Instrumentation & Automation News articles from May 2001

Instrumentation & Automation News archives from May 2001

PFC-Equipped Power Supplies.(Murrelektronik Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The MCS Series of primary switch-mode power supplies is now equipped with PFC--Power Factor Correction--allowing the line to meet the new ENEC standard (EN 61000-3-2, valid January 1, 2001). The ENEC standard requires all power supplies...

Multi-Network Communication System.(Synergetic Micro Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... The EmbeddedComm/ECI multi-network communication system combines a powerful microprocessor and on-chip memory with 10/100 Mbps Ethernet, multiple CAN channels, multiple serial channels and Siemens Profibus Master/Slave technology that enable...

Web-Enabled PLC Solution.(Advantech Automation Corp.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... This company is offering products to connect all current PLCs to the internet/intranet for about the same price as purchasing one new Web data acquisition product. Web-enabled PLC solutions connect any PLC to any location. This complete...

PC-Based Control: Where is it today?(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
May 1, 2001... PC-based control in automation burst into the marketplace more than a decade ago. Sure, we were all very comfortable with PC-based technology in the office and at home. But automation and control specialists--well, that was a different story....

Product News.
May 1, 2001... TERMINAL BLOCKS REDUCE WIRING TIME This line of IDC terminal blocks can be wired in one-third the time of standard screw clamp terminal blocks and can be mounted on the same standard DIN rail. The NCS style is a feed-through terminal block...

Enclosures, Cabinets, Cases a Racks.(product lines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Non-Metallic Enclosures With Expanded Off-the-Shelf Color Lines This company has always offered the custom capability of providing enclosures in any colon Now, the company's ColorGuard Line provides in-stock, standard colors in red, yellow...

Signal Conditioners.(product lines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Signal Conditioner Stops HART Signal Interference Problems As smart instruments are incorporated into the industrial processes, technicians frequently find that the HART digital signal transmitted on the 4-20 mA wires confuses the in-place...

Pressure Sensors.(product lines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Programmable Pressure Sensors Fulfill Multiple Application Requirements This line of fully programmable pressure sensors provides reliable, solid state devices available with a variety of options to solve every pressure analysis...

Operator Interfaces/Workstations.(product lines)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... PLC Text Panels Easy to Use The EZText[TM] PLC text panels were designed exclusively for this company by AVG (Autotech/Viktron Group), and are available in five different models. Custom-designed to reduce programming time and...

PC-Based Control.(new products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Remote Monitoring System With Web-Enabling Feature for 24/7 Internet Access The Sensaphoner 2000 remote monitoring system is now available with Web-enabling software that creates more flexible, cost-effective access to critical data. The...

Literature Review.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Panel Instrumentation Data Book The Data Book presents the line of high-performance, programmable digital panel meters, setpoint controllers, counters, timers and remote displays by Laurel Electronics. Application notes describe how...

Centralized I/O System Offers 4 To 64 I/O Modular Combinations In An IP67 Enclosure.(Lumberg Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... e2c[TM] environmentally-sealed Centralized I/O system from Lumberg, Inc., offers from 4 to 64 I/O modular combinations in an IP67 enclosure for Profibus-DP, Interbus and DeviceNet. The e2c system has isolated the dependence of the I/O on the...

Wireless DeviceNet Communicates To Distances Of At Least 500 Meters.(Omron Electronics Inc.)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... OMRON Electronics LLC has announced a new wireless DeviceNet product that allows users to connect to any DeviceNet compatible product. By using the 1 wireless "master" to "N" slaves, star and other topologies are possible by allowing a...

Communication Modules Use Wireless Technologies To Monitor And Control Devices By Delivering Data Through The Internet/Intranet.(Wireless Systems Inc. products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Finding an inexpensive solution to monitoring data at remote locations has been a challenge to many industrial users including water distribution systems, oil and gas, and electrical power. Wireless Systems, Inc., Evergreen, CO has developed...

Innovation in Interface.(Phoenix Contact Inc.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... More than just a slogan, "Innovation in Interface" is a working philosophy at Phoenix Contact Inc., a world leader in the design, development and production of specialized electronic components and connection systems. The company's products are...

Superior products, heightened productivity, enhanced profitability.(Contec L.P. and Daifuku Company Ltd.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Automation technology promises to achieve these goals. CONTEC supplies total solutions that let you realize this promise. For more than two decades, CONTEC has led the way in the development and manufacture of automation control systems for...

HIOKI.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 1, 2001... Business Name: HIOKI E.E. CORPORATION Company founded: June, 1935 Corporation established: January, 1952 Trademark: HIOKI Number of employees: 510 Business: Manufacturing & sale of electrical measurement instruments...

