Moxa has launched a new family of x86 industrial computers (IPCs) to address the increasing demands of data connectivity and real-time processing of large volumes of sensor and device data at the industrial edge.

The latest addition to the MELSEC iQ-F series of compact PLCs – the MELSEC FX5S – is well-suited to use in simple, straightforward applications in the food and beverage, and water and machining industries. It offers Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) functions for effective entry-level industrial automation applications.

Cincoze has added to its display computing Crystal product line with a range of panel PCs

The new MELSEC FX5S from Mitsubishi Electric is a new addition to the MELSEC iQ-F series of compact PLCs designed for simple, straightforward applications. It offers Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) functions for effective entry-level industrial automation applications.

Cincoze has launched two new products under its Rugged Computing – DIAMOND (DS-1400 Series) and Display Computing – CRYSTAL product lines(M1101).

Moore Industries has introduced the SLA Multiloop and Multifunction Safety Logic Solver and Alarm – designed and built to IEC 61508:2010 standards and exida certified for use in Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) for systematic integrity up to SIL 3 and for random integrity up to SIL 2.

Delta has introduced the compact, mid-range AX-300N and AX-324N PLC controllers which offer a CODESYS development environment to enable intelligent industrial automation applications.

Beckhoff has developed the TwinCAT Chat Client for its TwinCAT XAE engineering environment which makes it possible to use Large Language Models (LLMs), such as ChatGPT from OpenAI, conveniently in the development of a TwinCAT project.

Rockwell Automation has released the 5000 I/O family that offers high availability and continued evolution of its PlantPAx Distributed Control System (DCS).

Emerson has released a new version of its DeltaV distributed control system (DCS). Version 15 of the DeltaV DCS helps plants digitally transform operations through improved production optimisation and enhanced operator performance.

Availability plays a crucial role in the process industry in particular, so building redundancy into automation technology designs is vital. Beckhoff expanded its extensive range of solutions in this area to include a software solution for redundant control operation –TwinCAT Controller Redundancy.

As well as facilitating exchange of data between industrial control systems and cloud platforms the new edgeController from ifm electronic also provides freely programmable control functionality and versatile visualisation options in a single compact unit.

To transfer information from the local network to a cloud solution, Phoenix Contact completes its IIoT solution with firmware update 2022.0 for the EPC 1502 and EPC 1522 Edge PCs.

Trio Motion Technology has launched a multi-axis servo drive to provide precision motion coordination for space critical, lower power machines up to 750W.

Emerson has released its PACSystems RSTi-EP CPE200 programmable automation controllers (PAC) which minimise the need for specialised software engineering talent.

With its redundancy function, the RFC 4072R PLCnext Control device from Phoenix Contact is suited to use in high-availability applications.

The latest version of the ABB distributed control system offering – ABB Ability System 800xA 6.1.1 – offers increased I/O capabilities alongside enhanced security as a foundation for digital transformation.

Getac has launched its next-generation K120 fully-rugged, IP66-rated tablet, for mobile field professionals working in challenging industries.

A safety programmable logic controller (PLC) has enabled a series of mine hoist systems to attain the highest SIL3 functional safety certification.

Rockwell Automation has released new industrial PCs and software designed to improve the reliability and security of visualisation applications.