By Cliff Knight, KnightHawk Engineering Pumps are subject to many sources of excitation. If you are lucky you can avoid some of them, but some...

By Dr. Budhaditya Hazra, Liang Xu, and Dr. Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest  In last month’s introduction, we touched on how SpectraQuest has introduced a new innovative...

By Dr. Budhaditya Hazra, Liang Xu, and Dr. Suri Ganeriwala, SpectraQuest  With an increase in high-speed manufacturing and automation, it has become more important to...

By George Roscoe, Siemens An arc-flash event—a fiery explosion that can result from short circuits in electrical distribution equipment—is one that facility managers shudder to...

By Bryan Gehringer, NovaTech Utilities are facing an upcoming 2022 deadline from the North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) to fully comply with an updated...

By Bernhard Eschermann, ABB Industrial Automation Analyst studies suggest that industrial companies typically are able to use only 20 percent of the data generated, which...

As a global leader in the development of advanced systems and products for the industrial automation sector, Comau has signed a multi-year partnership with...

By Jason Wellnitz, Yaskawa America, Inc. Many production settings have changed in the midst of social distancing. Employees are spaced six feet apart, assembly lines...

By John Meyer, Siemens Plant operators constantly look for ways to increase the efficiency and data collection from drives and motion control. With an eye...

By Matt Laufik, Electro Static Technology Pumps and pumping systems account for 25 percent of the energy consumed by electric motors in the United States....