International Rectifier is offering a new family of highly integrated, ultra-compact, patent pending µIPM™ power modules for high efficiency appliance and light industrial applications including compressor drives for refrigeration, pumps for heating and water circulation, air-conditioning fans, dishwashers, and automation systems. By utilizing an innovative packaging solution, the µIPM family delivers a new benchmark in device size, offering up to a 60% smaller footprint than existing 3-phase motor control power ICs. Ultra-compact at 12x12x0.9mm in a PQFN package, the µIPM family comprises a series of fully integrated 3-phase surface-mount motor control circuit solutions. IR's innovation is utilizing PCB copper traces…

Eaton Corporation is expanding connectivity options for the SmartWire-DT panel wiring system, a control panels technology and process that make panel construction easy. Replacing numerous wires used to connect motor control components with a single cable, the SmartWire-DT system is now available to North American customers with Ethernet/IP and Modbus TCP, in addition to PROFIBUS-DP and CANopen. This added flexibility allows the SmartWire-DT system to more easily integrate with original equipment manufacturer’s (OEMs) preferred industrial network. The SmartWire-DT panel wiring solution uses an eight-conductor, flat cable located in the control cabinet to connect motor starters, pushbutton actuators, and indicator lights.…

Post 2010, after the infamous Stuxnet attack in Iran, cyber threats have gained considerable attention from all sections of the industry, from automation and device vendors at the plant-floor to management personnel in boardrooms. The need for implementing security initiatives is increasingly becoming a regulatory compulsion. A practical projection of current trends indicate that regulations and standards governing cyber security is likely to surge in future, reflecting the urgency and opportunity for automation vendors to invest in this emerging market space. This briefing will try to understand: the history of cyber threats significance to automation vendors contemporary security initiatives It…

International Rectifier has unveiled the automotive qualified AUIRS2334S 600V IC for 3-phase inverterized motor drive applications such as high-voltage compressors (HVAC) and fans. The AUIRS2334S features an advanced input filter to improve the input/output pulse symmetry of the signals processed by the device. It include integrated fixed deadtime protection circuitry, shoot-through protection circuitry and under-voltage lockout protection on both the VCC low-side and all VBS high-side floating power supplies. The new device is fully characterized for negative transients on the switching node (NTSOA) that may occur during normal operation and protection mode.Proprietary HVIC and latch immune CMOS technology enables ruggedized…

Galil Motion Control's new stepper motor drive option for their DMC-30000 Pocket Motion Controller Series, the DMC-30017, combines a single-axis motion controller with a 6A microstepping drive. The DMC-30017 contains a microstepping drive for operating a two-phase bipolar stepper motor. The drive produces 256 microsteps per full step or 1024 steps per full cycle which results in 51,200 steps/rev for a standard 200-step motor. The maximum step rate generated by the controller is 3,000,000 microsteps/second. The DMC-30017 drives motors operating at up to 6 Amps at 20 to 80 VDC. There are four software-selectable current settings: 0.75A, 1.5A, 3 A,…

Eaton’s electronic overload relays are now available up to 175 ampere (A) and feature integral ground fault protection and communications capabilities in a single, compact device. Designed for global applications, Eaton's expand line of C440 and XT electronic overload relays provide an integrated starter solution and eliminate the need for an external current transformer(CT), reducing overall space and equipment requirements For applications requiring National Electrical Manufacturer Association (NEMA) size 4 and 185A International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) contactors, the electronic overload relays provide an integrated starter solution. Additionally, the new frame is available in cable-in/cable-out and pass-through versions, making it well…

Datapaq® introduces a radio telemetry system that provides live temperature data transmission from inside industrial heating or cooling processes in all kinds of industries; from batch cooking/freezing in the food processing industry, to vacuum furnace surveying in the aerospace industry, to long duration firing processes in the ceramics industry with extremely high temperatures. Designed for use with the Datapaq Q18 line of data loggers, the system is comprised of transmitters for installation inside the data logger, primary and secondary receivers, and Datapaq Insight™ analysis software. While the data logger collects temperature data inside the heating or cooling process, the radio…

Xylem, formerly ITT, is taking pump-love to a new level. To promote the reliability of its Flygt Ready brand of dewatering pumps, the company has launched a new campaign called "Great Pumping Moments", where pump owners are recruited to share their stories. It's unclear what the reward is for doing such a thing, short of meeting other people who love pumps. Here's a sample. Find more at http://greatpumpingmoments.flygt.com/.

Libelium, a specialist in wireless sensor networks for Smart Cities solutions, announces the launch of the new RFID/NFC module for the Waspmote sensor platform. The new radio module extends Waspmote features allowing sensor data to be used in Location Based Services (LBS), such as asset tracking, supply chain monitoring, intelligent shopping or access management.By using RFID/NFC passive sensors along with ZigBee active sensors, asset tracking can be more accurate than ever along the whole supply chain process. Product management softwares, like ERPs, will access in real time to information related to remaining stock, storage and transportation conditions (temperature and humidity…

The Sercos vendor organizations have released an update to the specification for the Sercos III Real-time Ethernet solution.The V1.3 specification broadens the functionality and the range of applications of the international Sercos real-time standard, while considering new trends in machine and plant construction. The extensions are fully compatible with the existing specification so that the high level of standardization and the best possible interoperability of devices from different manufacturers can be ensured.Following the lead of electronic drives, hydraulics and pneumatics are turning more and more towards digitally controlled modules. This increases flexibility and shifts tasks previously solved by mechanical means…