Integrated Motion on EtherNet/IP™ With the introduction of Integrated Motion on EtherNet/IP, Rockwell Automation becomes the first automation supplier to provide integrated motion control on standard EtherNet, allowing you to use a single network for complete machine control. There’s no need for a dedicated motion network. No proprietary hardware or software. No requirements for non-standard EtherNet infrastructure. Just EtherNet/IP - the same network used by a large and growing number of business, commercial and industrial devices - connecting the entire enterprise including VFD and servo drives. These new products enable a single network architecture for I/O, HMI, VFD and servo drives, IT - and any other EtherNet/IP device: RSLogix™ 5000 version 18 enhancements include integrated motion on EtherNet/IP, unicast I/O messaging, data access control capabilities, High Integrity Add-On Instructions (AOIs), DF1 radio modem protocol broadcast support, and support for new controllers and modules. Kinetix® 6500 EtherNet/IP servo drive is the first high-performance servo drive to leverage embedded EtherNet/IP technology for precise integrated motion control, eliminating the need for a dedicated motion network. The Kinetix 6500 offers safety options which help protect personnel and improve productivity by increasing machine uptime. Dual Port ArmorBlock® EtherNet/IP products mount anywhere on a machine for shorter cable runs and lower wiring costs. EtherNet/IP modules offer premier integration into Integrated Architecture™ with full AOIs in RSLogix 5000 so no other configuration software is needed.

Product, Service and Solution News

Integrated Architecture System

Our Integrated Architecture system helps you to build a business in which information flows across your organization so you can better address key market challenges.

• Adopt EtherNet/IP for more efficient I/O wiring and added redundancy capabilities. 1799ER modules provide an EtherNet/IP and DLR solution in traditional embedded DIO.
  
  
• Flexibility and greater resolution in one package – the 1769-OF4 four-channel V/I analog output module offers better control with selectable voltage or current ranges and 15 bit resolution.

• Simplify and enhance machine design. Flexible Motion Analyzer 4.73 tools help you quickly simulate a variety of gear ratios, inertias, and mechanical alternatives to size and select an optimal motion system solution.
  
  
• If you have a low axis motion control application, Kinetix® 300 EtherNet/IP indexing servo drives eliminate the need for a separate motion network, providing a cost-effective low axis solution.
  
  
• Kinetix 6200 safe-speed modular servo drive brings new safety options and a flexible modular design to the proven multi-axis Kinetix 6000 servo drive line. Modular design provides flexibility; embedded safety helps protect people while increasing productivity.
  
  

Sustainable Production

Are you a top performer, optimizing energy management and sustainable production to increase profits? Use the Aberdeen Group Sustainable Production Benchmarking Tool to find out. Get a personalized scorecard and free copy of the Aberdeen Group report describing how top performers achieve success.

Industries & Applications

New Solvent Recovery whitepaper explains the use and waste of organic solvents in pharmaceutical manufacturing and the possible impact that greenhouse gas legislation, in the form of a carbon tax, may have on solvent usage and manufacturing costs. Our specialists can help you identify the best approach to recovering spent solvents and how that approach can impact your bottom line:

• North America: Dave March, 704.778.1909
• Europe, Middle East, Africa: Tom Iannozzi, +86 21 13918623576
• Asia Pacific: Thierry Giroux, +353 212 33 21 00
  
  

Essential Components

• Are your applications subjected to corrosive materials and caustic cleaners? The PanelView™ Component C600 operator interface has achieved NEMA 4X rating, so you can rely on the entire PanelView Component family to handle the harshest environments.
  
  
• New lines of 90mm half-dome push-pull and momentary operators can be purchased as standalone operators or preassembled stations for maximum flexibility within your application. The Bulletin 800F push-pull is designed for emergency stop applications and momentary operators are ideal for two-hand control applications.

• With the Bulletin 800FC ProposalWorks Bill of Material (BOM) generator, our most popular pendant stations are now preassembled as catalog numbers, making it easy for you to select and assemble components.
  
  
• Conformal coating on PanelView Plus/PanelView Plus CE will increase the product’s lifetime in the most demanding environments – available with or without the module.

Publications

• Achieve higher levels of business performance and discover unique opportunities for competitiveness. Understanding how network and security infrastructure, policies and procedures affects your plant and people is our job. Our team, expertly trained in manufacturing and IT, has the domain expertise to tackle your toughest challenges: security risks, unsecure remote access, one network/multiple owners. Download the brochure Network and Security Services: Because Infrastructure Matters. Learn more
  
  
• Made by anyone. Repaired by us. New Third-Party Repair catalog describes comprehensive repair services of third-party automation equipment, including automated testing, full-year warranty, online repair tracking and single-source capability.
  
  
• Register for the Heavy Industry Consultant Resource Catalog so you can quickly and easily specify the right Rockwell Automation products and solutions. More information
  
  
• Converged Plant-wide EtherNet Design and Implementation Guide 2.0, a collaborative development effort from Rockwell Automation and Cisco, provides detailed design guidance, recommendations and best practices for deploying standard EtherNet/IP network technology. The new version of the guide incorporates more applications, products and content related to plant-floor applications, increasing the relevance for manufacturing and controls engineers.
  
  

Events

• RSTechED 2010: Los Angeles, California, June 6-11, 2010, JW Marriott. Get smarter about your automation investments – at RSTechED, learn best practices and new approaches that will create the architecture for continuous optimization, competitive differentiation and sustainable production. Register
  
  
• Daily Session Schedule details more than 350 session occurrences, including technical presentations, hands-on labs and customer application stories from Nestle, Kraft, DuPont, Procter & Gamble and others.
  
• Visit www.RSTechED.com and start your game plan for success


• Solutions for your toughest challenges: International Life Sciences Symposium, June 16-17, Montpellier, France. Experts in the Life Sciences industry will share solutions to increased competition, drug counterfeiting, pandemics, globalization, and more. Find out how to improve operational efficiencies through integrated automation and information solutions. Register. 
  
  
• Your plant floor generates valuable performance data virtually every second in a production cycle. Rockwell Automation is teaming with Microsoft to help you harness the power of Manufacturing Intelligence, and access and share information that produces tangible decision-making value.
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  • The latest edition of Automation World details our approach to Manufacturing Intelligence, giving you a quick reference guide on this emerging technology trend.