Uncategorised
Treotham Automation has released the Wieland Samos PRO system which can be safety interconnected via the dedicated Samos NET bus system.
The system is programmed using Samos PLAN v 1.3 which is a graphical user interface for configuration and parameterisation of inputs and outputs.
According to Treotham Automation, advantages of the Samos PLAN v 1.3 include modular and highly flexible, intuitive programming, offline simulation function, monitoring logic for actuators, automatic sensor detection, function block library, gateways, online diagnosis, forcing function, memory plug for program protection and standard compliant documentation.
Samos PRO is reportedly the smallest and fastest modular compact safety control for the monitoring and control of mechanical and system engineering applications for up to Category 4 (EN954-1), PLe (EN13849-1) and SIL3 (EN62061).
It is also suitable for complex applications with the highest safety requirements where conventional relay technology reaches its limits.
Treotham Automation
02 9907 1778 – info@treotham.com.au
www.treotham.com.au
Micromax Sensors & Automation says the Limitless Series of switches and monitors delivers more flexibility, more uptime, more reliability, and more freedom.
The Limitless product line combines MICRO SWITCH global switches with wireless technology.
The 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.
The wireless switches and monitors use 802.15.4 as it is license free, globally acceptable, and requires low power consumption.
They also employ WLAN RF 2.4 GHz standard radio bands, conform to international IEEE 802.15.4 standards, and feature a 16-bit address and 128-bit security key.
Up to 16 Limitless switches may be networked together and paired with one Limitless WPMM monitor.
When used together, Limitless components have up to a 304m (1000ft) line-of-sight communication range.
Bestech Australia has released Macro Sensors’ new spring loaded Linear Variable Differential Transformer (LVDT), the GPA 750.
The GPA 750, similar to a long stroke gauge head, comprises of a 19mm diameter stainless steel body and a spring loaded shaft guided by two precision sleeve bearings.
The LVDT core is attached to the end of the shaft which moves through the windings of the LVDT fixed inside the body.
A 1m long electrical cable is attached to one end of the housing, and the other end of the body is threaded (½ -20 UNF 2A). Two UNF nuts are included with the GPA750 to enable it to be locked in place either in a threaded bore, or in a fixed bracket.
The Macro Sensor GPA 750 spring loaded LVDT is available with ranges from ±1.25 to ±50mm and the linearity is better than 0.25%. The probe tip can be replaced by a hardened tool steel tip. The force of the spring is between 28 and 570 gram force, dependent on the stroke length.
The ReeR EOS4 compact safety light curtain has been designed for the protection of machine tools.
According to Treotham Automation, the unit has a very small dead zone allowing it to maintain resolution up to 30 mm if installed on a plan, and up to 40 mm if installed at 90° against another EOS unit.
The EOS4 can be used for the protection of presses, punches and dinking machines, cutters and shears, robotised areas, assembly lines and assembly machines, including those with a small size.
The units feature selectable maximum scanning distances of 4 m or 12 m, and have two PNP safety static outputs protected from short-circuits and overloads.
The EOS4 is available with a resolution of 30 and 40 mm for hand detection, 50 and 90 mm resolution for presence detection in a hazardous area, and 90 mm resolution with 2, 3, or 4 beams for access control.
Pacific Sensor Technologies has launched the D4130, an all-in-one thermometer, hygrometer, barometer and data logger.
The D4130 provides simultaneous reading of temperature and air relative humidity, dew point temperature and air pressure reading selectable, built-in sensors, barometric pressure tendency reading which lasts 3 hours.
Pacific Sensor Technologies D4130, thermometers, hygrometers, barometers are designed for measurement and data logging of temperature, relative humidity and atmospheric pressure into the internal non-volatile memory. Barometric pressure tendency reading is also available.
Free PC program enables to transfer recorded data via RS232 serial link to the computer for evaluation. The data logger is connected to the PC through included communication cable only for data transfer from the memory. During connection with the PC no measurement and record is enabled.
Norsk Blikkvalseverk, Scandinavia’s biggest producer of sheet metal for the packaging industry, installed Silvent’s air nozzles to improve the working environment at their rolling mill. The use of compressed air was considered to be one of their greatest problems, due to the intolerably high noise levels it generated.
