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05/25/2021
Industrial Raspberry Pi® alternative

Industrial Raspberry Pi® alternative

If you have developed your application on a Raspberry Pi® basis and are now faced with the problem of having to use it in an industrial environment, ICP Germany offers with the ND108T an adequate replacement.
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05/25/2021
Ready to robot – Combination of different connection systems

Ready to robot – Combination of different connection systems

Weidmüller Klippon® Connect terminal blocks AITB for building installation. The requirements for building installations are manifold: Energy efficiency and safety are among them, as are flexibility and convenience, to name only the most important. The necessary infrastructure in a building requires numerous main, sub-distribution and small distribution boards as well as meter cabinets. What they all have in common is that they must accommodate very many functions in a very limited space.
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05/25/2021
Creating value from machine and process data

Creating value from machine and process data

iTAC.​SMT.​Edge: Efficient solution for standardisation and centralisation of data in SMT production. Data is becoming more and more important in electronics manufacturing. It is the basis for increasing efficiency, avoiding errors and creating more value, for example through prevention and prediction services. SMT manufacturers and other manufacturing companies are faced with the challenge of having to collect and analyze data accordingly in order to be able to develop such services. Especially...
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05/25/2021
Bosch Rexroth performs handling tasks mechatronically – the quick and easy way

Bosch Rexroth performs handling tasks mechatronically – the quick and easy way

An intelligent multi-axis system – quicker, more convenient and more cost‑effective than ever before: Bosch Rexroth now makes this possible with the new Smart Function Kit for Handling. After the Smart Function Kit for Pressing and Joining, the linear motion technology experts are expanding the Smart MechatroniX solution platform with a second predefined subsystem which can be operated intuitively.
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04/27/2021
SENSOR+TEST 2021 – the digital innovation dialog!

SENSOR+TEST 2021 – the digital innovation dialog!

The leading trade fair for sensor and measurement technology SENSOR+TEST will take place digitally from 4-6 May 2021. On the three days of the trade fair, participants can expect a plethora of exciting topics dealing with the entire spectrum of measuring technology.
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04/27/2021
4 kW power supply with 3-phase delta or WYE input

4 kW power supply with 3-phase delta or WYE input

TDK-Lambda expands the TPS series with a power supply unit with 48 V, 83.3 A and 4 kW output power. The TPS4000-48 operates from an industrial three-phase input. It can automatically run from 400, 440, or 480 Vac nominal delta or WYE inputs, without wiring changes or the need for large, costly step-down transformers.
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04/27/2021
Intelligent mobile remote monitoring of industrial plants

Intelligent mobile remote monitoring of industrial plants

The mobile app easymon from in-tech enables real-time monitoring of machines and plants - worldwide and locally. The app supports the open control platform PLCnext Control and is available from Phoenix Contact's PLCnext App Store. On request, the engineering specialist in-tech can develop customer-specific extensions. Modification to other control families is planned.
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04/27/2021
Professional GPU accelerator with ten expansion slots

Professional GPU accelerator with ten expansion slots

Bressner Technology, a leading provider of specialized high-performance computing (HPC), has expanded its PCI Express Gen 4 product line with the introduction of the 4U Pro, a professional Gen 4 expansion platform that offers twice the performance of the previous Gen 3 standard.
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04/27/2021
Powerful miniature servo motors from NPM

Powerful miniature servo motors from NPM

Nippon Pulse Motor (NPM) – represented by Dynetics – presents a new compact series of direct drive servo motors.
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04/27/2021
Expansion of the HMI‑product family

Expansion of the HMI‑product family

The Panel Mount HMI TANARO 7.0 BX PCT is designed for applications with high performance requirements. Garz & Fricke introduces the TANARO 7.0 BX PCT, the latest evolution of its existing family of Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs). The TANARO 7.0 BX PCT is the first HMI based on Garz & Fricke's new TANARO board.
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04/27/2021
Customized touch‑tables Made in Germany

Customized touch‑tables Made in Germany

The Wooden Touch Table is the latest application from Printec-DS. High-quality workmanship and extensive features enable fascinating applications. With its new touch table, the southern German manufacturer has created a scalable design that can be easily tailored to customer-specific requirements.
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04/27/2021
Industrial Panel‑PC in IP66/69K stainless steel housing

Industrial Panel‑PC in IP66/69K stainless steel housing

Spectra-Panel Z-Series meets requirements of the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries. Hygiene requirements are particularly high in the food, pharmaceutical and medical industries. Since the spread of particles, germs and other contaminants must be prevented at all costs, materials are used in the production process whose contamination potential is as low as possible.
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04/27/2021
Interactive 7-inch All-in-One PC with PoE+

