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irstly I would like to thank everyone for the positive feedback we received from our launch issue. We hope you found the content useful and entertaining.

In this second release we have added more stories, features, articles and tips plus a number of exciting product releases and announcements within our company.

Massive amounts of operational data are coming online with the increasing set of advanced devices and equipment, a movement often referred to as the Industrial Internet. We discuss how industrial businesses can leverage ‘Big Data’ to create a competitive advantage.

We also explain hazardous certification and what it means for your business, as well as clarify the latest machine safety standards and more.

I hope you find something of interest. Enjoy!

Michael Bacon

GENERAL MANAGER

contents main feature 06 The rise of

industrial big data

closer look 10 NT24K Compact Series

Gigabit Ethernet switches

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regular 04 In-the-know 11 Whose who 13 #hashtag 19 Understanding machine safety 24 Sport & travel 26 The escape spread 28 Essentials 30 Web-to-date 31 The back page

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Puls release a 39mm wide 10A power supply Setting records the Puls CP10 manages a width of just 39mm utilising a sophisticated thermal design but retaining 95% efficiency.

It achieves performance from -25°C to +60°C without derating plus 20% extra peak power when required through its power management system. Additional features include IECEx certification and is able to handle high shock & vibration.

parts, products and news you need to know about.

in the

know Battery prototype turning waste heat into electricity

Producing electricity using nothing but the ambient heat around it? According to a recent publication in the National Academy of Science we are now a step closer.

A team from MIT has created an electrochemical cell that uses different temperatures to convert heat to electricity. It is however reliant on the ‘Carnot limit’, which is the maximum absolute amount of heat energy for useful electricity. In its current stage, it achieves low conversion efficiencies generating watts rather than kilowatts, however demand of low power sources including electrical systems and industrial facilities utilising low power still remains strong. An exciting thought of what’s to come.

4-D printing is nearly reality Researchers at the University of Wollongong, Australia have created a 3D printercompatible hydrogel that is mechanically tough and able to repeatedly change shape in response to water temperature.

The scientists have demonstrated the technology by 3D-printing an autonomous water valve, but the material could also be used to create soft robots, custom designed sensors and self-assembling macrostructures.

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Effortless energy efficiency with ABB ACS580 ABB introduces its new generation, all-compatible wall-mounted ACS580 drive to simplify processes and motor control. It allows connection to any automation system or can be used on its own. Designed for optimal energy efficiency, you will find most essentials built in. The ACS580 is plug-in ready and suitable for pumps, fans, conveyors, mixers and many other variable and constant torque applications.

Expansion of our stock locations nationally To better service our customers, Control Logic have opened an additional Stock Depot in Townsville. This adds to our stock locations in Brisbane, Perth, Sydney and Melbourne.

Customers can expect faster delivery, greater convenience and same day pick-up for on demand products.

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Australian car industry buzzing overseas As the Australian car industry winds down locally, it seems our designers and engineers are getting global recognition and praise overseas.

Earlier in the year an Australian designer stole the limelight at the Detroit motor show, the biggest in the US. Chief Aussie designer Todd Willing presented Ford’s new GT supercar after spending 14 months working on the GT in a secret studio. Ford already employs more designers and engineers than factory workers with both Holden and Ford committing to maintain local design centres to work on global projects.

Practical training at Volt Edge Decked out with the latest gear from Control Logic, Volt Edge training (a registered training organisation) offers practical learning environments for those interested in hazardous areas training, electrical instrumentation and electrical equipment courses. Volt Edge can be found in most states or available on-site.

BD Sensors DCT 531 New to the market and suitable for almost all industrial gases and fluids, the DCT 531 pressure sensor by BD Sensors now has a Modbus RTU RS485 interface. This exciting new development will open up many new value add applications for the humble pressure transmitter.

The original filter fan now available

Pfannenberg’s Filter fan 4.0 is available with its patented 4corner fastening system to allow for quick installation and replacement in seconds. The fans feature IP54 protection, unrivaled air-flow and reduced energy consumption saving long-term costs. Pfannenberg claims service time is up to 300% longer via its patented fluted filter mats.

Control Logic are excited to announce a distribution network expansion of GE Intelligent Platforms products and services to include New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania. This expansion adds to an existing 15 years of growing the GE brand in Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory. Exciting times ahead.

GE Intelligent Platforms and Control Logic expansion

Novaris release their latest ‘Multimov’ surge diverters Novaris have released a new range of surge diverters designed to handle intense lightning environments. The ‘Multimov’ series incorporates the latest in metal oxide varistor technology for enhanced capability and longer life. Percentage active displays and alarms provide fail safe indication of segment failure, thermal overload or overcurrent.

Control Logic announced as the distributor of Pfannenberg Pfannenberg have appointed Control Logic as the national distributor for their vast range of Thermal Management and Signaling products including audible and visual alarms.

The range extends to filter fans, heat exchangers, air-conditioners and heaters suitable for all types of switchboard and control panels used in various industries.

Graphene produces a working 3D holographic display Since Star Wars we have been dreaming of a full-3D holographic display. A new effort from Australian universities looks like it could be getting closer, by using materials from the versatile carbon-based graphene. Graphene oxide is treated with a process called photo-reduction, using a rapidly pulsed laser to heat it. This creates the pixel capable of bending the light to produce a holographic image. The team has created a display of up to 52 degrees. Sounds promising.

Want to regrow your hair? pluck out what’s left Losing your hair? Paradoxically, the answer to growing it back might be to pluck alot of it out. Baldness sets in when hair follicles stop generating new hairs. People have known for almost a century that plucking a hair can reawaken its follicle. A team led by Cheng-Ming Chuong of the University of Southern California (LA) has found that if you pluck out enough hairs in mice, it triggers widespread regrowth.

The skin sees one plucked hair as a micro-injury and sends out a distress signal that triggers the follicle to regenerate. Although unlike humans, mice grow hair in waves. Will it work in humans? (doubt it).

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industrial big data the

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The advantages of Plant-wide Historians vs. Relational Databases

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ndustrial businesses have entered the age of “big data,” the volume, variety and complexity of data they manage is exploding at record rates. Clearly the volume of data from which to extract value is beyond the capability of a traditional data management system.

The challenge of managing big data for industry goes beyond the sheer volume of information; there is the diversity and complexity of data, which comes in various formats and from disparate sources. There are typically “islands” of process information that must be aggregated, stored, and

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“optimised data enables better and faster decision-making, increased productivity and reduced costs.” analysed to derive context and meaningful value.

To leverage big data, industrial businesses need the ability to support different types of information, the infrastructure to store massive data sets, and the flexibility to

leverage the information once it is collected and stored—enabling historical analysis of critical trends to enable real-time predictive analysis. As businesses increasingly realise that much more of their value proposition is information-based, technologies that can address big data are quickly gaining traction.

