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SISTEMA software provides support to developers of safety-related machine controls

Wieland Electric's SISTEMA software is designed to provide developers and testers of safety-related machine controls with support in the evaluation of safety in the context of EN ISO 13849-1. SISTEMA stands for "Safety Integrity Software Tool for the Evaluation of Machine Applications’ and enables users to model the structure of the safety-related control components based upon the designated architectures. This, in turn, allows automated calc... [more]

NOV Brandt selects Parker SSD Drives for its shale shakers

On every type of oil and gas drilling rig, drilling mud is a valuable commodity that performs many functions. Mud is, for example, pumped through the drill string so that it sprays out of nozzles on the drill bit, thereby keeping the bit cool and clean. It then flows back to the surface in the space between the drill string and the sides of the hole being drilled. In doing so, it carries with it the cuttings – chunks of rock – produced by the dr... [more]

Ralspeed soft starters now available for rent

Ralspeed is now offering soft starters for rent for periods from one week to years and, in many cases, can provide immediate ex-stock delivery. The units are available to suit motors with ratings from 1 kW to 300 kW and are an ideal choice for temporary pumping installations, for use where large motors have to be started from generator-derived supplies, and to substitute for faulty equipment while repairs are carried out. With an extensive ran... [more]

Honeywell's 900 Control Station allows operators to monitor their processes more efficiently and reduce data entry error

Honeywell has announced new features for its 900 Control Station touch screen operator interface, part of the HC900 Control System, used in industrial facilities to control standalone processes and SCADA applications. The 900 Control Station includes new features that allow engineers to more quickly configure the system and operators to monitor their processes more efficiently and reduce data entry error. “Many plants today need smaller and co... [more]

Schneider Electric supplies all of the automation and control equipment to new waste facility in Luton

A new waste facility, designed and installed by OKLM Recycling Technology for Cawleys, represents a multi-million pound project to create a sorting facility for commercial and industrial waste - the first in the country to feature automated separation of paper from this type of waste. Operating as a sub-contractor to OKLM, DB Controls was responsible for all of the system integration. Commissioned to supply automation, motor control and SCADA... [more]

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