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Sponsor: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms August 6, 2009 | Edited by Managing Editor: Wes Iversen

Cost Efficient Architectures have Never Been so Important! >>

StationPortal is a new I/O appliance by GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms that combines the key components you need for production support tasks into one integrated unit. Using Ethernet to connect factory floor I/O directly to server-based systems, it provides a significantly lower total cost of ownership.

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What’s in Your Data? Data Acquisition! >>

Proficy Historian from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms is a powerful plant-wide data historian that collects, archives and distributes tremendous volumes of real-time plant floor process information at extremely high speeds, and enables you to leverage increased process visibility for better and faster decisions, increased productivity and reduced costs.

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Improve Your Machining Operations with Critical Data >>

GE Fanuc's miView is a game-changing machine intelligence productivity solution that provides data collection and analysis specifically for machine tools. It is designed to help you dramatically improve machine tool capacity and efficiency right out of the box.

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Proficy HMI/SCADA CIMPLICITY 8.0 - Driving Positive Operational Impact in Today's World >>

With the ongoing global recession, your facilities and plants may have fewer resources available -- yet the need to improve operations is more imperative than ever. CIMPLICITY 8.0 is a proven solution that helps reduce development costs and enhance decision-making - ultimately driving positive results for your business. Learn more and order a free demo.

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White Paper: Make Every Operator an Expert with Electronic Work Instructions >>

Digitize the expertise of your best operators in a form that everyone can use. With Electronic Work Instructions, you can guide operators through Standard Operating Procedures, monitor compliance and automatically take corrective action to reduce the costs or errors and waste. Download the free white paper now!

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Featured Product

All-in-one Firewall, Router, VPN

The FL mGuard series of industrial-rated security devices provide stateful firewall, router and VPN functionalities in a single, rugged device. The line is available in two hardware styles for industrial Ethernet: the FL mGuard RS DIN rail-mount devices and PCI card versions for integration into industrial PCs. The FL mGuard solution has dedicated hardware providing security functions, which allows higher data throughput rates than software-based solutions. There are no limitations to the operating system or the type of devices connected to the FL mGuard. It can protect PCs running all versions of Windows, as well as PLCs, I/O units, bus couplers and other industrial Ethernet devices... Read more


PRODUCT WORLD HIGHLIGHTS

HMI Uses White LEDs

Billed as the first LED-backlit HMI, EZ Durapanel uses white LEDs in place of the current CCFL bulbs typically used. These bulbs require a voltage boost of more than 1,000 volts and provide a limited life of 30,000 to 50,000 hours at 25°C, depending upon the manufacturer and the HMI model, says the vendor. With the cost of white LEDs steadily declining over the past few years, EZ Durapanel is the first HMI to harness this technology in the LCDs of HMIs, according to the vendor. With the use of white LEDs, EZ Durapanel is offered with a 100,000 LCD life and a four year warranty, and is also said to achieve a price breakthrough... Read more

Sensor Sees Clear Objects

The World-Beam QS30 Clear Object Sensor uses an advanced optical design to allow the sensor to see translucent materials, ensuring dependable detection of clear targets including PET bottles and glass containers. An optical design prevents the sensor from being tricked by specular reflections, allowing the sensor to detect optically engineered surfaces such as mirrors, LCD glass with polarizing films, and semiconductor wafers. The sensor features an automatic compensation algorithm, which adapts the switching threshold to the sensor’s environment in real time... Read more

Advanced Electromagnetic Flowmeter

ProcessMaster electromagnetic flowmeters are available with a wide range of liners and electrodes. Whether an integral, remote or pipe-mounted installation is required, a configurable common electronics platform provides a tailor-made solution. The flowmeters are available in a range of sizes from 1/10 inch to 80 inches. They incorporate self-cleaning and double-sealed electrodes... Read more

PoE Splitter Increases Efficiency

A Power over Ethernet (PoE) splitter had been added to the vendor’s line of industrially hardened PoE devices, enabling products that would otherwise require a dedicated power drop to be deployed with only a Cat5 cable. A sourcing device provides PoE via a Cat5 cable, and at the other end, a 100-POE-SPL splits the power and Ethernet in order to power a legacy non-PoE device. This solution is well-suited for situations in which it is difficult to run power, or for a temporary installation... Read more

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