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Teledyne Dalsa - New Polarization Camera
October 9th, 2017
Making the Invisible Visible.
Teledyne DALSA Announces Production of Industry’s First Line Scan Polarization Camera:
Teledyne DALSA announced production of the new Polarization camera to its industry-leading Piranha™ family. First announced in Q2 2017, the Piranha4 Polarization camera is now in full production with improved performance. Polarization imaging significantly enhances detection capability in many demanding applications and represents a powerful new addition to...
October 9th, 2017
How to establish communication with a Moog Animatics Smart Motor
This video will familiarize you with some of the SMI software’s tools including motor view. The video explains the following:
The difference detecting vs. addressing the motor
Establishing communication with SmartMotor and some trouble shooting techniques
Measuring temperature, current and voltage with motor view
LEDs on the SmartMotor
Communication Lockup Wizard
Uploading and clearing motor program (EEPROM)
Werma - Smartmonitor And Andonspeed
October 9th, 2017
SmartMONITOR for manufacturing organisations:
By wirelessly networking stack lights WERMA offers a simple yet effective cost effective and easy to retro-fit alternative to traditional machine data collection systems. The system delivers quick and uncomplicated relevant data on machines, equipment and manual work-stations at just the touch of a button. Reaction time to issues can be reduced, the manufacturing process optimized and the user will no longer be unaware of downtime and...
Siemens Mobile Showcase Tour 2017 Is On!
October 3rd, 2017
Digital Enterprise Mobile Showcase is on the road. This is your chance to see Siemens products on sample applications with experts on hand to answer all of your questions.
October 2nd, 2017
Compact, robust, versatile and user-friendly 3C series:
The 3C series retro-reflective sensor is great for bottle detection, clear glass container transport, detection using background suppression and many other detection applications found in material handling. Specially designed for transparent media there is also a tracking function for sensitivity and readjustment making this sensor very user friendly for smarter usability.
Some of the highlights are:
• Up to 30% higher performance through innovation with ASIC pollution compensation
• Higher protection and faster response times equate to a more robust sensor
• More resolution variants: new laser, special light spots, and potentiometer
• Compact sensor housing with new mounting options and compatibility of 22-25mm hole spacing and threaded sleeves
New Approach To Wiring Industrial Relay Controllers, Extendable And Compact
October 2nd, 2017
Intelligent-Appliance’s IA-3172-U2i-P is a 64-relay controller which can handle up to 7Amp@277VAC per channel. In designing this controller, we took under consideration a long lasting, annoying issue, and created an easy-to-wire, user-friendly relay board solution.
A new approach to wiring
Wiring a relay board, is a complicated, time-consuming task. The IA-3172-U2i-P introduces a new way to tackle this issue featuring both a new wiring design and Pluggable Terminal Blocks....
Rittal - Ts 8 Bayed Enclosure System
September 29th, 2017
Ingeniously simple, fully symmetrical, and patented worldwide...
this is the successful formula behind Rittal’s TS 8 bayed enclosure system
◾ Rittal’s modular design allows for efficient system updates, flexible baying options and virtually endless configurations,
all based on a robust 16-fold tubular frame system
◾ The frame can hold weight loads up to 1,500 lbs. on the mounting panel and features multi-level mounting capability
for unsurpassed...
Make Your Water Flow Meter Into A Digital Water Meter
September 26th, 2017
Adding a Remote Digital Display with Reset to a Mechanical Water Flow Meter.
Mechanical water meters commonly used for residential and commercial water metering are typically “Totalizer Only.” This means that they simply measure the water that passes through them in their lifetime. The registers can only be read locally at the meter itself. This...
Thomson - Embedded Actuator Synchronization
September 25th, 2017
Embedded Actuator Synchronization from Thomson Offers New Stability and Efficiency for Large and Bulky Load Handling:
Thomson, a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has announced availability of of new synchronization capabilities for its Electrak® HD heavy duty electromechanical linear actuators. Designers of equipment in which large or awkward loads must be moved repeatedly and evenly, such as large solar panels or heavy hoods on construction equipment, can...
September 25th, 2017
COMPACT EXTERNAL ROTOR MOTOR FOR SERIES APPLICATIONS:
With the DF32, Nanotec has presented a flat and very compact external rotor motor. The eight-pole brushless DC motor with a diameter of 32 mm and a height of 18 mm achieves a rated power of 7.4 W. In addition to the standard winding for 24 V with a rated speed of 2760 rpm, customer-specific windings are also possible for series applications. For this motor, the rotor position feedback is provided by hall sensors.
Using a flat ribbon cable, the DF32 can be quickly and compactly connected to a control board in series with a suitable ZIF socket strip. For test purposes, Nanotec offers an additional adapter board with normal strands.
The DF32 is suitable for a wide range of applications and is an extremely economical solution especially for large series. Compared to other external rotor motors, it particularly stands out due to its high power density.