Machine Engineering

Machine Engineering

Integrating Plant Automation and Telecontrol for Seamless Operations

In terms of the operating philosophy and alarm signaling, there is no difference between the local or distant station as far as the plant operator is…

Machine Engineering

Discover Sturdy Controllers for Embedded Automation Solutions

The new open product is especially sturdy, powerful and highly modular. Simatic S7-mEC integrates control, HMI and PC functionality in one device. The new…

Machine Engineering

Enhancing Operator Comfort with New WinCC Visualization Tools

New WinCC objects for operable elements, which have been adapted to the Windows Vista design, provide the plant personnel with optical responses about possible…

Machine Engineering

Discover Enhanced Logic Modules for Industry Systems

The logic modules of the 0BA6 series are significantly more powerful than their predecessor models. With 200 function blocks, the memory capacity is fifty…

Machine Engineering

Insulation Monitors Ensure Reliable Power for Medical Equipment

Mains-dependent medical equipment must remain in operation even when threatened with a short-circuit to frame, or when the general power supply fails. The 7LQ3…

Machine Engineering

Exploring Windproof Performance of Cable Cars

Two researchers from the Vienna University of Technology (TU) have thrown light on vibration-control problems, an area little researched up to now and were…

Machine Engineering

SGT-400 Gas Turbine Fleet Surpasses 500,000 Operating Hours

Individual lead packages have completed more than 54.000 operating hours, equivalent to more than six years of continuous operation.More than 100 units have…

Machine Engineering

Engine Redesign Cuts Pollution and Oil Use in Hybrid Cars

“We're talking about a major leap in engine technology that could be used in hybrid cars to make vehicles much more environmentally friendly and fuel stingy,”…

Machine Engineering

New Compact Control Units Enhance Cleaning Machine Safety

EUREKA project E! 3592 CLEANCONTROL has developed a compact electronic control unit to challenge this. Mainly targeted at cleaning machine manufacturers, it is…

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