Industrial Technology

Packaging solutions

Schroff has compiled a new 88-page guide to the AdvancedTCA, MicroTCA and AdvancedMC open computing specifications. These emerging standards are now gaining momentum where high availability and high data transfer rates are important. Illustrated throughout by line drawings and colour photographs, the new guide provides a detailed introduction to the three standards, as well as presenting Schroff's associated packaging solutions.

3rd April 2008

Motor connector replaces two products

Designed as a replacement for two circular connectors, new robust Cm2 series low voltage connectors from ITT Cannon provide maximum power in a minimum size package featuring 50 percent less weight than conventional circular connectors.

3rd April 2008

Illuminated keyboard switch offers 'no click' operation

Live Electronics, the specialist electromechanical distributor, is releasing the PS011 series of illuminated keyboard switches which are optionally available with tactile feedback or silent 'no click' operation.

3rd April 2008

Intelligent fans for Eurostar tunnel

In the April 2008 issue of Industrial Technology, we report on how ventilation and safety for the new Cross London Channel Tunnel Rail Link is controlled by a dual redundant system of programmable automation controllers.

3rd April 2008

Panel PC suits industrial tasks

With its powerful 1.86GHz Intel Mobile processor, the new Simatic Panel PC 577B from Siemens Automation and Drives provides outstanding computing power for industrial applications. The panel, which is only 14cm deep, has a main memory of 512Mb, expandable to up to 4Gb.

3rd April 2008

Cables meet US safety legislation

Meeting the needs of equipment exporters, Lapp Group announces the introduction of its ÖLFLEX M and TM cables to meet the latest USA safety legislation for electrical equipment, NFPA 2007.

9th March 2008

Barrier terminal blocks ease installation and boost safety

Aimed at PCB manufactures, OEMs, CEMs and equipment manufacturers, Euroclamp MT17 touch-proof terminal blocks available from Switchtec are designed to replace older style barrier terminals. The blocks share the latter's excellent connectivity characteristics but offer improved human interface features and installation benefits.

9th March 2008

EMC filters

A new brochure available free from DEM Manufacturing provides a handy guide to the company's Roxburgh EMC range of UK-manufactured EMC filters, components and power quality products. The Roxburgh EMC product range includes everything from basic IEC inlet filters and PCB chokes to high-end three-phase filters. Highlights include high performance MIF filters with ratings of up to 340A three-phase and 50A single-phase, and excellent attenuation.

30th January 2008

RF power

As official distributor of Coaxial Dynamics in the United Kingdom, AMS Technologies announces the availability of Coaxial Dynamics' new catalogue 2008. The 24 page short form catalogue contains over 500 individual products for configuring RF Power Measurement systems. The capabilities include analogue and digital RF power measurement from 100 mW up to 100kW in a bandwidth of 2MHz up to 1.8GHz.

30th January 2008

PC enclosure fuses durability with iconic style

The InfoStation from ADM Automation should fit the bill for 80 percent of industrial desktop PC enclosure applications. Typically supplied for either touch screen or conventional mouse/keypad interfaces, the InfoStation is already used by machine builders and systems integrators within industrial automation systems, serving as control hubs for machine operators.

30th January 2008