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First contactless IO-link encoder
At the SPS IPC Drives fair Turck showcased
the first fully contactless encoder which
outputs its measured value via IO-Link.This
makes the QR24-IOL an inexpensive alterna-
tive to encoders with an analog interface. Us-
ers can connect the single turn encoder with
a standard M12x1 male connector. Expen-
sive shielded cables become unnecessary
through the use of simple three-wire cables.
The combination withTurck's contactless
measuring principle offers additional ben-
efits.The zero point of the encoder can be se-
lected as required – and can be set simply via
IO-Link after mounting. It is thus no longer
necessary to align the encoder optimally to
its electrical connection and use correction
factors for the zero point in the controller.
The measuring range, the resolution and the
orientation of the signal (CW/CCW) can also
be set as required via IO-Link.The absolute
resolution is 0,005 degrees.
The data storage function of IO-Link 1.1
enables the plug & play exchange of the
QR24 in the event of any faults. All relevant
encoder parameters can be stored in the
IO-Link master and are automatically used
on every encoder of the same type. Even em-
ployees without any special training can thus
replace the encoder reliably. The machine
can continue running seamlessly without
having to re-parameterise the device. The
typical service requirement and associated
waiting times for specialist personnel be-
come unnecessary.
Enquiries: BrandonTopham.
Email
On the way to Industrie 4.0
Driving the Digital Enterprise
At SPS IPC Drives 2015 held in in Nuremberg from24 – 26 November
2015, Siemens exhibited its integrated portfolio of hardware, soft-
ware and services for the electrification, automation and digitalisa-
tion of industrial processes.The presentation focused primarily on
the company’s portfolio aimed at building the Digital Enterprise, in
which all value adding processes are digitally supported – across
the entire product and plant life cycle. Siemens has developed a
portfolio which will enable its customers from the manufacturing
industry to make the transition to the Digital Enterprise – whether
large-scale corporations or SMEs. “We realised the growth potential
offered by digitalisation in the discrete production and process
industries at a very early stage, and with the Digital Enterprise
portfolio have consistently aligned our product offering towards this
objective.With a range of concrete products and solutions custom-
ers can begin the step-by-step transition towards Industrie 4.0”, said
Klaus Helmrich, Member of the Managing Board of Siemens AG.
The company’s focus on the challenges of digitalisation was
reflected in the slogan chosen for the Siemens trade fair booth: On
the way to Industrie 4.0 – Driving the Digital Enterprise. “We are
supporting our customers in their bid to become more competitive
– by reducing the time-to-market and helping them achieve faster,
more flexible and more efficient production”, continued Helmrich.
“The processes implemented by the discrete and process industries
vary considerably – and therefore
require different solutions”, said
Helmrich. “Our Digital Enterprise
portfolio addresses all of these
different needs cohesively along
the entire length of the value
chain, and that goes for all sizes
of company.”
Enquiries:
Nadcap certification and Industry 4.0
Yokogawa’s Release 3 of the SMARTDAC+ GX/GP series paperless
recorders and GM series data acquisition system includes an ad-
vance reminder notification and calibration correction feature that
will help customers in the heat treatment industry comply with the
requirements of the National Aerospace and Defence Contractors
Accreditation Program (Nadcap) and the SAE AMS2750E standard,
and options that facilitate communications with a variety of indus-
trial equipment, a key requirement for the Industry 4.0 initiative.
In addition, the release features multi-batch capability, a dc power
supply module (GM series only), and a pulse input module, and also
adds support for a communications protocol used by Supervisory
Control and DataAcquisition (SCADA) systems and HumanMachine
Interfaces (HMIs). Recorders and data acquisition systems (data
loggers) are used on production lines and at product development
facilities in a variety of industries to acquire, display, and record
data on temperature, voltage, current, flow rate, pressure, and
other variables. Yokogawa offers a wide range of such products,
and is one of the world’s top manufacturers of recorders. Since
releasing the SMARTDAC+ data acquisition and control system in
2012,Yokogawa has continued to strengthen it with the release of a
variety of recorders and data acquisition devices that meet specific
market needs and comply with industry-specific requirements and
standards. Aerospace companies often need to certify that their heat
treatment and other industrial processes are Nadcap compliant.
This SMARTDAC+ release includes a new option that addresses this
need as well as options that facilitate connectivity with other types
of industrial equipment.
Enquiries: Christie Cronje.Tel. 011 831 6300 or email
ROUND UP CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION
Klaus Helmrich, Member of the
Managing Board of Siemens AG.
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