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Product Spotlight: Automation
Stainless
Steel
Tongue
Operated
Safety
Interlock
Switches
The OMEGA (Stamford,
CT) K-SS Series tongue
operated safety interlock
switches are designed
to fit to the leading edge
of sliding, hinged or lift
off machine guards to
provide positively oper-
ated switching contacts.
They offer a choice of
various actuators to aid
installation and maintain
durability, while providing
robust position interlock
detection for moving
guards. The K-SS has
a rugged 316 stainless
steel body and IP69K
enclosure protection,
designed to cope with
the rigorous applications
of the food processing,
pharmaceutical, pack-
aging and petrochemi-
cal industries.
www.omega.com/
pptst/K-SS-Series.html;
888-826-6342
Open Core Engineering Simplifies Workflows
Open Core Engineering from Bosch Rexroth
(Charlotte, NC) combines the previously separate
PLC and IT worlds into one comprehensive solu-
tion portfolio – a portfolio comprising open stan-
dards, software tools, function packages and the
Open Core Interface as an enabler for new freedom. This new, integrated ap-
proach combines traditional IEC engineering with the options now made avail-
able by high-level language programming. The resulting enhanced access right
into the core of the control also allows individual real-time control functions to
be quickly and independently implemented. Features include:
• Simplified engineering workflows, thanks to a standardized engineering
framework that includes advanced software tools and comprehensive
function packages such as templates and intelligent technology modules.
• Lower cost for machine manufacturers, as well as accelerated engineer-
ing and a high level of future-readiness across machine lifecycles.
• With the Open Core Interface, Rexroth is providing a software interface
that is unique: it permits enhanced access to the control core, offers
numerous programming languages and allows the integration of smart
devices into automation systems.
www.boschrexroth.com; 800-REXROTH