Global technology and software maker Emerson has launched its new ASCOTM Series 262 and 263 Biodiesel Valves, the first combustion valves certified for use with biodiesel blended fuel in industrial and commercial boilers in the Americas and Asia. These biodiesel valves make it possible for district heating and commercial boiler burner applications to transition to…
Emerson’s new display differentiates OEM systems, improves user operations
Machine builders in any industrial application can now use Emerson’s PACSystems RXi HMI, a next-generation machine visualization solution designed to help set their systems apart for customers. The new system easily helps users overcome the limitations of lower budgets, fewer people, and higher productivity demands. This highly intuitive human-machine interface (HMI) addresses the needs of…
Emerson simplifies drive integration to increase availability
Many control schemes call for redundancy, but this traditionally requires intermediary equipment to integrate final control devices like variable frequency drives (VFDs). To simplify this common architecture, Emerson announces a new PROFINET System Redundancy (PNSR) communications card that plugs into PACMotion VFDs, simplifying high availability communications between VFDs and Emerson’s PACSystems RX3i programmable logic controllers…
Emerson sponsors Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory at The University of Texas
Emerson is sponsoring the Texas Rocket Engineering Laboratory (TREL) in the Cockrell School of Engineering at The University of Texas at Austin. Emerson will donate TESCOMTM regulators that students from this interdisciplinary research lab will use to fabricate TREL’s historic Halcyon rocket. More than twice the length of average collegiate rockets, the Halcyon rocket has…
Emerson introduces magnetic target switch for position sensing in standard and extreme-duty operation environments
Emerson has released its TopWorx Magnetic Target Switch (MTS) to provide ready-to-install, universally certified position sensing for explosion proof and intrinsically safe applications. The hazardous locations-approved TopWorx MTS joins the TopWorx GOTM Switch in the Emerson portfolio of position-sensing products, providing a single source for both standard and heavy-duty position sensors. The TopWorx MTS is…
Emerson announces recipients of 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
Emerson today announced the recipients of its 2020 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program, continuing the company’s long-standing commitment to rewarding outstanding engineering students and advancing the workforce of tomorrow. The recipients are Gillian Barach of Toronto, Ohio, a biomedical engineering major at the University of Akron, and Jacob Lackner of Frenchtown, Montana, a mechanical engineering major…
A little data approach to solving big data problems
SPONSORED CONTENT By Derek Thomas, Vice President of Sales & Marketing, Machine Automation Solutions at Emerson Creating value from big data is top of mind for many executives across a wide variety of industries. These executives perceive the potential to substantially improve operations by creating insights into the terabytes of existing data stored in their…
Ultrasonic welding platform meets challenges of critical small plastic part assembly
Emerson has launched a new generation of ultrasonic welders that support the growing demand for the assembly of smaller and more intricate plastic components. The Branson GSX Ultrasonic Welding Platform is an advanced and intuitive flexible joining solution, designed to optimize and ensure quality welds, while helping manufacturers meet project timelines and deliver expected return on investments. Plastic components…
Add-On Instructions expedites and simplify the integration of Unidrive M with a variety of PLCs
Emerson industrial Automation has led the energy efficiency market for many years and aims to provide ever more effective and cost effective solutions. This initial Add-On Instruction (AOI) offering makes it easy to integrate Unidrive M with Allen-Bradley CompactLogixTM and ControlLogixTM PLCs. An open and editable file, the Unidrive M AOI integrates easily into the…
Maximize performance with torque monitoring
All turbo machinery is subject to degradation that, over time, will affect a system’s efficiency and operational performance. Torque monitoring, based on heat balance, energy balance, and other methods, uses many parameters such as pressure, temperature, flow rate, gas composition, and so on, which require precise instrumentation to properly measure the lowest amount of uncertainty.…
Low friction means high efficiency in distribution center’s conveyor system
Motion Industry uses an energy efficient conveyor system with low-friction components. Designed by a Montreal-based OEM, the flat-top conveyors use System Plast chain and Browning gear drives from Power Transmission Solutions, a division of Emerson Industrial Automation. The ultra-low-friction conveyor has delivered a range of advantages, including low noise, compactness and low energy use. The…