Control Systems

Elesa’s CFS hinge for hazardous areas has a built-in security switch to suit Category 1 areas and works so as to switch off equipment when a door or panel is opened. This is a great aid in industrial environments where it helps to ensure operator safety. Alternatively the CFS may be used to remotely indicate status, e.g. for access monitoring. Construction is an integral glass reinforced technopolymer unit ensuring a tamper-proof installation and easy assembly.

The TBox20 is a low cost solution to Remote Control and Monitoring via your mobile phone. The TBox20 can monitor 2 analogue and 4 digital switch inputs. A SMS alarm message can be sent when inputs exceed preset limits. The user can also interrogate the inputs through SMS messaging. The TBox20 also has 4 relay outputs which can be activated via SMS and used to switch lamps, pumps, heaters etc

Micronor’s MR190 Universal Manual Pulse Generator/Handwheel (MPG) is the world’s first MPG to offer both A/A’/B/B’ differential line driver and A/B pull-up quadrature outputs in a single unit. No longer does a CNC machine manufacturer, control panel fabricator, distributor or service center need to stock 3 or more handwheel models because of the non-standardized interface requirements of different manufacturers and models of CNC systems, PLCs and teach pendants.

SoftPLC Corporation adds Enron Modbus serial and ethernet drivers to their SoftPLC Programmable Automation Controllers. Enron Modbus is a modification to the standard Modbus communication protocol, used in process control devices such as chromatographs, flow computers, odorization systems, RTU's, and fire/gas alarm systems.

Festo has launched the world’s first fieldbus-controlled proportional valve regulator that mounts directly on a valve manifold. This fully-integrated approach offers unprecedented control flexibility and conveys numerous cost-saving advantages, including reduced parts-count, simplified installation and maintenance, less wiring and powerful remote diagnostics. The new VPPM-MPA proportional pressure regulator provides design engineers with an exceptionally easy and precise means of varying the pressure of air supplied, via the valve manifold, to pneumatic actuators, facilitating accurate control of speed, force, pressure and torque.

In ROVEMA’s choice of a modern bus system, the focus was on reduction of start-up costs through the use of cost-effective and highly productive hardware components. Equally important factors were protection of customers’ investments through internationally recognized IEC/EN standards plus lower electromagnetic interference as compared to analog interface technology.

Ethernet Direct Corporation is pleased to offer a uniquely designed Industrial 5-port Ethernet Switch, IRE-500EC with extended temperature, conformal coating technology and supporting Modbus over TCP.

Laser Design Inc. (LDI), the supplier of 3D laser scanners for more than 20 years, announced that I++ compatible coordinate measuring machine (CMM) motion controllers are now supported on its laser scanning systems. C. Martin Schuster, President of Laser Design, commented, “We have the capability to easily install our high-speed laser scanners and scanning software on new or existing CMM’s supporting the I++ protocol.”

Traditionally, Magnetic Sensors´ performance has been challenged by components´ tolerances, thermal and magnetic fluctuactions which needed complex designs and circuitry to solve fluctuations in output signals. This could discourage OEMs from designing in these sensors.

The JetNet 3706-RJ, an IP67 industrial PoE switch, is specifically designed for the toughest industrial environments. JetNet 3706-RJ is constructed of a rugged weather tight aluminum case and equipped with six IP67 rated RJ45 Ethernet ports, which provide a waterproof, and dust-tight connection. Four of the six Ethernet ports are PoE capable. JetNet 3706-RJ extends your power deployment to the most inaccessible areas.