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Motors, power control: Honda EV-neo could deliver beer by Dec. '10
Green beer will roll in Japan in December 2010, courtesy of Honda's integration of a brushless electric motor, power controls, a Toshiba lithium-ion battery in the Honda EV-neo electric scooter. » more
2-in. incremental encoder is rated IP67 for harsh environments: Turck
Kübler by Turck offers Sendix 5006 2-inch incremental encoder, with stainless steel housing and seals to resist corrosion and physical abuse in harsh plant environments. » more
Motors: Stainless steel helical and helical bevel gear reducers
SEW-Eurodrive gives food processors an alternative to single worm gears. » more
Design, test custom servo motion algorithms to improve robot, gantry performance
MechaWare 4.0 software from Kollmorgen leverages Matlab and Simulink; control algorithms minimize system weight and power consumption, and eliminate vibration for optimized mechanical system... » more
Motors, power control: Honda EV-neo could deliver beer by Dec. '10Green beer will roll in Japan in December 2010, courtesy of Honda's integration of a brushless electric motor, power controls, a Toshiba lithium-ion battery in the Honda EV-neo electric scooter. » more
Ground loops got your process down? Use signal isolators
Acromag advises using signal isolators and splitters to eliminate 4-20 mA errors and ground loops between instruments. » more
Acromag advises using signal isolators and splitters to eliminate 4-20 mA errors and ground loops between instruments. » more
Cognex Advantage Image Engines: a family of programmable vision devices for OEMs
Cognex Advantage Image Engines combine code reading and vision tools for OEM applications. » more
Cognex Advantage Image Engines combine code reading and vision tools for OEM applications. » more
MACTek Bullet WirelessHART Adapter released
Cost-effective wireless solution lowers the cost of adding additional measurements, MACTek says, of the WirelessHART device. » more
Cost-effective wireless solution lowers the cost of adding additional measurements, MACTek says, of the WirelessHART device. » more
Control Panel Design Contest
2010 winner of the Control Engineering Control Panel Design Contest is... Specialty Tooling Inc., Evansville, IN. View the finalists, learn more about the winner, and link to information about... » more
2010 winner of the Control Engineering Control Panel Design Contest is... Specialty Tooling Inc., Evansville, IN. View the finalists, learn more about the winner, and link to information about... » more
Chip-level motor, motion control vendors
Motor control and motion control have similarities and different objectives; motor control typically needs less precise regulation of speed and torque than motion control. See suppliers. » more
Motor control and motion control have similarities and different objectives; motor control typically needs less precise regulation of speed and torque than motion control. See suppliers. » more
Sustainable production help: Rockwell Automation, Aberdeen offer assessment
Industrial organizations can get complimentary access to personalized recommendations for improving sustainability performance. » more
Industrial organizations can get complimentary access to personalized recommendations for improving sustainability performance. » more
B&R: Robust new power supplies for industrial applications
B&R Industrial Automation's new line of compact, DIN rail mountable power supplies ranges from 2.1 A single-phase to 40 A three-phase and can handle input voltages of 100-240 V ac for... » more
B&R Industrial Automation's new line of compact, DIN rail mountable power supplies ranges from 2.1 A single-phase to 40 A three-phase and can handle input voltages of 100-240 V ac for... » more
ISA88 Part 1 markup: What will be removed from ISA88 Part 5 draft? April 22 call
Non-duplication: As ISA88 Part 1 work moves towards completion, it is time to decide what has been included in Part 1 and what can be removed from the Part 5 draft. » more
Non-duplication: As ISA88 Part 1 work moves towards completion, it is time to decide what has been included in Part 1 and what can be removed from the Part 5 draft. » more
Control engineer Barbie--almost
April 14, 2010 About a year ago I offered a suggestion that for Barbie’s 50th birthday, Mattel should create a control engineer Barbie to encourage girls to go into industrial engineering.... » more
April 14, 2010 About a year ago I offered a suggestion that for Barbie’s 50th birthday, Mattel should create a control engineer Barbie to encourage girls to go into industrial engineering.... » more
RSF rotary ring encoder via Heidenhain in North America
A new modular steel tape rotary encoder from RSF Elektronik is now available for measurement applications with diameters of 6 in. (150 mm) to 6 ft (~2 m). Heidenhain is selling it in North America. » more
A new modular steel tape rotary encoder from RSF Elektronik is now available for measurement applications with diameters of 6 in. (150 mm) to 6 ft (~2 m). Heidenhain is selling it in North America. » more
