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M-System Introduces the new DL8 series — An Inexpensive Web-Enabled Remote Terminal Unit (RTU)

September 21, 2015 | Product News

M-System’s model DL8 is a remote terminal unit with basic web server function. Various sensor signals are gathered from built-in I/O modules or remote I/Os connected through Ethernet Modbus/TCP and monitored through Intranet or Internet using a web browser. Users do not need any additional application program to view the data. User-friendly browser views are already installed: Data, Trend and Event Log views. Each one is basic but useful, designed for ease of browsing on a small screen of smart phones and tablets.

    Functions and Features:

  • Simple remote monitoring via internet without needing to build up a complex PC-based system
  • Pre-installed user-friendly browser view for remote data access through smart phones or tablets
  • Reporting by e-mails
  • Local data stored in an SD card memory
  • Various network protocols are usable: TCP/IP, SMTP client, HTTP server, FTP client and server, Modbus/TCP master and slave
  • R8 Series remote I/O modules available to accept a wide variety of field signals

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Red Lion Graphite Goes Mobile

August 21, 2015 | Product News

The Red Lion Graphite® operator panel is an industry leader in performance and communication protocols. When the application requires additional control or connectivity, plug-in the Graphite modules. Red Lion offers mobile access to HMI technology to facilitate the management of assets and production performance. This means that HMI units are no longer tethered to a hardware connection with custom-designed screens for displaying process data aligned to the objects on the screen with these features:

Protocol Conversion

This has become a big deal now as legacy systems are upgraded. With the Red Lion Graphite Series, you have built-in protocol conversion. Not just any old converter – 300 different protocols, which keeps growing. How about thirteen simultaneous conversions over the Ethernet port or ports at once? What are some of the protocols that are of interest?: BACnet, Ethernet I/P Modbus TCP, and so on.

    Protocols

  • CAN
  • J1939
  • Device Net
  • PROFIBUS
  • HSPA+ Cellular

Multiple Modules

We are all used to requiring external I/O to read or write the process data signals. Not any more – just look at the picture at right below. At the rear of the 15-inch Graphite, there are eight plug-in slots. Some of the modules listed:

  • 8 D/I
  • 8 Relay Out
  • 6 Solid State Outputs
  • 4 Universal Analog I/P
  • 4 Analog Outputs
  • 8 DC mA I/P
  • 8 DC Volt I/P
  • 8T/C I/P
  • 6 RTD I/P
  • Strain Gauge I/P – Various O/P
Red Lion Graphite Modules

Built-in PID Control

The Red Lion Graphite series has PID control built-in. Now I can control my process without the need for another piece of hardware to provide the control features. One less point of failure.

Built for Tough Environments

Industrial and municipal facilities are a tough place for instrumentation to survive. The Graphite is built tough! There is a cast aluminum metal housing able to withstand shock and vibrations along with extreme temperatures – minus 30 Degrees Centigrade to plus 60 Degrees Centigrade.

    Approvals:

  • UL Class 1, Division 2
  • ATX zone 2/22
  • IECEx zone 2
  • EN 61326-1 to Industrial Locations
  • IEC/EN 61010-1
  • RoHS Compliant

Wireless Capability

It used to be that remote access was only possible if your HMI was networked with an Ethernet cable – not true anymore. With the newly released HSPA cellular wireless module, you can now view, edit, control and update data from your Red Lion HMI Graphite from virtually anywhere.



Eurotherm EPack Ethernet IP and Firmware V3.00 Now Available

July 7, 2015 | Product News

EPack is a compact, fully-featured power control from Eurotherm, combining a high level of functionality with simplicity of set-up and operation. Ethernet IP comms is now available on all the EPack range. This feature is supported by a new version of firmware (V3.00), which is only integrated in the current version of iTools. The availability of this comms, native on EPack, will allow an easy integration with the PLC. EPack has been submitted and successfully passed Open Device Vendor Association (ODVA) conformance testing, which ensures compliance to the CIP network.



Robust Ethernet Switch for Extended Temperature Use in Industrial Applications

July 7, 2015 | Product News

The new 1080E-T 8-Port Ethernet Switch is designed to meet the demands of industrial environments, yet is easy to use and simple to install with DIN rail or wall mount options. The 1080E-T features an extended temperature rating of –40 to +167°F (–40 to +75°C), fanless cooling and an IP30 rated metal enclosure to ensure performance in the toughest of environments. An ideal choice for harsh and hazardous locations, the 1080E-T is certified for use in Class I Division 2 zones and meets industrial levels of surge and noise immunity standards typically required by mining, oil and gas, chemical processing and other processes. For more information, click here.
1080E-T 8-Port Ethernet Switch



NEAL SYSTEMS NAMED AREA REPRESENTATIVE FOR SERVOMEX

April 27, 2015 | Company News

NSI Neal Systems, Inc. has been named the new area representative for Servomex (www.servomex.com), one of the world’s leading gas analysis companies. Servomex manufactures gas analyzers (including the Delta F line of gas analyzers) for a broad range of gas measuring applications including the industries of industrial gases, hydrocarbon processing, metals and mining, power generation, and regulatory requirements. Servomex LogoTheir global service and engineering team has long been at the forefront of technology innovation in industrial gas analysis. For close to 60 years, Servomex has been the leader in paramagnetic oxygen technology measurements, but are quickly becoming the choice for the newer Tunable Diode Laser (TDL) technology. The new Mini-Laser is the world’s smallest cross-stack TDL for oxygen measurements.

Gas Types Measured by Servomex Analyzers:

Ammonia (NH3) Argon (Ar) Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Carbon Monoxide (CO)
Combustibles Helium (He) Hydrocarbons (HC) Hydrogen (H2)
Hydrogen Chloride (HCl) Hydrogen Cyanide (HCN) Hydrogen Fluoride (HF) Methane (CH4)
Nitric Oxide (NO) Non-Methane Hydrocarbons (NMHC) Oxygen (O2) Propane (C3H6)
Sulfur Dioxide (SO2) Total Hydrocarbons (THC) Water Moisture (H2O)

Technology Types

Calorimetry Coulemetric Flame Ionization Gas Chromotography
Gas Filter Correlation Infrared Laser Moisture Paramagnetic Zirconia
Thermal Conductivity Spectroscopic Plasma Tunable Diode Laser

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