The F.Fonseca magazine, with the latest innovations from leading industrial automation brands, is already available in paper and online versions at  www.ffonseca.com/downloads. In this edition the novelties are numerous. The main highlight is undoubtedly the new brand of F.Fonseca, the Techman Robot. In this edition, you will not only be able to read articles about the TM5, TM12, TM14 and TM-M collaborative robots, but also about the "Techman Robot Day" event that took place on September 20 and accomplish almost  hundred participants. Most of the other pages are dedicated to Sick, a market reference and exclusive F.Fonseca brand.   The new family of photoelectric sensors W16 and W26 is one of the innovations highlighted and proves that it is prepared for the challenges of the future, especially for applications where there may be many bright spots, many reflections and many vibrations. Intelligent control and monitoring of Man-Machine interfaces with Weintek Labs cMT Cloud HMI consoles also gain a prominent place in this communication, since in the era of the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) links to field equipment, PLCs, I / Os, variable speed drives and other HMI, are as important as connectivity with the top management level, such as SCADAs, MES, ERP. Last but not least, the Murrplastik Trapholite recorder in the electric panel segment is the featured product. But many other brands are covered in this edition as Tpl Vision, Mitsubishi Electric, Solcon, Advantech, HMS, Murrelektronik, Rittal, Wieland Electric, among others.   As always this magazine is not only about products communication, services and solutions, but also regarding the human activities of F.Fonseca. These are highlighted with some of the recently promoted initiatives, like teambuilding activity and the talk with the incredible Paulo Azevedo! On that day we were reinforced by the message that "being difficult does not mean being impossible" and this message was so impacting that our training department decided to divulge it externally, becoming now part of F.Fonseca's training offer. On October 26th, the first public lecture will be held at F.Fonseca, so that everyone can access messages with this level of impact and, as a result, serve as a catalyst in personal and / or professional of each one. Sign up for the F.Fonseca website and you will not regret it.

The RV-F series presente a highly dynamic 6-axis articulated robot with a high degree of quality and reliability. The double arm structure not only provides an advantage in terms of freedom of movement, but also more stability and versatility. Depending on the model, the robots are prepared to withstand loads of 2 to 70 kilograms and working distances of 504 to 2055 millimeters. Working in confined spaces, and installed in the wall or ceiling, is no problem for the RV-F series. Cycle times of 0.32 seconds, increase the productivity of the manufacturing process and allow the use in high-speed systems. All systems up to 20 kg have the same controller, the compact CR750. All systems have integrated Ethernet communications, USB, and option axis cards as well as manual inputs / outputs.    

Industrial Scientific’s iNet™ Control is a Customer User Interface (CUI) tool that provides insight into your gas monitoring program and allows users to configure and continuously manage their gas detection program from any mobile browser or web-enabled PC.   The iNet™ Control Dashboard is a web-based application that compiles data received during Docking Station™ and instrument transactions to ultimately help you safely manage your business. Reviewing the Dashboard on a regular basis allows you to quickly identify unsafe practices and address them. iNet Control provides unmatched visibility into the maintenance, usage and alarm data from your gas detection equipment. Following this tutorial you can familiarize yourself with the capability, function and navigation of the iNet™ Control Dashboard. The tutorial will review each functional section of this Dashboard and provides navigational tips to help you extract data that will provide greater insight into your gas monitoring program. The tutorial is narrated, self-paced and indexed to provide you with the ability to review and re-review the sections that are of greatest interest to you.

Industrial Scientific’s iNet™ Control is a Customer User Interface (CUI) tool that provides insight into your gas monitoring program and allows users to configure and continuously manage their gas detection program from any mobile browser or web-enabled PC.   The iNet™ Control Dashboard is a web-based application that compiles data received during Docking Station™ and instrument transactions to ultimately help you safely manage your business. Reviewing the Dashboard on a regular basis allows you to quickly identify unsafe practices and address them. iNet Control provides unmatched visibility into the maintenance, usage and alarm data from your gas detection equipment. Following this tutorial you can familiarize yourself with the capability, function and navigation of the iNet™ Control Dashboard. The tutorial will review each functional section of this Dashboard and provides navigational tips to help you extract data that will provide greater insight into your gas monitoring program. The tutorial is narrated, self-paced and indexed to provide you with the ability to review and re-review the sections that are of greatest interest to you.

