From switchgear to systems. User interfaces and switching devices
At 57, steute is not nearly as old as elektrotechnik, but it is able to look back at over five decades of electrical and automation technology. The company is currently in the middle of a transformation from a switchgear manufacturer to a systems provider.
Source: elektrotechnik (07/08-2018)
Switching in Extreme conditions
Switches and sensors which are used on moving machinery often need to function in Extreme environments. And this requires some Extreme components.
Source: konstruktionspraxis (08/2018)
"Digitalisation requires agility and close customer contact". From a manufacturer of components to a provider of systems and network solutions
Numerous automation experts have shifted in the last few years from component manufacturers to solution providers. In order to visualise its own development in this direction, steute has changed its company name. Managing Director Marc Stanesby explains why this change was necessary and why customers can only profit from this increased skills set.
Source: messtec drives Automation (09/2018)
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)
Safety foot switches - remote control enabling
Press brakes and other forming machines are often operated using a safety foot switch. For such applications special switching inserts exist. Ergonomic comfort and operational safety can be improved by using remote control enabling foot switches with safety-related wireless technology.
Source: A&D (7+8/2018)
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)
Wireless switching devices optimise press brakes
Wireless switching devices mean a high degree of flexibility. One example of this is in the press brakes made by Bystronic, where mechanical engineers employ remote control technology from the steute Wireless range, e.g. for communication between a press brake and a "mobile bending cell" automation unit.
Source: etz (04/2018)
New freedoms
A short overview of wireless switchgear applications in the process industry shows: the reasons for using wireless switchgear vary tremendously. Users can choose between different wireless switch types and different wireless technologies.
Source: Verfahrenstechnik (04/2018)
Bending and pressing - (Wireless) safety foot switches for metal forming
Remote control switches can be used in many ways in machines for metal forming, as demonstrated by three different examples. Wireless technology increases ergonomic comfort when operating press brakes and swing-folding machines, and it also plays a role in some new and unusual automation concepts.
Source: SPS-Magazin (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)