A logical changeover. From a provider of components to a provider of systems and network solutions
Digitalisation means that manufacturers of components are expanding their portfolio to provide their customers with systems and network solutions, which usually entails increased engineering effort. For steute, this changeover is clearly reflected in its new company name. In an interview with GIT SICHERHEIT, Managing Director Marc Stanesby explains the reasons behind the changeover.
Source: GIT Sicherheit + Management (09/2018)
Correct positioning of all valves
Electromechanically or with sensors, by remote control or using cables, in subzero temperatures, in gas Ex zones or in sterile areas – valve positions can be monitored in many different ways and in many different environments.
Source: P&A (05/2018)
Wireless is nothing to be afraid of
Wireless switching devices represent an alternative to cabled devices. Which applications are they suited to and what should engineers remember when using them? Andreas Schenk, Product Manager Wireless at steute Schaltgeräte GmbH & Co KG provides the answers.
Source: konstruktions praxis (04/2018)
Dust risk eliminated
The conditions for switchgear in the processing or manufacturing of powders, pellets and other bulk goods are often adverse: regulations for dust explosion protection often apply, while dust pollution is often so great that conventional switching devices would have severely limited lifetimes.
Source: Chemie Technik (03/2018)
Belt and braces: Ex protection and plant safety
Machine safety in explosive environments: when switchgear is required for this combined application, two different – and complex – sets of rules and standards have to be complied with, both of which make high demands on the products in question. Even though this field is a “niche within a niche”, users still have diverse options regarding their choice of safety switchgear and sensors, including the position switches with a safety function in the Ex 97 and Ex 99 series.
Source: ccp (01/2018)
Wireless detection / Position monitoring of hooks and booms on telescopic cranes
Not cabled, but cable-free: true to this motto, Paus is currently equipping one of its crane series with new safety features. Wireless switching devices monitor the position of the crane hook and the extension of the telescopic elements.
Source: Hebezeuge und Fördermittel (11/2017)
Highest levels of safety even in niche applications / Safety switchgear for extreme environments
Explosion protection, functional safety and adverse environments such as damp, cold or corrosive elements: some applications require truly specialist switchgear – such as those to be found in the steute Extreme range.
Source: GIT-Sicherheit (09/2017)
The Ex switch which came in from the cold - Switchgear and sensors for subzero applications
Canada, Kamchatka, Barents Sea: exploration and extraction of oil and gas as raw energy sources are increasingly taking place in regions which are freezing cold. Electrotechnical components also have to cope with minus degrees in other areas of process engineering. Switchgear and sensors are now available for just such applications, suitable for explosive environments and temperatures down to -60°C.
Quelle: P&A (07+08/2017)
Where there is one extreme condition, the next is not far away - Ex position switches and Ex magnetic sensors down to -60 °C
Subzero temperatures, humidity, explosive atmospheres: in process engineering the conditions for switchgear applications can often rightly be described as extreme. The steute Extreme business unit has developed special ranges for just such conditions. They include standard position switches and magnetic sensors for explosive environments in temperatures down to -60 °C.
Source: SPS-Magazin Process Automation 2017
Open or closed? Switchgear for monitoring valve positions
Manufacturers of valves in search of suitable switchgear for position monitoring have a choice to make. Different electromechanical switches are available, as well as different sensors. Some series are suitable for explosive environments or sub-zero temperatures, while more recent options include “Wireless” switchgear.
Source: Verfahrenstechnik (04/2017)
Downhill on 1,100 variants - Wireless Kanban in ski production
In Altenmarkt in Austria, Atomic skis are manufactured using the latest production methods – the factory is considered to be one of the leading firms in Austria for implementation of the Industry of Things. One innovation concerns the provision of components on assembly lines, mastered using a Wireless Kanban system which is fully integrated in the company-wide flow of information. Wireless switches from steute signalise the removal of components to the feedback control system by remote control.
Source: SPS-Magazin (10/2016)
"When the snow flies"
In Altenmarkt in Pongau, sports goods manufacturer Atomic produces 400,000 pairs of skis per year – in 1,100 different variations. A special innovation recently implemented in the factory replenishes assembly lines with components via a mobile »Wireless Kanban« system. True to the motto of the »Industry of Things«, it is closely integrated in the company-wide flow of information. Wireless position switches from steute assume an essential role in the process.
Source: Austromatisierung (7/2016)