Fieldbus protection products September 2003, Temperature Controls, Security Services & Risk Management The fieldbus system, by the very nature of the environment in which it will be placed, is at risk from surges across the fieldbus system. Because the fieldbus system is controlling and handling the data ...
Data and safety in one cable September 2003, Phoenix Contact , Security Services & Risk Management The use of bus systems in mechanical and plant engineering offers savings potentials through low installation costs, easy maintenance, and convenient diagnostics. The S-Line installation from Phoenix ...
Data network for New Athens International Airport September 2003, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC) In 1995 the consortium consisting of HOCHTIEF, ABB and KRANTZ-TKT won the order to build New Athens International Airport. Hirschmann partnered ABB in the design of a high-availability high speed network ...
Smarter enterprises through predictive intelligence September 2003, Automation Control Solutions, Surveillance PlantWeb is a proven digital plant architecture that uses the power of predictive intelligence to improve plant performance. Lowering capital and engineering costs (compared to traditional DCS-centred ...
The importance of choice on Profibus and other fieldbus systems August 2003, VEGA Controls SA It is important for manufacturers to offer instruments that are designed for bus systems from their conception and not just an add-on to an existing outdated product
Ethernet is 30 years old August 2003, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC) Ether does not exist but the name is still alive for a very successful technology
Food processing with intelligent automation August 2003, Protea Automation Solutions The country baker was concerned only with lifting and adding big bags of ingredients to mixers, and the like, through to making sure the finished bread came out of the oven just right. We have come a ...
Maximising network availability August 2003, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC)
The use of the term 'redundancy' in the communications context was primarily introduced by the mathematician and electrical engineer, Claude E. Shannon. It is not the amount of information that is increased, ...
Serial device server with LCD display August 2003, RJ Connect, Integrated Solutions Said to be a world first, the NPort 5400 Series provides a convenient and transparent way to connect serial devices to an Ethernet, with basic configuration of all that is needed to network existing serial ...
Network monitoring incorporated into any OPC-client application August 2003, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC), Surveillance Industrial HiOPC is a network management and analysis software suite developed specifically for the industrial controls marketplace. HiOPC seamlessly integrates monitoring and analysing of Ethernet networks ...
Ethernet goes realtime July 2003, Industrial Automation & Control (IAC) This article describes how Ethernet is already able to provide a guaranteed maximum transmission time
Cost-effective digital modules in various fieldbus systems June 2003, Phoenix Contact , Infrastructure New to the Inline automation system product range from Phoenix Contact, the Inline block I/O modules come with 16 or 32 digital inputs/outputs and integrated fieldbus interface. The modules are compatible ...
Rugged field communicator for all HART and Foundation Fieldbus devices June 2003, Automation Control Solutions Available from Alpret Control Specialists, Emerson's 375 field communicator is designed to support all devices using the HART or Foundation Fieldbus digital communication protocols. The 375 enables users ...
Through the gate into any Fieldbus March 2003, Flexible Electronic Systems, Access Control & Identity Management As creators of one of the original fieldbus (CAN), which many others took as a base for their own fieldbus systems or customised versions, Bosch Rexroth has been active in the forefront of the developments ...
AS-I gateway interface with graphical display and 'built-in AS-I scope' March 2003 Innomatic is offering the Bihl + Wiedemann AS-I gateway with graphical display.
The device is a high-end solution to link AS-Interfaces with a superior fieldbus system. The AS-I Gateway features one ...
2-wire inductive conductivity analyser with HART March 2003, Yokogawa South Africa Yokogawa believes that it has revolutionised the world of conductivity analysis with its IC200 inductive 2-wire conductivity analyser. Using more than 40 years of application experience and valuable user ...
Compact PCI for high performance in hostile environments March 2003, Access Control & Identity Management The demand for faster, higher-performance bus systems at lower prices is growing stronger. With the Intel PCI bus a de facto standard has emerged in the desktop computer field that meets these demands.
PCI ...