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With Sinamics S200, Siemens is launching a new servo drive system designed for a variety of standard applications in the battery, electronics, as well as other industries. It consists of a precise servo drive, powerful servo motors and easy-to-use cables and offers high dynamic performance. Applications that require precision in speed and torque, such as winding and unwinding machines in battery manufacturing and cell assembly, particularly benefit from the new servo drive system. Sinamics S20...

Introducing the newest innovation in multi-sensor alarms from Aico, the Ei3030 Multi-Sensor Fire and Carbon Monoxide (CO) alarm. The flagship alarm in Aico’s technologically advanced 3000 Series - the Ei3030 combines individual Optical, Heat and CO sensors, for the ultimate fire and CO response. Aico continues to evolve its offering to provide products that align with its customers’ requirements while maintaining the simplicity that Installers love. The Ei3030 multi-sensor Fire and...

Delta expands its panel mount power supply PMR series by releasing the new 240 W model, which is applicable to industrial, commercial, and household applications.  The new 240 W model provides an output power of up to 240 W and nominal output voltages of 12 V, 24 V, 36 V, and 48 V. The compact form factor design fits in limited installation space such as control cabinets, machinery, vending machines, and test & measure equipment. new 240 W model of PMR series The model is also fully...

Ingeteam has developed a new central inverter for large-scale battery systems. This new product, commercially known as IS STORAGE 3Power HV, is specifically intended for energy storage plants developed with batteries up to a maximum voltage of 1500 V DC. The first units of the new central inverter will start to be delivered in July 2023 for a project based in Italy. IS STORAGE 3Power HV central inverter This inverter, which can achieve up to 3.93 MVA of battery discharge power operating a...

Franklin Electric Co., Inc. has announced that its Little Giant brand has expanded its sump pump lineup to better equip professional plumbers and installers. The new products include: BSP33 Series (1/3 hp) and BSP50 Series (1/2 hp) and 5.5 ASPA Series (1/4 hp) builder grade sump pumps BSC33 Series (1/3 hp) and BSC50 Series (1/2 hp) sump/effluent pumps BSWC50 Series (1/2 hp) sewage pump SPBS 1-HF Series battery backup system “With...

Scolmore announced the company has added a new Metal Clad Outboard Rocker Socket to its Click Essentials wiring accessories range. The new 13A 2 Gang DP 3 Pin Safety Shutter Switched Socket Outlet with Outboard Rockers (Twin Earth) joins the growing Click Metal Clad range, which also includes a number of 2-way switch plates, switched sockets, safety shutter switched sockets and fused connection units. New Metal Clad Outboard Rocker Socket added to Range  The Metal Clad range features ele...

RECOM has continued to add to their ‘K’ series of DC/DC converters featuring advanced circuit design techniques and manufacturing technology with the REC5K-AW, a 5W, wide input DC/DC in a plastic package, just 1” x 1” footprint, 0.4” profile (25.4 x 25.4 x 10mm). The cost-effective part operates over a wide 4:1 (9–36 VDC) input range and provides a regulated 5 V output rated at 1 A with 18-36 VDC input. Operation is from −40°C to 110°C ambient w...

Delta, a world-class provider of power management and industrial automation solutions announced its participation at LogiMAT 2023 from April 25th to 27th. smart industrial automation solutions Delta will present its cutting-edge power systems and smart industrial automation solutions to boost the productivity and energy efficiency of e-forklifts, AGVs, and overhead cranes in the warehouses and logistics sectors. Key highlights include the brand new MOOVair 30kW Wireless Charging Systems, buil...

iluminar Inc., the specialist manufacturer and supplier of infrared and white light illuminators, has announced the release of StatusLight, an agnostic IoT indicator lamp purpose-built for the security industry. A compact and lightweight device Housing more than 36 full-spectrum LEDs, the StatusLight is a compact and lightweight device designed to indicate the status of an ongoing event. Effortlessly customizable and endlessly scalable, the StatusLight can receive alerts from practically any...

