Make vs. Buy: The Real Costs of Making a Conveyor Yourself
Submitted by Dorner
With a competitive, evolving global marketplace, changes in outsourcing and scarce availability of engineering talent, the decision to make or buy conveyors is one that many companies face every day.
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Mitsubishi GOT to VFD Quickstart Kit
GOT provides an easily accessible interface for startup, commissioning, and control/monitoring VFD with pre-designed sample projects. Anyone can set it up in minutes by following the Quick Start Guide.
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Flow Meters for Clean Process Fluid Applications
Macnaught manufactures highly accurate, robust industrial-grade flow meters for clean process fluid applications.
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Parker EMC Division Announces Short Lead Time
Parker Electronic Motion and Controls division recently announced 4-week lead times on select product series and option sets.
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Valin Winery Solutions
Proven Automation Solution for the winery Industry and local expertise to help you overcome your toughest challenges.
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Smart IO-Link Sensors and Switches for Smart Factories
WIKA's family of robust products with IO-Link pressure, temperature, and flow sensors enable the remote monitoring and process control of intelligent machines in smart factories.
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Selecting a Process Controller Optimized for your Specific Application
So, you need a process controller... now what? How do you go about making a selection that you will be confident in that is optimized for your specific application? There is no shortage of options available as you make your way through the process, and it's difficult to know what features to prioritize, especially when faced with a tight budget.
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Electro-Hydraulic Actuators Improve Safety
Don't wait until it's too late, Kyntronics' actuators can help prevent disasters and improve your bottom line.
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Remote I/O – Understanding the Meaning Today
Submitted by Ray Marquiss || Valin Corporation
"Remote I/O," that term does not have quite the same meaning as it once did. For the longest time, remote I/O only referred to a system where the I/O node was located somewhere other than in the main control cabinet that housed the PLC.
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How Hydrogen-Ready Is Your Company?
Submitted by Alina Green || WIKA
Despite the barriers that stand between the United States and a mature hydrogen economy, the path is slowly becoming clearer. This 17-question test will reveal where your company is on this journey.
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Measurement Technologies for a Hydrogen Economy
Permeation and embrittlement are issues that stand in the way of realizing a viable and mature hydrogen infrastructure. For pressure and temperature sensors, using materials that protect against these conditions is key to safety and profitability in the chemical industry.
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Mitsubishi Electric Mobile Showroom Tour 2023
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.
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Leak Detection Technology in Power Plants
Submitted by Jon Irvine || Valin Corporation
Leak detection in power plants is critical. Unfortunately, there are many plants in operation today that do not have a sufficient detection system in place at their location for costly leaks.
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Energy Expenditure as a Factor in Hydrogen Transport and Storage
Hydrogen is key to decarbonization - in the chemical industry as well as for developed nations. However, while it is relatively easy and cheap to produce, pure H2 is notoriously difficult to transport and store. Most methods require high operational and/or energy costs.
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Pre-Engineered Cartesian Robots Versus Modular Gantries
The answer might not be so obvious when deciding to use pre-engineered "Cartesian Robots" versus more modularly designed gantries.
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The Danger of Hydrogen Leaks and How to Minimize the Risk
Leaks are a pernicious issue in natural gas pipelines. As hydrogen can escape even more easily than methane through the tiniest holes, cracks, and weld seams, the transport and eventual storage of this gas is one of the major barriers to wider adoption of this gas as a fuel and feedstock. Hydrogen permeation and embrittlement only exacerbate the problem.
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Positioner Selection: Knowing what You Need
Submitted by Peter Jessee and Dave Fahlgren || Valin Corporation
Selecting the proper positioner is critical. The wrong decision can lead to unnecessary costs on one end of the spectrum and the need for a replacement on the other.
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Servo Power Unit – Special Configuration for Military Customer
Electro-Hydraulic Power Unit for use with Customer Cylinders.
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The Kyntronics Advantage
Historically there were two actuation options: Electro-Mechanical Actuators (EMA) and Traditional Hydraulics.?But now there is a better option!
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Specifying Trip Valves for LNG
Submitted by Peter Jessee || Valin Corporation
In the world of natural gas liquification, turbine trip valves play a major role. There may be no piece of equipment that is more important to the safety of the plant and its personnel than a turbine trip valve.
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Pneumatic vs Electromechanical Actuators: Expertise in Both is Key
Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation
Actuators are a critical component of the automation process. In fact, most of the heavy lifting for liquids, gases, and discrete motion control is done by actuators. There is an important distinction, however, between actuator applications: process and discrete.
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Industrial Furnace Temperature Measurement
Submitted by SOR Measurement and Control
Industrial furnaces come in many shapes and sizes and are used across a wide variety of applications. As one would expect, monitoring the temperature of an industrial furnace is critical and is accomplished by measuring the temperature of the tubes inside the furnace.
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Making Decisions on Control Valve Technology
So, you know you need some form of control in your process, but where do you go from there? There are so many different options available depending on the process conditions and the level of control you're looking for. And with budget restrictions becoming ever more stringent, making the best decision the first time is crucial.
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Mitsubishi MR-J2S to MR-J4 Servo Amplifier and Motor Migration
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!
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