New Controls & Controllers Products

Electro-Pneumatic Positioner survives harsh environments.

Supplied in NEMA 4X-rated enclosure compact enough to be used with any size actuator, Series 275 PRECISORÃ-® III Positioners control valve stroke of rotary motion valves based on 4-20 mA input signal from controller. Output analog feedback signal is included to stabilize any valve system, while functions such as auto calibration ensure accuracy. LCD screen, attached to outer face of unit,...

Siemens Receives Additional U.S. Contracts to Upgrade Power Plant Controls with Advanced I&C System

February 19, 2009 Siemens Energy's Instrumentation & Electrical Business Unit has been awarded contracts from Arizona Public Service (APS), Granite Ridge Energy LLC and Constellation Energy to upgrade the controls at their respective power generating facilities with the installation of the Siemens Power Plant Automation T3000 (SPPA-T3000) system. The newly installed controls are expected to...

New Bus Link Reduces Costs to Modernize Siemens Apacs+ Process Control Systems

ATLANTA, Feb. 18, 2009 - Modernizing APACS+ installations to the SIMATIC-® PCS 7 process control system is now more cost effective than ever with the APACS+ DP IOBUS Link from Siemens Energy & Automation, Inc. The APACS+ DP IOBUS Link allows plants to upgrade their existing APACS+ controllers, while retaining the existing APACS+ I/O Modules and field wiring terminations. Additionally, using the...

ABB Wins $62 Million Order in Oman

Electrical and automation systems to maximize efficiency at iron ore processing plant Zurich, Switzerland, Feb. 23, 2009 - ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth approximately $62 million from Vale to supply electrification and automation systems and related equipment for a new iron ore pellet plant in Oman. The new Vale plant, 230 kilometers northwest of...

How Manufacturing Automation Can Reduce Workplace Injuries and Improve Morale

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Tool Change Management for Constant Short Chip-to-Chip-Time

Date: February 23, 2009 STAMA Tool ManagementPat. The STAMA Tool ManagementPat. System provides process-controlled availability of tooling for continuous manufacturing and avoids unproductive secondary processing time. The system operates by placing the next cutting tool into a staging pocket automatically, based on preprogrammed sequences on the CNC. During tool change, the magazine only needs...

Ocular's Denali System Named Editor's Choice by Small form Factors Magazine

Dallas, TX (February 19, 2009) - The Denali operator interface terminal (OIT) system from Ocular (www.OcularDisplaySystems.com), a leader in advanced display-centric solutions including LCD and touch screen displays, as well as OIT systems, has been honored with an Editor's Choice award from Small Form Factors magazine. The magazine's 2008/2009 winter edition had the following to say about...

Fiber Optic Module covers distances up to 2,000 m.

Targeted at industrial Ethernet use, X20 hub system has 100Base-FX underlying standard, and is based on duplex LC technology. There is no loss of performance (wire speed), as internal downgrading technology is not used. Unit also comes with 2 RJ45 connections.

Voltage Regulators deliver 4, 8, and 12 A of output current.

SupIRBuck(TM) integrated point-of-load voltage regulators include IR3842, IR3831, IR3841 and IR3840 optimized for 12 V input voltage in energy-efficient server, storage and netcom applications. With common 5 x 6 mm footprint, models with 1.5 MHz switching frequency provide input voltage range of 1.5-16 V with 5 V bias, and wide output voltage range of 0.7 V to 90% Vin. Other features included are...

Network Interface Card adapts to real-time Ethernet systems.

Designed to fit into standard 32-pin Dual-In-line (DIL) socket, netIC series interchangeable module provides network slave connectivity for EtherNet/IP, DeviceNet, PROFIBUS, PROFINET, EtherCAT, PowerLink, SERCOS III, and CANopen. It includes two Ethernet transceivers, and exchanges data with host controller via serial communications using Modbus RTU protocol. RoHS compliant product features netX...

PON/SFP Controller combines APD boost converter.

Integrated DS1875 for fiber optic modules, provides all control and monitoring features required for PON transceivers, as well as monitoring features for video control in triplexer applications. It features state-machine design, which eliminates need for software development. Other features include ten 13-bit ADC channels, 6 DAC channels, temperature sensor, and 384 bytes user EEPROM memory...