New Controls and Controllers Products

Siemens Hands over One of Australia's Most Efficient Industrial Power Stations

Siemens has recently completed the commissioning of one of Australia’s most efficient industrial power stations. The Diamantina consisting of two combined cycle power blocks – performing at well in excess of 50 percent efficiency. Owner and operator of the plant is Diamantina Power Station Pty Limited, a joint venture between APA Group and AGL Energy Limited. The Diamantina combined cycle...

Preventing Winter Sewer Odors

When floor drains and other pipes dry up, as they can in the cold, dry winter months, the result can be sewer odors. This happens with the evaporation of the water in the U-, S-, or J-shaped pipe located below the drain that blocks sewer odors. Everprime-®, from Waterless Co., prevents this. Just three ounces of biodegradable Everprime keeps drains odor free year-round. With Everprime, smelly...

32-Bit Microcontrollers combine peripheral mix, scalable memory.

Suited for executing Bluetooth-® audio software, PIC32MX1/2/5 MCU series offers up to 83 DMIPS performance and scalable memory options from 64/8 KB to 512/64 KB Flash/RAM. MCUs integrate flexible CAN2.0B controllers as well as system RAM for storing up to 1,024 messages in 32 buffers. Along with PMP and capacitive touch sensing hardware, features include 4- SPI/I2S interfaces; 10-bit, 1 MSPS,...

Control System helps ensure loading dock safety and security.

Integrating controls of multiple loading dock devices into centralized system, Dok-Commander can power variety of equipment at each loading dock position, including vehicle restraint, dock leveler, dock door, and dock light. Interlock feature ensures equipment is engaged in proper sequence of operation. Unlike standard PLC controls, Dok-Commander is designed to withstand harsh conditions, and can...

A&D MRO: Strong Tailwinds

Check out this overview of the Maintenance, Repair and Operations (MRO) segment of the Aerospace and Defense (A&D) industry along with the factors impacting its continued growth.

Siemens Sells H-Class Gas Turbine Technology for the First Time in Poland

Siemens has been awarded an order in Central Europe for the first time outside of Germany for turn-key erection of a combined cycle power plant to be equipped with the innovative Siemens H-Class gas turbine. Customer for the 596 Megawatt (MWe) plant in P-³ock is PKN Orlen, Eastern Europe's largest mineral oil company. The plant located around 100 kilometers northwest of the capital city of...

First Chinese Car Maker Joins MOST® Cooperation; Adopts Microchip's Controllers for In-Vehicle MOST Infotainment Networking

China's FAW Group is Latest Automotive OEM to Select MOST Technology; Installed in Over 170 Global Car Models Since 2001 and Growing CHANDLER, Ariz.- – [NASDAQ: MCHP - Microchip Technology Inc., a leading provider of microcontroller, mixed-signal, analog and Flash-IP solutions, today announced that the FAW Group is the first Chinese automaker to join the MOST-® Cooperation. Microchip is also...

Matrox Adds Console Display Support for Matrox Mura MPX-based Video Walls

MONTREAL- – Matrox-® Graphics today announced that Matrox P690 PCIe x16 and Matrox P690 Plus LP PCIe x16 graphics cards have been validated for use alongside Mura™ MPX-based video wall controllers to power up to four independent console displays. Clients benefit from the extra displays, powered by the same system, to run system diagnostics, wall layout control, and other applications...

70' Long Accumulation, Decline Noser, Shuttle Conveyor

Accumulation while dynamically balancing production flow. Winneconne, WI- – Multi-Conveyor (www.multi-conveyor.com) - Multi-Conveyor recently built a stainless steel constructed plastic belt conveyor designed for accumulating flat or low in height product. This particular project was designed for a raw foods but the concept can be used for many applications.- When the downstream process...

Optical Defrost Controller keeps food cold and conserves energy.

Replacing mechanical timers, Ice*Meister™ Model 9734-REFR installs directly on refrigerator evaporator coils at factory or as retrofit in field. Invisible light is used to monitor silhouette of evaporator coils. Disruption by frost initiates defrost cycle, and defrosting stops when silhouette returns to normal. Without any moving parts, controller suppresses at least 50% of wasted defrost...

WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM for eXTReme Environments Earns C-UL-US Certification

The 750 XTR Series is now C-UL-US certified for Class 1, Div.2 hazardous locations in Canadian and North American markets. These certifications are in addition to existing UL508, C22.2 No.42 and Germanischer Lloyd marine GL certification. The 750 XTR Series offers a modular, compact solution for automation architectures operating in extreme environments. Benefits include: • Capacity to...