Drives & Controls Magazine July/Aug 2024

EASYE4 Visualization Solutions from Eaton T Eaton’s easyE Remote Touch Display (RTD) Advanced is a ready-to-use device that connects to the easyE4 via a standard RJ45 Ethernet cable. It is based on the latest version of Eaton’s easySoft software (version 8.10), which allows users to create powerful custom visualizations, import user-defined text, graphics, operating elements, and edit timer function blocks. The modern user interface of the RTD Advanced makes it easy to operate, without requiring any programming knowledge. With its compact size, 4.3-inch display and attractive de RTD Advanced can be integrated easily into new and ex systems. Its full-colour screen reproduces the display an operating elements of the easyE4, with over 65,000 colo available to display text values parameters and even gr sign, the xisting nd ours raphics. xq available to display text, values, parameters and even gr vailable in 13 diff The RTD menu is a ferent languages. Find out more at: https://drivesncontrols.news/bagku2x 62 July/August 2024 www.drivesncontrols.com Siemens has produced a free report that highlights the costs of unplanned downtime. The 15-page report, The True Cost of Downtime 2024, is based on a survey of 181 professionals from the automotive, FMCG, heavy industry, and oil and gas sectors, examining their downtime and maintenance practices. It nds that automotive and heavy industry sectors suer higher downtime costs than oil and gas. The report considers three questions: What is the true cost of downtime for large manufacturers and industrial businesses? What savings could these businesses make by adopting predictive maintenance (PdM)? And how many rms have PdM in place? https://drivesncontrols.news/d4lfnhtl Guide helps to understand Ex equipment and repairs The Association of Electrical and Mechanical Trades (AEMT) has published a guide to help users of Ex-rated equipment to understand explosion-protection techniques, repairing Ex equipment and the roles of responsible personnel. The AEMT Introduction to Ex Repairs covers areas such as maintenance and repair techniques (and the consequences of not carrying them out), as well as an overview of legislation and standards. Explosion-protection techniques, and some of the dierences between Ex- and non-Ex equipment are also explained. The guide outlines the repair of Ex-rated equipment as well as the roles and responsibilities of users and repair technicians. https://bit.ly/AEMTGuides Videos examine industrial cybersecurity issues Rockwell Automation has released a series of 11 industrial cybersecurity videos consisting of interviews with experts from critical infrastructure companies, as well as Rockwell. The videos cover evolving cyber-threats and the challenges of legislation, including NIS2. The series also reveals opportunities and cost/time/e‘ciency savings that can be delivered by cybersecurity programmes. Topics covered include: the importance of teamwork between OT and IT specialists; how to get board-level support for cybersecurity programmes; and essential strategies, best practices and equipment evaluation. https://drivesncontrols.news/rw5r22j8 eBook takes a look at wireless technologies Mouser Electronics has produced an eBook in collaboration with STMicroelectronics that takes an in-depth look at wireless connectivity. Called Beyond the Wires: Exploring Bluetooth and LoRaWAN Connectivity, it discusses the evolution of the Bluetooth Low Energy and LoRaWAN wireless standards and their characteristics. The eBook covers applications, and looks at the special requirements for security, private networks, long-range and more. https://drivesncontrols.news/4fwmu8y4 What is the true cost of downtime to industry? n DESIGN DATA AND MULTIMEDIA oyfolaitnetop evni uoy erA ?ecrofkrow ruo eht ni gni tse pmoC sevorpm a elbatpadA na setaerC i v i t cudorP sesaercn W efaS sevorpm oc des i ngoce r y r t sudn I I I a I noi tatupeR yna ecrofkroW elbixelF dn ecnamr o f r eP dna y seci tcarP gnikro APFB eht mor f sesruo W t a p ro00974680610llacesaelP u.oc.apfb W O P DIULF H SITIRB ku.oc.apfb@sei r iuqne l iame gniniar t /k N OITAIC OSSA RE W /

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