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The industrial data challenge In an increasingly competitive environment, companies need to gain a sustainable advantage by achieving operational excellence, a journey that begins with data for process visibility. The vast amount of information continually increases, and it’s imperative for companies to truly understand and control their manufacturing operations by efficiently collecting critical data and maximizing its value. Optimised data enables better and faster decision-making, increased productivity and reduced costs.

For example, a manufacturing manager may want to understand the significance of temperature variation on quality as the rate of flow of materials varies through a production line; or a power plant supervisor may want to analyse five years of past data to examine anomalies and variations to understand whether they were followed by subsequent outages to enable predictive analysis. This level of operational insight requires the ability

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to quickly run a query against large data sets for specific time periods—a unique and powerful capability that calls for an industrial data solution.

Advanced historians vs relational databases While historian software may not yet be top of mind when it comes to industrial big data solutions, what many companies may not realise is that these advanced, out-of-thebox solutions are specifically designed to efficiently collect, store and manage large volumes of time-series process data, which is precisely the industrial big data challenge.

As data sets grow larger and more complex, advanced historians offer an effective, simple, and easy way for companies to efficiently leverage vast amounts of real-time and historical process data, a critical need for optimised decision support.

Relational databases (RDBs) have helped many manufacturers gain more information about their operations by supporting simple operator queries, answering questions such as “What customer ordered the largest shipment?” They are built to manage

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relationships and are ideal for storing contextual or genealogical information about manufacturing processes, but are rarely the best approach for vast amounts of process data collection and optimisation.

On the other hand, plant-wide historians are designed for manufacturing and process data acquisition and presentation. They maximise the power of time series data and excel at answering questions that manufacturing typically needs to address

production for operational excellence.

Data collection RDBs do not offer built-in data collection capabilities; therefore, custom code has to be written to insert and update records.

This is sub-optimal because with a custom system, development costs and continual enhancements can be very expensive and time consuming.

“a plant-wide historian provides a much faster read/write performance over a relational database...” real-time decisions in production such as “What was today’s hourly unit production average compared to where it was a year ago or two years ago?”

There are critical capabilities that manufacturers need to consider that position plant-wide historians as a better option for leveraging raw data from sensors and other real-time systems to improve

However, plant-wide historians include built-in data collection capabilities and can capture data from multiple sensors and systems. For example, GE’s Proficy Historian can collect large volumes of realtime plant floor information from various plant-floor devices at incredibly high speeds.

Instead of having to build custom software for every type of data source as you would

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Speed RDBs can require significant custom engineering for each defined access and have comparatively slow performance when the queries cover large data sets or associated periods of time.

In contrast, a plant-wide historian provides a much faster read/write performance over a relational database and “down to the millisecond” resolution for true real-time data.

Data compression

Comparing the disk space efficiency of an RDB vs.

Proficy Historian* Effective bytes per sample

for an RDB, Proficy Historian does not need to know any of the details regarding the propriety data sources. It can instantly connect to any OPC-enabled solution to collect data, providing flexibility, time savings and reduced costs.

RDB

Proficy Historian (no compression)

Proficy Historian (1% compression)

manage archives and disk space due to the lack of compression; performance can be severely undermined, even with proprietary, pre-compressed data work arounds.

However, the powerful compression algorithms of plant-wide historians enable you to store years of data easily and securely online, which enhances performance, reduces maintenance and lowers costs.

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Leveraging the value of plant-wide Historians and RDBs Plant-wide historians offer a clear value proposition for logging, storing, and retrieving high volumes of process time series data. However, RDBs place in industrial applications are valuable for drawing relationships between contextualised data collected to drive continuous improvement and promote a safe supply chain.

Plant-wide historians are like “black box recorders” for your plant, capturing all of your raw data and providing the first level of context “time” to it. This can be leveraged by additional operations management applications.

With an RDB, the maintenance alone can be a full-time job because you have to continually

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usiness and IT leaders need to ask themselves whether their industrial enterprise is maximising the full potential value of their process data and using that insight to drive real-time improvements. As data volumes continue to expand, information-driven strategies will only become more pervasive as a source of competitiveness—making the use of big data in the industrial space ever more imperative.

A closer look at advanced historians demonstrates how such technologies can help enterprises leverage their time-series process data by providing the ability to efficiently run real-time analytics within massive sets of historical data. These solutions have the potential to revolutionise the way enterprises do business by providing critical insights for timelier operational decisions while also enabling continuous improvements across the enterprise.

Looking into the future, as information increasingly empowers enterprises to understand their businesses better and to foresee what is possible, those that capitalise on the value of big data will gain insights to improve performance beyond their competitors. They will be positioned to better innovate, compete, and drive value to significantly accelerate business growth and drive optimised performance for long term success.

* This data represents a specific test on 400,000 samples logged to a standard RDB and Proficy Historian. Results will vary depending on the raw data set used and the RDV schema employed.

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CLOSER LOOK |

NT24K series

red lion

Built for high bandwidth demand, Red Lion’s NT24K compact managed Gigabit Ethernet switches deliver reliability and performance.

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ndustrial Ethernet has certainly come along over the years and so has our dependence on the IT hardware that is the conduit for system critical data. We are now going away from proprietary buses and relying on Ethernet as the answer to all communications for monitoring and automation controls because it’s simple to connect, easy to create reliable networks with redundancy and best of all it’s available!

However this creates a problem for increased bandwidth to cater for devices connecting exponentially to the network, such as PLCs, VSDs, IP cameras, protocol converters and so on.

It seems Red Lion have invested their resources and focus to develop the most reliable Gigabit Ethernet networks. The latest addition to the NT24K series industrial managed Gigabit Ethernet switches is a compact DIN-rail mountable version. The new series delivers full Gigabit wire-speed performance with the option of Power over Ethernet Plus (PoE+), long life duration in harsh environments in a small durable enclosure for limited space footprints. To improve on past iterations, it has been developed from the ground up to properly maximise media options, network speed and switch management. Did it succeed?

Read on.

up to 250 nodes, automatic configuration, backup and restore capability to provide reliable plug-and-play solutions for critical monitoring and communication applications.

What model?

The existing NT24k product family include rack mount and Din Rail 2-3 bay Modular solutions, whereas the newest addition provides a compact DIN-rail enclosure. The eight port version is only 57mm wide with the option for IEEE 802.3af/at Power Over Ethernet (PoE+) and the sixteen port 78mm wide.

