PRO-4-PRO Products for Professionals. On this page you will find products, solutions and services from all areas of automation, machine vision and photonics.
Ricoh's new series of 5MP lenses was developed for use with cameras in the 2/45 "format with a resolution of 3.45 μm and is not only optimized for high resolution and high contrast, but also for use in harsh and long-lasting environments industrial systems. The range consists of 5 lenses with focal lengths of 8, 12, 16, 25 and 35 mm, to which a 50 mm lens will be added in 2021.
With the System X C.130, the VisiConsult engineers have implemented a customer request. From space travel came the need for a mobile solution for the inspection of extremely long rocket assemblies. The assemblies are 17 m long, the hardware is almost 2.4 m high and consists of a roller frame on which a C-arm with X-ray source and detector are mounted.
Keyence is expanding its measuring technology portfolio with another measuring device, so that all components from microscopic up to 10 meters in size can now be easily measured in production. In addition to the LM optical coordinate measuring system, the IM digital measuring projector and the XM digital test station, the WM mobile 3D coordinate measuring machine has been on the German market since September 2020.
With the new PMD Profiler, ifm presents a new sensor for contour detection that can be optimally used for quality assurance tasks directly in the process. Compared to other methods, the new contour sensor is easy to set up and insensitive to stray light.
Adaptive Vision Studio is a powerful graphical environment for machine vision engineers. It contains a comprehensive set of more than 1000 effective, ready-to-use image analysis filters for 2D and 3D quality inspection applications.
Active Silicon offers a line of autofocus zoom cameras that offer multiple outputs and are suitable for a variety of budgets. The Harrier 10x AF Zoom Camera is a compact camera option with low power consumption, real-time Full HD video output and 10x optical zoom. It measures just 43 x 44 x 62.4 mm and weighs just 112 g. Equipped with a 2MP Panasonic progressive scan CMOS sensor, the camera delivers LVDS video and has an EX-SDI (compressed video) output option that allows for a longer cable.
Rigol presents a new 2-channel mid-range oscilloscope from the Economic series with a large 7 ”color screen.
Manner has presented a new series of torque flanges for large engines. For high nominal torques in the field of large engines, wind power, ship engines and gas turbines, the Xtremax torque flange series offers a measurement solution for increasing performance and efficiency in order to comply with standards and implement various other measurement tasks.
With Loggitolab, Delphin presents a compact and handy tabletop device. It has either laboratory and / or thermal miniature sockets for the tool-free connection of any current / voltage and temperature signals. Loggitolab is available in the variants Loggitolab Logger and Loggitolab USB.
MSR has presented a mini data logger for shock and vibration. It is able to carry out 1,600 measurements per second in the area of acceleration (shocks, vibrations) in all three axes for six months.
With its first combined humidity / temperature sensor, Turck enables cost-efficient condition monitoring on site and in the IIoT; Can also be integrated particularly easily via the IO-Link interface.
The inductive, high-pressure-resistant sensors from Contrinex now have an IO-Link interface in PNP NO versions at no extra charge. As a result, sensor applications in high pressure environments can benefit from the control and monitoring functions of Industry 4.0 implementations. At the same time, maintenance costs are reduced and system availability increased.
According to the manufacturer, the new uniaxial ASC QF acceleration sensors are characterized by a low noise density, high shock resistance and ultra-flat design. The capacitive ultra-low-noise sensors not only enable Measurement While Drilling (MWD) in drilling applications, but also the fine adjustment of active damper systems and high-precision noise reference measurements.
The new crm + level sensors from Microsonic are equipped with an IO-Link interface in version 1.1. In addition to the measured distances, the IO-Link interface also transmits identification, status and diagnostic values. Limit levels or switching points can be easily set with IO-Link.
The high-precision magnetic absolute rotary encoders of the Ixarc series from Posital will soon also be available with a BiSS C interface. The encoders with this open source high-performance interface are predestined for the commutation and position feedback of brushless DC motors.
