More than 1000 ADSL routers with GPRS back-up deployed to date at Thames Water sites in UK6/18/2013 By installing eWON industrial-grade Ethernet routers, Thames Water, the UK's largest water and wastewater services provider (14 million customers and 4,500 employees) is able to remotely monitor and control critical assets located at its water pumping stations and sewage treatment works across the UK. More than 1000 eWON routers were installed up to date across a similar number of 'high priority' sites in the UK, in conjunction with a PLC/RTU device, to monitor and control site processes. The role of the eWON device is to provide secure, resilient, remote-access through the Internet, to the PLC/RTU devices on site, using a combination of both Broadband ADSL and GPRS/3G. Jim Grandison, Workstream Lead for the SCADA Delivery Program at Thames Water comments: “As a business, we want to change the way we monitor and control our remote assets. This means moving from our existing IT communications infrastructure based on traditional technologies – a mixture of dial-up leased lines, ISDN, packet-switching, Telex and other legacy communications equipment – to what we call a near-real time approach. This project is part of our £4.9bn investment programme between 2010 and 2015 to improve our water and sewage networks” Yvan Rudzinski, Sales Channel Manager at eWON sa, puts it: “Thames Water is one of our top reference in the utility business, water and wastewater market. Deployment keeps going on and we are very satisfied of this success. It is a state of the art application using very advanced features of our routers, such as fail-over from ADSL to GPRS, complex scripting, real time polling of data into a wide range and brands of PLCs, etc ... Our market share in the utility segment is growing and I am even more excited for the future, as we will release a new range of products end of the year, especially designed to fit this market and its various requirements.”
Thames Water operates and maintains 100 water treatment works, 30 raw water reservoirs, 288 pumping stations and 235 clean water service reservoirs. On the sewerage side of the business, Thames Water operates and maintains 350 sewage treatment works and 2,530 pumping stations. The ‘eWON’ range of VPN routers has been specifically designed for industrial use, in order that it can intelligently interface with a wide range of automation and control devices, including all major PLCs brands, instruments, data-loggers, Modbus controllers, as well as 4 legacy serial devices. Company MAC Solutions, eWON distributor in the UK, is supervising this project since its start in 2010. SOURCE ![]() New for the CLICK® PLC, analog I/O modules, starting at $89.00 , include four-channel analog input modules with 0-20 mA current or 0-10V voltage inputs and 13-bit resolution; and four-channel output modules in 4-20 mA current and 0-10V voltage versions with 12-bit resolution. A combination four-channel input / two-channel output module in current and voltage versions is also available. Four-channel RTD and thermocouple input modules with 16- bit resolution are priced at $149.00 . The RTD module accepts Pt100, Pt1000, jPT100, Cu10, Cu25, Ni120 elements and resistive ranges. The T/C input module supports J, K, E, R, S, T, B, N, C-type thermocouples and voltage ranges. Also new are 24 VDC 8-point DC input / 8-point DC output modules and a 4-point DC input / 4-point relay output module. CLICK combination discrete I/O modules start at $49.00. CLICK PLC I/O Module Overview TechCorner 33 - Configuring the Cost-Effective Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensor by QuantumAutomation6/14/2013 TechCorner 33 - Configuring the Cost-Effective Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensor by QuantumAutomation The Flowline Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensors are cost-effective sensors that can be usedfor small to medium capacity tanks. The product supports continuous level measurementmodels in ranges up to 9.8 ft (3m), 18 ft (5.5m), 26.2 ft (8m) or 32.8 ft (10m). They areideal for open or enclosed tanks but not suitable for pressurized tanks. The liquid sensorsare non-contact sensors making them ideal for corrosive, sticky or dirty liquids. ThisTechCorner will go through how to configure the Flowline EchoSonic II LU series liquidlevel transmitters, LU23-00. ![]() NITRA stainless steel pneumatic push-to-connect fittings are made with 316 stainless steel bodies and 303 stainless steel gripping collets with internal Viton o-ring. Threaded components are 316 stainless steel. These stainless steel fittings are designed to stand up to harsh chemicals and washdown applications. The fittings are available in NPT inch and BSPT (metric) sizes and can withstand pressures up to 290 PSI and temperatures up to 390° F. The fittings can be used with polyurethane, nylon and PTFE tubing among others. The bodies of elbow and tee fittings with threaded connections can be rotated after installation. Available fittings include: straight unions, straight reducers, male straight and bulkhead fittings starting at $9.50 ; union elbows and male elbows start at $18.00 ; union tees, male branch tees, and male run tees start at $24.00. NITRA Pneumatic Stainless Steel Components Overview Slim housing, high efficiency & easy expandability NEW PS6R power supply is top of the line!6/4/2013 ![]()
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Zero Packet Loss in Wireless |
VPN | True SSL/TLS VPN (Open VPN) Encryption: DES, 3DES, AES, 128-, 192-, 256-bit Authentication: Pre-shared key, X.509, Certification Authority |
Routing | VPN bridge mode Destination based routing |
Warranty | 18 months |
Management | Easy Web-based administration |
Maintenance | Lifetime free Standard Maintenance |
eFive 25 | eFive 100 | |
Number of connections | 25 | 100 |
VPN throughput | 25Mbps | 55Mbps |
Casing | Desktop | Rack mount, 1U |
Power supply | External 12V 5A AC/DC power adapter included | 230VAC, 3A max. |
Ethernet | 4 x 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) | 6 x 10/100/1000 Mbps (RJ45) |
Serial interface | 1 x RS232 (DB9) for console access | 1 x RS232 (RJ45) for console access |
USB interfaces | 2 x USB ports | 2 x USB ports |
Hard disk | Solid state disk SSD | Solid state disk SSD |
Cooling | Fanless | Fan |
Dimensions | 44mm (H) x 230mm (W) x 152 mm (D) 1.73 (H) x 9.05 (W) x 5.98 (D) | 44mm(H) x 430mm (W) x 248mm (D) 1.73 (H) x 16.93 (W) x 9.76 (D) |
Operating temperature | 0 to 40°C 32° F to 104° F | 0 to 45°C 32° F to 113° F |
Certifications | FCC/CE/ROHS | FCC/CE/ROHS |
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