SPS/IPC/DRIVES Overview

Meet suppliers of electric automation technology from around the world. Inform yourself about all products, trends and innovations within the industry from 22 - 24 November 2011 in Nuremberg. This year’s SPS/IPC/DRIVES will be bigger and more international than ever before. The 2011 event will achieve a new record for the number of exhibitors. There are over 1,400 companies on the exhibitor list. As well as the highest number of exhibitors, the event will occupy 12 halls for the first time and more than 100,000 sam of exhibitor space has been sold.

Companies from almost 40 countries will be exhibiting, representing an increase of 20%. With 76 companies registered, Italy is the foreign country providing the most exhibitors, followed by Switzerland (36), China (35) and Austria (27). Following 2010’s record total visitor number, more than 50,000 visitors are likely to attend again this year. About 20% of the visitors are expected to come from abroad and the proportion of international trade visitors continues to increase.

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	New Wide Temp Fanless Embedded System from IBASE Based on the Intel Atom Z520PT processor, IBASE’s RSB200-884T operates at -40°C ~ +70°C wide temperatures and features an industrial-grade hard disk drive. It comes with an optional DIN rail mountable chassis. Front panel connectors support VGA, serial port, two USB, LAN and DC-in power. This fanless system’s dimensions are 187mm x 126mm x 53mm.

With 10,000 sam of exhibition space, hall 3 which is in use for the first time will accommodate the companies in the “Drive and control technology” sector. Hall 8 where “Control technology” is to be found will also cover the new topic “Human-machine-interface-devices”.

The three joint stands “wireless in automation”, “AMA Center for sensor, measuring and testing technologies” as well as “open source meets industry” will provide visitors with a targeted overview of each of the three topics. The exhibition forums led by the associations VDMA and ZVEI will offer high quality presentations and panel discussions on the leading issues of the day.

The advisory board nominated 3 trend topics: energy efficiency, industrial identification, safety and security. SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2011 offers lost of information about products, applications and solutions on these topics. They are in the spotlight within the exhibition halls, at the different forums and in the conference program.

Energy efficiency - Electric automation provides a basis for successful energy management. Systematically using automation’s new products, systems and solutions lets you achieve up to 25 % in potential energy savings. For example, two-thirds of electricity consumption in the industry is accounted for by machines powered by electric motors. The replacement of old drives that in some cases have been running for decades with modern drive technologies, could save 38 billion kilowatt hours per year. For this reason, intelligent applications and solutions with process and manufacturing automation contribute in particular to energy efficiency in companies. This reduces the production costs of the companies using the applications over the medium and long term, making them more competitive and preserving jobs. Besides the diverse application areas in industrial production, automation also makes a critical contribution to the generation, transfer and distribution of power.

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Come see ISaGRAF 6 and the latest plug-ins at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2011 ISaGRAF is the leading IEC 61131 & 61499 compliant firmware and workbench for building custom industrial automation products. We will be demonstrating the use of ISaGRAF in safety applications (“FlexiSafe”), integration of protocols like EtherCAT and IEC61850, benefits of IEC61499 (including an impressive 70-controller distributed application demo), continuing support of legacy ISaGRAF 3 projects, and much more. (Stand 7A-502)

Safety and security - Modern safety technologies support the protection of people and products. Safety describes the functional safety of a machine or system, i.e. its ability to operate without malfunctioning or causing danger. This involves reliably protecting people, machines and the environment against damage. Security refers to securing a machine or a system against unauthorized and undesirable access or data manipulation. Through the constant networking expansion of economic and technical processes in automation, meanwhile there is a high demand for safety-related solutions and for solutions in terms of IT security.

Industrial identification - When innovative product labeling and intelligent sensor technology meet, they create efficient and safe production processes. Industrial identification (modern image processing, RFID tags, data matrixes and barcodes) exposes plagiarism, lets parts find their way to the next production station, and gives system components a digital memory. Using the innovative technologies of product labeling and identification to protect and follow products makes production, logistics and maintenance more efficient, reducing errors and costs.

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Kontrons COM Express® “mini” with SSD Flash onboard The onBoard SSD Flash versions are only offered in extended temperature versions given that they are fully functional in extended temperature environment (-40° to +85°C). The 4GB FLASH is the standard offering for the nanoETXexpress-TTi with Intel E6xx processor. Requests for either 2GB or 8GB are served as custom versions on a project-by-project basis same as commercial temp. versions with SSD.

Embedded Systems Higlights at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 

MSC Embedded Computer Technology features the latest COM highlights
At the SPS/IPC/DRIVES MSC Vertriebs GmbH will present the latest highlights including COM Express with highest graphics and processor performance, Qseven with CAN support and extended temperature range and the new NanoRISC ® range for rapid implementation of micro controller applications. Hall 7, Booth 290

Arrow introduces Powerlink solutions for industrial Ethernet
Arrow Electronics is introducing a new Ethernet Powerlink solution at. With the Powerlink evaluation xKit, developers can create a Powerlink master for automation systems control. This is particularly useful for developers who do not want to rely on complex and powerful PLCs. In addition, the xKit enables Powerlink slaves development – an offer primarily aimed at end-device manufacturers.

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	Smallest ARM9 module TQMa28: Easy integration into your application CPU: i.MX28 from Freescale l l All processor signal pins available l Ultra compact dimensions (40 x 26 mm²) | Low cost due to highest level of integration l Power management | Low power consumption l Battery charge functionality l Extended temperature range | Long term availability

Windows Embedded at SPS/IPC/DRIVES 2011
We offer: free hands-on session, free entry tickets, free evaluation boards with trial software. Come to our stand in hall 7A, Stand 150 to connect with Windows Embedded experts and learn about the Microsoft offers and benefits for your automation solution.

Moxa showcases edge-to-core networking solutions
Moxa will be showing their comprehensive portfolio of edge-to-core networking solutions for applications in factory and process automation.

DSM: PICMG 1.3 industrial SBC with Core i7/i5 processor and QM57 chipset
The new PICMG 1.3 industrial Slot-CPU 96M4371o from DSM Computer is based on the Intel QM57 power-saving mobile chipset and is making its debut appearance at the SPS/IPC/DRIVES in Hall 7, stand 150.

MSC Adds ARM9 Module to nanoRISC® Family of Processor Modules
MSC Vertriebs GmbH announced the availability of a new member to its family of embedded processor modules. This entry-level module with a 400 MHz ARM9 processor reduces the cost and will be presented by MSC at the SPS / IPC / DRIVES. Hall 7, Booth 290

ept: Colibri double-row connector system consisting of a socket and jack
pet will be at the show with a range of innovative new products. The spotlight will be on the first version of the Colibri connector system that is now available from ept. Each Colibri connector consists of a socket and a jack, which are eight mm high together.

Altera: safety-integrated drive systems on show
Altera will demonstrate its latest industrial embedded solutions for energy-efficient and safety-integrated drive systems at. Altera will highlight how its Cyclone series of FPGAs enables integrated, high-performance industrial systems such as drive systems with a high-performance control loop in floating point.

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