Additional products shown at Automation Fair 2013

November 22, 2013

In my final post about Automation Fair 2013, I'll include pictures of other products and booths which caught my eye at this years event.

Ethernet/IP had a big presence at this years show, as in previous years. But the EIP booth that caught my eye (shown below) touted the breath and depth of Ethernet/IP's adoption by industry.

Molex had a large booth close to the entrance of the Fair, and they were showing off an impressive number of communications modules:

PlantPAx has been gaining momentum of late, and I thought they had a well made booth:

Micro850 on DeviceNet? According to the Rockwell representative, its as easy as 1-2-3 with no RSNetworx or mapping required.

It looks like a Micro830, but don't be fooled. This isn't a new Safety PLC, but rather a new Programmable Safety Relay:

Well, that's it for my Automation Fair 2013 coverage. If you have any question on the above products, or on Automation Fair itself, please click on the “post a comment or question” link below, or contact me directly using the “contact” link in the site's top menu.

Sincerely,

Shawn Tierney
Automation Instructor and Blogger

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Shawn began programming as a pre-teen in the early 80's, and after earning a degree in Electronics he worked as an Automation Specialist for 25 years. In 1999 Shawn launched his first website which was the pre-cursor to TheAutomationBlog.com which he launched in 2013. Today Shawn continues to publish and edit content for The Automation Blog while also teaching PLC, HMI, and SCADA courses at TheAutomationSchool.com.