Fieldbus & Industrial Networking


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Managed APN
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Flickswitch | SIMcontrol
Flickswitch offers SIMcontrol’s new generation APN-as-a-Service, which provides fully managed and cost-effective private APN network services for secure 2G, 3G, LTE and NB-IoT connectivity. On show at ...

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Modular IIoT system
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Snap-Signal is an easily deployable, complete portfolio of modular IIoT hardware and software that delivers actionable machine data from across your factory. The brand-agnostic system is an overlay ...

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Armoured cabling with moisture barrier sheath
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, NRS Solutions
Dekabon cabling features either overall or individually screened pairs or triads. The aluminium polyethylene laminated (APL) armoured cable provides static- and noise-free connections between instruments, ...

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Fieldbus solutions for all common I/Os
Africa Automation Technology Fair 2023 Show Preview, Beckhoff Automation
Beckhoff Automation supplies an extensive range of fieldbus components for all common I/Os and bus systems. With bus terminals available with IP20 protection, and Fieldbus modules available with IP67 ...

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Industrial multichannel data logger
April 2023, Allpronix
FieldLogger is a versatile, powerful and cost-effective data logger handling analog, digital and other types of variables with high resolution and speed.

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Vibration diagnostics directly in the field
April 2023, ifm - South Africa
The VSE9xx diagnostic system allows efficient and decentralised vibration diagnostics, and can be mounted directly in the field, thanks to its robust IP 67 housing.

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Key technological trends of 2022
March 2023, RS South Africa
As we embark on a new year, it is fascinating to acknowledge the leaps and bounds made in technology over the course of 2022. Spearheaded by sustainability, big data analysis needs, privacy concerns, connectivity, security considerations, and global communication needs, there were undeniable advances in both hardware and software development throughout the year.

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Non-stop transmission of digital sensor signals
March 2023, ifm - South Africa
The decentralised DI modules from ifm serve as a gateway between binary sensors and the fieldbus. This means that binary switching signals in the field can be transmitted directly via the fieldbus. No further transmission systems are needed in the fieldbus topology.

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Futureproofing industrial networks
March 2023, RJ Connect, Editor's Choice
Moxa has announced launched its next-generation networking portfolio. This new line-up is designed to futureproof industrial networks to accelerate digital transformation and help organisations improve operational efficiency and resilience.

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8-port hub for IO-Link connections
January 2023, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Each input port can be customised individually, which allows users to integrate multiple discrete signals into one IO-Link communication channel.

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EtherCAT takes off in space industry
January 2023, News
“It helps us enormously that EtherCAT requires hardly any resources from the controller; neither computing power nor special hardware. This makes our space robotics much easier to integrate into other systems.”

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Ethernet-APL field switch with intrinsically safe connections
November 2022, Pepperl+Fuchs
The switch enables the parallel operation of Ethernet-APL and Profibus PA with a single infrastructure, even for hazardous areas.

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Decentralised I/O system for factory digitalisation
November 2022, Festo South Africa
Up to 80 I/O nodes can be connected to the main systems, with a cable length of up to 50 m between the modules.

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AS-Interface control cabinet I/O modules
October 2022, ifm - South Africa
The AS-i SmartLine product range includes units with digital inputs and outputs, and modules with analog inputs.

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Compact four-I/O module for intralogistics
September 2022, Turck Banner Southern Africa
With a temperature range from -40°C to 70°C and protection to IP65/IP67/IP69K, the new I/O module has a wide range of uses.

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Work underway on OPC UA Field eXchange profile
September 2022
Cooperation between the OPC Foundation and FieldComm Group will harmonise OPC UA-based field instruments and accelerate development and adoption in automation.

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Test and registration services for Ethernet-APL infrastructure products
August 2022
FieldComm Group assesses products for overall conformity to the Ethernet-APL standards using a combination of test results from specialised laboratories and in-house testing services.

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New bus coupler for Modbus/TCP
August 2022, Phoenix Contact
Integrated web-based management can be used to retrieve both static information, such as the technical data of the device, and dynamic information, such as the current local bus configuration.

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IO-Link portfolio for decentralised automation
July 2022, Turck Banner Southern Africa
Turck Banner is expanding its extensive IO-Link portfolio with a robust IO-Link master with an M12 power supply, a compact IO-Link master in IP20, and an I/O-Hub with an additional power supply. This enables power hungry equipment such as grippers to be fed with up to 4 A of power.

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Intrinsically safe EtherCAT I/O modules
June 2022, Beckhoff Automation
As a robust alternative to IP20 solutions with their elaborate housing protections, EPX modules with IP67 protection rating enable reliable data collection.

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