A growing trend in industrial plant design is wireless connectivity. Recent technological advances have made wireless protocols significantly more robust and reliable than previous versions, enough so to rival traditional hard-wired connections.

The principal difference between the nature of the flow of gas and the flow of liquid through control valves is that liquids are incompressible, and gasses are compressible.

Selecting a valve with the correct flow characteristic (the relationship between valve opening and flow capacity) can be as important as the selection of the valve size.

Factory automation mobility is not just about iPads. Companies of all sizes need to think about the software needed to push context-sensitive information to operators and managers.

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Populations Equipment packagers have an uncanny talent for squeezing major components into very small footprints, obviously to minimize floor-space requirements.

While demographers busily count the world's population, manufacturers world-wide fight a different battle against growing particle populations within lube-oil and hydraulic systems.

One resource that you may have overlooked is OSHA's collection of standard interpretation letters, which are OSHA's official responses to written questions about compliance with the agency's requirements.

Standard fluid line systems were for many years constructed from threaded pipe of assorted materials and were assembled with various standard pipe fitting shapes.

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"Precision" is a term that needs to be broken down into several components including accuracy, repeatability, flatness, straightness, etc.

At times a process engineer must choose between a pneumatically or electrically actuated valve for a system. There are advantages to both styles, and it is valuable to have data available to make the best choice.

Most pump problems are due to suction issues.

Techniques & considerations for properly sizing control valves