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ProSoft Technology Hands-on Labs at select Rockwell Automation Events

Want to easily transfer data between PLCs without PLC programming? Want to learn how to setup a wireless POINT I/O system? Now you can! ProSoft hands-on labs and demonstrations are available for the first time at select RAOTMs, Automation University events, AUOTMs, and SI workshop events. Click through to our schedule for the following two featured labs:

• ILX56-MM Message Manager LAB
• ILX34-AENWG Wireless POINT I/O LAB

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Featured Application Stories

Wireless I/O animates an Electrified Monorail System for vehicle assembly line

In Pune, a utility vehicles manufacturer accounting for about half of this market in India commissioned a state-of-the-art facility for their Trim, Chassis and Final (TCF) assembly line. At the heart of the line is an Electrified Monorail System (EMS) conveyor, designed to deliver safe, quiet and efficient transportation of vehicles from one work station to another. Breathing life into this equipment are a complete Rockwell Automation control architecture and ProSoft Technology wireless communication system to ensure reliable, seamless, real-time communication throughout the facility.

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Cellular provides cost effective alternative to satellite SCADA system

Winding one hundred miles among wooded hills and across open wheat-lands toward Medford, Oklahoma lays a Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) pipeline. The midstream oil company needed to monitor a dozen locations along this pipeline from a remote SCADA center in Texas over their existing satellite network, but because these 12 points were non-critical it became cost prohibitive to do so. To gain greater resolution on the pipeline, the company utilized ProSoft Technology cellular modems at these locations for an economical and successful solution.

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Monitor and modify live process variables from your iPhone

With the download of a simple application, control engineers can link up to their control networks via ProSoft Technology’s Industrial Hotspot radios using the WiFi feature on their iPhones or iPod Touch devices. With this app, users are able to access and modify process control variables directly from their phones within a completely secure wireless environment. No laptops, just your smartphone and line-of-sight to any of ProSoft Technology’s rugged, robust industrial hotspot solutions.

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New CAGE Number for Government Contracting

Distributors who are active in government contracting will be pleased to learn that ProSoft Technology has obtained a Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE #60NX3) code, assigned by the Central Contractor Registration (CCR). CAGE codes provide a standardized method of identifying specific vendors and their respective product part numbers in NCS databases for bidding to various U.S. government agencies, defense agencies, and other organizations.

ProSoft Wireless Designer: New update supports 802.11n series and splitters

ProSoft Wireless Designer (PWD) now supports the new 802.11n series of industrial hotspot solutions. The user-friendly, wizard-based interface creates a visual layout of your radios and sites, and generates a complete bill of materials including radios, cables, lightning protection, connectors, antennas, and new support for splitters. PWD is able to validate wireless signal strength and link feasibility based on path length, recommended accessories, distance, local regulations and hardware choices. Network site, link, and parts details can be exported into a spreadsheet.

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RadioLinx Product Comparison Chart

With ProSoft Technology’s ever growing range of industrial radios, we carry a solution for nearly any application. The RadioLinx Comparison Chart is designed to quickly illustrate which features and functionality are available for each radio to help you select the right solution for your application.

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New 802.11n Weatherproof Dual Industrial Hotspot

The new RLXIB IH2N-W is a weatherproof version of the new 802.11n Dual Industrial Hotspot recently released by ProSoft Technology. The series of wireless solutions for plant-floor and field automation applications provides the rugged performance and ease of deployment required for industrial applications. The 802.11n Dual Industrial Hotspot can be used in lieu of a repeater to extend the range of your wireless network without sacrificing speed. Its IP67 rating makes it ideal for use in harsh weather conditions or in dusty environments such as mining applications.

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