EoW July 2013

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• Electrolytic plating • Candojet hot water cleaning • Electrolytic & Ultrasonic degreasing • Welding wire cleaning and copper coating • Pickling & phosphating www.candorsweden.com

Intelligent communication interfaces

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:

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. 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.

Multi wire cleaning plant

Ultrasonic & Electrolytic

Single wire plating plant

• 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 : www.zumbach.com ▲ ▲ A selection of gauges with Profibus/Profinet interface 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. demonstrates that the products meet prior industry standards, as well as Gen III+ reactor profile requirements. cables are currently undergoing the same 60-year-life nuclear qualification testing. General Cable – USA Website : www.generalcable.com Kinectrics, formerly Ontario Confirmatory testing Ultrol 60+ medium-voltage

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Ultrol® cleared for nuclear use

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