Industry forum for Amsterdam next month!

ARC Advisory Group will host its European Industry Forum (EIF) in Amsterdam (NL) during March 4-5, 2015. 

The European Industry Forum is part of ARC’s successful series of worldwide conferences in the USA, India, China, and Japan. The European forum builds on the ARC Process Management Academy (PMA) broadening the scope to cover a larger variety of current topics from the process, hybrid, and discrete industries alike.

With its substantial experience, ARC unites all experts at one place.  End users and solution providers come together in Amsterdam to network with other automation experts to exchange ideas and to discuss experiences and needs.

At the two-day forum participants will be invited to attend a series of exclusive plenary and breakout sessions. In these sessions, ARC analysts and other automation experts will analyze trends and drivers in manufacturing and tell the inside story of successful operations and applications.

Among others the forum will be joined by experts from Siemens, The Dow Chemical Company, NOVARTIS, BSI, ISA, OPC Foundation and MESA. ARC Advisory Group will present its ARC market trends and outlook 2015 – 2025. In addition to industry-specific automation questions and information technologies, the conference takes a holistic look at current issues that keep producers and automation suppliers busy.

Furthermore ARC’s European Industry Forum features dedicated workshops, offering ample opportunity to learn and discuss about trends and developments and to lay the foundation for changes that can benefit all stakeholders.

Workshops are planned on the following relevant topics:

• MES/MOM
• Cyber Security
• Engineering and Lifecycle Management
• IoT and Industrie 4.0, Big Data, Analytics, and Cloud
• Energy Management

"It was my very first time at the Forum.  My general impression was extremely positive about the content, speakers, and event organization.  Really well done, indeed." Sebastian Fabio Agnello European Fluid Control Project Manager SMC, who attended the EIF 2014.

Benefit from ARC’s vast experience and unbiased market analysis, gain insights in world-class applications and take advantage of great face-to-face networking opportunities with your peers.

VP Sales chiefv for EMEA!

Paul Tanner has joined Red Lion Controls as Vice President of Sales for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). In this role, Paul will drive the company's efforts to provide sales, service and support to customers seeking industry-leading solutions for automation, Ethernet and cellular M2M.

Paul Tanner

“Paul brings a strong history of leading effective sales organizations in an industrial environment,” said Mike Granby, president of Red Lion Controls. “We welcome him to our executive team, and look forward to his leadership and vision as we continue to expand Red Lion’s growth worldwide. He knows how to bring value to customers and in doing so he will bring great value to our company.”

With 25 years of engineering, product management and sales experience, Paul has led cross-functional teams throughout his career, most recently as Group European Sales Manager for the EMEA region for Moog Components Group, a division of Moog Incorporated. He has created strategies to work with distribution partners, end users and system integrators, driving sales growth in positions of progressive responsibility. Prior to Moog Components Group, Paul was Sales Director, EMEA & APAC, for two divisions of the Danaher Corporation - Gems Sensors & Controls and West Control Solutions. He holds an M.Eng. Mechanical Engineering from The University of Hertfordshire (GB) and an MBA from The University of Leicester (GB).

“This is a great opportunity to apply my experience of driving international sales growth by working collaboratively with Red Lion’s team and our network of distribution partners,” said Tanner. “Companies across the EMEA regions are faced with diverse requirements and seek innovative, reliable industrial products. We look forward to not only providing automation and networking solutions that help meet their needs, but also to developing new partnerships in this market.”

• Red Lion products are marketed in Ireland by Instrument Technology!

Aspiration smoke detection applications guide!

Choosing the right fire detection method for a specific environment can have wide-reaching benefits not only in terms of the level of protection provided but also economic advantages such as reduced downtime and improved maintenance.

Aspiration Smoke Detection (ASD) – where air is drawn through sampling holes in a pipe network for smoke particulate analysis – has become one of the premier detection methods in challenging applications, due to its adaptability for diverse applications.

A new in-depth FAAST Aspiration Smoke Detection Applications Guide has been released by Honeywell this month, in order to aid system integrators, consultants, specifiers and installers during the specification, design, installation and commissioning process. The guide details aspiration device benefits and application considerations, along with best practices for installation, commissioning and maintenance. It draws on industry codes of practice and guidance from key associations and focuses on the FAAST Fire Alarm Aspiration Sensing Technology range. Key applications covered include: Telecoms, Large Open Spaces, Extreme Temperature Locations, Dirty Environments, Transportation Facilities, Historic and Cultural Sites, Ducts & Lift Shafts and many more.

Gintare Budriunaite, Marketing Manager, Speciality Products, Honeywell Fire Safety, said: “We developed the guide to provide a detailed, informative resource for anyone interested in learning more about the implementation of Aspiration Smoke Detection in specific environments. It provides particular value to those working in areas where earliest detection is required, interior design aesthetics cannot be compromised, standard detection methods fail, and areas with restricted or limited access. We are seeing significant growth in the use of aspiration technology in these applications and many more for its ability to meet specific challenges.

