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Safe discharge of stored electricity

Safe discharge of stored electricity

Seaward has introduced the first instrument of its type for the safe discharge of stored energy in large capacitors and electrically charged equipment.

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Moeller Electric Punches Sticks!

Moeller Electric Punches Sticks!

Sticks for the best ice lollipops are still made from wood. But making them is a complex task, which is why German lollipop stick manufacturer, Karl Otto Knauf, chose PLCs from Moeller Electric, used in conjunction with the new SmartWire panel wiring system, to control its latest stick-punching machine.

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RiLine60 Busbars - The 60mm system of the future

RiLine60 Busbars - The 60mm system of the future

Rittal's new RiLine60 busbar systems available for ratings up to 1600 amps, offer rapid and simple assembly as well as superior safety and individual modularity.

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Moeller Electric Has Time For Everyone!

Moeller Electric Has Time For Everyone!

With its latest ranges of compact yet versatile timing relays, Moeller Electric now offers convenient and cost-effective timer options covering virtually every control panel and power distribution application.

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Thermatel® TD2 Level, Flow and interface with one single device suited for SIP/CIP applications

Thermatel® TD2 Level, Flow and interface with one single device suited for SIP/CIP applications

The hygienic Thermatel® TD2 switches from Magnetrol International offer level, flow and interface capability in one single device. By setting up the switch differently, the unit can detect level in highly viscous liquids, detect variable or flow/no flow conditions of liquids - gases or detect one liquid layer over another (interface).

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Wireless Comms Capability Added to Programmable Ethernet  I/O Module

Wireless Comms Capability Added to Programmable Ethernet I/O Module

A new "add-on" Wi-Fi board, the WA1000, that adds wirelsss communications capability to Tibbo's EM1000 BASIC-programmable Embedded Module has been announced by Focus EDL. The EM1000 is designed to give system board designers to ability connect all I/O components to 1000BaseT Ethernet by simply including the module on the I/O board.

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TempCovers: The New UL Classified Temporary Panel Cover from Grace Engineered Products

The innovators of GracePort® convenience interfaces are continuing to come through on the challenge to provide the best products that increase electrical safety and employee productivity. Grace Engineered Products launched TempCovers, one of the latest and most unique safety devices that will increase productivity, at IEEE Safety Conference in Dallas, Rockwell Automation's Complete Automation on the Move (CAOTM) in Cleveland, and at the St. Louis Electrical Expo in Missouri last week.

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New Vandal-Proof Keypad For Secure Switching

New Vandal-Proof Keypad For Secure Switching

Lorlin Electronics announces the introduction of the KP range of vandal proof metal keypads. Responding to increasing demand for secure and rugged security switching these attractive metal keypads may be used in public and industrial environments for access control, vending machines and kiosks, environmental control and service access.

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Standalone True On-Line UPS Range Provides 1.6 to 6kVA

Standalone True On-Line UPS Range Provides 1.6 to 6kVA

XP Energy Systems Ltd, an XP Group company, announces a significant addition to its industry leading range of uninterruptible power supply systems designed for use in a wide variety of applications where constant, reliable power is an essential requirement.

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Control panels help ready meals producers minimise production downtime

Control panels help ready meals producers minimise production downtime

Block UK and systems integrator MLH Services are helping two producers of ready meals minimise production downtime on their spiral freezer conveying process, using a range of panel-installed electrical components, including three-phase power supplies, EMC filters, inverter drives and motor reactors (chokes).

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Wireless Mesh Networking for Machine Builders and OEMs

Wireless Mesh Networking for Machine Builders and OEMs

Technology company Intelligent Distributed Controls (IDC) have introduced a range of wireless products to enable machine builders and original equipment manufacturers to integrate wireless networking into their machines and systems.

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Lantronix Expands Wireless Portfolio with MatchPort b/g Pro, the Most Secure Embedded 802.11 b/g Networking Module Available

Lantronix Expands Wireless Portfolio with MatchPort b/g Pro, the Most Secure Embedded 802.11 b/g Networking Module Available

Lantronix, Inc. today announced the industry's most secure embedded 802.11 b/g networking module, the MatchPort® b/g Pro. The latest addition to the MatchPort family of pin/form factor-compatible wired and wireless networking modules, MatchPort b/g Pro is an ideal networking solution for data sensitive, regulatory, and IT-driven applications that demand the safest and most reliable technology such as medical records, financial transactions, and government data. In addition, MatchPort b/g Pro features SmartRoam, a breakthrough technology from Lantronix that provides users a higher degree of reliability and mobility when moving throughout a building, warehouse, or even across campus-wide networks.

