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Introduction to Industrial Control Panel Design

Introduction to Industrial Control Panel Design

Whether open or closed, industry standard or built for tough environments, or modular or customized, it is important to follow a set of repeatable tasks when designing industrial control panels for efficiency and safety.


Ultrasonic Leak Detectors: Finding Leaks With Ultrasound

Ultrasonic Leak Detectors: Finding Leaks With Ultrasound

Pressurized gas leaks can sometimes be heard with the human ear, but small leaks with ultrasonic sounds are much more difficult to detect. Ultrasonic leak detectors can help to find otherwise undetectable leaks.


Schaffner’s Unique Locking Plug Prevents Accidental Unplugging

Schaffner’s Unique Locking Plug Prevents Accidental Unplugging

Schaffner releases new power connector, expanding on their IEC lock connector offerings to prevent accidental unplugging and for reducing electrical noise.


News Sep 07, 2022 by Seth Price
Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

Industrial XR: Are Virtual and Augmented Reality Living Up to the Hype?

The extended reality market is predicted to grow nearly 60% in the next five years and is seeing increasing use in manufacturing. Below, we’ll take a look at some of the ways AR, VR, and MR are being used in various industrial processes.


News Sep 06, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson
Rockwell Automation Revamps 450L GuardShield Safety Light Curtains

Rockwell Automation Revamps 450L GuardShield Safety Light Curtains

Rockwell revamps their 450L GuardShield safety light curtains with new, patented technology, offering customers transmitter and receiver dual functionality for a more efficient and economical safety solution.


News Sep 05, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Arc Flash Control with New RVI-43A Vacuum Interrupter

Arc Flash Control with New RVI-43A Vacuum Interrupter

Vacuum Interrupters has announced the RVI-43A replacement vacuum interrupter designed to break circuits in a controlled manner to avoid damage and injury from an arc flash.


News Aug 26, 2022 by Seth Price
Dangerous Workplace? Robots are here to help!

Dangerous Workplace? Robots are here to help!

Take a look at these six different robots and how they are helping to increase the safety of workers by taking on hazardous and unsafe tasks, including ensuring environmental health and recycling electrical waste.


News Aug 21, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Technology Differences: Stationary Robots vs Mobile Robots

Technology Differences: Stationary Robots vs Mobile Robots

Robots are no longer unanimously just "robots"—there are specific tasks and functionality of each kind. Learn about the technology differences between fixed-location robots and mobile robots and why no one robot is like another.


Preventing Failures in High-Temperature Manufacturing Processes

Preventing Failures in High-Temperature Manufacturing Processes

Any machine can become a source of elevated temperature, even under regular operation. We cannot assume that temperature problems occur only based on climate conditions, and mitigation steps must be employed.


Rockwell Automation Releases New Signaling Beacons For Plant Floor Improvement

Rockwell Automation Releases New Signaling Beacons For Plant Floor Improvement

With multiple lighting combinations available on the new 855R beacon system, several different signals can be produced to visually and audibly alert operators of machine conditions in a more accurate manner.


News Aug 11, 2022 by Damond Goodwin
Toposens’ Industrial-grade 3D Ultrasonic Sensors for Collision Avoidance

Toposens’ Industrial-grade 3D Ultrasonic Sensors for Collision Avoidance

Toposens announces the world’s first 3D ultrasonic collision avoidance sensor for use in industrial environments to increase efficiency and safety with use of automated equipment.


News Aug 10, 2022 by Seth Price
The Annual EETech Engineering Survey of 2022

The Annual EETech Engineering Survey of 2022

The quality of content from our educational site comes from understanding our audience and your needs. Help give us the best snapshot of today’s control industry, along with a free chance to win one of several Amazon card prizes!


News Aug 09, 2022 by David Peterson
Dragos and Emerson Continue to Fortify Industrial OT and ICS with Enhanced Cybersecurity

Dragos and Emerson Continue to Fortify Industrial OT and ICS with Enhanced Cybersecurity

Dragos announced the expansion of its global agreement with Emerson to provide enhanced industrial cybersecurity, helping industries in their digital transformation journeys towards Industry 4.0. 


News Aug 08, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
PATLITE Introduces NHV4 / NHV6 Network Signal Tower with Voice Annunciator

PATLITE Introduces NHV4 / NHV6 Network Signal Tower with Voice Annunciator

PATLITE's newest network signal tower speaks. With a text-to-speech function, machine operators and industrial workers are not only alerted of potential dangers via light and sound, but also now with voice.


News Aug 05, 2022 by Stephanie Leonida
Automation on the Move: Mobile Robot Cells

Automation on the Move: Mobile Robot Cells

Mobile robot work cells can move between workstations and tend to where demand is highest. These self-contained work cells offer more flexibility for manufacturers than industrial and collaborative robot cells we have previously talked about. 


KEMET’s New “Volumetric Efficient” EMC Solution

KEMET’s New “Volumetric Efficient” EMC Solution

KEMET announces the release of their GTX Metal Case Three Phase Filters which utilize a nanocrystalline metal core to bring forth volumetric efficiency while reducing unwanted electromagnetic and radio-frequency interference.


News Aug 04, 2022 by Gunner Scott
Automation Issues and Energy Usage in Environmental Extremes

Automation Issues and Energy Usage in Environmental Extremes

As summer heat continues to scorch the northern hemisphere, manufacturers face potential equipment damage and downtime. Learn about the ways extreme heat can damage automated equipment and systems. 


Collaborative Robot Cells: Simple and User-friendly Design Priorities

Collaborative Robot Cells: Simple and User-friendly Design Priorities

Learn about the common applications, programming procedures, and safety protocols of collaborative robot work cells, which are often simpler and less expensive than industrial robot work cells.  


Interrupting Dangerous Current Flow: Fuses vs. Circuit Breakers

Interrupting Dangerous Current Flow: Fuses vs. Circuit Breakers

Fuses and breakers are some of the most common safeguards to prevent electrical shock and fires. Learn about these two pieces of industrial equipment and the difference between slow blow and quick blow responses.


Honeywell Report Suggests Using Automation to Avoid Stagnancy and Track Performance for DC Logistics

Honeywell Report Suggests Using Automation to Avoid Stagnancy and Track Performance for DC Logistics

As logistics providers face increasing consumer demand and disruption, automation plays a key role in stabilizing the supply chain via future-facing integration and worker specialization.


News Jul 20, 2022 by Caitlin Nicholson