Industry Products

BCF10 sensor can detect liquids with high concentrations of chlorides, such as soaps and cleaners.

Telvent Alarm Manager provides the pipeline industry with a complete alarm management solution for SCADA systems.

Ovation Security Center helps power generation customers comply with the North American Electric Reliability Council (NERC) Critical Infrastructure Protection (CIP) standards.

ADAM-5240 provides high-speed 4-axis motion control for use with the ADAM-5550 series PACs (Programmable Automation Controllers).

Advantech's touch panel computers are compact & rugged HMI platforms for seamless interaction between humans and machines. They are available in sizes ranging from 3.5” to 17” and feature low power consumption. The TPC-1770H is a high resolution 17” SXGA TFT LCD version.

FPM-5171G industrial flat panel monitors include a full range of industrial-grade units with multi-function capabilities and brilliant displays.

The transfer chains’ transport attachments are made from polyacetal resin.

Enhancements include an API that enhances developer productivity; higher database performance; and support for KD-Tree, a database index for spatial and pattern-matching applications.

Advantech Studio connects you to the world with powerful automation tools to develop HMI and SCADA applications. Advantech Studio enables complete control and monitoring from anywhere outside the plant through any connection to the internet. Advantech’s LogixView is the latest package with many features.

Advantech’s distributed motion control series are categorized into two groups – master cards and slave modules. While the master card is kept in the host PC, the slave modules can be distributed so that they are next to motor drives on the factory floor. The PCM-3202I is a 2-port RS-485 PCI-104 master card with many features.

Advantech’s USB series consists of true plug & play data acquisition modules. No more opening up your computer chassis to install boards. Just plug in the module and get the data. The USB-4622 is one of Advantech’s many USB I/O modules with many features.

Programmable Automation Controller’s (PACs) play an important role for CPU-heavy control tasks. Advantech’s PACs are designed with time-deterministic logic, motion, and process control. The ADAM-5550KW is one of Advantech’s PACs with many features and easy-to-use solutions.

Advantech’s Industrial Panel PC’s (IPPC’s) are powerful computing and robust platforms with high performance for factory floors. Constructed with heavy duty aluminum or stainless steel front panels, the rugged design of Advantech’s IPPC’s can withstand tough industrial environments. The IPPC-7157A is a 15” XGA TFT version with many features.

Advantech’s fanless, rugged, cableless embedded automation computers are idea for harsh industrial environments. With compact and rich I/O, multiple expansion slots and mounting methods, these platforms are suitable for a wide variety of applications. The UNO-1150 is an AMD GX2 400 MHz version with many features.

Advantech’s industrial workstations are compact and heavy duty, specifically designed for diverse industrial applications. The IACP-4000D workstation is 19” rackmount with a 5.7” VGA TFT LCD display.

BCM-WEB automatically reads building automation system BACnet data from a BACtalk system and translates the data to Web pages.

Port provides an open solution which allows users to connect devices to POWERLINK networks.

Advantech’s serial device servers enable RS-232/422/485 serial devices to be dual-connected to Ethernet switches for unrivaled reliability. The EKI-1351 and 1352 are 1-port and 2-port serial device models that allow most RS-232/422/485 serial devices to be remotely monitored, etc.

Series 53 A10VO medium-duty axial piston variable pump (250/315 bar) combines electro-proportional controllers with control electronics.

i800 and i801 managed Ethernet switches have eight 10/100BaseTx ports and one Gigabit port.

The 19-pin minifast connector is rated for up to 300 Volts, 4 Amps per pin.

CAT34TS02 combines a 12-bit digital output temperature sensor with 256 bytes of EEPROM to store sensor and threshold configurations. Price: $0.75 in OEM quantities.

Q45D uses the fluorescence quenching technique to measure dissolved oxygen.

QC-1210 for payloads up to 2650 lb has three locking mechanisms to ensure high-moment capacity and strength.

Enhancements in VISION 3.50 Service Pack 1 include expanded electronic signatures for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance for NIR laboratory and process hardware.

ASIST5 terminal block accepts a crimped ring tongue terminal to eliminate the concern of wire connection security.

Rated at 1/20 hp at 230V, 107 series has an operating range from 6 to 90 Hz and a 15:1 range of adjustable output speeds.

OV3640 is a CMOS image sensor module that has image stabilization for capturing pictures at very low light and variable light conditions.

Camera link interface supports multiple thermal imaging cameras for a variety of automated process control and inspection applications.

UT 2.5-MT, -TG, and -MTD knife disconnect, component and feed-through terminal blocks with 2.5 mm2 cross sections save space.

Pico (M8) over-molded cordsets for actuator/sensor applications have an IP 67 / IP 68 protection rating.

LioN-Link bus couplers provide the connection between a fieldbus system and fieldbus-independent I/O modules.

AR-ES8020FL has a high reliability CPU (RDC R8610 supporting 133MHz), 64MB onboard memory, and 128MB onboard Flash storage.

Profibus Bus Interface Module (BIM) connects a Profibus-DP master with up to 32 8000 Process I/O modules and allows transfer of HART data.

