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Weathering the crisis
In March of this year, the World Health Organization declared…

COVER STORY

Electrolyzer Technologies for Green Hydrogen
Hydrogen is poised to be a cornerstone of the global…

IN THE NEWSCHEMENTATOR + Show More

Upcycled silicon improves LIB energy storage
Silicon is seen as a promising alternative to graphite in…

Coretec partners with Evonik to produce cyclohexasilane
The Coretec Group Inc. (Ann Arbor, Mich.; www.thecoretecgroup.com) recently entered…

A zinc-based catalyst makes syngas by co-electrolysis
Researchers from the University of New South Wales (Sydney, Australia;…

Improved process for treating AMD waste recovers more rare earth elements
By modifying a traditional treatment method for acid mine drainage…

Waste-based rubber can be joined or repaired catalytically
A new sustainable rubber that can, with an amine catalyst,…

New fabrication method for fluorine-containing carbon-capture membranes
Recent work by a team of researchers from Oak Ridge…

Chementator Briefs - Sept. 2020
Smart Stir Bar Scientists at the University of Warwick (Coventry,…

A new approach makes flexible screw pumps
Leistritz Pumpen GmbH (Nuremberg, Germany; www.leistritz.com) has recently introduced Flexcore,…

A steam-stable MOF for high-capacity carbon capture
A recently discovered family of highly porous metal-organic framework (MOF)…

New Japanese project targets CO2 and brine utilization
A new project has been selected by the New Energy…

BUSINESS NEWS

Business News: September 2020
Plant Watch Phillips 66 to transform refinery into world’s largest…

TECHNICAL & PRACTICALFEATURE REPORT

Designing an Integrated Wastewater-Treatment System
Meeting the wastewater-treatment demands of an integrated manufacturing complex demands…

A Holistic Approach for Pump-System Analytics
A step-by-step approach is presented to address the modern requirements…

FACTS AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

Facts At Your Fingertips: Cost Estimation and Risk
Understanding project risks is critical to arriving at useful cost…

TECHNOLOGY PROFILE

Technology Profile: Polypropylene Carbonate Production
This column is based on “Polypropylene Carbonate Production – Cost…

SOLIDS PROCESSING

Reliable and Cost-Effective Solids Feeding
A holistic approach to bulk-solids-feeding installations can improve the effectiveness…

ENGINEERING PRACTICE

Liquid Layers: Measuring Overall Level and Interface Points
Accurate interface level measurement is crucial to optimizing separation processes.…

ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGER

Process Changes: Understanding and Mitigating Fire-and Life-Safety Risk Factors
When making a change in your process, do not overlook…

EQUIPMENT & SERVICESFOCUS

Focus on Level Measurement and Control
Ambient temperature swings handled by this DP transmitter For…

Focus on Valves
A new motorized control valve for the semiconductor…

NEW PRODUCTS + Show More

Liquid-solids blending with high-solids-content media
The VPT vertical process blender (photo) is said to provide…

PLC with direct cloud connection and multiprotocol ethernet
The TBEN-L programmable logic controller (photo) is said to be…

Explosion-proof sifters separate and condition dry materials
Centrifugal sifters from the GS product line (photo) are suitable…

New hollow-socket shaft design for coupling-free installations
Couplings are a common failure point within drive systems. Keeping…

Transform buildings into high-performing assets
The new generation of building automation controllers, Desigo PXC4 and…

A new check valve with redundant sealing
The new Model CV check valve (photo) features a sealing…

Analog and digital interface in a single sensor
Due to Dual Channel functionality —which enables sensor operation to…

New software release for P&ID design
Last month, this company released Visio P&ID Process Designer 2020…

This metering pump precisely doses harsh chemicals
The Chem-Pro CD1 multi-diaphragm metering pump (photo) offers continuous pumping…

New cartridges and housings for water filtration
Designed for water filtration, the Beco Protect CL coreless depth-filter…

A high-performance mixing and pumping skid system
This company recently designed a new skid system (photo) capable…

These packaged chillers have been upgraded
This company recently updated the Accuchiller NQ series of portable…

Use this pump in applications requiring low NPSHr
The recently enhanced LMV 803Lr (photo) is a direct-drive, vertical…

This smartphone now has global approvals and certification
The Ex-Handy 10 intrinsically safe 4G/LTE smartphone (photo) is now…

Highlights Parallel Proceedings in the Aftermath of Industrial Accidents Weathering the crisis Process Changes: Understanding and Mitigating Fire-and Life-Safety Risk Factors Reliable and Cost-Effective Solids Feeding Improving Fire and Gas System Sensor Selection and Deployment for Tank Farms and Transfer Sites

Comment

This power supply has a new IO-Link Communication Module

By Chemical Engineering | December 1, 2019

WAGO Kontakttechnik

The Pro 2 line of power-supply units (PSU; photo), with units ranging from 120 to 960 W, can connect to various gateways via a snap-on communication module (currently, IO-Link; Ethernet-based protocols such as Modbus TCP, Ethernet IP, ProfiNet in the future). This selection of standardized protocols ensures convenient and reliable integration into the respective infrastructure. Data from the Pro 2 PSU can be saved and analyzed for energy optimization; the central PLC can switch off distributed PSUs in parts of the system via a hardware signal or bus command in order to activate standby mode to save energy — and with the unit’s monitoring functions, provide information about current power supply or connected load data, and signal errors for seamless application monitoring. This status information, which can be retrieved by the controller at any time, eliminates the need to check the output voltage manually and allows on-time maintenance of the power supply and all connected loads. — WAGO Kontakttechnik GmbH & Co. KG, Minden, Germany

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