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Let's take a look at various types of check valves and discuss how they work, how they're applied and how to select the right type.

New research from Interact Analysis shows that the low voltage motors market saw the highest revenue growth in living memory during 2021, driven by historic price increases as a result of supply chain disruptions.

How can we facilitate efforts to take advantage of the remarkable increases in the capabilities and opportunities in today’s PID controllers?

A worksheet that calculates control valve installed gain can be part of any control valve selection process. This article was originally published in the December 2021 issue of InTech magazine.

Somfy’s TaHoma Gateway has been selected as a Gold winner by Product Magazine’s MVP Awards in the Connected Home category for 2021.

Comau has developed and deployed an automated e-drive assembly line for Geely Automobile Holdings at its Geely Veremt plant in Ningbo (China), for the end-to-end assembly of the electric motor, gearbox and inverter.

From production to processing, as well as packaging applications, NORD’s drive systems are built for long service life and high performance.

New research from Interact Analysis shows that during 2020 the overall market for geared motors and heavy-duty industrial gears declined by 2.4%.

Holland Pump Company, a leading independent specialty pump rental and dewatering solutions provider, announced it has completed the acquisition of Pump Service & Supply of Troy–PSS, based in Troy, New York.

A 2021 research study from Flow Research found that worldwide revenues for all flowmeters sold to the oil & gas industry in 2019 amounted to $1,640,000 million and forecasts a solid compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.6% over the next five years, for a total annual revenue exceeding $1,860,000 million in 2024.

Because of their importance, checking or calibrating valves is critical, but creating a consistent test result is difficult, as two technicians may interpret the analog test gauge differently.

The VMA membership elected the 2021-2022 Board of Directors, following the announcement of the slate of candidates at its Annual Meeting, which took place in October.

Electric vehicle, commercial transportation, renewable energy and storage system designers can benefit from silicon carbide stack solution that drives performance and cost efficiencies and accelerates time to market by up to six months.

When an application requires a reliable, low-cost motor with simple operation, stepper motors can be hard to beat. However, the same straightforward design and driving method that make stepper motors popular can lead to resonance problems in certain conditions.

The variable speed drive market is back on track, with 7.7% growth predicted for 2021. Interact Analysis' latest market research offers insight into three important trends influencing the drives market: functional safety, predictive maintenance and efficiency regulations.

The performance of the LV drives market is closely tied to overall global manufacturing output. In "normal" economic crises, manufacturing tends to endure a sharp contraction, followed by a strong rebound before plateauing. But the COVID-19 crisis has gone very differently. Slow vaccine uptake, labor shortages and supply chain disruptions are all coming together to cause a much slower recovery in the manufacturing sector, and therefore in the LV drives sector, than might have been expected.

During the VMA/VRC Annual Meeting in Scottsdale last week, the Valve Manufacturers honored its 2021 Person of the Year and Service Awards.

Designers of motion control systems for robots, manufacturing equipment and mobile machinery have options for providing digital feedback signals. Here is a look at the alternatives. This article was originally published in the Automation 2021: Control Systems Ebook.

ABB’s service agreement with LKAB covers twelve hoists at Kiruna mine and has been extended until at least the end of 2023.

Choked flow is a poorly understood phenomenon that can affect control valve sizing, along with trim and material specification. This article was originally published in InTech's July/August issue.