Product category:
Fieldbus systems, Fibre-optic systems
News Release from: Moore Industries International
Edited by the Processingtalk Editorial
Team on 21 September 2005
Moore acquires fieldbus product line
from Hawke
Moore Industries International has forged an agreement with Hawke International to acquire its line of innovative Foundation fieldbus and Profibus PA Device Couplers and fieldbus power supplies
In a strategic move to provide powerful new application advantages to DCS vendors and fieldbus customers, Moore Industries International - the internationally recognized interface solution experts since 1968 - has forged an agreement with Hawke International, from Manchester in the UK, to acquire its line of innovative Foundation fieldbus and Profibus PA Device Couplers and fieldbus power supplies Now to be marketed under the new name of MooreHawke, the company's pioneering automatic segment termination and unique split-architecture IS power supplies will join Moore Industries existing line of distributed I/O, temperature sensors, transmitters, alarm trips and signal conditioners to provide new application options for system integrators, DCS vendors and fieldbus customers
This article was originally published on Processingtalk on 4 Mar 2008 at 8.00am (UK)
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"MooreHawke provides DCS suppliers with the ability to offer their customers the Moore Industries reputation for reliable manufacturing, distribution and service, united with the Hawke technological advantages in digital Device Couplers and power supplies for Foundation fieldbus and Profibus applications.
DCS suppliers will now have much more to offer when selling to plant engineers and plant managers," says Leonard Moore, Moore Industries founder and CEO.
By leveraging each company's respective strengths, Moore Industries now offers a wider range of interface solutions that include the unique MooreHawke Trunkguard, the first Device Coupler that provides fully automatic segment termination.
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This patented technology prevents fieldbus segment failure from under or over-termination, a chief problem in fieldbus start-ups.
The Trunkguard auto-termination feature assures that local parts of a segment will continue to function if remote parts of that segment are accidentally disconnected, preventing costly downtime and hazardous situations - a matter of critical concern in both process and discrete manufacturing.
Building on the Hawke worldwide reputation in hazardous area and hostile environment applications, MooreHawke also offers the patented Route-Master IS power supplies.
Unlike complex FISCO-type power supplies that can only power around 115mA in hydrogen-risk areas, Route-Master enables 350mA per segment in hazardous locations.
This allows up to 16 fieldbus devices per segment compared to the four typically allowable using barriers or five using FISCO.
This advantage removes the shackles associated with fieldbus operation in hazardous areas and allows plant managers to run their facilities at maximum efficiency, without sacrificing safety.
"The fresh addition of the Hawke innovative Device Couplers and power supplies to our ever-evolving line of sensors and transmitters significantly reinforces our position as a world class independent interface solutions company and allows us to seek mutually beneficial alliances with leading DCS vendors and system integrators," adds Moore.
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