Mitsubishi announced the discontinuation of their old legacy J2S product line back in 2015 and official repair services for this product ended in August 2022. If you haven't already looked into upgrading to the J4, now is the time!

Is unchecked vibration affecting your bottom line??Vibration can bring any high-speed, high-precision process to an unexpected and costly standstill.

Global competition requires manufacturers to strive for operational excellence to ensure they are competitive. This requires continuous improvements in terms of reliability, reduced unscheduled downtime, lower maintenance costs, extended equipment life, optimized energy consumption, improved sustainability, and greater throughput.

Reducing your carbon footprint and enhancing sustainability are imperatives in today's world. Emerson's expertise in the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and sustainability-enhancing products and software provide the right actionable insights for optimized energy management.

We've been finding more and more circumstances where customers find it beneficial to run their variable frequency drives (VFD) to failure, potentially damaging the VFD beyond repair. This is an interesting concept for people to wrap their mind around at first.

Valin and Omron sponsored a Senior Capstone project at CSU Chico recently. The project was two terms long.  During the first term, the students worked on understanding the requirements and designing the solution. Check out their final solution in the blog below.

For both process and discrete motion control applications of actuators, many of the terminologies uttered and the base technologies utilized are similar. The difference comes with the application and evolution of these base technologies.

After 24 years, Parker's popular 6K has been discontinued. It was the follow-up to Parker's successful 6000 Series controllers which together spanned over 35 years of motion control history!

In a time where the cost of everything is on the rise, operators, and decision-makers are more focused than ever on getting the most out of their particular process. This is particularly true for the semiconductor industry.

Valin and Mitsubishi Electric are joining forces to bring the latest automation solutions to our customers in Arizona.? On board the mobile showroom you will see the latest technology in PLCs, drives, CNCs, motion control, HMIs, energy monitoring and management, industrial robots, and connectivity for MES and ERP applications.

Are downtime and product quality impacting your production efficiency? Find out how Balluff can help revolutionize your overall equipment effectiveness in food and beverage packaging.

There seems to be this constant game of tug-of-war between Information Technology (IT) and Operation Technology (OT) personnel in industrial settings. In general, there are three misconceptions that OT personnel have about the IT department.

Evaluating the annual operating costs for different types of actuators provides a comprehensive picture of the Total Cost of Ownership. See how Kyntronics SMART Electro-Hydraulic Actuators (SHA) compared to traditional hydraulic power units (HPUs) with hydraulic cylinders.

Economy Solutions from Mitsubishi Electric provides a low-cost, reliable, powerful, and easy-to-configure bundle of components allowing OEMs and system integrators to integrate high-precision motion control quickly, effortlessly, and affordably into their applications.

Please join us April 12 - 14 in Anaheim, CA for the Automation Technology Tradeshow, ATX West. Valin will be exhibiting at the show where you will get to see the latest technology.

IAI's new?IFA High-Speed Belt Driven Actuator is ideal for long-distance transport between processes and can move up to?40kg in 3000mm/seconds.

This 3-tier network monitoring signal tower facilitates communication between a wider range of devices within your network, featuring cloud compatibility, and email alerts, and supports multiple protocols.

WAGO's new 8-Port ECO Unmanaged Switch (852-112/000-001) provides users with a cost-effective and flexible networking option.

Stepper motors are popular for their ability to stop accurately as well as their ease of use.? Both the amount of rotation and the speed are controlled easily with the same digital square wave pulse signal.

Large ELECYLINDER? Slider type with a longer stroke operates at higher speeds.

FR-F800 is a dedicated energy-saving VFD, optimized for the control of pumps, fans, or compressors in HVAC applications. Available for use as a stand-alone drive or as part of a PowerGate Bypass Controller solution.

FR-D700 is the ideal workhorse drive for small pump and fan control in HVAC applications. Thanks to its integrated component design, FR-D700 is extremely compact and has an enviable reputation for durability and maintenance-free operation in punishing environments.

Introducing a new high-speed, high-payload SCARA robot with an arm length of 1,200mm -- the IXA-4NHN from Intelligent Actuator.

PLCs have been doing a lot of this work for decades.  However, there are some newer functionalities in our PLCs that make this marketing concept easier to implement.  Learn more about "3 Methods for Sharing Data from an IIoT PLC" to understand these functionalities.