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ASi controller with fieldbus interface
January 2003
The new ASi controller family from IFM Electronic is modular in design with a choice of one or two ASi masters, a serial and fieldbus interface integrated into a compact housing. The ASi master features ...

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Controllers have come a long way
December 2002, Temp-Tek
Users and suppliers have much to be grateful for when it comes to the microprocessor that is built into modern temperature and process controllers. It gives us all a ready source of highly accurate and reliable controllers - and all this at a cost that will not break the bank.

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Instrumentation supplier offers its fastest digital process controller
December 2002, Temperature Controls
Temperature Controls has just released the state-of-the-art RKC HA 900 series digital PID controllers with a high speed sampling time of 25 ms (0,025 seconds). This super-fast digital PID controller ...

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High-speed interface cards
December 2002
The PCL-846 Series from Advantech are four-port, high-speed RS422/485 interface cards with transmission speeds of up to 921,6 Kbps. Each port has a 16C550 UART with an on-chip 16-byte FIFO buffer for ...

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PLC Review: Ana-Digi Systems
November 2002
LG GM6 and GM7 PLC. LG PMU 300BT HMI

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Adding multiloop temperature control to a PLC system
November 2002
An OEM that builds extruders wanted to integrate dedicated PID controllers, and an Allen Bradley SLC503 PLC, into a single operator interface. The DLC - dual loop controller was chosen to perform the ...

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Precise PLC data capture and analysis made simple
November 2002
The increasing complexity of automation control systems makes it more difficult for system designers to eliminate every possible fault. But a new PLC analysis tool could help. Increasing time and cost ...

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PSY systems for variable speed control refurbishment/integration
November 2002
In today's markets, manufacturing control systems do not only require scadas and PLCs to perform the control system functionality, they also require variable speed controllers to complete the overriding ...

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Compact and powerful HMI/controllers
November 2002, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has added two new Simatic-C7 devices to its family of control systems for controlling and HMI. Simatic C7-613 is a low-cost device equipped with a four-line text display ...

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Controller system with full motion controller functionality
October 2002
In the System Q family, integration and modularity are paramount

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Safety relay versus safety PLC: safety control architecture
October 2002, Rockwell Automation
The key to achieving success in developing a safety control system is in understanding all of the variables and making decisions that maximise functionality while reducing long term costs

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PLC-based system expansion in petrochemical plant
October 2002
A petrochemical company was expanding quickly owing to the strong economy. Economic growth was so rapid that the company frequently experienced shortages of raw materials, with demand for its products ...

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New S7-300 standard CPUs with significantly higher performance
October 2002
Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has upgraded its range of Simatic S7-300 programmable controllers with a series of new standard CPUs. There are three new devices - CPU 312, CPU 314 and CPU 315-2 DP ...

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FTP file transfer from computer to controller
October 2002
The file-oriented exchange of data with Simatic S7-300 controllers is made possible by the new Simatic Net CP 343-1IT communications processor from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D). The module is equipped ...

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Multiserial communication controller
September 2002
The PCL-747+ from Advantech, is an expandable intelligent multiserial communication controller available in 8, 16, 24 and 32-port configurations. With its 40 MHz RISC processor, 512 KB of RAM, and a suite ...

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Single channel controller
August 2002, Timecount
With primary applications in temperature control in plastics processing and packaging machines, manufacturing and food processing, etc, the R2900 can operate as a 2-step, 3-step, continuous action, step-action, ...

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Cost-effective controllers and programmers for OEMs
August 2002
The Industrial Measurement & Control business of Honeywell has introduced a new series of four low-cost general-purpose controllers for OEM applications. The DC1000 controllers are available in 1/16 ...

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Multiport RS232/422 controller
July 2002
The PCL-747+ from Advantech is an expandable intelligent multiserial communication controller available in 8, 16, 24 and 32 port configurations. With its 40 MHz RISC processor, 512 KB of RAM, and range ...

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New product category for industrial automation
June 2002
The ALPHA controllers are an appropriate, cost-effective automation choice for a very wide variety of applications involving complex counting and timing processes, logic operations and analog signal processing

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PLC makes simultaneous use of four CPUs
June 2002
The simultaneous use of up to four CPUs - a completely new feature - gives Mitsubishi Electric's Q significantly improved control, monitoring and diagnostics functionality, compared to its predecessor. ...

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