Pre-owned test equipment easily obtained on-line. - Electro Rent has launched a new e-commerce feature to its website in France and Britain. This user-friendly feature provides current and new customers with the ability to purchase certified pre-owned (CPO) test equipment directly online. Supporting the company’s reputation as an easy trading partner, the customer purchasing experience just became even more efficient and effective.

Remote intelligence enables many-to-many solutions. - Significant and permanent changes to the workforce are requiring companies to accelerate adoption of remote access technologies in general and improved remote intelligence in particular. Traditional remote solutions were adopted out of necessity due to geographically distributed industrial assets, but today the workforce is increasingly geographically dispersed due to the social and business impacts of COVID-19. (Control Engineering)

Furthering agile Innovation and Intelligent adaptability. - Aegis Software is providing new capabilities in their latest FactoryLogix® 2022.1 and 2022.2 releases. Thse capabilities offer advanced capabilities to eliminate redundancies, streamline error-prone processes, promote agility, increase quality, and reduce waste.

What else can condition monitoring sensors tell us? - Condition monitoring using sensors and other equipment — designed to proactively alert users to potential problems so that unplanned downtime can be prevented — offers advantages to help users make their operations run more effectively and reliably. (Vijay Anand in Process Instrumentation).

Testing of commercial and prototype eSIM devices. - Anritsu Corporation and Comprion have announced the availability of downloadable 5G and 4G eSIM test profiles for use with Anritsu's MT8000A Radio Communications Test Station and Rapid Test Designer (RTD) application software.

Patent granted for remote resetting. - Antaira Technologies has been granted a patent by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its innovative Power Remote Reset Technology (PRRT) that allows IT staff to remotely reboot and reset a connected powered device through a local Antaira copper-to-fiber media converter.

No design without reason and no place for gimmicks. - Buttonwood's Graham Meller recently interviewed Sauli Laitinen, who has worked in Vaisala's 'ideas factory' in Helsinki for 14 years, to discover what role R&D plays in protecting and enhancing a company's brand. This is what he learned.

Medical thermister. - Expanding its comprehensive range of temperature sensors, Variohm EuroSensor has developed a new NTC thermistor especially designed for medical equipment use and particularly aimed at sensing small temperature changes in body and ambient medical area temperatures.

Electrical maintenance inspections with partial discharge detection. - Kenter, a leading Dutch energy metering and management company with more than 30,000 customers, has transformed maintenance inspections through the fast and safe detection of partial discharge. Left undetected partial discharge can cause degradation of medium voltage installations which pose significant safety, efficiency and financial risks that are critical considerations in maintenance inspections. The company's team of 300 maintenance specialists have greatly improved the speed and accuracy of scheduled maintenance inspections using an innovative handheld tool, the ii910 Precision Acoustic Imager from Fluke.

Base station simulators. - Anritsu Corporation has announced that Bundesnetzagentur (German Federal Network Agency - Bnetza) has adopted Anritsu's Base Station Simulators for 5G/4G/IoT technologies as well as Bluetooth®/WLAN testers for EMC tests.

Coping with latest wiring Regulations. - Schneider Electric has launched a new 18th Edition e-book that includes vital information as well as the latest products to help installers comply with new changes to regulations.

Virtul fair. - The EPLAN Virtual Fair is taking place for the seventh time running – this time in the run up to the Hannover Messe on 4 & 5 May 2022. Collaboration is everything. How can people collaborate better, work together more efficiently and remain competitive in the ecosystem of industrial automation? This year's 2022 Eplan Virtual Fair gets to the bottom of these questions.

Tubeskin measurement. - Inaccurate temperature measurements can cost the process industry significant time and money. Looking for a solution, WIKA engineers have designed a system that more accurately measures process furnace tubeskin temperature. Backed by rigorous testing at the WIKA R&D centre in Houston (TX USA), their new TEFRACTO-PAD® (TC59-T) will allow users to meet production targets while protecting the furnace and maintaining tube integrity.

Saving time and cost for machine builders. - Suitable for all compatible T-slot cylinder grooves, the SDBT-MSX is the first auto-teach cylinder switch that learns the required switching position simply by cycling the machine four times during set-up. No in-situ adjustment is required: instead the switch is simply dropped into place in the approximate required position.

To guarantee valve actuator performance. - Rotork Controls has established a global reputation for robust and reliable valve actuators, operating in some of the world's most demanding and critical applications. Thorough testing of the motors used in the actuators is one of the keys to this assured performance, with TorqSense transducers from Sensor Technology playing a vital role in the test process.

An automated, standards-based documentation process saves time and cost. - The production of design and engineering documents for automation projects is expensive and time consuming, and the output quality can vary considerably, because often the processes are mostly manual. However, many tools are available that can reduce time and cost, while increasing documentation quality. Engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contractors, instrumentation engineers, consultants, and others use these tools in projects, and educational institutions use them to train the next generation of users. (ISA InTech+)

PIUK has elected Chris McComb as new Chairman, following the retirement of Bob Squirrell after almost 30 years.

Supply chain award for connectors and cable harness assemblies. - Intelliconnect has achieved the SC21 Silver Performance Standard Award for the fourth consecutive year. This prestigious award is granted by the SC21 Board of ADS, the trade organisation for the Aerospace, Defence, Security and Space Industry Supply Chain Programme and is designed to accelerate the competitiveness of the industry by raising the performance of its supply chains.

