The York, Pennsylvania-headquartered Red Lion, a leading manufacturer of innovative technologies that empower industrial organizations to access, connect, and visualize their data, has announced the global market launch of a new series of strain gauge modules and J1939 and CAN protocol sleds designed to enhance and scale the company’s industry best-selling FlexEdge® Intelligent Edge Automation Platform.
The new strain gauge modules are easily installable and configurable. They are offered SSR output and relay output options and single-loop PID capabilities to monitor, measure, and control equipment. Designed for extended survivability in harsh environments, the modules can accept signals from load cells, pressure sensors, and transducers, and torque bridge transducers. In addition, with their software-selectable 5 VDC or 10 VDC stable bridge excitation voltage, each strain gauge module can drive up to four 350W bridges. The inputs are also software selectable for low-level inputs at ±20 mV, ±33 mV, and ±200 mV full scale.
Alongside the new strain gauge capabilities, Red Lion has launched two field-installable sleds, serving the J1939 or CAN protocol. Offering a seamless interface between industrial equipment and the controller environment, the protocol sleds can be powered and configured directly from the FlexEdge® DA50 or DA70 controller using Red Lion’s Crimson software.
These new modules are designed to help make critical performance data easier to gather more accurately, making their outputs more actionable in real-time and allowing equipment operators and business leaders to drive more value out of their acquired industrial data. In addition, the products’ easy-to-use installation and configuration features save time, boost operational performance, improve plant efficiency, and minimize downtime.
For more detailed specifications, pricing, or additional information about Red Lion Strain Gauge Modules and J1939 and CAN Protocol Sleds for use with Red Lion’s FlexEdge platform, visit redlion.net/Flexedge.
About Red Lion
Red Lion is focused on being THE Industrial Data Company. We empower industrial organizations worldwide to unlock the value of data by developing and manufacturing innovative products and solutions to access, connect, and visualize their information. Red Lion’s global manufacturing and support facilities serve customers in factory automation, alternative energy, oil and gas, power and utilities, transportation, water, and wastewater industry segments. We provide scalable solutions for cloud connectivity, edge intelligence, asset management, industrial Ethernet switches, and industry-leading panel meters and operator panels to make it easy for companies to gain real-time data visibility that drives productivity.
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