An electronic survey of Control Design readers was conducted in August 2013 in order to identify usage and application trends of HMI & industrial PCs among the industrial machine builders that comprise Control Design's readership.
Respondents reported the greatest drawbacks to using pneumatics are high cost of air (32%), high maintenance (24%), lack of system diagnostics (23%), inflexible (13%) and insufficient vendor support (7%).
Programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and programmable automation controllers (PACs) provide viable options for machine control. This Control Design collection explains the differences...
The essential tips for using Panametrics moisture analyzers to ensure product quality, reduce waste, and lower costs. How to select the right technology, fine-tune calibration...
Motion control engineers tend to focus on torque and speed specifications during the design process, but often fail to notice the unique features that differentiate a high-quality...
