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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
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
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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PLC and FPGA to solve machine automation problems
October 2006
Incorporating embedded technologies, such as FPGAs, with parallel, reactive architectures effectively complement the sequential processing offered by PCs and PLCs for next generation automation systems

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It is the PLC 'inside'!
October 2006, Schneider Electric South Africa
Unity affords an inherently simple, flexible and open offer ensuring each design is both efficient and unique

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PLC switch module manual/automatic functions
October 2006
The new 6,2 mm PLC-S...S switch module from Phoenix Contact allows 'manual-0-automatic' functions to be implemented in applications for setup, tests and manual/emergency operation. In combination with ...

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Web-enabled remote monitoring of factory floor data
October 2006
Separate areas can be simultaneously monitored on up to four screens by connecting up to four video cameras and a PC to a Pro-face GP2000 graphic operator interface. While monitoring remote areas, the ...

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Super relay PLC
October 2006
The industrial wireless remote control module offers six wireless remote control input points. The removable LCD (HMI with a separate installation mounting rack) can be easily mounted on the door of ...

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Functional enhancements to STARDOM network-based control system
October 2006, Yokogawa South Africa
Yokogawa Electric announced the release of an upgraded version of its STARDOM network-based control system that provides a number of functional enhancements. The newly added enhancements improve STARDOM's ...

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Graphic logic controller
October 2006
Pro-face, a leader of human machine interfaces (HMI) and factory data communication products, has introduced the GLC2300 Series to its graphic logic controller (GLC) family. Each unit in the GLC Series ...

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Water industry remote control and monitoring systems
October 2006, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
Omniflex has a set of Maxiflex CPUs - the T2 which is dedicated to data acquisition and telemetry applications. They require no user programs when used for data acquisition or telemetry application. Simply ...

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