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Common Motor Windings and Wiring for Three-Phase Motors

Common Motor Windings and Wiring for Three-Phase Motors

This article looks at some common windings and wirings for three-phase motors, including internal Wye windings and low and high voltage wirings.


Introduction to Advanced Motor Control Circuits

Introduction to Advanced Motor Control Circuits

This article looks at a few of the more advanced motor control circuits for a three-phase motor.


Understanding Boiler Safety Controls

Understanding Boiler Safety Controls

This article looks at the safety systems included in boilers to alert malfunctions and prevent damage when issues arise. Learn about the safety systems and the ISO standard used to keep boilers running smoothly.


Understanding Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

Understanding Computerized Maintenance Management Systems

A computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) is a software system that manages an entire company’s maintenance activities. It supports the maintenance personnel by helping to develop a database relevant to maintenance activities.


How Object Detection Works in Machine Vision Applications

How Object Detection Works in Machine Vision Applications

The following will introduce how machine vision and object recognition works and how developers are working on making it easier to integrate for more extensive market adoption. 


The Evolution of Autonomous Mobile Robots

The Evolution of Autonomous Mobile Robots

What are autonomous mobile robots and how did they come to be a crucial part of the industrial manufacturing industry?


How to Reduce Electrical Noise on Sensors and Control Systems

How to Reduce Electrical Noise on Sensors and Control Systems

Electrical noise is a common problem inside industrial facilities. The following will explain a few simple strategies for reducing this noise.


NIST Finds Patterns in Cyber Security Behavior Related to Industrial Manufacturing

NIST Finds Patterns in Cyber Security Behavior Related to Industrial Manufacturing

The latest report from NIST and other government organizations found that tracking behavior may be a new way to track potential security threats.


Motion Control Systems: PID Feed Forward

Motion Control Systems: PID Feed Forward

Learn the strategy called 'feed forward' which can predict motion control system outputs. This helps to turn the feedback into a double-check as opposed to the sole provider of the output signal.


What is Model Predictive Control (MPC)?

What is Model Predictive Control (MPC)?

This article discusses the applications and uses of model predictive control.


How to Troubleshoot Resolvers

How to Troubleshoot Resolvers

Learn about the electrical characteristics of resolvers and how to properly conduct different troubleshooting tests to ensure they run at their highest performance.


Encoders vs. Resolvers: Applications and Characteristics

Encoders vs. Resolvers: Applications and Characteristics

Learn the general characteristics of encoders and resolvers; these two components may seem to have much in common but are used in very different applications.


How to Identify and Troubleshoot Power and Ground Side Circuits

How to Identify and Troubleshoot Power and Ground Side Circuits

This article introduces a few simple methods to test which type of circuits — whether ground- or power-switched — are being used and how to troubleshoot and properly fix issues.


Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Securing SCADA Systems from Cyber Attacks

Learn about the many ways cyber-attacks threaten SCADA systems, and what can be done to keep manufacturing and utility plants protected.


Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Digital Twinning and its Use in SCADA Systems

Learn all about Digital Twinning, and how this new technique can change the way we do a number of industrial operations!


Understanding Binary Numbers in PLCs

Understanding Binary Numbers in PLCs

This article introduces how the binary system is used in PLC programming and covers why this number system works so well in this area of system control.


How to Convert Gray Code to Binary for Encoders

How to Convert Gray Code to Binary for Encoders

The sensors in absolute encoders output Gray code sequences which require some complicated conversion methods to be properly used. This article shows how to take the Gray code used by absolute encoders and convert it to binary.


An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

An Introduction to Gray Code for Encoders

This article introduces Gray code, a specialized binary arrangement necessary for absolute encoders to communicate with controllers.


Measuring Flow Rate: An Introduction to Flow Gauges

Measuring Flow Rate: An Introduction to Flow Gauges

For many manufacturing processes, it is extremely important to measure the exact rate at which fluid is moving or flowing. We turn to flow gauges to provide these measurements, and there is a great diversity in operating principle as well as proper application to the fluid that is being measured.


SCADA System Usage in the Daily Life of an Engineer

SCADA System Usage in the Daily Life of an Engineer

Learn how one engineer's real-world experience showed him the importance and power of SCADA systems for control automation.