Protecting VFDs from Overheating

Variable frequency drives are a hot topic. Advancements in VFD technology and reductions in price are driving rapid market adoption. Dramatic energy savings can...

Short Run Tool Shop Has Long History Of Success

Shortly after Mike Winters started his company in his garage on November 10, 1982, first as Winters Carbide Tools, now TJ Grinding in Waukesha,...

Strategies to Improve Safety & Reliability of Your Equipment

Advanced technologies, including high-performance robots, continue to build automation confidence and positively impact operational efficiency across the industrial landscape. To sustain a high level...

An Alarming Trend in Process Control Systems

In process automation, an alarm is defined as an audible and/or visible means of indicating to the operator an equipment malfunction, process deviation, or...

Q&A with Lubrication Engineers

What does it mean for Lubrication Engineers to be "a one-stop shop for lubrication reliability?" Tell me more about that and what sets this...

Q&A with Michael Feldstein, President and Director of Innovation, Surface Technology, Inc.

Please tell us about Surface Technology’s work in coating non-metallic products and the advanced coatings themselves that have synergistic properties. Surface Technology, Inc. (STI) applies...
I/O Migration

The Great I/O Migration

Many processors, even those with modern distributed control systems (DCS), a system of sensors, controllers, and associated computers that are distributed throughout a plant,...
Diffusion bonding

Diffusion Bonding Printed Circuit Heat Exchangers for Severe Environments 

Traditional plate or shell and tube heat exchangers have long been used in processing industries. Today, however, with many new applications involving high pressures,...

Think Differently and You’ll Cash In On That New 5-Axis Machine Fast

According to the Association for Manufacturing Technology (AMT), orders for 5-axis machine centers grew 22 percent year over year—in the middle of the pandemic....
Inspection

100% Inspection

High purity metals and alloys such as aluminum, zinc, cobalt, copper, titanium, zirconium, molybdenum, magnesium, and stainless steel are the backbone of many industries,...
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