Four Things Every Beginner Should Know About Modbus (Told by a Modbus Beginner)
Just imagine for a moment—imagine you’re a 23-year-old, just one year out of college. By some act of God, you convince an industrial automation company that you are a competent…
7 Vaccine Monitoring Essentials Required by the CDC
All vaccines are temperature sensitive and require the proper environmental conditions to ensure vaccine stability. Exposure to extreme heat or cold can be catastrophic to millions of vulnerable people, especially…
When it is useful to use Rogowski’s coils
The Rogowski coil (Rogowski coil) is an electrical device for measuring alternating and impulse currents, used as an alternative to current transformers (TA). The device consists of a conductor cable…
Rapid Digitalization of Manufacturing? Welcome to Fantasy Island! (What do you think?)
I often wonder if I am a square peg in a round hole. I see things differently than many in our industry do and, honestly, it sometimes bothers me. The…
Real-Time Sampling Oscilloscope – PicoScope 9400 Series
As the days go by, the advancement of technology surprises us, we observe how companies evolve along with technology and also their products, either with a new function, a new…
Identifying Equipment Faults with Vibration Monitoring
Equipment and machinery can be a hefty investment for business owners, from the initial purchase to continuous maintenance. However, costs can quickly add up if equipment breaks down and production…
The Massive Pothole on the Road to Digitalization
I’m sure it’s unique to me but when I sit at my desk to work, I first have to remove all the sharp objects from my desk – anything that…
Ready to move away from 3G to 5G networks?
The increasing expansion of 4G technologies and the emergence of the first 5G networks are creating the optimal conditions for the abandonment of 3G. In Italy more than one operator…
BACnet/IP and Allen-Bradley PLC
As our manufacturing plants get more integrated there is often some overlap between the heating and cooling, lighting, water chilling, and other systems with our PLC-based control systems. Sometimes a…
MadgeTech Doubles Data Logging Ability with New X-Series
Sometimes we release one new product. Sometimes we release 36. Today, MadgeTech announces the release of 36 new products making up the new X-Series of data loggers. Made up of…