Pepperl+Fuchs ML100-8-W sensor
19 October, 2011 | Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
The ML100-8-W sensor with square wide beam can be used to detect transparent objects as well as objects with irregular surfaces.
Phoenix Contact fibre-optic patch cables
18 October, 2011 | Phoenix Contact Pty LtdPhoenix Contact is expanding its glass fibre-optics product line to include the M12 circular plug connector.
Fluke DTX-1800, 900 MHz CAT 7 CableAnalyser
13 October, 2011 | TechRentals
Available to rent, the Fluke DTX-1800, 900 MHz CAT 7 CableAnalyser accurately tests cable certification up to Category 7 a claimed three times faster than others, streamlining every aspect of the certification job from set-up, testing and troubleshooting, to reporting results.
National Instruments Watchdog Agent Prognostics Toolkit for LabVIEW
12 October, 2011 | National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
The Watchdog Agent Prognostics Toolkit for NI LabVIEW expands the capabilities of LabVIEW in machine prognostics and health management (PHM) applications. The toolkit is a product of collaboration between NI and the National Science Foundation’s Industry/University Cooperative Research Center on Intelligent Maintenance Systems at the University of Cincinnati. It is designed for serving engineers’ increasing demand for monitoring and reporting the health status of machines, structures, components and systems.
CAPS Australia Harsh Environment Efficient VFD Option (HEEVO)
09 October, 2011 | CAPS Pty Ltd
In harsh mine site and construction environments, most variable-speed compressors available in the Australian marketplace may struggle with high heat, humidity and dust levels. The result can be frequent breakdowns or shutdowns, costly component failures or expensive preventative maintenance.
ProSoft ProLinx EtherNet/IP to IEC 60870-5-104 Client gateway
08 October, 2011 | ProSoft Technology Inc
The ProLinx EtherNet/IP to IEC 60870-5-104 client gateway is designed to provide a fast and flexible solution for enabling an EtherNet/IP network to monitor and control data from up to four remote IEC 60870-5-104 servers.
Omron ZX2 laser sensor
07 October, 2011 | Omron Electronics Pty Ltd
Omron’s ZX2 laser sensor has a dynamic range of 2 million times, and is designed to provide stable measurements for any colour or surface condition, including metals, substrates, elastomers and transparent materials, using Omron’s HSDR-CMOS (high speed and dynamic range) image sensor and a stepless laser power adjustment algorithm.
Rockwell Automation Centerline motor control centres with ethernet.
06 October, 2011 | Rockwell Automation Australia
EtherNet/IP capabilities have been added to Rockwell Automation’s Centerline motor control centres (MCCs). The EtherNet/IP-enabled MCCs allow users to access more detailed production data, ultimately resulting in higher asset availability, improved productivity and reduced maintenance costs.
FiberSensing FS 6500 single-axis fibre Bragg grating accelerometer
05 October, 2011 | Bestech Australia Pty Ltd
The FS 6500 single-axis fibre Bragg grating (FBG) accelerometer from FiberSensing is a fibre-optic version of the conventional accelerometer. Completely passive, with an intrinsically safe design, it offers inherent insensitivity to environmental-induced noise. The device is suitable for applications requiring the measurement of low frequency and small amplitude accelerations.
Boge BC series oil-free air converters
05 October, 2011 | Boge Compressors (Australia) Pty Ltd
The Boge BC series converters are designed to cost-effectively assist producing oil-free compressed air to Class 0 (ISO 8573-0) quality.
PosiTector 200 Series ultrasonic coating thickness gauges
05 October, 2011 | TechRentals
The PosiTector 200 Series ultrasonic coating thickness gauge non-destructively measures single- or multiple-layer coating thickness on a variety of applications over wood, concrete, plastics and composites using ultrasound technology. It is available to rent.
National Instruments VeriStand 2011 real-time and HIL testing
05 October, 2011 | National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has released NI VeriStand 2011, its configuration-based software environment for creating real-time testing and simulation applications including hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) simulators and test cells. This updated version includes a real-time stimulus profile tool that expands deterministic test execution with looping and branching structures, composable arithmetic functions and multitasking. Engineers can combine NI VeriStand 2011 with INERTIA, an add-on from Wineman Technology, which adds a suite of tools to NI VeriStand for optimised closed-loop control of dynamometer and servo-hydraulic-based test cells.
MooreHawke Route-Master fieldbus system
05 October, 2011 | Moore Industries
The MooreHawke Route-Master fieldbus system has a new ATEX approval (FM pending) as a redundant intrinsically safe fieldbus system permitting the connection of any mix of FISCO and Entity devices.
Honeywell Process Solutions vendor-neutral process control suite
04 October, 2011 | Honeywell Process Solutions
Honeywell has announced a vendor-neutral process control suite, which allows plant operators to centrally monitor and control both Honeywell and non-Honeywell process control systems within their plants. It is designed to let operators and management break out of the information silos that can often occur with advanced process control (APC) systems.
MathWorks OPC Toolbox with OPC-HDA support
03 October, 2011 | MathWorks Australia
MathWorks has announced a major update of its OPC Toolbox product, offering support for the OPC Foundation Historical Data Access (HDA) standard. MATLAB users in the power, utility, chemical, oil and gas industries can now access and visualise historical process data from an OPC HDA server, identify trends and perform root cause analysis to help continually improve their operations.