After studying the various manufacturing processes, Silvent recommended solutions for every application of compressed air usage throughout the mill. These solutions sought to cut noise to an acceptable level, as well as lowering energy consumption and improving the quality of steel being produced.
Different air nozzles were chosen depending on the application in question. The nozzles most frequently utilised were the 209, 705 and 920 models. The Silvent 209 air nozzle, made of zinc, can be used for a wide variety of applications to cut noise levels and energy consumption. The Silvent 705 air nozzle is made entirely of stainless steel, with aerodynamic slots to allow for optimal utlilisation of compressed air whilst keeping the noise level to a minimum. The Silvent 920 air nozzle, made of zinc, is a flat nozzle that generates a broad and efficient air cone.
Silvent air nozzles are avaliable in Australia only from Spray Nozzle Engineering.
The new fully electronic BRECO TSM Alpha 1 universal digital belt tension meter now available from PIES Australia is designed to measure the static tension of all belt types including all different types of tension members such as steel, kevlar and glasfibre to ensure correct pre-tension is set.
The BRECO TSM Alpha 1 comes with an external senor head that is connected to the unit through a USB interface for measuring in hard-accessible areas. It has contactless measurement with one-sided belt touch, reliable accurate measuring results that are reportedly highly reproducible, an LCD indicating how full the battery is, and alerts when the battery need changing.
The Measuring range of the BRECO TSM Alpha 1 is 5 to 500 Hz with a maximum tolerance of ± 1 Hz (more than 100 Hz ± 2 Hz). The readings are displayed on a 3-digited LCD display and requires 2 AAA batteries (supplied). The unit weighs 160g and has dimensions of 120 x 65 x 30mm.
PIES Australia
03 9303 2063 – sales@piesau.com.au
www.piesau.com.au
Aerotech has introduced a series of rotary air-bearing stages designed for high precision angular positioning and velocity stability.
The stages use a slotless, brushless motor that is inherently zero-cogging and torque ripple-free to maximise positioning accuracy. According to the company, the low-profile design reduces effective working height, minimising stack-up errors.
The ABRS stages meet the exacting motion control requirements of semiconductor wafer inspection, high precision metrology, x-ray diffraction, optical inspection and fabrication, and MEMS/nanotechnology device fabrication.
Applications requiring exceptional planar performance will benefit from large air-bearing surfaces that provide high stiffness and load capacity for reduced face error motion, the company says.
A direct coupled, high accuracy rotary encoder achieves resolution of <0.03 arc second and accuracy of ±1 arc second or less when used with the unit’s feedback multipliers and controls.
A clear aperture facilitates product feed-through, laser beam delivery, cable clearance or other application-specific requirements.
Custom versions of the ABRS are available for rate table and inertial guidance test-stand applications.
Lastek
08 8443 8668 – sales@lastek.com.au
www.aerotech.com
Enware Australia is now offering Enpac’s Poly-Dolly, a tough, light and ergonomic mobile dispensing station for 205 litre (44 gallon) drums which has been engineered to reduce drum handling and improve safety.
According the company, slip and fall accidents are one of the leading causes of industrial injury in Australasia, along with body strain injuries resulting from manual handing of heavy workplace items.
To help prevent work inquires and sprains when handling the ubiquitous 205 litre (44 gallon) drums found throughout industry, Enware says the mobile unit has been design to ensure workers use their correct major muscle groups to support and propel the load from a correct distance, rather than straining smaller muscle groups by being hunched over too close to the load.
Weighing 44.5 kg, the Enpac Poly-Dolly has a load-bearing capacity of UDL 270kg and built in protection ranging from the easy loading and dispensing procedure, to easy wheeling design.
Features also include:
- Built in secondary containment unit to prevent accidental spills landing on the floor. Convenient drain plugs.
- Drain hole into enclosed sump area elevated above dispensing well for major spills – 304 litre sump.
- Integrally moulded handle for extra strength. The rolled grip handle makes lifting easy.
- Extra large easy roll 25cm polyolefin wheels (and optional pneumatic wheels for rugged terrain, such as construction, engineering and resources sites.
The Enpac range is suitable for applications in the automotive, building, construction, electrical, government utility, laboratories, manufacturing, materials handling, mining and petroleum, process engineering, primary product processing and transport industries.
