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Product Spotlight 16 IEN / FEB '16 www.ien.com Design a Conveyor in Minutes! Using Dorner's Online Confgurator, you can design a conveyor for your application. The industry leading tool delivers a complete 3D CAD assembly model. See these Conveyors in Action! www.Dorner.com/ien 800.397.8664 Embedded Prediction Data to Improve Reliability Emerson Process Management (Knoxville, TN) offers their CSI 6500 ATG protection system, a stand-alone machinery protection solution that also allows users to intro- duce prediction monitor- ing of critical assets from the same system. The multi-functional cards can be reconfi gured for a wide range of measurements, including the impacting or peak-to-peak data. Users can also identify the ear- liest indications of devel- oping faults in gearboxes and bearings. The CSI 6500 ATG can be networked over wired or wireless Ethernet to deliver asset health information to authorized users through a PC or phone application. It's API 670-compliant and certifi ed for installation in environments where Class 1 Div2/ATEX Zone 2 approvals are required. www.emersonprocess.com/csi High Output Tube Light Kits Aerotech (Pittsburgh, PA) offers their panel-mounted na- no-positioning piezo Ndrive Ole for coordinated motion between piezo stages and servo axes. Additional fea- tures include: • Real-time distributed control architecture for up to 32 axes of piezo and/or servomotor stages. • Deterministic FireWire high-speed serial communi- cation protocol. • Single or multi-axis Position Synchronized Output (PSO) for real-time triggering of events. • Up to 20-bit sensor resolution for capacitive sensor feedback. • Learning control, harmonic cancellation and com- mand shaping to improve tracking error and through- put. • A dual-core 456 MHz, double-precision, fl oat- ing-point DSP. • Four optically-isolated digital inputs, two high-speed digital inputs and four optically-isolated digital out- puts. www.aerotech.com; 412-963-7470 Flow Transmitter for Mission-Critical Aircraft Monitoring Applications The AS-FT Flow Transmitter from FCI Aero- space (San Marcos, CA) features a rugged, reliable thermal dispersion technology sensor design that is ideal for mission-critical air, gas and fl uid monitoring systems on commercial and military aircraft. Features include: • A 100:1 turndown. • Suitability for systems that support the monitoring of fuel, hydraulics, bleed air, liquid coolant, environmental control sys- tems, pneumatic air cycle kits, lubrication and more. • The ability to measure air from 0.25 SFPS to 1,000 SFPS [0,07 NMPS to 305 NMPS]. • Measurement of fuel, hydraulic fl uid or coolant from 0.01 SFPS to 10 SFPS [0,003 MPS to 3 MPS]. • A measurement range for water and ethylene glycol (EGW) from 0.01 SFPS to 5 SFPS [0,003 MPS to 1,5 MPS]. • An accuracy of ±2 % of full scale. • Temperature accuracy of ±1°F [±1°C] over the specifi ed range. • An operating temperature range from -40°F to 250°F [-40°C to 121°C]. • Proof pressure tested up to 2,000 psig [138 bar (g)] or greater, as required by appli- cation. • Certifi cations include: MIL-STD-810, MIL-STD-461 and RTCA/DO-160. www.FCIAerospace.com; 760-744-6950 Nothing and Everything New in AUTOMATION A utomation has the power to seemingly produce simultaneous, yet polarizing emotions for the industrial sector. The initial excitement over the innovative solutions being presented is quickly matched by feelings of exasperation when analyzing the training, integration process and investment that will be required in realizing the associated benefits. The challenge, therefore, is to simultaneously register a couple of key points when assessing these new products, platforms, systems and technologies. First, while the solutions being presented are new, the objective remains very basic. At the heart of any sound automation offering is the need to improve the efficiency of the spotlighted operation. This is where the scale of work being done by the targeted cell or machine should be carefully assessed. In some instances, a new controller, interface, software module or machine-to-machine communication platform might not make sense when comparing the associated cost, time and resources necessary to have a positive impact on operational efficiency. However, in most cases there will prove to be an efficiency gain. So validating factors like cost and any associated downtime shouldn't be difficult. Time, especially in the industrial sector, is money. Demonstrating time-savings over the long haul will lead directly to cost savings, which means greater profitability and the potential for expanding operations. At the end of the day, automation represents both the simplest and most complex collection of purchasing decisions an enterprise will encounter. However, by focusing on the basic, efficiency-laden principles of automation, choices can be made that help simplify the need and justify the accompanying resources. – Jeff Reinke