Automation & Control Manufacturing Resources
The 6 Most Important Parts of a Temperature Monitoring System
- White Paper
Whether you’re tasked with recommending what to buy, a purchasing agent or the ultimate end user, you can ensure that you’re getting the right system by learning a bit about the most important parts to focus on.
What Design Engineers Need to Know About Voice Coil Actuator Technology
- White Paper
Originally developed for audio speakers, voice coil actuation technology is now being used to provide precise and reliable motion control for a wide range of medical, industrial process and space applications.
What's the Use of the IIoT?
- White Paper
The IIoT connects devices with the digital world to provide data visibility. But the real value of the IIoT lies in how that data will be used by industry to realize the potential beneļ¬ ts of this connectivity.
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- White Paper
This brief overview has been designed to help guide users through the basics of data loggers and how they can simplify data collection for an organization.
What Do Industrial Engineers Need to Know About Functional Safety?
- White Paper
Engineers designing systems for industrial and factory applications are adopting functional safety design practices to reduce the risk of system failures that could result in costly damage or injury.
A Case for an Internet Code of Conduct
- White Paper
Self-regulation or legislation does not stifle innovation at all. It steers the internet in the right direction. It is just an example, albeit a very important example, of market feedback for engineers and innovators to develop the right products.
Extending Connectivity to the Bottom of the Ocean
- White Paper
If you have a ControlLogix PLC being used as the MCS, how can you make use of the OPC UA MDIS spec and bypass the old Modbus integration to the DCS? Softing has developed an OPC UA MDIS compliant server module that inserts into the ControlLogix chassis and creates the OPC UA provides a framework that can be used to represent field devices, for example.
Direct Drive Linear Motors: Overview and Selection Process
- White Paper
To help make the process of selecting linear motors simpler, we’ll start by explaining the mechanics of a direct drive linear motor and contrast it with a more traditional indirect drive system.
The World Market for Gas Flow Measurement - 4th Ed.
- White Paper
The World Market for Gas Flow Measurement examines the gas flow measurement market on both a worldwide and regional basis. It covers each flow technology used for gas flow measurement.
Bridging the IT/OT Divide
- White Paper
Today’s smarter edge devices can streamline integration efforts while providing secure remote access for end users and machine builders, too