Mersen Announces the Release of EU Product Recognition App
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IDEC: Drive and Controller
The IANG1 Integrated Stepper Controller + Drive product is a ground-breaking approach to PLC-based motion control systems. Traditional motion controllers are difficult to integrate with PLC-based automation systems. There are so many manufacturers, so many different choices, and each solution contains proprietary features that complicate installation, programming and compatibility.
Introducing the New DMC-21×5 Multi Axis Motion Controller From Galil Motion Control
The DMC-21×5 is the latest addition to the Econo family and is an easy upgrade path from the long running DMC-21×3 series. The DMC-21×5 utilizes nearly all of the same peripherals as the DMC-21×3 controller, making the transition simple.
POSITAL: Wiegand Sensors – Proximity Sensing with Extra Powers
Wiegand sensors – tiny devices that use variations in an external magnetic field to generate electrical signals and energy – have unique properties that make them a useful option for proximity sensing systems. Wiegand sensors are built around small sections of Wiegand wire, a specially prepared ferromagnetic alloy that has a unique physical property.
ABB: EC Titanium Integrated Motor Drive
The EC Titanium integrated motor drive by ABB promises ‘synchronous reluctance and permanent magnet technologies for a sustainable, wirelessly connected solution that improves customers bottom line.’ According to Global Product Manager, Mark Gmitro, the product was inspired by direct customer feedback requesting an IE5 efficient product, that could function as a drop-in replacement for standard NEMA mounted motors.
New Contrinex DW series Proximity Sensors from AutomationDirect
New models of Contrinex DW series round proximity sensors are offered in barrel sizes from 8mm to 30mm. Flush and non-flush mount models are available with standard or extended sensing distances, with complete overload protection.
ABB: Effortless Energy Efficiency with ACS580 General Purpose Drives
Commission effortless energy efficiency across a broad range of your variable speed applications with our ACS580 general purpose drives. ABB will help make your business run smoothly and profitably with their drives and services by delivering simplicity, efficiency and productivity to help manage your processes.
SEW-EURODRIVE: Controller for Control Cabinet Installations
As an operator of complex systems, you need to ensure that different motion sequences, multiple axes, and various drives are precisely coordinated with one another The efficiency of your production depends on this. In order to ensure this required intelligent coordination, you also need both intelligent and reliable control technology.
A Cut Above the Rest: Lincoln Electric Introduces VRTEX OxyFuel Cutting Feature
In collaboration with The Harris Products Group — a Lincoln Electric company — Lincoln Electric recently introduced VRTEX OxyFuel Cutting feature, bringing welding and cutting together for education by enabling users to practice torch cutting safely and virtually.
Beckhoff: Compact and Universal 24/48 V DC Power Supplies – Power Supply Overview
The comprehensive power supply portfolio offers single-phase and 3-phase DIN rail power supply units with output currents from 2.5 A to 40 A: from the PS1000 series for small, cost-optimized applications and the PS2000 series for the commonest standard applications to the PS3000 series for demanding 24 and 48 V DC applications.
Beckhoff: AL8000 Linear Motors – Highly Dynamic Linear Motors With Flexible, Modular Design
Backed by a wealth of expertise in the development of rotary servomotors, Beckhoff has added an innovative product to its portfolio in the area of drive technology. This new generation of high‐performance and modular linear motors was developed in cooperation with its dynamically growing subsidiary Fertig Motors.
New Safety Switch from Rockwell Automation Provides Interlocking on All Types of Guard Doors
The new Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440G-EZ electromagnetic interlocking switch can help protect people, processes and equipment. By providing the physical interlocking of guard doors, the safety switch allows access to a potentially hazardous area only when the area is safe. This can help keep people safe and protect a process from unplanned downtime to improve productivity and efficiency.
Updated Historian Software from Rockwell Automation Offers Faster, More Secure Data Access
Production workers can now more quickly access the data they need using the FactoryTalk Historian Site Edition (SE) software from Rockwell Automation. New enhancements make it the most reliable and secure release of the software to date.
Phoenix Contact: Unmanaged POE Switches With Isolation
Phoenix Contact is expanding its line of unmanaged switches. With galvanically isolated Power over Ethernet, the new 5-Port and 8-Port switches will deliver and outperform existing current POE switches. The new switches will be easily mountable using DIN-rail mounting and fuctions with both SELV and PELV power supplies.
Left-Alignable Extension System Makes It Easy to Customize PLCnext Control Devices to Changed Demands
Experience shows that demands change over the duration of a project or during the life cycle of an application. Therefore, the open ecosystem PLCnext Technology by Phoenix Contact, in addition to being expandable via downloads of functions from the PLCnext Store, now also offers a plug-in solution: A left-alignable extension system adds functions not contained in the standard performance spectrum to PLCnext Control devices.
How Omron’s FH Series Vision System Expands the Capabilities of Automated Inspections
Manufacturers currently using manual processes for quality inspections are facing two major challenges. One is a rising demand for product quality, variety and reliability. The other is the need to protect workers from COVID-19 through social distancing on the manufacturing floor. Both are creating intense pressure to automate visual inspection needs.
