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Dear Reader,
IEN Europe brings you the latest products and solutions available in the market. Please read through the issue online or visit www.ien-online.com to search for products or manufacturers that interest you. In this issue, corresponding to the June/July magazine, we are bringing you two special focus sections; one on industrial network technologies and a second on safety systems.
An extended article introduces Harting Electric's novel approach to combining office and plant communications. Automation IT, which links the office to the plant or factory, shows the growing power of Ethernet. The safety focus is introduced with a case study of Jokab safety sensors installed in an Elopak dairy products filling plant in Malmö , Sweden.
Also, there are another nine technology in action articles which link to more extensive information on our website.
If you're not bored by the Football World Cup yet, you can also read a story exclusive to the electronic newsletter on the dream team behind the Munich Allianz Arena.
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Industry News
Worldwide Industrial Robot Installations Grew by 25% in 2005
R&D Budgets Set to Grow With China to be Biggest Spender
Schneider Electric Consolidates Global Position in Building Automation Global Supply Chain Planning Market to Reach USD 1.18 Billion by 2010 Positive Report for PCIM Europe 2006
Amplicon Sales Exceed EUR 1 Million
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Product Highlights
1. MAGNETIC ENERGY CHAIN
With its upper run not making contact with any other object, it is almost silent
IGUS
2. VARIABLE SPEED DRIVES
Features a removable control panel, that can be moved between drives to copy settings
EMOTRON
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3. ETHERNET SWITCH
Boasts an operating temperature range of -40 to 70°C and a robust IP30 casing
VOLKTEK
4. DISPLAY CART
Allows the mounting of two LCD monitors side by side
ERGOTRON EUROPE
5. SAFETY LASER SCANNER
Compact scanner offers a maximum protective field radius of 2m
SICK
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Technology in Action
1. ‘TORTURING' CABLES FOR OPTIMAL PERFORMANCE
Cable maker Nexans has unveiled its new test centre in Lyon , France , dedicated to ensuring optimum behaviour of cables used in handling applications. “One could say that a cable's position is almost invisible in a plant and yet it is critical,” says Jean-Philippe Machon, VP corporate marketing at Nexans.
2. KEEPING PADDINGTON ON TRACK
Concrete frame specialists Byrne Bros. (Formwork) is working with CMS Vibration Solutions to ensure the new Paddington Central Cross-Rail - part of the new cross-London rail link -deck remains structurally sound. CMS Vibrations recommended Regupol 6010BA, a heavy duty screed isolation solution, to protect the project's concrete slab foundations.
3. X-RAY INSPECTION AT HEALTH BAR
Healthbars Unlimited (HU), owners of the health bar brand Shepherd Boy, selected Cintex, a developer of inspection systems, to help maintain its high food safety standards in production. The system identifies product defects, specification variances or potentially harmful contaminants.
4. SAFETY IN AGGREGATE QUARRY BLASTING
By eliminating the need for costly cables, easy800 intelligent control relays from Moeller Electric are providing Tarmac Western, a leading supplier of aggregates for the construction industry, with a convenient, dependable and cost-effective solution for remotely controlling a Klaxon sounder used to give advance warning of blasting operations in the company's quarry in Shrewsbury, UK.
5. PARTNERSHIP IN OUTSOURCING SCHEME
Airbus UK designs and manufactures wings for all Airbus aircraft; at its Filton base near Bristol , UK . When, in 2004, Airbus UK took the decision to outsource Filton's lubrication management to Castrol, innovation and technical expertise were considered to be as important as cost savings.
6. POWERING WORLD'S LARGEST CRUISE LINER
The world's largest cruise liner, Freedom of the Seas, set off on her maiden transatlantic voyage on 3 May 2006, powered by ABB electrical and propulsion systems. Royal Caribbean Cruise Line's Freedom of the Seas sailed from Southampton , UK , to New York on 3 May before continuing to Miami for its first commercial cruise in the Caribbean in June.
7. IN DEMAND TRUNKING
With demand for electrical trunking booming, manufacturer Legrand has employed a Toshiba robot and a parts indexing system based on Hoerbiger-Origa pneumatics to automate its production line. As offices and other buildings increase their cabling capacity to cope with the increasing need for telecoms, computers and electronic equipment, Legrand has developed several new ranges of trunking systems.
8. VARIABLE TRANSFORMERS
Modular multi-phase inverters developed specifically for the international military and commercial marine markets by ConverTeam of Rugby are subject to continual development to ensure maximum control and efficiency. The VDM25000 Converter can provide PWM control for 15-phase marine propulsion motors. Helping to achieve this are two motorised 150kVA variable transformers supplied by REO.
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