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Wireless access point devices enable WLANs in harsh environmental conditions including outdoors

Wireless access point devices enable WLANs in harsh environmental conditions including outdoors

Funkwerk Enterprise Communications (FEC) has announced a series of access point devices designed to enable WLANs to operate under extreme environmental conditions. These can include industrial manufacturing, transportation and outdoor applications such as building to building, where the need to protect against moisture and dust is paramount. The new devices are part of Funkwerk's established range of industrial wireless products designed for networks in harsh environments.

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Mini USB AB connector sealed to IP68

Mini USB AB connector sealed to IP68

This latest addition to Bulgin's Data Buccaneer range of dust and waterproof connectors is a new Mini USB 'AB' style interface in three panel mounted configurations. These three new 'AB' versions offer a choice of panel mounting. The first, PX0456, is front of panel mounting with a flying lead to the rear, terminated with a 6 way 0.1" crimp connector.

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Moeller Electric Goes Into Garages

Moeller Electric Goes Into Garages

To provide a safe, convenient and versatile method of protecting electrical supplies in domestic garages and workshops, Moeller Electric has introduced a new range of compact and competitively priced xBoard garage consumer units. The robust and attractively styled units, that comply fully with the requirements of BS EN 60439-3, feature shrouded busbars, and enclosures with an IP55 or IP65 rating.

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GDS Works With Distec To Supply World’s First 70” Optically Bonded Tft Monitor

GDS Works With Distec To Supply World’s First 70” Optically Bonded Tft Monitor

Global Display Solutions (GDS), in association with Distec GmbH, is pleased to announce the availability of the world's first 70" TFT display monitor for the out-of-home (OOH) digital signage market. Using GDS's proprietary G-BOND optical bonding process, the display was recently built and showcased at the Viscom show at Düsseldorf in Germany by digital signage specialist Distec on whose behalf GDS developed this product. With a 70" HD resolution TFT display panel and AR coated laminated glass, this bonded product was manufactured at GDS's state–of-the-art bonding facility in Italy, and was exhibited at the exhibition prior to being shipped to America for field trials with a major advertising company.

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Industrial Ethernet switch with external configuration memory

Industrial Ethernet switch with external configuration memory

HARTING has extended its family of industrial Ethernet switches to include a unit with an external configuration memory. The configuration memory is mounted in a standard Han® 3A robust metal housing, and is designed to remain in place if the switch needs to be exchanged during service. It retains all the switch settings so that, when a new switch is connected, it starts up automatically without the need of reconfiguration and start up by a network specialist.

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DSM Announces Miniature Linear Amplifier for Piezoelectric Positioning Applications

DSM Announces Miniature Linear Amplifier for Piezoelectric Positioning Applications

DSM is pleased to introduce the ultra-compact VF-90 linear piezoelectric amplifier for space-constrained and OEM applications. The product is a new addition to DSM's line of voltage follower linear amplifiers and offers several performance features ideal for driving piezoelectric loads in actuators and stages. The VF-90 is a third-party product compatible with National Instruments' CompactRIO and CompactDAQ modular chassis, thus enabling the use of the amplifier in both open- and closed-loop motion control applications.

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Electro magnets with ejector pins overcome residual magnetism

Electro magnets with ejector pins overcome residual magnetism

A new range of electro-magnets from Geeplus have been designed with ejector pins to enable them to overcome the problems of residual magnetism occurring when power to the device is switched off.

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Ethernet Module from Focus EDL Features Integral CPU and Four Serial Ports

Ethernet Module from Focus EDL Features Integral CPU and Four Serial Ports

Focus EDL, the leading distributor of components for industrial computing and automation, announces the TiBBO EM1202 basic programmable Ethernet module that will interest designers and systems integrators looking to introduce or expand Ethernet networks in industrial applications.

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Basler provides new replacement for obsolete overcurrent motor protection relays (IAC66K)

Basler provides new replacement for obsolete overcurrent motor protection relays (IAC66K)

In continuing to provide the protective relay market with the newest innovations for replacement units, Basler Electric is offering a microprocessor-based BE1-50/51B-230 as an exact "plug and play" replacement for the obsolete General Electric 12IAC66K relay. You can obtain additional details on the BE1-50/51B-230 from the Plug-and-Play features flyer - ttp://www.basler.com/downloads/5051B_230 flyer.pdf

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