Etek Europe launch new website
dedicated to fume extraction & LEV testing

Etek Europe offer it's customers a dedicated fume extraction website, www.etek-fume-extraction.com Etek Europe, in partnership with Bofa International Ltd, provides unrivalled fume extraction solutions, service and support to the UK's manufacturing industries.

Their new website details the range of industry dedicated, high performance equipment and filters available, along with information on their nationwide team of LEV testing and servicing engineers. Their experienced service team is complimented by a dedicated sales team who are available to offer advice and rapid response support to all of their customers.

Bofa International Ltd are market leaders in the field of fume extraction and filtration and have unrivalled expertise in the development and production of the latest solutions for a wide variety of industries. With over 25 years' experience in the business, we are experts in fume extraction, health and safety legislation and extraction installations, creating units for many industries and applications.

With today's ever increasing demand for low operating costs and the development ofnew materials, we are constantly finding new methods to allow our customers to protect both their employees and the environment, whilst reducing energy consumption and downtime. Etek Europe are a leading supplier of Products, Service and Support to the European Electronics Industry and have built a strong reputation of quality and reliability. Etek offer a full range of market leading equipment including AOI, Defluxing and Cleaning, Dispensing, Fume and Dust Extraction, Screen Printing and X-ray. With a team of experts, Etek provide unrivalled levels of support and adviceproviding cost effective solutions within the electronics indust

About Etek Europe Ltd in profile
Etek Europe Ltd. provides many years' experience in the factory production environment, equipment sales, and engineering support in the UK and Eastern Europe. An essential part of the company's philosophy is customer care, and this has led Etek Europe to increase its Engineering and Refurbishment Divisions and now has a quality team of factory-trained, experienced engineers available 24/7 to support customers.

Etek Europe Ltd. maintains strong relations with all of its suppliers. This continuous process not only guarantees its customers access to the latest developments, it also ensures that its engineers are kept up to date with the very latest processes. Etek Europe's range of products and customer service offers an unrivalled breadth of competitively priced solutions to customers' automation problems. For further information, view website: www.etek-europe.com 

DIGISTART D2 and D3 electronic controller

DIGISTART, the  electronic controller from, LEROY-SOMER, for induction motors, integrates the latest technological changes including an optimized bypass function. Digistart is available in two ranges adapted to market requirements: 1) D2 range, 18 to 200 A compact starters; 2) D3 range, 23 to 1600 A advanced controllers.

Economy and compactness
Use of the bypass offers significant savings: 1) 4% reduction in consumption at steady state; 2) no forced ventilation; 3) 1 to 2 ratings less for dimensioning purposes.

Its operating principle is as follows: The power electronics are used to perform start-up and thus limit the current draw of the induction motor. Then it is shunted at the end of the starting phase by the internal bypass. The control electronics are still used to protect and control the motor up to the stopping phase.

DIGISTART proposes this series bypass, thus enabling additional savings on the external contact and its implementation. The DIGISTART compactness considerably reduces the overall installation weight and volume.

DIGISTART is ideal for upgrading existing installations, and enables the linking of delta connection motors, which advantageously replace a star/delta start-up, and uses the 6 motor power supply cables. Additionally, this enables a saving of at least one rating size in controller dimensioning.

Simplicity
The intuitive DIGISTART navigator enables simple adjustment of the current ranges or limitations. The operator has immediate access to preset configurations for the pumping, ventilation and conveying functions, etc...

DIGISTART facilitates installation monitoring by enabling the user to: 1) access the time-dated log of failsafe actuation operations, events, consumption and operating conditions; 2) have traceability of parameter changes; 3) simulate operation by forcing the control-command; 4) view the input/output state; 5) manage reports on operating time, number of start-ups.

Flexibility
DIGISTART can operate with 200-440 V, 200-575 V or 690 V three-phase networks. It can also control several induction motors coupled in parallel as well as a collector ring motor. Available on D3 (ratings 360 to 1600 A), the power inputs and outputs may be installed on request above and/or under the starter, according to the layout of cables in the cabinet. DIGISTART thus optimizes installation in the cabinet. The available field bus modules are: Modbus RTU, port USB, DeviceNet and Profibus.

Perfectly mastered electronic control
DIGISTART proposes the latest electronic control technology: start-up and stopping self-adapted to load, automatic optimization of parameters by machine learning from start-ups. It also includes a slow-down curve dedicated to pumping applications resulting from 15 years of LEROY-SOMER´s experience and know-how. The possibility of operating with only two operational power units, deactivation of protection to ensure forced operation (smoke extraction, fire pump) makes DIGISTART the solution adapted to the requirements of sensitive installations.