Why Established Corporations Should Work with Startups - Startup companies are mushrooming across the globe. Many industrial giants are taking a key interest in these startups to add value to their portfolio by acquiring or investing in these ventures either through capital means or partnerships. Corporations want to work with these startups since a startup is more agile in tailoring the needs of their customers and delivering value at a quicker pace compared to large multinationals. It is a strategic move for corporations to identify new ideas at an early stage so they can partner with entrepreneurs, ensuring that both parties bring their best team for this process and purpose of collaboration. This arrangement would harness and streamline appropriate strategies and processes.(ARC Advisory)

Addverb Technologies has appointed Pieter Feenstra as the CEO of the EMEA region.

Ruggedized GNSS receiver. - The AsteRx-U3 is the successor of the popular Septentrio AsteRx-U multi-frequency GNSS receiver for construction, mining and other machine control applications. The new product combines the company's latest triple-band precise positioning GNSS core with extended wireless communication features including Wi-Fi, UHF and 4G LTE.

Reduce emissions & increasing capacity in polyester plant. - INEOS Aromatics Indonesia has completed $70 million of upgrades at its facilities in Indonesia, to significantly reduce emissions and increase capacity, which includes the installation of two vent gas analyzer systems from Servomex. These were designed in conjunction with INEOS to deliver enhanced safety and control of the oxidation reactor.

Gas measurement quality approval. - Qmicro by Sensirion has congratulated MeterQ on their achievement of the approval from the Physikalisch-Technische Bundesanstalt (PTB), Germany's national metrology institute, for two of their gas quality measurement systems for custody transfer.

Fittings for high pressure. - A new series of fittings and accessories for high pressure instrumentation is now provided by WIKA. The fittings, using the model designation HPFA, are designed for pressures from 15,000 to 60,000 psi (1,034 to 4,136 bar).

European climate leaders. - Financial Times has listed European Climate Leaders 2022. The list includes European companies that achieved the greatest reduction in their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions between 2015 and 2020. Vaisala has been listed in the top 5 of the list, increasing its ranking from place 14 the previous year.

PSU expanded range. - SL Power Electronics SLPE has expanded their next generation range of dual certified internal power supplies with the introduction of the GB Series 10, 20-, 30-, 40-, 60 and 130-Watt families. The GB Series has been designed to offer superior performance and minimise the effort required for system integration across many markets and applications including test and measurement, medical, lighting, and industrial.

Revolutionary geared motor technology. - Two become one: The fewer interfaces, the higher the system efficiency – based on this maxim, NORD DRIVESYSTEMS introduced a revolutionary geared motor in a hygienic wash-down design one year ago, where the especially energy-efficient IE5+ permanent magnet synchronous motor and a single-stage helical gear unit are installed in one single housing.

Accelerating industrial digital transformation and sustainability. - ARC Advisory Group has scheduled its European Industry Forum on May 17-18, 2022 as a virtual event. The forum is part of ARC's successful series of worldwide conferences in the USA, India, China and Japan. In 2020 and 2021 ARC Europe hosted highly successful virtual events with over 900 registrations. (Diese Nachricht auf Deutsch.)

Critical gas analysis for process. - . Servomex has made available a comprehensive set of expert resources to educate and inform customers about all aspects of gas analysis, Servomex analyzers and solutions, key applications, and support services.

Environmental sensor node. - The SEN50 and SEN55 environmental sensing solutions for measuring relevant environmental parameters have been introduced by Sensirion. The SEN50 and SEN55 environmental sensor nodes serve as a straightforward sensor solution platform.

Seven inch display modules. - Review Display Systems (RDS) has announced the availability of a comprehensive range of industrial specification, wide aspect ratio 7.0-inch TFT display modules. They source, supply and support an extensive line-up of cost effective, industry standard 7.0-inch TFT display modules that are suitable for use in a broad range of industry sectors, applications, and operating environments.

Automation Market Update. - ARC Advisory Group publishes the latest Automation Index as a Special Report in PowerPoint format. This concise report focuses on the quantitative rather than qualitative aspects.

Sensitive longwave infrared thermal camera. - The Boson+ has been announced by Teledyne FLIR. Its thermal sensitivity of 20 millikelvin (mK) or less, makes it the most sensitive longwave infrared (LWIR) camera in the market. It shares the industry-leading SWaP of the widely deployed and real-world-proven Boson thermal camera module. With identical mechanical, electrical, and optical interfaces, the Boson+ is a drop-in upgrade that also includes updated image processing to deliver enhanced sharpness and contrast for defense and commercial applications.

Signal conditioners and switches for vibration. - Metrix has recently announced its new 5580 series smart vibration signal conditioners and switches. The new units provide a 4-20 mA output proportional to the measured variable from accelerometers, velocity or position sensors for preventative maintenance and safety tasks on industrial fans, compressors, generators, pumps, and other large shaft-equipped machines where probe systems are essential.

DCS system upgrades cement plant. - ABB Ability™ System 800xA®, the distributed control system (DCS) automation platform, has been installed to upgrade three grinding units at Star Super Cement in Dubai, UAE, and ensure optimized operations with the Star Cement clinkerization plant in Ras Al Khaimah.

Dr. Reto Häring has been appointed Senior VP of Research and Development at TOPTICA Photonics AG.

EV Testing capability. - NI has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the test systems business of Kratzer Automation AG, a European leader in providing holistic customer solutions for electrification (EV). This agreement further expands NI's investment in the high growth area of vehicle electrification and enhances customer connections with key original equipment manufacturers (OEM).