Field and panel mounting, intrinsically safe, Type n and safe area indicators
BEKA associates have introduced a new range of cost effective eight variable Profibus PA indicators with 20mm high digits and a 31 segment bargraph, models include field and panel mounting, intrinsically safe, Type n and safe area indicators.
Electrical and automation systems integrated on the common System 800xA platform
ABB automation and power solutions help Elkem Solar establish production in Norway
ABB delivered a compressive automation and power solution for Elkem Solar’s production line at its facility in Kristiansand, Norway. The facility produces highly processed silicon for the global solar cell industry. ABB’s scope of supply includes comprehensive electrical and automation systems integrated on the common System 800xA platform.
ATEX certification allows use in Zone 1 and 2 hazardous areas
Crowcon’s highly successful Vortex range of multi-channel gas and fire detection control panels has been extended to include an ATEX* certified Exd Flameproof version, the Vortex FP, which can be used in Zone 1 and Zone 2 hazardous areas.
Research Triangle Park, NC (25 June 2010) - The International Society of Automation (ISA) announces the publication of Control Systems Safety Evaluation and Reliability, Third Edition, by William M. Goble.
This updated third edition, intended to serve a wide variety of users, provides the detailed background necessary to understand how to meet important new safety regulations and offers discussion on reliability engineering topics. Professional control system designers will learn to properly evaluate control system components and various system architectures and will learn how to better communicate with vendors and increase accuracy of life-cycle cost estimates.
More than 30 new capabilities for the industry-leading Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 programming package include integrated motion on EtherNet/IP and high-integrity add-on instructions
Rockwell Automation has added more than 30 new capabilities to its Rockwell Software RSLogix 5000 design and configuration software to provide users with complete functionality across the range of control disciplines. With new features, such as integrated motion on EtherNet/IP and high-integrity add-on instructions (AOIs), the RSLogix 5000 software can give manufacturers a higher level of design flexibility and help machine builders save engineering time.
ABB launches its drives and motors swappage scheme, allowing companies to trade in their old products from any manufacturer for new ABB drives and motors.
The scheme offers at least 17.5 percent discount off published list prices for new drives from 0.12 kW to 400 kW and new motors from 0.75 kW to 710 kW when old equivalent products from any manufacturer are traded in.
An ABB drive has helped vacuum cleaner manufacturer Dyson improve its dust extraction at its Wiltshire research and development centre, saving the company over £6,000 a year on energy costs.
The test facility puts new Dyson vacuum cleaner prototypes through their paces with a battery of tests that include their ability to remove dust from surfaces. The dust produced for these tests needs to eventually be extracted to maintain a safe and healthy atmosphere. It is extracted from several test points by a motor driven fan. Originally switched direct-on-line (DOL) via a star-delta arrangement, this motor drew a large starting current that was causing fuses to blow regularly.
Enhancements extend predictive diagnostic management to motor control centres, drives, and other high value assets through the DeltaV™ digital automation system
AMS™ Suite: Intelligent Device Manager v11 extends Emerson Process Management’s asset management leadership by adding PROFIBUS DP v1 asset support when used with the DeltaV™ digital automation system.
When a worm gear drive crown wheel failed due to overload on a conveyor belt at British Sugar’s Wissington plant, the priority was to get things running again quickly; the result was 10% improved efficiency.
As production process increase in complexity, keeping one step ahead and maintain versatility, is not an easy task, but with Vision, and expanding the range of PLC controllers to include stepper motor drive control capability, Unitronics are.
Integrate office and automation networks into a single Ethernet-based communications platform
- an integrated approach to Automation IT
Fast Track Switching is an innovative new switching technology developed by HARTING that allows manufacturing organisations to integrate their office and automation networks into a single Ethernet-based communications platform: the Automation IT concept.
