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National Instruments: Transforming innovation into reality The paradigm of Virtual Instrumentation is based on leveraging the latest commercially available off the shelf technology and the flexibility of graphical software programming to create powerful and custom defined test and measurement systems. Hence, our technology investments have always been consistent and current.
INDUSTRY NEWS DMG MORI SEIKI will showcase ECOLINE technology at Pune Machine Tools Show GILDEMEISTER and Mori Seiki combined their activities in India as of 1 April, 2010. The DMG / MORI SEIKI India in Bangalore is responsible for the complete service and support of the entire product portfolios of both manufacturers. DMG MORI SEIKI India armed with new technology centre in Bangalore Industry Overview: The Indian Market for machine tools has expanded enormously to almost 1.5 billion Euros in 2008. Today, if there is one winner arising from the world’s deepest recession in recent years, it is undoubtedly India. With strong domestic consumption, all sectors including the automotive are doing well therefore indicating better business prospects here. APC launches 600VA Back-UPS The new BR600CI-IN UPS guarantees peace of mind by protecting sensitive electronics of a PC from extreme voltage fluctuation through its ‘Automatic Voltage Regulation’ feature. DISA India Limited launches HB-I overhead rail shot blast machine in India DISA India, a leading foundry machinery manufacturer in India offering advanced process technology, today announced the launch of its first HB-I overhead rail shot blast machine in India. The machine is the first of its kind in India and is a result of DISA’s merger last year with Wheelabrator. Rockwell Automation helps to improve manufacturing efficiency with its ERP Integration Gateway Rockwell Automation announced that it has extended the capabilities of its Rockwell Software industry solutions with an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Integration Gateway application. The application allows plants to more easily and cost-effectively exchange transactions and execute business processes across plant-floor and business systems, in real-time. Autodesk announces AutoCAD for Mac & WS mobile application Autodesk, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADSK), a leader in 3D design, engineering and entertainment software, announced AutoCAD for Mac software. This version of AutoCAD, one of the most widely used software for professional design and engineering, runs natively on Mac OS X and will increase choice of hardware for millions of users around the world. Delta unveils ASDA-A2 Series AC Servo Motor & Drive in India Delta Group, the world’s largest provider of switching power supplies and DC brushless fans, has launched its advanced new high-performance ASDA-A2 series of servo motors and servo drives for motion control and network communication in India. As the current trend of motion control is to have the control command source close to the drive, Delta developed the new ASDA-A2 series to provide excellent motion control while eliminating the external controller. HARTING inaugurates “Center of Innovation” in Rahden The HARTING Technology Group officially opened its new Center of Innovation in Rahden. The seventh HARTING plant in east Westphalia will go into operation with a workforce of some 120 as of August, about one and a half years after the building on the Rahden industrial estate was originally acquired. MAN Industries bags orders worth Rs. 1200 crores from domestic and international markets MAN Industries (India) Limited, one of the leading Large Diameter Pipe manufacturing companies in the country, announced their securing orders worth Rs 1200 crores from various international and domestic customers including GAIL or its DBPL project. These orders are for supply of approx. Siemens introduces wirelessHart products for wireless communication in the process industry Siemens introduces a new family of WirelessHart products for wireless communication, including two new transmitters, the Sitrans P280 and the Sitrans TF280. This product family is a new line of WirelessHart products to be introduced to wireless communication within the process industry. India’s Defence Modernization Programs will make it the second highest defence spender in the Asia Pacific Region Frost & Sullivan, recently concluded their 2nd annual flagship event GIL 2010: India - The Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership, at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. The Congress, besides focusing on CEOs perspective on growth, had specific industry think tank sessions and several panel discussions, that were held parellely. Gensol consultants successfully closes deal of 2.1 million carbon credits Gensol Consultants Pvt. Ltd., one of the leading carbon consultancies in India concluded a forward contract of more than 2.1 million CERs worth 140 Crore with - CF Partners a leading specialised environmental investment firm based in United Kingdom. Over 13 wind bundle projects spread across the country, utilising the abundant wind resources in the states of Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Rajasthan, are to generate in excess of 600,000 CERs by 2012 and 1.5 million CERs in the period of 2013-2020 Nakoda plans green energy investment in MP Nakoda Limited (BSE code: 521030), one of India’s largest players in the fully drawn yarn segment, is set to commence its Wind Power project in MP. Nakoda Limited proposes to acquire Wind Mills from Global Wind Power Ltd.(GWPL), a company floated by Reliance ADAG Group. The wind turbines are developed by GWPL with state of art technology in collaboration with Norwin Denmark. ZWSOFT announces the acquisition of VX Corporation ZWCAD Software Co., Ltd (ZWSOFT), a leading provider of CAD platforms, is pleased to announce that it has completed its acquisition of VX Corporation, an American pioneering CAD/CAM solutions provider founded in 1985. The acquisition is a continuation of the China based 2D CAD solutions provider’s recent rapid growth in the CAD/CAM market. 40 percent of automotive engineering services to be outsourced to service providers by 2015 – Frost & Sullivan Frost & Sullivan recently concluded their 2nd annual flagship event GIL 2010: India - The Global Community of Growth, Innovation and Leadership, at The Leela Palace, Bangalore. The Congress, besides focusing on CEOs perspective on growth, had specific industry think tank sessions and several panel discussions that were held concurrently.
