Control Systems

WEG has developed a special control panel which monitors the ventilation circuits, temperature, humidity, lighting and feeder lines for Plasson, a company that both manufactures equipment and sells services for Aviculture. The system provided by WEG ensures better use of feed ration, optimises environmental requirements and delivers higher quality and productivity.

The compact NEXACT piezo stepping drives from Physik Instrumente (PI) push forward into a new performance class for linear drives: with high forces of 10 N, velocities of more than 10 mm/s, and at resolutions of a few nanometers they replace the typical stepper or DC servomotors in applications that depend on the combination of force and resolution on large travel ranges. The E-862 driver electronics is the ideal control for the NEXACT drives when operated in open-loop or when used with an external positioning and velocity control. By using an analog input signal, the driver can be connected with external motion controllers or it can be controlled directly by using a joystick.

By using configurable, modular control systems with operator-specific software, users of spot welding robot systems can acquire intelligent tailor-made cooling systems that guarantee zero leakage in their production environment as a result of loss or replacement of electrode tips. Such modular systems, consisting of compact devices with integrated sensor equipment, valves and controllers, can be individually configured to provide optimised cooling solutions for specific applications and operator requirements. Moreover, in contrast to conventional solutions consisting of products from various manufacturers, integrated solutions are much more compact in size and their components are specially chosen for optimised interoperability.

The integration of sensor, control electronics and proportional valves into a single compact device enables Burkert’s new Liquid Flow Controller (LFC) to provide fast and accurate measurement and dosage of small volumes of liquids with nominal flow rates of 10 – 600 ml/min (0.6 to 36 l/h) with a 1:10. measuring span.

Trace Software International, announced that elecworks™, its flagship product, has achieved Certified Gold Partner status with DS SolidWorks Corporation. With this certification, elecworks™ becomes the first Certified Gold Partner application for electrical design, integrated to SolidWorks.

Coverity, Inc., announced that Schneider Electric has selected Coverity Static Analysis to automatically find software defects across its Automation and Control software product portfolio.

Danfoss Drives introduces the VLT® PROFINET MCA120 Option Card, expanding the Ethernet communication capabilities of the VLT® AutomationDrive to PROFINET-based networks. This option card handles a single connection with an Actual Packet Interval down to 1 ms in both directions, positioning it among the fastest performing PROFINET devices in the market. Additionally, the MCA120 features a built-in web server for remote diagnostics and visual confirmation of basic drive parameters, as well as an email notifier that can send an email message to one or more recipients should certain warnings or alarms occur, and/or when those warning or alarms are cleared.

GEM Ltd, has launched the GEM Oyster, a unique piston type isolation/stop valve, which overcomes the difficulties usually associated with the replacement of conventional valves or the reconditioning of valve seats on larger sizes.

The SERCOS III Slave Conformizer is a new, powerful test tool for slave devices on the SERCOS III Ethernet-based automation bus. It ensures that SERCOS III slave implementations from different manufacturers are compatible and interoperable.

Ethernet Direct Corporation, launches new class 1 division 2 compliant Industrial 5-port unmanaged switch with fiber ports.