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to offer as soon as it hits the market.
New B&B Electronics Catalogue:
“Your Best Source for - Industrial Device Networking” |
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18 September 2008 - Designing, developing, and
manufacturing products for well over 27 years, B&B Electronics
provides their customers with total solutions for industrial
automation device networking. Industrial Ethernet to serial
servers are just some of the new products featured in their latest
catalogue. Designed and manufactured by B&B Electronics, these
new servers boast an extensive line-up of port configurations,
including total fiber optic networking possibilities.
Read the entire news release. |
New B&B Electronics Catalogue:
“Industrial Automation and Communication Products” |
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23 June 2008 - Designing, developing, and
manufacturing products for well over 27 years, B&B Electronics
provides their customers with total solutions for industrial automation
device networking. New industrial Ethernet Managed Switches are just
one of many new products featured in the latest catalogue. Designed for
industry, these fully managed Ethernet switches have critical
enhancements for factory floor operations - redundant ring topology for
recovery in less than 300 ms, alarm outputs for system event
notification, and dual power inputs for network reliability. Wide
temperature and Gigabit versions are also available.
Read the entire news release. |
New from B&B Electronics:
Rugged, Industrial Strength USB to Serial Converters |
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15 April 2008 - High Retention, 15N, Type B Connectors are now a standard feature on most B&B Electronics USB products. A new high retention mechanism that keeps your connection tight while allowing you to use a standard off-the-shelf cable. Withstanding 15 N of force, the connectors conform to Class 1 Div 2 withdrawal requirements. Just look for the orange port to distinguish B&B Electronics' high retention USB models.
Read the entire news release. |
| B&B Electronics acquired by Graham Partners |
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9 April 2008 - Don Wiencek, President and CEO of B&B Electronics, said, "B&B Electronics has experienced uninterrupted growth for the past 20 years and has emerged as a premier communication solutions provider in its industry. I am confident we will continue to deliver impressive financial performance and excel at servicing our customers. We are enthusiastic about the financial and operational partnership with Graham & the opportunities that lie ahead of us."
Read the entire news release. |
| Understanding DAQ Systems and Discovering Their Real Purpose |
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20 September 2007 -Data Acquisition Systems are designed to gather and store data. However, this definition has led many plant managers and engineers to spend substantial amounts of money on systems that do just that – gather data – but are good for little else. The true purpose of a DAQ system is not to gather data – it is to obtain Mission Critical Information. Industrial plants, manufacturers, and producers need to know what that data means and how it relates to their operation. Read the entire news release. |
| SCADA & Data Acquisition - A Wi-Fi Evolution? |
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7 September 2007 -B&B Electronics offers an overview of the IEEE 802.11 standard and explains how it has been adapted for use in industrial situations. Read the entire article. |
| Industrial Wireless: Solving Wiring Issues by Unplugging |
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24 July 2007 - Industrial environments present extreme challenges for wireless communications. A primary difficulty faced by many companies is the need to connect remote equipment sensors to central monitoring systems. Inside a steel mill, the environment is extremely intense: excessive heat, large distances, heavy machinery, and high levels of EMI significantly shorten the lifespan of wires and network equipment. Read the entire news release. |
| Zlinx Radio Modems: Easy to Install and Transparent to Use |
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18 January 2007 - Zlinx Modbus industrial grade radio modems can do the job faster, easier, and less expensively than stringing cable. Why string cable when you can Make the Connection wirelessly. The Zlinx family of industrial radio modems has a reputation for robust and reliable high speed, secure communication. They are designed to provide wide area system coverage to ensure reliable, secure, and cost effective transmission of critical data to remote sites. Read the entire news release. |
| B&B Electronics Acquires Wireless Leader Advanced Embedded Systems |
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14 September 2006 - B&B Electronics, a leading provider of automation and communications products, today announced its acquisition of Phoenix Arizona based, Advanced Embedded Systems (AES), a designer and developer of wireless solutions for the industrial market. AES will become part of B&B Electronics' engineering and technical group in Ottawa, Illinois. The acquisition provides B&B Electronics with in-house wireless design expertise, enhancing the company's research and development capabilities. Read the entire news release. |
| Don't allow rogue currents to garble messages or damage equipment |
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5 September 2006 - Tame rogue data line signals that can garble a message or damage electronic components by inserting an optical isolator in the data line. Rogue currents can have many causes, from exposure to a minor power surge in a nearby electrical circuit to a lightning strike in the vicinity. Read the entire news release. |
| Ethernet enable Modbus serial ports on industrial equipment |
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22 June 2006 - As industrial workplaces replace their old data communications
systems with Ethernet, managers are faced with the choice of either
replacing millions of dollars worth of Modbus controlled PLCs and
other devices, or of finding a way to translate the Ethernet signals to
talk to the Modbus devices. Read the entire news release. |
| Ethernet Explosion causing a Mishmash of Fibre and Copper ! |
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8 February 2006 The growth of Ethernet connectivity on the factory floor has driven the expansion of copper and fibre cable installation. Fibre optic cable is typically located in factory settings, offering long range and RFI immunity, while copper connections are found on most every piece of control equipment. Read the entire news release. |
Dammit!
