AMETEK : Modbus Interface Module from Solartron Metrology Provides PLC Interface for the Orbit 3 Network
March 03, 2015 at 10:57 am EST
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Release Date: Tuesday, March 03, 2015
Contact: Sophie Mills +44 1243 833 333
Bognor Regis, West Sussex, UK-- AMETEK Solartron Metrology, a recognized leader in linear measurement and dimensional gauging, has introduced a MODBUS Interface Module (MODIM). The versatile module provides an easy-to-use gateway between MODBUS PLCs and Solartron Metrology's Orbit®3 Digital Measurement System.
The Orbit3 system is a flexible and highly accurate measuring system that can interface with any sensor with an analogue output as well as Solartron Metrology linear measurement sensors. The system can be used for temperature, pressure, force, rotary measurement and linear displacement, providing all of these process variables to a PLC through one simple MODBUS communications interface.
The MODIM allows users to access complex sensor networks with varying interfaces through a set of MODBUS parameters using a single device. End users can connect to all Solartron gauging, displacement and non-contact sensors as well as third-party sensors, enabling users to build a complete sensor network for any application.
Solartron Metrology is a world leader in design and manufacture of precision digital and analogue dimensional LVDT gauging probes, displacement sensors, optical linear encoders and associated instrumentation. The business is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annualized sales of US$4.0 billion.
Click here for a hi-res image of the Solartron Metrology Orbit3 MODBUS Interface Module
AMETEK, Inc. is one of the world's leaders in manufacturing and marketing electronic instruments and electromechanical devices. Net sales break down by family of products as follows:
- electronic instruments (70.1%): instruments and screens for aircrafts cockpits, airborne electronic systems of data surveillance and registering, pressure, temperature and flow sensors for airline companies and aeronautical manufacturers, analysis devices for the medical and research sectors, measurement and surveillance instruments used in the processing industries, instruments and dashboards for heavy trucks and agricultural vehicles, etc.;
- electromechanical devices (29.9%): brushless motors, heat exchangers, connectors, terminals, thermal management subsystems, motors-blowers, etc. primarily for the aeronautic, automotive, medical, computing and defense sectors. The group also provides metal powders and alloys for the manufacturing of electronic components and automotive and aeronautic products.
At the end of 2023, the group had more than 150 production sites worldwide.
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: United States (52.6%), Asia (20.9%), United Kingdom (3.3%), European Union (14.3%) and others (8.9%).
AMETEK, INC. 
