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Spectra beacons provide status and safety warning in industrial applications
E2S has developed Spectra to extend its industrial range of visual signalling devices. The B350 and B450 traffic lights are designed to provide status and safety warning in industrial applications such as factories, warehouses and process control systems. The units are available with either filament lamps or a long life LED light source, which is ideal for applications where access or maintenance is difficult; it offers significantly lower li... [more]
New programmable sound module with IP69K protection fory EAO
A programmable sound module with IP69K protection has been added to the range of industrial buzzers offered by EAO. EAO’s new Series 56 Multi-Tone Sound Module (MTSM) answers the need for a sophisticated device that will emit a range of different sounds according to the change in status of equipment or machinery. It will benefit any application where an audible signal is required to inform people of a change in the local surroundings. For i... [more]
Orcan to distribute IGE+XAO Group products and services in India
The IGE+XAO Group has signed a new partnership with the Indian company Orcan. This Faridabad-based company, created in 1978, offers a range of diverse products including factory automation solutions. Orcan has built an extended distribution network comprising of 80 dealers, which are located throughout 60 cities. Through this partnership, Orcan will distribute in India IGE+XAO Group products and services, and in particular, SEE Electrical, the... [more]
Dynamic signals in machine safety means cost savings to machine builders
It has been common practice in the machine building industry to use a two channel switching method in order to achieve a high safety performance. This means that two different supply sources are generated from a control unit such as a safety relay and these sources are connected to a field device and fed back to the control unit for monitoring. The control unit will monitor for symptoms such as short circuit or if one supply source is removed... [more]
Safety PLC moves into ASisafe applications
Jokab Safety has released a new member to the Pluto family of products. Pluto ASi is a new safety programmable control unit which has a combination of three functions. Pluto ASi can be configured to be Master/Monitor, Monitor/Slave. In Master/Monitor mode the Pluto controls the ASi bus and reads the I/O in the slave units. All the I/O can be used in the Pluto Manager program. In Monitor mode the Pluto listens to the bus and an external Master... [more]
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