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PSU with logic and timing functions
December 2001
The PSCU series of control units from Ero Electronic can power low voltage photoelectric sensors, as well as inductive or capacitive proximity sensors, as well as to process the outputs with logic and ...

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CPU upgrade for rack-mounted PLC
November 2001
The LG GM4 rack-mounted PLC has steadily been making ground against well-established opposition equipment, offering excellent price/performance value, says Ana-Digi Systems. The CPU upgrade now offers ...

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PC programmable logic control units
November 2001, Pepperl+Fuchs
These versatile units have a wide range of applications including determining and controlling speed and direction of rotation, slip, flow rates and volumetric data. Depending on the measuring task, ...

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Compact PLCs installed at Eskom hydro plant
November 2001
Eskom's Second Falls Hydro plant in the Eastern Cape consists of two hydro generators used to supplement the electricity supply for the National Grid. Ram-Tec Systems (RTS) supplied, programmed and ...

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Granite slab cutting production boosted by 40%
November 2001, Adroit Technologies
When Avbob Industries of Rustenburg were looking for an automated system to cut granite slabs for tombstones, they chose Welkom Industrial Controls and Adroit Technologies. Welkom Industrial Controls ...

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Flour milling facility gets fully automated control system
October 2001, Adroit Technologies
The project involved the full automation of the plant and was split into two systems: the intake and mill section and the finished products section

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PLC review: GE-Fanuc
October 2001
Product details    Vendor: Supervisory and Control Engineering (SCE)    Product name and version: GE-Fanuc 90-30    Tel: (016) 982 3700    e-mail: info@sce.co.za    URL: www.sce.co.za       General    Q: What industry ...

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PLC review: Bosch
October 2001
Product details    Vendor: Flexible Electronic Systems    Product name and version: PCI_BM-DP PC Plug-in card Vers. 2.2; WinPanel+ WinSPS software    Tel: (011) 975 7000    e-mail: gunter@satool.com    URL: www.satool.com...

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Keeping accurate tabs on cooking oil consumption
October 2001
Simba Foods recently contracted Ana-Digi Systems to construct and program an intelligent PLC system to route and log the flow of cooking oil in its Parow, production facility. The oil for the four production ...

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Solid-state switching: advantages and precautions
July 2001
Solid-state switches now incorporate features that vastly simplify control and supervision

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Flexible remote sensor controller
July 2001
The PA 11 remote sensor amplifier from Gail Norton Instrumentation is to be used in conjunction with a set of remote transmitter LT and receiver LR from the series 100, 110 and 120. This amplifier series ...

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Expandable programmable controllers
July 2001
T1s are the microprogrammable controllers in Toshiba's T-series family. They are fully fledged members of the T-series family and all programs written for a T1 will run on other T-series controllers. ...

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Low power control and monitoring of automated process valves
June 2001
Addressing the increasing demand for low power monitoring and control of automated process valves, the Westlock Quantum LP integrates position sensors, low energy solenoid valves and fugitive emissions ...

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Versatile Pentium III EBX SBC computer
June 2001
Advantech has released details of the new fanless Pentium III EBX single board computer. The PCM-9572F, with its small overall size of only 200 x 144 mm and low power Pentium III processor offering high ...

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Programmable sensor controller
June 2001
The Trolex programmable sensor controller is a powerful and flexible device which is available in two versions. The controller has up to eight analog or 16 digital inputs. User-interchangeable input ...

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Modbus for Omni-16
May 2001
Omniflex has released a DIN rail mounted interface module that enables Omni-16 alarm annunciators to be connected directly to any PLC, DCS or scada system. Thus while the Omni-16 is performing its annunciation ...

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News and PLC driver tips for Adroit users
May 2001, Adroit Technologies
"Adroit's newest support team member, Pawel Pietak, has settled in well and is manning the Adroit support desk. This is the hotspot of the organisation, and for anyone who thinks that his knowledge of ...

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Soft-logic controller for distributed data acquisition
May 2001
Advantech's ADAM-5510/P31 is a PC-based soft-logic controller for general standalone control applications. It is designed for non-critical, distributed data acquisition and control applications such as ...

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Batch installation and control system replacement for Unifoods
April 2001, Rockwell Automation
Key aspects of the project were the use of RSBatch for the batch sections of the plant, and the quality of information management and reporting

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Increased performance for PLCs - increased productivity
April 2001
Thanks to the latest enhancements to the range, Schneider can offer a platform that covers the needs of medium and top-of-the-range applications in the manufacturing and batch processing sectors. Continuing ...

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