Industrial Technology

Hand-held enclosures in die-cast aluminium

New from Rolec are the IP66 HandCase enclosures, delivering fully styled hand-held enclosures made from die-cast aluminium rather than ABS plastic. As a result, these enclosures are very robust, and offer a high degree of EMC protection as standard. However, they are also ergonomically styled and offer an equally attractive design to other plastic enclosures on the market.

14th July 2007

Integrated ventilation for compact desktop case

The new ratiopacPRO-air compact case from Schroff has been designed to provide a robust, EMC-shielded enclosure that is particularly well suited to applications in the instrumentation sector. Featuring ventilation slots on either side of the card cage, the case ensures optimum airflow over plug-in units to aid the thermal management of high-density electronics.

14th July 2007

Automated building control for Heathrow T5

Building control expert, Andromeda Telematics has used Spelsberg's AKi range of modular junction boxes to produce a wide range of automated building control systems for Heathrow T5. The boxes easily attach in any configuration using unique connecting bars, allowing the company to use one range of enclosures to produce a wide variety of smart looking bespoke control gear quickly, whilst maintaining a high ingress protection rating of IP65.

14th July 2007

ETA introduces line of cabinet cooling units

ETA has introduced a complete line of cabinet cooling solutions offered for both side mount fixing and top mount. To be sold under the brand name Ethermo, these quality units are available with cooling capacities ranging from 330W through to 4000W and in 115V, 230V and 440V supply.

14th July 2007

Stainless steel draw latch

The new Southco V7 stainless steel draw latch is designed to deliver smooth, quiet, and durable performance in marine environments and other exterior applications. Sleek aesthetic design, combined with corrosion-resistant 316 stainless steel construction, makes it an attractive option for exterior storage compartments on upscale boats or recreational vehicles, and other highly-visible enclosures exposed to the elements.

14th July 2007

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