Monthly Archives: December 2011

Cognex DataMan 8000 Series Wireless Handheld Scanner Released

By Brett Havertine | Published: December 29, 2011

Cimtec Automation is now offering the newly released Cognex DataMan 8000 wireless handheld barcode reader. These units have unrivaled code reading performance, superior reading versatility, and modular communication options. In the wireless communication model, the intelligent base station can communicate back to your industrial controls via Ethernet, USB, or serial.  The base station also now [...]

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10 Questions You Must Ask When Buying a Vision Sensor or Vision System

By Brett Havertine | Published: December 27, 2011

With so many vision systems available today, it can be a daunting task trying to figure out which one is right for your particular application. Simply finding a system that can perform the necessary vision tasks is not enough; there are several other factors that need to be considered to ensure a successful deployment. These [...]

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S300 Mini Safety Scanner is Released

By Joe Ellen | Published: December 22, 2011

SICK has released the S300 Mini Safety Laser Scanner.  It is the world’s smallest and lightest safety-rated laser scanner on the market, and offers a unique function set to help solve your most challenging safety applications.  In addition to its compact size and reduced weight, the S300 Mini is the industry’s first to combine a [...]

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Looking for GE Field Control?

By Greg Harris | Published: December 14, 2011

Through our authorization as a GE Energy distributor, Cimtec now has access to a large inventory of legacy GE Field Control products. For details,  please review our  Field Control Parts listing or contact Cimtec Inside Sales directly  1-866-599-6507 – Email: sales@cimtecautomation.com Field Control was designed as a distributed I/O system that could be used with GE IP 90-30, 90-70 and PAC [...]

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