What's New in Wireless Connectivity and Monitoring

Two additional Wireless Q45 models are now available, broadening the family of sensors compatible with Banner’s wireless network. A current transformer and a dual temperature probe expand the Q45 family and monitor a new class of applications. Each Q45 sensor includes Banner’s reliable, field-proven wireless architecture, eliminating the need to order multiple components.

Banner’s new SmartSolutions Expansion Kit is a predictive maintenance solution that allows asset and process managers to expand their monitoring systems by adding up to 40 sensors that gather more data from any point in production.

The new line-powered Direct Select™ Wireless Operator Interface expands Banner’s existing Direct Select product family and adds additional flexibility for solving even the most complex applications. The line-powered Direct Select can reduce system maintenance by eliminating battery changes when line power is readily available. This also removes worry of unplanned downtime due to battery failures. The wireless operator interface provides two-way communication and operator guidance, letting users send and receive information, direct actions, track performance, and monitor equipment. The Direct Select is an ideal fit for call-for-parts applications, and it is the heart of Banner’s Call-for-Parts Solution Kit.

The K70 Wireless Touch Button combines the best of Banner’s popular touch button family with its reliable, field-proven, wireless architecture. This self-contained, battery-powered touch button can be remotely controlled, giving users a fully wireless solution. It features four colored LEDs—red, green, yellow, and blue—with additional colors through blending—magenta, cyan, and white.

The newest model of the DXM1200 series wireless controllers maintain the same programming and logic capabilities of their predecessors while increasing installation flexibility. Now offered with an external antenna, the DXM1200E improves wireless range and gives the ability to extend the antenna to the ideal location for tough to reach wireless devices. Additionally, it features an industrial M12 D-Code ethernet connection and two courtesy Modbus RTU ports for easy connection of sensors located nearby the DXM1200E.

The Wireless Call for Parts Kit is a productivity solution that reduces communication inefficiencies and increases process speeds using wireless touch buttons and operator interfaces. This solution allows for up to 35 workstations to call out to 12 forklifts/mobile responders using wireless K70 Touch Buttons, a DXM700 wireless controller, and wireless Direct Select Operator Interfaces.

This article highlights three critical IIoT capabilities of the smart factory: remote monitoring, predictive maintenance, and process optimization.

Properly monitoring and managing tank levels can help improve efficiency and increase productivity and profitability. Read this article to learn about the advantages of wireless remote tank level monitoring.

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