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B&R Automation - Advanced System Diagnostics via the Web
With the latest version of the System Diagnostics Manager (SDM), B&R has added a range of powerful new diagnostic functions to an already impressive portfolio. The user profits not just from being able to access information about system hardware and software from anywhere in the world, but also from ready-made diagnostic applets that can be easily integrated directly into applications.
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Excell Control Exhibiting at foodpro 2011 at Darling Harbour
Excell Control, with Daanet (an automation product and service distributor), is exhibiting at foodpro 2011 at Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour from 10-13th July. Excell is on stand B43, ”Daanet/Excell Control” and will be exhibiting B&R Automation, Idem Stainless Safety Switches and Hirschmann Industrial Ethernet Switches.
foodpro is an iconic exhibition that brings food industry suppliers and buyers together. From food additives and concentrates to the largest food machinery and packaging equipment, foodpro has been serving the food processing industry since the 1960’s and is one of the longest running trade shows in Australasia. View link: foodpro exhibition
IICA Table Top Technology Exhibitions
Excell Control will be exhibiting at IICA (Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation) Table Top Technology Exhibitions again in 2011 as follows:
Where: Wollongong When: Wednesday 18th May Time: 2.00pm to 7.00pm |
Where: Newcastle When: Wednesday 17th August Time: 2.00pm to 7.00pm |
Where: Sydney When: Wednesday 19th October Time: 2.00pm to 7.00pm |
Please view the link for more details: IICA Table Top
Auspack Plus 2011
Come and see the Bernecker & Rainer (B+R) product range at AUSPACK PLUS 2011 - Australasia’s Premier International Exhibition of Packaging, Processing
and Plastics Machinery, Materials & Associated Technology.B+R will be exhibiting in association with Daanet on
stand 456.
Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre
22 - 25 March 2011
(Tuesday - Friday) 9am - 4pm daily
Please view link for more details: AuspackPlus 2011
B&R Automation - Modular I/O Promotion
This may be the last I/O you ever need!
By combining the best features of distributed, rack-based and point I/O, Bernecker + Rainer (B&R) have created the most effective and flexible I/O solution on the market. The innovative X20 I/O system offers you cost reduction by simplifying handling, installation and wiring, maximizing system availability and minimizing spares. The X20 I/O could become the plant standard across all of your existing PLC systems. Please view link for more details B&R Automation Promotion
IEC approves openSAFETY as worldwide standard
The fieldbus-independent openSAFETY protocol was tested according to IEC 61784-3 FSCP 13 and approved by national IEC committees representing 27 countries including China, USA and Germany, and is therefore released for international standardization.
Because openSAFETY is bus independent, it can be used with all fieldbus or industrial Ethernet systems. At the HMI 2010 trade fair, openSAFETY was presented in applications using some of the most popular industrial Ethernet protocols: SERCOS III, Modbus TCP, EtherNet/IP and POWERLINK. For the first time, users of an industrial Ethernet system other than POWERLINK now also have a complete, certified and open safety solution available to them. openSAFETY has been certified by TÜV Rheinland and TÜV Süd for SIL 3 applications.
"End customers have been requesting a uniform and manufacturer-independent standard for years, and openSAFETY is the response to those requests. It allows increases in productivity that are currently not possible with other safety protocols”, states Stefan Schoenegger, Open Automation BU Manager at B&R.
IICA Table Top Exhibitions, Sydney
Excell Control will be exhibiting at IICA (Institute of Instrumentation, Control & Automation) Table Top Exhibitions in Sydney in October 2010.
Where: Ingleburn RSL Club When: Tuesday 19th October Time: 2.00pm to 7.00pm |
Where: Dee Why RSL Club When: Wednesday 20th October Time: 2.00pm to 7.00pm |
IICA Ingleburn & Dee Why Table Tops Registration
National Manufacturing Week 2010
Excell Control will be exhibiting at National Maufacturing Week 2010, Stand R114, as part of the Daanet Stand (authorised Australian distributor for Hirschmann's range of Industrial Ethernet equipment, IDEM Safety Switches and Bernecker & Rainer (B&R))
11th to 14th May 2010
The Dome, Sydney Showground, Sydney Olympic Park
Excell Control to Host Sydney and Wollongong Manufacturing and Engineering Event – In.Control.2010
On the 18th and 19th May 2010, Excell Control will be hosting the Manufacturing and Engineering Event - In.Control.2010. Events will be held in Sydney and Wollongong.
