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Articles Tagged with ''controls''

TECH FLASH

Biscuit company improves reliability of process control

New machinery offers reliable drives and high dosing accuracy.
Shane O'Halloran
May 28, 2013

Reliability is the most desired quality in drive selection.


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Technology Sourcebook

Redundancy controller

May 16, 2013

Blending automation and IT protocols, the WAGO ETHERNET 2.0 750-885 media redundancy controller features 2 redundant networks backed by dual, independent Ethernet interfaces and 1MB of data memory.


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Sustainability

Energy management: crunching the numbers

Reducing energy usage is an ongoing practice, requiring education and continuing efforts by everyone in the organization.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 13, 2013

There are many paths toward reducing energy and utility usage at plants—some are obvious, but some are not and require the help of consultants and suppliers.


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Tech Update: Meat & Poultry Processing

Employing energy savings as a competitive edge

Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
May 13, 2013

Known for their heavy use of energy, the meat and poultry industries need to cut usage wherever they can.


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TECH FLASH

How do closed-loop quality management strategies fail?

Closed-loop management is a tool in the race to produce quality goods quickly and cheaply.
April 28, 2013

Manufacturers need help striking a balance between quality and cost.


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Technology Sourcebook

Temperature/process controller

April 9, 2013

The West Control Solutions CAL9500P programmable controller for temperature and process control applications enables data logging, process data archiving, chart recording, virtual instrument display and on-screen alarms to monitor and control equipment from any computer connected to a process network.


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Technology Sourcebook

Monitoring light towers

April 9, 2013

Patlite NHL Series network monitoring light towers notify the administrator of network abnormalities via LED lights, audible alarms and email notifications.


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Tech Update: Wireless Applications

Eliminate wires and legwork with radio communications

Wireless systems help alleviate plant installation obstructions and provide cost efficiencies. With FSMA looming, it’s time to get moving to support electronic recordkeeping with wireless capabilities.
Wayne Labs, Senior Contributing Technical Editor
Wayne Labs
March 6, 2013

Look around you. You probably have operating parameters you’d like to measure and track to satisfy the requirements of regulators, especially with FDA getting serious about implementing parts of the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA).


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Technology Sourcebook

Wireless thermocouple module

March 6, 2013

The Omega OM-WLS-TC 8-channel wireless thermocouple input module supports thermocouple types J, K, T, E, N, R, S and B.


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Improving SCADA and industrial control systems

Everyone agrees security for industrial systems should be easier to deploy and more effective.
Shane O'Halloran
February 26, 2013

One improvement would be implementation of better standards for information exchange between security systems.


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