Tolomatic’s John Fenske and Mason Cousins weigh in on how the industry is repositioning as electrification, systems engineering and mechatronic integration inform their approach to motion systems and ...

We present a suite of algorithms and tools for model-predictive control of sensor/actuator systems with embedded microcontroller units (MCU). These MCUs can be colocated with sensors and actuators, ...

Plant engineers at Eskom’s Majuba Power Station in South Africa have been continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency and reliability. The six-unit, 4,000-MW, supercritical coal-fired plant ...

EtherNet/IP is an industrial protocol operating over the Ethernet medium and is used for communication between industrial control systems and their components, such as a programmable automation ...

Liebherr-Aerospace sees electro-mechanical actuators as replacements for servo-control actuators on legacy aircraft, but limited to less critical control surfaces, such as spoilers. Credit: Liebherr ...

SCHAFFHAUSEN, Switzerland — In industrial systems, the monitoring, control, and maintenance of valves is a demanding task as the operating data is not available directly at the actuator or valve and ...

Big, innovative breakthroughs often result in game-changing technologies. Smaller incremental improvements in essential material components can similarly lead to significant performance and efficiency ...

Across the power generation industry, operators are under increasing pressure to do more with less. Aging assets are being pushed to operate longer; maintenance windows are shrinking, and expectations ...

Addressing the key questions about the role of actuators in medical testing environments explains why actuator designs are changing to handle mass processing and ...

Directional-control valves are vital in any pneumatic circuit, directing or blocking airflow to control the speed or sequence of operations. One method of classifying directional-control valves is by ...