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| Featured Articles |
Getting Selective about Reliability and Safety
IEN, December 2008
By Kenneth Cybart, Littelfuse
Selective coordination is the selection of fuses and circuit breakers in such a way that an overload or short circuit on one branch circuit will cause only the fuse or circuit breaker feeding that circuit to open. This also helps in arc-flash hazards and short circuit current ratings.
Copper Convert and Connect and Fiber
Industrial Networking, Winter 2008
By Phil Burgert
Switching from copper wire to fiber, or less often from fiber to copper, presents a number of practical choices.
Don’t Come Unhinged Over Enclosure Design
Machine Design, October 2008
By Jim Ford, Southco
When designing or specifying cabinets and enclosures, hinges play a key role in determining whether or not the product lives up to expectations.
Control system mounting options
Control Engineering, November 2008
By Michael Thompson, Timken
Mounting options can be broken down into several basic categories: wall-mount, rail-mount, panel-mount, rack-mount, or cage-mount. Each type of mounting has unique attributes that designers must consider.
Twisting and Bending: A User’s Guide to Robotic Cables
Robotics On Line, October 2008
By Bennett Brumson, Robotic Industries Association
Without proper planning, cable wear can be one of the first things to cause down time on a robot work cell. Top experts talk about some of the most important cabling considerations in this article.
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| White Papers |
Preventing electrical shock with proper grounding techniques
By Jim Gregorec, Ideal Industries
In an electrical system, the grounding system is the primary protection against electrical shock hazards. Using proper grounding techniques, testing and maintaining a good electrical ground and installing protection devices are the best ways to protect people and equipment from electrical shock.
Best Practices for Terminating Copper Cabling
By Dan Munch and Sheri LindhartPayerle, Ideal Industries
Although the process of terminating twisted-pair copper cabling may seem to be relatively simple on the surface, the issues involved with properly creating robust connections for today’s high performance LANs can be particularly challenging
Chloride white paper discusses protection of electronics in industrial settings
"Protecting Mission Critical Electronics In The Industrial Environment," recommends that manufacturers safeguard critical systems in poor power environment.
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| Resources & Literature |
igus announces on-line cable configuration software
E-Chain Configurator program enables users to quickly custom build a cable carrier with cables and internal separators online.
Honeywell publishes Fire Alarm Cable guide
Fire Alarm Cable Conversion Guide focuses on specification needs of the various cables including gauge sizes, shielding configurations and jacketing materials.
ASI publishes circuit breaker catalog
Catalog provides specifications, ordering information, and features on circuit breakers, including UL1077, UL489, high current, high density, ground fault protectors and accessories.
Bud Industries enhances enclosures web site
Site includes design features, illustrations, finishes, accessories and specifications for 2,500 standard enclosure products.
Fibox publishes Enclosure brochure
Brochure describes nine RoHS compliant, corrosion resistant enclosure families, available in polycarbonate, plus selected availability in ABS, aluminum, and fiberglass.
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| Application Stories |
Straight to the point
InTech, December 2008
By Jody Damron and Laura Somak, Salt River Project
The Power Generation Instrument & Control Application is saving time and money for Salt River Project. It includes a shared integration of the Instrument Index, DCS, Circuit and Raceway Schedules, Line Book, document management system, and asset management software.
Wellman Automation uses Rittal busbars
Process and Control Today, November 2008
Supplying control panels to many industries, Wellman Automation required a busbar system that was readily available, fully flexible and offered a wide range of current ratings and accessories. Wellman selected Rittal.
WDDM development expands power and hydraulic systems
World Oil, November 2008
By Mamdouh Farouk and Mohamed Gaber, Burullus Gas Co
The West Delta Deep Marine (WDDM) offshore field wanted to add seven wells, but ran into a problem with power to the control system, communications and hydraulics. Here’s the analysis they made of hydraulic supplies, electrical power supplies, communications, electrical, satellite (VSAT) link, umbilical configuration and additional qualification requirements.
Air vacuum pumps cope with cable contaminents
Process & Control Today, November 2008
Thorite solved a sticky production problem for B3 Cable Solutions of Blackley in Lancashire. B3 needed new vacuum pumps to replace 8 reliable but obsolete piston vacuum pumps, used in a cable lamination process, but most pumps clogged. PIAB P6010 COAX air-generated vacuum pumps worked.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Douglas Electrical Components expands operations
Douglas Electrical Components moved all of its manufacturing and support functions to a new, expanded facility in Randolph, New Jersey.
Pepperl+Fuchs acquires SLICE enclosures and PCs
Pepperl+Fuchs acquired the stainless steel SLICE product platform for the pharmaceutical production and clean room environment.
AD Products adds Bud enclosures
Bud products offered include 200 enclosures and back panels with sizes from 2.05 x 1.97 x 1.38 to 32.05 x 24.18 x 11 in.
Northwire cable passes flex tests
DataCELL FIELD MVC-800 FireWire Cable surpassed 11 million flex cycles in rigorous bending, rolling and torsion tests; other cables hit 20 million tick tock tests.
Phoenix Contact's cordsets meet Fieldbus Foundation specs
MINI SAC cordsets meet Fieldbus Foundation's FF-844 requirements for H1 Type A cable.
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| Project News |
Siemens to automate vacuum tank degassing faciilty for SSAB
Equipment includes an HMI system, programmable logic controllers (PLCs), panels for the control rooms and operation stations for motors and pumps.
Beijer Electronics to supply panels to Alfa Laval
Beijer will supply operator panels and software to Alfa Laval for heat transfer, separation and fluid handling applications.
EDSA to protect FAA power infrastructure
FAA selected EDSA Micro to provide a power analytics electrical power infrastructure protection system for air traffic control facilities across the United States.
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| Featured Events |
PowerTest Electrical Maintenance and Safety Conference
March 9–12, 2009 San Antonio, Texas
Event includes technical paper tracks, interactive panel sessions and symposiums, a trade show, networking opportunities, seminars, & more.
ABB Automation & Power World
March 24-26, 2009 Orlando, FL
Event merges ABB Automation World and ABB Power World into one comprehensive users conference and exhibition.
MTEC Sensors, Measurement & Instrumentation
February 13, 2008 Birmingham, UK
The only UK show dedicated wholly to sensors, measurement and instrumentation.
Plant Maintenance and Design Engineering
May 12-14, 2009 Montréal, QC, Canada
The leading event for manufacturing professionals from throughout Quebec to find the products, services and information they need to stay competitive.
Sensors Expo & Conference
June 8-10, 2009 Rosemont, IL
The 2009 Conference Program will offer 18 tracks with an expanded focus on data acquisition, data analysis, wireless, M-2-M and communications.
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