Control Systems

Burkert’s new 8792/8793 SideControl units are versatile, robust and easy- to- use positioners/process controllers designed for flexible mounting onto linear and rotary actuators, (according to IEC534-6/VDI/VDE 3845 Namur), and also Burkert process valves. The SideControllers offer excellent control accuracy and outstanding dynamic properties in positioning and decentralised process control tasks; they are suitable for a wide range of applications in sectors such as Hygienic Processing, Water treatment, Steam and Gas Handling, typically in the control of auxiliary processes -water, steam, air, heating and cooling.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc today announced that Aguas y Saneamientos Argentinos (AySA), a water and waste water company serving the City of Buenos Aires and its suburban areas, has selected Thermo Scientific SampleManager LIMS (laboratory information management system) to improve quality control processes in its local and regional laboratories. SampleManager LIMS will help manage the quality control processes and data generated by the company’s central laboratory and its six operating plants, ensuring potable water quality and sanitation system safety. SampleManager LIMS will automate and accelerate processes from sample collection to results and report generation, saving AySA time and reducing costs through improved production efficiencies.

There are various types of controllers for vibratory feeders. Each has its own utility as well as its own advantages and disadvantages. Knowing the features as well as advantages and disadvantages of each of them can help one take the right decision about choosing the correct controller -

GF_LOOPER is the abbreviation of “Gefran Multiloop Controller.” This small unit controls the functions of 8 and 16 independent control channels, with display of basic parameters on shared pages and all details on individual pages for each zone.

Gefran expands its family of GF_VEDO operating panels by launching the new HL serie, offering a complete and technologically advanced range to satisfy every demand from the automation market in terms of performance and display size.

Parker Hannifin is providing power conversion systems and generators for a new innovation in wind turbine design from Green Energy Technologies. WindCube is a rooftop wind turbine for on-site power generation by commercial and industrial users in urban and suburban locations. Due in part to the turbine’s unique control system, it is considerably more productive than conventional models, able to produce the same amount of energy in a 22’ x 22’ x 12’ framework as a traditional turbine with blades measuring 50’ in diameter.

Parker Hannifin has launched an open Ethernet-based networking communications module for its AC890 range of drives. For the first time, PROFINET makes the power, performance and functionality of the 890 family available to users operating Ethernet based process applications. In addition to supporting the seamless integration of all fieldbus systems, the module protects against unauthorised access, and ensures safe operation.

Interalia Communications, a leading designer and manufacturer of voice announcement solutions and provider of announcers to London Underground, is supplying an innovative audio and visual passenger information display system for installing on board Tyne & Wear Metro’s 90-strong fleet of trains. Part of Nexus’s £300m Metro: All Change programme, funded by the Government to improve Tyne & Wear’s public transport system, Nexus is investing £1.7m on Interalia’s passenger information system as part of its commitment to less able users of its system.

Machine building has become much more complex, and according to Baldor it's the software aspects of projects that are almost invariably the determining factor in successful outcomes.

Armstrong Optical Ltd, in keeping with being at the cutting edge of non-contact surface profiling technology, is pleased to announce the release a new optical controller to operate in conjunction with the Precitec Optronik GmbH range of non-contact surface profiling and thickness measurement systems.