The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) has allowed for increased productivity and operational efficiency across manufacturing and industrial sectors, but until now...
In the early days of automation, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) shipped control systems with rack-mounted PLC’s, pilot lights, gauges, and push buttons. Over...
Motors often require large amounts of energy when quickly accelerating to full speed. Soft starters and variable frequency drives can both be used to reduce inrush currents...
Massive amounts of operational data are coming online with the ever-increasing set of advanced devices and equipment, as a result of a movement often referred to as the...
The increasingly connected world is inevitably connecting the factory floors. Human machine interfaces (HMIs), programmable logic controllers (PLCs), motor control and...
More than 50 years ago, automation changed the outlook of manufacturing industries for good. General Motors’ Unimate, the first industrial robot of its kind, sped up...
Visions of a world in which humans and computers are data-linked and machines make autonomous decisions have filled the pages of science fiction books for decades. Thanks...
The Internet of Things (IoT) and digital connectivity are leading to what many are calling the “Fourth Industrial Revolution.” The First Industrial Revolution used water...
In March 2015, a 56-year-old line leader at Corsair Engineering Inc. suffered injuries while operating a powered industrial truck to flip over a fabricated metal automotive...
Industrial automation is not a new concept to the manufacturing world, however, the Internet is. As the Internet of Things becomes a larger and larger phenomenon in almost...
The global industrial automation market is expected to more than double from $22 billion in 2014 to $48.9 billion in 2021. Three distinct trends – sustainability and...
When it comes to industrial manufacturing, employee safety is just as important as productivity. In fact, injuries on the job have been a top concern since the height...
The first Industrial Revolution launched the phenomenon of mass production and the second Industrial Revolution launched the miracle of electricity. Today, with the help...
Advancements in technology are making industries smarter and faster each day and industrial engineering is no exception. The centuries old profession has seen countless...
Photoelectric sensors that only detect the presence or absence of an object may not be appropriate for every application. As a result, a variety of distance-based photoelectric...
Pressure is the force per unit area exerted by a fluid or gas. The recognized International System of Units (SI) for pressure measurement is the Pascal (Pa); however...
Brushless dc (BLDC) motors need to operate more efficiently as energy and cost savings becomes a bigger concern for designers of electronic devices. One way to help ensure...
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) are an integral part of factory automation and industrial process control. PLCs control a variety of analog and digital sensors...
Limit switches are an essential element of industrial controls. They are used in everything from crane booms to gates, lifts to storage tanks — anywhere there is a need...