ACCESSPLUS II double-hinged cabinet handles network equipment weighing from 250 to 500 lb.

DDW-120 Ethernet extender allows existing twisted pair cables to be used to establish a high-speed remote connection between two Ethernet networks..

SeaLINK/PC.SC and SeaLINK+2/PC.SC embedded USB to serial adapters are software configurable for RS-232, RS-422, or RS-485.

VPF-57 has a 10 ft. beam with adjustable arms which are equipped with suction pads for lifting appliances and similar products from the sides.

Enhancements include PDF support and on-demand 3D printing capabilities.

SHB102 uses the Intel quad-core Q45 Express chipset with low power consumption.

The test kit supports Temperature Transducer Blocks, Device Description (DD) 5.1 functionality, and Field Diagnostics Profiles for FOUNDATION fieldbus systems.

GR04.034 and GR04.035 mini gripper fingers with diameters of 14 millimeters are short, lightweight, yet deliver closing force of 24 or 23 N.

S4000TH has HART communications, is suitable for use in SIL 3 systems, and is approved by CSA, FM and ATEX.

improvements include a built-in battery compartment, eliminating the need for the older model’s external battery pack protruding from the main footprint of the assembly.

An MPG is a manually controlled rotary handwheel that a machine operator uses to move a tool incrementally along an axis.

Falcon FWI and FWO series provide wireless technology for use outdoors.

PLC Checker, for automatic coding rules verification, now supports PLC programs written with the RSLogix development environment.

Micro Motion 7835 Series density meter does not require barriers and galvanic isolators, significantly reducing installation costs in hazardous areas.

Measurement Studio 8.6 supports Visual Studio 2008, .NET and C++ class libraries, Microsoft Foundation Class Library (MFC) 9.0 and the .NET Framework 3.5.

Diamond tool suite now handles multiprocessor systems from signal processing specialist Lyrtech.

LDRA assists users of the Lauterbach’s TRACE32 debugger in fully automating the software testing process.

J Series frequency hopping data radio provides industrial Ethernet communications in the 900MHz and 2.4GHz license free ISM band.

RJ45, USB and RJ11 ATEX Ethernet connectors are for applications in zone 2 and Class I Division 2 explosive environments.

Decode support for IEEE 802.15.4 and ZigBee includes 6LoWPAN, SimpliciTI, and Synkro network protocols.

FFusb interface module provides access to H1 field devices over the USB interface of a desktop or notebook computer.

A300 is for smaller packaging lines where space is at a premium. It can accommodate a variety of packages in 30 inches of line space.

Gear Motor measures 2.14” in Diameter, by 7.75” long, and has a keyed output shaft of 12mm diameter by 25mm long.

WIM45 provides a direct analog output for determining the position of a piston magnet on all types of pneumatic cylinders.

Vortex A/C quickly installs on electrical control panels to maintain enclosure temperatures within a range of 80° to 90°F (27° to 32°C).

Remote mountable configuration is suitable for applications in hazardous areas or hard-to-reach locations.

MCS/MBF are available in diameters from 63 to 280 mm (2.48 to 11.02 in.), torque ratings from 5.5 to 500 Nm (49 to 4,425 lb-in), and 7 different frame sizes.

Tip-Seal manual valve is used in repetitive fluid dispensing applications where operators dispense short segments or long beads of material in adhesive bonding or sealing applications.

OD Precision sensor makes it easier to measure the x-, y- and z-axes for improved quality control.

OpenCV includes movement detection. facial recognition, object tracking, contour processing and image segmentation.

When using the Rapidform plug-in while gathering scan data from the Faro arm, the user literally sees the point cloud being captured from the part in real-time as the scanning process proceeds.

Enhancements include compatibility with Vista, and the ability to read DWG files v2.5 and greater and save files to AutoCAD 2004 and 2008 DWG file formats.

GS1 allows easy generation of DataBar barcodes from TrueType, OpenType, PostScript and PCL fonts.

HP planetary gearhead is available as stand-alone gearbox with a direct-fit or servo-coupling interface; or as a stand-alone 1-4 stage speed reducer.

HIPERDRIVE includes a motor, gears, absolute encoder and fieldbus communication capability for automated changeover on machines.

The system offers local and remote diagnostic alerts to warn personnel of any impending trouble with the valve/actuator or the valve communication and control terminal.

PCM-3202I supports two independent AMONet (Advantech Motion Network) RS-485 master rings with each ring controlling up to 2048 I/O points and 256 axes.

Actuator ensures constant and precise valve position in either the open or closed setting when electrical power is off.

Enhancements include an improved compiler and debugger, and Resource Tracking Window to locate potential resource leaks that can decrease system performance over time.

Power Engineering International, October 2008 By Tim Probert Technical failures in the power industry are not only difficult to avert but also extremely costly. To ensure the availability and reliability of steam turbines for power generation, this monitoring and testing system, based on hydraulic triple-redundancy, protects against undesirable turbine switch-offs.

Model 4710 contains a precision instrumentation amplifier, filtered output and a built-in excitation supply.