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FeatureHow Programming Standards Improve Automation and Controls
IEC 61131-3 software standards improve the quality of applications and the efficiency of building applications. Structured modular software improves the reuse of applications. -
FeaturePrimer: Thermal Imaging for Identifying Electrical Issues
Thermal imaging is a noncontact way to find electrical problems. Generally hot spots indicate problems, but cold spots could be problems, too. -
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AutoQuiz: How Do You Measure Water Level in a Tank?
Level sensors detect the level of liquids and other fluids and fluidized solids, including slurries, granular materials, and powders that exhibit an upper free surface. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: When Is the Best Time to Perform Operator Training?
The best time to train operators for an automation project is after acceptance testing and prior to startup. -
FeatureCan Variable-Speed Drives Increase Process Efficiency and Reduce Energy Use?
Pumping applications with a variable-flow requirement can lower energy and life-cycle costs with the application of a variable-speed motor to deliver the desired process flow rate -
FeatureHow to Achieve Tight Process Recirculation Temperature Control
How to eliminate oscillations associated with the discontinuity and changes in phase between heating and cooling and make the response of the secondary temperature loop faster. -
FeatureWhat Is the Future of the Pulp & Paper Industry?
The pulp and paper industry has experienced considerable change in recent decades, including advancements in digital technologies, rising energy costs, and international demand for tissue and fluff pu -
FeatureMonitor Your Raw Materials Usage with ERP Software
The usage, benefits, and best practices for monitoring and managing raw materials using an ERP software. -
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How IIoT Revolutionizes Real-Time Plant Maintenance and Analytics
Data from automation and monitoring systems, leveraged with analytics, monitoring, and reporting, creates the basis for a real-time maintenance program. -
FeatureAutomation Engineering Design Must Protect Against the Unexpected
Good engineering for automation projects requires thinking beyond the normal everyday conditions to design to protect against the unexpected. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: What Is the Cause of Cavitation in a Liquid Flow Stream?
When fluid drops below a liquid's vapor pressure, a gas is formed. As fluid moves downstream to where the fluid pressure is greater than the vapor pressure, it "collapses" back into a liquid. -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Protect Vital Industrial Assets from the Industrial Internet of Threats
Learn about industrial control system cybersecurity solutions what companies can do to avoid situations that can potentially derail security initiatives. -
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AutoQuiz: How Do You Calculate Highest Pressure Differences?
It doesn't matter the size of a container, its configuration, or from what a container is constructed. Pressure is the same. -
Feature7 Reasons to Move Your CCTV Storage to the Cloud
As more and more businesses rely on cloud storage, moving your CCTV data over becomes very important. -
FeatureAutoQuiz: Identify Three Levels Within the Manufacturing Computer Systems Hierarchy
The manufacturing computer systems hierarchy is defined in ISA-88 and ISA-95 by Level 0 through Level 4. -
FeatureAutotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications
Autotuning of a new PI-PD Smith predictor based on time domain specifications -
FeatureWebinar Recording: How to Calibrate Differential Pressure Flowmeters
It is often a mystery as to how to properly check and calibrate the differential pressure flowmeter meter in the field. -
FeatureControl Panel Strategies for Reducing Complexity While Installing Adjustable Frequency Drives
There are three aspects to consider when building a panel around an adjustable frequency drive: application, wiring, and commissioning. -
FeatureFlow Measurement and Instrumentation: Critical Components for Sustainable Processes
Flow measurement and instrumentation are critical components for making usage visible to manage sustainable processes and operations. -
FeatureFrom Downtime to Uptime: The Architecture Behind IoT-Enabled Self-Healing in Network Devices
This article discusses how the principles of IoT-enabled self-healing are becoming integral to network device design and management, promising more resilient network operations.
