Controls & Machine Components

Integrated safety on a valve terminal

At Festo's Pack Expo booth was a demonstration of how a Profibus fieldbus node can be connected to a safety network. This allows reliable communication to a pneumatic valve manifold, thus eliminating additional hardware.

October 7, 2013

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Servo motor facilitates quick, automated changeover

New servo motor from Festo is specifically designed for packaging machinery. Offers Ethernet IP integrated controls. Motor and drive package are both in one compact, low-voltage unit.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Banner: Wireless push button sensor

Banner Engineering announces the SureCross® Wireless Q45 Push Button with confirmation light, the latest addition to the company's industry-recognized line of wireless sensors.

October 7, 2013

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Stainless-steel drum motors suit hygienic applications

AC drum motors from Interroll feature a stainless steel design and have been engineered for industrial applications in the food industry. The company offers a number of drum motor styles, from servo to AC induction, in various diameters and horsepower capabilities.

October 4, 2013

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TURCK: Modular I/O System

TURCK announces the BL67 on-machine modular I/O system for industrial Ethernet.

October 4, 2013

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Motor/drive combo capitalizes on recent trends

Gen 2 integrated motor and drive from Bosch Rexroth capitalizes on recent advances in the automation bus and on the advent of safety technology. Said to be the only integrated motor and drive where it's capable of tying in local I/O.

October 3, 2013

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Pneumatic-based motion system keeps MAP machine productive

UltraSource partnered with its pneumatics solutions partner to ensure that critical motion actuation systems offer the highest performance and reliability.

October 2, 2013

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Linear slide table good for food packaging machinery

Dry-Lin SLN linear slide table system from Igus is good for food packaging machinery applications because it does away with lubricants that could become contaminants. Linear slide table can be designed with a stepper motor and encoder integrated into it.

October 1, 2013

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Smart Wire DT eliminates conventional control panel hard-wired complexity

Eaton's lean connectivity solution combines PLC with HMI on front of panel, while a single flat cable connects all components, eliminating all traditional hard wiring. This simplified approach lowers cost by reducing engineering, assembly, testing and commissioning, while providing on-board diagnostics.

September 30, 2013

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Dry claw vacuum technology

Mink series of dry-running, non-contacting rotary claw pumps from Busch combine performance, reliability and efficiency. They also feature 100% oil-less compression and minimal maintenance.

September 30, 2013

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Hygienic motor with unique ventilation tube

AKMH motor from Kollmorgen is designed to be most hygienic in the market. Can be put directly in the wash down area and sprayed with water and cleaning chemicals. Stainless steel housing. Single cable for power and feedback. Unique breathing tube in the cable makes it possible to ventilate the motor as it goes through its thermal cycles.

September 25, 2013

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New controller accepts 250 I/O modules

Wago has introduced a new PFC200 controller that can have up to 250 I/O modules connected to it. Comes with an Ethernet port and an SD card that stores up to 32 gigabytes.

September 24, 2013

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Unitronics: New control platform

Unitronics’ UniStream all-in-one modular control platform combines dual CPUs (faster scan time, up to 2048 I/Os over 2MB of operand memory), a variety of HMI touch panels, and local and remote I/O installation.

September 24, 2013