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Issue 123: 25 July 2002
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* Editor's Message
* Our Top Ten new
Products Selection
1. Big claims for integrated motion
solution
2. Air bearings turn the tables on accuracy
3.
Valve-regulated batteries save backup space
4. Coupling
eliminates cross connection
5. Switches protected against
vandals and weather
6. Valves at home with gas or fluid
7. Compact supply for industrial conversion
8. Rope tensioning
device prolongs conveyor life
9. Diamond spreads the heat
10. HMI graphics panels take on PLC protocols
* New Technical
Articles and Case Studies
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Chris Rand, Editor, writes:
So we've got what we want
from our suppliers off our chests (and as many readers pointed out,
most of us are suppliers as well as customers, so there was something
for everyone to learn last week!). Now it's the turn of suppliers to
say what they want from their customers (well, you didn't think I was
going to ignore all those emails from suppliers, did you?).
Here's my favourite list, which came from an automation systems
supplier. "What we'd like from our customers is..."
+ A decent
and accurate specification of what they actually require;
+
Realistic terms of payment with a decent deposit;
+ No requests
for discounts on bespoke turnkey projects as if they were sacks of
potatoes;
+ Not waiting until the last minute to place their
order and then expecting the
machine to be produced in a week
like a rabbit from a hat;
+ Not to ask for extras on the machine
or an increase in the specification and then be offended when you dare
suggest that they might like to pay for it;
+ Not changing the
specification just as the machine is about to go out of the door;
+ To make sure they order enough training for their staff;
+ To
make sure that staff are not being interrupted every 5 minutes when
they are being trained;
+ To clean and maintain the machine
properly;
+ To install and use the remote support software
provided; and
+ Not to find some spurious excuse to avoid paying
the last 10% invoiced.!
Is that a chorus of approval I hear
from other suppliers?
I hope you find this issue of our
weekly newsletter useful. We currently have thousands of engineers and
other industry professionals on the circulation, so you're in good
company. In addition to the new products, news and ideas featured
here, there are hundreds more on our website and dozens more being
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1. Big
claims for integrated motion solution
With the launch of
Kinetix, its new "integrated motion solution", Rockwell Automation
reckons it is set to shake up the traditional world of motion control.
Always something of a "black art" because of its perceived complexity,
motion control involves five key elements - control, networks, drives,
motors and actuation - plus mechanical, electrical and software
engineering disciplines. Until now, customers have been happy to use
their skill and knowledge to shop around for components spanning these
control elements and put the system together themselves. Ultimately,
though, this is complex, time consuming and expensive. Now, the
Kinetix solution offers the five key elements, all designed to work
together to provide an elegant solution that works first time. Worth
investigating.
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2. Air
bearings turn the tables on accuracy
Loadpoint Bearings
now has what it says is a revolutionary range of air bearing rotary
tables employing a new design of direct drive system to achieve
"previously unattainable levels of resolution" on angular position -
better than 0.00002 degrees. This level of accuracy means that the
rotary tables are ideally suited to demanding tasks such as dicing
silicon wafers and high precision grinding and machining operations.
Developed originally for Loadpoint's own use - and proven in trials on
the company's own dicing machines - the rotary tables are believed to
be the first commercially available product of their type to integrate
a direct drive motor.
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3.
Valve-regulated batteries save backup space
A new line of
valve-regulated lead-acid (VRLA) batteries is claimed to offer
superior performance while occupying less space than conventional
standby power batteries. The new EnerSys Datasafe HR series of high
rate discharge batteries are ideal for uninterruptible power supply
(UPS) and other applications that require maximised space usage
combined with high energy density. Pricing for an HR205 Datasafe
battery starts at $180 each.
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4.
Coupling eliminates cross connection
Staubli has a new
coupling that offers a number of significant and worthwhile benefits
on connection systems for all types of fluids. The new HCB coupling is
compact and has a flush faced non-spill design, preventing any air
inclusion in the system when connecting as well as avoiding spillage
on disconnection. The bayonet locking system, just push and twist,
provides a safe, quick and reliable connection that is also suitable
for high vibration applications. A bayonet locking mechanism is
available either in the standard configuration or with four
differently positioned colour-coded locking lugs on the plug that can
only be connected to the specific matching socket. The standard socket
(or plug) cannot be connected to any of the four special keyed plugs
(or sockets). This provides five different connector configurations
where each one will only connect to the partnering plug or socket,
eliminating any chance of cross connection.
