Fabrication Products and Equipment
Automotive bioplastic
A University of Toronto research project aims to produce a bioplastic using shellfish that will be used to make vehicle parts.
Wireless that works
Recent technology innovations overcome impediments to wireless networking in automotive plants.
Mushrooms: a great new packaging material
Dell, Crate and Barrel place confidence in quirky packaging made from mushrooms.
10 truths about smart cameras
In the world of machine vision and automated optical inspection systems, smart cameras receive a lot of attention. In fact, they are often presented as the favored—if not only solution. Like PC‐based vision systems, which include a camera, frame grabber, commercial motherboard and vision library, smart cameras also have strengths and weaknesses. Here are 10 ...
Automate pressure calibration
Version 4.0 of COMPASS for Pressure software advances to transfer standards characterizing racks of sensors.
Easy automation reporting
Dream Report, is a real-time reporting generator you can use out of the box but works effectively with professional databases.
Gas and liquid control
Parker Hannifin’s Porter Instrument Division has expanded its P-Series area flow meter line to accommodate greater flow rates, temperatures and environmental conditions.
Thermocouple calibration
Omega’s CL540ZA simulators check and calibrate all thermocouple instruments.
Long-distance temperature points
Measure multiple temperature points in distant plant locations with the YTMX580, a wireless multi-input temperature transmitter from Yokogawa Corp.
Go with the flow
Operators of process plants measure electrically conductive liquids remotely and in real-time with Endress+Hauser’s Promag 53 electromagnetic flow meter.
Vacuum measurement
XacTorr digital capacitance manometers from Brooks Instrument minimize drift, resist diaphragm contamination and minimize thermal effects in vacuum measurement applications.
Lightening up with MuCell
Ford has reduced the weight of the instrument panel (IP) in its all-new Escape using for the first time a special injection-moulding process that creates micron-sized cells.
Get your head in the cloud
Cloud or “adaptive” computing is one of several emerging technologies that offers strategic advantages relevant to companies across many industries.
Assessment spots hidden lift trouble
Spotting defects and deficiencies in critical, load-bearing lifting equipment is tough to do, especially when many of the potential problems are not visible to the naked eye.
On-off delay relay
WAGO Corp.’s 859 DIN-rail timer relay module offers on-/off-delay timer modes and multiple time ranges for diverse applications.
HMI for harsh environments
Harsh conditions in processing plants are hard on visualization systems. Control room HMI that can take the heat and whatever else hazardous locations offer on the process floor is now available.
Green clean machine parts
The Bio-Circle system from Montreal-based Walter Surface Technologies uses bioremediation rather than solvents to clean machine parts.
Smart skin care
The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health & Safety (CCOHS) reports some US statistics show skin disorders comprise more than 35% of all occupationally related diseases. In Ontario, there have been 1,000 compensation claims reported annually for contact dermatitis.
Protect your safety gear
Sensitive safety equipment such as respirators need to be protected. Allegro Industries’ Hi-Viz Heavy Duty SCBA wall cases shield gear from dust, moisture and damaging plant environments.