Digital Transformation In The Age of IIoT: Part 1 of 2

In the industrial and manufacturing sector, it’s important to make the most of the information provided by intelligent measurement devices. The usefulness of this...

The Generation of Pure Water

As a world leading manufacturer of complex multi-port stainless steel diaphragm valves, GEMÜ has earned an excellent reputation in the biotech and pharmaceuticals’ markets....

Know Your Pump Base Plate Installation Options

Part 3 of a 3-Part Series In the first two parts this series, we looked at many of the ways in which pumps can...

Basic Pneumatic Circuits

By Pat Phillips, AutomationDirect Pneumatics have been used in automated machines for well over 100 years, with pneumatic technology developing and evolving for over a...

Identifying the Best Pump for Handling Dilatant Isocyanates

By Johann Fourrat-Besson It’s a fact of life that industrial manufacturers will need to create or work with liquid components that are sensitive or hazardous....

Key resources for renewable energy applications

Consider the following statistics from Renewable Energy World that emphasize an important trend toward renewable energy sources: 13.7 million, the number of people employed...

Soil Sampling for VOCs: Best Practices: Part 1 of 2

In all types of environmental testing, using proper sample collection methods is vitally important, as the data analyzed in the laboratory is only as...

Achieving true ultra-fine grit removal: Part 1 of 2

We naturally adjust our expectations within the constraints of what is practical. When we lived in an analog world, we didn't expect or even...

Power Quality is Crucial to Successfully Implement Automation

By Emily Newton Fluctuations in the local utility power grid can lead to a variety of power quality issues, including voltage surges, outages, and noise....

Three levels of continuous monitoring for pump systems

Pump systems are often out of sight and out of mind—until something goes wrong. Whether serving domestic water, wastewater, irrigation, or fire protection applications,...