OPC: The Ins and Outs to What It’s About
By MatrikonOPC
The Every Man’s Guide to OPC is an easy-to-read overview of the most popular industrial open connectivity standard - OPC. This paper first introduces the main idea behind OPC, shows why OPC is different from conventional (often proprietary) communication protocols, and explains how OPC helps overcome the limitations of such native protocols.

Effective Cooling of Process Control Panels
By Noren Products
Choosing the appropriate and most cost and energy efficient cooling solution from the many types available requires knowledge of their individual strengths and weaknesses, and the ability to match that to the operational environment.

Guidelines for Safe Machinery
By SICK
Six steps to a safe machine. Your guide through the jungle of North American safety standards. This new guide leads you step by step through the process of designing a safe machine.

Global Enclosure Standards
By Hoffman
This white paper defines the industry standards that exist for electrical enclosures and compares the most commonly used standards -- IEC, NEMA and UL.