Instrumentation

Instrumentation

Product
 | March 5, 2011

Compact, Linear Position Sensors

The TX2 Series of rod-style linear position sensors are available from stock in eight stroke lengths from 25mm to 300mm.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Position Sensors Add EtherNet/IP

Expanding the range of available interfaces, Temposonics R-Series magnetostrictive sensors are now compatible with EtherNet/IP devices.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Brackets Simplify Sensor Alignment

Unlike standard right angle mounting brackets that are inherently inflexible, MH01-M18 Mounting Brackets are designed to allow sensors with industry-standard M18 threading to quickly be turned on seve
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Actuator-matching Program Expanded

The vendor’s Your Motor Here (YMH) program has been expanded to include more than 80 actuator products in nine different series for inline and reverse-parallel drive configurations.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Smart Camera Software Enhanced

Designed for automated inspection and quality assurance, BOA smart cameras now come with an enhanced version of iNspect Express 1700 software.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Bearingless Absolute Encoders

The ECI 119 is an absolute, inductive rotary encoder with a low profile (height of 19mm, outside diameter 92mm) and large through shaft (50, 38, or 30mm), making it well suited for electric motors in
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Parallel Robot Extends Envelope

An extended-reach model of the high-speed Quattro parallel style robot is designed to expand high-throughput capabilities toward applications with larger work-space requirements.
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Feature Article
 | March 5, 2011

Blood Testing Packaging System Handles Multiple Challenges

It was no mean engineering feat: inspect, label and package blood-testing vials, or cassettes, and do it quickly and cost-effectively in a small space.
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Product
 | March 5, 2011

Find Instrument Drivers Quickly

More than 9,000 drivers from more than 350 vendors are now available through the Instrument Driver Network (IDNet) that simplify and automate connection to standalone instruments.
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Product
 | March 3, 2011

System Learns, Predicts Failures

mVision is billed as the first machine-learning platform with turnkey integration to all leading operations and maintenance systems used in manufacturing.
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Product
 | March 3, 2011

Flow Computer Cuts Complexity

Building on the S600 version, the FloBoss S600+ panel-mount flow computer for gas and liquid hydrocarbon metering can handle up to ten individual streams simultaneously, which can be a mixture of ga
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Product
 | March 3, 2011

Access HMI/SCADA Via Smartphone

Mobile smartphones and tablets—such as iPhones, iPads and Androids—may access HMI/SCADA client screens created with the vendor’s Ignition product via the Ignition Mobile Module.
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Product
 | March 3, 2011

Display Trends on Smartphones

The vendor’s Mobile software uses graphical Web page applications specifically designed for viewing on smartphones, including the iPhone, BlackBerry and Droid.
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Primer
 | March 3, 2011

Technically Innovative, Market-Savvy Machine Builders Will Thrive

“Machine tool builders remain the foundation of our manufacturing industry,” says Sal Spada, research director in discrete automation at ARC Advisory Group Inc. (www.arcweb.com), Dedham, Mass.
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February 22, 2011

Clamp-on Digital Multimeters

Model HHM590 Series has over 10 full featured models to choose from.
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February 22, 2011

Position sensors for harsh environments

 Novotechnik’s TX2 Series of linear position rod-style sensors is rated at IP 67 to protect from dirt, dust, and humidity.
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Product
 | February 2, 2011

Instruments Adds EtherNet/IP

The fieldbus protocols of the BLH-Nobel Weighing Systems G4 family of multichannel weight/force indicators have been expanded to include EtherNet/IP.
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Column
 | February 2, 2011

Dissatisfaction Pushes the Envelope

Did you ever notice how engineers are never satisfied? You give them a tool for one thing, and then they want to see how it can be used in other ways.
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Feature Article
 | February 2, 2011

Deterministic Networks: Synchronizing Standard Gains Steam

Deterministic networks can ensure that messages arrive within time limits, but their delivery guarantees aren’t enough when large, complex systems have many elements that must move in tightly synchron
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GM employs Siemens hardware to create a deterministic network.
Feature Article
 | February 2, 2011

Industrial Ethernet: Determined To Keep Running

Picking the right topology for determinism helps Ethernet handles more tasks with less downtime.
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