Tuesday, March 30, 2010

Honeywell Sensing and Control Zephyr Digital Airflow Sensors


The new Honeywell Zephyr™ Digital Airflow Sensors (HAF Series - High Accuracy) allow for very precise airflow measurement.

The Zephyr sensors provide enhanced reliability, digital accuracy, and repeatable measurements to meet many medical and industrial application specifications. These devices offer key competitive advantages not found in other digital airflow sensors, including:

  • Meet high accuracy specifications: High 2.5% accuracy allows for a very precise airflow measurement, often ideal for demanding applications with high accuracy requirements
  • Customizable: Allows the sensor to be designed to meet your specific needs
  • High sensitivity at very low flows: Allows your application the ability to detect the presence or absence of airflow
  • High stability: Reduces errors due to thermal effects and null shift to provide accurate readings over time, often eliminating the need for system calibration after printed circuit board (PCB) mount, and periodically over time
  • Low pressure drop: Typically improves patient comfort in medical applications, and reduces noise and system wear in components such as motors and pumps
  • Saves customers time and money: Linear output provides a more intuitive sensor signal than the raw output of basic airflow sensors, often eliminating the need for linearizing the output which can help reduce production/design costs and implementation time
  • Simplifies your production requirements: ASIC-based I2C digital output compatibility eases integration to micro-processors or micro-controllers, reducing PCB complexity and component count
  • Small: Small size occupies less space on the PCB, simplifying installation and potentially reducing production costs; PCB size may also be reduced, simplifying fit in space-constrained applications
  • Flexible: Low 3.3 Vdc voltage option and low power supply allow for battery-driven and other portable applications


Red Lion Controls New and Improved CUB7 Counters and Timers


Red Lion is pleased to announce the release of their new and improved CUB7 line of counters and timers. In updating the CUB7 line, features were combined to reduce the total number of available models from 24 to 12. The counters and timers are available in two input formats-low voltage (28 VDC max) and high voltage (50 to 250 VAC max), and are offered with three available liquid crystal display options-reflective, red backlight and green backlight.

Enhancements include input DIP switches that allow low voltage models to have sourcing and sinking inputs. All units have front panel keypads that can be used to reset the display. These keypads can be enabled or disabled via a single DIP switch if no action is needed from the front panel. The standard units are supplied with 22 gauge wires for external connections. An optional terminal block is available for those customers that prefer wiring terminals. Power is provided from an internal lithium battery, designed to provide up to 7 years of trouble-free operation.


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Red Lion Controls Crimson 3.0 Software


Red Lion announces the release of Crimson 3 – the latest version of their widely-acclaimed operator interface configuration software. Built from the ground up and tested in actual user applications for over a year, Crimson 3 is the direct result of more than 540 customer requests to help improve Crimson software. Crimson 3 contains myriad new features designed to make it easier to design and implement attractive and powerful user interface solutions. The new software currently works with G3 and G3 Kadet operator interfaces, Modular Controller, and the Data Station Plus.

Crimson 3 provides expanded international support with 5 built-in languages; English, Spanish, German, French, and Chinese—with more languages planned for future releases. Automatic translation is supported via lexicon files of standard industrial control terms or via Google or Microsoft’s web translation application programming interfaces. The entire database or just a single string can be translated in this manner.

Some other features available in this new version include:

  • The ability to drag tags onto the screen to create instant objects.
  • Create hundreds of tags using smart copy to auto index register addresses.
  • Quick menus provide a short list of the most common tasks for faster programming.
  • Anti-aliased fonts improve user visibility.
  • Many new images have been added to the already more than 4000 images.
  • New looks, better color fills, and the ability to add data and text to any object.
  • The USB host ports allow USB memory stick synchronization.
  • With an unlimited number of undo commands, there is no need to worry about mistakes.
  • Create master slides to share objects with other pages to shorten editing time.
  • Combine multiple dynamic objects together to create a single working widget and share your widget with others users around the globe.
  • Mass edit tags to modify the following attributes: color, security, alarms, format, mapping, scaling, or triggers.
  • Convert an application database written for a large HMI to a smaller HMI with the easy conversion utility.
  • Manage the entire database of fonts or images through a single utility.


Thursday, March 25, 2010

New Literature from SMC Pneumatics

Air Line Components

SMC Pneumatics’ Air Line Components pocket guide is an essential reference for pneumatic specialists in the field. This guide contains technical information on SMC tubing, speed controllers, fittings and FRL units, along with quick reference information to aid in many pneumatic applications.


All Products

The newly updated All Products catalog from SMC Pneumatics lists basic information for their entire line of pneumatic and pneumatic-related products. Every series of SMC’s products along with their main features and characteristics can be located quickly and easily.



Panduit PANDUCT PANELMAX Corner Wiring Duct


Panduit's PANDUCT PANELMAX Corner Wiring Duct is an innovative one-piece wire management product that makes more efficient use of space inside enclosures, speeds installation, and reduces control panel assembly costs. PANELMAX Corner Wiring Duct is used in the vertical corners of medium to large electrical control panels (with both side and back panels) to route, conceal, and protect electrical wiring. PANELMAX Corner Wiring Duct is part of a complete line of Panduit wire management solutions for control panels.



CML Innovative Technologies Product Selector Guide


CML has led the world of illumination since its formation in 1910. Moving from the supply of incandescent lamps, CML-IT has embraced LED technology and is now one of the world leading supplies of both LEDs and LED based solutions for a variety of markets.


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Tuesday, March 23, 2010

Turck Explosion-Proof Receptacles


TURCK announces new 1”-16UN and 1-1/8”-16UN minifast® explosion-proof feed-through receptacles that install directly into standard 3/4 inch conduit entries, without requiring additional conduit or poured seals. These quick-disconnect B-size (1 inch) and C-size (1-1/8 inch) receptacles provide an effi cient solution to maintain the explosion-proof ratings of instrument housings and explosion-proof enclosures in Class I, Division 2 hazardous areas.


These receptacles are fully potted and withstand 6,000 psi of pressure in high quality 316 stainless steel housings. The 7 and 8-pole B-size and 9, 10 and 12-pole C-size connectors are keyed in a manner so that it is impossible to incorrectly mate the connectors. The connectors incorporated into these devices are compatible with TURCK’s FM approved cordsets, and provide NEMA 1, 3, 4, 6P and IEC IP68 protection against liquid ingress when a mating connector is attached.



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