MILWAUKEE, Aug. 27, 2012 — Machine builders can reduce control-system enclosure size, cut wiring time and simplify cabling when using the new Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6000M integrated drive-motor system from Rockwell Automation. The Kinetix 6000M drive-motor combines the high-performance Allen-Bradley MP-Series food-grade servo motor and Kinetix 6000 multi-axis servo drive technologies into a single, compact, on-machine package.

“Machine builders face a variety of challenges,” said Paul Sipe, marketing manager, Motion Business, Rockwell Automation. “They need to balance the goals of increasing machine flexibility by using more servo axes, while reducing machine size and assembly labor costs. Now, integrated drive-motor technology can help them achieve these goals.”

Moving servo drives out of the control enclosure and onto the machine delivers significant space savings, while reducing cabling. For example, replacing panel-mounted drives with the Kinetix 6000M integrated drive-motor system can reduce panel space required by up to 60 percent for a typical eight-axis system. Additionally, the number of cables exiting the control enclosure is reduced by as much as 75 percent because a hybrid/network cable daisy chain replaces the individual power and feedback cables needed for panel-mounted servo drives. Fewer cables help to reduce assembly time, the potential for wiring errors, and the time it takes to troubleshoot and repair a machine.Terminating servo motor power and feedback cables at panel-mounted servo drives can take about 20 minutes per axis. The Kinetix 6000M integrated drive-motor system allows machine builders to do this in approximately 30 seconds, helping to dramatically reduce installation time.

Advantech introduces the UNO-4683, a new IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 certified substation computer, and four new domain plug-in I/O modules (UNOP-1514C, UNOP-1618D, UNOP-1628D and UNOP-1624D) specifically designed for the UNO-4673A and UNO-4683 which are slotted in to the three configurable I/O expansion slots of the UNO-4673A/4683.

The fanless UNO-4683 with Intel® Core™ i7 processor and compact 2U rackmount form factor, dual power input {AC (100 ~ 240 VAC) and DC (106 ~ 250 VDC)}, and advanced computing technology delivers robustness and reliability. Certified with IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 standards, the UNO-4683 is able to communicate with different devices across substations and also comes with a wide range of communication interfaces and flexible expansion capabilities, including six Ethernet ports with LAN redundant teaming functionality, six USB ports, and two RS-232/422/485 isolated serial ports. Three configurable domain I/O expansion slots are also open for users to select the UNOP I/O modules to meet their application needs.

UNOP modules are also compliant with the IEC 61850-3 and IEEE 1613 standards; the UNOP-1624D is a 4-port isolated RS-232/422/485 card with IRIG B support, whilst the UNOP-1514C comes with 4-port Fiber Optic LAN support. There are also two 8-port RS-232/422/485 I/O modules: the UNO-1618D without port-to-port isolation and the UNO-1628D with port-to-port isolation.

AUSTIN, TEXAS – Aug. 20, 2012 – National Instruments today introduced NI TestStand 2012, the latest version of its automated test management software. With its new modular process architecture, NI TestStand 2012 helps engineers increase the flexibility and throughput of their automated test systems. The new modular framework makes test setup easier, expands test and reporting flexibility, and makes it possible for engineers to simultaneously test and report during parallel testing.

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“With its new asynchronous processing, NI TestStand 2012 greatly increases our test system performance,” said Alessandro Bernocchi, software manager at Alfamation, a leading test solution provider. “It helps us achieve significant gains in test throughput by immediately testing the next device under test while our data collection for the initial DUT happens in a separate thread automatically.”

Product Features

- Asynchronous result processing makes it possible to continue testing devices while simultaneously generating reports or data logging

- Plug-in architecture facilitates advanced customizations, including multiple report formats, with minimal code changes

- NI Idea Exchange Community-requested features that reduce development time, including drag-and-drop code module files for step autogeneration, improved array and string manipulation, and more

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that it will release ROTAMASS LR, the world´s smallest dual bent tube Coriolis mass flowmeter, on August 15.

The new ROTAMASS LR employs a proven dual bent tube and self-draining design and represents a significant addition to Yokogawa´s ROTAMASS Low Flow Line product family for gas and liquid flow measurement.

Designed to measure both liquids and gases, the effective turndown of the ROTAMASS LR is no less than 2,000:1 for liquids and 5,000:1 for gases, and the mass flow measurement range spans from 10.5 g/h up to 40 kg/h, achieving a measurement accuracy of ±0.15% of reading for liquids and ±0.5% for gases.

Product Features

1. Dual bent tube design with perfect balance for robust performance

2. Unique inline temperature sensor for reliable measurement

3. Robust stainless steel housing

4. Insulation and heating jacket options

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