Machine Engineering

Machine Engineering

New Surface Sensor Enhances Measurement in Harsh Conditions

Laser structured strain gauges can be used for exact measurement of forces at critical points, such as for highly stressed tooling machines or complex 3-D…

Machine Engineering

Supercritical Carbon Dioxide Brayton Cycle Turbines Promise Giant Leap in Thermal-to-Electric Conversion Efficiency

Research focuses on supercritical carbon dioxide (S-CO2) Brayton-cycle turbines, which typically would be used for bulk thermal and nuclear generation of…

Machine Engineering

Nanotechnology Extends Engine Life: Insights from Dr. Liu

“The technology should be useful in a wide range of machineries other than automobile engines,” says Dr. Liu, a professor in the Department of Chemistry and an…

Machine Engineering

Enhancing Industrial Network Safety with Integrated Security Functions

The new versions of the Simatic NET CP 341-1 Advanced and Simatic NET CP 443-1 Advanced communications processors contain a firewall as well as a VPN function…

Machine Engineering

Compact RFID system for applications in intralogistics and small assembly lines

The readers of the Simatic RF200 system are designed as solutions for the low to mid-performance range and expand Siemens' existing RFID offering. The two…

Machine Engineering

New Components for Controlling and Monitoring Plants via Remote Access

The two new modules TIM 3V-IE DNP3 and TIM 4R-IE DNP3 enable controllers of the Simatic S7-300 and S7 400 series to be controlled and monitored over different…

Machine Engineering

Safe Motor Shutdown Solutions for Process Automation

The modules DM-F Profisafe and DM-F Local fulfill the requirements of the IEC 61508/62061 and ISO 13849-1 standards for functional safety up to SIL 3/PL e….

Machine Engineering

High-Performance Industrial PC for Demanding Applications

The rack PC is available with the 64-bit operating system Windows 7, up to 32 GB DDR3 work memory and Intel HD onboard graphics with dynamic frequency. With…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils New Ethernet-Enabled Logic Modules

The two new basic devices Logo!12/24 RCE and Logo!230 RCE with communication and network capabilities enhance the Siemens portfolio with logic modules geared…

Machine Engineering

Enhanced Diagnostics for Motor Starters in Energy Management

With the new Profienergy communications functions, the motor starters can be integrated into the energy management system of a plant to enable, for example,…

Machine Engineering

Siemens Unveils Compact Industrial PCs with Intel Atom Processors

The product line starts with two basic designs and a number of different versions: compact Nanobox PCs with versatile installation options and Nanopanel PCs…

Machine Engineering

PolyU experts raise standard in aero engine maintenance

The experts were working in collaboration with Hong Kong Aero Engine Services Limited (HAESL) (a joint venture between Rolls-Royce Group plc, Hong Kong…

Machine Engineering

First 78 GHz Radar Level Transmitter for Solids Measurement

Sitrans LR560 is a non-contacting 2-wire FMCW (Frequency Modulated Continuous Wave) radar level measurement transmitter with a measurement range of 100 meters…

Machine Engineering

Accurate belt scale integrators for increased efficiency in simple and complex applications

The new version, developed specifically for simple applications with belt scales, has two relays. It calculates rate, totalized weight, belt loading and belt…

Machine Engineering

Update for Simatic WinCC Version 7 supports client virtualization

The virtualization of clients is one of the central innovations of the Service Pack 2 offered by the Siemens Industry Automation Division for Simatic WinCC…

Machine Engineering

New Radiation Spectrometer Speeds Nuclear Cleanup Process

A patent has been granted on this new type of radiation spectrometer, and the first production of devices will begin soon. The advance has also led to creation…

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