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August 21st, 2008
EMX Industries Inc Cleveland Ohio introduced new miniature vehicle detector for gates, industrial overhead door and parking barriers.The Ultra II D-TEK was designed to be a more compact, energy efficient, cost effective and reliable detector that is easier to install and setup. Sensitivity selection is simplified by the ULTRAMETER™ display that indicates the appropriate sensitivity setting to detect the vehicle positioned on the loop. The 10 sensitivity settings allow for finer adjustment of the detection level, while the 4 frequency settings provide greater flexibility in preventing crosstalk in multi-loop applications. For additional information contact EMX Industries at 216-518-9888 or visit www.emxinc.com.
Sixnet Rack-mount Managed Ethernet Switches
August 21st, 2008
Control Source, Inc. presents SixnetRack Mount Managed Ethernet Switches. These rack mount switches offer high port counts, modular flexibility and enterprise class performance. They are industrially rated for NEBS, ETSI, power-substation (IEC61850/IEEE1613), traffic (NEMA TS2) other demanding applications. The ultra-modular flexibility allows a mix of copper, fiber, POE and up to 4 gigabit ports.
Lumenera Receives Contract Award For Eleven Megaxpixel Camera From Oem Customer
August 20th, 2008
LUMENERA RECEIVES CONTRACT AWARD FOR 11 MEGAXPIXEL CAMERA FROM OEM CUSTOMER
Custom cameras to use large format Kodak 11 megapixel sensor
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada - July 2, 2005 - Lumenera Corporation, a leading developer and manufacturer of high performance digital cameras and imaging solutions, today announced it has received an order for $450K to develop and supply a unique 11 megapixel CCD camera for an existing OEM partner. The initial production order has follow on potential of $1M...
August 20th, 2008
June 17, 2005 -- Portland, OR, USA---Zmation, Inc. announced today that they have been recognized by The Business Journal as the 92nd fastest growing private company in Oregon with over 48% revenue growth over the last three (3) years.
Zmation, Inc. is a supplier of Custom Automated Systems to the medical, biomedical, drug discovery, electronics, semiconductor, computer, photonics, and sports industries. Zmation, Inc. has extensive experience in process engineering, systems integration, PC control, machine vision, motion control technology, laser processing systems, and advanced industrial software. Zmation has received Approved System Integrator and Value Added Reseller status from a wide variety of manufacturers. This experience along with our close vendor relationships, allows Zmation to provide cost effective automation solutions that utilize both custom designed and commercially available equipment.
Updated Jvl Nano-plc Module For Jvl Mac Motors
August 20th, 2008
JVL’s nano-PLC module, which is compatible with all JVL MAC motors, has now been updated to provide extended functionality. The new features include a “Calculator” with +, -, *, and / operators via which all motor registers and variables can be included in calculations.
Another new item is an even more advanced feature: branching - a conditional jump via which the program jumps to a specific code-line depending on the result of a comparison of 2 registers.
The user-interface...
Industrial Pc With Integrated Dvd Burner
August 20th, 2008
Industrial PC with integrated DVD burner
Because of the continually increasing amount of data that must be stored for a production process, CD burners are now at their limits. B&R now offers a DVD burner for the Automation PC 620 and also for the Panel PC 700.
Industrial PCs customized for the application - that's the philosophy of the APC620 and PPC700 industrial PCs from B&R. The modular concept allows for the subsequent integration of a DVD burner, for example in place of...
Danaher Software Simplifies Complex Applications
August 19th, 2008
The Latest PiCPro software from Danaher Motion is described as able to support up to 64 axes of high-performance motion. Designed to simplify the integration of machine and motion control applications, PiCPro is used to program Danaher's MMC-D64 machine and motion controllers and provide connectivity with the company's MMC Smart Drives and AKM servo motors.Software combines IEC 61131 ladder logic or structured text programming with 100 MHz Ethernet motion control. Flexible instruction set is optimized for continuous motion, including standard functions for gearing, camming, and automatic registration correction. Standard functions are said to provide all the tools necessary to automate machinery in typical printing, packaging, and converting applications.
Pzv - New 4-finger Concentric Gripper
August 18th, 2008
SCHUNK Inc. introduces a new series of 4-finger centric grippers known as PZV. Currently, 2- and 3-finger grippers cover most industrial and automation handling tasks. They offer high positioning accuracy when gripping coplanar cylindrical workpieces. 4-finger grippers are required if cylindrical workpieces are palletized in a grid. In the case of a 3-finger gripper, however, at least one of the fingers interferes with a neighboring component. The PZV takes advantage of the given space at the...
750w Integrated Servo Motor From Jvl
August 18th, 2008
Integrated MAC Motor with Power Rating up to 750W
JVL presents an AC Servo Motor with built-in driver/controller that has the same capacity as traditional servo motors.
JVL, which is the European leader in the development of new servo- and step motor technology, has again developed a new, unique product in the field of integrated motor control.
JVL’s new additions to the fold comprise two complete, recently developed, high-capacity MAC Servo Motor with rating of 750W....
Siemens Productivity Tour Presents Totally Integrated Automation
May 12th, 2008
May 29, 2008
9am - 3pm
Axis is hosting a Siemens Open House so that customers can come in and see the Siemens Productivity Tour: a simulated soccer ball manufacturing line consisting of seven demonstration units, spanning over 28 feet long!
The simulated factory demonstrates how the concept of “Totally Integrated Automation” maximizes productivity and safety, while reducing costs.
We will show the technology drivers behind Siemens integrated safety and wireless safety, Ethernet communications (via Profinet wireless network) and remote I/O, embedded automation, motion control and drives, SCADA, HMI panels featuring Smart Access, and integrated diagnostics to reduce downtime. All to make your process / plant more productive.
Siemens and Axis, Inc. technical resources will be on hand to guide and help you through differentiating technologies, and to consult on ways to improve and benefit your current automation architectures.