Ingeteam has designed and manufactured the first units of its new control system for hybridizing renewable energy plants with different generation technologies. This new system, which is currently under certification process in accordance with the Spanish NTS standard, will soon be installed in the province of Cuenca to hybridize two wind farms with two photovoltaic plants, which will, in turn, be equipped with Ingeteam photovoltaic inverters. INGECON SUN Multi-Plant Controller This new solut...

Vestel has announced its first Vestel-branded EV charger for the highly regulated UK market. The EVC04 is a reliable, affordable single-phase charger for domestic and small business installations, packed with features and fully compliant with new 2023 UK electrical and security regulations. The move established the Vestel brand name in the EV charger market by offering installers and contractors an affordable, easy-to-install charger solution fully compliant with the latest regulations. EV cha...

A new cloud-based service for the e-mobility, utilities, data centers, and renewable energy sectors, currently being piloted in Europe and the USA, will allow operators to pinpoint problems at their electrical installations with greater accuracy, deploy targeted maintenance teams faster and better understand how their facilities are performing, 24-7, from anywhere in the world.  Unlike existing digital monitoring platforms, CogniEN from ABB Electrification is a product vendor agnostic clou...

Samotics joins Siemens Xcelerator partner ecosystem with its leading monitoring system for AC motors and rotating equipment based on electrical signature analysis (ESA) technology. ESA technology has been integrated into NXpower Monitor, delivering asset health and energy efficiency insights for electric-driven equipment. ESA will extend NXpower Monitor’s capabilities to deliver an end-to-end asset monitoring offering for the entire energy distribution system. Integration of ESA technolo...

Delta, a world-class provider of power management and industrial automation solutions, has announced the launch of its new Open-Loop Variable Torque Standard Drive VP3000 for fan, pump, and compressor applications. The VP3000 is specially designed to enhance fluid machine operation efficiency and reduce inverter harmonic distortion for a wide range of fluid applications. The VP3000 series offers excellent performance and stability with support for high-efficiency motors including induction moto...

Technology company and pioneer in electricals, ABB launched its new industrial miniature circuit breaker (MCB) almost 100 years since it brought the first such device to market. The new ABB S300 P Industrial MCB updates the fundamental component of a modern electrical system, improving safety, performance, efficiency installation, and information accessibility. enhanced performance The upgrade allows for a new level of enhanced performance within the same familiar volume and design for indust...

Siemens will be presenting a complete virtual programmable logic controller (PLC) for the first time at Hannover Messe 2023. The Simatic S7-1500V expands the existing Simatic portfolio and meets special market requirements such as virtual hosting of PLC computing. In the future, that means the range will include both hardware controllers and the virtual PLC.  Simatic S7-1500V The new Simatic S7-1500V is part of Industrial Operations X. This is a continuously growing, interoperable portfo...

RECOM's new RPA40-FR series of rugged, board-mount DC/DC converters in a 2“ x 1” x 0.4” (50.8 x 25.4 x 10.2 mm) through-pin package is ideal for railway applications with their input range of 36–160VDC (200V/1 second). Nominal input voltages of 72V, 96V, and 110V are covered with tolerances, dips, and surges while the output selection is 5V, 5.1V, 12V, 15V, 24V, ±12V, or ±15V, with the single outputs trimmable by ±10% minimum (15 and 24V models are t...

Siemens Smart Infrastructure has expanded its medium voltage portfolio with a sustainable and intelligent solution that paves the way for the smart switchgear of the future. SIBushing Due to its conformity with the instrument transformer standard IEC 61869, the SIBushing can be connected to the SICAM FCM plus (Feeder Condition Monitor), a multi-functional, short-circuit and earth-fault indicator which uses detection algorithms to indicate the direction of the cable fault. Applicable for mediu...

Powervault, one of the UK’s renowned electricity battery storage manufacturers, has launched the P4, their most powerful energy storage solution yet.  Due to its modular design, backup power options, and AI technology, the P4 has received positive feedback from the building industry and installers. P4 features  Best suited for bigger homes and commercial properties, the P4 has a larger battery and inverter than the PVCompact, allowing for greater storage and power. Customers...

Transformers have long been a thorn in the side of DC/DC converter designers. They are bulky, expensive, and hard to manufacture. Let's find out how planar transformers boost quality and lower the cost of low-wattage DC/DC converter designs. Planar versus toroidal The transformer is at the core of any DC/DC converter design and is the most critical component in determining the overall performance. Traditionally, transformers and inductors are wound components. Most mass-produced low...