Always attentive to market trends and high tech technologies, F.Fonseca recognizes that it is crucial to add its portfolio of traditional robots with its collaborative side, knowing that one would not replace the other. Collaborative robots are suitable for different applications, this being the diversity they want to demonstrate and that they feel, technically and commercially, prepared to better advise their clients.   After a careful evaluation of the functionalities and quality requirements, which has always governed F.Fonseca, they have selected Techman Robot - a brand of collaborative robots they trust and with evidence based on three fundamental points: intelligence, simplicity and security. Techman Robot thinks, creates and produces collaborative robots equipped with a unique vision system being the first collaborative robots in the world with integrated artificial vision!   On September 20, you will learn about the potentialities and different applications of these collaborative robots, the so-called cobots. Understand better when and how this new technology can be used in human-machine collaboration, demarcating itself from a confusing, dangerous and stressful work environment, with results at the level of efficiency and production much more competitive, always in collaboration with its operator. Sign up by September 14 at www.ffonseca.com/tmrobotday.

Now with PROFIsafe and EtherNet/IP CIP. With microScan3 Core, Sick is starting a new safety laser scanner product family for the protection of stationary applications such as hazardous areas, entrances, and hazardous points. The innovative safeHDDM® scanning technology increases the reliability of the microScan3. It is outstanding in dust and ambient light. It increases the productivity and availability of machines. The housing is rugged. Smart connectivity facilitates safe integration into networks and cuts cabling costs. Using Safety Designer software, the microScan3 can be intuitively configured and commissioned. The operational status can be called up and read clearly on the multicolored display or via the network. What can first impress, and repeatedly generate enthusiasm? The microScan3 from Sick. Sick has combined its extensive knowledge, considerable experience, and power of innovation into this safety laser scanner. The microScan3 complies with stringent international safety standards. Every detail has been reexamined in order to meet your requirements as fully as possible. The result is a new benchmark for safety laser scanners, personal safety, and productivity. You too can benefit from the reliable network integration – perfect for future-oriented applications such as networked production facilities and human-robot interaction. Take advantage of this technology to reduce your costs and increase your productivity.

HMS features a new and updated version of the popular Anybus Wireless Bridge. The Anybus Wireless Bridge II supports reliable wireless communications, up to 400 meters and can communicate via Bluetooth or WLAN. It is ideal for replacing Ethernet cabling in locations that are difficult to access, dangerous or where it is impossible to install.   Replacing the cable or access point With the implementation of Anybus Wireless Bridge II, automation engineers are able to achieve new and smarter infrastructures for their networks. Frequently used as an Ethernet cable replacement (like point-to-point communication), the Wireless Bridge II can also be used as an access point for several WLAN / Bluetooth nodes such as smartphones or tablets. In this process we achieved great savings thanks to reduced use of Ethernet cabling.   What's new? The new Anybus Wireless Bridge II supports greater range in the wireless network (400 meters) and has included in its construction an even more powerful wireless antenna. The Wireless Bridge II is easy to set up, either by buttons or through the new integrated web interface.   Network Troubleshooting for System Integrators By connecting industrial devices and networks over a wireless connection, the Anybus Wireless Bridge II makes life easier for system integrators and automation engineers who sometimes need to create connections through high-risk areas, difficult access or mobile installations where cables are not desirable. Anybus Wireless Bridge II is a proven solution for establishing communications in the most common industrial networks such as PROFINET, EtherNet / IP, BACnet / IP and Modbus TCP, providing users with robust, maintenance-free wireless connectivity.   This gateway is suitable for application in all industries.

With the arrival of Industry 4.0 and the resulting shift in market demands, a rapid time-to-market and customer responsiveness have become key concerns for the manufacturing industry. The innovative modular design of Advantech’s latest TPC and UNO series products offers increased flexibility and updatability that allows manufacturers to more promptly respond to market demands and reduce operating costs. This modularization also enables cost-effective equipment upgrades for truly future-proof infrastructure.   The TPC-5000 is the first modularized model of Advantech’s control panel products with 15”, 17” or 21.5” available. The modularized design ensures flexible expansion and configuration, as well as easy maintenance and upgrades. To withstand a wide-range of environments, the system also features an IP66-rated front panel for water and dust resistance, a glass panel with 7H surface harness that supports projected capacitive or 5-wire resistive touch control, and a robust system enclosure with die-cast aluminum alloy front bezel. Additionally, the TPC-5172 panel module can be fitted with an optional Wi-Fi/NFC module to enhance wireless communication.

