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The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum Announces Certification Program

Gary Mintchell

This group started as a response to the high cost of upgrading automation systems in the field in the process industries. The Open Group Open Process Automation Forum (OPAF) has developed the O-PAS Standard, a standard of The Open Group , which uses existing and emerging standards whenever possible, making it a standard of standards.

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Sustainability’s role in variable speed drives

Control Engineering

VSDs offer several advantages over fixed speed, uncontrolled motors, in addition to significant energy efficiency gains, reduced overall system wear and optimal process control and supervision. They can reduce energy consumption by controlling the speed of the motor according to the actual load requirements.

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Epicor: Solutions that are Made With You, For You

Fabricating & Metal Work

The Connected Process Control platform delivers a powerful, web-based solution enabling process control, operator guidance, traceability and data collection down to the task level. The software is specialized for make-to-order manufacturing, discrete manufacturing and process manufacturing.

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High-voltage power technologies driving semiconductor processes

Control Engineering

The semiconductors being developed to address future demand will be more powerful, more sophisticated and integrate more functionality than ever before. Technologies for today’s process power requirements.

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The fundamentals of troubleshooting in industrial automation

Control Engineering

Machines can be video recorded to analyze operations; motion can be slowed to examine functionality in detail. Power distribution identifies larger subassemblies by name; variable frequency drives, robots, controllers, servos and auxiliary equipment can be seen as an overview. Figure 2: Example of a half-split.

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Automate 2023 Day Three: Sensors gaining insights under the surface

Control Engineering

By finding these defects and flaws during the inspection process rather than later on, they’re saving a lot of money on their budgets.” Stracener said another benefit is improved sustainability because the MVI functions as automatic quality control. You’re protecting the brand by eliminating a lot of rework.

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How to optimize industrial motor communications, Part 2, strategies

Control Engineering

Now using Profinet, based on Ethernet, we have really a lot of the capability to do centralized control. Application classes are used because drives control more than one thing. It could be something as simple as a pump or a fan for a process control application, with a simple drive, typically open loop.