Industrial Technology

Intelligent automation platform delivers integrated manufacturing

Mitsubishi has addressed today's business needs for more flexible, efficient and integrated processes with the introduction of the iQ Platform. This builds on the power of Mitsubishi's Qn series programmable automation controller (PAC) with a range of control modules that interface directly with business information systems to deliver true top-to-bottom plant and enterprise control.

14th July 2007

The reliable industrial dialogue

For those of you still worried that industrial PCs might still be a touch fragile when used on the shop floor, check out the latest entry in the market, designed and manufactured by Omron. Created specifically for operation 24/7 in even the most demanding industrial environments, Omron claims its Dyalox industrial PC is setting new standards in industrial reliability. Omron says it has achieved these high reliability levels by using only the highest industrial grade components and eliminating every source of failure - such as moving parts like hard disks and cooling fans.

11th June 2007

Industrial PCs for challenging areas

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has equipped its compact and rugged industrial PCs Simatic Box PC 627B and Simatic Panel PC 677B with powerful and energy-saving Intel Core 2 Duo processors. Demanding computing and visualisation tasks can be handled simultaneously with the new PCs.

11th June 2007

Telecoms applications outdoors

Harting has published a 36-page catalogue given full product and application information on the company's comprehensive range of interconnection solutions for outdoor telecom applications.

11th June 2007

Control systems link to the internet

Relatively few industrial control systems are currently web-enabled, even though the advantages are clear to see. However, change is in the air, and Jeremy Shinton of Mitsubishi Electric looks at the possibilities in the June 2007 issue of Industrial Technology.

11th June 2007

Automation reduces levels of giveaway in pre-packed foods

Reducing the amount of packaging used for products like vegetables is, in this environmentally conscious era, a priority for supermarket buyers and customers alike. But significant challenges often need to be addressed in order to achieve these reductions, as TA Smith, otherwise known as Tasco, recently discovered.

11th May 2007

Customised IPC meets food filling machine needs

A customised industrial PC with a remote operator panel has eliminated the frequent breakdowns on a food filling machine.

11th May 2007

Is MicroTCA the future for industrial applications?

In the May 2007 issue of Industrial Technology, we look at MicroTCA, a new and very flexible standard originally based on the demands of the telecommunication sector. Through its flexibility and modularity it also has the potential to replace previous solutions for industrial applications. The guidance on the standard comes from the experts at Schroff.

11th May 2007

Taking the heat out of the situation

Vortex cooling techniques provide an effective solution to the problem of thermal protection of electrical enclosures, keeping internal temperatures down and helping to reduce critical control failures.

11th May 2007

Sealing the gap

In many environments the most important part of an enclosure is the gasket and yet specialist builders often find it very difficult to get gasket sealing right. The Emka solution consists of a range of purpose designed profiles which are part of their overall programme of enclosure components. Emka gaskets come in a variety of profiles and materials: hollow ones to fit a door channel, moulded ones to go over a flange edge, P shaped, round with tail to insert in a groove, self-adhesive, spring centred for flanges and window glazing strips, either Z section or with locking strip. These sections in EPDM, perbunan and buna greatly simplify sealing to normal IP levels of protection.

11th May 2007