Weidmuller’s Wave TTA is a universal signal isolator, converter and alarm module.  It is programmed using a USB programmer (available as a separate item) and can accept a wide range of standard inputs.

On the output side, the TTA has an analogue (4-20mA/0-±10V) output which can be linearised to suit the application, as well as two SPDT change over contacts rated to 3A at 250V.

The TTA has a wide power supply range of 18-264 VAC/DC which means that it is compatible with most standard power sources.

Features

Available Input Options:

Thermocouple (Range –200…+1820 °C Types B, E, J, K, L, N, R, S, T)

• RTD 2, 3, 4 wire (within the range –200…+850 °C, for Pt100, Pt1000 to EN 60571 and JIS1604 for Ni100 / Ni1000 (DIN 43760) for Cu 10, 25, 50, 100)
• Potentiometer (100 Ω…100 kΩ)
• Resistance (10 Ω…5 kΩ)
• Frequency (2 Hz…100 kHz)
• Voltage (within the range –20…500 mV (min span 4 mV),within the range –10…50 V DC (min span 0,5 V))
• Current (within the range –1…50 mA (min span 1 mA))
• Current Loop (supply 24 V DC)

Available Output Options:

• DC Voltage (0…5, 1…5, 0…10, 2…10 V or span-settable between 0…10 V (min span 2.5 V))
• DC Current (0…20, 4…20, 0…10 mA, or span-settable between 0…20 mA (min span 5 mA))
• Digital Output (2 x SPDT Change Over Relay Outputs rated to 3A at 250V)

Product Datasheet

Weidmuller has recently release a new Data Mainline Catalogue which contains information on the entire range of Active and Passive Industrial Ethernet products as well as tools and accessories.

Products covered in this catalogue include:

• Managed and Unmanaged Switches
• IP67 Switches & Serial Device Servers
• PoE (Power Over Ethernet) Switches
• Bluetooth Gateways and Wireless I/O Modules
• Fibre Optic Media Converters
• Industrial Routers
• Passive Ethernet Components
• Structured Ethernet Cabling
• Wireless Ethernet Modems
• Sensor Actuator Interface Gateways
• Fibre & Copper Patching Components

Download the catalogue below or contact Pacific Automation is you would like a copy posted to you.

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A new addition to the Weidmuller Signal range is the ACT20P Strain Gauge Transmitter.

The ACT20P Bridge converts the signal generated by a resistance bridge strain gauge to a standard analogue signal format. It uses ratio-metric noise cancellation to
provide an unusually accurate and stable measurement of the bridge signal.

Features

• Built in bridge excitation supply
• Advanced measurement technology
• Can power bridges up to 4×350Ω at 10V
• Simple secure calibration method
• External Tare adjustment button
• Complete Isolation
• Highly accurate (0.05% of span)
• LED power indication
• Auxiliary powered
• Removable, screw-type, terminal blocks

Product Datasheet

Pacific Automation have recently appointed David Hillman as Product Manager – Mining & Industrial for Western Australia.

After 22 years of service in Queensland with Kraus & Naimer, the global leader in switching and control products, David has moved to Perth to join the team at Pacific Automation.

Pacific Automation provide local sales & service support for a wide range of electrical control and process automation products that are suited to the mining industry and industrial plants. The Kraus & Naimer product range includes selector switches, isolators and local control stations.

Contact David on sales@pacificautomation.com.au for more information.

Weidmuller Australia recently became the national distributor for Nokeval products, as the Western Australian distributor for the Weidmuller Signal Portfolio, Pacific Automation is now able to provide Nokeval products.

The range of products available from Nokeval include:

• Loop Powered LED Displays
• Loop Powered Signal Converters with LED Displays
• Field and Panel Mount Modular Displays
• 8 – Channel Displays
• Head Mounted RTD Transmitters
• 16 – Channel Universal Input Multiplexers
• Strain Gauge Transmitter

In addition to these products, Nokeval produce a range of wireless transmitters which are currently undergoing A-Tick approval and will be released as soon as this has been completed.

For information on the Nokeval range please contact us.

Product Images and Datasheets

The Weidmuller SteadyTec Field Assembled RJ45 Connector is a robust CAT6 rated connector which can be terminated without the need for a crimper.  Unlike other connectors, Weidmuller’s connector utilises all 8 cores of the Ethernet cable which allows for use in gigabit and PoE applications.

Features of the connector include:

• Tested to 750 plugging cycles.
• Can be re-terminated up to five times without any loss of functionality.
• Full metal connector passed through shielding from cable.
• Snag-less constructions means plastic lugs don’t get broken off.
• Able to be used in Profinet networks.
• 50 microns of gold plating on the contacts, standard domestic/commercial connectors come with <10 microns.  This in conjunction with larger flatter pins means that the connector is much more durable and resistant to vibration.

Demonstration

Datasheet

Hadar Lighting is distributed in Australia by Pacific Ex, the specialised hazardous area division of Pacific Automation.

Hadar Lighting have announced that their innovative LED HDL106 floodlights for Zone 1 Hazardous Areas have received third party certification through SIRA for both ATEX and IEC Ex applications.

Hadar Lighting’s Engineering Director, Barry Thompson, commented, “It is a wonderful start to the year for us as we’ve been showing the units to customers, several of whom had them on trial, for over 6 months now whilst we awaited for the necessary exhaustive certification tests to be completed.

