Meet the Future: Edge Programmable Industrial Controllers

Last year a glass products manufacturing company in Ohio presented their automation engineers with a new project: data from manufacturing lines needed to appear...

Repair, Rehab, Reimagine

Technological advancements are constantly providing better, faster, and safer solutions to the industry’s most challenging obstacles. Quickflange™ is a unique technology that specializes in...

The Key to Factory Optimization

Digital twins are like virtual copies that help factories work better. By analyzing these virtual models, companies can prevent costly mistakes, improve production speed,...

Know Your Pump Base Plate Installation Options

Part 2 of a 3-Part Series In part 1 of this series, we looked at many of the ways in which pumps can be mounted—introducing...

The Network Infrastructure for Industry 4.0

By Simon Seereiner, Weidmuller Efforts to use Ethernet as a fieldbus alternative first immerged in the late 1990s. Seamless Ethernet networking from the control unit...

Torque Density vs. Durability

For a wide range of applications, disc couplings are the best solution to link a drive or other power source to rotating equipment. Even...

Double containment piping: Part 2 of 2

Missed part 1? Read it here. In last month’s introduction, we discussed how double-containment piping, although not specifically required by today’s stricter safety mandates and...

Fire Codes: A Foundation of Safety for a Rapidly Changing World:...

As we introduced in part 1 of this article last month, the fire pump is one of the most critical pieces of equipment for...

The Proper Pump, Maintenance, and Air Line Accessories Mitigate Problems Caused...

Pump operators should use filters and regulators when needed to condition the air supply. This encourages more reliable pump performance and reduces equipment wear...

What it takes to support reshoring

For decades, cost efficiency drove the global offshoring trend, reshaping how and where industrial components were made. But recent years have cast a harsh...