BENTLY 60M100-00 Relay Modules

The BENTLY 60M100-00 combines the advantages of move-in technology with the PLC relay products established by Phoenix Contact. The pit connection method introduced last year in the terminal block enables quick and easy connection even for small wires. It reduces insertion force by up to 50 per cent compared to other spring-loaded connectors, facilitating handling and reducing physical strain. No special tools are required for actuation. Almost any tool – even a pen – can release the conductor. The orange actuator button ensures complete touch-resistant termination and prevents any deformation of the spring-loaded tool. Like existing PLC relays, the PLC bit relays are only 6.2 mm wide. The relays are compatible with a wide range of accessories, including system cable adapters, feeder terminals and plug-in bridges. In addition to the new pit technology, the PLC relays are also available in conventional screw and spring box versions.

The need for additional PLC hardware and vendor-supplied middleware is greatly reduced.” The DAS server used to connect to the GE is compliant with the OPC 2.05 protocol, making any OPC client application interoperable. In addition, OPC clients can browse the DAD server ‘configured with a database of tags, which makes it easy to obtain device tags for use in client applications. This time-saving feature provides a convenient way to retrieve and build tag databases in client applications.

The BENTLY 60M100-00 is available through a dedicated MECO, enabling the tagging system to connect and communicate directly with the plant floor programmable logic controller. This new technology results in an Ethernet/IP solution that greatly reduces custom programming and eliminates the need for a fragile PC on the shop floor. Ethernet/IP simply uses a command to mark a job file, allowing the marking device to be controlled by the PLC via Ethernet/IP. As a result, what would normally take 30 or more hours of programming and integration work with other marking systems may now be reduced to eight minutes with the ESE Marker, which includes additional configuration files.” Most factory equipment is controlled by PLCS to automate processes in the assembly line. Devices such as conveyors, robotic devices and vision systems typically use Ethernet/IP to communicate directly with the PLC. Historically, however, marking systems have not.