Across the data center landscape, the pressure to scale is intensifying, especially for small and mid-sized co-location (Colo) providers. Traditionally operating one to five multi-tenant sites, these providers are now being asked to grow like never before. With rising demand for AI computing capacity and increased investment from private equity firms, even the most modest operators are being pushed to develop large-scale campuses rapidly.
Siemens and TRC Companies (TRC) have teamed up to help Tempe (Ariz.)-based Salt River Project (SRP) utility replace its legacy Meter Data Management System (MDMS) with Siemens’ Gridscale X Meter Data Management software. This modern Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) 2.0 MDMS provides SRP with greater functionality, scalability, performance, and insight into its end user energy consumption patterns. Most importantly, it will allow the utility to progress along its AMI 2.0 journey while enhancing data collection, accuracy, and analysis capabilities. The global strategy, consulting, and engineering services firm TRC provided full solution delivery from strategy to implementation, data migration, and integration services.
Industrial facilities face numerous environmental challenges that can significantly impact the reliability of critical components. Among these challenges, extreme temperatures—both hot and cold—pose serious threats to the performance and longevity of industrial limit switches. Understanding how temperature variations affect these essential safety and control devices is crucial for maintaining operational efficiency and preventing costly downtime.
New TECHNOMET TX tower-style enclosures solve lots of electronics design challenges. The extra space they provide is an obvious advantage – especially when the footprint remains so compact – but there are other benefits too. This brief article will go over 6 good reasons to specify a tower enclosure, as opposed to a regular enclosure.
HVAC, climate and environmental technology can face a hard life because the environments it operates in are inherently challenging. The extreme temperatures and windblown moisture of the great outdoors are seldom merciful. Even supposedly comfortable indoor settings can take their toll. Devices often reside in the ‘backstage’ areas of buildings: plant rooms, rooftops, duct spaces, basements and external walls – far from controlled environments like an office or laboratory. Temperatures can fluctuate significantly. Even ambient indoor spaces may create microclimates inside enclosures, due to heat generated by relays, power supplies or processors. Temperature swings can cause condensation inside enclosures.
Food and beverage production is evolving to become faster, cleaner, and more automated than ever. From robotic arms to high-speed conveyor systems, reliable connectivity is the backbone of next-gen equipment. Discover how circular connectors are enabling high-performance automation in even the most demanding hygienic environments. Designed to withstand frequent washdowns, extreme temperatures, and aggressive cleaning agents, today’s circular connectors ensure uninterrupted signal and power transmission under rigorous operating conditions.
Quality is crucial when it comes to DIN rail enclosures because the cost of failure can be disproportionately high. Yes, DIN rail enclosures are commonplace – so much so that you could be forgiven for getting a bit blasé when specifying them – but quality will always matter in the end. If a poor-quality DIN rail enclosure in a control panel were to fail, the consequences could be expensive – especially if it were to trigger a safety alert that shuts down production. The resulting costs do not bear thinking about.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. has recently announced the results of the 10th annual “State of Smart Manufacturing Report.” The global study, fielded in March 2025, surveyed more than 1,500 manufacturers across 17 of the major manufacturing countries. As manufacturers continue to face uncertainty driven by economic shifts, the report highlights how companies are turning to smart manufacturing technologies to manage risks, improve performance, and support their workforce. It also examines adoption of emerging technology, including artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and cloud-based systems.
By Lucas Faulkner, Senior Application Engineer, and Matt Roberts, Technical Project Manager in Engineering at Pfannenberg – In the face of rising energy costs and stringent environmental regulations, industries are increasingly exploring innovative solutions to maintain operational efficiency while reducing their carbon footprint. In the thermal management space, especially for industrial applications, one of the most practical solutions is hybrid cooling—an approach that, while not entirely new to the industry, is being refined and adapted to achieve more significant energy savings, reduce operational costs, and minimize environmental impact.
Rockwell Automation, Inc. recently announced that Volga, a Rockwell Systems Integrator Partner and Brazil-based manufacturer of electrical panels and automation systems, reduced control panel wiring time by 66% using Rockwell Automation’s newly released EtherNet/IP In-cabinet Solution. The result highlights how Ethernet-enabled technology can help manufacturers more efficiently design and build sustainable, higher-quality control panels.
By Abdul Ücüncü, Application Engineer, PULS – This blog article compares a traditional miniature circuit breaker (MCB) and an electronic circuit breaker (ECB) with integrated eFuses, highlighting the advantages of an ECB in terms of faster and more reliable tripping without the need for peak current. In times of unregulated transformer power supplies, traditional miniature circuit breakers (MCB) have established themselves as the main protection modules. However, when primarily switched-mode power supplies were introduced in the 1990s, they quickly replaced transformer power supplies in industrial applications.
With over 40 years of field experience, electrical contractor Guy St-Amour developed an innovative product that led to the founding of Boîtiers STA. In 2011, a special request for a safe outlet for an 800-amp mobile load bank resulted in the prototype for a line of custom-made boxes designed for quick and secure electrical connections. Boîtiers STA quickly grew from a garage operation into a thriving business, now co-owned by Guy’s daughter, Karianne St-Amour.
A solid state relay is ideal when fast, frequent switching is required. Throughout this article, we will give you the key advantages of using a solid state relay. SSRs do not have any moving mechanical parts so they are not subject to any contact failure, mechanical strain or corrosion. An SSR has an average lifespan of millions of cycles with no deterioration in performance. But in order to benefit from a solid state relay’s infinite lifespan, the SSR needs to be used properly.
May 6, 2025 Schneider Electric are committed to helping customers and partners lead in the new industrial identity that is emerging across North America. Schneider Electric’s solutions are designed to revolutionize your operations, making them more agile, empowering your workforce, and keeping you ahead in the competitive market. Visitors to Booth #1832 will learn firsthand about their…
May 5, 2025 Visitors to the Phoenix Contact booth (#5232) can learn how to harness data to make better decisions at Automate 2025. Phoenix Contact will also host CESMII, the Smart Manufacturing Institute, and Mach Controls LLC, an Ohio-based system integrator, in its booth for a comprehensive look at a manufacturer’s IIoT journey. The show runs May…
May 5, 2025 ENHANCE ENCLOSURE PERFORMANCE AND LONGEVITY Specifying the right plastic(s) for your electronic enclosure is crucial. Different polymers can significantly impact the durability, functionality and overall performance of your device. Most OKW plastic enclosures are molded from either ABS, ASA or ASA+PC as standard. All three are tough and dependable – though UV-stable ASA and…