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IIoT, Connectors and Three Watchwords for the Factory of the Future

Productivity, efficiency and quality are the three watchwords for the new dawn of the industrial internet of things (IIoT). Under the surface of the well-wired floor of the factory of the future are connected devices, configured to make IIoT a reality. Hank Graham, product manager for single board computers (SBC) and electronics at Allied Electronics and Automation, sees the factory of the future as an industrial site digging its heels firmly into automation.

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Sensors and System Maintenance in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

The fourth industrial revolution, or Industry 4.0, builds off the computerization and digitization of previous shifts and employs artificial intelligence, IoT, cloud computing and remote dashboards that measure and monitor parameters and minute data points related to industrial operations.

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TI Introduces the Industry’s First Zero-Drift Hall-Effect Current Sensors

Texas Instruments recently introduced the industry’s first zero-drift Hall-effect current sensors. The TMCS1100 and TMCS1101 enable the lowest drift and highest accuracy over time and temperature while providing reliable 3-kVrms isolation, which is especially important for AC or DC high-voltage systems such as industrial motor drives, solar inverters, energy-storage equipment and power supplies.

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Heat in the Control Panel? Verification Made Easy

Are you aware of the influence of ambient conditions such as heat, cold, and condensation that cause temperature rise in your industrial control panel? The appropriate designing of electrical control panels in terms of abnormal temperature is one of the biggest challenges towards the standard compliant electrical machinery equipment.

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Skid-Based Production is Manufacturing’s “New Normal”

Whether it is for hand sanitizer, shampoo ingredients, a medical additive, or any of a thousand other process steps in a thousand different industries, producing chemistries and other products in a modular platform is increasingly the norm. More and more frequently Optimation are seeing requests, and opportunities, for modular or skid-based production and manufacturing process projects.

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Electrical Service Upgrades Should Be a Priority for All Businesses

In the year of 2017, a report from the United States Fire Administration indicated that over 8,000 businesses experienced electrical fires. In total, the losses exceeded $430 million. While it is true that most businesses throughout the United States perform standard levels of upkeep in order to properly maintain their commercial property, it is also true that many neglect maintenance and servicing of their electrical systems until a problem develops.

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Taking Panel Design to the Next Level in an Automated World

On February 15th, 2020, the Roberson Car Wash in Salem, Oregon went up in flames. The cause: a control cabinet with components that gathered excess corrosion from intrusive moisture. The panel components overheated, began arcing, and eventually melted pails of hydraulic oil, igniting dry uniforms hanging nearby.

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Why Are Discrimination Studies Among Protections So Important?

Discrimination studies are an essential factor in the design of any electrical installations. Professionals carry out an exhaustive analysis of the electrical protections needed to guarantee the continuity of supply in case of failure. A good discrimination study allows the coordination of different protections at different levels of electrical installations.

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Modular Electronics Enclosures for Instrumentation Allow Versatile Cooling

Electronics enclosures are used in countless test/analytics/measurement devices for many applications. This includes various instrument systems in Oil & Gas, Industrial & Power Control, Medical, Lab/Test, and Military designs. Serving all of these types of devices requires a wealth of cooling options for instrument cases.

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elec calc DC, the Module for Direct Current

The DC module “Direct current” is an additional module of elec calc. It allows the design and sizing of low voltage electrical installations in direct current, up to a voltage of 1500 VDC. Completely integrated into the elec calc software, it maintains all of its functionality and ergonomics and allows the creation of installations mixing DC and AC parts.

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What is Panel Mount?
Definition of panel mount

Panel mount is a mechanical feature or features built into the design of a connector half. It allows the connector to be secured to an equipment panel, external case or enclosure. Often (but not always), connectors fitted with panel mount features will be cable connectors.

What are the advantages of panel mount?
- By having the connector attached to the panel, there is no external strain on the electrical connections on the back of the connector. This will lower the risk of failure and improve the life of your device
- You can safely allow untrained users to connect and disconnect cables – think of the connections in the back of your PC, these are all panel mount
- It’s also possible to design whole modules as replaceable items in smaller enclosures, and keep the devices inside each box safe from tampering.
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Panel Builders – This One’s for You!

EPLAN has been at the forefront of engineering design technology for many years and much of our sustained success is a result of listening to our customers, to gain an understanding of their needs and pain points. As part of this process, the EPLAN Customer Advisory Board has identified a number of specific issues that panel builders face in their day-to-day work.

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Safety in Electrical Installations

The main objective of electrical facilities is to supply reliable power. To guarantee the power supply and the efficient and continuous management of the operations, a highly resistant and secure electrical installation is required. Electrical equipment is potentially hazardous and, in the unfortunate case of failure or anomaly, the consequences can be fatal for both people and properties. This is why it is important to adopt a holistic approach in which personnel, devices, and monitoring systems are integrated.

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Panel Building Market Survey Report

I think many of us right now are caught at a point where we are either looking back at where we were, or forward in hopes of better to quench the worry and uncertainty of the times. And although we have heard it often, we will come through this, and it is those who are focused forward that we all need to follow.

To put things in perspective and consider how the current situation has affected those working in automation and control markets, Panel Builder US conducted a nation-wide survey to gain insight into how this is affecting your industry.

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4 Types of Motor Duty Cycles Every Engineer Should Know

When selecting a motor, it is important to consider the required duty cycle to ensure the motor can meet the needs of the application. This blog post and the accompanying light board video will provide a basic introduction to motor duty cycles and a few of the most common types of duty cycles.

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Three Ways to Improve Electrical Safety During a COVID-19 Related Shutdown

If your plant is unexpectedly shut down due to the current crisis, you can use this pause in production as an opportunity to review and improve safety procedures. Why should you make maintaining your electrical infrastructure a priority?

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