Sensors, Actuators
Seven ways to choose between an electric and pneumatic actuator
Electric and pneumatic actuators are quite different, but knowing how and what they're using for can be confusing. Seven ways to choose the right actuator are highlighted.
Actuated butterfly valves 101 and piping systems
Butterfly valves are quarter-turn flow control or isolation devices, used for quick shut-off in piping systems. Four actuation methods are highlighted.
Five things to keep in mind with gas ball valves
Gas ball valves are vital for industrial applications and it's important to know the standards required and some of their other special features. Five tips are highlighted.
Digital field instruments accelerate petrochemical, process industries
Digital innovation of field instruments opens a new chapter of digitalization in the petrochemical and other process manufacturing industries.
Advancing flue-gas flow monitoring techniques
Considering advantages, disadvantages and process conditions of flowmeter technologies for the flue-gas (stack gas) measurement process engineers can help with selecting the suitable flowmeter for optimum performance.
Top 5 Control Engineering articles March 21-27, 2022
Articles about Engineers' Choice winners, enhanced level measurements, edge technologies, HMIs and situational awareness and autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) were Control Engineering’s five most-viewed articles from March 21-27, 2022. Miss something? You can catch up here.
Product advice: Enhanced level measurements enable food and beverage production efficiencies
Accurately measuring levels in tanks and vessels can be challenging. Non-contacting radar transmitters designed for food and beverage applications are helping manufacturers improve production processes, according to a company with a Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Award product.
Flexible fiber lithium-ion battery developed for wearable devices
MIT researchers have developed a rechargeable battery can be woven and washed, and could provide power for fiber-based electronic devices and sensors.
Vision and drone autonomy add to industrial process, safety, inspection applications
Technology advances such as light detection and ranging (LiDAR) are allowing drones to go to dangerous environments they couldn’t before without the need for GPS.
Mobile software provides instant tank inventory
New technologies provide tank inventory data to more stakeholders, wherever they are located, leading to improved operational efficiency. Tank inventory management software can provide level, interface level, temperature, density and pressure, and calculate volume and mass for inventory and custody transfers in real time.
