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Rockwell Automation introduced the new Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPH hygienic servo motor and a new stainless-steel version of the Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 7 graphic terminal. Both of these new hygienic industrial control hardware products are designed to help minimize contamination during production and ease compliance, which helps food and pharmaceutical makers and packagers to better protect the integrity of their products.
Allen-Bradley Kinetix VPH Hygienic Servo Motor
The new Kinetix VPH hygienic servo motor can help to improve machine reliability while enhancing consumer safety by meeting stringent hygienic standards. The hygienic design, including a high-grade stainless-steel housing and a smooth surface, can better withstand wash downs and help to reduce the risk of contamination.
The servo motors are designed per the EHEDG and 3-A sanitary standards and are IP69K rated and NSF certified. They can integrate with the Allen-Bradley Kinetix 5500 and 5700 servo drive platform using single-cable technology to better optimize a machine’s speed and accuracy. These motors are available in a range of sizes and options to help meet a variety of application needs in food and pharmaceutical production.
Allen-Bradley PanelView Plus 7
The stainless-steel PanelView terminal can be used on a machine in a splash or contaminant zone without the need to be covered or isolated. This helps to better protect product quality and simplifies the cleaning processes, while removing obstructions to the human machine interface (HMI) so operators can better monitor production.
The product is a general-purpose HMI terminal that is certified by the National Sanitation Foundation (NSF). It has an ingress-protection rating of IP69K to support high-pressure, high-temperature chemical wash downs. It also uses a food-grade silicone gasket with a distinct blue color to help production workers notice if it has been damaged and needs to be replaced.