Excell Control is the local distributor of Daanet, the authorised Australian distributor for Hirschmann's range of Industrial Ethernet equipment, IDEM Safety Switches and Bernecker & Rainer (B&R). These products and technical sessions will be presented at the Sydney and Wollongong events. Mathworks, Matlab and Simulink products will be also presented as they can be used with B&R Controllers.
Sydney Flyer and Registration Form
Wollongong Flyer and Registration Form
Eagle Tofino switches offer protection
Hirschmann, a Belden Company has announced a new range of zone level security switches that protect control systems against network problems and cyber threats. The Hirschmann Eagle Tofino line combines a rugged security appliance with a collection of software modules that together provide practical and effective industrial network security, which is simple to implement and does not require plant shutdowns.
Suitable for use by the process control and SCADA industries, the range of products provide improved safety, network security and performance of industrial control systems. Poor network segmentation, unprotected points of entry into the network, "soft" targets such as unpatched PCs and vulnerable PLCs, and human error can result in significant production losses and even safety issues.
The Eagle Tofino industrial security solution is a distributed security solution that quickly and cost-effectively implements cyber security protection within control networks. Its flexible architecture allows users to create security zones throughout a control network to protect critical system components.
The new range from Belden helps meet and exceed NERC CIP requirements and ANSI/ISA-99 standards. Importantly, it also helps to avoid expensive downtime and achieve optimal performance in the plant.
Key benefits include:
- No IT knowledge required.
- Simplified regulatory and standards compliance.
- Ability to configure and manage security for an entire control network from one location.
- A VPN system that is easy to deploy and does not risk industrial processes.
Applications include process control, SCADA systems, discrete control, oil and gas custody transfer, safety instrumentation systems, managing PLC programming stations, display-only HMI panels and partner access to telemetry data.
Highest level of integration on the market
Model based development methods are becoming increasingly more significant in the field of industrial automation. A key factor for the actual usefulness and efficiency of these methods is the utilization of universal tools consistently throughout the system.
With their product "B&R Automation Studio Target for Simulink®" B&R provides a tool with the highest level of integration available on the market.
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Excell Control is appointed authorised distributor for SICK Sensor Intelligence
We are pleased to announce that, effective 1 October 2009, Excell Control has been appointed the authorised Distributor for SICK Sensor Intelligence for their range of sensing and control products for Southern New South Wales, including the Illawarra, South Coast, Southern Highlands and the ACT.
Sick is one of the world's leading producers of sensors and sensor systems for industrial applications.
Sensors and systems of the types developed, produced and sold by SICK are classic investment goods. The products and associated services are sold almost exclusively to customers in the industry.
SICK sensors touch people's lives every day, making their lives easier, protecting from danger and providing them with better service.
X20 System "Product of the Year"
An international competition for "Product of the Year" was held by the Control Engineering Europe trade magazine for automation. Of the 25 participating companies, B&R and the X20 System was the most impressive and took first place. The decision was made based on the excellent quality, the unrivaled cost-effectiveness and the additional benefits provided for machine manufacturing.
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Excell Control became an authorised Distributor for B&R Automation products.
On 1st July 2009 Excell Control became an authorised Distributor for B&R Automation products for New South Wales and ACT.
Established in Austria in 1979, Bernecker and Rainer (B&R) have become an international automation industry leader in innovation and technology through an acute intuition for market developments and trends, as well as a strong desire to offer high-tech solutions that benefit its customers.
With a comprehensive automation product range including soft control, modular I/O, HMI, safety, and motion, B&R offer a high performance, cost effective and superbly reliable automation platform. With a single software development environment for all control disciplines - Automation Studio - project components are highly integrated; reducing engineering costs and risks.
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