QSI handheld HMI terminals feature Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0
QSI Corp. puts Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 in the graphic handheld QTerm-G58 and new QTerm-G56 human machine interface terminals. » more
QSI Corp. puts Microsoft Windows Embedded CE 6.0 in the graphic handheld QTerm-G58 and new QTerm-G56 human machine interface terminals. » more
Flexible axis controller
This single- to six-axis controller unit complete with drives, power supply, I/O, enclosure, onboard computer and 10-inch touch screen. The controller card and modules communicate via the CAN bus for... » more
This single- to six-axis controller unit complete with drives, power supply, I/O, enclosure, onboard computer and 10-inch touch screen. The controller card and modules communicate via the CAN bus for... » more
EtherNet/IP machine-mount I/O blocks
This line of EtherNet/IP machine-mount I/O blocks provides seamless communication down to the sensors and actuators. The line includes 12 versions of machine-mount I/O blocks and an IP67 unmanaged... » more
This line of EtherNet/IP machine-mount I/O blocks provides seamless communication down to the sensors and actuators. The line includes 12 versions of machine-mount I/O blocks and an IP67 unmanaged... » more
2-in. incremental encoder is rated IP67 for harsh environments: TurckKübler by Turck offers Sendix 5006 2-inch incremental encoder, with stainless steel housing and seals to resist corrosion and physical abuse in harsh plant environments. » more
Wonderware System Platform 4.0, Invensys Operations Management, augments real-time manufacturing integration
Invensys Operations Management announces availability of its Wonderware System Platform 4.0, enabling plant operators to more effectively manage and control equipment and processes, and information... » more
Invensys Operations Management announces availability of its Wonderware System Platform 4.0, enabling plant operators to more effectively manage and control equipment and processes, and information... » more
High-powered IP67 outdoor wireless access point/bridge: Aaxeon Technologies
IP67 rated 802.11b/g high-powered outdoor wireless networking access point/bridge, from Aaxeon Technologies, acts as access point and repeater at the same time. » more
IP67 rated 802.11b/g high-powered outdoor wireless networking access point/bridge, from Aaxeon Technologies, acts as access point and repeater at the same time. » more
In the recovery, keep it simple to succeed
What is the right framework for making 2010 investment decisions? » more
What is the right framework for making 2010 investment decisions? » more
New icestation Titan by ITSEnclosures
The new icestation Titan by ITSEnclosures can provide benefits on the shop floor, where time is money, by protecting shop-floor computers. » more
The new icestation Titan by ITSEnclosures can provide benefits on the shop floor, where time is money, by protecting shop-floor computers. » more
Murata Power Solutions adds frequency reading to 4-function ac power meters
ACM20 Series of Datel Digital Panel Meters from Murata Power Solutions provide Hertz reading capability plus true-rms Volts, Amps, and Watts. » more
ACM20 Series of Datel Digital Panel Meters from Murata Power Solutions provide Hertz reading capability plus true-rms Volts, Amps, and Watts. » more
Motion control: Packaging machine builder saves with servo system, controls upgrade
Siemens Simotion Shaftless Drive Standard software helps machine builder gain 50% savings on components and 30% savings on control cabinet footprint with comparable performance. » more
Siemens Simotion Shaftless Drive Standard software helps machine builder gain 50% savings on components and 30% savings on control cabinet footprint with comparable performance. » more
Embedded control: Zero-drift, programmable instrumentation amplifier with diagnostics
National Semiconductor's LMP8358 simplifies pressure and thermocouple bridge measurements with easy detection of shorts, open circuits and degraded source connections. » more
National Semiconductor's LMP8358 simplifies pressure and thermocouple bridge measurements with easy detection of shorts, open circuits and degraded source connections. » more
Motors: Stainless steel helical and helical bevel gear reducersSEW-Eurodrive gives food processors an alternative to single worm gears. » more
Design, test custom servo motion algorithms to improve robot, gantry performanceMechaWare 4.0 software from Kollmorgen leverages Matlab and Simulink; control algorithms minimize system weight and power consumption, and eliminate vibration for optimized mechanical system... » more
Sensors: World's fastest laser displacement sensor?
Keyence RS-CMOS sensor is 8x faster than previous models. ‘Multi-Able Control' for transparent targets optimizes the laser intensity by sensing and adjusting to the reflected light for each layer of... » more
Keyence RS-CMOS sensor is 8x faster than previous models. ‘Multi-Able Control' for transparent targets optimizes the laser intensity by sensing and adjusting to the reflected light for each layer of... » more
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