Honeywell recently opened the doors on a new, interactive demonstration centre in Houston to give its industrial customers a glimpse into the future of managing their manufacturing operations. The new Customer Experience Centre (CEC) – located at Honeywell Process Solutions’ global headquarters at 1250 W. Sam Houston Parkway S. – brings to life many of […]
Featuring four Fast Ethernet ports (10/100 Mbps) and the ability to mount on a DIN rail, the compact dimensions (25 x 114 x 79 mm) of the Gecko 4TX require little space and in-active ports can be disabled to protect against possible misuse. If you have been reluctant to use managed switches because of […]
The advantages of Beijer Electronics’ iXHMI solution regarding design, functionality and connectivity significantly reduce engineering time and lead to a faster return on your investment. This solution enables you to create and configure your iXHMI solution in a familiar Windows environment – with ribbon menus, an intuitive workflow and context-sensitive help. Vector based scalable […]
Power management company Eaton recently announced that its integrated power management solutions suite is now certified as Vblock Ready through the VCE Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) program. Eaton can now deliver advanced power monitoring, management and control solutions for Vblock Systems, which are pre-integrated, pre-tested and pre-validated converged infrastructures for next-generation cloud environments in […]
Honeywell Process Solutions has announced that its DynAMo alarm management technology is improving safety and productivity at more than 100 process plants and pipelines around the world by helping operators better and more quickly evaluate alarm situations in control rooms. According to the company, the DynAMo solution allows plant operators to tune out noise […]
Banner Engineering has enhanced its fibre optic sensors product line with the DF-G2 fibre optic amplifier. With what is described as the world’s fastest response rate, the DF-G2 can achieve a 10 μs response time with 5 μs microsecond repeatability. Besides quick response rates, Banner’s DF-G2 provides an easy-to-read dual digital display for highly visible signal level and […]
Machine builders can now easily implement safety functions while improving productivity with the Allen-Bradley Guardmaster 440C CR30 safety relay from Rockwell Automation. Users can programme the safety relay through the free connected components workbench software, also from Rockwell Automation. This free software reduces programming time and helps increase productivity by allowing users to create, control and […]
When it comes to building automation, it used to be that companies thought about the very small, or the very large buildings – either residential or skyscraper – but not about what rests in the middle. Today however, many new entrants look at the mid-market space and notice unanswered needs, which translate into business […]
Schneider Electric recently launched the new Modicon M580, a pioneering automation controller, at its first South African Xperience Efficiency event held in Johannesburg from 26 to 27 August 2014. The event tackles the demand drivers that are forcing change: economic and government rebalancing, urbanisation, digitisation, and sustainable resources. M580 is the first ePAC, the next generation […]
