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Embedded controller
July 2007
Advantech's UNO-3072 embedded controller has a Pentium M/Celeron M CPU and comes equipped with two PCI extensions. The controller features a rugged and field-proven design offering dual power inputs and ...

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Enhanced multiloop controller
June 2007, PREI Instrumentation
The KS98-1 controller from PMA (Prozeβ-und Maschinen-Automation) includes modular input and outputs, Profibus capability, ratio and cascade controls and other features. The LCD 160 x 80 pixel display ...

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IP-67 waterproof computer
June 2007, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME)
Aaeon is readying for market an IP-67 waterproof communications controller, which it claims is the first in the world. The new AEC-6710 has obtained five international patents (Germany, Japan, America, ...

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PACs boost rolling mill PLCs
May 2007
PAC technology complements PLCs and adds the high-performance I/O and processing that traditional PLCs cannot provide

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PLC programming standards survey
May 2007, Technews Publishing (SA Instrumentation & Control)
If you would like to respond to this survey please go to http://gs-survey.com/s.asp?s=2392.

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Industrial automation works out in gym
May 2007
Grucox eccentric exercise cycle "The new Grucox eccentric exercise cycle developed by a team of surgeons, biokinetisists and engineers is determined to change the gyms as we see them today," says a Grucox ...

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Hitachi launches PLC with five times faster speed
May 2007
Hitachi has recently introduced the EHV Series PLC CPU. This is according to Mike Cronin, managing director and owner of Elquip Solutions, Hitachi's South African representative and sole agent. "We are ...

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Multichannel temperature controller is expandable
May 2007, Temperature Controls
RKC Instrument has announced the release of the new SRZ Series controller. This controller is designed as a four-channel temperature controller packed in a single compact module requiring substantially ...

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Innovative setpoint generator/time-based process adjuster
May 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa
With its new Setpoint Generator CODIX 533, Kübler is adding to its CODIX family of displays an output device for analog voltages and currents, designed to open up new application possibilities in the ...

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DCS or PAC? You decide
April 2007, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff's control systems incorporate features aimed at distributed control, decentralised pre-processing and I/O sharing as well as support for redundancy and configurable failsafe conditions

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Eycon keeps an eye on the process
April 2007, Protea Automation Solutions
Eurotherm has recently launched a new series of visual supervisory terminals. These provide multifunction control, recording and visualisation for plant systems. Eurotherm has a wealth of experience in ...

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Yokogawa announces solution to alarm overload
April 2007, Yokogawa South Africa
A widespread issue in manufacturing plants is alarm overload. As formerly independent systems are integrated for more effective operation by fewer operators, each operator has to monitor an increasingly ...

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Ernest Lowe makes life flow a little easier
April 2007
“Flow measurement has never been easier, or more accurate, than it now will be with the Kracht ASR14 controller, renowned for its precise control of batching processes in the flow measurement environment,” ...

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Adam extends controller family
April 2007
Advantech has extended its selection of PC-based controllers with five new products in the Adam-5510KW and Adam-5510 series. The most powerful new controller is the Adam-5510EKW/TP, which integrates ...

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GE Fanuc releases all-Ethernet-based high-availability control systems
April 2007
GE Fanuc Automation has announced the availability of its all-Ethernet high-availability solution. “It is designed to mitigate the risks of downtime, safety concerns, and reduce total cost of ownership ...

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Monitoring equipment for pressurised control cabinets in hazardous areas
March 2007
With the Silas controller, Bartec now offers a cost-efficient, ultra-flat monitoring unit. This unit allows manufacturers of control cabinets to supply their equipment for zones 2 and 22. Programming ...

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Dual loop modular type controller
February 2007, Temperature Controls
RKC has designed and developed the SRV dual loop modular type controller, which can be used alone, or can be connected to build a system with up to 62 loops of control. The SRV is available as heat only ...

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Scalable Ethernet-based control technology
January 2007
The BX9000 Bus Terminal Controller makes the range of Ethernet controllers from Beckhoff even more scalable. In terms of equipment and performance the BX9000 is positioned between the Bus Terminal Controllers ...

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Yokogawa releases enhanced ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System
January 2007, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric Corporation has launched sales of an enhanced version of its ProSafe-RS Safety Instrumented System. To beat the competition in the booming oil, natural gas, and petrochemical markets, ...

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Industrial communications and control modules
December 2006, Centurion Micro Electronics (CME)
Advantech ADAM-4501 and 4501D Ethernet-enabled Communication Controller modules, are compact standalone controllers. The next generation of the ADAM-4500 controller, they have much larger SDRAM and flash ...

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