Need a dataline across that new parking lot?
Wirelessly connect your legacy serial device to 802.11! |
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5 January 2006 You've just repaved the parking lot. Now they want to move a production line to that building on the other side. And of course those machines need to share data with your production control office. Will you have to tear up that nice new paving, plus spend a bundle for trenching and cabling? Ouch! Read the entire news release. |
| Fidelity Capital Investors acquires Avtek, Inc. and subsidiaries |
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4 October 2005 Fidelity Capital Investors (FCI), a private equity leveraged buyout group, announced that it has acquired a majority interest in Providence, Rhode Island-based Avtek, Inc, a leading manufacturer and distributor of industrial and commercial connectivity products and solutions. Read the entire news release. |
Building Automation Market has a New, But Very Experienced,
Provider of Data Connectivity Solutions |
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26 September 2005 - There is a new source for open standards communications in the building automation market. B&B Electronics Inc., a world leader in the supply of open standards connectivity products for the industrial market, has joined forces with Control Network Solutions Ltd (CNS). CNS is a leader in the supply of open standards connectivity products to the building automation markets. Read the entire news release. |
| Connect USB Devices over a quarter mile apart? |
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23 September 2005 - The USB standard calls for a maximum range of 5 meters (16.4 feet), but you can stretch this useful protocol to over 100 meters using standard UTP cabling, or as much as 500 meters (1640 feet) by using fiber cable. This magic is made possible through the use of the new UlinxT USB Extender Modules from B&B Electronics. Read the entire news release. |
| Talk to distant machines as if they were right next door |
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31 May 2005 - Could that machine way back in the corner use some tweaking of its firmware? You know the one - you let it go until it’s really bad because it’s such a hassle to lug the laptop out there to fine-tune it.
Read the entire news release. |
| Market Survey
Released: Wireless Mesh Networking is Coming on Strong |
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31 March 2005 - A recent
survey of industrial production engineers by B&B
Electronics and Sensicast Systems showed almost 2/3rds
of them have researched wireless sensors for industrial
monitoring applications. Almost half of the respondents
are considering deploying wireless sensors this year.
Read the
entire news release. |
| "Serial
to Anywhere" Theme of New Catalog from B&B
Electronics |
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30 December 2004 - A
sandy beach might be a strange location for a production
control computer, but that’s what the cover of
the new data communications catalog from B&B Electronics
shows. “Sure, it’s a little far-fetched,
but it would be entirely possible with our new wireless
data converters,” says Mike Fahrion, Marketing
Manager for the Ottawa, Illinois company. Read
the entire news release. |
802.15.4 Wireless
Mesh Network Sensor Devices;
B&B Electronics Inks Partnership with Sensicast
System |
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13 December 2004 - B&B
Electronics to develop and distribute 802.15.4 wireless
nodes using Sensicast’s SensiNet™
B&B Electronics today announced a plan to broaden
its development and distribution of 802.15.4, ZigBee
ready wireless products by signing a partnership and
distribution agreement with Sensicast Systems, a leading
provider of wireless sensor networking products and
solutions. Read
the entire news release. |
| Next-Gen Serial
Extender Boasts Web Server, Multicasting & Remote
Diagnostics |
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29 November 2004 - Millions
of industrial devices are configured by serial ports,
but serial ports are fast disappearing from new PC's.
