‘Rotary Switches’

An Engineeringtalk guide

Start with the news release Process technology installed at biodiesel refinery from Flow Line Options, which we summarised at the time by saying "Flow Line Options has supplied Smart Fuels, an alternative-energy company, with process measurement and control solutions for its new biodiesel facility in Fruitland Park, Florida.". Several months prior to that, we featured the news release Liquiphant accurately measures liquid levels from Endress+Hauser: "Endress and Hauser's Liquiphant is a vibrating level switch for accurate limit detection and point level-measurement of liquids.".

In November 2009, we covered the news from Micromech - take a look at CNC router reduces time to market which says: "A manufacturer of personal care products has saved money by switching to a low-cost computerised numerical control (CNC) router that can produce point of purchase displays internally.".

Take a look also at the news release from EMS, Viscotec devises drive solution for dosage units, as well as Ethernet I/O range cuts costs in remote monitoring from Amplicon, and Minitec releases News 2009 brochure from MiniTec UK.

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Wirelesshart switch enables level detection (November 2009)

Emerson Process Management has introduced a Wirelesshart point-level switch, which enables level detection to be made in locations previously inaccessible or too costly for wired devices.

NIST installs 3D scanning system from Laser Design (November 2009)

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has installed a Laser Design Surveyor WS Series 3D laser scanning system in its Materials Reliability Division in Boulder, Colorado.

E-T-A to display circuit protection at show (November 2009)

At Autosport Engineering, E-T-A Circuit Breakers will be displaying a range of electrical circuit protection solutions.

Giga-tronics switching provides true N x N system (November 2009)

Giga-tronics has announced switching systems designed for low loss and high isolation of RF signals in multiple-antenna surveillance systems.

Renishaw system checks rotary-axis alignment (November 2009)

Renishaw has extended its range of machine-tool testing and calibration systems with Axiset Check-Up, a solution for checking the alignment and positioning performance of rotary axes.

Pepperl+Fuchs announces remote I/O systems (November 2009)

Designed to facilitate the connection of traditional input and output signals onto a bus network, Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced the LB/FB remote I/O systems.

SDI torque pickup has internal digital data link (November 2009)

SDI's model 01424 can be utilised with a variety of instrumentation systems to measure rotating torque, including the 90386 USB Sensor Link.

Leuze switches offer distances up to 40mm (November 2009)

Leuze has expanded its range of high-quality inductive proximity switches, including models with switching distances of up to 40mm.

Global Automation announces A5 rotary switches

Global Automation Products has announced the A5 range of cam-operated rotary switches designed to control variable speed drives.
Pull to Turn gives rotary switches safety option

The potential for serious accident or data loss has been ruled out with the introduction of a new 'Pull to Turn' facility which can be added to any of the rotary switches made by Wasp