By Marty Edwards, Automation Federation Attackers have now breached the next bastion of the safety envelope of a plant environment and influenced the operation of a safety system. There are…
igus Chainflex cables are available with 3 to 25 unshielded (CF5 series) or 4 to 12 shielded (CF6 series) conductors in 20 AWG to 14 AWG sizes. Chainflex cable is…
The terminals are available in 7-inch, 9-inch and 12-inch display sizes. A 6-inch display option will be available in 2018. The terminals are specifically designed for applications of up to…
In applications requiring linear motion, there are several factors to consider. You want precise, repeatable motion, but you also want low friction. Igus makes linear motion hardware using low-friction, self…
Products covered in this catalog use PI’s in-house designed and manufactured Mars Rover-tested piezo ceramic actuators as their drive principle. Source URL: PI releases 250 page catalog for mechatronic actuators…
The RELY-TSN-PCIe smart pluggable board combines in a single device PCIe TSN Endpoint and TSN Bridge functionalities, and provides 3 external fiber or copper tri-speed Ethernet ports. Source URL: Relyum…
The 20-page document, Securing Industrial Control Systems - Best Practices, covers the threat landscape and presents a holistic approach to defending it, including assessing risk, physical security, network security, workstation…
The Kinitics KLA05 Linear Actuator provides forces up to 650 N (146 lbf) and strokes up to 6.7 mm (0.264"), can be configured to supply a pushing or pulling force,…
Virtualization technology delivers consolidated plant information to operators via eight large-screen Experion Orion Consoles, which also embed traditionally separate Microsoft Office desktop applications alongside the distributed control system one Source…
(Image courtesy of Fraunhofer IFF/ Andreas Süss.) The factory of the future is rich with information—every piece of equipment continuously reporting its status, enabling the entire production line to adjust…