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Products - 3D measurement with a laser light sensor 31/01/2012
Pepperl+Fuchs has introduced a new range of laser light sensors.
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Case Studies - Stainless steel ultrasonic sensor meets IP68/69k requirements 26/07/2011
The new UMC3000, from Pepperl + Fuchs, is said to raise the performance level for ultrasonic sensor performance in harsh environments.
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Features - Stainless steel ultrasonic sensor meets IP68/69k requirements 26/07/2011
The new UMC3000, from Pepperl + Fuchs, is said to raise the performance level for ultrasonic sensor performance in harsh environments.
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News - Safety rotary encoder 29/03/2011
Many companies are increasingly relying on failsafe components to fulfil the safety requirements specified in the current version of the Machinery Directive 2006/42/EC. The RVK58S safety sine/cosine rotary encoder offers such a solution as it also allows the position of the motor rotor to be detected with high levels of accuracy.
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News - ‘World’s first’ multi-line laser light sensor 06/07/2010
With the LineRunner400 Pepperl+Fuchs presents the first opportunity to make high accuracy three dimensional measurements on objects that are either standing still or in motion. The robust measuring process is well adapted for many detection tasks in factory automation.
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News - Pepperl+Fuchs acquires the proximity sensor business of Siemens 04/03/2010
Pepperl+Fuchs agreed to acquire the proximity sensor business of Siemens. The transaction, expected to be completed mid-2010, would enlarge P+F's offering of inductive proximity sensors and photoelectric sensors and strengthens its position in the market for ultrasonic sensor technology for factory automation.
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News - Pepperl+Fuchs bolsters process division with acquisition 21/01/2010
Pepperl+Fuchs hopes to expand its process automation division in the UK with the acquisition of Walsall Ltd. The UK company specialises in the development and manufacture of electromechanical equipment for use in hazardous areas.
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Features - A renaissance for incremental rotary encoders 14/11/2009
The world’s first and only TÜV-certified safety incremental rotary encoder opens the way to new applications for machine and plant safety— up to SIL3 or PL e.
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Features - New ways to keep track of shaft positions 14/11/2009
Encoders are beginning to shed some of their older mechanical parts, such as gears, and take on new technologies such as AMR (Anisotropic-Magneto-Resistive effect) which has been used in computer disc drives for some time. Applications in extremely harsh industrial and outdoor environments appear to be the current goal of these new products. Manufacturers stop short of saying they will last forever, but for sure, they are much more durable and can be used in more inhospitable conditions.
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News - High-density fieldbus power hub 04/09/2009
Low heat dissipation and a small footprint is a must for installation inside the control room cabinet. With its new version of the High-Density Power Hub, Pepperl+Fuchs has increased available power supply current from 360 mA to 500 mA for up to four fieldbus segments. This allows more freedom in the selection of field devices and their number connected to one segment.
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Features - Ethernet Enthusiasm: Will it Saturate the Plant? 26/08/2009
Zealous Ethernet champions see the day when all instruments, actuators, and controllers are connected in one vast harmonious plant network—and, by natural extension, to the Internet. Never mind Profibus, serial communications, or 4-20 mA: they will all fade away.
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Features - At Hannover Fair: The Latest in Proximity Sensors 23/06/2009
It was over 50 years ago that two radio engineers, Walter Pepperl and Wilfried Gehl, were commissioned by BASF to find an alternative to mechanical contact switches. The challenge was to develop a robust component that would operate reliably after many thousands of cycles at very low currents, in the corrosive atmosphere of a chemical plant. What they came up with was the first inductive proximity switch, and their company Pepperl+Fuchs has gone on to become a leader in the technology.
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News - DART update: Developer dialogue reveals tangible solutions 05/06/2009
At last year’s (2008) Hannover Messe, Pepperl+Fuchs introduced a new technology for intrinsic safety applications called DART (Dynamic Arc Recognition and Termination). Since that time, P+F in combination with the Physikalisch-technische Bundesanstalt (PTB) have been investigating the potential of the technology with other companies in Germany.
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News - IPS joins forces with Pepperl+Fuchs 19/05/2009
Pepperl+Fuchs’ intrinsically safe I/O interface product lines have been successfully integrated with Invensys Process Systems’ (IPS) I/A Series distributed control system technology, according to a recent announcement.
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News - A farewell to HSE? P+F launches Ethernet remote I/O 03/05/2009
The process industry looks to integrate production applications with business systems, so manufacturers are increasingly turning to industrial Ethernet. It can deliver a cost effective, flexible and future-proof network architecture. Bus technology now makes use of proven equipment by just adding an Ethernet gateway.
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News - Going the distance with pulse ranging technology 24/04/2009
Pepperl+Fuchs has redeveloped its pulse ranging technology (PRT) so that for the first time, it can be used in sensors of all sizes for a wide range of commercial applications. Unlike phase correlation, which is used in most laser distance measurement techniques, the time-of-flight is measured directly.
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Features - DART—The New Dimension in Intrinsic Safety—Part 1 11/03/2009
The DART safe energy concept allows considerably higher direct power in hazardous areas, because of its safe energy limitation through rapid disconnection. In PART 1 (of three parts) we discuss the basic concepts, and detecting the spark.
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Features - DART—The New Dimension in Intrinsic Safety—Part 2 11/03/2009
The DART safe energy concept allows considerably higher direct power in hazardous areas, because of its safe energy limitation through rapid disconnection. In PART 2 we discuss the components of DART, the safe and the normal working ranges, and the loads.
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Features - DART—The New Dimension in Intrinsic Safety—Part 3 11/03/2009
The DART safe energy concept allows considerably higher direct power in hazardous areas, because of its safe energy limitation through rapid disconnection. In PART 3 we discuss the power concept and DART in fieldbus.
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Features - Fifty years old: the proximity switch 29/11/2008
In 1958—exactly 50 years ago—the proximity switch was invented in a Mannheim laboratory owned by Pepperl+Fuchs. What was originally conceived as a customer-specific solution for an intrinsically safe current circuit in the chemical industry, has since become the universally recognised industry standard for non-contact switching.
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Features - RFID brings automation, business systems together 23/10/2008
The integration of business systems with factory floor automation is a challenge with many aspects to consider. However, one bright spot is clearly visible: RFID information technology, which helps bridge the gap.
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