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How Do You Decorate Your Easter Eggs?

Marshall Wolf Automation

Easter is almost here and for many of us, that means decorating eggs. While some of us are a little more traditional and stick to onion skins and cabbage leaves, yes that’s a thing, others go incredibly elaborate or downright rainbow colored with *shudder* GLITTER. After chatting with other coworkers, we all realized very quickly that none of us made our eggs the same way. .

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What Is Instrumentation & Control Engineering?

Gil Automation

Instrumentation and control refer to the analysis, measurement, and control of industrial process variables using process control instruments and software tools such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level sensors, analyzers, electrical and mechanical actuators, Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) systems, automated control systems and more.

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EU Parliament Calls On EU Commission to Implement a Common E-Invoicing Standard in the EU by 2022

Seeburger

Against the current background of the ongoing Covid pandemic and the war in Ukraine, EU member states are under increasing pressure to quickly close their significant tax gap. In 2019, this was valued at €134 billion[1]. One beacon of hope is e-invoicing as long as this is standardised throughout the EU and makes provision for […].

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Innovate Your Way to Growth While Minimizing Risks

NIST

Manufacturers work hard to minimize disruptions to their operations and invest significant resources to minimize production risk. They also are under constant pressure to find new ways to deliver more value to their customers. Sustainable business growth is critical to delivering this value. Many achieve that sustainability through experimentation. But innovation and experimentation involve risk, which could lead to wasted resources, not meeting expectations, or a lack of return on investment.

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Agility Amid Tariffs & Supply Chain Disruptions

Speaker: Karan Talati: CEO and Co-Founder of First Resonance

The rules of manufacturing are shifting—are you ready? Tariffs, automation, and supply chain disruptions are forcing manufacturers to adapt fast or fall behind. Join Karan Talati, CEO of First Resonance and former SpaceX Manufacturing Engineer, in this on-demand webinar to learn how leading manufacturers are: Navigating tariffs with data-driven supply chain strategies Leveraging automation and AI to eliminate bottlenecks Building resilience with predictive supplier management Adapting flexible s

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How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry

Factory Worx

Read Our Blog. How Industry 4.0 & Digital Transformation is Shaping the Food Industry. Food production is currently centralised; however, shortly, machines and raw materials will independently arrange the manufacturing process and connect across corporate divisions identical to social media networks. Industry 4.0's four cornerstones – vertical networking of intelligent manufacturing systems, horizontal integration through production and transportation coordination, virtualisation and integ

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What Is Instrumentation & Control Engineering?

Gil Automation

Instrumentation and control refer to the analysis, measurement, and control of industrial process variables using process control instruments and software tools such as temperature, pressure, flow, and level sensors, analyzers, electrical and mechanical actuators, Human-Machine Interfaces (HMI), Piping and Instrumentation Diagram (P&ID) systems, automated control systems and more.

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Definite Purpose Contactors 101

Marshall Wolf Automation

Let’s start at the beginning. What are definite purpose contactors? DP contactors are electronically controlled switches that are used for switching a power circuit. Originally designed for the HVACR industry, their use has expanded to a variety of other market segments. In general, if you have an application that heats, cools, refrigerates, controls, or moves air, then it is a likely candidate for these devices.

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Safety Meeting Topics for Manufacturing

CMTC Manufacturing Tech

In 2020, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS) estimated that of the 4,764 fatalities that occurred on the job, 340 of them were in the manufacturing industry. In 2019, 395,300 of the 2.8 million nonfatal workplace injuries that occurred were in the manufacturing sector. Manufacturing workers are regularly exposed to potentially dangerous equipment and conditions which makes proper training and regular safety meetings an essential part of a safe work environment.

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Valve Selection for the Safe Operation & Protection of the Pump Station

Gil Automation

Proper valve selection that helps ensure safe operation and protection of the pump station can present a challenge to the engineer and owner. Common considerations include preventing the damaging consequences of surge pressure transients (water hammer), related safety issues, pipeline breaks, fitting failures, cross connection, flooding and water loss.

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Valve Selection for the Safe Operation & Protection of the Pump Station

Gil Automation

Proper valve selection that helps ensure safe operation and protection of the pump station can present a challenge to the engineer and owner. Common considerations include preventing the damaging consequences of surge pressure transients (water hammer), related safety issues, pipeline breaks, fitting failures, cross connection, flooding and water loss.

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Emergent Energy Optimizes Steam Systems with Panoramic Power’s Technology

Manufacturers face increasing pressure to curb energy waste and emissions. Emergent Energy specializes in optimizing industrial steam systems, leveraging Panoramic Power’s real-time energy intelligence to drive efficiency. By analyzing steam system performance, Emergent Energy pinpoints inefficiencies and implements targeted improvements. This article explores how data-driven steam optimization transforms wasted energy into measurable savings, ensuring compliance with sustainability regulations.

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Basic Construction & Sizing for Contactors

Marshall Wolf Automation

So you’re looking to purchase a contactor switch , great! There’s some basic criteria to follow when looking for the right switch and it’s our goal to make that process as simple as possible. When first looking into contactor switches , it may be helpful to have a general understanding of what their function is. What is a contactor? “A contactor is an electrically controlled switch used for switching a power circuit, similar to a relay except with higher current ratings.

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