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 | | Not just efficient, but smart: The next generation of Automation Studio - 01/23/2012
With Automation Studio 4, B&R has forged an entirely new path when it comes to smart engineering. Many convenient automated functions as well as true-to-life architecture modeling, version control, support for shared projects and simple object-oriented programming take program design efficiency to a whole new level. |
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 | | Evolving ergonomics with multi-touch - 12/15/2011
In the area of consumer electronics, multi-touch has not only changed the ergonomics of devices, it has changed user habits as well. In industrial automation, this technology has the potential to make machine operation more intuitive, faster and safer - in essence, to bring about a revolution in ergonomics for machine and system visualization units. At the SPS/IPC/Drives exhibition in Nuremberg, B&R introduced devices that allow multi-touch input in industrial environments. |
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 | | Smart Safe Reaction with openSAFETY for Profinet - 12/06/2011
Now that B&R's SafeLOGIC safety controller is available for Profinet networks, Smart Safe Reaction technology can be quickly and easily integrated into Profinet automation applications. Based on openSAFETY, B&R's Smart Safe Reaction product set is the only integrated safety system that can guarantee response times of 10 ms, which is 10 times faster than previous solutions. The openSAFETY real-time safety bus system is not bound to a single solution and can be used on all conventional Ethernet-based fieldbus network systems up to SIL 3. |
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 | | Automation Studio is one of the most widely used engineering tools in the industry - 11/29/2011
According to a recent study published by ITQ in cooperation with universities and the trade magazine Computer&AUTOMATION, 16% of all German machine and system manufacturers are already programming their control systems using Automation Studio. Put another way, this means that one in six German machine manufacturers are already working with the B&R software tool. |
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 | | New dimensions in decentralized drive architecture - 11/16/2011
B&R is expanding their line of drives with a series of motor-integrated servo drives with IP65 protection. The ACOPOSmulti has always been extremely modular, and it was the next logical step to merge inverters with the motor to create servo actuators that can deliver power directly where it is needed. Configurable modules thus become easy-to-connect mechatronic units. This not only saves valuable space in the control cabinet, but also cuts costs for logistics and commissioning. |
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 | | X20 System certified for maritime use - 10/19/2011
After extensive testing by the certification institute Germanischer Lloyd (GL), the B&R X20 System has achieved the coveted seal of quality for maritime applications. All of the X20 modules tested - CPUs, I/O modules and bus controllers - proved they have what it takes to meet the high demands on functionality and operational safety required in maritime environments. |
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 | | Consortium including Airbus and the French National Railway Corporation define openSAFETY as standard - 10/12/2011
openSAFETY, the first completely open safety-oriented data transfer protocol for use in all areas of automation, has been declared an official communication standard by the DDASCA Consortium (Dependable Distributed Architecture for Safety Critical Applications). This consortium - formed in Paris in March 2011 on the initiative of Arion Entreprise, EADS, HPC Project, ENSTA, Alstom Power, EDF R&D, SNCF, Windriver, B&R, and others - handles the standardization, definition and implementation of open solutions for safety-critical applications up to SIL4. These solutions are then applied in a wide range of areas, from factory automation and energy management to the railway, automotive, medical and defense industries. |
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 | | POWERLINK bus controller: Tailored to any application - 09/14/2011
The extremely flexible configuration options offered by B&R's new POWERLINK X67 bus controller with IP67 protection make it an indispensable standard component for any demanding automation application. Equipped with 12 digital channels that can be configured as either inputs or outputs, the module can be perfectly adapted to any task. |
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 | | Open Automation Conferences 2011 in India: Cost optimization with POWERLINK and openSAFETY - 09/05/2011
The central themes of the Open Automation Technology Conferences 2011 were how companies can not only reduce costs, but simultaneously increase productivity through the use of open technologies and standards such as POWERLINK and openSAFETY for automation in the manufacturing sector. The conferences took place on 21 and 22 July in Coimbatore and Chennai in India. More than 200 visitors were invited by the Confederation of Indian Industry and the PSG College of Technology Coimbatore as well as the PSG Science and Technology Entrepreneurial Park, who organized the conference. The event was supported by the Ethernet POWERLINK Standardization Group (EPSG), B&R, and Kalycito. |
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