“The benefits of LED technology are now well known and established in that they produce purer light, use far less energy, weigh less and last far longer than traditional sodium or halogen equivalents. For Zone 1 Hazardous Area applications, however, there were very few products on the market that could deliver these benefits within the very strict requirements of a Zone 1 certified fitting.”
“In addition, Zones 1 and 2 applications, by their very nature, tend to be in places difficult to service – derrick lights on oil rigs, or floodlights in petro-chemical plants, for example – which might also involve downtime whilst lighting is renewed. Traditional lighting options, which take a while to warm up, have a limited lifespan ranging from 22,000 hours for high pressure sodium down to as little as 3,000 hours for halogens with many companies exchanging bulbs en masse at half life stage during regular maintenance operations. The HDL106, which requires no warm up, has a lifespan of at least 10 years without any maintenance in line with industry’s preferred ‘fit and forget’ requirements.”

Power consumption of the new floodlights is approximately 40% of traditional equivalent, with adjustable beam dispersal patterns of between 5 degrees and 120 degrees meaning the light goes where it’s designed to go rather than being wasted.

Hadar Lighting Divisional Director, Bob Scott, continued, “Due to the LED technology, the lights are initially more expensive than traditional counterparts, but very quickly pay for themselves through low maintenance and power requirements. They really have very few adverse features – they are easy to fit, cheap to run, very rugged, give off a fantastic white light, are instantly on or off with no warm up period and last, but not least, they are environmentally friendly to dispose as they don’t contain mercury or other hazardous materials. We see the new technology as the way forward with the HDL106 becoming our flagship product – we’re currently dealing with enquiries from all over the world, particularly from the Oil, Gas & Petrochemical sectors.”

Further details of the Hadar Lighting range is available from sales@pacificex.com.au

With an opportunity opening up recently Pacific Automation has appointed Warwick Greville to the position of Manager Hazardous Area to lead Pacific Ex, our specialised hazardous area electrical and control products division www.pacificex.com.au . Warwick was formerly Product Manager – Mining & Industrial

We are also pleased to announce that Scott Bryant has been promoted to the position of Product Manager – Signal & Data. Scott was previously in a product technical support role and has proven to be a valuable resource for our customers with his knowledge of industrial ethernet, signal conditioning and field devices.

Scott can be contacted on +61 8 9414 7999 or sbryant@pacificautomation.com.au

Fibre optic leak detection and condition monitoring specialists Sensornet recently installed and commissioned two Distributed Temperature Sensing systems and sensing cables at the largest Ammonia plant in Europe to provide continuous process monitoring of two reactor vessels.

Client Requirements

The two ammonia vessels at Yara Sluiskil operate at high temperatures. The vessels are internally insulated to prevent the shell from overheating. Constant monitoring of the skin temperature (approximately 110 to 150°C) is required to detect the location of any cracks in the internal insulation, allowing any hotspots to be identified and managed from an early stage. Monitoring was previously achieved by using an electrical resistivity system. This system became outdated and was no longer supported by the original supplier. The temperature of the vessel can rise up to 350°C when a hotspot occurs. These hotspots create great stress on the vessel and repairs are needed to be completed during a turn-around.

Application

Two ammonia vessels were installed with monitoring cables in 2008 and 2009. The initial installation on Vessel 1 was conducted during a scheduled maintenance shutdown. The Sensornet team worked around the clock along with other service companies to ensure the installation was completed within schedule. The sensing cable on Vessel 2 was installed at the manufacturer’s facility in The Netherlands before the vessel was relocated to the Yara site. Final connection and commissioning was then conducted in a matter of days. Both projects utilized the Halo DTS complete with the integrated multiplexer for bidirectional testing. These were deployed in local control rooms and communicated with the site SCADA system via OPC tags.

The existing electrical resistivity monitoring solution became outdated and was not supported anymore by the original supplier. Temperature readings were presented as percentile figures based on maximum and minimum values which was not ideal. Temperature readings were also taken with infra red thermometers. Although these provided valuable data they could not be deployed on a permanent basis and would not provide a fully distributed temperature profile of the vessel

The Sensornet Solution

Substantial Benefits

The Sensornet vessel monitoring solution provides a complete temperature profile of the reactor vessel with near real-time refresh rates. Monitoring the entire vessel online enables the process to be managed to ensure that the vessel performs within its operational tolerances. This results in longer runs times between cleaning and maintenance periods. Moreover the operator can be safe in the knowledge that the vessel is operating safely.

Measurable Performance

The Sensornet range of DTS offers the most advanced performance available today. Measurement times of down to 10 seconds and temperature changes of better than 0.01°C can be detected by the sensing cable. For each of these vessels a total of 1km of sensing cable was deployed directly onto the skin. This gives a total of 1000 measurement points and provides the client with comprehensive thermal modelling of the reactor vessel.

Reactor Vessel 1 Prior to Fibre Installation

Yara Sluiskil Ammonia Plant, The Netherlands

More Information

Sensornet Home Page
Sensornet Distributed Temperature Sensing Page
Sensornet Halo DTS Page

Kraus & Naimer have recently released a truly modern DC knife contact switch, the compact G-Line.

The Kraus & Naimer G-Line switches have a self cleaning, wiping action contact system.  Features include high DC switching capacity with independent snap action, high short circuit withstand capability, high vibration and impact resistance and high heat resistance to EN12101-3 for emergency fire pumps.

The versatile range of Kraus & Naimer G-Line switches can also be used as a switch disconnector on Photovoltaic (PV) Solar Systems. Applications include off grid renewable energy systems, grid tied renewable energy systems, multiple source selection switches, inverter and load isolators.

Features

• Self Cleaning Contact System
• Compact Design
• High Switching Capacity
• Capable of Withstanding Short Circuits
• Vibration & Impact Resistant

Product Images & Datasheet

Download G20 Series Datasheet