AutomationDirect has added new Captron Caneo Series10 and Series41 pushbuttons to expand their offering of capacitive pushbutton switches. Capacitive pushbuttons utilize touch control and are activated without pressure when a hand or body part nears the device’s surface.
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Gems Sensors offers a variety of products to support many water tank applications. Point-level and continuous level, pressure, temperature, and flow sensors perform different functions when monitoring or controlling processes involving a water tank. Here are just a few.
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In end-of-line automation in particular, robot applications are frequently used, precisely when processes such as palletizing of cartons or secondary packaging and heat sealing of pallets are involved. Personnel protection is the highest priority here and is generally provided via guards. In the event of maintenance or malfunction, it must be possible to put the machine back into operation quickly and safely, to minimize unproductive downtimes.
Yaskawa America, Inc., Drives and Motion Division, is pleased to announce the newest addition to the industrial AC drive family, the FP605 Industrial Fan and Pump Drive. Here for the long haul and helping to contribute to a healthy and sustainable environment, the FP605 is an easy to install and configure industrial fan and pump drive. It is designed for countless applications to reduce energy use, including centrifugal compressors, fans, pumps, and process control in industries such as material handling, food and beverage, chemical, rubber and plastics, textile and printing.
If you need to upgrade the motor disconnects in your facility, MENNEKES has you covered. Their CDS, DS, SPEC and SDS Series motor disconnects feature industry-standard mounting patterns, making them true drop-in replacements.
The RFI-PW Series is a FDA-compliant molded nylon and epoxy RFI-Type Rotorflow for compatibility with potable water applications. Flow rate is estimated, or simply confirmed by viewing the speed of the turning, high visibility blue rotor. Either port may be used for incoming flow, and bayonet mounting lens is easily removed for quick cleanout. RFI-PW Potable Water Rotorflow sensors are easy to see, easy to install and easy to afford for potable water applications.
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The B-Series GigE Vision Cameras use state of the art Sony Pregius & Exmor CMOS Sensors alongside a highly customizable board level design ideal for OEM applications. The B-Series is the latest in Omron GigE Vision offerings and currently features 0.4 to 20 MO resolutions with multiple board configurations including remote head models.
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Unplanned downtime costs manufacturers billions annually. New industrial automation hardware from Rockwell Automation aims to improve those results. Providing real-time predictive analytics, operational intelligence and high-performance motor control are key to boosting uptime. CENTERLINE 2100 motor control center (MCC), configured with a new PowerFlex 755TS variable frequency drive, delivers these solutions.
Celera Motion, an award-winning business unit of Novanta Inc., recently announced it was expanding its innovative direct drive motor platform, the Omni+™ Series. Powerful and efficient, the Omni+ Series is designed for optimal system integration, with a range of axial lengths and winding options. Known for exceling in motion smoothness and torque density, the pre-engineered frameless motor kit series has now been expanded to include a new size: the Omni+ 100 mm.
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CNC Software, LLC, developer of Mastercam, allegedely the world’s leading CAD/CAM software, announces the release of Mastercam 2023. Manufacturers worldwide got the chance to test-drive Mastercam 2023 during the Public Beta Program before it was released and provided valuable feedback to help shape the final 2023 product. Many of the improvements in Mastercam 2023 are directly driven by Mastercam users and shops. Feedback from Public Beta releases, shop visits, customer surveys, and consultation with our expert industry partners create the practical, shop-driven focus that helps ensure Mastercam users’ success.
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Utopias are common in fiction, from Plato’s The Republic to The Federation in Star Trek. For manufacturers, a world without unplanned downtime would be the perfect utopia. The question is, is abolishing unplanned downtime a far-fetched dream, or is it closer than we think? Here, Jonathan Wilkins, marketing director of obsolete industrial equipment supplier, EU Automation shares his vision for a downtime free age.
According to research by Oneserve, machine downtime is costing British manufacturers over £180 billion a year. Unplanned downtime halts production, but can also lead to wasted raw materials or damage to the system itself – amplifying the cost beyond loss of production. Further research conducted by GE Digital found that 70 per cent of companies lack full awareness of when equipment is due for maintenance, upgrade or repair..
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Digi-Key Electronics, which offers some of the world's largest selection of electronic components in stock for immediate shipment, will host a joint webinar in partnership with SparkFun, Würth Elektronik, HARTING, and Analog Devices on Wednesday, June 8, at 11 a.m. CDT (12 p.m. EST) titled "Remotely Monitor Equipment in a Challenging Environment with Single-Pair Ethernet."
Digi-Key’s upcoming webinar with SparkFun, Wurth Elektronik, HARTING, and Analog Devices will provide insights on how to remotely monitor equipment with Single-Pair Ethernet (SPE).
