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Below you will find white papers on topics involving process control and automation.

Autonomous AI Control Service for Edge Controllers

Submitted by Yokogawa

How many of your plant processes still depend on operator tribal knowledge? Any of those operators retiring soon? Yokogawa's e-RT3 Plus utilizes Factorial Kernel Dynamic Policy Programming (FKDPP) for accelerated machine learning. It can control and autonomize areas of plant operations that have been beyond the capabilities of existing control methods and have up to now necessitated manual operation. 

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Why Choose Yokogawa’s e-RT3 Linux-Based Model Over Standard Industrial PCs?

When it comes to industrial automation, the choice of hardware can significantly impact your system’s performance, reliability, and cost-efficiency. Standard Industrial PCs (IPCs) have been widely used, but they often come with several limitations. Yokogawa’s e-RT3 Linux-based model presents a superior alternative, addressing these limitations while offering robust and flexible solutions tailored for industrial environments.

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Efficient Strategies for Heating Industrial Process Tanks

Submitted by Jon Irvine || Valin Corporation

Tank heating is crucial across various industries, making it a common application in industrial heating. Whether dealing with water, fuel, or corrosive substances, the process requires careful consideration. Read this blog to learn more.

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Industrial Internet of Things

With the Industrial Internet of Things and digitization, opportunities to improve business performance are almost endless. Yet the process of adopting new technology requires smart investments.

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IIoT Solutions Portfolio

Valin offers a comprehensive and highly differentiated portfolio of fluid control & pneumatics, machine control, and software solutions for discrete and hybrid manufacturing.

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Selecting the Right Conveyor

Submitted by James Walker || Valin Corporation

Selecting a proper conveyor is a critical piece of specifying an automation process.? It is not a one size fits all approach as some may assume.

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Specifying VFD's

Submitted by Ray Marquiss || Valin Corporation

The basic application for a VFD is one where an AC motor must be run with some aspect of control over the speed, accel/decel or torque. Cranes, fans, pumps, mixers, conveyors, and similar applications are all candidates for using a VFD.

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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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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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Uncover Actionable Insights that Drive Operational Improvement

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.

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Improve Sustainability with IIoT

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.

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Ignoring Alerts: Running VFD’s to Failure

Submitted by Kair Turubayev || Valin Corporation

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.

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