Dynamics and accuracy June 2008, ATI Systems The Temposonics R-Series SSI position sensor offers optimum control functionality for dynamic control in closed loops. Magnetostrictive technology, developed by MTS, and improved electronics in the sensor ...
Designed for the outdoors June 2008 Four new Gamma devices are expanding the electrical installation technology of the Siemens Building Technologies Division (BT): The weather system AP 257/21, the weather station WS1 AP 257/31 and the ...
DDC - direct digital controls June 2008, Phoenix Contact DDC systems with fixed functions enable quick and easy planning and implementation of traditional tasks in building automation. Standards can be used to gain an overview of complex solutions according ...
FNB banks on Beckhoff June 2008, Beckhoff Automation Fairlands office development in Randburg is being built to house WesBank and certain other FNB consumer divisions. Comprising two levels of 64 000 square meters the structure houses a 1600-car super basement, ...
Tokyo development June 2008 Mori Tower uses Citect facilities to improve tenant service, reduce operating costs and optimise energy utilisation.
The Mori Building Company was founded in 1959 and has over 1000 employees. The company ...
B&R keeps BMW building June 2008 Since the beginning of series production over 100 000 BMW 3 series sedans have come off the line at the Bavarian car manufacturer’s newest plant in Leipzig. Control technology from B&R contributed to this ...
GPRS control June 2008, Phoenix Contact The ILC 150 GSM/GPRS inline controller from Phoenix Contact combines the excellent price/performance ratio of the ILC 150 ETH compact controller with the communication capabilities of a cellular phone. ...
PLCs for furnace control May 2008 CHI Control Component’s programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and human machine interfaces (HMIs) are being used in furnace control panels manufactured by Leonard Light Industries for a gold mine in south-east ...
Rexroth improves programming flexibility May 2008 Bosch Rexroth has expanded its line of IndraLogic PLCs and PACs with the new IndraControl L10 PLC featuring scalable hardware, pre-developed machine functions, re-usable code and unified programming software ...
Leader of the PAC May 2008 GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms celebrates 5th anniversary of industry-leading product.
Daniel Coetzee, manager for GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms for Africa notes: “Five years ago, we unveiled the first ...
Multiport PAC May 2008, Opto Controls Opto 22, a developer and manufacturer of hardware and software for industrial automation, remote monitoring, and data acquisition projects, has released the SNAP-PAC-S2. The standalone, multiserial port, ...
Low-cost industrial control May 2008, Phoenix Contact The nanoLine control solution from Phoenix Contact is a widely-configurable and easy-to-program control platform. The modular product can be used in a variety of industrial sectors to perform simple control ...
Compact PC performance May 2008, Beckhoff Automation With the introduction of the CX9000 Embedded PC series, Beckhoff took PC-based control technology to its most compact form in a bus-coupler style housing. The new CX9010 differs from the CX9000 with a ...
Siemens adds isochronous interfaces May 2008, Siemens South Africa A wide range of Simatic controllers now communicates via high-speed IRT (isochronous realtime) Profinet. The Siemens Industry Automation Division has therefore equipped the devices with the relevant interfaces. ...
Sturdy new controller May 2008, Siemens South Africa The Siemens Industry Automation division is extending its Simatic Embedded Automation portfolio to include Simatic S7-mEC modular controllers. The new open product is especially sturdy, powerful and highly ...
Controller offers high bandwidth May 2008 National Instruments has introduced the industry’s first VXI-MXI-Express controller using cabled PCI Express technology to deliver a high-bandwidth, low-latency VXI interface. Cabled PCI Express greatly ...
32-bit electro-hydraulic controller May 2008, Hytec South Africa The BODAS RC36-20 controller from Rexroth utilises 32-bit TriCore technology to increase the functionality and performance of electronic control in mobile hydraulics equipment applications.
The controller ...
Mini-drive has embedded PLC May 2008 PIM2401, the new Technosoft intelligent plug-in mini-drive, is designed specially for motion control applications where space is limited. Its miniature size (39x44x14 mm) and weight (15 g) allow it to ...
Twenty years' experience May 2008, Valmet Flow Control South Africa Since its introduction 20 years ago Metso Automation’s fibre line and recovery line optimisation controls have been installed in more than 120 pulp mill processes around the world.
These supervisory ...
WIKA unveils new controller May 2008, WIKA Instruments Very high specifications of precision, reliability and control stability are satisfied by the new, CPC8000-H high-pressure controller, showcased by WIKA at Interkama 2008.
Thanks to its concept this ...