EC&M Electrical has released Canalplas’ Edge Corner Wire Duct System which allows users to make full use of the corner of a control panel where cables and wires can be installed.
The unique ducting system reportedly allows installation flush to the corner. With the corner panel fixed, the installer then can use one of two sections to provide a depth of either 90 mm or 110 mm, the distributor says.
These sections allow the user to provide an opening of 40 mm or 60 mm, respectively. The openings allow access to the wires and cables, when required.
EC&M Electrical says by using the same “L” shaped bottom piece and keeping the same side wall, users can also saves on the need for stocking other ducts if there is a need to increase the wire fill capacity .
Edge slotted duct allows the easy insertion of wires or cables at any point this may be required. Extremely strong, easy to transport and assemble, the ducting system comes in useful cross sections of 9,000 and 11,050 mm2.
EC&M Electrical
02 9748 4577 – sales@ecm.net.au
www.ecm.net.au
THE Machine Tool Division of Siemens Drive Technologies has integrated its control and programming interfaces – HMI-Advanced, ShopMill and ShopTurn – in a single end-to-end interface for machine tools, called SINUMERIK Operate.
SINUMERIK Operate contains animated elements and allows intuitive operation and programming. New functions mean that even complex workpieces are easy to program, set up and machine, according to Siemens.
The clearly-structured layout with context-based functions and self-explanatory icons is designed for machine operators.
Integrated simulation enables the program to be checked one operation at a time as it is programmed. This is said to be very powerful when combined with STEP programming in ShopMill or ShopTurn.
Local Australian machine tool manufacturer Thomas Hegmann (H&H machine tools) is reportedly already using this development, which offers 840Dsl with SINUMERIK Operate on its CNC gantry milling machines.
CNC Design
03 9411 1511
www.cncdesign.com
PPT VISION has introduced IMPACT 10.1, the latest release of its standard machine vision software designed to create fast flexible machine vision inspection solutions.
The IMPACT 10.1 software can be used with any PPT VISION smart camera system, including the M-Series Embedded Vision System, an advanced system that reportedly allows users to perform up to four unique, independently initiated inspections utilizing a single vision processor.
According to the company, the software provides the fastest option for using color, line scan and gray scale cameras together with a single vision processor to solve high-speed multi-camera inspection applications.
All 30 new models of our M-Series color and line scan cameras can be connected to an M-Series processor because the cameras communicate using the industry standard GigE protocol.
IMPACT10.1 also includes new features and enhancements for all PPT VISION smart cameras, including an enhanced 2D data matrix inspection tool with improved robustness in the presence of noise around the symbol.
PPT VISION
info@pptvision.com
www.pptvision.com
Maxitec has introduced Mate ValuGrind, a tool grinding system that regrinds punches and dies to maintain optimum condition for quality punch press fabrication.
The ValuGrind has a sturdy construction to stop it from moving or tipping when in use. Its grinding wheel has minimal exposure and it comes with a safety-stop button, tinted polycarbonate safety shield and diffuser-lined tub walls which are said to keep coolant splatter to a minimum.
ValuGrind accommodates thick turret A-E station, MultiTool and Trumpf-style Size 1 and 2 tooling and can be customised to specific requirements based on fixtures, style and electrical wiring needs.
It features a belt drive that ensures optimum wheel rpm, a large diamond grinding wheel with inner-cooled cup style design that keeps coolant exactly where it’s required to prevent burning or discoloration.
The system comes with a large motor that can accommodate up to thick Turret E-station dies and a large grinding wheel (165mm).The overall size is 820 mm length, 520mm width and 675 mm high.
Maxitec has introduced Mate ValuGrind, a tool grinding system that regrinds punches and dies to maintain optimum condition for quality punch press fabrication.
The ValuGrind has a sturdy construction to stop it from moving or tipping when in use. Its grinding wheel has minimal exposure and it comes with a safety-stop button, tinted polycarbonate safety shield and diffuser-lined tub walls which are said to keep coolant splatter to a minimum.
ValuGrind accommodates thick turret A-E station, MultiTool and Trumpf-style Size 1 and 2 tooling and can be customised to specific requirements based on fixtures, style and electrical wiring needs.
