Murrelektronik (www.murrelektronik.com) has introduced the Impact67 fieldbus module which allows faster transfer of data with EtherCAT. With configurable input filters and 50 µs, the Impact67 also features diagnostic options, IP67 seals and pluggable connections, enabling users to create decentralized and cost-effective solutions. A continual pioneer in decentralized solutions, Murrelektronik provides engineers with fieldbus solutions that […]
Networking + IoT
Sercos III Specification Update V1.3 Now Available
Santa Rosa Beach, Fl. – The Sercos vendor organizations have released an update to the specification for Sercos III Real-time Ethernet. The V1.3 specification broadens the functionality and range of applications of the international Sercos real-time standard, while considering new trends in machine and plant construction. The extensions are fully compatible with the existing specification, […]
EtherCAT’s EK18xx coupler series integrates digital I/Os
EtherCAT’s (www.ethercat.org) EK18xx coupler series efficiently integrates important functionalities of the EK1100 EtherCAT coupler and the standard digital Input/Outputs in just a single housing. The result is a compact design which has the dimensions of minimally 44x100x68 mm especially suitable for applications whose number of I/Os are relatively smaller. Similar to the regular EK1100 coupler, […]
New DeviceNet Analyzer from Balluff
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 […]
Beka’s new Profibus indicators ideal for hazardous and safe areas
Beka Associates (www.beka.co.uk) has unveiled a new range of eight variable Profibus indicator with its large digits complementing the Profibus displays commonly used in pharmaceutical and petrochemical plants worldwide. The five new models consist of intrinsically safe and economical field and panel mounting models, field and panel mounting indicators for safe areas, and a field […]
High Performance EtherNet/IP-Enabled Servo Drive From Rockwell Automation
Rockwell Automation’s (www.rockwellautomation.com) Allen-Bradley Kinetix 350 single-axis EtherNet/IP servo drive offers high-performance motion control for the EtherNet/IP industrial Ethernet network. The servo drive promises to minimize the cost of deploying integrated motion on low-axis machines used in applications like process skids, indexing tables, erectors, packaging and case packers. “By leveraging EtherNet/IP for control and motion, […]
Cylinder-style Proximity Sensors from Festo
Hauppauge, NY – The SMT-/SME-10M series proximity sensors from Festo are applicable to a wide range of drive units and offer a new dimension of reliability and cost effectiveness. The long cylinder-style sensors detect the position of magnets fitted to pneumatic drives. The wide selection of cable lengths makes customer assembly unnecessary and speeds-up installation. Sturdy […]
Rockwell Automation unveils RSLogix 5000 v20
Taking into account the needs of machine builders and manufacturers for a smaller control system, Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com) has unveiled the latest version of its RSLogix 500 software, which is the Rockwell Automation Integrated Architecture system’s design and configuration software. Rockwell revealed that when combined with right-sized, scalable control system components, the RSLogix 5000 v20 […]
Balluff’s Explosion Proof Linear Transducer Offers Worldwide Hazardous Approval Ratings
Florence, Ky. – Balluff’s Micropulse TA12 explosion-proof linear position transducer now has IECEx hazardous area approval rating, in addition to existing ATEX and North American approvals, expanding its acceptability for worldwide use in applications where hazardous gases and/or dusts are present. The Micropulse TA12 is a non-contact linear position sensor with a compact, explosion-proof housing. […]
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, […]