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(Omron machine safety white paper) Today’s manufacturers are under pressure to be more flexible, reduce downtime, increase efficiency and, above all, keep personnel safe from injury and even worse. These efforts are complicated by yet another requirement: the successful management of external influences. These factors are difficult to predict. And when their true effects become...

I’ve spent three decades working with industrial drive- and PLC-centric production processes. Much has been written and talked about replacing DC systems with AC drives and systems. However, your production process might require you to retain your DC system. If the DC motor is in good shape but you need to upgrade the drive, then...