Electricity and Control July 2020

CONTROL SYSTEMS + AUTOMATION : PRODUCTS + SERVICES

Development support for CC-Link IE TSN and IE Safety

Optimised encoder portfolio With an optimised encoder portfolio, Turck serves a wide range of customer requirements – providing encoders for price sensitive customers, through to robust and wear- free devices. From three product lines, users have the choice of conventional encoders of the Efficiency or Industrial Lines as well as Premium Line encoders with contactless detection. The Efficiency Line comprises incremental and abso- lute multi-turn encoders. These are suitable for a large number of standard applications, with IP64 protection, a radial shaft load of 40 Nm and a temperature range down to -20°C. A large stock level for variants that are particu- larly in demand ensures shorter supply or replacement lead times. Industrial Line encoders serve special applications with greater environmental requirements and a higher shaft load. They also offer protection up to IP69K and double-bearing technology. Absolute single-turn devices extend the offering of output types. John Browett, General Manager, CLPA Europe, says the technology provider, MESCO, is offering CC-Link IE TSN and CC-Link IE Safety development services for automation component manufacturers. Using modular concepts and MESCO design packages, TSN‑based safety-related and non-safety-related industrial commu- nication solutions can be implemented with minimum effort and risk. MESCO Engineering, based in Lörrach, Germany, was founded in 1990 and is dedicated to developing hardware and software for factory and process automation, as well as industrial communication, functional safety and explo- sion protection. The company also provides engineering consultancy services throughout the product life cycle. MESCO carries out development for a wide range of industrial communication protocols and is a member of numerous network organisations. It recently joined the CC-Link Partner Association (CLPA), adding CC-Link IE TSN and CC-Link IE Safety to its industrial communica- tion and functional safety service areas respectively. Peter Bernhardt, Head of Sales & Marketing at MESCO Engineering, says, “This is a highly interesting development for our customers because through modular concepts, MESCO provides a smart way to get started with safety-related and non-safety-related TSN‑based industrial communication. It also offers a way to expand in the Asian market.” The development concept with design packages facilitates the product development process for CC‑Link IE TSN- and CC-Link IE Safety-compliant slave devices and provides a quick and easy way of getting started with these pioneering technologies. “CC-Link IE TSN enables the seamless linking of higher-level

IT systems to operational systems in production (OT) and opens up potential for numerous new manufacturing applications. Compared to conventional Industrial Ethernet, the new protocol offers improved communication functions suchas timesynchronisation, real-time frames for real-time communication and frame pre-emption for prioritised data packages,” Bernhardt

MESCO Engineering recently joined the CLPA and offers development services.

explains. “Support for 100 Mbit/s is also very important.” Particularly in the case of safety-related develop- ments, the use of design packages can deliver sub- stantial savings on development and certification efforts. Here, MESCO is referring to circuit boards and software components which have been tried and tested as refer- ence designs in product development and certification. On this basis, the company develops customised solu- tions based on the requirements of its customers. “We see it as our task to make life easier for develop- ers,” says Bernhardt, summing up the company’s mission statement and referring to its full offering – including pro- fessional hardware and software development services and the use of tried and tested design packages as well as consultancy services from concept to certification.

For more information contact CLPA. email: john.browett@eu.cc-link.org visit: eu.cc-link.org

The comprehensive portfolio of encoders serves a range of customer requirements.

Turck’s proven QR24 and QR20 encoders with con- tactless detection complete the product portfolio. The Premium Line encoders have a permanently sealed housing and operate entirely without contact. They can therefore be used in adverse outdoor conditions.

For more information contact Brandon Topham at Turck Banner. Tel: +27 (0)11 453 2468 email: brandon.topham@turckbanner.co.za visit: www.turckbanner.co.za

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