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Written by Gabriel Arce, Portfolio Manager for Siemens USA – In the ever-evolving landscape of electrical services, the journey towards condition monitoring represents a significant leap forward. Today, customers face challenges such as aging workforce and infrastructure, rising cost of energy and operation, and lack of transparency to the condition of key building systems.
Water treatment plants are critical facilities that ensure clean and safe drinking water for the public. These complex plants require precise monitoring and control to ensure smooth operation. Implementing a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system in a water treatment plant can bring significant benefits, including increased efficiency, improved safety, and reduced costs. This article will discuss the benefits of using SCADA for water treatment plants.
In an industrial setting, developing Automated Test Equipment (ATE) in-house is often approached as a DIY (Do-It-Yourself) project involving the ambitious task of constructing a critical support system using internal engineering resources. Automated Test Equipment (ATE) systems serve the critical purpose of ensuring that electronic devices operate according to specifications in the field. The aerospace and defense sectors make substantial investments in ATE due to the criticality of lifesaving electronics utilized in military equipment such as aircraft, naval vessels, and ground vehicles, as well as in various systems like weapons, radar, and wireless communication.
Solid-State Relays (SSRs) are a critical component in modern electrical & electronic systems, providing reliable switching capabilities for various applications from industrial automation to consumer electronics. When it comes to choosing the right solid-state relay for your application, it’s important to know the quality of the product you are purchasing. There are many low-cost products on the market and choosing based on cost instead of quality can be a costly mistake.
Predictive maintenance is changing the way industries manage their equipment. Unlike traditional maintenance methods, which rely on fixed schedules, predictive maintenance uses real-time monitoring to detect potential issues early. This proactive approach reduces the likelihood of unexpected downtime and ensures that maintenance activities are performed only when necessary, optimizing resource allocation and reducing costs.
An insider’s guide to maintaining the consistent temperatures in electrical enclosures that are necessary to protect heat-sensitive electronic components—improving operating efficiency and extending lifespan. Heat is both a by-product and one of the greatest enemies of electrical and electronic components. If not dissipated, this heat has the potential to cause early failures and malfunctions. Components commonly packaged in electrical enclosures, computer server racks, and other product compartments are the vital controls for drives and displays used in many industries.
Panel building on machine tools is no longer as simple as wiring a few components and calling it a day. Now, there are more deadlines, cost pressures, standards, new directives, plus an increasing pressure to innovate. Besides commonly encountered problems related to time, cost, compliance and quality, there is also an increased degree of automation in the pre-fabrication of cables and the automated production of sheet metal parts.
The food and beverage industry is evolving faster than ever, and if you’re managing a production line, you’ve probably felt the pressure: more regulations, tighter margins, and shifting consumer demands. What if Artificial Intelligence (AI) could help your plant run smoother, faster, and more predictably? Implementing AI can feel like an uphill battle, from figuring out where to start, to justifying the investment. That’s exactly why Omron is here. This article breaks down the practical steps to plan, deploy, and manage AI solutions tailored to food and beverage operations.
Torsion is a particular type of load for cables and wires that requires cables to possess special characteristics. Otherwise, users could be faced with damaged cables and operational disruptions. This article will show you what effects torsion can have on electrical connections and what to pay attention to when selecting torsion-resistant cables.
Harsh environmental conditions are just part of the picture when specifying industrial enclosures for outdoor applications. Wind, moisture, and cold are fairly common weather elements designers need to account for, but combatting the potential for corrosion — from natural weather conditions or chemical agents used in production — is also key in designing a durable, reliable automation infrastructure that is built to last. Choosing an enclosure designed for corrosive environments compared to one that is not can help manufacturers increase productivity and revenue, and it can also help reduce maintenance intervals and repair costs.
February 28, 2025 By Robert Cox, Vice President of Marketing, ROLEC Enclosures, Inc. When Customization Comes As ‘Standard’ Today’s new standard HMI enclosures are now more customizable than ever because the modifications start on day one – not at the end of the process. Customization is effectively built in as standard, so specifying bespoke panel…
As the industrial landscape diversifies and becomes more complex, companies are looking for industrial enclosure and cooling solutions that can make processes simpler, more automated, and more efficient. Smart automation solutions remove inefficient manual processes that lack visibility and transparency — particularly in the enclosure climate control space — now that integrated enclosure cooling has emerged as a flexible and versatile configuration of enclosure cooling.
What is the future of data centers? It’s an interesting question in large part because, on the surface, it doesn’t seem like there’s much room for change with how data centers are built. At the end of the day, data centers house IT racks that generate heat which must be dissipated in order to create efficient computing. The future of data centers is not necessarily about changing the core components of IT infrastructure — it’s more about thinking of these components in a more flexible way that allows for greater adaptability and scalability, especially given the rapid increase in AI data centers.
The biggest priorities for designing power generation and storage facilities are scalability and flexibility. The rapid increase in the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging stations and solar and wind power facilities demonstrates the need for flexible automation solutions that can be scaled to meet demand without compromising productivity. Whereas more traditional block-and-cable power distribution solutions create some significant roadblocks in terms of accelerated configuration to meet increases in demand, busbar power distribution combines superior configuration and deployment flexibility with the ability to handle the kind of elevated amperage loads today’s energy & power applications require.
The number of data centers across the globe is increasing. While this is good news for data center engineers, it does pose a significant operational challenge when it comes to the amount of energy required to power these IT facilities. This, in turn, will require new regulations to be put in place. The International Energy Agency (IEA) reports that data centers account for about 1% of global energy demand. But by 2030 it’s estimated that the demand for data center energy will increase by more than 160%. In the U.S. alone, data center workloads are expected to increase by 10% annually through 2030, and this means more energy necessary to power this kind of advanced computing.
