By Paresh Kansara, Rittal’s product manager for industrial & outdoor enclosures Industrial companies are looking for IT infrastructures for use with Industry 4.0 technology, including edge computing platforms. Here are a few tips to help companies implement fast-deploying and secure…
By Chris Romano, product portfolio manager for purge and pressurization, Pepperl+Fuchs, Inc. As long as there have been industrial environments, dust has caused explosions. In the last 20 years alone, dust explosions have resulted in hundreds of deaths and…
By Ann Neal According to one industry leader, there are five machine safeguarding trends that will be strategic for fabricators and manufacturers in the coming months. Each trend has the potential to significantly impact or even disrupt entrenched processes and…
By Taylor Welsh, axcontrol.com At one time, manufacturers and businesses considered plastic to be a godsend; but now, we’re trying to get rid of it as it chokes our oceans harming and killing wildlife. The concept of biodegradable plastic came…
By Glenn Brenneke, VP – research and development, engineering and product management, SPX Cooling Technologies Cooling tower customers want product innovations that can give them a greater amount of cooling for the energy used. In this age of shrinking operational…
Preventable injuries and illnesses in the workplace are among the most worrisome issues you deal with. Knowing the most common safety standard violations can help you minimize risk, limit exposure. and increase your peace of mind. Number one is Fall…
By Glenn Schulz, FDT Group Managing Director In order to compete and win in a global, competitive, fast moving world with increasing demands, all kinds of technology must be harnessed and put to good use. But without an effective approach…
In the past, McAsphalt found that it could be a difficult and time-consuming process to reconcile the amount of asphalt received/transferred/shipped. Not just asphalt, but the fuels side was a big issue as well, considering the large marine fuel oil…
Bag tipping, the action of emptying bulk solids from bags, is at the basis of many bulk solids handling processes. However, this process step is far too often perceived as easy — and without added value — which can lead…
By Keith Riley, Ehren Kiker and Duane Muir, Endress+Hauser Pressure transmitters used in the process industries are very durable and reliable instruments. Even so, they still require periodic maintenance and calibration to ensure optimal performance. This is an area…
