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Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact Inc: Compact industrial PC meets extended temperature requirements

Phoenix Contact’s Valueline industrial PC product range now includes the VL BPC MINI, a miniature embedded box PC that operates between -40 C and +65 degrees Celsius (-40 to 149 F).

May 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas: Inverters provide tailored motion control

Lenze’s 8400 Inverter Series features L-Force automation technology for tailored motion control solutions from simple continuous motion applications, like driving a conveyor, to controlling complex synchronized pick-and-place applications.

May 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Eaton Corporation: Circuit protection

Eaton’s PM3 power monitoring and metering module monitors the power of branch and main circuit applications by measuring current and voltage, calculating power and energy usage, and providing breaker status.

May 23, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: New CPU board for PC platforms

B&R’s Automation PC 810 and Panel PC 800 devices come with a new CPU board with an Intel® CoreTM2 Duo P8400 processor.

May 12, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Multi-Wire connectors protect against dirt, moisture

AutomationDirect’s ZIPport™ product line includes standard series multi-wire connectors, available in 5 frame sizes (3A, 6B, 10B, 16B and 24B).

May 12, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Software feature syncs logged data with server

Red Lion’s SQL Sync, a new feature of the company’s advanced programming software Crimson® 3.0, allows customers to synchronize logged data from their G3 HMIs directly with Microsoft’s® SQL Server®, eliminating the need for third-party software or a custom script.

May 12, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Wittenstein, Inc: Linear actuator system

The Wittenstein ternary® actuator is an all-in-one linear actuator system that integrates controller, motor, amplifier and drive into one compact mechatronic device,

May 12, 2011

Sustainability

Know when to fold 'em

The folding carton ushered in the modern packaging age and remains a diverse option for many product categories.

May 10, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

OPC server solution

Kepware Technologies’ KEPDirect OPC Server has been designed for use with AutomationDirect controllers and remote I/O to improve operations and decision making throughout all levels of an organization.

May 10, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Eaton Corporation: Panel wiring solution simplifies panel building

Eaton® SmartWire-DTTM panel wiring solution reduces panel-wiring complexity, improves system reliability, saves installation time and reduces panel space by replacing the many wires found in the control circuit into a single cable.

May 10, 2011

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

GlaxoSmithKline increases production efficiency with custom filling system

Single-use dosing system eliminates risk of cross-contamination and speeds production start-up time.

May 7, 2011

Labels

CTE--a key advance in food traceability

In November 2009 the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) released its FDA-commissioned report titled, “Product Tracing in Food Systems.”

May 7, 2011