Instrumentation & Automation News articles from July 2000

Instrumentation & Automation News archives from July 2000

TOUCHSCREEN OPERATOR TERMINAL.(Aromat Corp.)(www.ianmag.com/info)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... TOUCHSCREEN OPERATOR TERMINAL, CIMREX 91, offers 2 MB of memory and an easy-to-use software package for demanding industrial applications. It can handle recipes, scaling, and alarm logging that previously demanded large PLC programs. Color...

MINIATURE CABLE-EXTENSION POSITION TRANSDUCERS.(Celesco Transducer Products Inc.)(www.ianmag.com/info)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... MINIATURE CABLE-EXTENSION POSITION TRANSDUCERS, "Z" Series, detect and measure Linear position and velocity using a nylon-based stainless steel measuring cable and a spring-loaded spool to generate a proportional electrical signal. The...

JUNCTION BOXES AND CORDSETS.(Turck Inc.)(www.ianmag.com/info)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... JUNCTION BOXES AND CORDSETS, multibox[TM] NAMUR, are designed to eliminate multiple cable runs by simplifying and speeding up the wiring of sensors and other discrete input/output devices used in hazardous areas. They can be used in process or...

FLOW COMPUTER.(Kessler-Ellis Products)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... FLOW COMPUTER, LEVELtrol II, for integration with many different kinds of level sensors, provides a variety of advanced capabilities including multiple tank geometries, fluid equations and instrument functions. The isolated output can be chosen...

REMOTE I/O MODULES AND PC RECORDER SOFTWARE.(M-System Technology Inc.)(www.ianmag.com/info)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... REMOTE I/O MODULES AND PC RECORDER SOFTWARE, RIM Series, combine to convert any Windows 95, 98 or NT-based PC into a recorder/data logger. The enhanced PC recorder software offers full function recording, logging, and archiving for up to 32...

INTRINSICALLY SAFE GALVANIC ISOLATORS.(MTL Inc. new products)(www.ianmag.com/info)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... INTRINSICALLY SAFE GALVANIC ISOLATORS, the MTL5500 family, has three new models: the MTL5521 Frequency Input Isolator, MTL5531 Voltage Input Isolator, and MTL5536 Potentiometer Input Isolator. The MTL5531 Voltage Input Intrinsically Safe...

Product News.(computer and electronic product development)
July 1, 2000... SERIAL COMMUNICATIONS CARDS FOR PCI BUS COMPUTERS The PCI-COM-4xx/4 Series four-channel, asynchronous serial communications cards for PCI bus computers support either RS485 or RS422 communications and offer a choice of two I/O connection...

Pressure Measurement & Control.
July 1, 2000... Low Pressure Calibrated Sensor For Applications Down to 1 Inch H2O Addressing a demand for low pressure, high reliability sensors in a space-saving size, the SenSym ICT Pressure Group at Invensys Sensor Systems, Milpitas, CA, has introduced...

Switches & Relays.
July 1, 2000... Protective Relays DIN Rail Mounted CII Technologies, Inc., Carpinteria, CA, has announced that its Kilovac & Wilmar Products division has engineered new DIN rail mounted protective relays. These new WD series relays incorporate unique...

Accelerometers.
July 1, 2000... Piezoelectric Accelerometer For Vibration Monitoring Applications Endevco Corporation, San Juan Capistrano, CA, has just introduced the new Model 52M1/M2 ISOTRON[R] piezoelectric accelerometer offering high output sensitivity, high...

Motion Control.(controllers; encoders; servo motors)
July 1, 2000... (Motors, Motor Controls, Drivers & Encoders) Multi-Axis Machine Controller Features Compact, All-inclusive Design Yaskawa Electric America, Inc., Waukegan, IL, has introduced an all-inclusive machine controller, the MP930. An extension...

Industrial Automation Software.
July 1, 2000... Plant Information Software Enables Visualization Through Any Internet-enabled Device Lighthammer Software Development Corporation, Exton, PA, has announced the release of Version 8.0 of Illuminator[TM] Plant Information Portal[TM]....

Portable Data Acquisition System Features 200 kHz Sampling/Channel, 256 MB DRAM, 25 GB AIT Tape Or Magneto Optical Storage and Fast SCSI Connection.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... This next generation portable data acquisition and recording system, the GX-1 from TEAC America, Inc., Methuen, MA, combines the high data storage capacity and wide frequency response of a data recorder with the programmable sampling rates and...

Web Browser-Based Data Acquisition System Monitors Machines, Equipment And Processes On And Off The Factory Floor.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... Recently, Intelligent Instrumentation, Tucson, AZ, released iFactory Monitor, a new way to monitor machines, equipment and processes on the factory floor, iFactory Monitor leverages standard Internet technology to provide a fully configurable,...

Literature.(termperature sensors, indicators and controller products)(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... LED PRODUCTS CATALOG The Year 2000 Product Catalog features this company's broad selection of SMT LEDs, LED Lamps, axial Lead LEDs, IR emitter and photo transistor products, LED cluster displays and custom products. It includes detailed...

Analog Evaluation System Makes It Easy For Embedded System Designers To Evaluate And Develop With Microchip Technology's Standalone Analog Products.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2000... The MXDEV[TM] Analog Evaluation System, from Microchip Technology Inc., Chandler, AZ was designed to make it easier for embedded systems designers to evaluate and develop with the company's line of standalone analog products. This tool extends...