Industrial Electronics

Harting has upgraded its MICA industrial computer range to include the MICA 2, which offers three to five times the computing power of the MICA Basic for demanding data acquisition and processing. It has also introduced the MICA Wireless with 2G/3G/4G, 802.11a/b/g/n and Glonass for data acquisition and communication and the MICA Energy, which allows data from current meters and ...

Amplicon has introduced as Cisco premier partner the IE 4010, an industrial rackmount Ethernet switch designed for extreme industrial environments. The ethernet switch offers 24Gbit PoE/PoE+ capable ports, making it suitable for use as access switches in industrial environments to connect high definition IP cameras, Access Points and IP phones.  These switches provide high-bandwidth switching (Layer 2) and proven Cisco IOS ...

Caroline Hayes meets robots that do more than heavy industrial work – the companions and service robots that interact with humans Robots will operate beyond the factory floor to interact closely with humans in future. For that to happen, it is essential that robots are able to perceive people, react to their actions, and do not endanger them in any ...

Sensors allow robots to be aware of their surroundings and react dynamically to changes, says Mark J Donovan of AMS. The classic image of the robot in a factory is a vast arm stretching to perform basic welding, lifting and spraying on bare sheets of metal. But this picture is rapidly becoming outdated. That generation of robotic arms tended to ...

U-blox has announced Nina-B2, a dual-mode Bluetooth 4.2 stand-alone module for industrial IoT applications with built-in secure boot. “Pre-flashed with u-blox connectivity software which supports use cases such as Beacon, GATT client, GATT server, and serial port, Nina-B2 is configured using AT commands over UART, without requiring deep knowledge of the Bluetooth protocol,” said the firm. Built-in secure boot guarantees ...

Allegro adds magneto-resistive sensors to its Hall-based range of current and magnetic field devices

Recom introduces the REDIN/3AC series of two- and three-phase AC/DC DIN rail PSUs.

Harting has designed a connector that combines high current capacity with signal transmission and tough environmental protection. The power contacts range of up to 630Vac and a maximum current of 28A. Called Han M23 Power and intended for industrial applications, its meets IP67 and IP69K in the closed position, while tool-free assembly makes it suitable for field assembly by service ...

Toshiba has started to ship two new 100V additions to its low-voltage U-MOS IX-H N-channel power MOSFET series.6 The devices are suitable for power supply applications in industrial equipment as well as motor control applications. Fabricated with Toshiba’s latest low-voltage U-MOS IX-H trench process, which optimizes the element structure, the TPH3R70APL and TPN1200APL deliver the industry’s lowest-in-class on-resistance of 3.7mΩ ...

Murata has started production of X1 leaded ceramic safety capacitors rated at 760Vac(rms) for high voltage industrial applications such as 3-phase power supplies, inverters and motors. Called DE1, the series can also be used as a Y1 class capacitor for connection between an ac power line and ground, for which it is rated at 500Vac(rms). It complies with IEC 60384-14, UL60384-14 ...