Fieldbus & Industrial Networking


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Robust field devices
March 2009, Phoenix Contact
Heavy duty Profinet I/O device with IP67 protection. The robust I/O field devices in the Rugged Line product range from Phoenix Contact include IP65/67 protection enabling them to be installed where ...

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Industrial LAN/modem router
March 2009
eWON 2005 is the industrial LAN/modem router for the machine builder, OEM, infrastructure, utilities and system integrator markets. It features an IT LAN to industrial LAN IP router that also embeds a ...

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Communication in automation plants
March 2009, H3iSquared
Industrial Ethernet is very rapidly becoming a reliable technology in automation applications. The reasons for this are flexibility, expandability, reliability, resilience, standard protocols, ability ...

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Event-based control logic
March 2009, RJ Connect
New addition to Active Ethernet I/O family with modular design and network redundancy. Moxa has announced the launch of the new ioLogik E4200 Active Ethernet modular I/O. The ioLogik E4200 supports up ...

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Throughput showcase at Emperors
March 2009, Throughput Technologies
Throughput Technologies was invited to separate events at Emperors Palace in July by two top PLC suppliers in the country. One of its suppliers, Westermo Teleindutsri of Sweden, has agreements with ...

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Gigabit industrial Ethernet switch
March 2009
The EKI-7656C Gigabit managed redundant Industrial Ethernet switch from Advantech received the 2008 ‘Top 10 Innovative Products’ award from China’s automation industry. Gathering high praise from industry ...

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Open high-speed control
March 2009, Omron Electronics
CompoNet, Omron’s new control network, combines fast response with easy installation and intelligent communication. The company says adapting the proven common industrial protocol (CIP) to a robust physical ...

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Speedy response
March 2009, Nidec Control Techniques
Control Techniques launches realtime Ethernet module. SM-EtherCAT is Control Techniques’ latest module to extend the functionality of its variable speed drives range by providing support for realtime, ...

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Ethernet cameras in vehicle applications
March 2009, ifm - South Africa
Ethernet cameras for mobile displays are used in vehicles to indicate status and other information, while also becoming increasingly popular for monitoring the operating areas. ifm electronic’s new O2M ...

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Western Cape expansion project
February 2009, Endress+Hauser South Africa
Endress+Hauser assists with electricity generation. Following the success of Endress+Hauser’s involvement in the Western Cape open cycle gas turbine (OCGT) project for Eskom, the company was awarded ...

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FPSO business booms
February 2009, Yokogawa South Africa
Floating production, storage and offloading vessels (FPSO) have become common around the world’s small and/or remote oilfields, providing a means of extracting oil from these fields when a pipeline to ...

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Mission-critical applications
December 2008
IEC 61850 is the first standard with a definition of data networks for the electric power industry

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Fieldbus Foundation prioritises conformance
November 2008
The Foundation protocol is designed to be compatible with the officially sanctioned SP50 standards project of the ISA, as well as the specifications of the International Electrotechnical Committee (IEC). ...

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Acetylene bottle filling
September 2008, Emerson Automation Solutions
The bottle filling is fully automated using Foundation Fieldbus networked instruments including Emerson’s Micro Motion Coriolis flowmeter for direct measurement of mass flow

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Safety instrumented functions
September 2008
Leading end users evaluate Foundation Fieldbus solutions for safety instrumented functions

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Innovative network design
September 2008
The Wolfsburg production line of the fifth Golf generation of Volkswagen sets new standards; an innovative Ethernet structure services the complete manufacturing facilities and offers increased saving potential

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Intrinsically safe I/O
September 2008
Seven intrinsically safe modules from the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM are approved for use in shipbuilding, drilling platforms and related applications. WAGO easily achieves fieldbus technology in hazardous environments ...

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IS managed Ethernet switch
September 2008, Extech Safety Systems
MTL Instruments recently introduced the 9400 Series Intrinsically Safe (IS) Ethernet range coupled with the launch of an enhanced power supply, the 9491-IS, which incorporates MTL’s patented Fast Switch ...

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Wireless I/O capture
September 2008, Phoenix Contact
Alongside the RAD Line serial devices, which enable the setup of a wireless network of up to 255 users, Phoenix Contact’s RAD-ISM-2400-DATA-BD-BUS device now provides the option to capture I/O signals ...

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Industrial data communication
September 2008, LAPP Southern Africa
The importance of cable properties.       Introduction Data cables for automation and robotics industrial applications have to meet specific electrical, mechanical, chemical and thermal requirements. The ...

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