Siemens Industry offers the SIMATIC S7-1518F, a controller available with a bit performance of 1 nanosecond. Designed to increase flexibility, safety, efficiency and productivity at the plant floor level, the new controller is suitable for high-end standard and safety-related machine and plant automation applications. The S7-1518F has four communication interfaces: a Profinet interface with a two-port switch for communication with…
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Chicago Pneumatic Generators Feature Advanced Controls
International construction equipment manufacturer Chicago Pneumatic introduced a new range of portable and stationary generators. Underlining Chicago Pneumatic’s reputation for ease-of-use, high performance and reliability, the new range of generators will offer long-term operation in even the most demanding environments. Chicago Pneumatic’s new stationary generators (CPSG) are based on a frame-and-canopy design, and can serve a variety of stationary applications…
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HOW TO SELECT THE BEST MOTORS AND MOTOR CONTROLS FOR MINING APPLICATIONS. By Paul Blaiklock and William Horvath Figure 1. Induction Motor Accelerating a Load from Stopped to Full Load. When determining how to optimize mining equipment for maximum efficiency, you first need to understand the different characteristics of motors, and how their behaviors can be modified with key motor…
Read MoreCantech Offers Wireless Control of Material
Control specialists Cantech are using wireless technology to allow control of loading and materials-handling processes from the cabs of mobile plant such as loading shovels, forklifts and dump trucks. Typical applications include discharging of material from quarry storage bins – which can include indication of the levels in the bins, allowing the driver to attend to other matters on the…
Read MoreRexroth Touts Energy-Efficient Machine Automation
Greater energy efficiency and safety increasingly determine the selection of electric drives, even at high levels of power. With its IndraDrive CL/ML, Bosch Rexroth now offers a scaled product range of strong drive solutions from 110 kW to 4 MW for applications in metal forming, plastics, test, printing, mining, metallurgy, marine, offshore and other heavy industries. These drives open up…
Read MoreMoxa Ethernet Switches Highly Scalable
Moxa offers the new EDS-G500E Series of industrial Ethernet switches. Designed to simplify upgrading an existing large-scale network to gigabit speed, or building a new full gigabit backbone, the switches are equipped with 8, 12 or 16 gigabit Ethernet ports and up to four fiber optic ports. The highly scalable switches will appeal to IT professionals who want total network…
Read MoreAllen-Bradley Guardmaster Safety Relay Easily Programmed
The Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440C-CR30 safety relay can be programmed through the free Connected Components Workbench software. The software reduces programming time and helps increase productivity by allowing users to create, control and monitor a safety system in the same environment as their standard control. The Guardmaster 440C-CR30 safety relay meets PLe, SIL 3 per EN ISO 13849-1 and IEC 62061.…
Read MoreLafarge, Lehigh, Vulcan Lead Adoption of New Mobile Apps
After initial deployments with four major integrated producers and a top precast/prestressed operator, Catavolt has unveiled technology supporting rapid, low-cost development of custom apps providing geographic market intelligence and perspective, plus customer relationship management program-grade data.
Read MoreABB Opens Fifth Factory in Brazil in $200 Million Expansion Plan
ABB officially inaugurated its fifth factory in Brazil in the presence of the Minister of Development, Industry and International Business, Mauro Borges, and the Governor of São Paulo Geraldo Alckmin. The new plant is part of a $200 million investment to expand ABB’s technology development and production capacity to serve increasing domestic demand from industries such as petrochemicals, pulp and…
Read MoreSICK Sensor Monitors Speed, Acceleration
SICK announced the launch of the SAM inductive sensor for speed and acceleration monitoring. Previously, a rotational speed had to be determined and adjusted using a basic speed monitor, which is a slower way to determine breakage since it takes time for a machine to decelerate to a determined switching output. The SAM’s acceleration monitoring functionality measures the change in…
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