Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s new DeviceNet Analyzer is a powerful tool for analyzing, commissioning, monitoring and maintaining DeviceNet/CAN bus installations. Maintenance technicians, integrators, technical experts, or anyone who requires reliable information on the functional status of their DeviceNet system can use the DeviceNet analyzer to increase the overall efficiency of their facility. Balluff’s DeviceNet Analyzer […]
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New Connectivity Options for Motor Protection from Eaton
Pittsburgh, Penn. – The new C441 Ethernet series of communications cards from Eaton allows customers to select from Ethernet/IP, Modbus TCP, HTTP web services and Modbus RTU communication protocols in a single card. The added communications provides OEMs and industrial customers, as well as machinery OEMs and panel builders, with flexible communication options to configure, […]
Molex Reveals Brad HarshIO Ethernet I/O Modules
Molex, Inc. (www.molex.com) has introduced its new Brad HarshIO Ethernet I/O Modules with Fast Start-Up (FSU) and QuickConnect (QC) technologies that provide a solution in connecting industrial controllers to I/O devices within harsh environments where vibrations or liquids are present. Molex said the Brad HarshIO Ethernet I/O Modules were effectively tested to start and operate […]
SICK’s safety laser scanners increases availability for BMW1 series
World-leading carmaker BMW has standardized the use of SICK’s (www.sick.com) S3000 safety laser scanners at all locations worldwide. The S3000 safety laser scanners from SICK that integrates PROFINET IO interface is the preferred choice for protecting risky areas of robot work cells as well as assembly lines in constructing car body. All of BMW’s robot […]
Belden adds new I/O Module to Lumberg range
Belden (www.belden.com) has announced that it adds a new I/O module to its Lumberg Automation range specifically designed for the decentralized Fieldbus system LioN-Link. Employing protection class requirements IP67, the new 0942 UEM 612 I/O module comprises four digital M12 slots with a higher output voltage limit that allows 2A per line and 6A in […]
Long Range UHF-based Industrial RFID from Balluff
Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s BIS U series UHF or Ultra High Frequency RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) provides one of the most reliable and flexible tools to get visibility into your supply chain and manufacturing process. Because BIS U technology is passive, no expensive battery-based tags are required to achieve long detection ranges. The BIS U […]
Mitsubishi Electric Automation Announces Support Connect, Remote Asset Management Hosted Service
Vernon Hills, Ill. – Mitsubishi Electric Automation announces the general availability of “Support Connect”, a Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) remote connectivity subscription service that enables Mitsubishi Electric Automation customers to better serve their end-users through simple and secure remote-based services. Designed to meet the needs of machine manufacturers, value-added resellers and end-user service organizations, Support Connect enables […]
Ultra Flexible Silicone Cable for Severe Environments from Cicoil
Valencia, Cal. – Cicoil’s High Flex Unshielded Silicone Cables are designed for applications that require absolute reliability in severe environments. Cicoil’s unique silicone extruded cable is unaffected when exposed to extreme temperatures (-65°C to +260°C), vibration, flames, water, UV light, ozone, radiation and most chemicals. This combination of features makes Cicoil’s High Flex Unshielded Silicone […]
Multicore CompactRIO With Intel® Core™ i7 Processor from National Instruments
Austin, Tex. – National Instruments announces an expansion to its growing NI reconfigurable I/O (RIO) platform with the addition of the highest performance and first multicore NI CompactRIO systems and smallest NI Single-Board RIO devices. The new NI cRIO-908x systems feature an Intel® Core™ i7 dual-core processor for increased processing power, Xilinx Spartan-6 field-programmable gate […]
Laird Technologies optimized MMCU-4 Modular Radio Remote Control Receiver
Laird Technologies, Inc. (www.lairdtech.com), a world leader in design and manufacture of customized performance-critical systems and components for advanced wireless and electronics products, has unveiled an optimized member of the CattronControl™ family of remote control systems — the MMCU-4 radio remote control receiver. A configurable modular radio remote control receiver, the MMCU-4 offers four slots that […]