Fieldbus & Industrial Networking


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Wireless solution for sensor connection
September 2007, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Banner Engineering recently presented its first wireless system at the SPS/IPC/Drives show in Nuremberg, Germany. The wireless network system DX80 enables wireless communication between sensors/actuators ...

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IP67 protected Fieldbus I/O
September 2007, Beckhoff Automation
Automation company Beckhoff has added the model IL230x-B905 to its Fieldbus Box series of modules. Protected to IP67 it offers a solution for more severe operating conditions. These robust fieldbus modules ...

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Industrial device networking
August 2007, CST Electronics
More and more companies are adopting some form of automation. Companies see automation as a way to reduce costs, increase access to information when needed, and improve productivity. In the realm of manufacturing, ...

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New book is the definitive work on Profibus PA
July 2007
PI, the international umbrella organisation of Profibus and Profinet, has announced the release of a new book. PROFIBUS PA by Christian Diedrich, Thomas Bangemann and several co-authors is now available ...

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Honeywell opens shop for OneWireless
July 2007
Honeywell has announced that OneWireless - the company's universal industrial wireless mesh network solution - is available for purchase. OneWireless has been developed to help improve plant safety, reliability ...

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Proxies link Interbus to Profinet
July 2007, Phoenix Contact
Built on the Industrial Ethernet ASIC, Ertec 400 (enhanced Realtime Ethernet controller) developed for Profinet-IRT, there are now two powerful Interbus proxies from Phoenix Contact. They differ only ...

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Gigabyte switch features rapid ring recovery
July 2007, Allpronix
Korenix has launched its first Gigabyte Ethernet managed switch. Featuring three Gigabit RJ45/SFP combo ports and seven 10/100 Tx ports allowing free selection of ST/SC connectivity, this unit has a ring ...

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Topology editor displays network status
June 2007, Siemens South Africa
The Simatic Step 7 Topology Editor from Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) represents Profinet infrastructures in the Step 7 engineering system. This simplifies the start-up of Profinet networks, enables ...

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I/O system stays out in the cold
June 2007
Since its market introduction in 1995, the Wago-I/O-System 750 has morphed into one of the most important modular fieldbus systems for industry, production and process automation. It enables the cost ...

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Industrial Ethernet analyser offers one nanosecond resolution
June 2007, Beckhoff Automation
With the ET2000 multichannel probe, Beckhoff introduces a versatile piece of hardware for analysing Industrial Ethernet systems. Conrad Muller, MD of Beckhoff's South African operation, says: "With eight ...

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Full integration of Interbus in Profinet
June 2007, Phoenix Contact
Based on the Enhanced Real-Time Ethernet Controller (Ertec) 400 that was developed for Profinet-IRT, there are now two powerful Interbus proxies available from Phoenix Contact. They differ only in the ...

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Profinet bus coupler enables line topology
June 2007, Beckhoff Automation
In addition to a wide range of Profibus products, Beckhoff now also supports Profinet, the Industrial Ethernet fieldbus. The new Profinet-certified BK9103 bus coupler allows users to employ the versatile ...

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Fieldline Ethernet bus coupler acquires digital signals
April 2007, Phoenix Contact
The new IP65/67 Fieldline Modular bus coupler from Phoenix Contact is equipped with eight digital inputs and connects a Fieldline modular local bus station to an Ethernet network. It is also used for ...

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Segment coupler in power hub technology
April 2007, Pepperl+Fuchs, PI SA (PROFIBUS & PROFINET SA)
The FieldConnex Power Hub by Pepperl+Fuchs is a unified system platform for transparent connection of Profibus DP and Profibus PA. It consists of motherboards and standard plug-in modules for communication, ...

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Siemens adds new interface modules
April 2007, Siemens South Africa
Siemens Automation and Drives is expanding the module range of its Simatic ET 200M distributed I/O system with new devices. The new 153-2 HF interface module for connecting to Profibus, and the 153-4 ...

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New remote I/O modules
April 2007, Allpronix
Acromag, represented by Alltron Instruments, introduces BusWorks 900EN Series I/O modules with Ethernet/IP protocol. Each module has a built-in network port, eliminating the space and expense of a buscoupler ...

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EtherDevice switch EDS-518A series
April 2007, RJ Connect
EDS-518A is a standalone 18-port managed Ethernet switch that provides two combo gigabit ports with built-in RJ45 or SFP ports for gigabit optic communication. The gigabit Ethernet Redundant Turbo Ring ...

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Making Ethernet bulletproof
March 2007
Hardened Ethernet is made up of many components, combined in a way that works for the application at hand

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Improved efficiency with CC-Link - the Asian Open Standard
March 2007, CBI-electric: low voltage
The CC-Link network can connect up to 64 stations controlling a total of 8192 I/O

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Synchronous measuring with standard Ethernet
March 2007, Westplex
Ethernet enables optimum adaptation to specific requirements with its support of various networking topologies and structured networking

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