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May 2009 |
Sponsor: Beckhoff Automation |
BK9105 Bus Coupler
The BK9105 Bus Coupler from Beckhoff Automation makes the comprehensive Beckhoff Bus Terminal I/O system of over 250 different signal types fully available to EtherNet/IP users. The BK9105 is ODVA-certified and follows the producer and consumer model for I/O data. Developed using the most advanced industrial Ethernet technology, but costing just $371.00 (U.S.) at list price, the BK9105 provides users with a dramatic price-to-performance ratio.
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Sponsor: Moxa |
ioLogik Active GPRS I/O
Moxa's GPRS I/O utilizes cellular communication technology to collect data for remote monitoring and alarm system applications. This solution provides maximum flexibility and accessibility by offering measurement data in places where cables are not convenient or feasible. GPRS I/O is especially suitable for remote site, pipeline, and tank monitoring applications.
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Sponsor: Molex |
WHAT'S BETTER...REACTION OR PREVENTION?
Prevent network downtime with eNetMeter™ and Netalytix™ remote diagnostic tools. They continually collect data from DeviceNet to identify potential problems and prevent system failures before they can occur. Brad® Products - Complete solutions for automation infrastructure applications in harsh environments.
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| Featured Articles |
Everybody's Converting
Industrial Networking, Spring 2009
By Philip Burgert
For industrial systems and applications, it's practical to convert analog signals to digital for amplification and computation, multi-variable and bidirectional communication, reducing media cost and complexity or improving system accuracy and speed.
Data Acquisition and Logging Gets on Track
Control, April 2009
By Rich Merritt
Modern data acquisition equipment is useful, friendly and inexpensive. You can use it anywhere--even in a race car. As it turns out, someone did just that, and set a world drag racing record using industrial I/O, DAQ and HMI equipment to tune the car. You can use the same techniques for automation and control.
Hitting the Sweet Spot Range of ADCs
Sensors, February 2009
By Michael Harney, QSI
When conditioning signals for input to ADCs there is usually a compromise between changing the gain of the signal and adding offset to ensure that the signal has the right range and common mode voltage for the ADC. Here’s how to meet the full dynamic range of an ADC (the sweet spot range) based on a given input signal, while preserving the linearity of the input signals.
The Role of Networked Sensors
Automated Buildings, February 2009
By Roland Acra, Arch Rock
Networked sensors in the form of networked thermostats or ambient light sensors are critical to the benchmarking of business processes, highlighting deviations from expected optimal operation or industry-best standards, pinpointing faults that require maintenance actions, etc.
Talking Down to Machines
Automation World, February 2009
By Dave Gehman
What happens when top-down automation data reaches a machine controller—does it go any further? And, what happens when bottom-up data generated by the machine controller tries to move upward, past the machine controller into the automation system?
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| Resources & Literature |
Dataforth publishes 2009 product catalog
Catalog covers signal conditioning, data acquisition, and data communication products.
Machine & Process Safety Engineering Guide
Omron STI's 1500+ page Engineering Guide to Machine and Process Safeguarding is now available. This two-volume set is the most comprehensive machine and process safety product and technical reference guide available in the industry today.
Free NI Measurement and Automation Catalog
The National Instruments catalog is the leading virtual instrumentation resource for engineers and scientists seeking the most productive customer-defined software and hardware tools.
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| Application Stories |
Effective machine monitoring without the frills
Design Products & Applications, April 2009
The GSM module fitted to WERMA’s standard 24V KS71 signal tower provides a simple and cost effective method of monitoring a machine or critical storage area from a remote location. The mobile phone transmitter unit is fitted to a standard KS71 signal tower and is able to send a simple text message to one or more recipients that the machine monitored by the tower has gone into fault mode.
Torque measurement is central to development of ‘intelligent’ lubrication
Design Products & Applications, April 2009
Engine lubrication systems are dumb. A non-contact torque sensor from Sensor Technology is helping Powertrain Technologies in their project to develop an intelligent automotive engine lubrication system, which aims to reduce emissions and improve fuel economy.
