Industrial Communications

At the »SPS IPC drives» exhibition, steute has presented a new member of its modular wireless switchgear system, a radio board for 915 MHz networks. The switching devices using the …

A few of CAN-connectible I/O modules were introduced at the SPS IPC Drives 2012. These devices are mostly offered by manufacturers of controllers in order to extend the distributed control …

New MA120 and MA170 control and I/O concept With their MA120 and MA170 modular control and I/O systems, B&R is continuing to set new standards in mobile automation. For the …

The Simatic CM 1542-5 communication module from the Siemens Industry Automation Division isexpanding its Simatic S7-1500 controller to include a Profibus connection. The module adds a 9-pin Sub-D socket connector …

On November 6, 2012, the largest industrial automation event – the Shanghai International Industrial Fair (IAS) – had its grand opening at the Shanghai New International Expo Center. Together with …

Together with almost 60 co-exhibitors the ETG looks back at a successful trade show at this year’s SPS IPC Drives 2012 in Nuremberg, Germany. At the partially re-designed exhibition booth …

At the SPS IPC Drives 2012 trade show some manufacturers shown their solutions for interfacing of available products with the CAN network. Thus, such interface boards enable the devices to …

Kollmorgen has expanded its Kollmorgen Automation Suite (KAS) motion control platform with the addition of a PROFINET interface option. The new fieldbus interface increases the communications flexibility of the automation …

Sercos international (SI) announced today that the SPS IPC Drives exhibition in Nuremberg was an outstanding success for the organization. More than 20 companies from a wide range of areas …

Jörgen Palmhager and Leif Malmberg at HMS Industrial Networks take you behind the scenes of the next generation of industrial communication technology. The modern industrial Ethernet networks go way beyond …

Integrated evaluation of vibration patterns with an intelligent X20 module B&R’s innovative X20 module with onboard intelligence for vibration analysis makes condition monitoring an integral standard feature in every machine. …

Three years ago VIPA successfully established the I/O-System SLIO on the market. Now follows the logical further development. For the first time the Herzogenaurach company has introduced at the SPS/IPC/ …

The Simatic CP 1543-1 communication processor from the Siemens Industry Automation Divisionsecurely connects the Simatic S7-1500 controller to Ethernet networks. By combining a variety ofsecurity features such as an SPI …

Lenze has now established direct connection of the Inverter Drives 8400 frequency inverter range to Ethernet/IP-capable control systems with a new communication module. The 8400 StateLine, HighLine and TopLine control …

The complexity of human-machine interfaces is growing with an increasing degree of automation. That makes the standardized, cost-effective realization of functional safety for OEMs increasingly important. To simplify the development …