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54 plants are to be modernised, to upgrade Vaillant’s production of hot water storage cylinders to state-of-the-art electrical and safety technology. The safety design for cylinder production was to incorporate a barrier-free solution for two older production lines, combining safety with efficiency. The loading and unloading area presented a challenge, as it was to be free of any disruptive structures.Safety that's almost artistic
On the basis of the hazard assessment Pilz developed an unusual safety solution using the light curtains PSENopt II. The individual positioners are accessible from three sides and secure cylinders of various sizes, which are fed in manually and via crane.
Located in Leamington Ontario, Southpoint Automation Inc. is perfectly situated to provide multiple local industries with an elevated level of expertise in a vast magnitude of automation services.
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EPLAN Platform 2022 – Experience the New Look & Feel
It’s finally here – the new EPLAN Platform 2022. And with it, solutions provider EPLAN is heralding the future of electrotechnical engineering, with a focus on ease of use for both experienced users and for newcomers to the software. The intuitive user interface, based on use concepts most will already be familiar with, offers a high degree of recognition and improves the user experience at the same time.
Monheim, Germany, 20 September 2021 – The new EPLAN Platform is now ready for launch and includes a newly designed user interface, improved workflows and many additional functions in connection with complementary cloud services. Overall, the new engineering software is characterised by its ease of use and high performance.
Parker Hannifin Announces New Two-Day Online Oil and Gas Event
Parker Hannifin, the global leader in motion and control technologies, announced that it will hold an online trade show dedicated to the oil and gas industry, October 6-7, 2021.
O&G to Energy: Flexibility in a Changing World will welcome oil and gas professionals across the globe to discuss the rapidly evolving energy world, together with related key challenges.
The event focuses on four key themes:
- Materials selection drivers – including challenges such as tackling corrosion, materials availability and metallurgy considerations
- Routes to carbon zero – this explores emissions reduction, hydrogen applications, electrification, renewables and technology transfer options
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OTTO Motors and Siemens Partner to Implement Leading Autonomous Mobile Robot Material Handling Solution
OTTO Motors, a major provider of autonomous mobile robots (AMRs), and Siemens Canada, a provider in the global digital transformation in industry and a division of Siemens AG, have recently announced a new partnership. Together, the companies are breaking new ground in Industry 4.0 technologies, in areas ranging from high-performance collaborative mobile robot control to physical asset tracking using Real Time Location Systems (RTLS). RTLS is Siemens’ latest state-of-the-art technology which uses a scalable locating system specifically designed for industrial applications.
“Siemens’ global presence and breadth of product portfolio has been clear to us for as long as we’ve been in business,” said Ryan Gariepy, CTO of OTTO Motors. “Using Siemens controllers to power OTTO fleets will allow our AMRs to achieve a new level of driving performance without compromising safety. For our customers, this means maximum productivity and better ROI.”
Allied Electronics Strengthens Industrial Controls, Pneumatics and Cable Management Offerings With Additional Suppliers
Allied Electronics & Automation added three new suppliers to its industrial controls roster this August, including Isostatic, Real Time Automation (RTA), and Hub City. New products from these suppliers are now available at www.alliedelec.com.
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Beckhoff Canada Opens Office in Greater Vancouver
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AutomationDirect Releases New Contrinex M18 Short-Body Photoelectric Sensors and Sensor Tester
AutomationDirect has added a new series of Contrinex M18 photoelectric sensors to their ever-growing selection of discrete sensors, as well as a new sensor tester used with various sensor types to verify operation in the field.
The Contrinex M18 sensors are made in the USA and have a short body for easy installation in even the tightest locations. These sensors are available in diffuse, diffuse with adjustable background suppression, retroreflective, and through-beam models, and with NPN and PNP logic. All PNP models are IO-Link® compatible, and all sensor outputs are complementary, allowing them to be used as a light-on or dark-on sensor.
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Utility Safety: Supplying Headlamps as Critical PPE in Hazardous Environments
Whether the utility provides electricity, gas, water, or sewage treatment, management has a duty to protect employees by providing a safe work environment and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) required for the job in the facility and in the field. However, despite various PPE options, many utilities fail to supply or specify important lighting tools – namely headlamps. Unfortunately, the lack of suitable headlamps can lead to serious, even deadly accidents, in hazardous locations.
As a tool, headlamps are essential when hands-free lighting is required in low-light areas for a wide range of tasks. This can include operating/maintaining machinery and assessing its condition, or servicing pipes, power lines, and other distribution channels.
WESCO Canada Designated a Bosch Certified Excellence Partner
WESCO Distribution Canada LP recently announced that it has earned the Bosch Certified Excellence Partner designation. The Certified Excellence (CE) designation is an international program in the Partner Management of Bosch Rexroth, one of WESCO Canadas’s largest suppliers of automation and control products. Certified partners must provide the best and most reliable service to customers and are seen as an integral part of “ONE Rexroth Sales” worldwide.
WESCO will leverage its Certified Excellence designation to maximize the use of Bosch technologies to efficiently support customer operations wherever they are located.
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Pilz Releases New Software for Automation System PSS 4000
Download projects without any software
Now you can prepare the data for operating your machine via an indirect project download, without any connection between the software PAS4000 and your devices.
It's as simple as this:
Your project is divided into individual device projects. You can save these device projects together with the naming data on SD cards or in a directory. To complete the indirect download, transfer the device projects manually to the devices by inserting the SD card into a device and performing the deliberate operator action, for example.
Configurable Small Controller PNOZmulti 2 With New Expansion Module for Drive Monitoring - Monitor Axes Safely and Efficiently
The new motion monitoring module PNOZ m EF 1MM2DO from the configurable small controller PNOZmulti 2 now also offers cascading and delayed shutdown functions in the field of safe motion monitoring. By monitoring up to eight safety functions on one axis, the new motion monitoring module provides efficient drive applications, thereby protecting both capital goods and the machine.
In conjunction with the base unit PNOZ m B0 or PNOZ m B1, PNOZ m EF 1MM2DO monitors an axis safely up to the highest category PL e of EN ISO 13849-1 or up to SIL CL 3 of EN IEC 62061. The module covers up to eight safe monitoring functions on one axis, e.g. safe stop, safe operating stop or safe speed limiting.
IDEM Hazardous Area and General Purpose Safety Devices from AutomationDirect
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All of these devices are manufactured with ATEX Exd IIC T6 certified explosion-proof contact blocks, which are encapsulated to contain explosions and prevent the ignition of hazardous materials.
New IDEM explosion-proof safety devices include tongue interlock safety switches, safety limit switches, and safety cable-pull switches. These devices are an excellent choice for use in the oil, chemical, pharmaceutical, and other hazardous industries.
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Mitsubishi Electric Releases CNC Offset Manager Software
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