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Single wire plating plant
• Electrolytic plating
• Candojet hot water cleaning
• Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing
• Welding wire cleaning and copper coating
• Pickling & phosphating
Ultrasonic
& Electrolytic
Multi wire cleaning plant
Profibus DP and Profinet IO industrial
fieldbus standards have been used
successfully for communication between
devices of different manufacturers in
automated production lines.
With a new update to its Profibus DP
interface, Zumbach is raising the usability
of its devices to a new level. In addition,
Profinet IO Industrial Ethernet is now
available for the entire Zumbach family of
devices.
In industrial production, numerous
automation, engineering and
visualisation systems are connected to
a bus. The Profibus interface enables
centralised control of all devices involved
in the production process as well as many
standard diagnostic functions – and all
this via a secure and fast connection (up
to 12 Mbps).
The cyclic collection and preparation and
reliable evaluation of the measuring data
via the interface has a significant effect on
the quality of the monitoring.
Zumbach’s communication via Profibus
DP not only significantly improves the
workflow between individual production
units, but also requires little hardware
(one engineering tool for all devices),
reducing investment and service costs.
Thanks to the bus topology, sensors
can be coupled and uncoupled during
operation.
Practically every Zumbach device is
available for use in Profibus DP structures
– directly or via a Profibus interface.
Through the use of an intelligent
protocol, the complete functionality of
each sensor is fully supported from the
initialisation step all the way to the actual
data exchange.
Specifically, the Profibus firmware has
been adapted and the GSD file has
been significantly improved. Now it
provides for an easier, faster and more
cost-effective installation:
• Easy drag-and-drop installation: install
device-specific language version of
the GSD file (DE, FR; EN), then drag the
Zumbach device to the user interface
of the customer
• Actual value acquisition: operational
readiness with two inputs thanks to
device-specific parameters, very easy
to add measured quantities/modules
Profinet IO – the successor to Profibus DP
– is designed for data exchange between
Ethernet-based field devices. The open
industrial Ethernet standard meets the
increasing demands of automation
reliably and sustainably with optimum
flexibility, efficiency and performance.
Zumbach has developed a new GSDML
file for Profinet which makes the
implementation of Profibus and Profinet
easy and practically identical.
Zumbach Electronic AG – Switzerland
Website:
Intelligent communication interfaces
▲ ▲ A selection of gauges with Profibus/Profinet
interface
General Cable’s low-voltage line of
Ultrol 60+ nuclear qualified cable has
completed third-party environmental
qualification testing.
Ultrol 60+ cables are intended to support
both the existing nuclear fleet and Gen
III reactors, following a five-year testing
and certification programme to develop
a second generation 60-year-life product
line.
Adhering to design control requirements
from ASME NQA-1 and US NRC 10CFR50
Appendix B, under the regulatory
guidelines of the utilities and reactor
manufacturers, extensive third-party
testing has ensured conformance of Ultrol
60+ to all nuclear requirements.
Kinectrics, formerly Ontario Hydro
Technologies, and General Cable’s choice
for testing and product qualification,
completed thermal ageing, radiation
exposure and Design Basis Events (DBE)
to a total integrated dosage of up to 350
MRad gamma radiation, proving a 60+
year service life.
Confirmatory testing demonstrates
that the products meet prior industry
standards, as well as Gen III+ reactor
profile requirements.
Ultrol 60+ medium-voltage cables
are currently undergoing the same
60-year-life nuclear qualification testing.
General Cable – USA
Website:
Ultrol® cleared for nuclear use