Gigabit Fibre PoE Plus Gigabit

The whole range offers a full set of management features and security to provide best-in-class visibility, security and uptime performance. These included the standard VLAN, QOS, SNMPv3 as well as industrial specific: Auto-IGMP configuration, Ethernet/IP with CIP messaging, N-Ring™ and N-Link™ ring technology, N-View™ monitoring (to remotely monitor your network), event logging, SNTP and IEEE802.1x with RADIUS remote server authentication.

Rugged frame With a compact hardened metal housing, the NT24K compact series arrives in 3 new models that vary slightly depending on network demands. With an industry leading shock (200g) and vibration (50g) tolerance, Red Lion claims an operating temperature range of -40°C to 85°C and a Mean Time Between Failure over 2M hours to ensure optimal network reliability for the harshest of industrial environments.

Performance and features All models feature Red Lion’s ‘N-Ring™’ technology that allows ultra-fast (30ms) recovery for redundancy ring containing

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final verdict The NT24k series should prove to be more than efficient meeting industrial requirements.

It has a ton of useful features for easy network deployment and real time monitoring to ensure your network is future-proof with Gigabit Ethernet. Red Lion suggests it would be best suited for factory automation, alternative energy, utilities, water/waste water, and security and transportation environments. Definitely worth a look if you are thinking about possible network expansions down the track.

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A love for the outdoors, and all things automation, I chat briefly to Martin Daines, one of our Application Engineers in Sydney...

Martin you’re a young guy, what got you first interested in this industry? Have you always had an interest?

It wasn’t until I started working with Control Logic that I gained an appreciation for the industry, purely because of the large toys I was able to play with! There is seriously something appealing about turning raw material into a product and having to deal with the automation process inbetween.

Are you finding a noticeable trend in the industry at the moment?

The automation platforms are getting faster, smaller and easier to program, with price competitiveness leading the industry away from proprietary buses to Ethernet based solutions.

This is purely because they add greater flexibility and speed. A good example is profinet enabling SIL 3 safety (profisafe) over a single cable or wireless transmission.

So when you aren’t behind a desk or on the road meeting customers, what does a day off typically involve for you?

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I recently found a new favourite sport... Fishing from a kayak. It’s fitness and relaxation in one activity! When not on the water you might find me watching the latest flick, attending or watching cricket or maybe camping. Anything outdoors really... Oh, and of course spending quality time with family and friends.

Cool, thanks for your time Martin!

Each edition we will introduce you to a member of our team. Got something you want to ask? Need some advice on your application? or just a price check? Drop us a line - we are happy to assist.

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tech trend

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echnology is developing at a phenomenal rate and is only gaining momentum as we approach 2016. While we are still unable to buy hover boards or pilot flying cars, data and computing is getting bigger, faster, and smarter.

There will be more data than ever before, it will come from more places that ever before and be stored in more places than ever before. We will be witnessing technology that has only been previously seen in science fiction. Soon everything from your phone to your car will become part of a vast worldwide network, generating data on everything from your customers to your fuel and energy use to help improve your business’s performance.

predictions

02 reality computing

01 3D printing

The quantity of data coming from the environment and workplaces, houses and even ourselves can give us more detailed digital representation of the world than ever before. Run it all through super-fast computing and we can get realtime simulations of everything from airflow in a wind tunnel to the material we need for a new building.

means for you

what it

A machine works like a printer and ‘builds’ an object out of anything from polymers to titanium and even cells. Also called ‘addictive manufacturing technologies’ - the raw materials are fed into a device about the size of a microwave oven with the design loaded creating the shape one drop, or layer at a time.

what it

means for you

Whether you are the supplier or customer, you’ll simply download the file from the manufacturer’s website or email it to the customer. Within a couple of hours (depending on the material) your 3D printer will build it right there - like a scene right out of Star Trek!

Being able to tweak the parameters in design simulations means more control over making the final product and could offer a more cost effective construction. Building projects can be planned down to minute detail using the most optimum design without laying a single brick, creating more user and environmentally friendly structure and spaces.

>> timeline: the Internet since Facebook (2004) and YouTube (2005)

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2009

Apple releases its first iPhone, turning smartphones mainstream, making way for mobile browsing.

Online gaming becomes mainstream entertainment, generating more revenue than blockbuster movies.

INSTAGRAM

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VIRAL VIDEOS

ONLINE GAMING

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Amazon sales top $10 billion and Twitter launches, reducing our conversations to 140 characters.

APPLE iPHONE

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AMAZON & TWITTER

Viral videos have become popular turning ordinary people into Internet stars. Think Justin Beiber.

Instagram launches making images the centre of social media #selfie

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#fact...

03 the industrial internet

We are already seeing the rapid expansion of sensors and devices connected to the Internet, all of them reading, recording and communicating constantly. They’ll be attached to plane engines, manufacturing robots, your smartphone and much more, and they will generate more data than we’ve ever dreamed of to tell us how our machines and tools are performing.

A deep tan damages blood vessels so much that it may take 4 to 15 months to recover.

Maintenance will shift from reactive to preventive, saving operation costs and give more insight into performance. Machines and software will alert us when it needs something fixed or replaced by synthesising zettabytes (that’s a thousand, thousand, thousand gigabytes) of data.

Wearable computers and ingestible digital medicines will do the same for human health.

04 the hybrid cloud

China has secret military-style boot camps for Internet addicts.

One third of the world’s population has never made a telephone call.

Many applications or data will be hosted in public cloud services like Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure, but security or regulatory requirements, not to mention a series of high profile hacks will mean your directors or investors will feel twitchy about keeping sensitive information on public services. That’s where private cloud environments will come in.

what it

means for you

More money will be spent on cloud services with the increasing complexity of having data in multiple locations, providers and systems will mean you’ll probably engage the services of a cloud broker to set it all up for you.

The Eiffel Tower was originally intended for Barcelona, Spain, but the project was rejected.

05 machine learning means for you

what it

Because computers work faster and don’t get bored, we are programming them with learning algorithms that give them a little creativity and the ability to make ‘human’ judgments on data that we could never digest.

The Internet is the fastest growing communications tool ever. It took radio broadcasters 38 years to reach an audience of 50 million, television 13 years, and the Internet just 4 years.

2013

Google becomes social and Snapchat launches, a photosharing application that disappears once viewed.

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PSY “Gangnam Style” is the most watched video in YouTube history with 1 billion views and counting.

Vine launches and allows users to share up to six-seconds-long looping videos.

Significantly more serial killers are born in November than any other month.

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Technology like Siri will hit the big time.

Machines that respond to you like humans will be everywhere, and they’ll know more about you than ever before. They’ll respond to more than just your voice with the programming ‘remembering’ past activity and constantly evolving allowing you to work more efficiently.

45% of Internet users aged 18-29 in serious relationships say the Internet had an impact.

