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11May 201915 Mar 2020

Line and Load Reactors Basics

By TCI Trans-Coil. Reactors can protect both motors and variable frequency drives (VFDs) from harmful current and voltage spikes. Reactors…

9May 201915 Mar 2020

Measuring and Monitoring Relays Application Guide

By Omron Automation. Measuring and monitoring relays are like automobile assurance. Even if you are careful, car accidents will occur.…

28Apr 201915 Mar 2020

How To Maintain A VFD Drive

By Dave Polka, ABB. Do you know how to maintain variable frequency drives (VFDs)? Doing so is easier than you…

Encoder Glossary

20 Oct 201920 Jan 2020

By SICK/Stegmann Absolute encodersAbsolute encoders generate information about position, angle and rotation counts in type-specific angle steps. For this, a unique code pattern is assigned to each angle increment. The…

Throw away your relays

29 Aug 201915 Aug 2020

By ABB Low Voltage If you appreciate the wisdom of combining the fax, scan, and copy functions into a single device, the benefits of combining the function of relays and…

Drives

Cost benefits of AC drives

By ABB. In addition to their technical advantages, AC drives also provide many cost benefits. In this post, these benefits are reviewed, with the costs divided into investment, installation and…

Introduction to relays

24 Jul 201915 Mar 2020

By OMRON. What are relays? In a very basic sense, a relay is simply a binary actuator. At any point in time it has one of two steady states -…

Did you know? Omron’s IP67G-rated sensors are immune to damage from cutting oil

19 Jul 201921 Jul 2019

By OMRON. Cutting oil is a mainstay of industries that involve metalworking, but it can be extremely harsh on delicate technologies like sensors. In fact, 30% of component failures are…

Technical Explanation for Proximity Sensors

26 May 201915 Mar 2020

By OMRON. What is a proximity sensor? "Proximity Sensor" includes all sensors that perform non-contact detection in comparison to sensors, such as limit switches, that detect objects by physically contacting…

The Solid State Advantage

2 May 201914 Jul 2019

By OMRON Automation. A solid-state relay (SSR) is an electronic switching device that switches on or off when a small external voltage is applied across its control terminals. SSRs consist…

Drives for applications in hygienic areas

21 Apr 201918 Jul 2019

By SEW Eurodrive. High demands are placed on hygiene both for the production of beverages and food and in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Often, regulations stipulate a completely germ-free…

Common Modular Enclosure Misperceptions

21 Apr 201930 Jul 2019

By Rittal. Every industry has its misconceptions, and the modular enclosure business is no exception. Modular enclosures have gained acceptance in almost every industrial market, however misperceptions continue to exist.…

Motors

The Mystery of Motor Frame Size

18 Apr 201910 Jan 2020

By Edward Cowern, P.E. – Baldor/ABB. Introduction Industrial electric motors have been available for nearly a century. In that time there have been a great many changes. One of the…