Winners of the 2013 Engineers’ Choice Awards

Power - Energy, power interruption
SU200PR Ring Tongue Miniature Circuit Breakers, ABB Inc.

Power - Energy, power protection
Lightning Monitoring System (LM-S), Phoenix Contact

Power - Energy, power protection, UPS
9PX UPS, Eaton

Power - Motor control
Allen-Bradley ArmorStart LT Distributed Motor Controllers, Rockwell Automation

The CX2000 Embedded PC

The CX2000 Embedded PC from Beckhoff Automation implements powerful multi-core processors in a DIN rail-mountable format. With the impressive boost in processor performance, the 2013 Engineers' Choice Award-winning CX2000 can cover performance areas previously reserved for larger, cabinet-mounted Industrial PCs. Also the resilient CX2000 can handle environments with temperatures ranging from -25 to +60 degrees Celsius.

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Hardware - Industrial PCs: Multi-core enabled embedded PC for high performance applications including advanced multi-axis machinery and powerful graphical user interfaces. This is a Control Engineering 2013 Engineers' Choice Award winner.

The multi-core enabled CX2000 represents the second generation of the Beckhoff Embedded PC family; the first generation has been very successful with over 150,000 shipped units. The new CX2000 devices are equipped with Intel processors from the second generation of the 32-nm series (Sandy Bridge). Power-saving Celeron variants are also available, making fanless options possible. The Embedded PCs operating systems benefit from the fast, integrated graphic core as well as faster DDR3 memory.

Ready to Use: Fully Integrated Vision Systems

The In-Sight® 7000 series of vision systems features powerful vision tools, autofocus, faster image capture, integrated lighting and lens and the capability to power and control a range of external lighting—all in a compact, industrial IP67 package that makes the system ideal for more applications than ever before. Download the product guide today!

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Machine and Embedded Control - Machine vision, barcode readers: The In-Sight 7000 series is a series of vision systems designed for industrial inspection, location, defect detection, guidance, alignment and measurement applications, which feature powerful vision tools, all in a compact, industrial IP67 package. This is a Control Engineering 2013 Engineers' Choice Award winner.

The In-Sight 7000 series offers features that make the system ideal for more applications than ever before. These features include: Autofocus Users can simply set and save the optimal focus values associated with the inspection of specific parts, making In-Sight 7000 the ideal choice for production situations requiring regular part changes or projects that require the vision system to be placed in hard-to-reach spaces.