Exide Technologies, a global provider of energy storage solutions, is launching three new chargers specifically developed for the Exide Marine & Leisure Equipment Li-Ion battery range. The range includes two chargers for 12 V Li-ion batteries with a maximum charging current of 20 A and 30 A, and one for 24 V batteries with a current of 27 A. It is offered to customers for periodic or seasonal charging of their Li-ion batteries before they are installed on the vehicle or stored for the winte...

Data centers play a crucial and essential role in the increasingly digital, connected, and virtualized world. Since data centers have huge energy requirements, power solutions that can reduce power losses, boost efficiency, and enhance thermal control are required. Traffic on the Internet has grown considerably in recent times due to a more significant number of users, the widespread use of mobile devices and social networks, and the remote storage of information in the Cloud. According to anal...

Plug Power Inc., a provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, manufactured 122MW of Plug’s 1MW electrolyzer stack platform in Q1 2023, an all-time high for the Company and the industry for PEM electrolyzers. Additionally, Plug shipped nearly 1,000 stacks for specialty applications, ranging from a few hundred watts to 150kW, totaling 5.7MW. Plug is on track to ramp its 2.5GW gigafactory in Rochester, NY to 100MW per month in mid-Q2 2023, with plans to fu...

Ingeteam has developed a new rectifier solution for powering electrolyzers based on IGBT technology. This new product, commercially called INGECON H2 FSK E12000, has been specially designed for large-scale green hydrogen production plants. The first units will begin to be supplied in September for a project in Germany and another in Spain. The rectifier, which constitutes the central element of this solution, is based on IGBT technology with a harmonic distortion index of less than 3%, thanks t...

The entire transportation sector is undergoing a radical transformation, with internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles gradually giving way to less polluting electric and hybrid cars and cleaner mass transportation solutions (trains, aircraft, and ships). Solutions capable of maximizing efficiency and reducing environmental impact are needed to contain greenhouse gases (GHG) emissions and mitigate global warming. Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors Wide bandgap (WBG) semiconductors exhibit sev...

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation (Mitsubishi Electric) announced that it has developed what is believed to be the first industrial tomographic-imaging technology that uses a 300GHz terahertz wave for one-shot, one-direction measurements at any depth, suitable for low-impact scanning of biological organisms and moving objects with millimeter resolution. X-ray scanning devices X-ray scanning devices for such purposes are mainly limited to baggage screening in airports, train stations, stadiums, e...

Plug Power Inc. (Plug/PLUG), a globally renowned provider of turnkey hydrogen solutions for the global green hydrogen economy, announced that it has expanded its GenKey offering to enable fuel cell adoption for warehouses that operate fewer than 100 electric forklifts. For the first time, this segment of the forklift market, representing more than 25% of all forklifts sold in the U.S., will have access to cost-effective hydrogen fuel cells and the increased productivity they unlock. Plug expan...

RECOM have re-visited the designs of some of the most popular isolated and non-isolated DC/DC converters and achieved major performance improvements from the implementation of advanced circuit and manufacturing techniques. The addition of synchronous rectification improves efficiency, new planar-style transformers can be automatically placed and flexible automation keeps costs down – even reduced for some new products in volume. The new DC/DC series have the ‘K’ designation an...

In the past, a majority of switch applications were designed to wire directly to a final element (pump, compressor, motor, etc.). The switch would activate or deactivate a final element by opening or closing the circuit after reaching a designated set point. While this is still common, more and more applications have turned to the use of advanced controllers such as Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs) and Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs) to help optimize their process applications. Programma...

Often UEC is asked by its customers if the wireless gas detector can be installed at longer distances from a mesh network than it recommends. A typical transmitter, like the Vanguard detector, running at 2.4 GHz will have a 2 dBi gain antenna. With a 2 dBi gain antenna, the signal transmitted by the device will be fairly close to omnidirectional in the horizontal plane providing reliable performance over reasonable distances. Correct antenna selection Customers may also have a tank farm sever...