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Piston sensor offers high precision
Second Quarter 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The WIM45-UNTL from Turck is a compact sensor for pneumatic cylinders. The device allows the position of the piston between the ends of the cylinder to be determined at any time so that penetration depths ...

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Presence sensor withstands extremes
Second Quarter 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The R-GAGE QT50R is an advanced radar-based sensor for close and long-range presence detection in a broad range of weather conditions. The sensor uses frequency modulated continuous wave (FMCW) radar ...

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Sensor detects transparent materials
Second Quarter 2008
IFM Electronic’s O5G500 photoelectric sensors reliably detect glass, film, PET bottles and transparent packaging. The O5G500 is a retro-reflective sensor with polarisation filter. In combination with ...

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PLC boiler control delivers savings
Second Quarter 2008, Tectra Automation
Today, coal cost is impacting heavily on production costs. Local company Boiler Combustion Technology (BCT) realised the huge potential in developing alternative combustion control technology for coal ...

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Safety control relay added to easy family
Second Quarter 2008, CBI-electric: low voltage
The easy family, consisting of the easyRelay (control relays), easyHMI (HMI systems) and easyControl (compact PLCs), covers a large number of applications in the standard controller environment. easySafety ...

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Low-cost controller uses flowcharts
Second Quarter 2008, Phoenix Contact
The nanoLine control solution from Phoenix Contact is a widely-configurable and easy-to-program control platform. This modular control platform can be used in any industrial sector to perform simple control ...

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Coupler connects I/O modules to EtherNet/IP
Second Quarter 2008, Phoenix Contact
The IL EIP BK DI8 DO4 2TX-PAC Inline Ethernet bus coupler for EtherNet/IP from Phoenix Contact acts as a link between the I/O level and Ethernet. It is designed to connect up to 63 functional units, such ...

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EtherCAT improves hydraulic motion control: PC-based control for blow moulding
Second Quarter 2008, Beckhoff Automation
SAB Plastmach, Thailand, has developed a range of high-performance extrusion blow moulding machines using industrial PC control and Industrial Ethernet communications. SAB is a manufacturer and international ...

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Siemens demonstrates packaging automation
Second Quarter 2008, Siemens South Africa
At Interpack 2008, Siemens Drive Technologies introduced concepts and e-pedigree solutions for the packaging process. Automatic identification of all packaging components and process assurance with machine ...

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Hinge switch improves guard safety
Second Quarter 2008, Turck Banner Southern Africa
The SI-HG63 Series of hinge safety interlock switches from Banner Engineering offer improved protection against defeat over actuator-style safety switches and also overcome downtime associated with misalignment ...

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High-speed laser detection
Second Quarter 2008
A full range of laser edge and laser object detectors are sourced from Sensor Instruments of Germany by Asstech. The LCC series laser copy counters are designed for detecting and counting magazines or ...

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Clamp CTs measure 1 to 7500 A
Second Quarter 2008, Denver Technical Products
The range of clamp style AC/DC current probes from Universal Technic of France utilises Hall effect circuitry to offer high accuracy and wide frequency response current measurement in the range from 1 ...

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Gigavac announces 15 kV DPDT RoHS relay
Second Quarter 2008, Denver Technical Products
Expert high voltage relay manufacturer Gigavac has announced the G23, a 15 kV double pole double throw (DPDT) vacuum relay which combines molybdenum moveable contacts with copper stationary contacts to ...

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Design slide tables online
First Quarter 2008, Stone Stamcor
Danaher Motion has introduced Linear MOTIONEERING – a powerful web-based linear motion system sizing and selection tool that enables OEM and factory automation users to optimise machine design and operation ...

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Software simplifies mobile system diagnostics
First Quarter 2008
Continuous operation and harsh operating conditions of construction machinery require that system faults be diagnosed rapidly and at an early stage. With its LinDiag software, Linde Hydraulics offers ...

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Fluid power e-learning guide
First Quarter 2008
A new online training experience, GUIDE Training Online, has been launched by Sauer-Danfoss. The extensive tutorial covers the company’s Plus+1 GUIDE application software. Designed to make e-learning ...

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Pneumatic Electric Control Systems (PECS) - Tech Tip: Correct installation of rotating unions
First Quarter 2008
Rotating unions are used to convey various media into and through rotating machine parts. Media such as water, hydraulic or thermal oil, compressed air, vacuum and coolants can be conveyed.       In the ...

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Portable gauge measures belt profile
First Quarter 2008, Associated Technology
The BeltCheck TH 40 was designed to measure the wear and thickness profile across a conveyor belt, especially where the belt has embedded reinforcing steel cables. To accomplish this, the gauge has a ...

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Run Bar simplifies two-hand control
First Quarter 2008
Recently introduced by Banner Engineering, the Duo-Touch Run Bar with STB Buttons is designed for two-hand control machine actuation. This easily interfaces with Duo-Touch SG Two-Hand Control Modules, ...

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Light curtains connect with ASIsafe
First Quarter 2008, Siemens South Africa
With the K45F 2F-DI LS (light sensor) module from Siemens Automation and Drives, electronic safety sensors with testing semiconductor outputs can be integrated in AS-Interface networks. These include ...

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