PRODUCTS TECHNOLOGY FILE INDUSTRIAL RELAY WITH LOCKABLE TEST SWITCH
Having been designed from first principles, instead of being adapted from a PCB relay, Omron’s G2RV series is a genuine slim industrial relay. As a result, the G2RV offers a wide array of benefits to machine manufacturers and panel builders. At just 6mm wide, the relay is well suited for
compact panels and equipment, yet it offers all of the durability and reliability required for
industrial applications. The latest addition to the G2RV series of relays has a patented lockable test switch mechanism that enables operators and engineers to test the functionality of a panel, machine or system, or to simulate an actuator when one or more modules are offline or have been removed. The test switch has a rotating protection cover to prevent accidental operation, and also to enable operators to see that the switch is protected when viewed from a distance. At the heart of the G2RV relay is a strong mechanical pin with a large contact surface that ensures reliable connection and high conductivity between the socket and relay. The patented switch design with rotating protection cover is (almost) impossible to achieve in an adapted PCB relay.
Omron Electronics
www.industrial.omron.co.uk T: 01908 258 253
Enter 213 INTRODUCING VIRTUAL REALITY APPLICATION
At SPS IPC Drives, in November last year, Progea introduced its latest studies on virtual reality applications regarding industrial automation systems. Progea’s idea for users of industrial automation systems
consists in introducing a tool that is not just mobile, but also wearable, such as Google Glass. Using this device, the user will be able to view the main parameters of the automation system in real time, via WiFi or mobile broadband connection. In further detail, in its experimental sample run, Progea has shown how the user will employ Google Glass with the Movicon supervision software to view several different panels pertaining to the operational area of the local plant, and to access relevant information in real time. By using panels, now called slides, it is possible to navigate the system with the swipe function, and to
view actual data and relevant information. Viewing is achieved with a ‘head-up’ display integrated in the eyeglasses, which can partly but clearly overlap with the human field of vision. Thanks to this display, the user can check operation status of relevant components, query the system and interact with it using vocal commands or the side touchpad, so as to obtain the needed information (variables, alarms, instructions or help functions), which will be supplied by the Movicon supervision Server. The user may also enter active commands on the system (start-stop, set-point, alarm stop, etc) by using specific command menus manageable in failsafe mode via the touchpad.
Progea
www.progea.de T: +39 039 6886101
Enter 25 /AUTOMATION CMOS SENSORS FOR INDUSTRIAL CAMERAS
IDS Imaging Development Systems has announced revised versions of its USB 3.0 CP industrial cameras featuring either an 18MP/4K sensor from Aptina or the 2.3MP IMX174 sensor from Sony, together with an integrated image memory.
The Sony IMX174 CMOS sensor offers light sensitivity, dynamic range and
colour reproduction, and combines these features with exceptionally high frame rates of up to 180 frames per second. Available in monochrome or colour versions, the sensor provides a resolution of 1,936 x 1,216 pixels. The new CP camera with the 18 MPixel (4,912 x 3,684 pixels) Aptina sensor
is currently the highest resolution USB 3.0 industrial camera available. At full 4K resolution it allows frame rates of 20fps and even 90fps at full HD. This high resolution sensor delivers detailed images making it well suited to microscopy applications as well as many industrial ones. The IMX174 sensor has an analog memory allowing the capture pin sharp images of fast moving objects,
which effectively prevents focal plane blur by reading out all pixel signals simultaneously. It achieves frame rates of up to 180fps. It also supports a dual frame output mode with various exposure times.
IDS Imaging Development Systems
www.ids-imaging.com T: 0118 970 1704 Enter 215 Enter 214
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