A wealth of experience opens up a new dimension for safety switches: The STR 1 is the new star of the switching universe! Traveling to a new galaxy demands thorough preparation and extensive planning. The objective has been set: To discover a transponder safety switch with exceptional performance. The equipment is on board: Over 50 years of experience in the field of safety sensors, an established product range backed up by a worldwide service network, and Sick’s quality guarantee as a market leader. The result: the STR1. Mission accomplished! The Sick´s STR 1 transponder safety switch has monitored semiconductor outputs (OSSDs) and can be safely connected either individually or in series. It can be used for applications where a high level of manipulation protection is required. The STR 1 is available with three codes. Universally coded sensors accept all actuators. An actuator must be taught into both the uniquely coded and permanently coded variants; this is the only actuator that the STR 1 then accepts. The sensor has three active sensor surfaces. The actuator comes in three different sizes. This allows the STR 1 to offer maximum mounting flexibility.

A new standard in every sense. Just how do we maintain our leading position in the industrial safety sector after 65 years? Through continuous innovation.   deTem Core from Sick has laid the foundations for a new generation of multiple light beam safetydevices. Combining cost-effectiveness with reliability, deTem Core is the ideal solution for securing access to hazardous areas of machines. Access protection made easy and efficient. Focusing on the essential functions, deTem Core scores highly in particular for its wide scanning range. Commissioning has never been easier.   The deTem4 Core multiple light beam safety devices, with 2, 3, or 4 beams as per the sender/receiver principle, provide simple and reliable protection when accessing hazardous machine areas. The small housing already typical of deTec devices saves space and can be easily integrated using tried-and-tested brackets and standardized connectivity products. Despite the small dimensions, the sensor can achieve a scanning range of up to 90 m and therefore enables multi-sided access protection with deflector mirrors.   The deTem4 is suitable to be applied in all industries.

The diraTRON is the newest compact universal controller family from Jumo. With 5 DIN formats, controls temperature, pressure and other process variables.   The diraTRON are characterized by a simple, clearly structured operation, supported with texts. Process values are represented by two 18-segment LCD displays. The types 702112, 702113 and 702114 are additionally equipped with a pixel matrix LCD display for displaying text. In addition, all devices have individual display elements for the switch positions of the outputs as well as for manual mode, ramp function and timer. The devices are operated using a membrane keyboard with four buttons and can be used under harsh environmental influences thanks to the high IP65 protection type.    Depending on the hardware design, the devices can be used as two-state controllers, three-state controllers, three-step controllers, or continuous controllers. The basic type includes auto tuning, a ramp function, a program controller, manual mode, limit value monitoring functions, digital control signals, extensive timer functions and a service counter. A math and logic function is also available as an option. Furthermore, the user has the option to create his own application using structured text (ST code). The devices can be conveniently configured using a PC with the help of the setup program (incl. program editor and ST editor). No separate voltage supply is required when configuring via the USB interface (USB-powered).

Techman Robot and F.Fonseca Partnership to Explore the Market in Portugal and Accelerate New Opportunities in Automation.   F.Fonseca has obtained the rights for the distribution for Portugal of the TM Cobots from Techman Robot. This Taiwanese manufacturer develops and produces cobots which are equipped with integrated vision as standard. Cobots are relatively inexpensive, can be utilised in a plug & produce manner, feature user-friendly programming and can be used without safety provisions. As a result, cobots can work both next to people as well as with people. Cobots are increasingly being integrated in assembly lines, for machine loading and other applications. The TM 5 cobots are the first cobots which are equipped with integrated vision as standard and as a result differentiate themselves in this market from other manufacturers. With this “Smart” function, the Techman cobots are able to recognize patterns and colors, locate objects, read barcodes, etc. This makes the Techman cobots highly suitable for the performance of precise tasks within a high-mix, low-volume environment. F.Fonseca will sell the TM5 cobots to integrators and automation companies in Portugal. For this, support facilities will be set up at the head office of F.Fonseca in Aveiro for inventory, demonstrations, (online) training and service. Techman Robot has a strong parent company and invests a large portion of its turnover in R&D. Since the introduction of the first TM cobots, the manufacturer has experienced a doubling of the annual sales of these units. Techman Robot has selected F.Fonseca as a distributor on the basis of an extensive orientation and selection process. So far, the product portfolio includes two models, the TM5-700 that features a range of 700 mm and can carry a load of 6 kg and the lighter TM5-900, which can handle a maximum load of 4 kg with a range of 900 mm.

The A 1532 EVSE adapter is a special accessory intended for testing Electric Vehicle Supply Equipment (EVSE) together with supported METREL installation testers. It is used for verification of electrical safety and functional testing of EVSE. It is intended for testing Mode 3 EV supply equipment with a type 2 connector. If used together with the MI 3152 EurotestXC’s AUTO SEQUENCE®, the complete EVSE charging station can be tested (state-by-state) electrically and functionally with a push of a button. It is possible to create a professional station-based report with MESM.