Capitalise on risks by turning them into opportunities for growth March 2023, Iritron In spite of the challenges facing the global and local economy, systems integration expert, Iritron remains optimistic for the year ahead, and believes that there are significant opportunities to be found during a challenging economic climate.
Control loop case history 185: Temperature cascade control on boiler desuperheaters. January 2023, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice This is a wonderful example of how the use of a cascade flow control still allowed excellent control of the primary temperature control loop to be achieved, in spite of a valve with severe problems.
Loop Signatures 15: Digital controllers – Part 7: The D term, concluded November 2022 This third and final article on the subject of the derivative term in digital controllers deals with choosing the right response if you wish the derivative action to work on both setpoint changes and load changes.
Automation makes the smart, connected factory possible October 2022 Automation is complex, especially in the manufacturing industry. Will the automation trend continue to accelerate? Infor’s Phil Lewis looks at some examples of smart, connected factories.
Optimised battery cell production with PC-based control October 2022, Beckhoff Automation PC- and EtherCAT-based control technology from Beckhoff uses industry and IT standards and components for cloud communication and big data.
New hardware complements TwinCAT Vision software October 2022, Beckhoff Automation Beckhoff Vision offers machine builders and end users a complete image processing system that covers all the necessary components from software to lighting.
Safe and efficient water and wastewater treatment October 2022, Endress+Hauser South Africa Depending on the application, water needs to have different qualities to ensure the quality of finished products and the overall safety of production – and afterwards, it must be discharged safely.
Case History 183: Bad valve split-ranging causing problems August 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice Pressure control is one of the processes that can be self-regulating or integrating, and it is sometimes very difficult to determine which type it is.
Optimised, PC-based food production August 2022, Beckhoff Automation, Editor's Choice Foodjet’s MDL food printers can portion and deposit toppings with maximum precision, whether coating pizza dough with a perfect layer of tomato sauce, or icing doughnuts with seasonal decorations.
Loop Signatures 13: Digital controllers – Part 5: The D term July 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice The objective of the derivative term is to speed up the control response in very slow processes, as often encountered in some temperature controls.
Loop Signatures 12: Digital controllers – Part 4: The I term June 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice Generally, as PLCs sometimes do not handle PIDs well, I always do some tests on them to check on the operation of their control loops.
Risk assessments accelerate Booyco PDS adoption June 2022, Editor's Choice As mines systematically assess the risks related to their trackless mining machinery, they increasingly see the value in proximity detection systems.
Control loop: Case History 182 - A temperature cascade control loop that didn’t work May 2022, Michael Brown Control Engineering, Editor's Choice The problems encountered in a heater outlet temperature control in a petrochemical refinery were causing considerable difficulties for the operators. Here is another wonderful example of the power of cascade control, even with a really bad control element.
Working hand in hand to meet automotive OEMs’ strict requirements April 2022, Turck Banner Southern Africa, Sensors & Transducers The LASE Group, producer of machines and assembly cells for the automotive industry, places trust in its close collaboration with Turck Multiprox.
PC-based control for seed treatment April 2022, Beckhoff Automation The cost and consumption reports generated by the production control system open up new ways of managing and analysing data.
Cobot boosts production by 15% March 2022, Omron Electronics Topcustom, an Italian producer of custom-made bathroom sinks, has recently transformed part of its operations by deploying a collaborative robot (cobot) from Omron. The new cobot is being used to automate ...
