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AutoQuiz: How to Calculate Rated Torque with Variable Frequency Drives
The volts per hertz ratio (V/Hz) controls the torque of a motor. As long as this ratio is in proportion with the nameplate rating, the motor will develop rated torque. -
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Putting Big Data to Productive Use in Manufacturing
Process industries can leverage big data to realize value through compelling manufacturing use cases. Get familiar with big data terminology, technologies, and techniques. -
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A Portable Hardware-In-The-Loop Device for Automotive Diagnostic Control Systems
In-vehicle driving tests for evaluating performance & diagnostic functionalities of engine control systems are often time-consuming and expensive. -
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How to Create Working Information Capital Within Your Process Industry Enterprise
Creating a standardized, enterprise-wide benchmarking system helps manage the complexity among various manufacturing processes, while reducing competitive risk. -
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Construction Automation and its Humanitarian Applications
How automation takes on the task of human safety and life-saving functionality through the lens of war-torn environments. -
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AutoQuiz: What Is the Benefit of Industrial RFID Tags Over Barcode Systems?
RFID tags consist of silicon chips and an antenna that can transmit data to a wireless receiver. -
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Do Government Pipeline Regulations Improve Safety?
Conditions encountered by pipelines in the U.S. are diverse and the complexity motivates broad and cautiously general requirements. This is not the case at the borders of all sovereign nations. Diverg -
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Using First-Principles Models in the Digital Age
First principles models are ready for prime time in process control. -
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AutoQuiz: What Are the Cybersecurity Risks to a Geothermal Plant?
Automation systems are vulnerable to many cybersecurity risks, but email viruses pose the least risk to disrupt operations and create an emergency situation. -
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ISA Training and Education in April: Learn, Advance, Succeed
ISA Training and Education in April: Learn, Advance, Succeed -
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Mechanical Engineering Student Becomes MIT's First Black Woman Student President
Danielle Geathers, a mechanical engineering student at MIT, is the first black woman to lead student government in the school's 159-year history. -
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3 Ways to Increase Profitability with Point Cloud-to-3D Model Software
Having a sound financial strategy surrounding point cloud to mesh software can keep you one step ahead of the competition. -
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Coordinated MIMO Control Design for a Power Plant
Research engineers investigate a boiler-turbine coordinated multivariable control system based on improved sliding mode controller at a power plant. -
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ISA Creates a Blueprint for Implementing its Strategic Goals
ISA President Rick Roop spotlights ISA's strategic goals and shares details on achieving the organization's key objectives in 2015. -
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Innovations in Butterfly Control Valve Technology
In an effort to advance control valve technology, industrial designers have developed new butterfly valve innovations. -
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Dick Morley On Black Holes, Nanotechnology and Chocolate
Dick Morley On Black Holes, Nanotechnology and Chocolate -
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AutoQuiz: Why Are Gathering Requirements Critical to the Success of an Automation Project?
Gathering requirements are important because they define the objectives, purpose, scope, needs, and other key meters. -
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AutoQuiz: What is the Operating Principle of an AC Motor?
An AC motor consists of a rotor (rotating portion) with a laminated iron core containing copper bars in the slots. -
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AutoQuiz: What Factors Affect the Reynolds Number for a Flowing Fluid?
The Reynolds Number for a flowing fluid can be generalized as the ratio of kinetic (or inertial) forces divided by viscous forces.




















