Instrumentation

Profibus LinkedIn Group Change

Dave Greenfield — Wed, 15 May 2013 14:20:13 +0000

A new LinkedIn group—Profibusters—now serves as a forum for Profibus and Profinet discussions.

Education Outreach: From Sensors to B2MML

Dave Greenfield — Tue, 14 May 2013 14:00:13 +0000

Banner Engineering and MESA International launch new education programs designed to engage families as well as practicing engineers.

Emerson Opens Americas Headquarters for Valve Automation Technologies

Renee Robbins Bassett — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:02:53 +0000

The new $30 million Americas headquarters for valve automation technologies in Houston includes a manufacturing facility. It will expand services available to the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.

Balluff Breaks Ground for Expansion

George Shurtleff — Thu, 02 May 2013 15:54:51 +0000

Balluff, automation supplier and U.S. subsidiary of Balluff GmbH, broke ground in northern Kentucky April for a $6 million expansion expected to bring 24 new jobs to the area.

CANopen and CC-Link Interfaces for Distributed I/O

Aaron Hand — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:50:22 +0000

GE Intelligent Platforms add CANopen and CC-Link bus interfaces to its high-performance distributed I/O.

From Fieldbus to Industrial Ethernet

jpinto — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:48:14 +0000

Compared to traditional, non-Ethernet-based industrial solutions, Ethernet technology delivers substantially higher performance and several other advantages.

Leak Detection Camera

Peter Cleaveland — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The FV-3532-01 thermal IP camera is optimized to detect hydrocarbon leaks.

Calibrated 3D Machine Vision Inspection

Peter Cleaveland — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The DS1000 3D laser profiling system calibrates real-world units of measurement for inspections too difficult to perform with traditional two-dimensional machine vision.

Machine Vision Cameras

Peter Cleaveland — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 21:15:00 +0000

Added to the Genie TS camera series are 2M and 4M monochrome models that reach speeds up to 76 fps in HD format.

Automation Supplier Breaks Ground for Northern Kentucky Expansion

Renee Robbins Bassett — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 18:45:43 +0000

Balluff, automation supplier and U.S.subsidiary of Balluff GmbH, broke ground yesterday for a $6 miillion expansion expected to bring 24 new jobs to the area.

Digitally Configurable Stack Lights

Renee Robbins Bassett — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:50:27 +0000

The software-configurable Smart Light eliminates complex hardware selection by providing visual indication solutions with just a single part number. The Smart Light is reportedly the first stack light on the market to incorporate such digital configuration flexibility.

Thermocouple Connector

Peter Cleaveland — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The integral cap, strain relief and cable clamp OSTW-CC is a round pin standard size, 2 pole T/C connector.

How Sustainable is an Industrial Fieldbus Infrastructure?

Lara Krieger — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 14:00:09 +0000

A new study by IMS Research now part of IHS Inc. estimates that fieldbus protocols accounted for 75% of new industrial automation component network connections in 2011.

Entry-Level Vision System for Color Applications

Peter Cleaveland — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The In-Sight 7010C can distinguish parts by color.

Customize Output of Hall Effect Sensors

George Shurtleff — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 19:03:06 +0000

The Programmable Hall Device helps customize the output of BEI hall effect sensors.

Pulse Input Rate/Totalizer

Adam Madison — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The PD6830 ProtEx-RTP Pulse Input Rate/Totalizer displays local or remote flow information.

Energy Sector Spurs Flow Meter Growth

Dave Greenfield — Wed, 20 Mar 2013 15:08:03 +0000

ARC report points to pent up demand from the power, mining and oil & gas industries as the principal driver behind double digit flow meter sales growth in 2011 and 2012.

Double Valves with BG Certification

Adam Madison — Tue, 19 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The CAT-3 DM1 Series E and CAT-4 DM2 Series E size two double valves have received third-party certification from the BG (Berufsgenossenschaften– German Institute for Occupational Safety and Health).

Infrared Thermal Imaging Camera Kits

Adam Madison — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The A5sc, A15sc and A35sc long wave infrared thermal imaging camera kits are for bench-top testing applications.

Miniature Photoelectric Sensors

Adam Madison — Fri, 15 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The PD30 Basic Series of photoelectric sensors include a background suppression version for diffuse sensing applications that use a sensing principle that helps detect different colors, which allow for a tighter gap between the sensing target and the background.

OCR Reading Software With Auto-Tune Technology

Adam Madison — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

OCRMax includes an automatic tuning capability for OCR applications and is available in the In-Sight Explorer 4.8 and VisionPro 8.1 software releases.

Pneumatic Safety Valves

Adam Madison — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 05:01:00 +0000

The MS6-SV and MS9-SV can be mounted as stand-alone units or incorporated with Festo air-preparation systems and feature soft-start functionality.

Canadian Forces Donning ABB Infrared Helmet Cams

Adam Madison — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:51:35 +0000

A helmet-mounted infrared camera system is being developed by ABB to help Canadian Forces identify threats in low-light conditions.

AS-Interface Actuator Module with Two Outputs

Peter Cleaveland — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 06:01:00 +0000

The VBA-2A-G10-E2L-1M-2V1-W can provide one output to two devices.

Real Time Thermal Imaging Camera Kit

Peter Cleaveland — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 06:01:00 +0000

The OSXL-ASC is designed specifically for thermal bench top testing applications.