Data acquisition system. - KiDAQ is a new, modular data acquisition system from Kistler Instruments. The modular design makes virtually unlimited channels and distributed systems a reality whatever the application; industrial, laboratory, permanent and mobile applications.

Linear & rotary sensors. - Positek Limited has recently been acquired by The Variohm Group. The world-wide supplier of linear, rotary, tilt and intrinsically safe position sensors becomes the fifth member of the expanding Variohm Group; joining Variohm EuroSensor, Herga Technology, Ixthus Instrumentation for and Heason Technology.

Innovation in sensors benefits from expansion. - Innovative Sensor Technology IST AG is part of the Endress+Hauser Group*. It recently officially opened an expansion of its plant in Ebnat-Kappel in eastern Switzerland. The facility, built at a cost of nearly €15 million offers double the floor space.

Green go-kart in education! - At the University of Southern Denmark (SDU), engineering students are taught electronics and challenged with real-life industrial equipment driven by electric motors and drives manufactured by Nidec. SDU gives young engineering students an opportunity to be part of developing the green technology of the future in a creative study environment with modern teaching facilities and dedicated teachers.

Switches, sensors etc from stock. - JPR Electronics is now stocking an extended range of products from Comus International, a leading manufacturer of switches, sensors and a wide variety of custom turnkey solutions.

Simple radar level set-up. - Emerson has added the Radar Master app for the AMS Trex™ Device Communicator, making it easier for field technicians to safely and efficiently configure Rosemount™ radar level transmitters. The new app allows users to easily bring the radar configuration tools of Radar Master software to the field

Machine vision benfits from acquisition. - Stemmer Imaging is systematically continuing on its international growth trajectory. To this end, the Group has today implemented an essential strategic plan of its expansion strategy with the agreement to acquire the Spanish company Infaimon S.L., a provider of software and hardware for machine vision and robotics.

Power Inductors. - Coilcraft’s new XAL7050 Series of high-temperature power inductors are available with inductance values from 22 to 47 µH and current ratings as high as 5.5 Amps, with low DCR for greater efficiency. For lower inductance values, Coilcraft offers a lower-profile companion, the XAL7030, with an identical footprint and inductance range of 0.16 to 10 µH.

Rotary shaft programmable angle sensor. - Variohm EuroSensor’s new Euro-CMRS series miniature angle sensors offer programmable angles from 30° to 360° in 1° increments in a non-contacting and long-life Hall Effect design that includes a durable IP68-sealed aluminium housing with 18 mm PCD mounting and a micro 4 mm diameter 316 stainless steel D-type shaft. Output options - from an industry standard 5 VDC input - cover CW or CCW direction with single or dual redundant angle measurement at ratiometric or PWM signal levels.

Angled IEC C14 Power Connectors. - Schaffner has introduced a new series of locking cables for any IEC C14 application. The newest connector in the IL13 family sets a benchmark in space limited locking situations. The angled construction the connector allows it to be used with devices standing next to a wall or in table-top applications.

Update enhances developer productivity. - National Instruments (NI) has announced the latest release of LabVIEW 2019 and LabVIEW NXG. These releases are proof of NI’s continued investment in the next generation of LabVIEW and systems engineering software. NI continues to focus efforts around optimisation in the test and measurement processes in key areas of test development integration, efficient automated testing, and access to data & systems.

Phenomenal growth in China for systems house. -

Neeraja Vemulapalli (Top) is Vice President, Program Management and Quality with Lynx, and David Beal is their Director of Product Marketing.

Finalists for awards. - Intelliconnect (Europe) have been nominated as finalists in four categories in the prestigious Electronics Industry Awards 2019.These are Interconnection Product of the Year, Electronics Manufacturer of the Year, Excellence in Innovation and Best Customer Service.

Flexibility and production enhanced at German chemical plant. - As part of its five-year investment to boost capacity and operational excellence within its global plastics additives business, BASF has awarded Emerson a multi-million-dollar contract to modernise automation software and controllers at its specialty chemical production facility in Lampertheim (D). These enhancements will help the world’s largest chemical manufacturer increase production flexibility and enhance operations.

Sensors for small-scale process. - Balluff is expanding their range of sensors for media-contacting temperature detection, in hydraulic power units for example. New are a temperature sensor with display, a temperature transmitter as well as a PT1000 sensor .

87 million nodes. - ProfiBUS & ProfiNet International (PI) has concluded its annual notarised count of the installed base of devices with interfaces using communication technologies from PI. As in previous years, the numbers from 2018 indicate a very positive trend.

