Monday, May 17, 2010

Honeywell Limitless Wireless Global Limit Switches


The new Honeywell Sensing and Control Limitless™ product line combines the best of MICRO SWITCH™ global switches with wireless technology. Limitless™ WGLA Series limit switches feature the latest commercial off-the-shelf wireless technology, especially beneficial for remote monitoring applications where wiring, or wiring maintenance, is not physically possible or economically feasible.


Honeywell SMART Position Sensor


Honeywell Sensing and Controls SMART Position Sensor is the most accurate and durable linear position device available in the industry (0,05 mm [0.002 in]), enabling highly accurate motion control, and improving operation efficiency and safety. Its simple, non-contact design eliminates mechanical failure mechanisms, reducing wear and tear, improving reliability and durability, and minimizing downtime.


Honeywell Sensing and Control TruStability Silicon Pressure Sensors


The new Honeywell Sensing and Control HSC Series and SSC Series of plastic silicon pressure sensors offer different accuracies and compensated temperature ranges that address specific segment needs. These devices offer customers three key benefits not found in competitive silicon sensors:

Stability: These sensors are the most stable silicon pressure sensors available.

Accuracy: They are designed to provide an extremely tight accuracy specification.

Flexibility: Their modular and flexible design offer customers a variety of package styles and options, all with the same industry-leading performance specifications.


Friday, May 14, 2010

Turck IP20 Rated Ethernet Switch


TURCK’s new IP20 rated Ethernet switches simplify and reduce traffic on Ethernet networks. The SE20 5-port unmanaged Ethernet switch stores and forwards wirespeed switching and automatically learns up to 1,024 MAC addresses. The switch is UL approved and requires a 24 VDC power supply. The SE20 Ethernet switch also compliments TURCK’s complete line of BL20 IP20 rated products.


Features

  • Store & forward wire-speed switching


  • Automatic address learning, aging and migration

  • Full duplex operation with fl ow control (no collisions)

  • All IEEE 802.3 Ethernet protocols supported

  • 1024 MAC addresses supported

  • Degree of protection IP 20

  • Memory bandwidth 3.2 Gbps

  • 10/100 Mbps - Auto Negotiation

  • Ethernet isolation 1500 VRMS 1 minute



Tuesday, May 11, 2010

Honeywell Sensing and Control XYR Wireless Position Sensors


The OneWireless™ XYR™ 6000 Position Sensor allows remote, reliable valve position monitoring in a variety of applications to avoid the time and safety risk of manually monitoring valves in hazardous areas and remote installations.

The XYR 6000 Position Sensor is based on the proven and reliable MICRO SWITCH™ CX series hazardous location limit switch available for more than 40 years.

By combining the proven functionality of MICRO SWITCH technology with an enabler like the OneWireless network, position sensors can now be used for remote monitoring applications, including: positioners, manual process valves, safety shower notification, tank level indication, door position, louver/damper position, or any other presence, absence or position sensing application where installing wires is inefficient or cost-prohibitive.

The XYR 6000 Position Sensor delivers the following benefits:

Reliable Operations - Accurately monitor process parameters in real-time and enhance disaster recovery capability.

Enhance Safety - Reduce need for human site monitoring in areas that pose a safety risk.

Reduce Environmental Risk - reduce the potential for environmental incidence through the explosion-proof packaging of the sensor mechanism and identify true valve position to minimize risk of unwanted fluid release.

Achieve Higher Efficiency and Productivity - Increase process efficiencies through accurate valve position monitoring, electronic tagging of all valves in system, improve efficiency of scheduled maintenance by targeting valves that have degraded and enhance scalability and flexibility with the ability to add/move valve position sensors.

Lower System and Commissioning Costs - Easily and quickly retrofit existing equipment, reduce system complexity and eiminate the need for conduit easements.




Honeywell Sensing and Control BX2 Hazardous Area Limit Switches


Honeywell's MICRO SWITCH™ BX Hazardous Area Limit Switch family has been expanded to include the new MICRO SWITCH™ BX2 Series featuring a corrosion-resistant stainless steel housing. The BX2 Series delivers corrosion resistance and provides both cost and time savings to the end user. The stainless steel housing helps protect the switch mechanism from corrosion often present in chemical processing plants, off-shore/near shore sites, and other hazardous areas. The MICRO SWITCH™ BX2 can also save up to four-weeks down time when replacing rusty, unsafe switches along with minimizing unplanned down time.

To comply with explosion-proof switching requirements, the flame path within the switch housing is designed to contain and cool escaping hot gases and fumes that could cause an explosion outside of the switch.

POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS

  • Control valves and actuators
  • Offshore drilling
  • Gas recovery units
  • petrochemical plants
  • Grain elevators
  • Waste treatment
  • Paint booths
  • Mining conveyors
  • Pulp and paper handling
  • Hazardous waste handling


Honeywell Sensing and Control Limitless Series Wireless Global Limit Switch

The Limitless™ series of switches is based on 802.15.4 point-to-point communications and can be configured to potentially allow up to sixteen devices to communicate with one receiver module. The products are based on Honeywell's proven harsh duty and medium duty limit switches. They have the same mechanical life, temperature ratings, and sealing as standard switches, but they're wireless. Wireless functionality is implemented through an 802.15.4 open protocol RF board operating in the 2.4 GHz globally license-free frequency band. The wireless signal is received by either a panel-mount receiver, or an industrial DIN-rail module, that then converts it to an output. Outputs can be LEDs, buzzers, or electrical signals. The capability also exists to provide CAN, ProfiBus, and standard Ethernet communications.

The Limitless™ switches eliminate the need for maintenance of equipment's wiring. Because there is no actual wiring to install, no wear-and-tear to mend, no frayed cord to ever replace. Which interprets into a better bottom line and increased uptime.

Benefits:

  • Enables presence/absence detection in remote parts of application/machinery, where wiring is an issue or not feasible
  • Reduced installation/maintenance costs with no wires, conduit, strain relief, clips, connectors, connection boxes, etc.
  • Eliminates issues with wire connection integrity on moving equipment
  • Consumes ultra-low power to prolong battery life