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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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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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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Decrease Process Time, Improve Outcomes with Advanced Vibration Suppression
Submitted by Mitsubishi Electric
Is unchecked vibration affecting your bottom line??Vibration can bring any high-speed, high-precision process to an unexpected and costly standstill.
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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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V-Cone? for LNG: Safety and Quality Benefits in Cryogenic Processes
The V-Cone is often implemented in upstream, midstream, and even downstream oil and gas processes to measure a variety of flow media in various states and temperatures. The V-Cone's options for customization are among the many factors that prompt customers to choose this meter for such diverse and varied applications.
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Steam & Water Flow Measurement: Going with the Flow
Given the need for accuracy, consistency, and repeatability, brewers should always choose the highest quality meter they can afford. Flow metering is all about optimizing production to give the brewer consistent and reliable results by understanding the precise temperatures, pressures, and flow being used.
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V-Cone Differential-Pressure Meters: Accuracy To Go With The Flow
When space is tight and straight-run piping is at a premium, V-Cone? differential pressure meters are an excellent choice - especially where the potential for turbulence raises metering accuracy issues. This article describes how to satisfy some challenging water infrastructure applications with the V-Cone meter.
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Actuator Options: More Than Meets the Eye
Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation
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.
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Easy Upgrade Path for Parker's 6K Controller Discontinuation
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!
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WIKA’s Next-Gen Diaphragm Monitoring System Offers Digital Connectivity, Ease of Use for Sanitary Processes
Self-monitoring digital instruments are essential to the safe operation of Industry 4.0 manufacturing. The next generation of WIKA's diaphragm seal system offers foolproof monitoring with HART? communication protocol, ideal for sanitary processes in the pharmaceutical industry.
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Sensing Cable Optimized for Corrosive Chemical Liquids Detection
Specially designed for corrosive chemical liquids, TTK's FG-AC sensing cable detects and precisely locates acid, corrosive chemicals as well as water leaks at any point along its length.
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Top 3 Security Misconceptions Between IT and OT Personnel
Submitted by Corey Foster, Valin Corporation
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.
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Selecting the Right Type of Actuator
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.
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Watlow PM LEGACY? Panel Mount Controller - Simple Control Without Complex Features
An industry-leading PID controller that allows optimal performance utilizing simple control and menu functionality without complex features. Watlow PM LEGACY? Controller is ideally suited for basic applications and usage levels.
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Mitsubishi Electric Servo and Motion Economy Solutions
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.
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IFA High-Speed Belt Driven Actuator from IAI - Moves 40kg up to 3000mm/Sec
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.
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Patlite NHL-FV Network Monitoring Signal Tower with Cloud Compatibility
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.
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IPv6-Ready Digital Leak Detection System
TTK Liquid Leak Detection Systems recently announced that TTK's digital liquid leak detection monitoring panel FG-NET is now the first compliant digital leak detection system with the Internet Protocol Version 6 (IPv6) address.
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IXA-4NHN Ultra Large SCARA Robot from IAI
Introducing a new high-speed, high-payload SCARA robot with an arm length of 1,200mm -- the IXA-4NHN from Intelligent Actuator.
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Dust-Resistant Water Leak Sensing Cables from TTK
Don't let maintenance overwhelm your water leak detection system! Use patented dust-resistant water leak sensing cables from TTK Liquid Leak Detection.
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WIKA Introduces Revolutionary Liquid-Filled Gauge with Flexible Window
In WIKA's new FlexWindow? liquid-filled gauge, an optically clear liquid silicone rubber (LSR) replaces glass or polycarbonate for greater safety and durability, unimpaired reading, and no need for pressure venting.
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Total Cost of Ownership and the Integrated Watlow PM Controller
Total Cost of Ownership means looking beyond the material cost of the product and understanding the larger, surrounding value chain. Learn how Watlow's PM controllers minimize downtime and the total cost of ownership.
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