It features a belt drive that ensures optimum wheel rpm, a large diamond grinding wheel with inner-cooled cup style design that keeps coolant exactly where it’s required to prevent burning or discoloration.
The system comes with a large motor that can accommodate up to thick Turret E-station dies and a large grinding wheel (165mm).The overall size is 820 mm length, 520mm width and 675 mm high.
At stand 582, Haco will be exhibiting a CNC plasma machine, KOMPAKT 3015, featuring a Hypertherm HyPerformance HPR XD plasma source, which is specifically designed to be mounted on X-Y cutting tables.
The machine uses the company’s new APC59T Windows control. The touch panel reduces the number of keyboard and button actions to a minimum, allowing the user a straight forward, intuitive control of the entire production cycle.
The advanced software ‘RoboTorch’ raises the bar for other plasma software on the market due to the simple layout of the user-interface, the company says.
Haco Australia
08 9414 8009
www.hacoaustralia.com.au
Metal fabrication software company Idronic demonstrates its innovative management system software LaserQuote on stand 693.
LaserQuote is a business management system software designed to manage and streamline all daily business activities for fabricators, profile cutters, engineering and sheet metal shops.
LaserQuote enables parts programming, customer relations, quote generation, as well as production control of various features in metal cutting and fabrication operations.
The software’s built-in laser cutting wizard can generate an accurate and consistent quote in seconds, and the software facilitates the automation and creation of programming where multiple parts obtained from clients are nested together using CAD nesting software.
Idronic
1300 437 664
www.idronic.com
Hi-Tech Metrology, a provider of metrology and scanning products and services, will be displaying the latest technology for 3D scanning, computer-aided inspection and reverse engineering on stand 687 at the upcoming Austech exhibition.
With a focus on using the latest scanning technology to capture and process high resolution 3D spatial geometries for reverse engineering, visitors will walk away with practical knowledge and information on a complete range of laser scanning technologies from Hexagon Metrology, Romer, Brown & Sharpe, Sheffield, Leica, Kreon, Perceptron and Micro-Vu.
Lean manufacturing and project management company, TXM Lean Solutions, will be exhibiting at stand 505 with a themed ‘mini factory’, demonstrating how lean manufacturing techniques can help advanced manufacturers become more agile.
The mini factory will feature real examples of some of the tools and techniques TXM uses to achieve: shorter lead times and a better and more flexible service to customers; reduced working capital to free up cash; changed workplace culture with all employees engaged in improving quality, productivity and customer service; differentiation on service and a competitive edge to compete more effectively with imports; and reduced costs.
TXM Lean Solutions
03 9607 8241
www.txm.com.au
PPT VISION has introduced IMPACT 10.1, the latest release of its standard machine vision software designed to create fast flexible machine vision inspection solutions.
The IMPACT 10.1 software can be used with any PPT VISION smart camera system, including the M-Series Embedded Vision System, an advanced system that reportedly allows users to perform up to four unique, independently initiated inspections utilizing a single vision processor.
According to the company, the software provides the fastest option for using color, line scan and gray scale cameras together with a single vision processor to solve high-speed multi-camera inspection applications.
All 30 new models of our M-Series color and line scan cameras can be connected to an M-Series processor because the cameras communicate using the industry standard GigE protocol.
IMPACT10.1 also includes new features and enhancements for all PPT VISION smart cameras, including an enhanced 2D data matrix inspection tool with improved robustness in the presence of noise around the symbol.
PPT VISION
info@pptvision.com
www.pptvision.com
Fortress has redeveloped its Pneumatic Valve+ (PV+) unit into a modular design that reportedly allows the configuration of an array of valves, trapped key interlocks and key switches in any combination.
The company says the PV+ is suitable for the isolation of a pneumatic power source and is conventionally key-free, but the revised modular design allows the unit to be used in conjunction with other functional modules, giving the user flexibility.
The PV+ has been designed to complement the Fortress mGard range of mechanical key interlocks for heavy applications, which work by releasing and trapping keys in a predetermined sequence to ensure safe operation of dangerous machinery; access is not permitted until a safe condition has been achieved.
With the new PV+, a combination of isolation/access keys is possible, with sequential or non-sequential key operation available.
The PV+ has been designed with a zinc alloy valve body and mild steel zinc coated plates.
