Moxa: SDS-3008 – New 8 Port Smart Ethernet Switch

July 6, 2020

Manufacturers Automation Inc. introduces the new SDS-3008 Smart Switch, featuring a compact and flexible housing design to fit into confined spaces and a web-based GUI for easy device configuration and management with multiple available languages – English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Japanese, German and French. The SDS-3008 also supports EtherNet/IP, PROFINET and Modbus RCP industrial protocols for easy integration and monitoring in automation HMI/SCADA systems, as well as RSTP/STP support for network redundancy, and possesses security features based on IEC 62443.

For more information, visit www.manuauto.com.

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Thanks to manufacturing innovations achieved on a new production line, Festo’s HPPF diminutive flat parallel gripper not only delivers great force in tight spaces, it’s also extremely well-priced. HPPF ranges from 19 mm to 41 mm among its four sizes: 8, 12, 16, and 20. The stroke ranges from a narrow 8 mm to a wide 80 mm, with gripping forces from 60 N to 377 N. These specs make the new HPPF ideal for space-constrained applications in small parts and electronics assembly.

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Many motion control applications take place in conditions that are less than ideal, such as extreme temperatures, high and low pressures, shocks and vibrations, and contamination. Electronics, including servo drives, can malfunction or sustain permanent damage in these conditions.

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