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Pulsar’s products provide solutions related to level, open channel flow, pipe flow, sludge interference measurement, and pump control for water utilities and industrial customers worldwide.
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By Stefan Reuther, COPA-DATAIndustry 4.0, the Fourth Industrial Revolution or the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT). Regardless of the phrase used to describe digitalization in manufacturing, there’s no denying that a shift has already taken place. This article gives three predictions for industrial automation in 2019 — no buzzwords included.
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This database, called FLUIDAT, is used by the company for configuration and calibration of its portfolio of flow meters and controllers, and for calculating pressure differences, valve seats, etc..
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By Stephen Gates, P.E., MyPLCtraining.comYou may become nerdy programming PLCs, but once you get into it, you won’t care This post is about programming PLCs. Specifically programming PLCs with Ladder Logic. This is what I’ve done almost daily for my job for the past several years.
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The Dynatrol CL-10GP Proportional Level Detector and EC-103C(G) Control Unit monitor and control a precise liquid level range due to its proportional output signal.
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Founded in the early 1940’s, MCAA has been serving industry organizations for seventy-five years. MCAA is the trade association for manufacturers and distributors of instrumentation and systems associated with the Measurement, Control & Automation Industry.
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The top process industries grew at a faster rate than the top discrete industries in 2017, and this trend continued in 2018, according to the “Low Voltage Motors Report†from IHS Markit.
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Previously, Bishop was the Vice President of Finance, Planning, Analysis, Reporting, and Process Improvement for Macy’s Logistics. He also has experience as the Senior Vice President of Logistics at Levitz Furniture, Vice President of Supply Chain at Giggle, and Director of the East Region Distribution at Toys R Us.
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With continuous force ratings to 200 kN (45,000 lbf) pressing, and speeds to 401 mm/sec (15.8 in/sec), and stroke lengths from 150 mm (6 inches) to 900 mm (36 inches), the FTP Series can be applied across a wide range of pressing applications.
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The 2019 product catalog features performance data, sizes, specifications, and technical references for the company’s portfolio of current sensing switches, transducers, transformers, and ground fault protection products.
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By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comBased on discussions at the Rockwell Automation Fair, this article explores Rockwell Automation and PTC's committment to building out software into an integrated Industrial Digitization solution, in order to fully achieve the goals of Industry 4.0 and Smart Manufacturing.
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By combining each party’s strengths, the resulting joint solution will provide real-time measurement of ore grades and byproducts by MineSense’s BeltSense in combination with a single material and quality management system, Siemens Simine MAQ
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Material Traceability and Batch Validation can be instrumented on all semi-automatic hand-add, kitchen-type systems or automatic batching control systems.
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It is designed to be installed into strategic locations where unsteady pressure fluctuations and cavitation occur. For example, around impellers, propellers, or fluid jets.
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The confocalDT IFS2406-3 confocal chromatic displacement sensor is designed for distance, position and thickness measurements.
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By Bob McIlvride, SkkynetThe IIoT is all about connecting data sources, integrating their data, using it to power analytics, and possibly doing supervisory control on selected equipment or systems. There's no reason that can't be done on-premise.
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The confocal chromatic confocalDT IFS2404-2 sensor is used for distance and thickness measurements of transparent materials. With a diameter of 12 mm, the sensor can also be integrated into restricted installation space.
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The addition of A.E. Valves supports Emerson’s Main Valve Partner initiative to be a supplier of final control solutions for the LNG industry, and complements its Vanessa triple-offset valve range to create a solution for process isolation in critical cryogenic and severe service applications.
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Its housing measures 11 cm long and 2 cm wide. It is a fully developed multiparameter transmitter, with access available via 4-20mA HART, or Bluetooth from any iOS or Android device.
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Designed with a stainless-steel probe assembly and ¾†diameter hermetically-sealed housing, these spring-loaded sensors operate in environments with dirt, water, vibration and temperature ranges of -65° to 220°F while providing position measurement with maximum linearity of +0.25% of full-scale output.
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By Stephen Gates, P.E., MyPLCtraining.comIt’s time to get a little more specific with what the PLC CPU controls: PLC I/O! This article will discuss discrete I/O, analog I/O and briefly introduce industrial communications protocols.
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The 352A59 provides results during vibration testing of small structures, primarily because of its 0.03 oz (0.9 gram) mass and sensitivity of 10 mV/g (1.0 mV/m/s2) over a frequency range from 1 to 10 kHz (+/-5%).
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The ELM314x measurement modules are available in two, four, six and eight-channel versions. Measurements with an accuracy of 100 ppm are possible over a temperature range from 10 to 40 °C.
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The competition will involve using SimCentral, AVEVA’s industrial simulation platform, to solve a problem created by the company in collaboration with Dr. Richard Turton, renowned author and industry expert in the field of chemical process simulation.
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The acquisition is intended to accelerate delivery of Emerson’s digital transformation roadmap by adding skillsets in information technology/operational technology (IT-OT) and application knowledge to help integrate data from the plant floor to business systems.