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5.
Switches protected against vandals and weather
Schurter's
latest Metal Line switches and keypads are protected against both
rough environmental conditions and vandalism. The MCS 19 Metallic is a
single switch with a very flat front side to reduce the likelihood of
damage, and its stainless-steel surface is ideal for outdoor
applications. The actuator or the switch housing can be varnished
according customer colour specifications. Red, green and yellow are
available as standard signal colours.
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6.
Valves at home with gas or fluid
The new enhanced Amot
22000 series stainless-steel control valve suits both pneumatic and
hydraulic control systems, thanks to a ported exhaust feature. This
increases versatility and reduces the inventory required by system
integrators and end-users that have traditionally required separate
hydraulic and pneumatic control valves. Typical applications include
wellhead, compressor, pump and safety control systems.
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7.
Compact supply for industrial conversion
The FP-PS4-050E
is a new compact power supply from Matsushita Electric Works.
Measuring just 115 x 42 x 75mm, the unit can reliably supply 2.1A of
current at 24V DC from a 240V AC input. The PSU has a peak-to-peak
ripple voltage of less than 240mV, and short circuit, overvoltage and
overload protection are all featured on the device. With an input
voltage range of 85 to 265V AC, the supply caters for all input
variances and allows global use, with a list of approvals including
CE, EN and UL/cUL.
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8. Rope
tensioning device prolongs conveyor life
Spiroflow's Aero
mechanical conveyors work by using a looped wire rope with evenly
spaced polyurethane discs moving at high speed through a steel tube to
create a moving air stream that conveys a wide range of materials,
with minimal product degradation or separation and clean dust-free
operation. Now the company has developed an automatic tensioning and
monitoring system that increases the working life of the rope
operating by up to 40%. Reducing maintenance time and costs, the
tensioning device monitors the load placed on the rope and constantly
manipulates the conveyor to ensure that the correct tension is
applied. High throughput rates of up to 120t/h are maintained, without
loss of capacity, when elevating material at any angle from a
ground-level feed hopper to heights of up to 25m.
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9.
Diamond spreads the heat
From the electronics
manufacturing sector, Morgan Advanced Ceramics tells us that its
latest Diamonex CVD diamond heat spreaders are ideal for high power
device applications, such as laser diodes, microwave FETs and MMICs,
and advanced multichip modules (MCMs). Due to diamond's extremely high
thermal conductivity, Diamonex CVD diamond heat spreaders improve
performance by reducing junction temperatures, allowing for increased
power output, speed, and reliability. Recent studies show a 50%
reduction in thermal resistance compared with CuW and 25-40C drop in
junction temperatures compared to copper heat spreaders.
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10. HMI
graphics panels take on PLC protocols
Pro-face UK has
released a pair of new graphics display panels: the GP2500L 10.4in
monochrome display, and the GP2500S 10.4in STN colour unit. These
displays have all the powerful features of the company's GP2000 series
operator interfaces, yet with cost effective display technologies. As
with all the Pro-face GP units, they still use the popular GPPRO/PB3
editor software, now on V6.0. This software provides the protocols for
over 100 PLCs worldwide so that the displays can be used with a wide
variety of controllers.
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SYSTEM BUILT JIGS CUT COSTS AND SPEED PRODUCTION
(Machine
Building Systems, 23 July 2002)
Eurocopter Deutschland has
accelerated its throughput of helicopter subassemblies using Item
aluminium profile system-build components for the design and
construction of assembly jigs.
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SERVO DRIVE POWERS UP TOOL-CHANGING INNOVATION
(Lenze, 19 July
2002)
When ATC Products spotted a hole in the automatic
tool-changing market, it contacted Lenze to supply programmable servo
drives, compact motors and a whole lot more besides.