The capacitive measuring system Capancdt CST6110 records speeds of up to 400,000 rpm in drives, on rotor blades or on position marks of shafts and measures speeds of conductive materials such as metals and non-conductive materials such as ceramics or plastic.
The entire portfolio of Maxxdrive helical and bevel helical gear units from Nord Drivesystems offers high output torques from 15 to 282 kNm, divided into 11 sizes.
Piezomotor presents a small actuator for applications in medical technology, in laboratory and in production automation. The linear drive does not require a gearbox and is always in demand where engineers have to get by with little installation space.
Wittenstein is now part of the Ctrlx World - a partner world for everything to do with the Ctrlx Automation automation system from Bosch Rexroth.
As an extension or to retrofit the Altivar frequency converter, Schneider Electric has launched a new Safety Card, with which additional safety technology can be saved.
With the modular gearboxes of the new Neco series, Nabtesco is now making robot technology accessible to classic mechanical engineering. The ready-to-install servo gears achieve a high level of precision with a hysteresis loss of 0.5 arc.min and are extremely robust thanks to the double-bearing eccentric shafts and the bearing-mounted drive shaft.
Bonfiglioli launches its new Drive Diagnostic App, which supports users in working with Bonfiglioli frequency converters and servo drives.
The highly efficient stepper motors of the AZ series with mechanical absolute value sensors from Oriental Motor have now been supplemented by new drivers with Profinet.
As a plug-on unit for EKF CPU cards, the SCX-PCIE module enables two backplanes to be coupled, thereby expanding CompactPCI Serial systems to up to 16 slots for peripheral cards.
For the reliable and cost-efficient protection of conveyor systems and machines, Pilz is expanding the product family of position and proximity switches with the new, compact rope pull switch Psenrope mini. The variant of the Psenrope rope pull switch enables functional processes to be switched off by manual actuation and thus represents an economical solution for the emergency stop function.
Echoring expands the performance potential of the radio-based control of driverless transport systems (AGV).
Machine operators can now seamlessly transfer the control of their machines from the main visualization to their mobile devices. With a new function of the B&R visualization Mapp View, you can move freely while you work and always have the information you need at your fingertips.
Industrial Ethernet interfaces for the transmission of Gigabit Ethernet, Profinet or other IIoT standards can now be implemented in modular MIXO connectors with universal RJ45 cables. The new contact insert CX 01 J8UM simply locks the RJ45 connector directly onto the standardized contour of the connector.
Escha offers an extensive range of products that was specifically developed for the transmission of high data rates of up to 10 Gbit / s in demanding industrial applications.
The new Portable Monitoring System from Balluff is a digital aid for monitoring the condition of machines and systems. The system consists of the Condition Monitoring Sensor BCM, a mobile gateway for data transmission with cellular radio and software for the visualization of the data on any end device.
SAB Bröckskes has presented the highly flexible B 110 C cable. The copper cable can be used as a lead between generators on construction machinery or as a lead on large electric motors. In addition, the single wire can be used wherever high currents have to be transmitted and high power is required.
The compact ETT 764 operator panel from Sigmatek with its Edge3 Technology processor ensures fluid and powerful (web) visualization. It is presented in a high-quality, robust design with a black anodized aluminum frame (front IP65).
For use in hygiene-critical environments, Spectra is introducing the Panel PC of the Spectra Panel Z series with display sizes from 17 "to 21.5" and a resistive touchscreen. The use of stainless steel for the housing of this Panel PC guarantees a very high surface quality that can withstand highly corrosive environments as well as high pressures and temperatures.
Tsubaki Kabelschlepp has been developing application-specific cable carriers for use in telescopes for many years. They are used, for example, in the steel and plastic energy chain system, which is responsible for rotating the camera and the elevation axis of the LSST (Large Synoptic Survey Telescope) on the Cerro Pachón mountain in Chile at an altitude of over 2,600 meters.
The mobile measuring case MMD 98RCM records all voltage quality parameters and logs this data as one, three or four-phase measurement in the low-voltage network (230/400 VAC) in distribution networks in the transformer stations, MS / LV switchgear and as a direct consumption measurement on machines and in buildings.
