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Dear Reader,
The summer season is approaching fast, a time to enjoy a well-deserved holiday. Before the recreational feeling completely settles in, we are delivering to you another issue of our magazine. In June/July edition of IEN Europe you will find a special focus on Industrial Networking. In the intro article, you can read about the development of industrial automation and networking through the recent decades. Moreover, there are nine Technology in Action articles which link to more extensive stories on our website. And, as always, be sure to catch up on product and industry news.
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Industry News
ContiTech builds new factory in China
ContiTech is building a new production site in the Chinese city of Changshu, 100 km northwest of Shanghai. Wu Weiguo, Vice Mayor of the Changshu Municipal Government of the South East Economic Development Zone industrial park, and Gerhard Lerch, chairman of the Executive Board of ContiTech, signed a corresponding letter of intent in Hannover. In the first construction phase, ContiTech is investing about €30 million, with construction getting underway in the third quarter of 2008. "For us, China presents a double opportunity: a booming sales market and a low-cost production location. We can take better advantage of these opportunities with the new site," says Gerhard Lerch, explaining the involvement in China. "By 2013, we want to have more than doubled our sales in the country and are targeting annual sales of some €250 million."
Other news:
Vacon opens office in the Czech Republic
Bachmann electronic expands its facility
Will DIN-rail PCs with I/O Revolutionise Industrial PCs?
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Product Highlights
Intrinsically Safe Calibrator
practical tool designed for field calibration and testing in explosive environments.
BEAMEX
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12-channel Junction Boxes
for FF and Profibus-PA
HANS TURCK
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3. Remote Area Light System
emergency lighting in critical situation
PELI PRODUCTS
4. Enabling Switch
lightweight and ergonomic design
EUCHNER
5. Geared Motors
in FEM-calculated housing
GETRIEBEBAU NORD
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Technology in Action
1. Successful landing on Mars with motors
On August 3rd last year NASA started a new mission to our neighbouring red planet Mars. The major task of the Phoenix Mission is to look for signs of life, which means traces of water, on Mars. On board are two microscopes, an excavator shovel and seven maxon electro-motors. On May 26th 2008, after a nine month journey, the American space vehicle "Phoenix Mars Lander" landed...
2. Critical power protection for Lamborghini
Chloride is providing critical power protection at Italian supercar maker Automobili Lamborghini, continuing a business relationship that extends back many years. At Sant'Agata, Lamborghini was ahead of its time when back in 1963 it located its administration and design departments alongside the production facilities. Today, the company remains at the cutting edge of automotive...
3. 865 valves for the water regeneration plant
Industrial water recycling is essential for a sustainable management of the environment and its natural resources. Therefore CEPEX designs its products as an integral element of this sustainable management and has implemented various policies aimed at reducing the environmental impact of its products, installations and industrial processes. CEPEX is continuously developing...
4. Retrofitting Hungarian Bus Fleet
ContiTech Vibration Control, Europe's leading manufacturer of engine mounts for commercial vehicles, is installing SCHWINGMETALL cone mounts in Miskolc, Hungary's fleet of urban transit buses. After the midi fleet was re-equipped with Euro IV-generation diesel engines, passengers complained to transit company operators of increased vibration in the buses...
5. Thermography helps brewery tune energy efficiency
The new WYKO thermography department based in Tyseley, Birmingham has achieved a notable success in offering the Coors brewery in Burton the potential to save up to Ł60K annually in energy costs. Always looking for ways to further refine its energy efficiency Coors worked with WYKO Electro Mechanical Services and initiated a survey, using thermal imaging which traditionally...
6. The satellite keeps on flying
GIOVE-A, the first satellite in the Europe-led Galileo satellite navigation system celebrates 27 months in orbit this month, marking the completion of its nominal mission lifetime. The European Space Agency (ESA) has confirmed that the pioneering Medium-Earth Orbit satellite is a "full mission success" and has contracted SSTL to continue operations for an additional year as the satellite...
7. Automation delivers a flexible solution
A flexible robotic production cell solution has been delivered to Deutsch UK by robotics and automation specialist Aylesbury Automation. The robot-based machine has been introduced as a result of increasing product demand. It assembles a range of similar, two pin electrical plugs and sockets and produces one complete part every six seconds...
8. Remote condition monitoring of wind farms
In Australia, wind power as a source of renewable energy has to compete with the relatively cheaper energy produced by Australian coal power plants. FAG Industrial Services (F'IS) is the maintenance and condition monitoring company within the Schaeffler Group. In early 2006, a total of 49 'FAG WiPro' (Wind Turbine Protection) systems were installed for a customer in two major...
9. Voltage reduction cuts power consumption
A new voltage reduction system has been launched that cuts energy consumption of fluorescent lighting systems by up to 30%. According to Block, the manufacturer of the system, payback is typically between 20 and 30 months. The system has already proved itself with customers in Germany. Energy consumption was reduced by around 20% for indoor lighting at a Lidl supermarket...
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