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CC-Link IE – the natural choice for
Industry 4.0
Trimat is a U.K based specialist manufacturer
of high quality press-moulded, woven and rollformed industrial friction materials.
Working in partnership with original equipment
makers we develop and produce bespoke
friction formulations designed to deal with the
specific demands of customer applications.
Through consistent frictional and mechanical
performance our materials are fundamental to
improving the efficiency, safety, longevity and
accuracy of a huge variety of drive technology
and motion control devices.
Trimat Ltd
Narrowboat Way, Hurst Business Park
Brierley Hill, West Midlands DY51UF
Tel: +44 (0)1384 473400
Fax: +44 (0)1384 261010
Email: [email protected]
www.trimat.co.uk
The CC-Link Partner Association’s (CLPA) CC-Link IE is the only industrial
Ethernet technology available today that offers gigabit performance. The
SPS/IPC/Drives 2015 fair provided a perfect platform to visit the CLPA and
find out how it will support the Industry 4.0 needs of the future.
Since it was first formally announced at 2011’s Hannover fair, Industry
4.0 has gained more and more momentum to the point where most
manufacturing companies are implementing or planning to implement
systems that will embrace its core principles. Industry 4.0 has been
defined as the combination of “cyber-physical systems” with the Internet
of Things (IoT). In practical terms, this means systems that combine
mechanical and software based features communicating with each
other via Internet based technologies. Recently, the IoT has spawned an
industrial variant, the Industrial IoT (IIoT), which emphasises the need for
real time performance in industrial applications.
CLPA Europe General Manager, John Browett, says: “It is difficult to
envisage Industry 4.0 without a communications technology such as CCLink IE. Connectivity through the whole value chain is an admirable goal,
but it does assume that vast quantities of data can be handled efficiently
and accurately and that devices from many different manufacturers are
able to communicate freely over a common network. Fortunately CC-Link
IE provides exactly that capability. We encourage people to contact us and
learn more about how we can help them.”
More details are at www.cc-link-g2a.com.
Air, Gas & Odour Control
A-Gas launches new ‘mobile-friendly’
website
A-Gas, the leading independent global
exper ts in the supply and full lifecycle
management of speciality chemicals and
gases, have launched a new group website
tailor-made for mobile devices. At the touch
of a button this allows users easy access to
the extensive A-Gas range of products and
services and the latest industry information.
A-Gas supply refrigerants, blowing agents,
industrial gases, halon and fire protection
agents to markets worldwide. The group’s
International Brand and Marketing Manager
Hayley Russell said: “A-Gas is reflecting
changes in the industry which have led to
smartphones and tablets playing an increasingly important role. Engineers
have a requirement to access technical data while on the move and the
demand to access work-related information and applications quickly and
efficiently has grown.
“The ability to engage with the workplace through mobile technology is
a must and our new website reflects this. Key data, such as refrigerant
pressure temperature charts, will be only a click away.”
In addition, a new website for A-Gas Americas has also been launched
and is available via the group site or direct at www.agasamericas.com
Over the coming months the group website will grow to incorporate A-Gas
operations across the world with bespoke versions launched in Australia,
South Africa, Europe and Asia.
A number of new features will be available across some regional websites,
such as a find a supplier tool which will enable customers to locate their
nearest A-Gas distributor. The regulatory zone, which allows customers
to keep up to date with the latest regulation changes, will also be
introduced and there will be information on health and safety via Best
Practice Guidance available through the website’s resource centre. In
addition, Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) for all A-Gas products will
be available to download directly from the website.
To visit the new A-Gas group website go to www.agas.com
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