AUTO-PLAY

2015

what it

means for you

Reports show that video content is king this year.

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HMI PANELS Graphite Series Available in eight different models in sizes ranging from 7” to 15”. The IECEx certified Graphite series provides the industry’s first rugged HMI solution to combine a range of versatile plug-in modules with protocol conversion, data logging and web-based monitoring & control.

Features a built-in web server to monitor and control their application via PCs, tablets or smart-phones.

product brief RADIO CONTROLS ‘Safir’ Series The Safir range of radio controls can be used in any environment including explosive gas (0,1,2) or dust classified zones (20, 21, 22). With IECEx approval, it incorporates all the existing features of the SAFIR family such as a backlit, anti-reflection LCD display capable of indicating the battery charge level, the behaviour of the radio link, the name of the equipment being controlled remotely, plus its feedback.

POWER SUPPLY CPS20 Series The CPS20 series (24VDC, 20A) all feature high efficiency, electronic inrush current limitation, active PFC, and a wide operational temperature range.

It can deliver about 4 times the nominal output current for 15ms which helps to trip fuses on faulty output branches, without damaging the power supply.

LEVEL SENSOR LMK307 Transducer The LMK 307 submersible level transducer is designed for continuous level measurement in water, waste water, fuel or oil storage and bio gas applications.

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1 2015 Can-am Maverick Max X ds If your kind of adventure involves hitting the less beaten track then the Maverick Max X ds is your weekend toy. The all terrain vehicle that seats four comes with a turbocharged engine that pumps out 121hp of fun. http://au.brp.com/off-road

2 Renegade Hovercraft Delight your biggest fans with your biggest fan on land or water. The Renegade hovercraft is everything you’d want in a personal mobility tool that knows no bounds. It reaches speeds of 80km/h from it’s 4-stroke engine, with a range of 240km.

http://www.renegadehovercraft.com

3 Teckell Intervallo Foosball One of the downfalls of apartment living is not being able to fit full sized pool table or recreational man stuff in there. Teckell have addressed one of these areas by producing the Intervallo Foosball table that’s been scaled down and crafted in Italy. http://www.yliving.com

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4 Mercedes Benz Surfboard Mercedes have released the second version of their bespoke surfboard for big wave rider, Garret McNamara. It’s crafted by Polen Surfboards from Portuguese cork and leprechaun’s ears to maximise flexibility and strength to tackle the huge waves of Nazare. http://www.mercedes-benz.com

5 Trefecta DRT Electric Dirt Bike

Hit the dirt trail in style? The unit is powered by a 4kW engine and 60-volt battery pack which delivers a range of 95km. Speed is rated at 65km/h but you can opt for pedal power via a hybrid system and 14 speed electrically shifting gearbox if that’s your thing.

http://www.trefectamobility.com

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any industries require the operation of electronic machinery in hazardous environments. Mines, oil rigs, processing facilities and production plants sometimes have high concentrations of vapours or extremely fine dust that are potentially explosive. Companies continually look for ways to increase plant safety, and a growing area of focus is ensuring that equipment meets the required safety standards for equipment being used in these environments.

Proposed and championed by the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC), IECEx certifies that an instrument, control or other device is safe to be used in hazardous environments anywhere in the world without significant modification. The certification recognises common acceptable levels of safety, enabling products to be freely sold in all major markets. IECEx is becoming the de facto standard for international safe certification of products.

The IEC is a global organisation that helps develop internationally recognised standards and manages conformity assessment

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worldwide

hazardous operations certification Why is IECEx compliance the new international standard indication for safe use of electronics in explosive work areas. systems for electric and electronic products, systems and services. IEC publications serve as a basis for national standardisation and as references when drafting international tenders and contracts.

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transparent giving purchasers and users access to detail that would not be easy to obtain under the ATEX compliance system. The universal goal for IECEx is to be “one certificate acceptable everywhere” supported by absolute and traceable compliance to the nominated standards.

An alternative hazardous area operation certification is the European Union-based ATEX system which was introduced in 2003. IECEx certification complements ATEX and ATEX is a mandatory legal directive relying choosing equipment that complies with on various conformity both standards has assessments and advantages, depending “IECEx is completely designed to remove on where in the world trade barriers within transparent giving purchasers the equipment is going Europe. to be used.

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IEC test reports An illustration of that would not be easy to provide detail not the worldwide obtain under ATEX.” included within an acceptance of IECEx ATEX certificate and is the adoption of can be locally ratified to the scheme by the overcome any regulatory compliance issues Underwriters Laboratories of American in a destination market virtually anywhere in (UL). UL has gained accreditation under the world. the IECEx scheme, and has been issuing Assessment and Test Reports (ATRs) since From the time it was proposed, IECEx 2005. was to be an ISO/IEC Type 5 Certification Scheme that combines all aspects of design The ATRs produced under IECEx will be evaluation and production control before accepted by other national certification issuing a certificate. All IECEx certifications bodies in countries participating in the are stored in a publicly accessible database scheme without the need for additional that can be searched by a purchaser to testing. One product certification will be check the status of the certificate—current, recognised in national jurisdictions of 31 suspended or withdrawn—in real-time. signatory countries, including Australia, Canada, China, the member states of the Unlike ATEX, IECEx is completely EU, Russia and the USA.

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Is the panel meter becoming an obsolete device, or does it still have a few tricks up its sleeve?

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re we shying away from the humble panel meter? As the market focuses on new products that offer more advanced capabilities, many companies are hesitant to invest money into products that do not appear technologically advanced or perceived to be the latest and greatest. Aside from the occasional spin off product release, panel meter development has remained relatively static over the last few years.

PANEL METER CUB5 Series The ultimate in panel meter flexibility and power vs price ratio, it features user programming to optional set point control and communication capability.

Supports both digital and analog signals including count, voltage, current, time, process, rate and temperature inputs. It is an amazingly powerful meter in a miniature 38x75mm package, the CUB5 is one of the most value for money meters on the market.

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PANEL METER PAX Lite Series The perfect solution for basic monitoring applications and available in the industry standard 48x96mm case. It provides a large 14mm red LED display and optional dual preset outputs to extend control capabilities. Scaling, IP65 protection and programmable decimal points are also included. It has a version for all standard industry inputs ranging from digital to analog signals such as count, voltage/current, voltmeter, process timer, rate, strain gauge, thermocouple/ RTD inputs.

PANEL METER PAX2 Series A top shelf option that provides universal capabilities to deliver the ultimate in panel meters.

It includes a universal power supply (AC/DC) and signal inputs plus a built-in USB port for easy programming utilising free Crimson速 software.

Available in 48x96mm size models, the PAX2 panel meters offer a wide range of fieldinstallable option cards for communication, retransmitted analog output and relay set points. It features a dual line display that can change colour at setpoint.

