IEEE 1588v2 precision timekeeping: getting substation automation in sync
13 April, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
As the marine chronometer demonstrated, simply keeping accurate time is a huge competitive advantage: it allows you to precisely coordinate complex systems.
Distributed I/O improves water treatment plant
03 April, 2011 | Supplied by: Moore Industries
In central New York State, recent upgrades at a municipal water plant have provided the means for operators to enhance their process for meeting the water quality needs of customers.
Balluff IO-Link analog plugs
21 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Balluff Pty Ltd
In most typical industrial I/O applications, 90% of the I/O count is discrete, leaving 10% of the I/O as analog. Most engineers have cost-effective means to gather their discrete I/O, but the analog points add a level of difficulty.
Belden 0910 ASL 146 and 0910 ASL 438 AS-Interface modules
21 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Belden has extended its Lumberg Automation products to include two new actuator/sensor interface (AS-Interface) modules with encapsulated PUR housing and high signal density.
Pepperl+Fuchs intrinsically safe FieldConnex components
21 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Pepperl+Fuchs (Aust) Pty Ltd
FieldConnex components for PROFIBUS PA and Foundation Fieldbus H1 that make the high-power trunk intrinsically safe are now available. DART fieldbus power supplies and DART segment protectors are suitable for hazardous area Zone 1. DART power enables long I.S. trunk cables at up to 1000 m and to connect existinhg I.S. fieldbus devices on I.S. spurs up to 120 m long, thus meeting the total segment length of 1900 m.
Wireless LAN system at petrochemical plant
17 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Shell Eastern Petroleum Ltd (SEPL) has recently completed its Ethylene Cracker Complex (ECC) as part of its Houdini project on the island of Pulau Bukom, Singapore. The full project included modifications and additions to the existing Bukom refinery.
Honeywell Field Device Configurator (FDC) application for MCToolkit
01 March, 2011 | Supplied by: Honeywell Process Solutions
The Field Device Configurator (FDC) software application for the MCToolkit handheld configurator device allows operators to more easily configure and assess the health of HART 5, 6 and 7 instrumentation.
Weidmuller SL Series ethernet serial device servers
28 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Weidmuller Pty Ltd
The Weidmüller SL Series is designed to allow serial devices to connect to ethernet networks effortlessly and quickly.
ORing RGPS-7244GP-P 28-port PoE ethernet switch
28 February, 2011 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
The ORing RGPS-7244GP-P industrial 28-port, rackmount, managed gigabit PoE ethernet switch has 24 10/100/1000Base-Tx PSE ports and four 1000Base-X SFP ports.
Astro-Med ToughSwitch 3 ruggedised ethernet switch
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Metromatics Pty Ltd
The ToughSwitch 3 from Astro-Med is a dedicated, ruggedised ethernet switch designed to meet MIL-STD environmental and electromagnetic requirements. It operates from 24 VDC power in accordance with MIL-STD-1275B, making it suitable for use in vehicles and other moving equipment.
Hirschmann Octopus unmanaged 10-port ethernet switch
25 February, 2011 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
Belden has extended its Octopus range in the Hirschmann product series to include a new unmanaged fast ethernet switch.
Moxa VPort 364 4-channel industrial video encoder
08 February, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
The Moxa VPort 364 series is a 4-channel industrial video encoder featuring the bandwidth-efficient H.264 video compression algorithm. Using Moxa’s DynaStream functionality for streaming optimisation, the VPort 364 is designed for harsh industrial surveillance environments with a wide operating temperature (-40 to 75°C), built-in fibre ethernet ports, IP30 form factor protection and industrial certifications.
Chinese wind farm gains network redundancy
27 January, 2011 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
Chinese company Dongfang Steam Turbine Works (DSTW) was working on a wind farm project involving 66 1.5 MW wind turbines in Heilongjiang, China, and needed to establish a reliable SCADA system to help the staff remotely monitor on-site equipment and operations.
ORing IGPS-7084GP redundant ring PoE ethernet switch
20 December, 2010 | Supplied by: ICP Electronics Australia Pty Ltd
The ORing IGPS-7084GP is a fully managed gigabit redundant ring PoE ethernet switch with eight 10/100/1000BaseTx ports, PoE (PSE) function and four 1000BaseX SFP ports. With support for Ethernet Redundancy protocol, the O-Ring (recovery time \<20 ms over 250 units of connection) and MSTP/RSTP/STP (IEEE 802.1s/w/D), the IGS-7084GP can protect mission-critical applications from network interruptions or temporary malfunctions.
Banner Engineering metal housing for DX99 wireless node
17 December, 2010 | Supplied by: Micromax Pty Ltd
Banner Engineering has introduced a compact metal housing rated for Class I, Division 1 hazardous locations for its intrinsically safe DX99 wireless node product line. A DX99 node provides power to sensors directly within a hazardous area, with an integrated battery power supply that produces an intrinsically safe (IS) power source for the radio transceiver and external third-party sensors. Equipped with its metal housing, the DX99 node is more versatile while maintaining its single chamber design - placing the battery, wiring terminal and radio together for easy mounting and connection to sensors.
