Industry Products

Options for the Brooks Instrument QUANTIM Coriolis family of low-flow measurement products include a Hastelloy C-22 Coriolis sensing tube for use in environments encountering corrosive fluids, and a high pressure option for use in applications with pipeline pressures up to 4500 psi (300 bar).

The NorthStar HD20, HD25, HSD23, HSD38 and DWD38 encoders are designed for washdown and intrinsically safe environments. A double-labyrinth sealed housing enables the encoders to achieve ratings of IP66/IP67 and NEMA 4X or NEMA 6. All are available with optional stainless steel or nickel plated housings. Intrinsically-safe versions are available certified to ATEX EEx ia IIB T4.

The ColorMax-1000 RGB color sensor has 4 discrete outputs plus sends raw RGB readings as analog signals representing the intensity of each color component. The raw RGB signals can be input to programmable logic controllers containing specific algorithms to evaluate the data. Enabling operators to see the intensity of individual RGB readings allows them to adjust a process quickly to maintain color consistency.

Yokogawa Corporation of America announced that Desselle-Maggard Corporation, with headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, will be providing technical sales and service for Yokogawa’s industrial automation, process control and test and measurement divisions in, Louisiana, Arkansas, and the Golden Triangle, encompassed by Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange, Texas.

EDG-4100W and EDG-4110W serial to wireless 802.11b boards enable wireless networking. They can fit into almost any legacy OEM serial device and connect it to the wireless Ethernet world. COM port mapping is provided by both modules for convenient communications with the host PC through an 802.11b wireless network.

STX Series enclosures are ideally suited for industrial applications. They are available in IP65 / Nema 12/4/4x rated models from 12 x 8 x 6” to 47 x 31 x 12” with IP55 / Nema 12 double-door versions available in sizes up to 31 x 47 x 12”. All STX Series enclosures are provided with a back plate, locking system, and other mounting accessories. They are also available with an optional plexiglass door or stainless steel rain canopy.

TessEm8000 is fully compatible with the TESSELATOR 8000 product family and will run on any PC platform with Windows 2000 or Windows XP operating system installed. It can replace a TESSELATOR 8000 system, including X.25 communication and multi-displays, without any need to change or modify the host application. Any CRT, TFT or Plasma type display compatible with the PC can be used.

The AEP-2000R pure sine inverters deliver clean output power for sensitive loads and for improving AC equipment performance. It is available in three standard input configurations of 12VDC, 24VDC and the less frequently found 48VDC. Outputs are available in 115 or 230VAC versions, which are regulated to +/-2% or better.

The CD26-PL pneumatic ISO plug-in valve manifold systemm, in accordance with ISO standard 15407-2, has simultaneous pneumatic and electrical connection for the valve on the base plate. The advantage of this plug-in solution is the ability to exchange the valves faster, easier, and safer.

Industrial-grade EISX_M, EICP_M, and EISB_M managed switches have full-duplex capability on all ports, IGMP Snooping, port mirroring, VLAN, auto-negotiation and manually configurable speed/duplex, wire-speed switching fabric, SNMP for switch management, and IEEE 802.1D Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)¯all important to control networks.

MCCR solenoid connector uses pass-through technology to enable the control of multiple solenoids, either parallel or independent devices, with only one connection to the controller. Designed with double solenoids and solenoid valve manifolds in mind, the MCCR provides simplified wiring and easy replacement of components in an automated, modular environment.

Universal Flow Monitors, Inc. offers CoolPoint™ vortex shedding flowmeters for measuring and monitoring water and coolant. Applications include automated and robotic manufacturing and most process industries.

Universal Flow Monitors, Inc. offers FlowStream® OFM Series mass flowmeters for fast and accurate measurement of nonaggressive gases.

Universal Flow Monitors, Inc. offers a series of flowmeters for monitoring circulating lubricating oil and other clean fluids in industrial and mining applications.

In addition to direct communication with the drive, the operator panels have built-in recipe controls, alarm management, multi-level password security and optional Ethernet TCP/IP or Profibus DP connectivity. The rugged display terminals are designed to help operators easily access, diagnose and optimize production processes.

The X20 and X67 bus controllers can be used as standard I/O components on DeviceNet, Profibus DP, CANopen and ETHERNET Powerlink. The master can be any PLC system from any manufacturer.

The EdgeWare controller extends the reach of enterprise applications such as SAP to a variety of plant floor devices within industrial and building automation, retail, and transportation environments. The controller bridges the device-to-enterprise gap by making devices “speak-up” to enterprise applications.

MULTI integrated development environment (IDE) and INTEGRITY real-time operating system (RTOS) provides a comprehensive suite of development tools and an operating system for TI’s multicore TMS320DM644x processors based on DaVinci technology.

NI PXI-4022 guard and current amplifier enhances the resistance, capacitance and current measurement capabilities of the NI PXI-4071 7½-digit digital multimeter (DMM) and NI M Series data acquisition modules. The high-speed, high-precision amplifier is ideal for in-circuit testers and manufacturing defect analyzers in automated test equipment and consumer electronics applications.

The monitoring system includes intelligent Rosemount 753R indicators that provide reliable wireless communication of measurement data, alerts, and device health status through established cellular networks. The data is accessed via the secure iTraX web interface.

PlantState Suite 5.0 has been enhanced to include a number of embedded capabilities, which until now have only been available as separate products from various vendors. These include an historian, OPC server, development system, and real-time I/O.

The Avantis unit of Invensys Process Systems will demonstrate its comprehensive suite of enterprise asset management, condition monitoring, and decision support solutions at the 2006 Enterprise Asset Management Summit (EAM-2006), March 8-10, in Las Vegas, NV.

Whether objects are in solid, liquid or powder form; whether you want to detect, count, measure, monitor or position, sensors are invaluable in plants of all types and sizes; in conveyor systems, packaging lines or printing presses, and in robot cells, lifts, industrial presses or automatic welding applications.

Datalogic Jet™ PDA works with WINDEV mobile 10, an integrated development environment to easily and quickly develop applications for mobile computers. With WINDEV mobile it is possible to better utilise the specific functions of Windows CE. Net and use the bar code reader and RFID tag reader.

The BradControl Classic 60mm wide I/O modules for PROFIBUS come in an 8-port 16-channel format with the availability of four I/O configurations supporting both PNP and NPN input devices. For a smaller I/O count, BradControl PROFIBUS Compact 30mm wide discrete I/O products provide an 8-channel format.

Three new components have been added to the SIMATIC® RF600 RFID line: the SIMATIC RF610 mobile UHF reader, SIMATIC RF620L Smartlabels, and SIMATIC IT Production Modeler.

This identification and verification system meets the credentialing requirements of Federal Information Processing Standards 201 (FIPS 201), which requires identity verification of federal employees and contractors.

Pro-Motion® 3.0 is an easy to use Windows-based application designed to accelerate motion system development by providing ready-to-go capabilities that can be shared by the entire development team. The latest version of Pro-Motion supports PMD’s family of ION® Digital Drives, making it easy to graph and analyze system performance.

DeskTop 4.0 is a new generation of PC-based productivity tools for the development of material handling and assembly automation applications. It provides a consolidated user environment on a commercial Microsoft Windows PC product for the set up and application configuration of Adept Smart SERVO intelligent robotic systems.

GE-Series machine vision cameras conform to the draft AIA “GigE Vision” standard. The GE-Series gigabit Ethernet cameras offer high-performance digital imaging for applications in machine vision, industrial inspection, traffic monitoring, and public security.