PANEL METER LD Series Featuring up to 101mm high LED digits that can be easily read from a distance of up to 55 meters, the LD series is housed in a rugged aluminum case providing IP65 protection.

There is a variety of models for count/rate, time, voltage/ current/process, load cell and serial slave display with options for dual set point control and RS232 or RS485 communication to allow networked display data.

product brief

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So where does this leave panel meters?

Well with the cost of newer technology shadowing anything we have seen before, not to mention the complexity that comes with more expensive devices including the continuous upkeep cost, the panel meter is becoming the compact cost-effective alternative.

However with some of the latest panel meters featuring more advanced and versatile control options these days, it may be gaining back some of its lost dominance.

Panel Meter Market Trends Panel meter sales have traditionally come from maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) customers who buy in small quantities for stand alone systems.

In these circumstances, the devices are typically used to read and display a value for a range of applications that include conveyor speed, water pressure, part counts and material weights. Recently, the market has expanded to include more comprehensive applications.

“...panel meters are being used as a convenient means for local control, a component in redundant backup systems and as a media converter to communication buses.�

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Manufacturers like Red Lion have invested heavily into ensuring the panel meters are here for a long time to come.

In addition to simply displaying information, panel meters are being used as a convenient means for local control, a component in redundant backup systems and as a media converter to communication buses.

Displaying Status Information Displaying information for a line/factory worker provides instant feedback on status information ranging from production target numbers and machine speed rates to tangible production goals. Displaying data goes a long way to not only keep workers informed, but also help to increase overall worker productivity through driving efficient speeds.

We found that local displays were important for simple machine control. Workers are able to make adjustments in real time to respond to changing conditions helping to keep the entire process running as efficiently as possible. Additionally, existing maintenance staff should be able to support the equipment so programming engineers are no longer required for PLC support.

Building Redundant Systems For many applications, panel meters can be used in addition to PLCs as part of a redundant system. In assembly line applications, PLCs control speeds to ensure the conveyor does not exceed set maximum speeds. However if PLC failure occurs, there is no way to control and maintain set speeds that may result in expensive production malfunctions. That is why many machine builders often connect a panel meter to the system to help diminish risks associated with PLC failure.

Programmed to provide the operator with speed readouts, the panel meter will cut off conveyor power should over speed occurrences happen. The combination of panel meters and PLCs to control machines helps to ensure continuous operations.

Connectivity is king Panel meters have come a long way when it comes to connectivity to different communication busses and protocols.

There are some that now support serial ASCII communications, Modbus RTU, DeviceNet, Profibus-DP and much more.

As a result the panel meter is now being used as a signal media converter as well as providing local indication for the operator.

The humble panel meter may not be so humble after all.

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time to

update?

The latest in RFID safety sensors Sharing the same dimensions as industry standard electromagnetic safety switches, the new RSS16 by Schmersal has one major advantage there is no mechanical actuator.

high tolerance no additional parts required

individual coding no mechnical wear

The RSS16 identifies its targets via contactless RFID technology that benefits from high tolerance to misalignment, increased safety levels and extra flexibility to approach the target from three sides.

With a longer life and less maintenance requirements, the RSS16 can be used in existing designs by a 1 to 1 replacement with the AZ16.

PROVEN CONSTRUCTION, INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY.

for more information call 1800 557 705 or email sales@control-logic.com.au

www.control-logic.com.au

industrial. electrical. automation.

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| SAFETY

understanding machine safety

any plant owners and manufacturers of machinery may not be aware that since June 30 2014, the safety standards in Australia have adopted the ISO 13849-1:2006, as a new section of the standards for the safety of machinery (AS4024.1503).

the new

standard

Widely used and understood, the original method was based on the categories of the safety-related parts of the control systems.

The methodology employed five levels: Categories B, 1, 2, 3 and 4.

Aram Dehghani

In the ISO 13849-1 performance levels require a determination of the probability of dangerous failure, and this is considered to be a more comprehensive indicator of functional safety.

A safety function is allocated one of five levels called performance levels (PLa,

Aram Dehghani

SAFETY CONSULTANT, FS ENG (TÜV RHEINLAND, #8723/ 14, MACHINERY)

With over 18 years of safety experience, Aram Dehghani is a Safety Consultant at Control Logic’s Safety Services division. A Control Systems engineer, he holds a TUV certification for functional safety of machinery specialising in the design, installation, commissioning and validation of safety control systems including risk assessment and hazard analysis.

PLb, PLc, PLd & PLe). These performance levels are defined in terms of probability of dangerous failure per hour.

In this approach the categories are used as a basis. To ascertain the system performance level, the mean time to dangerous failure (MTTFd) reflecting reliability and the Diagnostic Coverage (DC) which indicates the extent of fault detection in the safety system, are to be calculated.

SAFETY SENSOR RSS16 Series SAFETY CURTAIN SLC 440 COM Series SLC440COM Series Safety Light Curtains and Grids are an economical solution offering the highest level of protection.

Available with resolutions of 14mm, 30 mm or 35mm and protection field heights between 330 and 1770 mm. Suited for use in safety circuits up to CAT 4 (AS 4024), PLe (EN 13849) or SIL3 (IEC 61508).

The housing will appear familiar to the users of electromagnetic safety switches because it has the same dimensions as the AZ 16 safety switch which is being used considerably in many industries around the world and is heralded to be “the” safety switch. The difference to the AZ 16 is that the RSS 16 does not have a mechanical actuator.

The identification of the target is contactless using RFID technology by Schmersal.

product brief

Facilitating and understanding the new standard as well as promoting its usage, can be provided by Control Logic as a comprehensive training session.

Free consultations are available to organisations that wish to ensure they are up-to-date with new regulations or for machine safety checks by a qualified TUV certified professional.

Call 1800 557 705 for more information.

SAFETY INTERLOCK AZM300 Series The AZM 300 is a solenoid interlock combining the features of a door stop and a latching element in one housing. It consists of a safety interlock and an actuator using RFID technology. The safety interlock can be actuated from 3 sides.

Simply by turning the cross by 180° the latching force can be changed from 25N to 50N. The AZM 300 is IP69K rated and is suitable for use in hygienic sensitive areas.

LIGHT TOWER BR50 Series Modular design with sturdy housing for all indoor and outdoor applications for wherever machine status needs to be displayed and warning signals given. Up to 5 modules with 6 lens colours can be combined as desired by simply plugging together, even retrospectively.

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ustralians are passionate about sport, with figures showing we spend in excess of 8 billion a year on sport recreation and equipment alone. We watch it, we read about it, we talk about it, and occasionally we get involved and play it. With sport playing such a large part of our social network have you ever stopped and wondered what sport is the most popular?