TECHNOLOGY CERN Research Center with the ECOLINE on the track of the big bang CERN: The European research centre for particle physics in Geneva invests in the CTX 510 eco as a flexible all-rounder in the sector of universal turning. It is perhaps the last of the great mysteries of physics. ECOLINE as a helper in times of crisi Tool and mould making is the core business at Talleres Basco S.C.P.. With its five employees the supplier manufacutures goods mainly for customers from the car industry Hankook Machine Tools adopts REDEX ANDANTEX DualKRP+ Drives Hankook Machine Tools, the machine tools industry leader in Korea, successfully developed and launched the marketing campaign for its new roll lathe R-50W equipped with the DualKRP3+ from REDEX ANDANTEX, the European high-tech rack and pinion planetary drive manufacturer. Reconditioning of machine tool guideways using rollon slideway material Rollon Slideway surface linear bearing material is the proven linear bearing material used globally by OEM’s and reconditioners for machine tool guideways, jibs, wedges, rotary tables or any linear movement application to check metal to metal contact, where reduced friction and wear resistance are critical design considerations. Upgrade your DCS for better output faster and better production for competitive advantage Agile manufacturing is all about achieving rapid changeover between different products with minimum disruption to the process involved. Increasingly, particularly for batch operations, this relies on real-time information. Batch production take into account varying raw material properties and potencies to ensure a quality end product. SAFEXPRESS: Lean and Mean Lean principles in the construction industry can help eliminate waste and work towards constant improvement, It’s simple, really. If a process doesn’t add value to the product or service for which the customer is willing to pay for, it should be eliminated. The opposite of thirsty for energy The Wuppertal Institute, which is famous for energy and environmental issues, urgently advises the industry to increase the energy efficiency of its systems. Especially because each kilowatt hour saved benefits the time range of the resources and sustainably increases the profit. Gandhi Automations offers interchangeable section rapid roll-up doors with counterweights Safe and reliable with modular counterweights and inverter Sturdy ,reliable and safe, it is the ideal automatic door for fast access, goods and people transit areas, or for internal or external areas of the buildings. Sector is the most rationally designed and reliable interchangeable section rapid-roll-up door in the range.
INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION & CONTROL TECH UPDATES Wireless choice for a new generation automation The rapid application growth adds complexity from using multiple wireless technologies to address each application’s specific requirements for coverage, latency and throughput. There is simply not a “one-size-fits-all” wireless networking technology that adequately supports the diverse requirements of industrial applications Deploying the open system for automation success For all the benefits open systems provide, they also pose significant IT challenges. End users can only rely so much on their automation suppliers for support to keep process control networks secure. The reality is that plant engineers are now responsible for increasingly complex open automation architectures and the specialized IT support functions that go along with them. Bluetooth ethernet networks : Powering new automation strategies Wireless networks also make operator interaction simpler and easier by enabling handheld devices to communicate with different devices or take measurements from various instruments. Signal conditioning: Delivering the improved application results As the variety of processing applications grew and device technology advanced, the number of dedicated signal conditioners required to accommodate all of the varying inputs and required outputs also increased. The key role of RFID technology in the manufacturing process RFID technology has been more rapidly accepted in the manufacturing process because the RFID technology can be a reusable product when the RFID tags are embedded into fixtures used in the manufacturing process
electrical & energy conservation TECH UPDATES Environmental Impacts & Profitable Power Projects : The Balance Effect The best way to reduce pollution, of course, is to prevent it in the first place. A range of approaches is currently variable to power project developers for mitigating both the impacts of projects upon the environment and, in turn, the risks to the project that can arise from environmental issues. Condition monitoring : Effective tool for increasing profitability Equipment Condition Monitoring can provide early warning of potential failure by detecting incipient leading indicators of equipment degradation through powerful signal processing applied to existing instrumentation data. Improving power plant systems for optimum efficiency Improving and maintaining existing power generation equipment, and paying proper attention to using “best practices” throughout equipment procurement and plant operations and maintenance activities Sujana energy to partner with Nichia corporation of Japan Sujana Energy Limited (SE), a part of Hyderabad Headquartered Sujana Group of Companies (www.sujana.com) has entered into strategic Partnership with the Japanese Company Nichia Corporation a pioneer and world leader in (blue and white) LEDs and the largest supplier of white LED’s in the world. The benefits of energy conservation Implementing best practices for energy management and energy-efficient equipment, as well as plant-wide energy audit recommendations, can reduce a plant’s annual energy costs by 10% to 15%. Today, thanks to emerging technology and energy-efficient equipment, the real costs and return on investment can be easily calculated.
