System Q - an industrial application January 2008, CBI-electric: low voltage The waste incineration plant in Frankfurt Nordweststadt was built in 1965 together with the neighbouring district heating power station. Since then the two facilities have supplied the city district with ...
Computer controlled avionics January 2008, Alpine Instruments Revue Thommen is a manufacturer of air data systems and aircraft instruments used on aircraft types from helicopters to commercial airliners. A recent innovation introduces the AC32 digital air data computer ...
Integrated boiler control January 2008, Spirax Sarco South Africa Boiler control determines the safety and efficiency of steam generation in industrial applications. Automated systems now control water level, the concentration total dissolved solids (TDS) and the timing ...
Manual batching - compact, simple and flexible December 2007 The MIX-X5 controller shows what it is capable of.
Batching processes are increasingly required to meet high standards of safety, regulated accountability and traceability through all stages of the ...
Beckhoff lights up soccer fans' lives November 2007, Beckhoff Automation When millions of fans from all over the world watched the opening match of the FIFA World Cup on 9 June, 2006 in Germany, Allianz Arena in Munich was the centre of the action. For football matches, this ...
Directly soldered CPU PCI cards November 2007 A redesigned mission-critical MIC-3321 Series of directly soldered CPU CompactPCI cards is now being offered by Advantech. These single and double layer 3U cPCI CPU cards are engineered for performance ...
Safety controller for SIL 3 October 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage At the Hanover Fair 2007 Mitsubishi Electric presented the first generation of its new modular safety controllers for factory automation. The technology is certified by TÜV Rheinland and conforms to international ...
Beijing local wastewater treatment October 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME) With the help of Adam-5510 PC-based programmable controllers, Beijing's wastewater treatment plant has successfully built a reliable wastewater process control system. This has provided it with a saving ...
Embedded wireless server module October 2007 The Airborne wireless device server module includes a radio (which may be purchased separately), a base-band processor, an application processor and software for a ‘drop-in’ web-enabled WiFi solution. ...
Engineering software integrates EtherCAT September 2007, Motion Tronic At Hannover Fair this year, the Baumüller group presented an EtherCAT application configured with its ProMaster engineering software. The application comprised a controller-based PLC as EtherCAT master ...
Dual core controller September 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME) Aaeon has announced the AEC-6860. Featuring the Intel Core 2 Duo processor this is the latest addition to the company's Boxer series of fanless embedded controllers. The controller features up to 2 GB ...
Intelligent loadcell transmitter is PC-configurable September 2007, Danntech Danntech's new competitively priced loadcell transmitters provide 24-bit accuracy. These compact transmitters are configured to suit application requirements via a PC and configuration program.
Loadcell ...
Baumüller introduces high-performance PLC September 2007, Motion Tronic Baumüller has expanded its existing controller PLC platform with the addition of the high performance PLC. The significantly improved performance is achieved through increased computing power and increased ...
Compact modular PLC September 2007, Ana-Digi Systems LS Industrial Systems recently launched the XGB compact PLC system. The CPU module, which features 60 ns per step processing speed, up to 32 digital I/O, RS485 and RS232 ports, auto-tune PID control and ...
Microcontrollers chill out at World Cup soccer August 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage The 2006 FIFA World Cup was in full swing and fans all over the world enjoyed the matches on their private TVs and public large-format video screens. Reliable cooling systems were essential in the TV ...
Multifunction weigher supports SD memory cards August 2007, Instrotech Incorporating the latest ARM microprocessor technology, the Model 6004MF weighing amplifier from Instrotech is an all-in-one unit which can be cost-effectively applied in almost any weighing application.
This ...
PLC programming standards July 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control) Standardisation facilitates training by allowing users to learn on one model of hardware, but apply common techniques to all compatible hardware
Honeywell jvs on copper production technology July 2007 With production of 1,8 million tons of fine copper per year (about 15% of the world's production), Codelco is reputed to be the world's largest copper mining company. Through its New Kairos Mining venture, ...
Control system has special tools for metallurgical processes July 2007 StarCS is an open, plant-wide, control platform with a wide-ranging and versatile set of tools aimed at process stabilisation and optimisation in the mining and metals industry. Using the latest technology ...
Realtime location system improves safety, security and workflow July 2007 A realtime location system (RTLS) locates and tracks physical objects, such as mobile equipment and employees, in realtime. The position of an asset becomes a new type of process control variable, used ...