DIGISTART offers overall protection with: 1) permanent thermal modelling for maximum motor protection (even in case of power supply cut-off); 2) failsafe actuation operations, on adjustable power thresholds; 3) control of current phase imbalance; 4) monitoring of motor temperature and the environment by CTP or PT 100; 5) optionally, failsafe actuation of the installation following earth faults as well as protection against network over- and under-voltages.

With DIGISTART, LEROY-SOMER proposes compact, economic, high performance and communicating controllers, which are better integrated into industrial installations and enable substantial savings to be made.

Emerson Industrial Automation in profile
Emerson Industrial Automation, a subsidiary of the Emerson group, is a worldwide supplier of technologies enabling improvement of productivity, quality and efficiency of its customers originating from numerous industrial domains. Its product range includes alternators, motors and electrical controls, electrical distribution and mechanical energy transport devices, as well as automaton solutions for liquids and ultrasound welding. The Emerson brand includes Appleton, ASCO, Branson Ultrasonics, Browning, Control Techniques, Kop-Flex, Leroy-Somer, McGill, Morse, Numatics, O-Z/Gedney, Rollway, SealMaster and System Plast.

For further information, view website: www.EmersonIndustrialAutomation.com

Leroy-Somer in profile
Leroy-Somer, world leader in drive systems and AC generators Leroy-Somer specializes in the design and manufacture of electromechanical and electronic drive systems for industry (asynchronous, synchronous and direct-current motors, geared motors, brake motors, electronic speed controllers and starters). Leroy-Somer is also worldwide leader in low- and medium-voltage AC generators.

For further information (UK), e-mail:uk-uxbridge@leroy-somer.com or (France) e-mail: agnes.ferrant@leroysomer.com 

The PANTERA-XV placement system ideally meets
the standards of a high-mix/low-volume production

Essemtec, a leading manufacturer of surface mount technology production equipment, offer its PANTERA-XV.

The PANTERA-XV placement system ideally meets the standards of a high-mix/low-volume production. The application range is large, and the placement is fast and reliable. The PANTERA series features an ideal price/performance ratio for SME (Small and Medium Enterprises).

The PANTERA-XV is capable of placing 4500 components per hour. The machine features optical laser and vision centring, and can place all SMD components from 0201 up to 50x50 mm. The large feeder capacity and the automatic identification of the intelligent feeders minimize changeover time and guarantee quality. All tape feeders are electrically driven and feeding pitch is programmable.

For further information about Essemtec's PANTERA XV, view website: www.essemtec.com  Refer to page 126

Mueller Electric Company acquired by Desco Corporation

Electric Company, Inc. a global manufacturer and distributor of test leads, cable assemblies, clips, connectors, custom cable assemblies and accessories for electronic component, factory automation, and test & measurement markets, announced its acquisition by Desco Corporation (www.descocorporation.com) in an all-cash deal, along with plans to continue its Akron, Ohio, USA-based operations and sales growth plans into the foreseeable future.

With more than 100 years of successful market innovation, Mueller Electric Company has its industry origins as the inventor of the "Alligator Clip", a must-have for testing requirements. The company has since expanded its product portfolio, both organically and via acquisition (i.e., J.S. Popper, Crane Connectors) into additional types of electrical testing clips, test leads, test accessories, board-to-board connectors and custom cable assemblies. All product technologies are sold either directly to qualifying manufacturers, or through some of the industry's leading authorized distributors, including Allied Electronics, Digi-Key Corporation, Electrosonic, McMaster, Newark, RS Components, RS Electronics and Selecta.

Founded in 1966 and headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, USA, Desco Corporation and its affiliates are a group of diversified industrial manufacturing and technology companies, with facilities in North America, Europe and Asia. For the past 40 years, Desco has compiled a long and successful track record of developing and growing a variety of businesses. The company presently owns eight separate middle-market industrial businesses, with a debt-free balance sheet and very strong cash position.

Notes General Manager, Cliff Prosek, "The Mueller Electric team is pleased to continue our growth plans as part of Desco Corporation. Our valued customers and distributors can look forward to the continued introduction of new product technologies, addition of critical sales and engineering resources, and product quality and reliability from our Akron-based facility.  We look forward to this new chapter in our company's history and are excited for the future."

For further information about Mueller Electric Company and its available product technologies, view website: www.muellerelectric.com  Refer to page 112

For further information about Desco Corporation and its portfolio of companies, view website: www.descocorporation.com