Interactive 7-inch All-in-One PC with PoE+

With the new interactive All-in-One PC AFL3-W07-AL2 ICP Germany extends its portfolio of compact PoE capable PCAP touch PCs for industrial use as operating and display unit.
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04/27/2021
Smart Embedded Displays for HMI

Smart Embedded Displays for HMI

Highly integrated, intelligent displays are in high demand these days. Most of the time, the modern HMI (Human Machine Interface) is complex and requires more processor resources than the control of the actual application. With a smart embedded display product, DMB Technics covers a large part of the requirements for current HMI and makes computing power available where it is needed.
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04/27/2021
Mars helicopter's 40-second flight makes history

Mars helicopter's 40-second flight makes history

Maxon precision motors control the pitch of the rotor blades. Space fans are thrilled: NASA's Ingenuity helicopter has successfully completed its pioneering flight on Mars. This is the first time in the history of powered, unmanned spaceflight that a device has flown in a controlled manner on another planet – also thanks to DC motors that have been modified for this challenge.
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04/27/2021
Safe current and voltage transformer wiring

Safe current and voltage transformer wiring

Weidmüller TTB series instrument transformer terminals connect safety-relevant components captive to the terminal block. In power transmission and distribution, current and voltage transformers are used primarily for protection and measurement functions. Weidmüller has developed the new Klippon® Connect TTB Series instrument transformer terminals for this application, for particularly simple and safe wiring – even within complex circuits.
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04/27/2021
Hybrid connectors size B40 for currents of up to 64 A

Hybrid connectors size B40 for currents of up to 64 A

CONEC has developed a compact hybrid connector system for combined power supply and data transmission according to CAT5 which is carried out by means of a specially developed hybrid cable. This single-cable technology corresponds to modern connection and interface wiring technology.
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04/27/2021
Atlas 2 Plus: Monitor your network 24/7 and prevent costly downtime!

Atlas 2 Plus: Monitor your network 24/7 and prevent costly downtime!

Driven by the need for high performance, integration between factory installations and IT-systems, there has been a growing acceptance of Industrial Ethernet within industrial automation. Atlas2 Plus is designed for the permanent monitoring of industrial networks with single or mixed architecture. This second-generation diagnostic tool takes fault detection and diagnostics to a much higher level.
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03/29/2021
Atlas2 PLUS – multiprotocol monitoring with predictive capabilities

Atlas2 PLUS – multiprotocol monitoring with predictive capabilities

Atlas2 Plus enables permanent monitoring of industrial networks with single or mixed architecture. Whether PROFINET, EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT and/or PROFIBUS are used, this tool provides a connected approach to machine health monitoring.
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03/29/2021
ComBricks – PROFIBUS monitoring, networking and control

ComBricks – PROFIBUS monitoring, networking and control

ComBricks allows authorized users to remotely monitor PROFIBUS installations from anywhere in the world and will alert them if any faults arise or are likely to arise. It is a modular platform able to carry repeaters, PA and fiber optic modules.
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03/29/2021
Procentec Virtual Live Event on Industrial Cyber Security

Procentec Virtual Live Event on Industrial Cyber Security

Industrial cybersecurity will be the main theme during Procentec's Virtual Product Launch on April 8, 2021. The event will showcase new products, livestreams, entertainment and more.
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03/24/2021
AGV solution in automotive environment

AGV solution in automotive environment

In the body shop of the international automobile premium manufacturer, an automated guided vehicle (AGV) system makes fully automated production safer and more efficient. As general contractor, KUKA was responsible for the AGV system integration in the entire body shop: from the development of the safety concept, through planning, engineering, simulation and project management. A milestone was set in the AGV supported production of vehicle bodies.
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03/24/2021
HMI and PLC in one

HMI and PLC in one

UniStream: Compact All-in-One controllers now with 10‑inch display. or system integrators, compact All-in-One PLCs offer a particularly convenient way to implement interactive control tasks. If the appropriate programming software is also included in the package, implementing the tasks is particularly easy.
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03/24/2021
Full control of industrial networks

Full control of industrial networks

Remote monitoring and fault diagnostics for PROFIBUS and industrial Ethernet. How do I keep my plant running 24/7, maximize productivity and reduce network failure? Factories lose between 5 percent to 20 percent in productivity due to unplanned downtime, where just one minute of downtime can cost thousands of euros.
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