ADVERTORIAL TECHNOLOGY IN ACTION SICK opens up the HIPERFACE DSL® interface
HIPERFACE DSL® The HIPERFACE DSL® open interface brings together all the advantages of a digital real- time interface: One Cable Technology, continuous condition monitoring and – as a result – enormous potential for improved economic efficiency. HIPERFACE DSL® offers every market partner
– motor and drive suppliers, mechanical engineers, and end customers – both technical and economic advantages. The digital interface meets all the requirements for the condition- oriented maintenance of machines in the Industry 4.0 environment.
Data transmission in the motor cable HIPERFACE DSL® complies with the RS485 standard and enables reliable data transfer between drive and motor in servo drive systems via two wires which are directly integrated into the motor cable of up to 100 m in length. Electric drives featuring motor feedback systems and an integrated HIPERFACE DSL® interface have a distinctive outward appearance with just one motor connector.
servomotor a reliable proposition for the very first time. Following the rapid adoption of the revolutionary One Cable Technology, SICK has decided that the interface it invented will now be available as an open protocol.
S Already, over 40 major manufacturers of servo drive technology have discovered the
advantages of integrating the HIPERFACE DSL® motor feedback technology into their products. Now tried, tested and field proven across the world, HIPERFACE DSL® has become recognised as the industry standard in One Cable Technology and the leading standard protocol for digital feedback systems in servo drive technology.
ICK has announced that it is opening up its HIPERFACE DSL® (Digital-Servo-Link) interface to all users. When launched six years ago, the interface made a single cable
Hybrid cables that combine both servo and encoder elements are becoming
increasingly popular. Signals coming from other sensors that are integrated into the digital motor feedback protocol are also transferred. Special processes and the application of pulse transformers ensure that the encoder signal is decoupled from disturbances created by the motor power cable cores. HIPERFACE DSL® supports the functionality of the electronic type label for automatic
drive configuration. Motor specifications, serial numbers and part numbers, and other data are stored here and used to adjust the drive to the motor parameters automatically and when servicing is required.
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Comfort is King when it comes to safety footwear, according to new research from Supertouch
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ew research confirms what many have long believed, comfort is king for work boot wearers, says Supertouch, a leading PPE and workwear solutions specialist.
However, despite 88 per cent of those surveyed selecting comfort as a top priority to
consider when purchasing new safety footwear, it was surprising to see that 41 per cent of those surveyed said that their boots were not at all comfortable. This is despite the fact that 78 per cent of those surveyed purchase their own - dispelling the myth that its employers making poor workwear choices. In fact, just 22 per cent of respondents use equipment provided by their employer.
Other key factors when choosing new work footwear included how lightweight the
boots were, with 49 per cent stating this was important, and cost came in third at 36 per cent. Surprisingly, style came in at a lowly 32 per cent and brand a mere 13 per cent. However, when asked to freely comment on what one thing they would like to change about their boots, entrants responded slightly differently, with hopes of safety footwear becoming more ‘trendy’, ‘stylish’ and ‘fashionable’, but with comfort still firmly at the top.
Alarmingly, one respondent stated that ‘some [boots] are so rigid it is difficult to
bend my feet’, and another that ‘the front sole always comes away from the steel toecap’. Others commented on the lack of waterproofing, while others focussed on being cold in winter and too hot in the summer.
The research also worryingly revealed that 49 per cent of workers only look to
replace boots once they are ‘worn out’. Refreshingly however, 71 per cent would change boots if there was a hole in the upper or sole, 72 per cent agrees that tears or rips in the material would warrant a replacement however, alarmingly only 41 per cent deemed a dented toe-cap to be a reason for making a change. In fact, a dent in a toecap can dramatically reduce the protective qualities of safety shoes, meaning workers could be unintentionally leaving themselves at an increased risk of danger or injury.
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