LED Lighting - Watts vs. Lumens
What is the difference? What should I look for?
- Watts are the unit of power or amount of energy...
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Get the Most Out of Your Servo Motor
There's a common belief that two servos with the same power range from different manufacturers are...
STOP! Safety Switches Halt Risks
STOP!
When you were a kid playing ball your parents probably had to yell this at least once when...
Get the Most Out of Your HMI Scripting
An underutilized item in your automation toolbox is the scripting capability embedded in your HMI...
Servo Motors: An In-Depth Introduction, Part 2
What else can a servo motor do?
In Servo Motors: An In-Depth Introduction, Part 1, we reviewed how...
Soft Starters – Applications and Benefits
Old motor controls used an across-the-line starters or some type of Wye or Delta configuration to...
Tracing within a Siemens PLC
Watch a servo or drives person in action, and it is generally only a matter of time before they are...
LED Lighting: 6 Facts You Didn't Know
Most people know that LED lightbulbs are good for environmental sustainability and durability. But...
Servo Motors: An In-Depth Introduction, Part 1
What is a servo motor, and what are they used for?
A servo drive system breaks down into two main...
Energy Efficient Transformers and US DOE 2016 Standards
Electromagnetic induction, the principle of the operation of the transformer, was discovered...