CARLO GAVAZZI.(Brief Article)(Company Profile)
May 1, 2001... Automation Components CARLO GAVAZZI was founded in 1931, specializing in heating and air-conditioning controls and later in industrial instrumentation. During the past three decades the company has internationalized, widening its range of...

AMETEK[R].(product line)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... AMETEK, Inc., is a global leader in electronic instruments and electric motors. Its Electronic Instruments Group is a leader in advanced monitoring, testing, calibrating and display instruments for process, aerospace, power and industrial...

+GF+ SIGNET.(products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... PROCESSPRO[TM] Instruments Choice Has Never Been So Simple. Panel And Field Mount Design Quick, Easy Installation And Set-Up +GF+ SIGNET has made process instrumentation a lot friendlier. We proudly offer a full line of instruments...

TURCK Changes the Shape of Sensing.(proximity sensors)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Proximity sensor shapes are evolving to better meet the customer's process. With automation equipment becoming increasingly smaller and space at a greater premium, innovative proximity sensor manufacturers have had to rethink their sensor...

Rose + Bopla Enclosures.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The Customer provides the Ideas Constant communication with product designers and users is what provides manufacturers of enclosures with practical and innovative ideas. Rose+Bopla Enclosures is constantly on the lookout for ways to...

AXIOM TECHNOLOGY.(Axiom Technology Inc., industrial automation market)
May 1, 2001... LOSING CONTROL? Axiom Technology provides complete solutions for the whole spectrum of the industrial automation market. By working directly with a manufacturer like Axiom, customers are able to have their own solutions customized and also...

OTEK[TM] CORP.(indicators and controllers, instrument products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Your Source for state-of-the-art Process Instrumentation since 1974 Oil Exploration OTEK's new CLI, Div. 2 rated I.S. Bargraphs are the indicators/controllers of choice by many offshore exploration companies in harsh, demanding...

Fluke's 190 ScopeMeter Series Makes Troubleshooting Simple.(Fluke Corp., products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... From Fluke Corporation, Everett Washington Although usually highly complex, modern electrical and electronic equipment is also incredibly robust, with masses of protection circuitry to guard against breakdown induced by, for example,...

Cole-Parmer Instrument Company.(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... 625 East Bunker Court, Vernon Hills, IL 60061 * In the USA or Canada, call toll-free (800) 323-4340. International customers can call (847) 549-7600. Visit us on the Internet at www.coleparmer.com. MASTERFLEX[R] B/T[R] DIGITAL TUBING...

MOELLER.(Moeller Electric Corp., products)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Moeller Electric Corporation is a world-renowned, full-line manufacturer of industrial electrical and electronic controls and systems. Moeller has earned a worldwide reputation for high quality engineering and ecologically sensitive...

Dresser instrument.(Ashcroft and Heise testing and measuring equipment)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... WORLD CLASS SUPPLIER FOR YOUR PROCESS dresser Instrument produces a broad selection of Ashcroft[R] and Heise[R] pressure and temperature measuring instruments and diaphragm seals and instrument isolators. Transducers/transmitters,...

SICK.(SICK Inc., products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... Customers come to SICK looking for more than just a sensor. They come to us because they have a difficult application that requires more than just a quick fix. Customers also come to us for simple, everyday applications because we have the best...

Precision Cylindrical Connectors for Worldwide Electronics Applications.(Fischer Holding A.G.)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... The electronics industry worldwide trusts Fischer[R] to develop innovative, original connector designs that set the standard for quality, performance and reliability. Since the company's inception, Fischer has been committed to creating and...

M-System -- I/O Interface Solutions.(M-Systems Inc., products)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2001... M-System is best known as the world's largest supplier and manufacturer of signal conditioners. From its beginning manufacturing surge protection devices for the industrial market, to today's cost effective network I/O products, M-System has...

NATIONAL INSTRUMENTS.(National Instruments Corp., products)(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
May 1, 2001... Corporate Mission Since its inception in 1976, National Instruments has revolutionized the way engineers and scientists work by empowering them with standard computer technologies. NI develops and manufactures hundreds of integrated...

OMRON ELECTRONICS LLC.
May 1, 2001... SOLVE YOUR AUTOMATION AND CONTROL PROBLEMS WITH OMRON Omron Corporation is one of the world's premier manufacturers of automation components, equipment and systems with advanced sensing, communications and control technologies. Omron...

Industry Trends.(industrial automation)
May 1, 2001... Industrial Automation Software & Open Architectures For over a decade, the PLC world has been asked, `Why can't you be more like my PC', while PC Control vendors heard the reverse. The industrial market will eventually get it both ways. ...

Astro-Med[R], Inc.
May 1, 2001... Astro-Med, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of graphic recorders and data acquisition instrumentation systems, life sciences instrumentation, and label printing systems for crossindustrial, inter-global applications. Founded in 1969 with a core...