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Message From The Editor
The holiday season is now just behind us and many of us wake up today to head back to work after some time off. Looking forward in 2019 sometimes means looking back at all 2018 had to offer for the year that now lies ahead. In this issue we overview some of the most innovative and popular products of 2018. Enjoy and Happy New Year!
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Product News
Mitsubishi Electric to Launch 10.4-inch SVGA Color TFT-LCD Modules with Projected Capacitive Touch Panels for Industrial Applications
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation has announced the launch of 10.4-inch SVGA color TFT-LCD modules equipped with projected capacitive touch panels using cover glass of up to five millimeters in thickness. The new modules are designed for industrial applications, including measurement system machine tools, construction equipment, agricultural vehicles, factory automation, and gas station point-of-sale terminals. The new modules will meet increasing industrial demands for thicker and sturdier cover glass that facilitates touch-panel operations by people wearing gloves.
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SEW Eurodrive MOVIGEAR Mechatronic Drive System
The MOVIGEAR mechatronic drive system is designed for flexible use across various communication infrastructures. This makes it ideal for decentralized applications in the field. With its compact design and optimal integration of components with permanent-field synchronous motor, gear unit, and integrated electronics, MOVIGEAR is especially tailored for efficient use in the general materials handling sector. You too can benefit from MOVIGEAR, which is available in two sizes and three electrical performance classes for a total of four communication variants.
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Weidmüller RockStar: New HDC inserts with the innovative Quick Termination connection system
With Quick Termination (QT), Weidmüller is revolutionising connection systems and bringing them to a whole new level. Stranded wires of 0.5 to 2.5 mm2 (AWG 20 to 16) without crimped-on wire-end ferrules can be easily inserted into the open connection point. "Click" - that's all it takes to create a secure connection. No tools are required. The connection can withstand even harsh environmental conditions with heavy shaking and vibrations. The connection point can be opened by activating the pusher, and the connected wire can be removed. The innovative Quick Termination connection system is being used for the first time in the HDC-HE inserts in the RockStar series.
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Nexans North America now offers Industrial Ethernet solutions
Around the world, machine automation in factories is picking up steam to help lower production costs and improve manufacturing speed and quality. In fact, the rate at which manufacturers are adopting Industrial Ethernet to connect, control and monitor their factories is growing 20% annually. But machine automation is still highly dependent on cables, meaning an entire production line can shut down when a cable fails.
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B&R Automation: Precise control of temperature processes
With mapp Temperature, B&R offers temperature control that combines maximum usability and powerful control algorithms. Integrated simulation capabilities allow virtual commissioning in minutes. mapp Temperature also provides heating current monitoring. With mapp Temperature, it is possible to define zones and groups for temperature control. A zone is a unit consisting of an actuator, a temperature process and a sensor for measuring the temperature. Multiple zones can be combined into a physical group and controlled and optimized together. This gives the user maximum flexibility and scalability to meet any temperature control requirement.
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Eaton: PowerXL DG1 General Purpose
The DG1 general-purpose drives are part of the Eaton next-generation PowerXL series of adjustable frequency drives specifically engineered for today's more demanding commercial and industrial applications. With an industry-leading energy efficiency algorithm, high short-circuit current rating and robust design, the DG1 offers customers increased efficiency, safety and reliability. The PowerXL DG1 is next generation global general purpose adjustable frequency drive engineered for today's most demanding applications with product features to match or exceed competitors feature sets and a strong global support network.
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WEG Motor Scan - Condition Monitoring for Industry
WEG Motor Scan is a monitoring solution for electric motors, measuring vibration, surface temperature and running hours as well as providing data on speed, start/stop time, load and efficiency via Bluetooth, helping you to predict problems before they happen. WEG Motor Scan improves on the requirement to manually collect and monitor data, removing the guesswork from preventative maintenance routines, and eliminating the inefficiency of reactive maintenance. Through the use of the latest IoT technologies, WEG Motor Scan also provides the opportunity for companies to upskill staff and expand their capabilities beyond regular maintenance routines.
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Rockwell Automation Expands TotalFORCE Capabilities and Power Range for PowerFlex 755T Drives
Rockwell Automation has expanded the power ranges and capabilities of TotalFORCE technology for its Allen-Bradley PowerFlex 755T AC drives. The drives now offer an expanded power range, helping engineers with applications from 10 to 6,000 horsepower (7.5 to 4,500 kW) improve productivity and reduce their lifecycle costs. The expansion brings harmonic mitigation, regeneration and common bus-system configurations to a wider range of high-demand applications. Enhancements to the patented TotalFORCE technology include more powerful adaptive control capabilities, which allow the drives to monitor machine characteristics that can change over time and automatically compensate for the changes that occur.