To solve this problem, B&B Electronics has enhanced
its family of serial servers, so now serial data can
be sent over intranets or the Internet to up to eight
client locations anywhere in the world. Read
the entire news release. |
| New Universal
PCI Serial Card Line Brings Order to a Chaotic World |
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30 September 2004 -
RS-232, RS-422, RS-485? 3.3 V, 5 V? Isolated, Non-isolated?
How many ports? The MIport™ (Multi-Interface)
line from B&B Electronics is a new series of universal
PCI cards said to bring order to the chaotic world of
serial communications. Read
the entire news release. |
| New B&B
Electronics President Says “Lousy Economy”
a Mere Myth |
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19 July 2004 - Don Wiencek,
the new president of B&B Electronics in Ottawa,
Illinois, insists the economy is booming – even
in the staid industrial market. “A lot of people
are complaining that sales are slow, that Bush messed
everything up, and the breadlines are getting longer.
But we sure aren’t seeing it here.” Wiencek,
who has been leading the company for nine months, reports
record sales for four quarters in a row, double digit
growth, and robust demand for the company’s rugged
networking gear. Read
the entire news release. |
| New System
Integrator Program Helps Firms Solve Communication Puzzles |
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5 July 2004 - B&B
Electronics has introduced a System Integrator program.
"Most integrator programs and "strategic alliances"
are little more than a price discount," says Mike
Fahrion, marketing manager at B&B Electronics. "But
our emphasis is different. Integrators can send us information
on their system. We'll do a detailed drawing with a
communication hardware Bill Of Materials and power budget;
we'll include the cables and power supplies in the bid
and one box with everything included - no more tracking
down cables & connectors and last-minute runs for
parts." Read
the entire news release. |
| Connect Up
to Four Legacy Serial Devices to Your Ethernet Backbone |
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14 April 2004 - You’ve
got industrial Ethernet throughout your plant now. Your
goal is to monitor and control all of your machinery
from the central office. And it’s working- all
except for those four old presses on aisle C. They’re
good machines, but their PLCs speak RS-485 serial and
they won’t communicate with your Ethernet LAN.
Read the entire
news release. |
| Ancient Stone
Tablets Reveal Ten Commandments of Industrial Ethernet |
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30 March 2004 - Archeologists
have recently unearthed stone tablets etched with the
10 Commandments of Industrial Ethernet. Sources say
they may in fact be related to the ones brought down
from Mount Sinai by the famous prophet Moses over 3500
years ago. Read
the entire news release. |
| B&B Electronics
Converters Now Good to 40 Below! |
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30 March 2004 - Industrial
temperature ranges have been added to several popular
data communications devices from B&B Electronics.
They will operate well from -40° to +80°C (-40°
to +176°F). This makes them suitable for extreme
applications such as traffic controls, outdoor SCADA
installations, water treatment plants and power substations.
More good news- the improvement has been made at no
price increase! Read
the entire news release. |
| B&B Electronics
Teams with Ember Corporation on Zigbee Wireless |
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30 March 2004 - B&B
Electronics, Ottawa, Illinois, has partnered with Ember
Corporation, Boston, Massachusetts, to provide module
assemblies and distribution services for Ember and its
customers. B&B will also be developing its own product
solutions for its customers based upon Ember’s
technologies. Read
the entire news release. |
| DIN Rail Mount
Models from B&B Electronics |
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19 March 2004 - The
popularity of the Interface Converters housed in DIN
Rail mount cases has prompted B&B Electronics to
continue to add models in the convenient cases. DIN
Rail is most frequently used in industrial cabinets.