ABB controls pumps 25 miles out and 1,000 ft under the North Sea
An undersea cable connects an ACS1000 frequency converter on an oil and gas platform off the coast of Norway to a motor and pump injecting seawater into a new oil field 25 miles away.
HART-Enabled Plug-In Control System Migration
By Invensys Process Systems
Two companies--Dakota Gasification and Teck Cominco—upgraded their control systems to use HART communications. In both cases, the companies had HART instrumentation that had been installed years earlier, but were not using the HART data because their old control systems didn’t support it. IPS solved the problem.
No-Worry Wireless
Industrial Networking, February 2009
By Joe Feeley
In a highly automated robot cell in Lippstadt, Germany, automotive parts supplier Hella KGaA Hueck produces front headlamps for luxury vehicles. The company found that a move to wireless connectivity for a key sensing operation greatly reduced process stoppages caused by signal cable failures.
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| Featured Training |
Siemens Answers for Industry conference
June 9 – 11, 2009 Long Beach, CA
Free event features seminars, hands-on technology demonstrations networking and best-practice sharing to help attendees answer the toughest questions facing their industries today.
FREE Training on Opto 22’s SNAP PAC System
Opto 22 offers FREE SNAP PAC System training classes held at company headquarters in Temecula, California. The four-day, hands-on class provides an overview of Opto 22’s simple answer to complex automation problems.
National Instruments extends ELVIS for hands-on learning
ELVIS incorporates an onboard, 100 MS/s oscilloscope and a series of add-on boards to extend the platform beyond instrumentation and circuits applications.
Opto 22 Remote I/O for Allen-Bradley Logix seminar
Half-day technical seminar, hosted by Opto 22, shows how to add intelligent remote I/O to Allen-Bradley PLC/PAC systems without programming.
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| Company & Organizational News |
Mark Barber named President of Baumer USA
Prior to joining Baumer, he served as President and CEO of Fischer Connectors as well as President and CEO of EAO Switch.
SERCOS lll software now available without license fees
SERCOS III will be the first high performance real-time protocol which makes driver software available as source code, without any license fees and without any usage limitations.
Beckhoff increases turnover to 278 Million Euros in 2008
Beckhoff Automation closed the 2008 business year successfully with robust turnover growth of 20 percent.
ABB relocates North American headquarters to Cary, NC
Among the primary factors behind this move are significant cost savings and a favorable business climate in the Triangle, as well as closer proximity to growing customer and employee bases.
Frost & Sullivan says wireless market in factory automation to nearly double by 2012
The European market earned revenues of over $75.2 million in 2008 and this will reach $132.8 million in 2012.
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| Project News |
ABB to supply System 800xA for new power station in New York
The order includes operator consoles, AC800M Controllers, System 800xA and S800 I/O with HART.
Emerson to automate Mitsubishi advanced polymers plant
Emerson will provide PlantWeb, Foundation fieldbus instrumentation, analyzers, DeltaV controls, AMS software, valves, engineering and project management.
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| Featured Events |
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.
Propak Asia
June 17-20, 2009 Bangkok, Thailand
The event specifically focuses on the processing, filling and packaging needs of the food, seafood, confectionery, brewing, beverage, dairy, pharmaceutical, healthcare and cosmetics industries.
Assembly Technology
June 25-28, 2009 Bangkok, Thailand
The only exhibition focusing on automation and assembly technology in Thailand.
Industrial Automation 2009
July 15-18, 2009, Malaysia
The 5th International Exhibition on Industrial Automation, Manufacturing Process, Control and Measurement Equipment & Technology (IA 2009) will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre. Machine builders and professional systems integrators from around Asia will keep themselves abreast not only on applied systems and components but also the latest state-of-the-art technology and inventions.
NIWeek Worldwide Graphical System Design Conference and Exhibition
August 4-6, 2009 - Austin Convention Center, Austin, Texas
National Instruments' NIWeek 2009 offers three days of interactive technical sessions, targeted summits, hands-on workshops and exhibitions on the latest developments for design, control, automation, manufacturing and test. The conference also features keynote presentations and demonstrations that highlight how engineers and scientists can use NI graphical system design to test, measure and fix inefficient products and processes to improve everyday life.
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