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Optical or capacitive encoder feedback?

How to decide which device is best for a step motor system
Temperature control helps brewery to expand its winning ways

Founders Brewing monitors, captures and controls critical process variables to produce successful test brews
You can’t troubleshoot what you can’t diagnose

Diagnostic tools come in many forms, all with the purpose of keeping a machine running, troubleshooting it when there is a problem or perhaps predicting future issues
Smarter and more capable sensors

Optimizing the technology available in a sensor and adding IO-Link may reduce the number of sensor types needed while improving capabilities

Resolution, Accuracy, and Precision of Encoders

Posted: Aug 01, 2019

Author: US Digital

The difference between the terms Resolution, Accuracy, and Precision as it relates to encoders
IP and NEMA: Choose the right sensor for the rating

Posted: May 15, 2017

Author: Banner Engineering

Answers to common questions about IP and NEMA ratings, when to use them and how to broadly interpret these designations
How to choose the best sensor for clear object detection

Posted: May 15, 2017

Author: Banner Engineering

This article compares three types of sensor technologies frequently used for clear object detection: LED-based sensors, laser-based sensors, and ultrasonic sensors
How advanced factor 1 sensor technology detects all metals at the same range

Posted: Mar 30, 2016

Factor 1 technology improves on the capabilities of standard proximity sensors to detect all metals at the same range.