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News Release from: Harting | Subject: PowerSwitch AS-i Fieldbus controlled motor starter
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 24 December 2001
Decentralise industrial control systems
At the AS-i-Tech 2002 Exhibition (Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, 5-6 March 2002), HARTING is featuring a number of new interconnection products designed to facilitate decentralised control.
At the AS-i-Tech 2002 Exhibition (Hinckley Island, Leicestershire, 5-6 March 2002), Harting is featuring a number of new interconnection products designed to facilitate decentralised control in industrial applications The new PowerSwitch AS-i is a Fieldbus controlled motor starter for the decentralised control of electric motors in applications such as industrial conveyor systems
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 4 Jul 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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Functions provided by PowerSwitch include forward or reverse motor control, current monitoring to prevent damage due to overload or short-circuits, thermal protection, motor braking and LED diagnostics.
Using PowerSwitch AS-i saves space in control cabinets and reduces wiring time, thereby simplifying planning, installation, servicing and system maintenance.
Harting is also demonstrating a range of M8 and M12 sensor/actuator connectors based on the company's HARAX rapid termination technology for round cables.
The Harting range of industrial bus connection products can form the basis of a structured cabling solution for connecting 3-phase devices to a power bus.
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