25 years in sound & vibration. - AcSoft Sound & Vibration is celebrating 25 years as one of Britain's leading specialists in high performance sound and vibration instrumentation and sensors for a wide range of sectors including environmental, automotive, aerospace, transport and telecommunications.

Acquisition strengthens software portfolio. - Mitsubishi has announced the acquisition of ICONICS. This partnership is to strengthen Mitsubishi’s software portfolio and technology for the manufacturing, industrial, and building automation markets. ICONICS’ advanced software products are used for SCADA, HMI, IoT, mobile, analytics and cloud applications.

American user group for Texas in September. - The 2020 Yokogawa Users Conference and Exhibition is scheduled for August 31 - September 3, 2020 at the Woodlands, (TX USA). Additional details and registration information for the 2020 event will soon be available at on the website.

Cybersecurity and lifecycle costs reduced at British power supplier. - Westermo has helped Electricity North West (GB) to enhance cybersecurity and reduce the lifecycle costs of a data communications network which supports the electricity distribution network in the North West region. Westermo industrial networking technology has been used to create a resilient IP-based network that has enabled the implementation of services such as NMS (Network Management Service) and CLASS (Customer Load Active System Services).

A revolutionary new idea - Camille Bauer Metrawatt AG sets a new standard for creating mains quality compliance reports, conveniently and without expensive software. The function is easy to use and is called PQ EasyReporting.

Digitalisation for manufacturers. -

Displaying connectors. - A Mini Displayport has been added to Cliff Electronics' range of FeedThrough connectors. Assembled into an industry standard XLR connector panel cut out the Mini DisplayPort (MiniDP or mDP) is a miniaturised version of the widely used DisplayPort audio-visual digital interface.

Test instruments for university lab. - Rohde & Schwarz has won a contract to supply test equipment for the newly refurbished Electronic Engineering teaching laboratory at the University of Essex (GB). With 16,500 students from over 140 countries situated across three campuses, the University of Essex is internationally diverse and rated as one of Britain’s top universities.

Whether fieldbus? - a study. - The annual analysis of the industrial network market from HMS, which focuses on new installed nodes within factory automation globally. This study includes their estimation for 2019 based on number of new installed nodes in 2018 within Factory Automation. A node is defined as a machine or device connected to an industrial network. The presented figures represent HMS' consolidated view, taking into account insights from colleagues in the industry, our own sales statistics and overall perception of the market.

Scholorships awards. - The ISA Water & Wastewater Industries Division (WWID) has anounced the winners of the 2019 WWID Student Scholarships. The scholarships are given out to promote higher learning and to encourage students to pursue technical careers in the municipal water/wastewater sector. This year’s recipients are Ivana Tieu and Jared Hunter.

Train connections! - Data networks in trains can now be implemented reliably and in a future-proof manner using the preLink® system and EtherRail® cables, which are specially designed for railway requirements. With Ethernet delivered via one pair of wires, rail operators can reduce their operating costs and optimise production. This requires new cabling systems, which Harting has developed to ensure reliable and fast internet in trains.

After a distinguished career in air quality instrumentation, Colin Craggs has retired from his longstanding role as a senior member of the Air Monitors sales team.

Cybersecurity Maturity Model - ARC Advisory Group released its first Industrial Cybersecurity Maturity Model in 2016 to help clients manage industrial cybersecurity investments. The model provided a framework for non-technical managers to understand the risk reduction benefits of cybersecurity technologies and the coverage of supplier products. Industrial cybersecurity has changed significantly since ARC released that first model.

Focussed on optics. - Anglia has added an exceptionally extensive range of secondary optics to its LED lighting portfolio with the addition of Khatod a world leading manufacturer of reflectors, lenses, diffusers and other accessories for LED Lighting, Infra-Red (IR) and Ultra-Violet (UV) applications. Khatod design and manufacture all products 100% in-house at their modern facilities in Milan, Italy.

Non-destructive testing – a food waste reduction opportunity? - Food waste reduction is a key objective for consumers, businesses and governments seeking to save money, improve food production efficiency, lower greenhouse gas emissions, reduce packaging waste and protect the environment. Such issues have enjoyed a high profile in recent years but in this article Dr Abdel Ezbiri from the technology company Cerulean discusses the waste that results from the temperature testing of fresh and chilled foods, and outline the success that some food processors have achieved in adopting non-destructive testing (NDT) technology.

Air velocity & Tempearture sensor for thermal management. - Posifa Technologies has announced its new PAV1000 series of air velocity sensors for data centre thermal management and HVAC applications such as filter monitoring. Measuring air velocity at 7 m/s (PAV1005V) and 15 m/s (PAV1015V), the devices offer extremely fast response times of 125 ms typical in a compact, robust package.

