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For quite some time, Profibus and Profinet are used side by side in industrial installations. Until recently however, each technology needed different analysis tools. Procentec Mercury, a ruggedized tablet for Profibus and Profinet analysis changed all that. 

When machines are in places difficult to reach, it can be hard to read parameters and statuses in case of a problem or downtime. And sometimes it is even impossible to get near a machine due to safety reasons.

At Neurenberg’s SPS at the end of last year, YASKAWA launched its latest GA500 drive. The GA500 was represented as the future’s microdrive. Flexible, compact and appropriate for a wide range of engine powers (up to 30kW).

Manage your installations online! Netbiter enables you to remotely monitor and control you field equipment from the cloud. Anytime, anyplace!

In response to an increasing demand for compact, rugged encoders, BEI Sensors, a leading manufacturer of encoders and position sensors, has developed a range of low profile encoders to suit a wide variety of heavy-duty applications.  The LP series is composed of three encoder types which are available with incremental or absolute single turn outputs; a compact version with cable or connector terminations, a terminal box option and an explosion proof model.

Pluto live report (Pluto) is a monitoring, dashboarding and reporting software product for the smart building and the industrial automation markets. Simple and totally configurable.

The eWON Cosy is an industrial VPN router designed to offer easy remote access, across the Internet, to machines and installations on customer sites or in the field. With the eWON Cosy, OEMs and System Integrators can troubleshoot machines remotely without going on site, drastically reducing support costs.

With the MICRO PLC from VIPA Controls, VIPA is launching a completely new control concept. The MICRO PLC is not only small, compact, and has extremely fast communication, but it also takes the users into consideration

The goal of functional safety is to minimize or eliminate risk that can occur during normal or weakened operations of machines or industrial plants. To meet the market demands for functional safety, BEI Sensors has developed a unique range of functionally safe incremental encoders to meet the most diverse industrial applications.

The GS4200-USB© Digital Pressure Transducer has been designed to measure, analyse and record pressure directly on your computer without the need for costly I/O interface boards. It allows the user to measure up to 16 pressure inputs simultaneously and easily create customised test certificates.