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Key trends in variable-speed, servo and/or stepper, and medium-voltage drives from buying and speci...

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Closing the control loop provides insight into the behavior of the process.

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Data centers have become increasingly important under the Industrial Internet of Things revolution....

Using a standardized methodology to define project quality ensures deliverables fit customer specif...

Inside Machines: Industrial matrix drives were used for a transporter system retrofit to reduce ene...

Adaptive motion controllers can be modified to a controlled process behavior, among other controlle...

Historically, the use of variable frequency drives (VFDs) has been limited to large motors and proj...

The packaging and processing industry is becoming more automated with more companies being bought o...

Knowing how magnetism and electromagnetic induction work are crucial to understanding how an ac ind...

Manufacturing automation provides companies many benefits such as improved safety, lower costs, and...

For the first time in the history of industrial controls, industrial control system (ICS) programmi...

The terms accuracy, repeatability, and resolution can be found on the spec sheets of many engineere...

Healthy ball bearings are one of the most important details for preventing potential disaster in a ...

Customization and variability are at an all-time high and food producers must keep up with the tren...

It is essential to perform preventive maintenance (PM) checks on electric motors as a part of manag...

Low power is not only inefficient, but can also be expensive over the life of an electrical system....

A permanent magnet (PM) motor is an ac motor that uses magnets imbedded into or attached to the sur...

Providing cost, space, and energy efficiency for VFD applications.