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SPEEDY SOLUTION TO COMPLEX LATCHING PROBLEM
(Southco, 23 July
2002)
When a major electronics manufacturer recently turned to
Southco to help in a major redesign of one of its top selling
products, it needed it done yesterday.
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latches:
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PLCS
PROGRAMMED REMOTELY IN ARCTIC WINTER
(GE Fanuc Automation, 22
July 2002)
The Moscow-based GE Fanuc distributor, Advantek
Engineering, has supplied GE Fanuc Series 90-30 PLCs for use in a gas
preparation plant in Western Siberia.
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PHARMACEUTICALS PLANT EXTENDS AUTOMATION SOLUTION
(Emerson
Process Management - Systems and Industry, 24 July 2002)
Italian
pharmaceuticals manufacturer DSM Capua has chosen PlantWeb digital
plant architecture with the DeltaV digital automation system for
upgrading its fermentation plant capability.
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PNEUMATICS PITCH IN AT MILE HIGH STADIUM
(Norgren, 23 July
2002)
Norgren is lending mother nature a helping hand using
pneumatic components to prepare American football playing fields.
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PRE-ASSEMBLED CIRCUIT BREAKER BOXES SAVE BIG MONEY
(Spelsberg
els UK, 19 July 2002)
Spelsberg UK has rationalised the
purchasing and assembly of components used in a new outdoor power
supply unit used to power mobile phone network masts.
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BALL VALVES STILL OPERATE AFTER 10 MILLION CYCLES
(Flowserve
Flow Control UK, 23 July 2002)
When Worcester Controls' valves
and Norbro actuators were installed at a fine chemicals manufacturing
plant in Middlesbrough in 1997 they had a target to achieve one
million uninterrupted cycles.
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DESIGNING SAFER CHEMICAL PROCESSES
(ABB (Process Industries
Division), 22 July 2002)
Establishing a culture of inherent
safety can help in meeting society's desire for better industry major
accident safety performance, says ABB's safety consultant, Kevin
Fitzgerald.
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3D
TOLERANCE ANALYSIS FOR CATIA V5
(Sigmetrix, 19 July 2002)
Sigmetrix is to develop and sell a CAA V5-based 3D tolerance
analysis solution fully integrated within Catia V5 for the entire
product development process.
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NOVEL GEARS GIVE TOP TORQUE FROM SMALL MOTORS
(OEM Automatic,
19 July 2002)
A new range of small geared motors from Minimotor
combine the benefits of a worm-gear 90-degree drive with the
efficiency of a final planetary stage.
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NO COUPLER REQUIRED FOR LINEAR ACTUATOR
(Haydon Switch and
Instrument, 23 July 2002)
Haydon Switch and Instrument has a Size
23 hybrid external linear actuator in which the rotating acme
stainless-steel leadscrew is incorporated into the motor's rotor.
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HIGH TORQUE AND SPEEDY ACCELERATION FROM SERVOS
(Micromech, 24
July 2002)
A new range of high-performance brushless synchronous
servomotors features 23 models, with continuous torque ratings from
0.2 to 90Nm and ultrafast acceleration/deceleration.
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US-SPEC MOTORS IN STOCK IN EUROPE
(Baldor, 24 July 2002)
Baldor has greatly expanded the range of NEMA electric motors it
stocks in Europe.
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STEPPERS CAN RUN AS SMOOTHLY AS SERVOS
(Motor Technology, 24
July 2002)
A new range of stepper-motor position controllers are
claimed to drive two-phase stepping motors as smoothly as servos.
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ADAPTER PUTS PC INSTRUMENTS ON USB
(Pico Technology, 23 July
2002)
Pico Technology has developed a USB to parallel port
adapter for use with all of its popular low-cost parallel-port-based
test and measurement products.
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LEDS DROP IN FOR FILAMENTS IN RAILWAY APPLICATIONS
(Marl
International, 24 July 2002)
Marl International's Railtrack
Approved 238 series (Cert No PA05/697) of bipolar, filament
replacement bulbs are delivering significant benefits in rail
signalling applications.
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CATALOGUE FEATURES PINS AND MORE
(Pinstructure, 25 July
2002)
Pinstructure has called its latest catalogue "Pins
plus".