PRODUCTS CO Axial Cables (Self Supported Aerial Cable Type) Quality precision video cables, which are used in critical analog video circuits and high quality applications such as live broadcast in network studios and pre-or post-production facilities. They should be used anywhere superior signal integrity is required. TagMe engraving solution It comprises a very simple software interface, which can be operated from a touch screen, and a machine to engrave items or gifts from the shop, including mounting systems. This means that shop assistants can engrave items without the need for any special knowledge. Ion Exchange provides value adding O&M services Operation & Maintenance (O&M) forms part of the comprehensive range of services provided by Ion Exchange to support its total water and environment management solutions. Through its O&M services the company adds significant value through savings in consumption of chemicals and energy. Lynx +, compact industrial Ethernet switch with routing functionality Westermo Data Communications announce the launch of the Lynx+ managed Ethernet switch for industrial applications. Extending the well established Lynx series, this new version includes Westermo´s powerful WeOS operating system that provides increased switching WirelessHART: From Technology to Products NAMUR and the HART Communication Foundation have conducted a field test at the BASF plant in Ludwigshafen, Germany, which has been actively supported by Pepperl+Fuchs. WirelessHART was proven to be a sustainable technology that can be used in mobile and flexible applications. BIRKOSIT - Dichtungskitt ® for extreme conditions of temperature and pressure Description: BIRKOSIT is a single-component, paste luting agent / sealing compound for industrial use wherever conditions of temperature and pressure at smooth, plane sealing surfaces (butt joints) make extreme demands on the quality. Anti Vibration Pad - Screw support mounts DYNEMECH manufactures and exports a variety of Anti-vibration Mounting Pads. These pads are ready to use for all kinds of industrial workshop machineries. There is no need of foundation, foundation bolt; grouting, anchoring etc. they provide the fastest means of installation for any all industrial machines. Plastic adjustable trolley for T or I sections Kumbhojkar Plastic Moulders who is the winner of coveted Plasticon Award for Cable Carrier Assembly, had introduced this product for first time in India. There are over 70 models suitable for various tracks & hangers to accommodate Electric Cables from dia.6mm to 76mm. Handheld infrared thermometers Handheld infrared thermometers are one of the most popular types of infrared pyrometer. They are commonly used for portable applications ETERNITY NE: An Integrated SOHO IP-PBX with Seamless Mobility Technologies keep evolving and new forms of communications emerge. Adapting to these new forms is a more conscious decision for small businesses. To grow to their utmost potential, these businesses need access to features and technologies beyond the confines of conventional telephony systems. Smaller than ever before- The new handwheel HKB The new handwheel HKB from EUCHNER offers all the advantages you would expect from the proven handwheels with magnetic detent mechanism. And that with very small dimensions, very low weight and low installation depth. Electrical connections with high contact quality Contact quality is a measurable quantity which depends on various factors. Even if two contact surfaces which touch each other appear flat to the naked eye, when viewed under the microscope they are seen as a hilly landscape. Hydraulic SPMs We are designing & manufacturing of hydraulic spms ( special purpose machine) for metal cutting, assembly. Testing and material handling for various segments of industries like automobile, processing, general & heavy engineering with complete hydraulics, electric & electronics systems. Industrial Plugs & Sockets (CEE Connectors) Industrial Plugs and Sockets from Connectwell provide a versatile and robust connection system for industrial field and factory connection applications. These plugs and sockets are designed and manufactured as per IEC 60309-1 and IEC 60309-2 standards. MULTIPOLE INDUSTRIAL CONNECTORS In this age of high technology, it has become imperative to speed up control and power wiring in the field. Controlwell’s range of Multipole Industrial Connectors facilitate just that. Designed for heavy duty AC and DC industrial applications.
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