Written by Tony Deane, Technical Manager
This has never been more apt than when it comes to our new I/O system Smart Elements.
Today, more and more within the machine building industry, the push for system enclosure sizes to be kept to a minimum demands a compact footprint within the control cabinet. There is also the ever present drive to save time and money on builds. Axioline Smart Elementsrises to these challenges and delivers spectacularly!
Continue readingWritten by Gareth Chamberlain, Product Manager- Cyber Security & IT Automation
If the COVID-19 Lockdown has taught me anything, it has taught me that time is everything. Over the past 11 weeks we have been helping with problems and solutions from all over the world to help engineers with a wide array of applications while working from home. The Engineers that we have been working with have been supporting applications from home or have being working with social distancing at the application site.
Continue readingWritten by Deepan Patel, Industry Manager- Infrastructure
Phoenix Contact answers those questions and many more! Introducing our Building Controller, a full N4 Niagara Framework (provided by Tridium) controller. The solution to make your building “smart”. Our ILC 2050 BI controller offers native integration of numerous protocols as standard as well as two NICs with 4 ports.
Continue readingWritten by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- Functional Safety
Implementation of functional safety can cause a bit of head scratching and confusion over the best way to physically connect everything without creating a complex web of cabling and drawings. Not only does this take time it also creates the opportunity for errors.
So let us make it simple for you.
Continue readingThere are number of trends in the world of automation, one of the more recent ones is the increasing use of circuit breakers designed specifically to protect DC lines. So called electronic device circuit breakers are fast replacing standard AC circuit breakers as the first choice. Despite AC breakers being lower cost the technical advantages of DC electronic breakers to protect critical loads and the peace of mind that brings is driving a rapid growth in their usage.
One of our more popular products is the 4 channel CBMC electronic circuit breaker. Each channel can be individually set up to a maximum of 10A to protect the connected loads. In our Vlog we are featuring a version with an IO-link interface which now enables remote access to the device via platforms such as Proficloud.
Continue readingWritten by Andy Maskell, Product Manager- Safety, I/O and Networks
The new PSR-MM30 Safe Speed monitoring relay from Phoenix Contact forms part of the COMPLETE LINE system that offers intuitive installation and operation.
The PSR-MM30 monitors motion with either encoder or proximity sensor and is fully configurable using PSRmotion software. The software is free to download via the Phoenix Contact website.
Continue readingWritten by Gareth Chamberlain, Product Manager- Cyber Security & IT Automation
In 2017 Economists wrote an article regarding the rise of the use of data for companies and how oil is no longer the most valued resource in the world. With the rapid rise of companies desperate to get hold of vast amounts of data to improve their algorithm or process, they were not wrong.
For engineers, data is increasingly in demand for use in future developments, process adjustments and maintenance. The ability to obtain this information and use the data is becoming a way to keep your business competitive but, most importantly, to stay ahead of the curve and ahead of your competitors.
Written by Gareth Chamberlain- Product Manager, Cyber Security & IT Automation
I have been surprised over the last few years on how a simple product whose technology has been around for the last 25+ years, can change an application and save so much time and cable costs.
Looking at the Smart Networks campaign we are running in the UK, I always thought that Cyber Security and Cloud based systems would be at the forefront of the demand, however, wireless technology is one of the most popular subjects I speak to customers about. There are so many different ways that wireless can be implemented that I am always amazed in what our customers can do with these products.
I would like to show you the top three wireless products and some of the ways they can be implemented.
Written by Gary Nelson- Senior Product Manager, Device Connections and Gareth Chamberlain- Product Manager, Cyber Security & IT Automation
In the world of smart networks, communication is key. But when do you make the decision of which connection technology to use?
Designing a network is always an intensive process, planning out what is needed and how devices will communicate with one another. Talking to people involved with each process, talking to the safety engineer and talking to the controls engineer and many other people. You have planned out the subnet and if any other network protocols are to run across the topology. But the one thing most network designers forget is what media and what connection is going to be used.
Written by Andy Maskell, Product Manager, Safety and Networks
Safety monitoring using IO Link diagnostics
Last year we introduced the PSR SWITCH concept using transponder technology for the highest level of safety in your machine. This year we introduce the other half of the story!
The PSR-MC42 Safety relay
The PSR-MC42 safety relay has two dual channel input circuits allowing for example an emergency stop circuit and up to 30 PSR-SWITCHES to be monitored at the same time offering a complete safety solution in one relay. Continue reading