Instrumentation & Automation News articles from September 2000

Instrumentation & Automation News archives from September 2000

DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ELECTRONIC SWITCH.(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... DIFFERENTIAL PRESSURE ELECTRONIC SWITCH, an addition to the One Series Electronic switch family, is designed to monitor dry as well as non-corrosive gases. It continuously monitors and communicates its own health status. This feature provides...

MODULAR I/O SYSTEM.(Bus Terminal)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... MODULAR I/O SYSTEM, Bus Terminal, is compatible with current and future fieldbus technologies, including Ethernet. The terminal consists of modular electronic terminal blocks with 1, 2, or 4 channels per unit, allowing configuration and...

SENSOR-ACTUATOR-INTEGRATOR (SAI).(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... SENSOR-ACTUATOR-INTEGRATOR (SAI) series of industrial automation products can be installed directly into a machine or plant's process system. The first members of the family the SAI-M and SAI-F-are designed for passive system cabling. They...

DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM.(KD-5100)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... DIFFERENTIAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM, KD-5100, is a noncontact position measuring system with two precisely matched sensors per channel for resolution to a nanometer, Small enough to fit in the palm of your hand, it provides thermal and long term...

CURRENT-TO-PRESSURE (I/P) TRANSMITTER.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... CURRENT-TO-PRESSURE (I/P) TRANSMITTER is designed with a larger orifice and built-in cleaning mechanism to protect against clogging. Equipped with a front panel LED that varies in intensity to reflect the strength of the input signal, the...

ETHERNET REPEATER.(10BaseT Ethernet hub)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... ETHERNET REPEATER is an eight-port, 10BaseT Ethernet hub designed for industrial applications. The rugged construction of the hub withstands harsh environments enabling Ethernet to be implemented in locations where it was previously impossible....

Product News.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... PLC COUNTER MODULE SUPPORTS 4 COUNTER/TIMER CHANNELS The H2-CTRIO high-speed counter module partners with this company's DL205 CPU, H2-EBC Ethernet Base Controller or the WinPLC to provide easy-to-use motion control. Customers can develop...

Wireless Communications.(includes multiple articles)(Product Announcement)
September 1, 2000... Plug & Play Wireless Transceiver With RS232C/485/TTL I/O The TR200 R.F./RS transceiver, from OTEK Corp., Tucson, AZ, accepts data on its serial port, converts it to R.F. in the 916.5 MHz (ISM Band) range and converts it back to its original...

Bus-Compatible Boards.
September 1, 2000... Disk Recorder For CompactPCI and PXI Buses The StreamStor CPCI-408, from Boulder Instruments, Longmont, CO, is a disk recorder designed for the CompactPCI and PXI buses that can record at a sustained rate of up to 800 Mbits per second. With...

Level Sensors.
September 1, 2000... Resistance-Tape Level Sensors Hastelloy[TM] Clad The LA-H Series level sensors, from Consilium US, Inc., Littleton, MA, are Hastelloy-jacketed versions of this company's unique resistance-tape level sensor. Using Hastelloy C276 as...

Operator Interfaces/Workstations.
September 1, 2000... Operator Interface Terminal BASIC Programmable The QTERM-R55 BASIC programmable operator interface terminal, from QSI Corporation, Salt Lake City, UT, offers a simple, but powerful, BASIC programming language capable of conditional...

Industrial Automation Software.
September 1, 2000... IEC 61131-3 Run-Time Engine For WinPLC Automationdirect.com, Cumming, GA, and KW Software have combined their efforts to offer the IEC 61131-3 ProConOS PLC run-time engine for WinPLC CPU modules. This pre-emptive, multi-tasking run-time...

AISLE-BY-AISLE GUIDE TO SENSORS EXPO.(Directory)
September 1, 2000... Booth 215 Advantech Automation 513-742-8895 The ADAM-4550 is a Direct-Sequence Spread Spectrum radio modem for sensor data transfer through wireless communication between the data acquisition devices and the host computer station....

Internet-Enabled Weigh Scale Incorporates Industry Standard Open Connectivity To Facilitate Communication and Data Exchange with Companies' LAN, WAN Or Enterprise Systems.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... The JAGXTREME[TM] weigh scale, recently introduced by Mettler Toledo, Columbus, OH, is an out-of-the-box, Internet-enabled weigh scale. The terminal incorporates industry standard open connectivity, including TCP/IP and Ethernet, to facilitate...

IAN Literature.(instrument and automation catalogs)(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... TEST & MEASUREMENT INSTRUMENTS The BigCat 2000 Master Catalog provides extensive information on calibration, electrical and electronic, test, measurement and control instruments. It features more than 8000 products, along with information...

Low Power Standby AC-DC Switching Power Supply Is an Off-Line Power Supply Designed For Industrial Applications Including Process Control and Drive Control.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... BIAS Power Technology, Palatine, IL, has announced a new low-power AC-DC switching power supply designed for industrial applications including process control and drive control. The first in the series, the BIAS 1/4 watt power supply is a...

Open Network Controller Integrates All Types of Manufacturers' Industrial Automation Networks Into ERP/MES and SCADA Systems.(Brief Article)
September 1, 2000... Omron Electronics, Inc. has announced a new Open Network Controller that they feel offers an advanced means of integrating industrial control systems. The new Open Network Controller's openness provides users and integrators with a...