Jason Jones has been appointed Technical Sales Manager for Autoscribe Informatics in Britain.

Automation and allied subjects examined in Nordic event! - Teknologia 19, the leading event in technology in the Nordic countries, will be held in Messukeskus Helsinki from 5 to 7 November. The current topics and phenomena of the field are prominent in the themes of the fair programme. More than 90 % of the stands at the fair have already been sold.

Piezo switches! - TE Connectivity (TE) has introduced a range of anti-vandal illuminated and non-illuminated piezo switches. AVP Series switches are intended for use in various applications, including industrial control products, communication equipment and medical equipment.

Website & product catalogue update! - Moore Industries has rolled out an updated mobile-friendly website featuring a new easy-to-use and expanded product catalogue. The updated website contains all the same resources the previous site had including links to videos, white papers, applications, problem solvers, E-Help, download center, certification information, and news from our popular blog.

Pulsating free dispensing. - ViscoTec dispensing systems are excellently suited for the application of resin masses. They can easily be integrated into existing production lines. However, they are also impressive in newly designed customer-specific systems.

Seeing air leaks! _ The new Fluke™ ii900 Sonic Industrial Imager enables maintenance teams to quickly, and visually, pinpoint the location of compressed air, gas, and vacuum system leaks even during peak production periods. Leaks can be detected in a matter of minutes.

Perception asset tracker. - The Neoception Asset Tracker offers cloud-based monitoring of production equipment. RFID readers from the Pepperl+Fuchs IDENTControl System use a tag to identify assets, whose object-specific information is sent via a gateway to the Neoception Cloud, where the data can be viewed at any time. This leads to a more detailed overview and makes it easier to plan production processes.

Edge into the future. - A new white paper, "Meet the Future: Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers," has been issued by Opto 22. This discusses how controls engineers can meet today's demands for obtaining, using and sharing data.

Why are current sensors important? - A new whitepaper for engineers involved in developing power management solutions for a wide range of industrial applications has been issued. Written by Khagendra Thapa, VP Current Sensor Product for ACEINNA, this new whitepaper outlines the basic issues that are addressed by current sensors and why they are important.

Water/wastewater systems coverage strengthened by acquisition. - Tesco Controls (TESCO), the leading North American control system solutions provider for the water/wastewater industry, today announced that it has acquired Trimax Systems, Inc. (TRIMAX) for an undisclosed sum. TRIMAX is a Southern California-based systems integrator serving the water/wastewater market; and is also a leader in the utility, solar and renewable environmental energy industries.

Safety innovations in automation. - While automation continues to bring innovation and technologies that can enhance manufacturing efficiency and improve asset productivity, it is also a strong advocate for safety. In particular, worker safety is especially essential in the manufacturing and process industries, where employees are exposed to electrical, chemical or mechanical hazards. In order to help industrial organizations enhance their worker safety, Automation.com has produced their 2nd safety ebook to keep the entire workforce safe.

Labeling in high temperatures. - TE Connectivity (TE) is offering its SP self laminating polyester label as an ideal labeling solution for applications that can withstand temperatures from minus 40°C (-40°F) up to 150°C (302°F).

Monitoring Key Performance Indicators. - A new version of the M2Web service which enables users of Ewon® Flexy products to instantly monitor KPI’s, Key Performance Indicators, from remotely located machines has been announced by HMS Networks.

Twin cable with integrated pneumatic hoses. - HRADIL Spezialkabel has introduced a new hybrid cable which has been specially designed for the controlling of robots, such as the KASRO® sewer rehabilitation robots, and for their power and pneumatic supply.

Integrated Versus Not Integrated Safety Systems - Does It Really Matter? - Discussion on the relative merits of integrated versus not integrated safety systems in an increasingly connected world. For years, there have been two warring factions on this issue. On one side, are those who argue that the technology used for safety must be independent of the process control technology. On the other side, are those who praise the benefits of a tightly integrated system with common technology. Both arguments certainly have their merits. (from ARC Advisory Group’s 23rd Industry Forum in Orlando FL USA).

Gas detector for offshore platform operations. - United Electric Controls, a leading producer of safety, alarm and shutdown technology, is demonstrating the latest version of its Vanguard WirelessHART gas detector, with new features of value for offshore platforms.

Calibration for crash test accelerometers. - MB Dynamics, Inc. (MB) has announced the global market launch of its Win475 CRASH-CAL automated accelerometer calibration system, offering a measurable 50% time-savings over traditional sequential calibration methods.

