The full-closed-loop feed servo system of a computer numerical control (CNC) machine tool uses a linear encoder on the load side for position control, requiring high accuracy, fast response, and good ...

In this installment of Weekly Boiler Tips we break down how a current simulator (current calibrator) helps boiler technicians troubleshoot systems. Boiler instrumentation and controls go ...

Bipolar stepper motors provide precise position control while operating in an open loop. Industrial automation applications—such as robots and processing and packaging machinery—and consumer ...

Among all power factor correction (PFC) topologies, totem-pole bridgeless PFC provides the best efficiency; therefore, it is widely used in servers and data centers. However, closing the current ...

Control valve selection plays a crucial role in optimizing control loop performance, and engineers must consider factors beyond just cost, leakage class and pressure drop. As explored in a Control ...

In 2012, Automation World published an article looking at the decision factors faced when choosing electric or pneumatic actuators. More than a decade later, manufacturing engineers and OEMs still ...

A federal appeals court on Thursday ruled that US regulators overstepped their authority by reinstating "net neutrality" rules governing internet service providers, dealing a blow to the Biden ...

Abstract: In this letter, a robust transmit scheme is proposed to facilitate the co-design of communication and control in multi-loop wireless control systems (WCS), where the controller equipped with ...

A trip through past issues of InTech reveals a wealth of resources for understanding closed-loop control fundamentals. A trip through past issues of InTech reveals a wealth of resources for ...

Third-party .NET-centric dev UI tooling specialist Syncfusion this week announced the open sourcing of 14 controls for .NET MAUI, the evolution of Xamarin.Forms that adds support for building desktop ...