The idea of popularity can be broken down into most searched, most attended and most played, and that is not recognising gender or regional differences. Let’s investigate.

Australian Rules Football is clearly the most popular spectator sport in Australia, however when you look at participation the results change a bit.

More men cycle, play cricket or play tennis.

Rugby league is a highly popular sport, but not to play. What people are interested in and search for online can be quite different to what they actually go to watch.

This highlights the difficulty in defining ‘popular’ sport - is it what people are most interested in? What they play the most? Or what they prefer to watch?

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most searched AFL Cricket Football NRL Golf Rugby Soccer Tennis Basketball Rugby League

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ATTENDANCE

sports calendar JUNE to SEPT.

Males have a higher attendance rate for the majority of sports (surprise surprise), with twice as many males attending motor sports than females.

NRL state of origin

Cricket continues the trend with males outnumbering females by a good few hundred thousand each year.

Football has always been predominantly male dominated generating higher attendees with 1.7 million versus 1.2 million for Australian Rules Football and Rugby League attracting 400,000 more men than women.

Game II | Melb. Cricket Ground | 27 Jun Game III | Suncorp Stadium | 8 Jul Grand Final | ANZ stadium | 4 Oct

Soccer

UEFA Champions League | Berlin | 6 Jun

Motor sport V8 123,000

52,000

Higher attendance rates for females occur for netball (123K vs 52K), and tennis - both indoor and outdoor (171K vs 122K).

Attendance rates at sporting events varies across states and territories as the most popular sport. Attendance at Australian Rules football was 33% in Victoria compared with just 4% in New South Wales. Rugby League reported attendance rates of 17% in Queensland compared with 0.6% in South Australia. Meanwhile swimming is the most common sporting activity with 1 in 2 kids and 1 in 10 adults taking the plunge.

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most participants

Darwin400 | 20-22 Jun Townsville 500 | 4-6 Jul Ipswich 400 | 1-3 Aug Sydney 400 | 22-24 Aug Sandown 500 | 12-14 Sep

Cricket the ashes UK tour First Test | Sophia Gardens | 8-12 Jul Second Test | Lord’s | 16-20 Jul Third Test | Edgbaston | 29 Jul - 2 Aug Fourth Test | Trent Bridge | 6-10 Aug Fifth Test | The Oval | 20-24 Aug

Rugby + wallabies fixtures Wallabies vs Springboks | Bris | 18 Jul Pumas vs Wallabies | Mendoza | 25 Jul Wallabies vs All Blacks | Syd | 8 Aug World Cup | England | 18 Sep - 31 Oct

Surfing

Australian Rules Football

Swimming

Los Cabos Open | Mexico | 1 Jun J Bay Open | South Africa | 7 Jul Billabong Pro | Tahiti | 13 Aug Men’s & Women’s Pro | Trestles | 9 Sep

Horse Racing

Cycling

Tennis

Rugby League

Soccer

Motor Sports

Dancing

Soccer (outdoor)

Basketball

Cricket (outdoor)

Tennis

Rugby Union

Cricket

Harness Racing

Athletics/Track & Field

Tennis

Netball

Dog racing

Aerobics

French Open | Paris | 24 May - 7 Jun Wimbledon | London | 29 Jun - 12 Jul US Open | New York | 30 Aug - 13 Sep

Golf

US Open | Washington | 18-21 Jun British Open | Scotland | 16-19 Jul US PGA | Wisconsin | 13-16 Aug

Horse racing

Stradbroke Handicap | Eagle Farm | 6 Jun Memsie Stakes | Caufield | 30 Aug Golden Rose Stakes | Rosehill Gardens | 13 Sep

Netball

World Cup | Sydney | 7-16 Aug

AFL

Grand Final | Melbourne | 3 Oct

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ABB FEATURE |

motor control smartphone apps

Ease tuning and maintenance of your ABB drives with two new smartphone apps from ABB.

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BB recently announced new smartphone applications for its variable speed drives, helping save time, ease troubleshooting and improve drive performance via convenient technology of the Internet of Things, Services and People (IoTSP). There are two applications available; they are simply called ‘Drivetune’ and ‘Drivebase’.

APP 1: Drivetune ABB’s Drivetune allows service engineers and installers to easily connect to a drive via wireless Bluetooth connection.

Then, using a user-friendly smartphone interface, the installer can more quickly and efficiently commission and tune a drive’s performance, allowing quick resolution of any initial issues without being forced to take the drive offline.

Saving time & money For manufacturers focused on their core businesses, the cost of commissioning and maintaining drives is growing increasingly important. Leveraging technology of the IoTSP, make it convenient for customers to access data from their drives and help improve operations to make better decisions.

“You can now locate a drive in a factory and check its health and performance with your smartphone just as easily as scanning a QR code or connecting a device via Bluetooth similar to those that consumers use every day,” said Barbara Frei, Managing Director of ABB’s Drives and Controls business.

“There’s going to be a sharp increase in the adoption of these technologies in both discrete and process automation as customers seek new ways to unlock the performance benefits of big data while lowering their total cost of ownership.”

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Speed and ease work Capable of connecting wirelessly to ABB drives Avoids entering hazardous or difficult to reach areas

APP 2: Drivebase Drivebase, an ABB app that’s been improved since its introduction in 2014, allows plant personnel to scan a dynamic QR code generated by a drive on its control panel. The code provides information for registering the drive and about remedies for potential problems without resorting to maintenance manuals, while simultaneously drawing on ABB’s vast drive knowledge base via the cloud should further assistance be needed.

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Track and maintain your drives Creates a historical record Assist in making proactive recommendations

product brief VSD ACS 580 Series A new generation, allcompatible, wall-mounted drive simplifies your processes and motor control with effortless efficiency. Allowing you to control a wide range of applications in different industries, with straightforward set up or commissioning. The ACS580 is plug-in ready to control your pumps, fans, conveyors, mixers and many other variable and constant torque applications.

VSD ACS 880 Series

The top of the line wall mount drives are compatible with all kinds of processes. They control virtually any type of AC motor, provide extensive input/output connectivity and support all major fieldbus protocols. The drives cover a wide voltage and power range. Control performance is scalable from basic to demanding applications delivered by direct torque control (DTC).

The flexibility and scalability of the drives enable one drive platform to control virtually any application or process.

SAFETY FUNCTIONS FSO-12 Adapter The FSO-12 provides an easy way to extend the ACS880 series drives safety functions.

This plug-in module is installed and cabled inside the drive, enabling different safety functions and safety diagnostics in a compact and reliable module.

