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Controllers, programmers and common setters
January 2001
ERO Electronic is offering the MK and PK controllers, programmers and common setters. The use of a custom display allows the user to see all-important data at a glance - this and the internal and external ...

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PLC-friendly accelerometers
January 2001, Temperature Controls
Monitran has launched a new range of high performance accelerometers, designed specifically for direct connection to industry standard PLCs, using a conventional two-wire 4-20 mA interface. Designated ...

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PLC programming software
January 2001
ProWorx NxT programming software is a Windows-based Modsoft solution for Modicon Micro/Compact/Quantum/Momentum/584/984 useful to any organisation with any of a range of different Modicon PLCs in its ...

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Smoother and more reliable motor control
January 2001
Danfoss says that increasing numbers of engineers are turning to Cl-tronic soft starters for smoother, more reliable motor control. This device has proven to be a cost-effective way of eliminating the ...

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Small but powerful PLC
January 2001
The LG GM7 from Ana-Digi is a micro PLC with great capability. Available in basic formats of 10, 20, 30, 40 and 60 I/O, all units except the 10 I/O model can support dial-up modem communication. They ...

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Soft PLCs - a significant factor in linking IT with the shopfloor
January 2001
The use of realtime control software, such as Wonderware's InControl, is starting to replace PLCs except in the most localised, high-speed, mission-critical applications. This approach gives considerable ...

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Programmable sensor controllers
January 2001
TX9042 EEx ia or TX9044 GP controllers from Trolex have RS232, RS485 or TTL data comms for communications to a scada system and can store 22 500 data logging events in onboard nonvolatile memory, per ...

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Resolving the PLC integration conflict
January 2001
The automation market has undergone many changes since the early micro PLC - with handheld programmer days. Applications have become larger and more complicated, and the distributor has had to put in ...

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High performance controller
January 2001
National Instruments is offering a series of embedded PXI/CompactPCI computers featuring Intel Pentium III processors for applications requiring high system performance. The high-performance PXI-8170 ...

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Improved loop control
January 2001
Honeywell Hi-Spec Solutions is offering Profit Loop - a single-input/single-output (SISO) model predictive loop control application that can be applied to base-level regulatory control loops. Profit Loop ...

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PC-programmable annunciators
January 2001, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
The Omni-8 and Omni-16c alarm annunciators from local manufacturer, Omniflex, have been upgraded so that users can program them directly from any PC via the RS232 serial port. For this, 'Omni-16 Softset' ...

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Simple control solution
January 2001
A Red Lion motor drive controller, Model MDC, is used to control the speed of the film as it passes through the chemical solutions. A Model RPGC0061 (rotary pulse generator, 100 pulses/rev) is used as ...

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Range of programmable panel meters
December 2000
Digital Process Measurement is offering its latest range of high quality field-mount loadcell products, consisting of three models. The 6004 is a precision programmable loadcell transmitter. The analog ...

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High-end PLC for complex production
December 2000, Omron Electronics
The Sysmac CS1, the new high-end PLC from Yelland Control, is designed specifically for complex production facilities or large machines. The features of this compact, high-performance PLC are: a maximum ...

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New technologies for hybrid control system
November 2000
PlantScape can now integrate a number of serves into a distributed environment

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Sector-specific solutions for process automation?
November 2000
It is the process-oriented and consequently the sector-oriented features which ultimately determine the success of a solution

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Safety light-screen with muting function
November 2000, Turck Banner Southern Africa
High-visible indication of diagnostic and operational status streamlines system configuration and troubleshooting

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Hot standby CPUs for PLC
November 2000
For the Series 90-70 PLC, the new Genius Hot Standby CPU enhances both performance and features. Supporting higher level instructions, dual Genius Bus redundancy, configurable data program memory and ...

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Systems specialist with a different PLC strategy
November 2000
In the area of PLC marketing, many companies have adopted a strategy of having the software they offer being their main source of revenue. Ana-digi believes that the problem with this strategy is that ...

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Robot solution saves PLC inputs
November 2000, Omniflex Remote Monitoring Specialists
A robot application used for control and interfaced to a PLC for all of its functionality required an upgrade to provide additional safety for robot movement. Eight inputs had to be monitored and an interlock ...

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