Category Archives: Industrial Electronics

A Glass of Beer

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Picture the following scenario. It’s a hot and sunny day and the weather is absolutely scorching. Just then, you are offered 2 glasses of beer – one foamy and one non foamy.

Which glass of beer would you choose?

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Efficient and compact: ten new power supplies with basic functionality

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Uno Power power supply units, now available in 15 different modules, offer output voltages from 5 to 48 V DC. Their high power density and compact control cabinets speak for themselves, and they can reliably handle loads of up to 100 W.

Uno Power has also significantly reduced energy consumption as compared to other commercial products, with low no-load losses of under 0.3 Watts and a degree of efficiency optimized at over 90%. Continue reading

How reliable is your devices when used in harsh environments such as moisture, salt, and airborne chemicals?

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In the Oil and Gas, Marine, Offshore oil drilling platforms, Onshore oil wells, and Refineries, devices used must cope with the harsh environment reactions that can damage the electronics on printed circuit boards.

So how can device manufacturers like us do to increase the life span of these devices and making it more reliable under these conditions? Continue reading

Profinet-compatible switch with a slim design

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Phoenix Contact has added a compact version to its range of automation switches to accommodate use in Profinet systems: The new FL SWITCH SMN 8TX-PN with eight 10/100 Mbps copper ports can be configured and diagnosed using the Profinet Device function in the PC Worx and Step 7 engineering tools. Continue reading

Compact monitoring relays for quick wiring

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The new EMD-BL compact monitoring relays from Phoenix Contact monitor current, voltage, and phase sequence efficiently and reliably. In the space-saving installation housing and equipped with the Push-in quick connection technology, the devices allow for quick, tool-free wiring. They are particularly suitable for simple monitoring tasks from series production through to building installations. Continue reading

Intelligent surge protection for data interfaces

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The new Plugtrab PT-IQ-5-HF surge protection introduces intelligent arresters for data interfaces. The switching options are characterized by the safe transmission of higher data rates and are therefore suitable for the protection of bus systems such as Profibus, RS 485, RS 422, Interbus, Canbus, or Modbus. Continue reading