It supports different safety functions (SS1, SSE, SLS, SBC, SMS, prevention of unexpected start up). It is encoderless and TÜV certified for systems up to SIL3/PLe.

ETHERNET ADAPTER FENA-11 Module The F-series FENA-11 is a 1-port Ethernet adapter supporting several communication protocols: PROFINET IO, EtherNet/IP and Modbus TCP. The selection for the protocol is done via a parameter in a drive and the module is compatible with the ACS580 and ACS880 drives.

COMPATIBLE WITH: • ABB ACS580 • ABB ACS880 variable speed drives Available to download ABB will constantly update the apps and expand the range of drives that can be connected to them, to offer new functionality, service and convenience.

The Drivebase app is widely available on all the most common smartphone platforms via Google play, Apple App Store and Windows Store. The new Drivetune app should be available by the time you read this.

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ski oroard?

b w o n s

Get the truth on the pros and cons of snowboarding and skiing, and find out which one you should tackle first this winter.

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Thinking about a winter holiday in the snow?

If you’re heading to the slopes for the first time, you may be deciding whether you should learn skiing or snowboarding first.

Maybe you have finally decided to give snowboarding a go after mastering skiing.

Lets look at the pros and cons.

Ease of learning Skiing: The initial learning curve is pretty fast. You use independent leg movement, and once you’ve got the hang of the snowplough turn (usually on the first or second day) you’re capable of skiing around the whole mountain (depending on how steep they are). Poles will help keep you upright and standing.

Bumps and ice are no problems for skiing, but getting up after falls can take a bit of time getting your stuff together again.

Snowboarding: Brutal in the beginning.

Practice when the snow is soft, or expect a few bruises. Both feet are clamped together, and you lean back or forward to turn.

Backside turns have your toes facing where you’re going, and frontside you edge with your heels. Many snowboarders say that frontside is the more stable way to go, even though it may appear alien at first.

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Adrenaline factor

Potential injuries

If you’re just looking for speed and nothing else, you may be surprised to know that skiing is faster in terms of velocity. A skier with the same skillset as a snowboarder will always be faster, although a snowboarder will always seem to look that little bit cooler doing it.

Skiing: Your knees are most at risk here, although get into a collision and head and upper body injuries might occur.

Convenience Skiing: walking to the lifts is the worst part, as you clump along with your ski boots open, dropping skis, poles, gloves and goggles as you go. You can try and look cool with your skis on your shoulder, but they slip apart and hurt your collarbone.

Once on the chairlift and then the mountain, you’re good to go. Easy!

Snowboarding: You walk through the car park looking the part in your boots and snowboard under one arm. You quickly pass the skiers, however once on the mountain, a snowboard can be restrictive.

To ride a lift you need to remove your back foot, and then sit in the snow to strap your foot back in. Flat sections on the mountain are embarrassing, as you try and gain momentum hopping or bending up and down to get some form of speed.

Snowboarding: Your legs are fine, but your ankles may ache, and your upperbody injuries are frequent. Your wrists are in danger from potential falls.

Skiing to Snowboarding Is it hard? After all you know how to ski already. For starters you have the advantage of understanding edging, carving and your environment however it won’t be a walk in the park. Expect to fall over many times during the initial stages as you learn to adjust to your feet being clamped together.

Most skiers tend to go much further in their first few days of snowboarding than they did with skiing with a similar time frame. Just don’t expect to ride like a pro in a few days.

Snowboarding on ‘powder snow’ or soft snow is amazing, and works a lot more naturally than skiing, however snowboarding on hard snow increases your risk factor.

did you know

Snowboarding was inspired by surfing and skateboarding, and was designed by Sherman Poppen for his children in 1965. It was a skateboard without wheels, steered by a handheld rope.

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tech: motorola scout 5000

www.binatoneglobal.com

tech: folding displays Forget curved screens, reports from South Korea suggests that bendable and foldable screens might finally be close to becoming a reality. “The industry believes that the commercialisation of foldable smartphones will be possible in 2016,” a Samsung official has said. With LG having just released their

Ever wanted to know what your dog gets up to during the day? The Motorola Scout 5000 is a connected dog collar that works as a GPS tracker, geo-fencer and is able to stream 720p video from the in-built camera live to your phone.

The collar also allows you to speak to your dog issuing commands or a soothing voice for agitated pets. There is even a bark-detection. Seems a little like big-brother to me.

LG G Flex 2 mobile which is entirely curved and the Samsung 6 Edge with curved edges, it seems that the world may brace itself for the next wave of technology. This time next year you may be rolling your phone or tablet away.

the esc

cinema: jurassic world (2015) Twenty-two years after the events of Jurassic Park (1993), Isla Nublar now features a fully functioning dinosaur theme park called Jurassic World, and a seemingly popular one at that (who would have guessed). The park fulfills John Hammond’s original theme-park vision however the past 10 years of operation shows visitors rates are declining. A team of scientists set out to design a geneticallyenhanced hybrid dinosaur to revamp numbers, the Indominus Rex. Unfortunately this is where things go wrong, and as Chris

Pratt’s character is happy to point out, “she” isn’t the best idea in the world, and it’s about to get ugly.

Directed by Colin Trevorrow, this iteration ignores previous Jurassic Park sequels, using the original for inspiration. Be sure to check out their website which has been set up as a real theme-park. Jurassic World has a universal release date of June 12.

travel: top 10 destinations The latest research shows Aussies are ditching European holidays for more exotic locations in 2015. Skyscanner, global travel search engine has revealed the below top 10 destinations this year.

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http://au.jurassicworldintl.com/

How to make a girl furious in 2 steps...

Step 1: Take a picture of her What is Step 2: Don’t show it to her Bruce Lee’s favourite drink?

I have 3 heads, 5 legs, 7 arms and 444 fingers. Wataaaaah!

What am I? A liar!

When you get a bladder infection, urine trouble.

quickies

recent movie releases Private investigator Matthew Scudder (Liam Neeson) is hired by a drug kingpin to find out who kidnapped and murdered his wife.

Nick and Amy Dunne are a couple living in a small town in Missouri.

Nick calls the authorities when she goes missing but something is off GONE about his behaviour. Is GIRL he hiding something?

apple “watch” | due early 2015

1. Myanmar (Burma)

A WALK AMONG THE TOMBSTONES

Flight searches for this emerging country was up 56% and luxury hotels are scrambling for presence.

2. Mykonos, Greece

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Currently being promoted as the ‘more fun’ version of Ibiza.

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3. Iceland

Searches up 32% thanks to the beautiful landscapes, geothermal springs and active volcanoes.

4. Brazil

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The FIFA world cup has helped increase popularity here.

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6. New Caledonia

3200klms off the east coast of Australia and making a comeback!

