The production of building systems has become increasingly sophisticated and customer driven in recent years incorporating integrated data communications and dynamic manufacturing systems to meet demands for timely and customized deliveries Learn more

Energy Chain System micro Speed-E-Chain can be used to combine data copper and fiber optic cables with power cables or pneumatic hoses It provides cable protection while operating safely and silently at speeds up to 20 fps Suited for rack control Learn more

Ethernet the undisputed king of networking has reigned in commercial office environments for several years Today the industrial control and automation sector is rapidly moving toward this open standards-based technology Yet some challenges exist Learn more

Receiving an email alert from your motor drive system is now possible thanks to a new intelligent Ethernet module from ABB which connects drives to the Internet.Called NETA-01 the Ethernet module works with any ABB drive that provides a fiber Learn more

IEN What are the major concerns facing sensing and how can they be addressed?Allison Photoelectric sensor housing sizes continue to shrink as applications require yet longer operating ranges from smaller housings Today a sensor with a housing of Learn more

Faced with a highly competitive marketplace and tight just-in-time production schedules manufacturers are requiring more functionality from the sensors they use to monitor critical equipment and operations In high demand are features like Learn more

Rugged standalone Piconet bus station connects machine controller to field devices and also indicates status of network modules inputs and outputs Noise-immune fiber optic cables connect up to 256 extension modules expanding number of network Learn more

Using I/O expansion system and dual plastic fiber optic cables Series OCS300 allows up to 20 SmartStack I/O modules to be mounted up to 10 m away Operator control station supports over 1,000 I/O and has dual processors for logic and screen update Learn more