Industry Products

Alpha developed a method to integrate torque and force sensors directly into the housings of its motion control solutions - from precision gear reducers to TPM integrated gear and motor products. The sensor technology allows for the most accurate measurement of torque, axial loading, and radial loading.

Online Development Inc. will be displaying several new features of their xCoupler Enterprise Transaction Module in booth 849 at Automation Fair sponsored by Rockwell Automation in Baltimore, October 25 - 26, 2006.

Bosch Rexroth Corporation has released a new brochure called Rexroth IndraMotion for Packaging – Automation Solutions for Food Processing and Packaging Machines. The new literature describes the company’s family of open, complete and scalable hardware and software solutions for integrated motion control in the packaging industry.

Sony Electronics and National Instruments today announced that the Sony XCI-SX1 Smart Camera under the Microsoft Windows XPe operating system is compatible with National Instruments NI Vision Builder for Automated Inspection (AI) software.

Pepperl+Fuchs introduces a simplex, galvanically isolated Foundation Fieldbus Power Supply - KLD2-FBPS-1.25.360 - that provides 25 V and 360 mA of supply current with minimal heat dissipation, while supporting redundant 24 V power.

The Switch Ring is extremely rugged and IP67 waterproof, has a solid re-inforced casing, an operating temperature range of –40°C to 75°C and redundant power supply with efficient protection against surges and spikes.

A new, custom contoured pad attachment for their VT-Series vacuum tube lifter that lets one person handle odd-shaped loads such as mufflers and tailpipes is being introduced by Anver Corp. of Hudson, Massachusetts.

Barry-Wehmiller Company is entering its 120th year as an industry leader in the manufacture of bottle washers and pasteurizers for the beer, beverage, dairy and juice industries worldwide.

Aerotech’s ABRS series rotary air-bearing stages provide superior angular positioning, velocity stability, and error motion performance in an exceptionally low-profile package. The ABRS is designed to meet the exacting requirements of wafer inspection, high precision metrology, x-ray diffraction systems, optical inspection and fabrication, and MEMS/nanotechnology device fabrication.

Phoenix Contact announces a major expansion to its standard function (SF) unmanaged switch line. New SFN (narrow) switches use third-generation switch technology to lower installed costs between 20 and 70 percent compared with current market offerings.