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These sensors are designed for industrial, medical and off-highway vehicle applications with an operating temperature range of -40 to +125°C and immunity to emissions –meeting or exceeding five EN 55022 and EN 61000 standards.
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The ARNO AFC comes pre-configured with built-in through-coolant capabilities. In total, there are 5 inlets for porting the coolant on the AFC tool holder block that operators can use to direct coolant flow
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By Robin Whitehead, Boulting TechnologyThis article explains how this is impacting the role of the chief information security officer (CISO) and resulting in the need for end-to-end digitalization.
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The release includes a set of capabilities, collectively called ContextHub. Other additions include: OSIsoft PI Event Frames integration, a related context item search for filtering of time-series data, and further extensions to the recommendation engine that helps operators and engineers to speed up root cause analysis of process anomalies.
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Emerson is offering the luminaries in an output range of 1,600 to 3,200 lumens to replace incandescent fixtures up to 300 watts. They deliver bright light with color rendering for optimal visibility. The LED lamp has a lifespan of 50,000+ hours
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LEC-3340 is a 3U rackmount fanless industrial edge consolidation server powered by Intel Xeon E3-1505L V6, Core i3-7100E or i5-7442EQ (Codenamed KabyLake-H) CPU.
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Key supplies to the substations include ABB Ability-based automation and control systems, intelligent protection equipment, transformers with sensors, digitally enabled switchgear and advanced communication systems.
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Safe Portal Solutions from SICK ensure safeguarding for automated material transfer stations. Operating with up to four simultaneous protective fields, two vertically installed safety laser scanners detect people gaining unauthorized access of any kind.
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Beta testers of the ammonia and carbon monoxide detectors receive up to fifty percent discount on the first three ammonia or carbon monoxide Vanguard detectors they purchase.
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Tricco was tasked with developing a secure and reliable way to collect data from control systems running at power plants located hundreds of kilometers from the Siemens office. The first phase was to be a pilot—to connect his WinCC OA SCADA system to a Siemens T3000 DCS running at a power plant located about 100 kilometers from Buenos Aires.
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The partnership combines Schneider Electric’s EcoStruxure IIoT capabilities with Transpara’s Visual KPI solutions to help customers in operationally intensive industries, including refining, petrochemical, energy and mining
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The three I/O modules can be used as controllers for the direct execution of customer-specific safety projects. A special feature is their communication capability.
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By Chris Johnson, SMB BearingsVibration analysis can provide valuable insight into machine condition, flagging up problems before extensive damage occurs. This article explains the steps machine builders should take to reduce the likelihood of bearings being the root cause.
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The modular ABB Ability PowerStore microgrid solution and Microgrid Plus automation system will enable EEM to increase the island’s adoption of solar and wind power and raise the share of renewables in the energy mix from 15 to 30 percent.
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By Bill Lydon, Editor, Automation.comLast year, we explored Dell Technologies quest to accelerate IoT focus to the edge. Through numerous discussions and presentations over the last few years, Dell Technologies has clearly aligned itself to provide industry with solutions that span from computing at the network edge to cloud services.
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Entering the fifth year of collaboration, SEL looks to expand zenon’s SCADA capabilities in more upcoming power management applications.
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The Model RTX 2590 provides eight phase-coherent channels of 250 MHz 16-bit A/Ds, allowing users the ability to capture up to 100 MHz of RF/IF signal bandwidth per channel with range.
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The training center features a classroom with interactive technology, an equipped workshop and a field bus training lab. It offers practical, hands-on training programs designed to impart knowledge on measurement technologies and process control systems that are in demand by the hydrocarbon, power and water & wastewater industries.
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The Freelance suite of solutions comprises Freelance Operations for use at operator level, a scalable process level option, and Freelance Engineering which is used to configure and commission the system including the operator interface.
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Typical applications include aerospace, automation, autonomous vehicles, high-speed communications, industrial controls, LIDAR, medical, material and chemical analysis, security, and wearables, among others.
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The TEC is the company’s first engineering center in the United States devoted to the life sciences. The choice of the United States for this engineering center was based on this country’s leadership in the global life sciences industry.
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The filter ensures a harmonic suppression independently of the number of loads and corrects the power factor. 140A AHF pluggable modules (4 per system) = 560A per cabinet and each filter module has its own complete control system.
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The connectors range in circuit size options, from 2 to 50, in single- and dual-row configurations. Gold plating provides security that the connectors will remain intact in harsh weather conditions.
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Together with an additional, external temperature sensor, the EE1950 allows for calculation of the relative humidity. It is therefore a solution for climatic chamber control.
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The actuator is capable of a maximum 4,500 lbf (20 kN) seating thrust. The sizes increase the CMA range modulating thrust performance to 3,000 lbf (13 kN) with a 114.3 mm (4.5â€) stroke length for the automation of larger valves with higher pressure ratings.