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UPDATE #10

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In this issue:

• ControlLogix increases EtherNet/IP performance
• Rockwell Automation wins Best New Product award
• SmartGuard safety controller offers complex logic in a smaller footprint
• New non-contact interlock switches
• New Safety Relays save time and space
• Integrated motion and distributed control for small applications
• Premier Integration helps to reduce cost, time and errors
• VersaView now serves broader industrial applications
• I/O Modules extend Integrated Architecture to small applications
• Process Solutions – Field Devices
• Energy efficient liquid-cooled AC drive delivers 65% space saving
• New IP69K-rated ArmorStart Distributed Motor Controller
• Cost-effective micro drives get even more powerful
• Easy vision sensor tackles production errors
• HMI Conversion Services

Versatile new bases for Flex and Point I/O Families

We have introduced versatile new bases for the Flex and Point I/O systems that deliver more flexibility and cost savings for machine builders and end users who need to apply control system I/O close to sensors and actuators.

The new bases are ideal for machine builders that design high-performance, adaptable machines to satisfy their customer’s desire to maximise uptime and minimise call-out requirements. These additions to our product lines offer the innovation, efficiency and usability that Machine Builders and end users need to grow their bottom line.

The 1794-TBKD, a knife disconnect terminal base for the Flex I/O modular system, is compatible with eight- and 16-point discrete, and up to eight-point analogue modules. This new product eliminates the need for a separate knife disconnect isolation block to troubleshoot problems and allows measurement and calibration of current loops without shutting down the system or rewiring the termination point.

The knife disconnect terminal base provides single-pole, single-throw (SPST) knife switch action for each side of the I/O channels for modules with up to eight points or for a single side of I/O channels for modules with up to sixteen points. The 16-SPST switches and 28-screw terminations allow customers to avoid additional wiring terminations and the potential for wiring errors during troubleshooting.

The new one-piece base for Allen-Bradley Point I/O systems reduces installation cost by eliminating the removable terminal block. It is ideal for Machine Builder applications where flexibility and low-cost design are crucial.

The one-piece base is 100 percent interchangeable with the two-piece Point I/O bases, which allows users to mix-and-match I/O nodes and continues to offer the ease of single action to remove and reinsert the base from the DIN rail. The one-piece bases are available with screw or spring clamps.