetic requirements. It operates from 24 VDC power in accordance with MIL-STD-1275B, making it suitable for use in vehicles and other moving equipment.
Moxa VPort 364 4-channel industrial video encoder
08 February, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
The Moxa VPort 364 series is a 4-channel industrial video encoder featuring the bandwidth-efficient H.264 video compression algorithm. Using Moxa’s DynaStream functionality for streaming optimisation, the VPort 364 is designed for harsh industrial surveillance environments with a wide operating temperature (-40 to 75°C), built-in fibre ethernet ports, IP30 form factor protection and industrial certifications.
Chinese wind farm gains network redundancy
27 January, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
Chinese company Dongfang Steam Turbine Works (DSTW) was working on a wind farm project involving 66 1.5 MW wind turbines in Heilongjiang, China, and needed to establish a reliable SCADA system to help the staff remotely monitor on-site equipment and operations.
ORing IGPS-7084GP redundant ring PoE ethernet switch
20 December, 2010 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
The ORing IGPS-7084GP is a fully managed gigabit redundant ring PoE ethernet switch with eight 10/100/1000BaseTx ports, PoE (PSE) function and four 1000BaseX SFP ports. With support for Ethernet Redundancy protocol, the O-Ring (recovery time \<20 ms over 250 units of connection) and MSTP/RSTP/STP (IEEE 802.1s/w/D), the IGS-7084GP can protect mission-critical applications from network interruptions or temporary malfunctions.
Banner Engineering metal housing for DX99 wireless node
17 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering has introduced a compact metal housing rated for Class I, Division 1 hazardous locations for its intrinsically safe DX99 wireless node product line. A DX99 node provides power to sensors directly within a hazardous area, with an integrated battery power supply that produces an intrinsically safe (IS) power source for the radio transceiver and external third-party sensors. Equipped with its metal housing, the DX99 node is more versatile while maintaining its single chamber design - placing the battery, wiring terminal and radio together for easy mounting and connection to sensors.
First FOUNDATION registered devices with Advanced Field Diagnotics
08 November, 2010
The Fieldbus Foundation has announced it has registered the first FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices incorporating advanced field diagnostics technology.
Moxa EDS-P506A-4PoE, EDS-P206A-4PoE and INJ-24 PoE switches
04 November, 2010 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
Moxa has launched three high-power IEEE 802.3af/at PoE industrial ethernet switches aimed at power-hungry PoE-enabled devices such as PTZ cameras and long-distance wireless access points. The three models, the EDS-P506A-4PoE, EDS-P206A-4PoE and INJ-24, are designed to satisfy the demands of high-power devices by providing up to 30 W of power, double the amount in the existing IEEE 802.3af PoE standard.
ORing-Networking IDS-5000 series industrial device servers
29 October, 2010 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
ORing-Networking has upgraded the IDS-5000 series industrial device servers. The devices can be used to connect RS232/422/485 serial devices, such as PLCs, sensors, card readers, meters, motors and drives in industrial environments.
