Honeywell Process Solutions recently announced it will upgrade process control and alarm management systems at the Molikpaq platform on the Sakhalin shelf, Russia, to improve safety, reliability and operational efficiency. The Molikpaq platform, owned by Sakhalin Energy Investment Co. Ltd., celebrated its 15-year anniversary in September 2013. The platform produces 48,000 barrels of crude oil per […]
Festo Didactic is said to be a global market leader in basic and further training in industry. Keeping the productivity of customers in mind is achieved by continually adding new technologies to the list of topics that they provide training in, and by updating the courses available to the local market. Some of the latest courses from […]
The new SafetyBridge I/O modules from Phoenix Contact expand the network-independent SafetyBridge system in terms of flexibility, functionality, and application areas. The new modules include a safe input module with added inputs, as well as a new logic module with extensive functional upgrades. The logic module can communicate with up to 16 remote safe […]
Turck is expanding its line of in-cabinet, block I/O stations with the addition of the FEN20 I/O stations for industrial Ethernet. This station incorporates Turck’s industrial Ethernet multiprotocol technology into a fixed, economical, in-cabinet I/O product ideal for applications where digital I/O needs to be elevated to an industrial Ethernet layer such as EtherNet/IP, […]
Ohio Semitronics of the USA have a new 148 page catalogue available – providing updated information on their products for process automation. This includes: split-core current transformers; AC/DC current and voltage transducers; shunt isolators; power factor transducers; frequency transducers; process signal conditioners; precision integrators; programmable set point relays; Watt/watt hour transducers; VAR transducers; and precision […]
The Topserv Hybrid is a single cable solution that has been specially developed to power servo motors and transmit data to encoders. These cables are polyurethane (PUR)-jacketed which makes them ideal for dynamic drag chain applications and the addition of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) assist in applications requiring drag chains with limited movement. The digital pair […]
Hirschmann has recently introduced HiLCOS 8.9, the latest version of its WLAN firmware to manage its line of OpenBAT industrial wireless devices. This release is the first industrial wireless application of integrated parallel redundancy protocol (PRP) technology, a new industry standard that allows systems to overcome network failures without affecting data transmission. Now wireless technology […]
The design of the AGTC clip fix tool from Festo impressed the international jury for this year’s Red Dot Design Award, which recognises product ergonomics, functionality and design quality. Festo received an award for outstanding product design for its clip fix tool, which was one of 4815 entries from over 50 countries. The toothbrush, […]
Ideally suited for use in smaller networks or on the edge of large installations, the robust and compact Gecko 4TX can be used in a wide range of areas, from solar farms to production lines for the food and beverage sector. Potential applications include machine and plant engineering, material handling, robotics and connection of production […]
Mitech has released details of its new locally designed and manufactured high pressure stop globe valves.The new valves feature the same robust, low maintenance design characteristics as the rest of the Mitech range of control valves. Designed to handle some of the industry’s most extreme high-pressure and high-temperature applications, the valves provide low cost […]
