Industrial Factory Automation

Acal Energy has appointed S UPSystems to consult on the commercial integration of the UK's first platinum-free cathode fuel cell. Acal Energy's Flowcath technology uses a liquid catalyst to replace the traditional platinum-based catalyst. The company will install a Flowcath fuel-cell demonstrator unit at Solvay Interox 's industrial site in Warrington, generating prime power for a remote environmental-monitoring system within the manufacturing plant.  Acal Energy chose UPS Systems as the principal adviser on the commercial integration. In addition to consulting on the project, UPS Systems will also be supplying its monitoring system, Remo. Remo provides remote monitoring for most UPS and for all other types of generators. The system uses SMS or email to issue automatic notifications whenever there are mains-grid failures.  The fuel-cell installation is the result of a collaborative partnership between Acal Energy, UPS Systems, Solvay Interox (in cooperation with Solvicore),...

MSC Vertriebs is offering Qseven Starter Kits based on MSC's Qseven modules, featuring a 70 x 70mm form factor and the Intel Atom processor. These kits simplify the evaluation of and the integration with this new technology. The kits are based on the new 3.5in platform board Q7-MB-EP1 and offer a variety of useful interfaces. Along with the kit, the user can select a suitable Qseven module from the MSC portfolio. Additionally, the kit features a Qseven Heatspreader, a ready-to-run Linux installation on USB Flash Stick and a suitable 12V power supply.  The evaluation kit is optionally available with a TFT panel, including a suitable cable kit. The starter kit does not yet contain a Qseven module. Instead the user is encouraged to order their Qseven module of choice so that the kit always uses the module with the most suitable processor speed and feature set from the MSC range of Qseven modules with Intel Atom processor.  The Q7-MB-EP1 combines the most important interfaces for ...