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System Integrators

Your questions answered: Do you need SCADA upgrades or replacements?

Figure 2: This classic image shows a flow controller with a bad control valve. The PV draws a square wave and the OP draws a peaked wave. This is typical for a valve without a positioner. Positioners tremendously reduce the number of problem valves, but when they go bad, they create their own kind of fun. If you do not install positioners on many or most control valves, you may see a lot of this. Learn more in the webcast, “How to automate: The mechanics of loop tuning.” https://www.controleng.com/webcasts/how-to-automate-the-mechanics-of-loop-tuning Courtesy: Control Engineering webcasts, Ed Bullerdiek, a retired process control engineer

More answers on how to automate: The mechanics of loop tuning

DCS, SCADA, Controllers

SCADA webcast preview: Should you upgrade now or later?

John Kan, connectivity products manager, Motion Ai.

DCS, SCADA, Controllers

SCADA systems becoming smarter, more interconnected

Machine & Embedded Control — PLCs: The Controller p300 combines logic and visualization in a compact device and is ideally suited to machine applications which only require a low processing power—designed for simple to medium complexity control and visual

EC: Controller p300

Machine & Embedded Control — PLCs: MachineStruxure is a comprehensive suite of compact logic-based controllers designed to reduce cost, optimize design time, and enable faster time to market. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist.

EC: MachineStruxure controllers

Motion Control: The Ensemble QLAB is a high-performance nanopositioning piezo stage controller for 1 to 4 axes of motion that allows user-configurable open-loop and closed-loop operation on a per axis basis. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ C

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: Ensemble QLAB Piezo motion controller

Motion Control: The Eaton Ampgard XP3 motor control center helps meet the challenges of today's demanding motor control environments by helping identify equipment fatigue and simplify preventative maintenance. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: Ampgard XP3 MCC

Motion Control: The 17/1 gearhead is available with up to five gear stages, with standard reductions of 3.33:1 to 1,367:1. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist. Courtesy: Faulhaber, Micromo

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: 17/1 series planetary gearhead

Motion Control: With a holding torque rating of 0.25 mNm and a dynamic torque of up to 0.2 mNm, these stepper motors are a great fit for applications requiring high power in a small space. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist. Cou

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: FDM0620 stepper motor

Motion Control: Developed to transform motor speed into torque intelligently and accurately, and designed for mechatronic integration with the Lenze Smart Motor, the g500 gearbox series enables efficiency of over 94% across an entire transmission range. T

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: g500 gearbox series

Motion Control: For optimal standardization, the simple and versatile smart motor is fully programmable from a smartphone and blends the simplicity of an ac motor with the technical benefits of an electronic drive control. This is a Control Engineering 20

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: Smart Motor

Motion Control — Drives: The Eaton PowerXL DG1 adjustable frequency drive is designed to help reduce energy consumption compared to traditional control methods, improve safety, and support reliable operations. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: PowerXL DG1 adjustable frequency drive

Motion Control — Drives: The 3890 CR coreless dc motor ensures cogging-free, precise synchronization with very low energy consumption. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist. Courtesy: Faulhaber, Micromo

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: 3890 CR dc motor

Motion Control — Servo Drives: The Beckhoff EL7211 servo terminal is a complete compact servo drive with an output current of up to 4.5 ARMS—integrated into a 24-mm wide EtherCAT terminal housing. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice final

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: EL7211 servo terminal

Motion Control — Servo Drives: Gold Twitter is a nano servo drive that provides over 4,000 W of qualitative intelligent power. This is a Control Engineering 2015 Engineers’ Choice finalist. Courtesy: Elmo Motion Control

Mechatronics and Motion Control

EC: Gold Twitter servo drive