7. Seoul, South Korea

Popular Korean culture has made Korea a top 10 destination.

8. Colombo, Sri Lanka

Amazing cuisine, beaches and luxury hotels has seen an increase of 19%.

9. Nicaragua (Central America)

As political strife weakens, their tourism strengthens. Up 48%.

10. Okinawa, Japan

Thousands of sub-tropical islands 5. Panama stretching across the South China Improvements in infrastructure and Sea, Okinawa now offers a string of frequent flights have helped the luxury hotels, diving spots, unspoilt popularity here. jungle and white beaches.

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tech: IO hawk

www.iohawk.com

| ESCAPE

audi tt s 2015 | mini review

The highly anticipated third-generation Nearly as cool as the hover Audi TT is here, and the S model comes board from ‘Back to the packed with new technology and sporty Future’, the IO Hawk seems prowess. 30kg lighter than its predecessor, to be part skateboard and the 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder Segway. The self-balancing petrol engine makes higher outputs with board can reach speeds 380Nm (up 30Nm), and 228kW (up28kW). of up to 9.5 klm/h, and Audi claims 0-100km/h in 4.6 seconds reacts to pressure from your for the launch controlled auto, or 4.9 sec feet and body. With only 1 for the manual. It’s half a second quicker inch of clearance, it would than before and boasts a new all-wheel probably be only used drive system which interestingly allows on flat surfaces, although ‘controllable drifting’. Sounds fun! moving in your desired direction is easy as you The most exciting part of the new TT is lean forward or backward.

Driving reports have shown that steering its interior with inspiration from airplane Batteries last 3 hours per is quick and incisive with stability control cockpits. There is no central screen, and charge with a cost of about expertly tuned. The TT S is poised and instead houses a fully digital 12.3 inch $2,300. alert rather than properly playful. But for TFT screen instrument cluster. Developed about 100K, many may prefer the Porsche from the ground up, this screen changes Boxter for the money, however the new TT between two modes; classic (speedometer S proves to be an excellent all rounder with and tachometer in the foreground), and great looks, interior, comfort & agility and infotainment mode, with virtual instruments great dynamics. downsized and sent to the sides to create space for other functions such as the navigation map. Its climate controls are housed in the vents and give the dash a simplistic contemporary look.

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tech: lulzbot mini 3D printer www.lulzbot.com

3d printers have come a long way. They are becoming much smaller and more affordable. This all-new LuizBot Mini 3D printer from Aleph Objects is able to use various filament choices, while retaining the open and non-proprietary filament format. Using completely open source hardware, you are free to source the files and make modifications and even upgrades to your machine. Pricing has been estimated to be around $1,600.

tech: husban nano q4 www.hubsan.com

The world’s smallest quadcopter, the Nano is so small it fits entirely on a standard business card. It’s surprisingly agile and stable for its size, and easy to fly. Cute.

most anticipated gaming titles

HALO 5 GUARDIANS

METAL GEAR SOLID V

This legendary firstperson shooter series will be the first Halo title for the Xbox One.

Part of the mysterious Nintendo says its Has alot to prove redefining prequel/ twin game projects reboot to the that form part 5 in the the largest version after the last 2 Lara Croft saga. iterations. franchise. All systems. ever created.

THE LEGEND OF ZELDA WiiU

FINAL FANTASY XV

RISE OF THE TOMB RAIDER

Solution from issue one.

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CLN magazine prices quote: “MAG”

Relpol PIR Series

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24 VAC/DC coil Only 6mm wide c/w base LED indication

PIR6W-1P-24VAC.DC

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INTERFACE RELAY

Red Lion PXU Series

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Universal inputs (temp or analog) Dual relay output Modbus RS485, AC powered

PXU11A20 |

$150 ex gst

Klemsan Premium Series

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PID CONTROLLER

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WIRING DUCT

10A POWER SUPPLY Puls Piano Series • • •

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DC-OK relay contact

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4.3” TOUCHSCREEN Red Lion G3 Kadet Series • • •

1 Ethernet + 2 serial ports Supports over 300+ protocols Crimson 3.0 software included

G304K200 |

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POSITION SWITCH Schmersal PS116 Series • • •

Roller lever 2 pole N/O + N/C snap action Robust thermoplastic IP67 body

PS116-Z11-LR200-H200 |

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SURGE DIVERTER Novaris SDD Series

$20 ex gst

Airflow rate up to 70m3 per hour 230VAC & IP54 rated Tool-less installation

11622101055 |

$120 ex gst

PROXIMITY SWITCH Panasonic GX Series • • •

Inductive M18 shielded type 5mm sensing distance PNP output c/w 2m lead

GX-M18A-P |

$25 ex gst

TIMER Relpol MT Series • • •

Multi-function time relay 12 to 240V AC/DC input DIN-rail mount

MT-TUA-175-11-9240 |

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Unmanaged Slim-line DIN-rail mount Ultra reliable 1,000,000+ hrs MTBF

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E-Stop, interlocks & light curtain inputs EN ISO 13849-1 level 2, (up to) Cat. 4 Auto/manual reset

SRB 301MC |

If you can’t find what you are looking for, be sure to contact us for a no obligation quote. We stock everything locally for quick delivery with same day dispatch for all stocked items. Don’t forget that every product we sell comes with complimentary technical support.

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PROG. LOGIC CONTROLLER Panasonic FP0R Series 8 dig. inputs, 6 relay outputs, 1 RS232 Ultra compact only 25mm wide Free IEC programming software AFPORC14RS |

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So you’ve browsed control-logic.com.au and potentially found a product or two you may be interested in? By using the ‘my quote’ system, save time and energy by simply adding products of interest to your list/cart and let one of our guys help you out.

What does the ‘my quote’ system do?

The ‘my quote’ system allows a user to easily select a product (or products) of choice and add to a quote list or cart. Once the list has been finalised, it is automatically sent to the next available consultant to provide further information including a price so you can make an informed decision on what product is best for you.

Where to start?

Your Quote

Search via the list of categories on your left, and select a product of interest. There may be sub-categories you will need to select to get to the individual product page.

Here you will find your summary of products with ID, name and description. You can remove items from your list at this stage.

Once happy with your selection, click on ‘Finalise my quote’ to be taken to the details page. Don’t forget to leave any comments or additional questions you may have in the comments box. Click on ‘Submit’.

Once on the product page you will notice an ‘Add to Quote’ button located to your right above the product image. Simply click on this button to add to your list/cart. From here you have the option to keep browsing and continue to add products. Don’t worry, your list saves automatically.

When done, click on ‘View my Quote’ located to the right on top of the search bar to view and finalise your list.

A consultant will be in contact within 24 hours with further information if requested and the best price.

You’re done!

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