Outdoor connectors
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Harting has extended the Han connector product range. The integration of the standard LC fibre-optic connectors, in single mode and multi-mode, meets the demands set by harsh outdoor environments.
LioN-Link bus coupler
01 December, 2008 | Supplied by: Soanar Limited
Lumberg Automation has developed a bus coupler with a Profinet interface for the modular, decentralised LioN-Link system. This bus coupler has an integrated switch which enables Profinet network wiring in Profibus network line topology.
Four signal isolator channels in a 1" footprint
20 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Moore Industries
Moore Industries has addressed the requirement for very narrow instruments with the miniMOORE family of multichannel analog signal conditioners. The signal conditioners deliver up to four low-cost I/O channels in a 1" footprint.
First Profibus Competence Centre in Australia
11 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Pentair Valves & Controls
Tyco Flow Control Pacific has been accredited by Profibus International (PI) as the first Profibus International Competence Centre (PICC) in Australia. Profibus is now a $60 billion market and dominates all sectors of industrial automation. It has more devices in the field than all rival Fieldbus systems combined.
Hazardous area M2M networking
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Dominion Electronics
Digi International has introduced a line of wired and wireless device networking solutions designed for reliable operation in hazardous environments. The product line includes the Digi Connect WAN IA cellular router, XTend RF modem, PortServer TS Haz MEI serial server and Digi One IAP Haz serial server.
H1 registered data cable
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: Belden Australia Pty Ltd
The IndustrialTuff DataBus cable, part number 3076F, is registered to the Foundation Fieldbus H1 Cable Test Specification. It is a Type A 18 AWG stranded cable featuring a polyolefin insulation, orange or intrinsically safe blue PVC jacket and a 100% Beldfoil shield with TC drain wire.
EDS-G308 gigabit ethernet switch
01 November, 2008 | Supplied by: CrispTech Pty Ltd
The Moxa EDS-G308 is equipped with 8 gigabit ethernet ports with up to two selectable fibre-optic 100/1000M SFP modules.
World’s largest ‘smart’ pulp mill in Chile
20 October, 2008 | Supplied by: Emerson
The world’s largest ‘smart’ pulping mill has been built by Celulosa Arauco at Nueva Aldea in central Chile. Digital automation by Emerson Process Management allows mill personnel to readily access more data, allowing for easier calibration and greater mill-wide visibility, efficiency and management.
PoE switches
05 October, 2008 | Supplied by: FyberLynx
Transition’s industrial POE switches are power sourcing equipment devices that comply with the IEEE802.3af 2003 standard and combine data received over a fibre-optic link with -48 VDC power, providing power to powered devices over unshielded twisted pair cabling.
Decentralised I/O system
05 September, 2008 | Supplied by: Pilz Australia Industrial Automation LP
The PSSuniversal decentralised I/O system, for connection to Profinet and Profinet safe, can be individually adapted to suit the respective application. It is easy to manage during commissioning and engineering.
BlueScope’s bold instrumentation plan is a winner
25 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Endress+Hauser Australia Pty Ltd
BlueScope Steel set up its first Colorbond paintline facility in 1966 at Port Kembla and, over the years, demand for its roofing, guttering, fences, sheds and warehouses showed phenomenal growth. With demand for Colorbond steel products pushing capacity limits in 2003, the company decided to set up a plant at Erskine Park in Sydney, as the city’s western region had become the single biggest consumer of Colorbond products in Australia.
Serial device servers
08 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Advantech Australia Pty Ltd
The EKI-1521 and EKI-1522 serial device servers allow RS232/422/485 serial devices to be remotely monitored, managed and controlled over ethernet and internet protocol (IP) networks. Equipped with dual 10/100Base-Tx ethernet ports, these devices ensure data transmission even in the event of a network link failure.
Moxa ethernet switches
08 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Paqworks
Moxa has announced the EDS-200A series ethernet switches. This series includes both 5- and 8-port models that come with a rugged, IP30 protected, aluminium housing and redundant dual power inputs with 9.6 to 60 VDC or 18 to 30 VAC to give users greater flexibility for a variety of industrial applications.
Profinet I/O modules
08 August, 2008 | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
Siemens has added a new interface module with CPU functionality to the Simatic ET200S product family of distributed I/O devices. The IM151-8 PN/DP CPU handles control tasks and communications functions via Profinet. The module is also available in a fail-safe version IM151-8 PN/DP F-CPU.
Profibus PA and Foundation Fieldbus — a cost comparison
28 July, 2008 by James Powell* | Supplied by: Siemens Ltd
There have been many comparisons between Foundation Fieldbus (FF) and Profibus for use on field instruments in the process industries. If you put the two protocols side by side you will see that either will do the job and provide the much published cost savings.
