Preventa XPS offers flexible and compliant OEM machine safety

  Preventa XPS offers flexible and compliant OEM machine safety   A recent survey into machine safety, research company IHS Markit identified that in Europe, demand for intelligent safety PLCs was growing, at the expense of safety I/O. Addressing this, Schneider Electric’s Preventa Series offers a complete range of products providing the safety compliant functionality […]

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Schneider Electric white paper on energy efficient pumping

In a recent white paper considering energy efficient pumping systems, Schneider Electric considers a pump system energy management approach for the energy efficiency of the pumping system and of its component parts.   In pumping systems, most inefficiency comes from a mismatch between the pump deployed and the actual system requirement, and the improper use […]

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High performance ATV340 variable speed drive for Smart Machines

The recently introduced Altivar ATV340 inverter drives series from Schneider Electric complements the ATV320. Both are three phase drives and enable machine builders to give customers improved quality and performance while simplifying installation and reducing cost.   The ATV320 is for general purpose applications with synchronous and asynchronous motors from 0.18 to 15 kW, whilst […]

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Water Network Optimisation from Schneider Electric

    Advanced water utilities monitor their distribution networks acquiring data from network critical points (production and storage points, inlets of distribution zone, etc.) and making them available in real-time to operators in a centralized SCADA. However, a SCADA control typically provides point data, and does not provide information about the rest of the network. […]

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Safety PLCs overtaking safety relays says market research

In a recent survey into discrete machine safety components, international market research company IHS Markit identifies growing demand for intelligent safety PLC solutions at the expense of safety I/O in European markets.   According to the report Discrete Machine-Safety Components Annual Service, revenues from safety I/O are projected to grow faster than those from standard […]

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