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EMBEDDED PENTIUM 4 BOARD AIMS FOR AUTOMATION
(Inova Computers,
19 July 2002)
The P4 Samurai incorporates the communications
capabilities, high-performance graphics and rich I/O facilities that
are increasingly called for in leading-edge automation
applications.
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SPARC PROCESSOR PUTS COMPACTPCI BOARD IN CONTROL
(I-Bus/Phoenix, 22 July 2002)
The IBC 2400 CompactPCI 6U form
factor SBC is designed for high performance and high availability
embedded applications in the network core, telecommunications, and
industrial sectors.
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SLIMLINE PC MODULE SLIDES IN BEHIND TFT DISPLAYS
(Hayes Control
Systems, 23 July 2002)
The CP6300 industrial PC module from Hayes
Control Systems is only 3in deep and so can easily be added to the
back of one of the company's TFT display panels.
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BUDGET ACQUISITION FAMILY HAS FLEXIBLE TRIGGERS
(Adept
Scientific, 22 July 2002)
The IOtech DaqBoard/2000 series is
claimed to set a new price/performance benchmark for high-speed
multifunction plug-and-play data acquisition for PCIbus computers.
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THREE-PHASE SUPPLIES JUST KEEP ON GOING
(Advance Galatrek, 19
July 2002)
PowerCentre2 three-phase-in/three-phase-out
uninterruptible power systems (UPSs) offer robust power protection for
industrial, medical and emergency applications and comms
installations.
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SNAP TO IT WITH BUDGET IP65 ENCLOSURES
(OKW Enclosures, 19 July
2002)
OKW reckons its Snaptec range of IP65 rated enclosures
offers electronic and electrical engineers money savings through
faster assembly.
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POLYOLEFIN ELASTOMERS STAND COMPARISON
(Du Pont (UK), 22 July
2002)
In tests with other plastics modifiers, DuPont Dow
Elastomers Engage polyolefin elastomers offered superior performance
for the impact modification of polyethylenes and polypropylenes.
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SEMINAR ON LAN TECHNOLOGY
(Fibreoptic Industry Association, 22
July 2002)
The Fibreoptic Industry Association and the Electrical
Contractors' Association are to present a full day seminar in the UK
covering the latest developments in fibre and wireless LAN
technology.
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SURPLUS PLASTICS GO ON SALE
(Omnexus, 24 July 2002)
Omnexus has extended its online excess materials service with the
launch of the European arm of its successful surPlus Centre.
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MARINE BEARINGS TAKE MORE LOAD THAN BRASS
(Orkot Composites, 23
July 2002)
Orkot TLMM marine bearings have approvals from all the
main classification societies for use as rudder bearings and
water-lubricated stern tube bearings.
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CLEANROOM- AND VACUUM-COMPLIANT BALLSCREWS
(Thomson Industries,
23 July 2002)
Thomson Industries has a range of cleanroom- and
vacuum-compliant ballscrews that are assembled, packaged and nitrogen
purged inside a laminar flow Class 10 cleanroom environment.
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SUBMERSIBLE ACCELEROMETERS CHECK SUNKEN PUMPS
(Monitran, 22
July 2002)
Designed for installation at depths of up to 100m, a
new range of submersible accelerometers is ideally suited to
installation on pumps, both in industrial applications and in the
water industry.
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TRANSMITTER IS SAFE IN HAZARDOUS AREAS
(Thermo Nobel, 25 July
2002)
Thermo Nobel has published a new brochure on its new BILT4
two-wire intrinsically safe transmitter that can be situated in a
flammable hazardous area.
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INTELLIGENT CONTROL OF PUMPING OPERATIONS
(Flux Pumps
International (UK), 22 July 2002)
The PCS process control system
is the first product to emerge from a Flux initiative to develop and
market control systems for liquid handling operations.
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DRY RUNNING SEALS HAVE SANITARY GLAND OPTION
(Flowserve Flow
Solutions Division, 23 July 2002)
VRA dry running seals from
Flowserve are an economical, no-nonsense design specifically for use
with top entry mixers and agitators.
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