News releases on Engineeringtalk categorised by date
Sunday 30 January
to Saturday 5 February 2000
70W AC/DC power supplies offer more flexibility
Artesyn's new 70 Watt AC/DC power supplies offer greater design flexibility
News from Emerson Network Power - Embedded Power ( 4 February 2000)
Defrost relay for industrial refrigeration
Crouzet has developed an electronic defrost relay for industrial refrigeration units, heat pumps and dehumidifiers, that can run in standalone automatic mode or be integrated into a wider plant system Brochure Available
News from Crouzet ( 4 February 2000)
TNT deliver on time thanks to bar code scanners
User Application Article Datalogic, Europe's leading manufacturer of bar code reading products and systems, has been chosen to automate TNT's new Parcel Distribution Centre at Kingsbury Brochure Available
News from Datalogic Scanning ( 4 February 2000)
Safety control system extended to Fire and Gas
ICS Triplex has announced a new, universal zone module that extends the functionality of its flagship Trusted TMR critical control and safety system to include Fire and Gas (FandG) applications
News from ICS Triplex ( 4 February 2000)
Safety and fault tolerance attained in Sicily
User Application Article A sophisticated multi-functional control system is at the heart of a new Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) storage plant coming on stream to replace an existing facility at the Raffineria di Milazzo
News from ICS Triplex ( 4 February 2000)
Filtration ensures no let-down for simulator
User Application Article A radial micro filtration (RMF) system, designed and manufactured by Koppen and Lethem, was chosen by Quadrant Systemsto ensure cleanliness of the hydraulic fluid used in their flight simulators.
News from Koppen + Lethem ( 4 February 2000)
Solenoid Valve housed in compact 15mm Ryton body
Based upon the proven Microsol unit, the Microprop is housed in an extremely compact 15mm Ryton body
News from KV ( 4 February 2000)
The Electric Drive with Mechanical Simplicity
The new Varmeca is a motor with some simple but clever circuitry in the terminal box and a large knob on the outside with which to control the speed.
News from Leroy Somer ( 4 February 2000)
Choice of mountings for door safety switches
Moeller Electric's new range of safety switches for hinged flaps, guards and doors is specifically designed to provide greater safety for personnel working within the production environment and thereb
News from Moeller Electric ( 4 February 2000)
New torque multipliers increase torque available
Norbar Torque Tools Ltd introduces two new torque multipliers to its already extensive range, increasing the torque available with a 1" output shaft to 4500Nm. Brochure Available
News from Norbar Torque Tools ( 4 February 2000)
Case system intended for fast-locking to DIN rails
Use of RAILTEC allows OEM users to design and enclose their electronic or electrical assemblies and fast-lock them on to DIN-rail
News from OKW Enclosures ( 4 February 2000)
Tube fittings optimised for aggressive media
High-integrity tube fittings optimised for aggressive media applications - exotic alloys boost protection for chemical, oil, gas, pulp, pharmaceutical processing Brochure Available
News from Parker Hannifin Instrumentation Products Division ( 4 February 2000)
Rittal announces successor to PS4000 enclosures
Versatility, cost effectiveness, maximum security and scope for expansion are the perfect features offered by Rittal's new TS8 enclosure system. Brochure Available
News from Rittal ( 4 February 2000)
ABB wins Europe's first motor LONMARK approval
The first European LONMARK approval for motor control devices has been awarded to ABB's recently launched fieldbus device, the NLON-01 LONWORKS Adapter Module.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) ( 3 February 2000)
AC drive cuts mixer's maintenance bill by 80%
User Application Article A reduction of over 80% in maintenance costs has been achieved by replacing a star/delta starter with a variable speed drive on a breakfast cereal mixer at a leading UK supermarket food producer.
News from ABB Automation Tech (Drives and Motors) ( 3 February 2000)
Improve Productivity in Mobile Machinery
Salami offers both single function levers, which are bankable, and dual function joysticks (i.e. operating two directional control valves), which can have electrical switches built into their handgrip
News from Primary Fluid Power ( 3 February 2000)
Motor keeps wheelchair users comfortable
User Application Article An AC geared motor from Crouzet running off a battery-based DC supply is helping wheelchair users avoid pressure sores, following the transfer of mattress technology to smaller seat cushions. Brochure Available
News from Crouzet ( 3 February 2000)
Burner management unit provides diagnostics
Crouzet has announced a new burner management unit, certified to EN 298 for forced draft burners, that uses electronics to provide powerful trip analysis and indication. Brochure Available
News from Crouzet ( 3 February 2000)
Multi-function tacho offers peak hold
The MICRA-F will not only measure rotational or linear speed, but detect and memorise the maximum (or minimum) value reached.