“Ever-evolving safety standards and insurance prerequisites are driving fire protection to new levels, which is in turn increasing the demand for advanced detection technologies. Next generation ASDs such as FAAST from Honeywell, go one stage further, incorporating state-of-the art technologies designed to deliver the earliest and most accurate fire detection in the most challenging applications, while removing the false alarm issues that plague so many sites and industries.”

Small but perfectly formed for measuring pressure!

The new Type 9215A miniature force sensor from Kistler Instruments is only 23.3mm long and 6.0mm diameter and weighs only 2.5g making it ideal for both laboratory and industrial applications where space is at a premium. This highly sensitive, piezoelectric force sensor is suitable for measuring quasi-static and dynamic tensile and compression forces from 1mN to 200N in three calibrated ranges. The sensor has a sealed DIN 1.4542 stainless steel body with an M5x0.5 external mounting thread and an M2 tapped bore for force input.

The highly sensitive measuring element fitted under low preload gives the sensor very high rigidity with simultaneously low sensitivity to transverse force and acceleration over the -50°C to +180°C operating temperature range. The versatility offered by the three measuring ranges, 2N, 20N and 200N, and the low force sensitivity make the new sensor exceptionally suited to a wide range of applications in product testing and for highly sensitive force measurements in research and development. Typical applications include:

Medical device testing
Contact force measurement on keys, switches, relays and similar components.

• Measurement of spring characteristics
• Measurement of electrical connector contacts extraction forces
• Construction of highly sensitive miniature force plates for wind tunnel measurements.
• Force measurements on automatic assembly machines, robots and micromanipulators.

The sensor comes with a force introducing cap and a fork wrench as standard whilst connecting cables from 1m to 10m are available options. With the cable connected and the O-ring correctly fitted in the cable connector, the plug connection is splash proof to IP65.

Housing offers versatile mounting possibilities!

Harting has introduced a new angled Han® 3A housing panel mount with a square mounting flange that permits attachment in either a vertical or horizontal configuration in conjunction with the identical panel cutout. As a result, the cable outlet direction can be adapted in an extremely flexible manner.

Featuring M25 cable entry, the new metal hood is the first of its kind to offer the capability to use cables with larger diameters: up to 25% larger than existing solutions.

The ability to use larger-diameter cables is particularly appropriate for systems featuring inserts from Harting's recently introduced Han® Q series, such as the Han® Q3/0, Han Q4/0 and Han® QHD, which require a wider cable entry.

The new hood is compatible with all existing Han® 3A contact inserts, and meets the requirements of IP 65/67. The recessed flange seal also guarantees optimal electrical contact between the connector housing and motors or other connected equipment, and features excellent EMC characteristics.

Intelligent cooling concept!

This is an interesting product for Aavid Thermalloy. It is an intelligent, innovative, high performance Liquid Cooling System which aims to replace existing air cooled systems. The company claims "HydroSink™ is the most efficient and convenient solution for medium and high power electronics!"

Three advantages
It drastically reduces the cost in comparison to traditional air cooling systems. This is the result of the three main advantages that it provides: compactness, high-reliability and optimised thermal performance.

First of all, it is very compact. Its largest component is the heat exchanger which includes a smaller fan compared to other market solutions.

Second advantage, the estimated life-span of the HydroSink™ exceeds 50,000 hours thanks to the control board’s ability to reduce the fan and pump’s usage. Therefore it provides higher reliability as there is less stress to components when the system achieves the required performance.

Lastly, HydroSink's™ thermal performance is also enhanced. The control board accurately modifies fan and pump speed in order to perfectly adapt to operating conditions. The HydroSink™ control board allows the thermal performance to be modified according to “boundary conditions” at any given moment. It strategically manages the system’s components and sensor signals, ensuring the consistent monitoring of the system’s performance.

High efficiency 800W, micro redundant 1U industrial PC PSU!

An 800 watt M1V2-5801V4H 1+1 micro redundant 1U industrial PC power supply is now available from Stadium Power. This is ideal for secure bulk power applications including digital imaging, file servers, storage systems, workstations, blade servers, communication systems, telecom/broadcast systems, and industrial PCs.

Standard features of the Stadium Power M1V2-5801V4H include 90～264VAC universal input voltage, typical efficiency 88% @ 230VAC and operating temperature range 0℃～50℃, UL, CUL and TUV safety agency approvals and dimensions of just 355 x 106 x 41.8mm

Features of note to systems integrators include a power good signal, over power protection, over voltage protection, short circuit protection with led, buzzer and TTL signal of any fault condition. The Stadium Power M1V2-5801V4H has a PMBUS. All power supplies from this range have a 3 year warranty as standard.

The M1V2-5801V4H comes from a range of other redundant power supplies from 150W to over 3000W. Formats in the range include 1U, 2U, 3U mini 1U single, 1U, 2U, 3U, Mini, Micro and N+1 redundant. All models in the range provide constant true wattage (not peak) power handling capability.

Single, non-redundant models and DC input versions are also available and M1V2-5801V4H products can be customised; including tailored output power looms and ruggedisation. To discuss any application specific requirements contact Stadium Power’s customer engineering support team.