Welcome to Automation Products Bulletin
September’s monthly E-newsletter is designed to keep you
up-to-date on the most current new products and resources
available to the marketplace for process, factory and machine
control applications. This month highlights some new product and
resource offerings that will surely help to optimize your
organization’s performance. See you next month.
Patti Pool, New Products Editor
Patti's Picks
Low-End Position Control
VersaMotion AC servo motors and amplifiers is a family of motion controllers that can be combined with VersaMax Micro for low-end
position control applications. It can also be used as a standalone single axis position controller for simple indexing or electronic
gear follower applications. VersaMotion has power ratings from 100 W to 3 kW and a continuous torque range from 0.3 Nm to
19.1 Nm (2.7 to 169 in. lb). In addition, it provides motor speed ratings up to 5000 rpm for most models. VersaMotion can be
configured for many different system architectures such as a standalone simple position indexer using up to eight stored
positions that are selected and triggered using discrete inputs or serial communication interface; with VersaMax Micro 20/40/64
built-in CPU motion functions; and with VersaMax Micro 2-axes motion expansion module for applications that require complex
motion sequences, basic positioning with registration control, etc. GE Fanuc Automation; 800/433-2682; www.gefanuc.com
Industrial Machine Control
LabVIEW 8.5 graphical system design platform for test, control and embedded system development now reduces the programming
complexity commonly associated with sophisticated control systems based on multicore and FPGA architectures. With the parallel
dataflow language of LabVIEW, engineers can balance several measurement and control tasks between the multiple processor
cores available on today’s standard PC platforms. For added performance, LabVIEW 8.5 offers deterministic, real-time
multicore tools; new machine monitoring functions for both desktop and FPGA platforms; and expanded OPC connectivity to
hundreds of industrial devices. National Instruments; 800/258-7022; www.ni.com
AutomationXchange Solution Provider Profile
SoftSwitching Technologies is dedicated to creating solutions that monitor and eliminate downtime caused by nuisance trips and dirty
power. Through the use of patented technologies, SoftSwitching delivers clean power to the manufacturing floor and enables
customer to maximize the return on expensive automation equipment with no batteries, no moving parts, and practically no
maintenance. We offer the most affordable, effective, and scalable power quality and monitoring solutions available on the market.
In addition to our scalable family of battery free UPS products
call DySC; we also have I=Grid, the only comprehensive
coast-to-coast power monitoring network in the United States.
If you would like to learn how to eliminate 20-30% of the
unscheduled downtime in your critical processes, or learn how a
major manufacturer eliminated 70% of the downtime in their plant,
contact us at www.softswitch.com
Industrial Computer
Pro-face America’s light-duty industrial computer offers Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz processor.
PLC Option Modules
AutomationDirect’s PLC option modules are designed for the DL05 and DL06 PLCs.
Unmanaged Industrial Ethernet Switches
Advantech, eAutomation Group’s unmanaged industrial Ethernet switch comes in 5-port, 8-port and 10-port versions that start at $95.
Sponsored Product
Transducers by AAC
For over 40 years, AAC has provided fast response for voltage, power, and frequency transducers. Let us deliver the same highly
reliable performance in standard or custom transducers for you, for military & aerospace, rail transit, and industrial controls applications.
Engine Combustion Monitoring
PCB Piezotronics’s Model 175A01 pressure sensor measures dynamic pressure in gasoline or diesel engines.
Protect Hydraulic Components
Electrodyne’s Plastalloy chip collector magnets capture metal fillings, chips and other ferrous metals.
Maximize Power in a Minimum Footprint
ABB’s ACS800-U4 drive modules allow panel builders, system integrators and OEMs to buy exactly the parts they need to build motor-control units.
Fit-and-Forget
Emerson Process Management’s Rosemount 3100 Series ultrasonic level transmitter monitors liquid level in tanks and open air
applications where long maintenance intervals occur.
Sponsored Whitepaper
Monitor temperature for critical apps
Temperature control is needed for a wide range of applications. For some, a precision of ±1°C is satisfactory, but critical
applications may require precision of 0.1°C or more. Find out how one manufacturer created a 24/7 temperature & humidity
monitoring system for over 50 warehouses.
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Solenoid Valves
Parker Fluid Control Div.’s Series 204 and 304 solenoid valves are designed for air and liquid (including light oil) applications.
Sanitary Flow Measurement
Flow Technology’s Extended Linearity (EL) 2400 Series electromagnetic flowmeters are EHEDG-approved.
Regulatory Testing
Real-Time Innovations’ RTI recorder logs high-throughput data for real-time applications.
Energy Metering and Management
Ferraz Shawmut’s DIRIS monitors and measures electrical values primarily on switchboards.