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Leeson Extreme Duck Ultra motor - Reducing Food Processing Plants Downtime
Wet operating conditions, clean-in-place processes and other demanding washdown treatments require specially-designed equipment to handle the high temperature, high pressure, and close proximity of water and mixture of chemicals used during the cleaning process. Regal has engineered major improvements to the Leeson Extreme Duck Ultra motor to meet these challenging demands. Listening to our customers, we've enhanced the shaft seal technology to handle installation in any orientation, included a welded conduit connection to the stainless-steel body, and the motor now has an exclusive vacuum epoxy encapsulation system that ensures that whatever is trying to get into the windings is effectively kept out.
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Yaskawa: SGLF2 Series
Linear servo motors contribute to improved machine functionality and performance with exceptional features such as high speed, fast acceleration, long strokes, smooth speed control, clean operation, low noise, and low maintenance. The compact profile of the SGLF2 series iron core linear motors saves installation space. The magnetic attraction force between the coil and magnet way creates a preload on the bearings improving motion accuracy, improving frequency response, and shortening settling time.
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ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor for Motors
The ABB Ability Smart Sensor converts traditional motors into smart, wirelessly connected devices. It is attached to the frame of low voltage induction motors. No wiring or machining is needed. Using algorithms, based on ABB's decades of motor expertise, the ABB Ability™ Smart Sensor relays information about the motor's operation and health via a Bluetooth-gateway or smartphone to a secure server." The ABB Ability Smart Sensor picks up data on vibration, temperature and other parameters that can be used to gain meaningful information on the condition and performance of the motor, enabling users to identify inefficiencies within their system and to reduce risks related to operation and maintenance.
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New Economical Festo ELGC/EGSC Drive Series Ideal for Lightweight Applications
Festo is further augmenting its extensive portfolio of electric handling systems with the new ELGC/EGSC drive series, an economical solution for customers requiring high precision in large-volume, lightweight applications. This low-cost series includes ELGC spindle axes and toothed belt axes, EGSC mini-slides as well as axial and parallel kits of ideally paired servo and stepper motors.
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Danfoss VLT Automation Drives
The VLT AutomationDrive is designed for variable speed control of all asynchronous motors and permanent magnet motors. It comes in a standard version (FC 301) and an advanced high dynamic version (FC 302) with additional functionalities. It helps save energy, increase flexibility, reduce costs related to spare parts and servicing, and optimize process control on any industrial machine or production line. The VLT AutomationDrive is built on a flexible, modular design concept to provide versatile control. Its robust construction ensures maximum uptime. It comes equipped with a wide range of standard industry features which can be expanded with 'plug-and-play' options.
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POSITAL Kit Encoders: Closed-Loop Motor Feedback with the Absolute Advantage
Encoder specialist POSITAL has expanded its line of kit-style encoders for feedback for servo and stepper motors with new models that utilize the same mounting form factor as incremental kit encoders from US Digital, Broadcom and other manufacturers. This makes it very easy to upgrade a motion control application from incremental to absolute position control. With POSITAL kit encoders, the control system always has complete information on the physical position of the mechanical components that it is directing. "Absolute position feedback is a natural way of providing accurate position control," comments Jim Stevens, market specialist for robotics at POSITAL.
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Phoenix Contact: TRIO DC UPS with Integrated Power Supply
Supply DC loads reliably and save space with the new uninterruptible TRIO power supplies. An input grid is no longer necessary for startup. Connected industrial PCs can be shutdown easily via the integrated USB interface.
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Festo's new EFSD electric stopper delivers upfront, downstream cost saving
Festo's new EFSD electric stopper provides exceptional stop-and-release functionality in the movement of product from station to station in assembly and transfer systems. With benefits such as a lower installation cost, faster commissioning and operational energy savings, it is the ideal choice in stop-and-release wherever an electric actuator is preferred to a pneumatic option. EFSD cylinders are suitable for a wide range of applications, from small parts assembly to packaging, warehousing and logistics. Opting for a purely electric automation solution reduces installation effort compared with pneumatic solutions; there are no valves, tubing and air preparation required.
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SPAR Power Technologies Varitrol 600
SPAR Technologies Inc has introduced their next generation variable frequency drives Varitrol 600. Varitrol is available for low and medium voltage applications for power up to 6MW. Varitrol uses multi processor state of the art technology with several incomparable features.
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New Field Controller Provides Simplified, Cost-Effective Solution for DC Retrofit Applications
The new Allen-Bradley PowerFlex DC field controller from Rockwell Automation enables customers to upgrade their DC motor application to a modern system, without the need for complex external devices. An up-to-date digital networked control system helps customers gather and leverage vital information throughout their enterprise. The DC field controller provides three-phase, four-quadrant (reversing) DC motor or generator field control. The field controller can be used on its own or with a PowerFlex DC digital drive. In stand-alone mode, it provides power to a DC motor field with a fixed reference by using fixed I/O. The field controller can also control electromagnets and other non-motor loads.
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Rittal introduces Motor Control Panels… In ½ the usual time!
Rittal is pleased to launch a Motor Control Panel solution based on their market-leading standard TS 8 platform, configurable up to 3,200A as a certified solution. The new MCP is the perfect solution to address motor control, power management and quality control challenges. Click here to download the brochure and check out the other innovative features!
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