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ARNOLD UMFORMTECHNIK
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LEROY-SOMER
Mia car powered by Leroy-Somer motors
Through its involvement, its mastery of technologies and its great experience in electric vehicles, Leroy-Somer has taken a leading position in this emerging market, as evidenced by this partnership with mia electric. The Mia is the first model sold by Mia electric. Since September 2011, the Mia has been on sale to private individuals. This electric car designed for the city, stands apart by the requirements it intends to meet: "Compactness, spaciousness, driving simplicity, easy access, economy, and fun".
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PEPPERL+FUCHS PROCESS AUTOMATION
Transmitter Power Supplies with SIL 3
Pepperl+Fuchs has extended its range of products to include four new transmitter power supplies for intrinsically safe applications up to SIL3.
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Verlinde
Quality performance of Verlinde motors and hoists in a mould handling facility
SIPA (Società Industrializzazione Progettazione Automazione) is an engineering firm in the Zoppas Industries group whose specialty is the production of flexible integrated automation systems. 1986 marked a strategic milestone when an American firm granted the company a licence to produce PET containers using the single phase process. The company is now a world leader for the development and supply of integrated systems for the manufacture of PET preforms and plastic containers; it is also a world performer for 2-stage preform manufacturing and for blow moulding. SIPA supplies both the large Italian groups and numerous multinationals in industries related to mineral water, beverages and prepared foods.
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JUMO
Innovative frost protection thermostat: frostTHERM-Ats
High protection class, latest connection technology as well as frost protection monitoring over a large surface area are the most prominent equipment features of JUMO's new frostTHERM-ATs. To prevent damage caused by frost, it monitors the temperature of the air flow entering the water-air heater in ventilation and air conditioning systems.
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SOURIAU – SUNBANK Connection Technologies
K1 Qualification of 8NA Series junction boxes for EPR
SOURIAU has obtained K1 qualification of new 8NA Series junction boxes, especially developed for EPR programs (European Pressurized Reactor).
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Tsubaki Kabelschlepp
KABELSCHLEPP presents special cable carrier chain for ATEX applications
A cable and hose management solution has been needed for an automated drill rod handling system on a Bauer deep drilling rig. Other than performance and ATEX-conformity, also longevity and service life were of importance. A KABELSCHLEPP hybrid energy drag chain now delivers all requirements.
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Weidmüller
Weidmüller's 'FreeCon Active Repeater': PROFINET POF Repeater for diagnosing light signals. – Complies with AIDA specifications (Automation Initiative of the German Automotive Industry). – Multifunctional tool HTX-IE POF for terminating SC-RJ connectors.
With its 'FreeCon Active Repeater' Weidmüller offers a POF repeater with an integrated diagnostic function for deployment in PROFINET networks. Today, fibre-optics based on polymer optical fibres (POF) are increasingly being used, not only because they are immune to electromagnetic interference but because they are also able to meet the demands of automated applications for greater data volumes. However, these fibres are subject to a natural aging process, which successively increases fibre attenuation. That in turn increases the need for exact diagnostics of the transmission path. Weidmüller developed the 'FreeCon Active Repeater' in response to this need: to guarantee reliable transmission of the Ethernet data being transmitted the 'FreeCon Active' checks the entire transmission path in real time with regard to its optical budget – for example, from the electrical cabinet to the head of the robot. The device sends an alarm signal to a higher-level controller if a defined tolerance level is exceeded and the user needs to replace the cable set. By continuously checking the attenuation of fibre-optic transmission paths 'FreeCon Active Repeaters' now make it possible for the first time ever to precisely plan when to replace robot cable sets. The PROFINET POF repeater complies with AIDA specifications (Automation Initiative of the German Automotive Industry). In conjunction with the 'HTX-IE POF' multifunctional tool, which is designed to ensure rapid and repeatable preparation and termination procedures for SC-RJ type connectors, Weidmüller offers a complete all-round package of components for transmission solutions based on POF cabling.
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Weidmüller