Digital integrator for Rogowski coil. - The integrator AI-PMUL has been introduced by LEM to complete its flexible clip-around Rogowski coil offering. AI-PMUL is a versatile digital signal conditioner of Rogowski coils secondary signal which offers a wide range of standard analogue True RMS and instantaneous outputs.

Craig Sexton has been appointed to the technical sales team of Air Monitors.

Simplified connectivity for the automation engineer. - Talk2M® Easy Setup is new configuration wizard within the free-of-charge VPN Client eCatcher. It only requires a USB drive or an SD card to get an Ewon® Cosy online with the Talk2M secure remote access cloud.

2019 Hannover Messe Wrap Up - The Growing Realization of Industry 4.0 & Digitalization - InTech's editor emeritus reports on the as he roamed the busy halls of this year’s event, and gleaned several insights to share in ISA/Automation.com's annual wrap-up of the Hannover Messe show.

Trends at the Hannover Fair - This year's Hanover Fair lived up to its reputation as THE event to attend to see where industry is heading. No other event or conference offers the same combination of presence of industry players and access to C-level executives. So what makes this show so successful? The answer is simple: Hanover is keeping pace with rapid developments and even anticipating the advent of important new technologies. ARC's Constanze Schmitz reports.

Renee Bassett has been named Chief Editor of the ISA's InTech magazine and Automation.com their digital content-delivery site for automation professionals.

Interface portfolio now supported by CODESYS. - The Ixxat PC/CAN interface portfolio from HMS Networks is available for all common PC interface standards, such as USB, Ethernet, Bluetooth, PCIe, PCIe Mini and PCIe 104. Now, this comprehensive range of interfaces is directly supported by CODESYS.

Really rugged and safe 2-Pole voltage tester. - The most rugged Two-Pole Voltage Testers ever from their stable have been announced by Fluke. Their newly redesigned T110, T130 and T150 Voltage and Continuity Testers now perform better than ever in cable bending tests.
If you hurry with your order they have a free holster on offer too!

Surge protection. - The new M-LB-2000 system from Pepperl+Fuchs offers surge protection with nothing more than a loop disconnect function for easy maintenance and commissioning, making it ideal for use in applications that only require a minimal specification.

Harsh environment connectors. - The latest additions to the Binder 696 Series of HEC (Harsh Environment Connector) series of connectors designed specifically for outdoor use are now available from Foremost Electronics.

Moisture in compressed air dryers. - Michell have issued a new paper on Critical moisture measurements for compressed air dryers. Compressed air supplies are a necessity for industrial applications around the globe.

Survey: The World Market for Flowmeters. - Flow Research has completed one of the most comprehensive studies ever published of the worldwide flowmeter market. This study is called Volume X: The World Market for Flowmeters, 7th Edition. This All-in-One Study tells you 2018 market size and market shares, and forecasts through 2023 for all flowmeter types used in process environments.

ETAL Group has appointed of Philip Kind as Business Development Manager in Britain.

EU Commission Confirms Irish Whiskey’s Status as a Geographical Indication - “The announcement by the European Commission marks the approval of the Irish Whiskey technical file. This is a momentous achievement for the Irish whiskey industry and ensures that the traditions and high standards of the Irish whiskey category will be protected in the EU and globally in markets with which the EU has a trade agreement." The announcement also confirms GI protection for Irish Cream (Liqueur) and Irish Poitín.

Temperature sensor range expansion. - Balluff is expanding their range of sensors for media-contacting temperature detection, in hydraulic power units for example. New are a temperature sensor with display, a temperature transmitter as well as a PT1000 sensor.

Snap fit modular design DIN rail boxes. - JPR Electronics is now stocking an extended range of CamdenBoss CNMB DIN-Rail Module boxes . The modular enclosures are available in a variety of sizes and styles with optional accessories, a variety of lid colours and are also available as kits. The top panel is ideal for screen printing of instructions, company logos etc.

Robust CO₂ Sensor. - The well proven EE820 sensor from E+E Elektronik is appropriate for reliable monitoring the CO₂ concentration in harsh and polluted applications such as agriculture and life stock barns. Beside voltage and current output, the sensor is now also available with RS485 interface with Modbus RTU or BACnet MS/TP protocol.

Smaller than smallest! - The new Han® 1A, introduced by Harting, is significantly smaller than the previous ‘smallest’ rectangular industrial connector, the Han® 3A. It achieves all the benefits of a modern network a user needs and is the optimum connector solution: The Han® 1A adapts perfectly to the requirements of an ever-shrinking device world.