Realizing the Potential of Automation Integration

Integrating control systems used to be an ongoing exercise in jury-rigging bridges between islands of automation. Different processes would have disparate controllers, often with disparate control logic packages leading to a near endless state of troubleshooting and massaging systems so they would get along. Every time you added a new system or piece of equipment you would have to revisit your integration efforts to make sure you hadn’t compromised something. “Even today,... Read More

Terminal Blocks Reliably Deliver Power

Reliable electricity is a key requirement for industrial sites. Ensuring that this electric flow reaches every necessary point throughout a large facility requires a huge range of components, going down to the terminal blocks that connect various pieces of equipment to power sources. The 8WH6 In-Push-Out (iPo) Terminal Blocks from Siemens Industry Automation meet these requirements, providing reliable contacts for a wide range of systems. The plug terminal connection family comes... Read More

ET200 Pro IWLAN

Industrial Ethernet, which is rapidly becoming the automation network standard has, dramatically reduced the amount of cabling required for industrial applications. Wireless technologies are already taking the next step by all but eliminating cables altogether, promising a boon to environments that regularly destroy cabling through excessive heat, airborne particulates or high levels of electromagnetic interference. The ET 200Pro IWLAN machine mount I/O system from Siemens Energy... Read More