These cases easily snap into place on the DIN Rail,
making them conveniently added, removed and re-arranged.
Read the entire
news release. |
| 8-Port Industrial
Ethernet Switch Provides Full Features, Network Economy
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17 March 2004 - This
new Ethernet Switch from B&B Electronics acts as
a traffic cop to direct messages from the LAN to one
of eight ports. It reduces network traffic by routing
the message only to the appropriate device. The unit
is designed for building automation, point-of-sale,
ATMs, kiosk displays, warehouse control and many other
monitoring and control applications. Read
the entire news release. |
| Optical Isolation,
Traffic Monitors, Send Data Control, Enclosed Terminals-
All in One Serial Converter! |
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17 March 2004 - Optical
isolation and traffic indicating LEDs are just two of
the advanced features that define this new RS-232 to
RS-422 or RS-485 data interface converter. By converting
the RS-232 PC output format to RS-422 you can communicate
up to 4,000 feet, compared to the 50 feet normally reached.
Using the RS-485 signal, you may use up to 32 drops
on a two-wire system and use the Automatic Send Data
Control which lets the hardware control the drivers,
eliminating software overhead. Read
the entire news release. |
| Add Serial
or Parallel Ports to Your Laptop or Notebook |
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17 March 2004 - PC cards,
also known as PCMCIA cards, are a popular choice for
mobile applications such as field service, whether the
field is the factory floor or a real field, outdoors
and miles from home. PC cards slip into the slot present
on most notebook and laptop PCs and provide from one
to four serial ports. With the serial or parallel data
port this provides, the laptop can assume almost all
the capabilities of a desktop PC. Read
the entire news release. |
| Serial Cards
Expand PC Capability |
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17 March 2004 - Do you
need to add two, four or eight extra ports to your industrial
or personal PC? Or to change the regular RS-232 PC output
to RS-422 or RS-485 to extend its range up to 4,000
feet, rather than the 50 feet normally provided? The
answer to these questions can be the installation of
a new serial card into your PC. Read
the entire news release. |
| Transmit Data
from 64 or More Devices to One PC, or Vice-Versa |
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17 March 2004 - A network
management software package has been added to the B&B
Electronics Model 232BSS4 smart switch at no extra charge.
Vlinx™ Q4 software allows networking of all varieties
of serial devices and includes visualization mapping
of the network. A mapping wizard lets you set baud rates
and handshake requirements, define device names, and
add notes and links to the device documentation. Read
the entire news release. |
| Network Management
Software Expands Uses for Legacy Devices |
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9 December 2003
- The convergence of the Internet and traditional factory
floor devices has created a resurgence in the application
of serial ports. To give users total control of company-wide
serial networks, B&B Electronics has introduced
the Q4 Smart Switch network management and visualization
software. Read
the entire news release. |
| Industrial
Ethernet Surge Protectors Prevent Lightning and Ground
Loop Damage |
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16 July 2003
- When a voltage surge disrupts data in your office,
you take a coffee break and check your email later.
But when surges disrupt data on the plant floor, you
choke down the last bit of coffee and run to fix the
problem. The new Industrial Ethernet Surge Protector
from B&B Electronics prevents these emergencies by protecting
equipment from transient surges. Read
the entire news release. |
| Ethernet Serial
Server Links Factory Equipment to The World |
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25 February 2003
- The new Vlinx Serial Server from B&B Electronics now
makes it possible to Ethernet-enable serial devices
and communicate anywhere in the world. Every unused
serial port represents an opportunity to capture unused
data and put it to work. Furthermore, manufacturers
can extend communication and diagnostic data to older
equipment without ripping out existing wires or otherwise
affecting its operation. Read
the entire news release. |
| Super Compact
Industrial Ethernet Switch |
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9 October 2002
- Scarcely larger than the six RJ-45 ports on its face,
this miniature Industrial Ethernet switch fits neatly
into industrial control boxes. Read
the entire news release. |
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