A 60,000 gallon (227,125 liter) volume district cooling system located in downtown Chicago had a constant problem with algae and biofilm growth in the...

In most scenarios, preventive maintenance is a more cost- and time-effective solution to increase efficiency rather than waiting for it to fail and having...

By Pat Phillips, AutomationDirect In the first part of this series, we laid out the four basic pneumatic circuits as well as the prerequisites for...

By Benson Hougland, Opto 22 In last month’s installment of this article, we introduced how the new groov RIO® family from automation manufacturer Opto 22...

By Jacob Vernon, Pfannenberg This past June was #NationalSafetyMonth, an opportunity to raise awareness about significant dangers to technicians, operators, and other workers on the...

How often are good ideas turned away because we cannot seem to justify their returns with hard dollars? More often than not, it is...

Previous editions of NFPA 70E required an arc flash hazard analysis. The 2015 edition now requires an arc flash risk assessment to determine if...

Motor design is key to the performance and service life of a pump. But determining the size of the motor required to drive the...

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...

By Del Williams Industrial manufacturers require production reliability and continuity. However, a wide range of conditions can make this challenging—from unexpected emergencies, power grid failures...