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Engineering and IT Insight: Keep your systems from becoming MULES
Manufacturing IT systems can easily become mature, undocumented legacy execution systems (MULES) as requirements change, knowledge is lost, and supporting systems go obsolete. Keep your software... » more
Standard for smart grid established
IEEE 2030, which was recently approved and published, establishes a smart grid interoperability reference model and knowledge base for manufacturers. » more
Power efficiency, automation for Arizona cement company
Integrated power and automation based on ABB System 800xA will help new Drake Cement plant exceed industry standard productivity and efficiency levels, ABB said. » more
Inside Machines: Torque production
Case notes: Robots that use motors in the joints present a motion-control challenge. Should the application produce torque using a six-step technique or sinusoidal commutation for brushless dc (BLDC)... » more
Back to Basics: Motion, guidance, positioning
Setting any object in motion makes it necessary to transfer power and overcome friction. For millennia humankind has used rollers and slides; modern technologies are much better. Here’s a quick guide... » more
Pressure sensor family introduced
Balluff's BPS series of pressure sensors come with IP 67 protection and have 11 pressure range versions for monitoring in process media in factory automation. » more
Industrial-grade panel control models
Bourns Inc.'s new panel control models, the Model 54 and 56, are extensions of the Model 51/53. They include a push-pull and rotary switch and are designed for medical, industrial and avionics... » more
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Gulf Disaster: Comparing Regulatory Climate
The Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico occurred off the coast of the United States, but a similar incident could happen anywhere there is offshore drilling. » more
Gulf Spill Report: A Preventable Disaster
The failed Deepwater Horizon oil rig relied too heavily on engineers following complex data for long periods of time, instead of providing automatic warning alerts. » more
Talk to Me: To Wikileaks or not to Wikileaks
There was a time almost 40 years ago when the ideal of journalism was to hold fast to a standard that said nobody was above the laws of the land. An honorable and noble goal. » more
Engineering and IT Insight: Keep your systems from becoming MULESManufacturing IT systems can easily become mature, undocumented legacy execution systems (MULES) as requirements change, knowledge is lost, and supporting systems go obsolete. Keep your software... » more
Standard for smart grid establishedIEEE 2030, which was recently approved and published, establishes a smart grid interoperability reference model and knowledge base for manufacturers. » more
Motor Driven Systems Conference schedule
The MDS conference, November 9 and 10, will focus on motor driven systems important to the United Kingdom and European Union. » more
The MDS conference, November 9 and 10, will focus on motor driven systems important to the United Kingdom and European Union. » more
Power efficiency, automation for Arizona cement companyIntegrated power and automation based on ABB System 800xA will help new Drake Cement plant exceed industry standard productivity and efficiency levels, ABB said. » more
Inside Machines: Torque productionCase notes: Robots that use motors in the joints present a motion-control challenge. Should the application produce torque using a six-step technique or sinusoidal commutation for brushless dc (BLDC)... » more
Back to Basics: Motion, guidance, positioning Setting any object in motion makes it necessary to transfer power and overcome friction. For millennia humankind has used rollers and slides; modern technologies are much better. Here’s a quick guide... » more
2012 Edition of the National Electricity Safety Code available
Among the changes for the NESC's 2012 edition include standards to help design, install, operate, and maintain electrical supply and communication lines and associated equipment. » more
Among the changes for the NESC's 2012 edition include standards to help design, install, operate, and maintain electrical supply and communication lines and associated equipment. » more
DOE: $30 million to universities for manufacturing efficiency
The Dept. of Energy has announced more than $30 million will be given to 24 universities in 23 states to train both undergraduate and graduate students in manufacturing efficiency. » more
The Dept. of Energy has announced more than $30 million will be given to 24 universities in 23 states to train both undergraduate and graduate students in manufacturing efficiency. » more
Pressure sensor family introducedBalluff's BPS series of pressure sensors come with IP 67 protection and have 11 pressure range versions for monitoring in process media in factory automation. » more
Industrial-grade panel control modelsBourns Inc.'s new panel control models, the Model 54 and 56, are extensions of the Model 51/53. They include a push-pull and rotary switch and are designed for medical, industrial and avionics... » more
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Plant Safety and Security
Gulf Disaster: Comparing Regulatory ClimateThe Deepwater Horizon disaster in the Gulf of Mexico occurred off the coast of the United States, but a similar incident could happen anywhere there is offshore drilling. » more
Gulf Spill Report: A Preventable DisasterThe failed Deepwater Horizon oil rig relied too heavily on engineers following complex data for long periods of time, instead of providing automatic warning alerts. » more
Talk to Me: To Wikileaks or not to WikileaksThere was a time almost 40 years ago when the ideal of journalism was to hold fast to a standard that said nobody was above the laws of the land. An honorable and noble goal. » more
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