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ESAB precision hole technology
ith its new Precision Hole Technology concept, ESAB Cutting Systems has extended the capabilities of its CNC plasma cutting machines through the integration of plasma cutting, software and control systems to improve hole cutting cylindricity and to deliver the highest possible cut edge quality. This technology is available on new ESAB plasma cutting machines equipped with an m3 plasma system and new
Columbus.NET nesting and cutting programming software. It is also built into the new Vision T5 CNC controller and gives users the ability to produce the highest quality plasma cut bolt-ready holes in mild steel up to 2.5cm thick and holes down to 1:1 diameter to thickness ratio. Precision Hole Technology integrates the plasma system, the CNC control, the programming software, height control and the cutting machine.
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parameters that affect hole quality are automated and carefully controlled, including the lead-in and lead-out, height control, speed, acceleration, kerf offset, and plasma gases. No special operator intervention is required.
The Precision Hole
Technology concept takes advantage of the advanced gas control capabilities available in ESAB’s m3 plasma systems.
ESAB Tel: 01264 332233 Web:
www.esab.co.uk
enter 808 Colter Products Ltd. Tel: 01371 876887
elden announces from its Hirschmann™ product range two new software tools for WLAN projects: BAT-Planner and BAT-Planner pro. As well as aiding the planning of industry-grade networks, these tools, which are compatible with all Windows operating systems, also help configure the necessary components. Downloadable free of charge from
www.hirschmann.com, the BAT-Planner is intended for end users who lack WLAN knowledge but would nevertheless like to create a list of the Hirschmann™ components required for their particular solution. Building on BAT-Planner, and intended for WLAN specialists, BAT- Planner pro provides a range of additional features.
The software tools are
scheduled to become available in the first quarter (BAT-Planner) or second quarter (BAT-Planner pro) of 2012. BAT-Planner aids in the outline planning of WLAN networks. The specific site conditions can be imported in the form of maps. This is followed by the creation of plans for infrastructure networks and wireless distribution systems (WDS). The result of this process is a materials list containing all the active and passive components from Hirschmann™'s BAT range (such as access points, clients, antennas and cables) that are required to implement the network.
Belden Tel: +31 77 387 8555 Web:
www.belden.com enter 809
Relay Modules for easier system debug! F
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use failure indication makes plant maintenance quicker ensuring the customer can get, up and working again with minimum delay. Colter Products are offering a NEW range of ‘off the Shelf’ Din rail mounting relay modules that offer fuse failure indication for each relay output. The modules use the Bussmann mechanical fuse failure indication on each circuit to provide an alarm signal which can be connected to a PLC which in turn can flag an alarm on a SCADA system directing maintenance to an identifiable individual relay. The modules are particularly useful in large control systems. 1,4,8 &16 channel relay modules are available as shown in the photograph. Relay Coil voltages are typically 24Vdc but 12 & 48Vdc are also offered.
Web:
www.coltergroup.co.uk enter 810
Cable extension sensors provide ideal solution for novel
BOXmover.eu container transportation system
OXmover GmbH, based near Linz in Austria, has developed an innovative technology for combined load/unload and transportation of ISO containers and swap bodies.
BOXmover.eu is well proven in use throughout Europe for three-axis truck, truck trailer, saddle carriage and even railway wagon transportation - saving considerable time and cost - and offering greater flexibility over traditional crane/terminal based transhipment methods. The system employs two synchronised hydraulic actuator units permanently integrated on the vehicle that safely lift and lower the container sideways. As an integral part of the technology,
Boxmover.eu uses cable extension transducers and pressure sensors from Variohm EuroSensor to maintain safe and reliable positioning and control. Each actuator unit has two telescopic cylinders, arranged as a triangular closed force and moment-free structure capable of lifting and lowering swap bodies with 16 tons and ISO containers with 32 tons gross weight, within a comparatively small working footprint. Not only does
BOXmover.eu enable reduced standing and waiting times, the autonomous transportation/load/unload system enables delivery or collection from almost any type of location without reliance on special loading units, cranes, forklifts or ramps etc. This complete independence from the normal infrastructure required for container shipping offers transportation management many advantages, and has set new standards for optimising standardised container transhipment. Variohm EuroSensor began working with BOXmover GmbH through its German sales office in 2006, providing
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technical support and application assistance for the early development phase of
BOXmover.eu and related products for the transportation industry. As the exclusive distributor for Celesco Inc. in both the UK and Germany, Variohm EuroSensor were able to facilitate a custom modified version of the leading USA cable extension transducer manufacturer's SR1 series
'string pot sensor' that provides a durable, cost efficient and high performance position feedback
solution for wet environments and outdoor applications. For the latest
BOXmover.eu development, the SR1CN, has a modified extended stroke length – from 3.5 to 3.8 metres - and a non standard mounting bracket. Most significantly, the sensor features a CANopen DS 406 device profile output from its plastic-hybrid precision potentiometer for simplified integration with the actuator unit control system. The SR1 series was originally designed for off-road construction equipment and has a proven track record for demanding
applications where its -40˚ to 85˚ C temperature range and IP67 environmental rating is called to the fore. The
SR1CN is located on each hydraulic segment of the actuator unit, providing position feedback that the control system uses to determine the extended and contracted distances for the container during the load/unload operations. The choice of a cable extension type sensor for this application exemplifies the unique advantages of the technology in terms of simplicity and cost, far outstripping enclosed-cylinder linear position measurement systems.
BOXmover.eu also uses a Variohm EPT3100 pressure sensor with 400 bar rating and 4..20mA output. It has also performed very reliably for the project. "Variohm EuroSensor continue to provide us with excellent service and support," explains BOXmover GMbH Managing Director and creator of
BOXmover.eu, Dipl.-Ing. Rudolf Hubauer, "the stringpot position and pressure sensors have proven extremely reliable in the field – in particular the stringpot provides a very cost effective position measurement solution." Variohm EuroSensor designs, develops and sources a comprehensive range of sensor technologies for linear and rotary position, load, force, vibration and providing complete pre-sale and post-sale application support
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construction, autosports and research. Variohm Eurosensor Ltd. Automation JUNE 2012
Tel: 01327 351004 Email:
graham@variohm.com Web:
www.variohm.com enter 811 35
for demanding measurement applications throughout industry, agriculture,
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