Hoffman Estates, Ill. – A new PLC family from Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com/brc), the IndraLogic XLC PLC family, enables scalable, controller-based and embedded PC solutions in conjunction with the company’s latest IndraControl device platform. IndraLogic XLC (eXtended Logic Control) PLC controllers feature capabilities go beyond standard PLC functions. Users can leverage a wide range of new functions […]
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Fanuc’s high-speed laser CNCs optimize processing capabilities
Fanuc Factory Automation America (FANUC FA America) (www.fanucfa.com) has unveiled its latest Series 30i/31i-L MODEL B high-speed laser controls, which provides optimum support to high speed laser processing. Even when processing thin gage materials at extremely high speeds, the new Series 30i/31i-L MODEL B CNCs can provide seamless choreography between power modulation and axes motion. […]
Emerson’s FIELDVUE digital valve controllers features FDT/DTM system interface
Emerson Process (www.emersonprocess.com) has launched its Fisher FIELDVUE digital valve controllers, which can now be incorporated into any process control system supporting FDT/DTM technology, features HART and FOUNDATION fieldbus communications. The Valvelink DTM software enables users to perform startup, diagnostic and commissioning activities by communicating with any FIELDVUE digital valve controller. Certified by the FDT […]
Triangle Research optimizes integrated PLCs
Triangle Research International (www.tri-plc.com) has announced the latest addition to its extensive portfolio of programmable logic controllers (PLC) for original equipment manufacturers (OEM) — the FMD1616-10 and FMD88-10 PLCs. These new FMD PLCs complete Triangle Research’s lineup of highly integrated “Super PLCs”, which starts from the small Nano-10 to the F-series. The super PLC series […]
Cognex Connect provides ID readers industrial connectivity
Cognex Corporation (www.cognex.com) has announced the release of its Cognex Connect, which provides industrial protocol connectivity for hand held ID readers such as the Cognex DataMan 8000 ID readers, via PROFINET and EtherNet/IP support. Available in In-Sight vision system, Cognex Connect is an extensive collection of communication capabilities that is also offered in DataMan 200 […]
Single-Axis Motion Controller with Onboard Brushless/Brush Servo Drive
Greenville, Del. – Servo2Go.com has just added Galil Motion Control’s New Econo Series Motion Controller with Ethernet & Onboard Servo Drive, the CDS-3310, to its broad range of high-performance cost-effective Ethernet-based motion controllers. Galil Motion Control recently released the CDS-3310 single-axis controller and drive system designed to provide high performance and precise control of a […]
ATEX-Rated High-Temperature Hazardous Location Positioner from Exlar
Chanhassen, Minn. – Exlar’s EXP-24 Positioner conforms to both ATEX (Directive 94/9/EC) and CSA regulations for explosion-proof applications, and can be used to control most of the company’s three-phase linear and rotary actuators, including the EL100 linear and ER115 rotary actuators. Housed in an IP66-rated enclosure, the Exlar EXP-24 Positioner integrates a fully featured 24VDC […]
ABB Drives unveils FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter
ABB Low Voltage Drives (www.abb.com), the world’s leading producer of electric drives and motors, has proudly announced the launch of the FECA-01 EtherCAT Adapter, which supports CANopen protocol over EtherCAT (CoE) protocol. “Combining this feature-rich industrial fieldbus adapter with the ACS355 and ACS850 drives will make available a great drive solution for OEM’s or system […]
MotorSolve v2.5 Electric Machine Design Software from Infolytica
Montreal, QC – Infolytica Corporation announces the latest release of MotorSolve, the company’s electric machine design software. MotorSolve v2.5 features a host of improvements to the template modeling engine, results charts, and the user interface as well as a new online documentation resource. The improvements to the template library include a new interior/exterior wound rotor […]
Schneider Electric unveils Modicon M168 Programmable Logic Controller
Schneider Electric (www.schneider-electric.com) has announced the release of Modicon M168 Programmable Logic Controller (PLC), which was designed to help end users and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) speed time-to-market, optimize costs and improve performance of HVAC/R machines. The new controller uses flexible architectures, SoHVAC software and customized design, which enable single programming and commissioning and provide […]