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AW-Lake Coriolis Mass Flow Meters help monitor paint supplies for airplane manufacturing facility
The TRICOR TCM 0325 Coriolis Mass Flow Meters detect air bubbles by monitoring the paint’s specific gravity. When the paint in pressure vessels begins to empty, air is introduced into the paint stream that results in a downward spike in paint gravity. Low paint specific gravity levels serve as an early warning for over-agitation and out-of-paint conditions. -
Carnegie Mellon research aims at identifying causes for defects in 3D Printing
New research published today in Science, led by researchers from Carnegie Mellon University and Argonne National Laboratory, has identified how and when these gas pockets form, as well as a methodology to predict their formation – a pivotal discovery that could dramatically improve the 3D printing process. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Purpose of an Optical Isolation Circuit on a Digital Input Card in a PLC I/O System?
An optical isolation circuit is used to provide a barrier between the field wiring & associated field wiring issues (shorts, ground loops, transients, etc.) -
ISA Announces Release of Fluid Mechanics of Control Valves: How Valves Control Your Process
The book reflects the latest understanding of how fluid mechanics and acoustics affect control valve performance. -
Inside the Advantages of Sensorless Closed Loop Control
By Mark Checkley, KEB Automation While feedback devices may be the usual choice for control of motors, sensorless closed loop control can provide design engineers and machine builders with the ability to add value and a competitive advantage to their machines. -
Rockwell Automation and Schlumberger announce Sensia joint venture
The Sensia joint venture will be a fully integrated provider of measurement solutions, domain expertise, and automation to the oil and gas industry. It will offer scalable, cloud and edge-enabled process automation, including information and process safety solutions. -
Valve Manufacturers Association of America (VMA) announces 2019 Annual Valve Industry Knowledge Forum
The 2nd Annual Valve Industry Knowledge Forum will be held April 9-11, 2019 at the Doubletree Hotel at Perimeter Park in Birmingham, AL. -
Predicting the Future of Industrial Maintenance
By Gernut van Laak, Group Automation Solutions Leader, ABB Food and Beverage The need for factory maintenance often goes unnoticed. This article explains how plant managers can budget for maintenance and ensure optimum efficiency for all processes. -
Integro partners with Industrial Eye to enhance machine vision solutions
Industrial Eye and the Integro team are joining forces to provide vision solution applications to a wide array of industries. -
Evaluation of Different Additive Manufacturing Processes with Liquids and Pastes
By Viscotec The use of additive manufacturing processes is increasing within industrial applications, as they bring some significant customer benefits compared to conventional processes. -
Fault Detection in the Distillation Column Process [technical]
Chemical plants demand fault detection schemes to ensure high product quality, reliability and safety under different operating conditions. -
OSI to help Spanish power company enhance SCADA/Generation Management System
This system with replace an aging SCADA/GMS currently servicing the Balearic and Canary Islands, two Spanish archipelagos in the Mediterranean Sea and off the coast of northwestern Africa, respectively. -
Softomotive announces Softomotive’s RPA Academy online learning portal
The Softomotive Academy is designed to improve the employability quotient of professionals and developers. It provides them with the opportunity to develop and deepen their RPA-focused skills which are in short supply at present as enterprises seek to accelerate their digitization efforts and improve productivity. -
AutoQuiz: What Is the Best System for Analyzing Multiple Sources of Data in an Industrial Plant or Facility?
A well-designed, integrated building automation system seamlessly integrates lighting, elevators, boilers, chillers, fire protection, generators, access control, and HVAC control systems, which may al -
Inside the Top Causes of PLC Control System Failure
By James Davey, Boulting Technology Despite their resilience and rugged design, PLC-based control systems can still break down and their failure can lead to costly downtime. This article discusses the top causes of PLC control system failure. -
Inductive Automation announces partnership with FreeWave Technologies for enhanced IoT data visibility
The two companies span many common verticals to include oil & gas, utilities, and agriculture markets that require the collection of sensor data for process optimization, preventative maintenance, and compliance reporting. -
MDISS announces best practices for securing medical systems based on ISA/IEC 62443 series of standards
The intent is to share the information across the network of MDISS member organizations, which includes medical device manufacturers, healthcare software companies, hospital networks, and insurance companies. -
ValvTechnologies announces Keith Whittaker as Director of Global Quality Management
Based in Houston, Whittaker will report to company president, Kevin Hunt, and be responsible for global quality standards, programs and systems. In this role, he will lead the development and continuous improvement of our quality programs and processes to support the growth and globalization of the company. -
To CNC or not to CNC?
By Jonathan Wilkins In industry, both 3D printing and CNC machining allow manufacturers to produce complex parts but sometimes it can be difficult to know which technology will better suit an application. This article discusses the applications for CNC machining and additive manufacturing. -
AutoQuiz: How to Convert a Transmitter's Current Output Signal to a Voltage Input Signal
Place a resistor across the input terminals of the controller to convert a transmitter's current output signal.