News from Graham and White Instruments ( 3 February 2000)
Bearings and profile rails assembled to order
Winkel GmbH builds complete high load lifting units to meet customer's specific needs and Hepco is pleased to extend this service to UK companies. Brochure Available
News from HepcoMotion ( 3 February 2000)
Remote I/O for triple redundant safety control
ICS Triplex has announced a remote input-output (I/O) interface unit for the Trusted Triple Modular Redundant (TMR) safety system
News from ICS Triplex ( 3 February 2000)
New modular slip-ring assembly matches user needs
With gold plated rings and gold alloy brushes, the H Series miniature slip-ring assemblies is suitable for all video and digital signals
News from IDM Electronics ( 3 February 2000)
Controlling pneumatic actuators from AS-i systems
Controlling pneumatic actuators from AS-i systems no longer means installing and wiring separate solenoid-operated pilot valves and AS-i slave modules Brochure Available
News from IFM Electronic ( 3 February 2000)
Vision system has world firsts
The new high-speed, high-accuracy CV-500 series Vision System from Keyence is the industry's first vision system whose controller has a TFT colour LCD monitor and remote control console function.
News from Keyence (UK) ( 3 February 2000)
PI Catalogue on the Web
Physik Instrumente (PI), world leaders in the manufacture of Piezo and Motor driven products for Nanopositioning and Micropositioning applications, now has its product catalogue on the web. Brochure Available
News from Lambda Photometrics ( 3 February 2000)
Piezo actuators: positioning to sub-micron levels
Technical Background Article Piezo actuators are being used in areas such as semiconductor manufacture and test, fibre optic component manufacture, micro valve development and active vibration cancellation. Brochure Available
News from Lambda Photometrics ( 3 February 2000)
Piezo actuators keep it simple
Piezo actuator experts Physik Instrumente are now able to offer a wide range of both low and high voltage piezo stacks appropriate for equipment builders and system designers. Brochure Available
News from Lambda Photometrics ( 3 February 2000)
New Multiaxis Piezo Scanning Stages from PI
Micropositioning specialist Physik Instrumente (PI) introduces the new P-517.2C and P-527.2C piezoelectrically driven flexure stages. Brochure Available
News from Lambda Photometrics ( 3 February 2000)
Dewpointmeter monitors Millennium Seed Bank
User Application Article The Royal Botanic Gardens (RBG) is using a Dewmet cooled mirror dewpointmeter from Michell Instruments to monitor equilibrium relative humidity (ERH) levels. Brochure Available
News from Michell Instruments ( 3 February 2000)
Stainless steel option for conveyors
Monk Automation have recently introduced a stainless steel extremely compact low profile flat belt conveyor, with 25mm diameter rollers. Brochure Available
News from Monk Automation ( 3 February 2000)
The challenges of ultrasonic tension measurement
Technical Background Article Neill Brodey, Managing Director of Norbar, explains some of the challenges that have to be overcome in using ultrasonic tension measurement. Brochure Available
News from Norbar Torque Tools ( 3 February 2000)
Radical new approach to motion control?
While traditional motion control systems typically have their own proprietary text based programming languages, ControlLogix uses standard 'ladder logic' programming.
News from Rockwell Automation ( 3 February 2000)
Plastic bearing system ideal for washdowns
Systems which are exposed to frequent wash down or whose application is underwater are not best served by traditional rolling element bearings.
News from Rodriguez (UK) ( 3 February 2000)
Lithium batteries vital in flight defibrillators
How the LO26SHX lithium sulphur dioxide 12 Volt primary battery pack powers LIFEPAK 500 automated external defibrillator. Brochure Available
News from Saft Rechargeable Battery Systems ( 3 February 2000)
175W and 350W supplies for CompactPCI 19in racks
Schroff, one of the industry's leading manufacturers of CompactPCI Microcomputer Packaging solutions, has unveiled a complementary range of 19" power supplies.
News from Schroff UK ( 3 February 2000)
Lithium batteries vital in flight defibrillators
User Application Article How the LO26SHX lithium sulphur dioxide 12 Volt primary battery pack powers LIFEPAK 500 automated external defibrillator. Brochure Available
News from Saft Lithium Battery Division ( 3 February 2000)
More precision from air pressure switches
The West Group introduce the latest range of Air Logic pressure switches. Switch operation is based on the actuation of a snap-acting switch acting against a diaphragm.
News from West Group ( 3 February 2000)
Ex-stock ISO Cylinders from 8mm to 125mm bore size
The West Group is pleased to announce the launch of the Westcyl Pneumatic Cylinder Catalogue, featuring ex-stock ISO Cylinders from 8mm to 125mm bore size, with free next-day delivery.
News from West Group ( 3 February 2000)
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