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Correct load sizing helps cement-maker simplify the variety of motor and drive models needed.
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Source: Plant Services
Drive system designed specifically for the rigors of water cooling tower use replaces the traditional NEMA-design motor, speed reducer and drive shaft assemblies.
In this podcast, Bob Lowe, Executive Director of Control Systems Integrators Associations talks about how certification of system integrators benefits the integration firm as well as the plant manager that hires the integrator.
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Energy-efficiency conference presentations went well beyond electric motor topics to the system level. A meaningful approach to motor system efficiency must extend to associated equipment, such as pumps, fans, and drives.
Source: Control Engineering
Valves are energy hogs; they stick; they're prone to mechanical failure. So why the reluctance to replace them with VFDs?
Source: Control
Pay attention to every step in your process to gain maximum efficiency; awareness of the cost of energy is a critical step for a manufacturing company.
Source:Plant Engineering
Pike Research report: Building energy management systems help bring commercial buildings to the Smart Grid, increase energy savings.
Source:Consulting-Specifying Engineer
Learn how to make the right decisions to increase the efficiencies of your mechanical drive systems, which can lead to significant savings to your bottom line. Presenter: William Livoti, Senior Principal Engineer, Baldor Electric Company
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The temptation to reduce the energy management focus can prove to be a false economy as it ignores many of energy’s real costs.
This webinar will give you a sound basis to build your knowledge of solar power generation technology. Presenter: Ted Wodoslawsky, ABB.
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Learn about the Control Systems Integrator Association (CSIA) and the benefits it offers members. This webinar identifies challenges faced by System Integrators, best practices for audit for certification, how to use association membership to benefit your company.
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While the intense debates continue over industrial wireless standards many automation professionals are applying industrial wireless solutions to achieve greater efficiency and profits for their companies.
Source: Automation.com
In this article, the author provides thoughts on automation and control industry trends. Areas covered including wireless, eithernet, energy efficiency, information synergy and security.
OPC UA elevates automation systems to the level of current computing technology by leveraging web services and Internet Protocol (IP), enabling automation systems to deliver increased value.
This 5 part article series is based on the recent Pharmaceutical Automation Roundtable (PAR). Automation professionals from leading life sciences companies gathered together to discuss MES, visualization, software development, system life-cycle planning, executive governance, electronic testing, wireless and more. The individual PAR group members have a wealth of practical knowledge and knowhow to share with other participants, truly learning from each other.
Process plants are striving now more than ever to reduce operational expenditures while increasing productivity and efficiency. Today’s process engineers place a tremendous amount of emphasis on system integrity requirements. Why? Because it’s a variable that can be controlled when the right equipment is in place.
Source: Pepperl+Fuchs USA
The use of skid mounted equipment has become popular for a number of reasons but they pose some unique automation and control challenges that can be solved by using IEC 61131-3 and PLCopen standards.
Energy typically represents the single largest controllable cost in manufacturing, and is under constant scrutiny by all levels of management. In this webinar, we will examine the role and components of an energy management strategy, and focus on the benefits of looking at a sustainability strategy from a business perspective.
Knowing how much energy is used by process activities is the foundation for a business plan for improvements.
Source: Sustainable Plant
If the financial or career value attached to carbon reduction is zero, then most projects will fall at the first fence.
The collector area required to meet today’s total energy use of mankind can be estimated to be about 3% to 5% of the area of the Sahara.
The transition to a solar/hydrogen economy will trigger an economic boom unseen since the Marshall Plan.
Source:Control
Choosing the correct motor-and-drive combination is one of the most important steps in specifying a new motion application. The selection process does not need to be mysterious or complicated. In fact, selecting the correct motor-and-drive combination for your application is straightforward, if you know how to apply the three key steps presented in this webinar. Presenter: Steve Weingarth, ABB Download presentation
Robots are the buzz for anyone in manufacturing, assembling, packaging or distributing products. Are you looking for ways to automate, reduce variable labor costs and be more competitive?
Cecil Smith explores how pump curves suggest a rethinking of traditional control strategies.
Source: Chemical Processing
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