Simatic S7-mEC January 2009, Siemens South Africa Embedded controller speeds up data exchange.
The new SIMATIC S7-mEC embedded controller is a turnkey automation solution, integrating both HMI and software controller. As no software has to be installed ...
Micro PLC January 2009, Vepac Electronics Panasonic released six add on cassettes for its micro PLC; the FP-X, the highlight being an Ethernet communications cassette.
Flexibility is the name of the game when it comes to the FP-X; the I/O cassette ...
TwinCAT Scope January 2009, Beckhoff Automation Measurement technology as an integrated component of a software PLC.
Graphic display of curves is essential for optimising controllers and setting drive axes. In order to be able to utilise the extended ...
High-spec PLC January 2009, Omron Electronics Omron South Africa’s range of PLCs – the CJ2.
The CJ2 continues on from where the CJ1 started, bringing with it all the CJ1’s features, plus many more usually only associated with larger PLCs. The range ...
Scalable controller December 2008, ABB South Africa Compact controller bridges the gap between PLC and DCS.
“The AC700F provides our customers with a powerful scalable control option for smaller applications, where a full size DCS solution would be much ...
Positioning Fieldbus nodes November 2008 The 750-636 WAGO I/O Module is a single-channel intelligent positioning controller for collector-based 24 V d.c. motors up to 5 A with incremental position feedback.
Typical applications for positioning ...
Redundancy PLC November 2008, Ana-Digi Systems LS Industrial Systems has introduced its new XGR Twin CPU redundancy PLC to the South African market. Claimed by the company to be the fastest PLC of its type the product features two 42 nanosecond, 20 ...
EtherCAT master synchronisation October 2008, Beckhoff Automation The EL6692 EtherCAT bridge terminal achieves distributed clock calibration between EtherCAT masters.
The EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet system offers industry leading performance and highly flexible topology ...
PCI combustion control technology October 2008 Today, coal cost is impacting heavily on the operating expenses associated with boiler operation. Local company Boiler Combustion Technology quickly realised the huge potential of developing alternative ...
GPRS control October 2008, Phoenix Contact Cost-effective connection of hard-to-access stations.
The ILC 150 GSM/GPRS inline controller from Phoenix Contact combines the excellent price/performance ratio of the ILC 150 ETH compact controller ...
Biomass for cleaner power generation October 2008 Biomass is a good way of using renewable and reproducible – rather than fossil – sources of energy to reduce the environmental impact of power-generation. The reproducibility of these energy sources is ...
Scalable safety control October 2008 Flexi Soft – the safety controller that makes it easy.
The new Flexi Soft is a powerful, modular and easily commissioned safety controller, which can be efficiently adapted to the requirements of a ...
New PXI system accessories October 2008 National Instruments has introduced the NI PXI-8108, the company’s fastest PXI embedded controller, and two new PXI system accessories, a 32 GB solid-state hard drive and the NI PXI-8250 system monitoring ...
Siemens upgrades logic modules August 2008, Siemens South Africa Siemens Industry Automation and Drive Technologies has developed new Logo! logic modules for the 0BA6 series. The logic modules are small control computers below the level of complex PLCs, which Siemens ...
STARDOM revitalises integrated control system July 2008, Yokogawa South Africa The compressor control upgrade project for a polymerisation plant operated by Safripol is a showcase of integrated control philosophy. About the project
The project was initiated to replace the existing ...
DCS vs ACS: power utilities seek improved productivity July 2008 Power generation utilities in southern Africa are expected to increasingly adopt automation and control solutions (ACS) to counter the effects of the current power shortage. Automation will help them ...
Dual port programmer July 2008 Needhams Electronics’ EMP-21 universal device programmer offers a choice of interfaces that extend application flexibility. With over 6600 devices supported and Windows-based software, users have the ...
Ethernet-enabled communication controllers July 2008 Advantech has released a new generation of ADAM-4500 modules – the ADAM-4501 and 4501D Ethernet-enabled communication controllers. The compact, standalone modules feature much larger SDRAM and flash memory ...
Rugged controllers July 2008 ifm electronic’s R360 safety controller offers a hardened PLC platform specifically designed for mobile vehicle applications up to EN 954-1 category 3.
The controllers can withstand high levels of shock, ...
