Electricity + Control November 2019

Product News

INDUSTRY 4.0 + INDUSTRIAL INTERNET OF THINGS

Software for smart cameras, vision systems and more With ASSTech’s new product offering from Wenglor, two- and three-dimensional data from smart cameras, vision systems and control units with 2D/3D profile sensors can be evaluated via a central software platform: uniVision 2.1. The standard software is used to analyse images and height profiles in industrial image processing. Users can achieve a finished vision application intuitively in a few steps and without programming knowledge. Costs and training are thus reduced. The uniVision software is structured like an intelligent toolbox. The algorithms for image and height profiles are similar and can be used on different platforms. The measurement module runs on smart camera as well as vision systems, for example. Users have up to 25 different software modules available (measurement, threshold value, cluster, OCR, pattern matching, tracking and others) as well as 14 different templates (read 1D codes, presence check, detect pattern or colour), depending on the hardware selected. Training tutorials are accessible online via video and an assistant is available for smart cameras, to guide users through the settings step by step. Wenglor has ensured that the software for all hardware components can be set up quickly and easily, with no programming knowledge required of the user. In order to simplify use of the software, predefined templates can be selected and used for the most common standard applications. If additional individual settings are required for a project, the full range of more than 25 software modules is available. Images, co-ordinate systems or values can be combined as required, providing newcomers and experts with maximum application freedom. uniVision 2.1 also performs well in integrating hardware and software in existing plants and systems. Process data can be processed via standard connections such as digital IOs, or via TCP/IP and UDP. For robots from well-known manufacturers such as Yaskawa, Fanuc or Kuka, the software also offers suitable interfaces for easy integration of control units with 2D/3D profile sensors in tracked welding applications. Time-saving features in ARCA-IEC enclosures Fiboxhasintroducedfurtherenhancements to the UL-listed, NEMA 4X, ARCA-IEC non- metallic polycarbonate cabinet series.

According to ASSTech, UniVision stands out in the market in terms of function and modular design, as no other product combines more software and hardware know-how on a single platform. ASSTech Process Electronics + Instrumentation was estab- lished by Anastas Schnippenkötter in 1996. The company has grown to become a well-respected supplier of instrumentation and services to major manufacturing and process plants. It is the official representative of several internationally recognised manufacturers for Southern Africa.The range it represents, largely from Germany, makes up a cross-section of process control and monitoring instrumentation and sensors. ASSTech also offers consultative advice and assistance in specifying equipment to ensure its customers purchase the most suitable solutions. For more information contact

ASSTech Process Electronics & Instrumentation. Tel: +27 (0)11 708 9200, email: info@asstech.co.za

Wenglor’s uniVision 2.1 provides a central software platform to monitor and analyse data from smart cameras, vision systems and two- and three-dimensional profile sensors.

Manufactured in Fibox’s Wi-Fi friendly polycarbonate, a robust high-impact- resistant thermoplastic, the ARCA-IEC will not dent or crack but flexes and returns to its shape. The formed-in- place PUR gasket makes an airtight seal keeping components dust-free and dry. The ARCA-IEC also weighs considerably less than other cabinets and is easier to modify than cabinets made of metal or fibreglass. These are just some of the features that make the ARCA-IEC an ideal NEMA 4X cabinet for automation controls, instrumentation and monitoring appli- cations. The cabinets are available in vertical and horizontal orientations.

The snap-in lockable inner front door and an easy-to-mount DIN rail frame solution kit provide time-saving advantages in assembling cabinets. The lockable door was designed to fit perfectly without needing tools or hardware. The DIN rail kit allows the user to build up the rail outside the enclosure and then slide the rail assembly into the enclosure base and connect any wiring. The ARCA-IEC polycarbonate enclosure offers outstanding impact resistance. It is watertight and UV-resistant and will not rust, flake or bloom like steel or fibreglass.

For more information contact Vepac Electronics.Tel: +27 (0)11 454 8053, email: sales@vepac.co.za

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NOVEMBER 2019