How to Convert AC to DC: Safe Practices and Tips
Electricity is the unseen blood of the civilization in our modern world. It is available at our wall sockets, but the electronic devices that characterize our existence, the powerful computers that are driving our industry, the little smartphone in our pocket, cannot utilize this electricity directly. They must have first a mute, fundamental change. This […]
Matching Types of Limit Switches to Your Automation Needs
The success of many industrial automation systems is dependent on the reliability of the basic building blocks in the complex ecosystem of industrial automation. Limit switches are some of the most important. The unsung heroes provide simple, robust, and dependable position detection. Although new sensor technologies are being developed, the limit switch will continue to […]
From Application to Schematic: A Guide to Proximity Sensor Symbols & Selection
Reliability and accuracy are the measures of success in industrial automation. The path between the recognition of a challenge in the production line and the establishment of a powerful control system is a serious one. This process does not start with a component, but with a question: What do we need to do? It is […]
Proximity Sensor Ultimate Guide: Types, Working Principles, Applications & Buying Tips
The sensors employed are a basic element in the architecture of modern industrial automation. The proximity sensor is the sense organ of a machine, allowing systems to sense their surroundings and to sense the presence of an object or the presence of objects and lack of objects without coming physically in contact with it. This […]
Revealed: What Is the Function of the Power Supply in Automation?
In the complex and challenging environment of industrial automation, the components, much like a laptop computer, are frequently appraised on the basis of the aptitude to serve in increasing uptime, efficiency and reliability. Industrial switching power supply units (PSUs) may not have the dazzle and flair of PLCs, robotic arms, and sophisticated sensors, but without […]
Why the Power Supply in a Small PLC Is Often 24V DC
What Defines a Small PLC Micro or brick-type PLCs are small automation controllers that are suitable to run basic control applications. Their simplistic nature, low price and convenience of fitting them where there are potentially limited spaces makes them very popular. Small PLCs are normally supplied with pre-determined input/output (I/O) configurations and built-in components, such […]
Proximity Sensor Test: How to Diagnose & Fix Common Issues
The proximity sensor is an unsung hero of a world of more and more automated and more intelligent devices. In everything you own, including that smartphone in your pocket or most advanced industrial equipment, this element plays a very important role: it tells when there are objects nearby with no physical contact being made. Its […]
Understanding Diffuse Sensors in Industrial Automation
Object detection is one of the fundamental needs of the landscape of industrial automation. The sensors are the ones that record small components on a conveyor to making sure that a robotic arm has a component in the correct position – without these sensors, none of the modern accompaniments on a manufacturing facility would work. […]
What is a Rotary Encoder? Types, Working, and Applications
Accuracy is now an essential need in the engineering world of today, where nothing comes as a luxury. In industrial automation, consumer electronics, and all other devices, it is possible to gain control of motion, but it must be accuarrete. The most important part of this capability is a vital electromechanical component: the rotary encoder. […]
The Ultimate Guide to Encoder Types: From Motion Control to Machine Learning
Introduction: What Are Encoders and Why Do You Need Them? Modern technology is a complicated dance where accuracy is the key. Whether it is the robotic arms that are assembling smartphones or the algorithms to tell you what to buy next, the capacity perceive, interpret and act on the data responsively is what made the […]