Shaft encoders with additional ethernet protocols
19 October, 2009 | Plant Control & Automation
Fraba/Posital, represented by PCA in Australasia, has extended the range of ethernet protocols supported in its family of absolute shaft encoders.
Industrial keyboards, keypads and pointing devices
19 October, 2009 | Interworld Electronics and Computer Industries
Interworld Electronics carries a wide range of industrial keyboards, keypads and pointing devices.
Industrial pressure transmitter
19 October, 2009 | Dwyer Omega (Aust) Pty Ltd
Dwyer Instruments' Series 626 and Series 628 pressure transmitters are available in stainless steel, general-purpose housing or cast-aluminium conduit housing.
Energy-saving software tool
12 October, 2009 | Baldor Australia Pty Ltd
Baldor has released a software estimating tool that enables users to evaluate the energy efficiency of electric motors and variable speed drives. Known as BE$T, the Baldor Energy Savings Tool can be downloaded from the company’s website. The software analyses the efficiency and annual electricity usage of usersÂ’ existing motors and calculates the cost savings that can be achieved by replacing them with equivalent higher-efficiency models. Built-in motor performance and pricing information enables the software to suggest optimum replacements and to estimate the investment payback period.
CIP piston and lobe pump
12 October, 2009 | IDEX
Wright Flow Technologies has introduced the Revolution,a clean in place (CIP) hybrid circumferential piston and lobe pump.
Protective bellows range
12 October, 2009 | TEA Transmissions Pty Ltd
Protective bellows are designed to prolong the life of machinery and protect the people who operate them from personal damage. By shielding employees and their environment from machine-generated debris, the bellows can enhance productivity and reduce workplace hazards.
Hydraulic power pack pump
12 October, 2009 | Stainelec Hydraulic Equipment
The Cactus electric hydraulic power pack pump is used to power small- to medium-sized hydraulic cylinders and tools. Being lightweight, at 9.5 kg, and compact in design, the unit is easy to transport for on-site applications.
Model-based design for plants
29 September, 2009 | Autodesk Australia
Autodesk has announced the availability of AutoCAD Plant 3D 2010, a software product designed to bring model-based design to mainstream plant design projects.
Dewpoint transmitters
29 September, 2009 | ECEFast
The EE371 and EE372 dewpoint transmitters from Austrian company E+E are designed to meet the need for more extensive monitoring of dewpoint temperature in air systems and dryers. Using a special monolithic measurement cell, type HMC01, the system achieves a measurement accuracy of ±2C Td.
Extended range proximity sensor
29 September, 2009 | Turck Australia Pty Ltd
Turck has announced that the company’s Q08 uprox+ factor 1 sensor - designed to detect steel, stainless steel, copper, brass and aluminium at the same rated sensing distance - now offers an extended range of 8 mm.
Palletiser for bulky and unstable packages
29 September, 2009 | JMP Engineering Ltd
The K-Pal palletising system has the advantages of a layer palletiser with the flexibility of a robotic palletiser, and is suitable for handling bulky and unstable packages.
ERP web interface
29 September, 2009 | IFS Australia
IFS has announced the launch of IFS Enterprise Explorer (IEE), a new user interface for IFS Applications. IFS has developed the new interface in response to a common problem in the enterprise software industry - useability. Vendors are adding more and more functionality onto their products, but they are getting more difficult to use.
Media converters
29 September, 2009 | ICP Electronics Australia
ICP Electronics Australia has announced a line of media converters from ORing. The IGMC series offers industrial-grade gigabit connectivity designed to extend the communication distance.
SMS data logging for RTUs
29 September, 2009 | Ovarro
Semaphore has introduced a data logging enhancement for its T-Box line of SCADA system RTU products. Available in the T-Box Wireless Monitor, T-Box LT and T-Box MS RTU products, this feature allows data archives and sampling tables to be transmitted via SMS messaging.
FPGA capabilities for distributed I/O
29 September, 2009 | National Instruments Aust Pty Ltd
National Instruments has announced new FPGA capabilities for the NI 9144 expansion chassis. By downloading the NI-Industrial Communications for EtherCAT 1.1 driver from ni.com, engineers and scientists can now run LabVIEW FPGA code directly on the NI 9144 chassis to execute custom triggering, inline processing and control within an application.
