The variable speed drive market is back on track, with 7.7% growth predicted for 2021. Interact Analysis’s latest market research offers insight into three important trends influencing the drives market: functional safety, predictive maintenance and efficiency regulations. Functional safety is a slow growth in trends, but it is very real and it will not stop. […]
Downloadable application-based automation is providing a new design and implementation approach to industrial automation and machine design, explained Dave Cameron, Bosch Rexroth sales director for automation and electrification. Cameron, with Bosch Rexroth since 1997, spent his early career as an application engineer writing application-level code and performing technical support prior to Bosch. In a video […]
While recent science fiction movies have demonstrated the power of artificially intelligent computer programs, such as the fictional character J.A.R.V.I.S. in the Avenger film series, to make independent decisions to carry out a set of actions, these imagined movie scenarios could now be closer to becoming a reality due to artificial material. In a recent study published […]
The top 5 most read articles online, from November 1-7, 2021, for Control Engineering covered benefits of auto-tuning VFDs, how tomorrow’s automation technology will transform workforce, and benefits of cloud-based historian software. Links to each article below. 1. Benefits of auto-tuning VFDs An auto-tune helps a variable frequency drive (VFD) control the motor with specific […]
While most companies have embraced workplace safety as part of their corporate culture, there are still hurdles to overcome to improve their process safety and personal safety performance, Sphera’s Safety Report reveals. Sphera, a global provider of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance and risk management software, data and consulting services, surveyed nearly 350 risk, process […]
Time-sensitive networking (TSN) is acknowledged to represent the future of industrial Ethernet because it sets the foundation for data-driven interconnected, smart factories. More than a simple, product-level solution, the technology offers a systemic solution to support determinism, convergence and process transparency. These ground-breaking features are the reason why TSN adoption has already occurred with leading […]
The UK’s commitment to the Paris Agreement means that we have to play our part in limiting the global temperature rise and focusing on sustainability. To do this, emissions must be halved by 2030, with net zero being achieved no later than 2050. This goal is beginning to slip from our fingers – with the […]
Electrical equipment intended to be used in potentially explosive atmospheres must be assessed to higher safety standards given the nature of the settings where they will be used. Explosive atmospheres (also referred to as hazardous locations or hazardous areas) include oil rigs, mines, chemical plants, paint booths and other locations where one might find a […]
Digital Twin Consortium (DTC) announced The Digital Twin Consortium’s open-source collaboration initiative is available to the public on GitHub. An open-source collaboration community will accelerate the adoption of digital twin-enabling technologies and solutions. Consortium members and non-members can collaborate on open-source projects, code, and collateral and become part of the DTC ecosystem. “Open-source collaboration will encourage innovation in […]
It can be tricky to show customers the value being delivered when operations are running smoothly. This paradox creates one of the biggest struggles for those looking to demonstrate their worth to clients. Identifying key metrics for services or product and making them available in real-time to clients via a customer-facing dashboard is a visually […]