STMicroelectronics (www.st.com) is proud to announce the launch of its customizable high-end motor-control SPIMD20 module – which is small enough to be directly mounted on the motor and provide connection via industrial Ethernet. The module will allow faster delivery of cost-effective industrial solutions, including multi-axis robotics, packaging machines, conveyors and process automation equipment. The new […]
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Innovasic Semiconductor’s industrial Ethernet connectivity solutions feature 1-Port EtherNet/IP and Profinet RapID Platform
Innovasic Semiconductor (www.innovasic.com) has unveiled the 1-Port RapID Platform for Profinet devices and EtherNet/IP adapters in line with the manufacturer’s effort to deliver the lowest cost Industrial Ethernet solutions. Tom Weingartner, Vice President (Marketing) of Innovasic, said: “As with our previously released 2-port version, Innovasic’s 1-port RapID Platform provides quick and easy EtherNet/IP or Profinet […]
WAGO’s new Ethernet fieldbus controller platform
WAGO Corporation (www.wago.us) is now offering a new Ethernet fieldbus controller that can process 1,000 instructions in just 235 μS. Using the company’s second generation Ethernet platform, it also offers upgraded memory capacity for web applications and PLC programs, along with an embedded dual-port Ethernet switch. “We are both upgrading the processor and offering enhanced […]
Belden’s robust data communications technology with Ethernet and fieldbus solutions
Modern data communications technology, an indispensible requirement for implementing smart grids, is also now being increasingly utilized in the distribution and generation of wind energy. Compared with other industrial environments, the conditions in wind energy plants are also rugged and harsh. Infrastructure systems and components should also cope with extreme stresses. That is why the […]
HMS unveils new CANopen X-gateway Family
HMS Industrial Networks, Inc. (www.hms.se) has announced that it will release an all-new Anybus X-gateway series that connects CANopen networks with 10 other industrial Ethernet and fieldbus networks. At the SPS/IPC/Drives fair in Nuremberg, Germany, HMS will launch a major enhancement to the X-gateway family, unveiling 10 completely updated design of CANopen master (manager) gateways […]
Free EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard with automated mapping features from Beckhoff
Beckhoff Automation is proud to announce the release of the new EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard that accelerates and simplifies programming of EtherNet/IP I/O architectures. It is made to optimize programming time; its free EtherNet/IP Tag Wizard is a very dynamic tool, which permits simple integration of cost-effective Beckhoff I/O to the Allen-Bradley Logix controllers using a […]
New two-port EtherNet/IP Plug-in-module fosters industrial automation from HMS
HMS Industrial Networks (www.hms.se) is proud to announce its extended Anybus-CC family with the new two-port EtherNet/IP communication module with integrated switch. This is the latest addition to the Anybus-CC family of plug-in communication modules from HMS, giving interchangeable connectivity solutions for all Industrial Ethernet and major fieldbus networks such as Modbus-TCP, EtherCAT, Profinet, CANopen, […]
Ethernet Control Module with logic control engine and custom connectivity for industrial Ethernet Host Interface from MKS
MKS Instruments, Inc. (www.mksinst.com) is proud to announce the new Ethernet Control Module (“ECM”) programmable automation controller that is ideal for high-density industrial and commercial applications, as well as for remote monitoring applications including high I/O point counts. The new ECM can be enforced as a complete control platform for a complete manufacturing line or […]
New FTS 3100s – A with 10 Fast Ethernet ports from Harting
Harting Technology Group (www.harting.com) is proud to announce the new Ha – VIS FTS 3100s – A. It is the company’s first switch in the product series offering the innovative Fast Track Switching technology to machine users. The New FTS 3100s – A is the solution that meets the majority of determinism and performance requirements […]
New Smart Ethernet Drives with Powerlink standard to advanced motion control system building
Baldor Electric Company (www.baldor.com) unveiled the next-generation of smart drives that offers space-saving and economic solutions for common single-axis automation requirements. Also, the drives feature an Ethernet interface compatible including an Ethernet-compatible motion control standard, Powerlink. Mint Lite, the latest programming capability, is being fitted without a charge on all of MotiFlex e100 and MicroFlex […]