Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Expanded Power Ranges

Rockwell Automation has expanded its family of servo drives with the new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 7000 drive. With continuous output power of 22 to 250 kW, the new, high-power servo drive seamlessly integrates Allen-Bradley Logix controllers, servo motors, and actuators to create flexible machine design.

May 31, 2006

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Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Compact I/O System

IP20 Compact I/O modules from B&R Industrial Automation offer solutions for applications that handle distributed I/O signals, ranging from simple digital input to SSI encoders.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Circuit Monitor

Schneider Electric’s new Square D® PowerLogic® CM4250 circuit monitor’s metering accuracy combines with advanced problem-solving features such as anti-aliasing filters that help eliminate false signals and guarantee high-quality readings.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Ethernet Communication

AutomationDirect has released the H4-ECOM100 Ethernet communication module for the DirectLOGIC DL405 PLC. Priced at $359, the module may be inserted into any I/O slot of any local DL405 base, including expansion bases when using the DL450 CPU and -1 bases, to implement master/slave Ethernet communication at 10 or 100 Mbit data rates.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Digital Servo Drives

The Electromechanical Automation Div. of Parker Hannifin has released 2 new high-powered additions to the Compax3 family of industrial, high-performance, all-digital servo drives.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Danaher Motion: Simplified Programming

Danaher Motion has launched Servoshaft, a software package that enables users to run all 3 main functions of a control system on their own computers: data monitoring and collection on the PC, the PLC, and motion control.

May 31, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Taking advantage of PackML

A new family of end-of-line packaging equipment leverages PackML for a common look and feel across all machines in the family.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Make2Pack under ISA banner

“We are officially off and running as the Make2Pack SP88 Part 5 Modular Concepts for Automated Control Systems committee.”

May 31, 2006

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Beverage makers speak at Packaging Automation Forum

In Part 3 of our PAF report, wine and brewing industry speakers speak out on how to implement automation to achieve business requirements.

May 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Proximity Sensing in Harsh Duty Environments

Are the sensors you use built to withstand harsh environments? This white paper from TURCK, Inc., examines the types of hazards your sensors might encounter as well as solutions to help you choose the best products for your application.

May 15, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

FastPic Systems: Software tracking

With the Tracking Area feature of FastPic[r] IC inventory control software from FastPic Systems, users can quickly locate items stored in manual storage systems through simple tracking and pick-list processing.

April 30, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Scientific Technologies Inc: Sockets with LED

Scientific Technologies has introduced Sockets with LED indicators for their Force Guided Relay Modules (FGR-M1). Indicator is on when power is applied to socket.

April 30, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Plc software

AutomationDirect has launched DirectSOFT5 PLC programming software, a 32-bit Windows®-certified tool for the entire DirectLOGIC line of PLCs. The most significant of the software’s new features to improve ladder logic programming is the addition of “IBoxes,” modularized instructions that perform simple to complex ladder logic.

April 30, 2006