Articles Tagged with ''controls''

hazardous locations control panels
New Plant Products

ROSS SysCon hazardous locations control panels

January 9, 2019
Used with high-horsepower equipment in hazardous locations, ROSS SysCon control panels include a NEMA 12 main power panel, which houses high-voltage variable frequency drives and motor protection fusing.
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feeder controller
Dry Processing Technology

Coperion K-Tron K-Vision Feeder Controller

December 10, 2018
A graphical operator interface for controlling multiple devices, such as feeders or vacuum receivers, the Coperion K-Tron K-Vision controller can handle a total of 24 devices in 1 or 2 lines.
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control and information system
New Plant Products

New Horizon control and information system

December 3, 2018
The Heat and Control New Horizon control and information system provides a way for operators and maintenance personnel to visualize the live status of industrial-size equipment.
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Ignition
Innovation

Inductive Automation announces Ignition Firebrand awards

Winning projects show versatility of programming Ignition industrial applications
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
November 5, 2018

Inductive Automation selected the recipients of its Ignition Firebrand Awards for 2018, which were presented at the recent Ignition Community Conference (ICC) in September, 2018. Several entries included food applications.


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legacy systems
Automation Series

The challenges of upgrading legacy control systems

A legacy control system may be running just fine, but processors need to be prepared to replace it
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
September 24, 2018
Maybe you still have a legacy control system in your facility, and it’s been running just fine, thank you. But one day in the future, it’ll give you a big surprise when the ancient motherboard dies, and you’re left without a system.
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robot controller
New Plant Products

OmniCore robot controller

August 7, 2018
The ABB OmniCore robot controller supports 24/7 production of high-mix, low-volume products in shorter product cycles.
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airflow switch/monitor
New Plant Products

FCI FS10i airflow switch/monitor

August 3, 2018
Compliant with the NFPA Standard 86 for ovens and furnaces, the FCI FS10i flow switch/monitor includes the SIL 2 rating for safety instrumented systems.
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Oliver Wessling
Engineering R&D

Easing the automation update process

It’s time to update your control system—both for security and performance improvements—but prayer shouldn’t be necessary for success.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
July 16, 2018
You probably don't have to think back too far to realize how tedious it was updating your automation software for PLCs, PACs, smart sensors or industrial network devices.
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New Plant Products
New Plant Products

Float switch from Larson Electronics

June 12, 2018
The Larson explosion-proof magnetically operated leak-proof float switch allows operators to control tanks by starting and stopping pumps, opening and closing valves, and actuating level alarm signals
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