Featured Articles
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The Role Of IoT And Control Technologies In Water Filtration Systems
10/16/2018
Filtration and separation technologies are the core of water treatment processes, and in many cases, they can be critical process bottlenecks.
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Digital Pneumatics: Breakthrough In Fingerboard Control, Safety, Reliability
5/31/2018
The advent of digital pneumatics promises to change how machines and processes are designed and managed throughout the industrial world. It’s a technological disrupter with exciting potential applications in oil and gas exploration and production. This whitepaper describes a first application: using digital pneumatics to control and monitor latch opening on the fingerboard of an oil exploration platform. The benefits include cost and time savings in installation, a reduced safety risk for employees, lower energy cost and increased reliability through preventive maintenance.
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Manufacturing Plants Based On The Lego Principle
5/2/2017
Small batches and multiple products in the same plant — these are the market demands to which more and more manufacturers need to adjust. The answer is based on the "Lego principle."
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Saving Process Costs With Software Support: Practical Tips For Phase 4
6/23/2016
This white paper offers guidance on the challenges in the individual value creation phases, support tools, how to become more productive with networked tools, and tips about which functions can be used.
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Saving Process Costs With Software Support: Practical Tips For Phases 1 – 3
6/23/2016
The short tips in this white paper are intended as a guide to selecting tools which will help users to save valuable time in the eight-phase model of the value creation process.
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4 Dynamics Driving Outsourcing Decision‐Making For Lab Automation OEMs
2/18/2016
Lab automation equipment makers should keep outsourcing strategies flexible as "make‐versus‐buy" decision drivers change. This article offers four factors to help in outsourcing decision making.
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Proportional Valves For Closed-Loop Control Of Inert Gases In Process Automation
8/18/2015
In many process automation applications, the pressure and flow of gases are controlled. Explosion protection requirements mean that an inert atmosphere is often created and maintained in reactors and process tanks in a plant. This is usually done with nitrogen and in some cases also with argon. Other applications include the transfer of materials between process tanks and filling, using inert gas, air, sterile air and carbon dioxide.
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The Right Way To Buy Valves And Valve Terminals
8/7/2015
The global market for valves and valve terminals today is so large that it is almost impossible to maintain an overview. Often, price seems the only buying criterion. But it pays to look more closely, particularly with regard to higher productivity and process reliability.
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Key Considerations For Designers Looking At Bearing Systems With Linear Axes
8/7/2015
The majority of electro-mechanical axis utilise extruded aluminium profile in a range of sizes with a single guide rail and bearing arrangement driven by an electric motor through a belt or ball screw arrangement.
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Meeting The Emerging Challenges In Manufacturing: Applications Of Lightweight Robotics
7/23/2015
This white paper examines the advances in mechanics and controls that are enabling the practical and economical application of lightweight robotics for manufacturing on an increasingly broad scale. It is an important development in today’s “new manufacturing.”