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Siemens and eQ Technologic Deliver Data-as-a-Service Across Xcelerator Portfolio

Siemens and eQ Technologic Deliver Data-as-a-Service Across Xcelerator Portfolio

Siemens Digital Industries Software can now deliver more seamless integration and data and process orchestration across the Xcelerator portfolio through an expanded strategic partnership with eQ Technologic (eQ). Building on the long relationship between Siemens and eQ, Siemens’ customers can now access the eQube Data as a Service platform to create digital threads connecting systems including Product Lifecycle Management (MLM), Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Application Lifecycle Management (ALM), Internet of Things (IoT), and other Information Technology (IT), Engineering Technology (ET) and Operational Technology (OT) solutions.

 

 

 

Achieving Energy Efficiency and Sustainability With Data-Driven Insights

Achieving Energy Efficiency and Sustainability With Data-Driven Insights

In a white paper released recently, ABB revealed that smart energy management systems can help facility managers reduce energy consumption by up to 45 percent. In “The new era of energy management,” ABB explains the multiple benefits of utilizing smart energy management systems that leverage new digital technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning and the Internet of Things (IoT). These technologies are paving the way for greater efficiency and higher cost savings while ensuring sustainable operations.

 

 

 

A New Modification Center for Rittal North America

A New Modification Center for Rittal North America

Rittal North America celebrates the grand opening of our 3rd modification center in Sparks, Nevada, enhancing the capabilities of their 47,000 sq ft. facility. The Sparks facility is not only the host to an expansive supply of Rittal enclosures and climate control products, but is now a go to location for fast, efficient, and affordable enclosure modification and assembly.

 

 

 

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Siemens’ Tips for Panel Builders Series – Part 1: Door Interlocking Requirements According to US Standards

 

To protect people from injuries caused by electricity, control panels that are used in the U.S. must be designed so that they ensure protection against direct contact. The U.S. standards therefore specify that the enclosure doors must be locked in accordance with specific guidelines, but that they must be accessible for maintenance and service by qualified personnel.In this series Siemens will provide two panel building tips articles for the remainder of 2020. Part 1 forcuses on Door Interlocking Requirements According to US Standards.

 

 

 

Grounding and Power Cable Guidelines for High Speed VFD Applications

Grounding and Power Cable Guidelines for High Speed VFD Applications

High speed motors, whether they be permanent magnet synchronous, induction or synchronous reluctance, provide a high efficiency, high power density motor that is being increasingly utilized in applications such as wastewater treatment blowers, industrial chiller compressors or industrial heat pumps. In order to reliably and efficiently operate these motors, a VFD designed for the required high frequency output is needed.

 

 

 

IIoT, Connectors and Three Watchwords for the Factory of the Future

IIoT, Connectors and Three Watchwords for the Factory of the Future

Productivity, efficiency and quality are the three watchwords for the new dawn of the industrial internet of things (IIoT).  Under the surface of the well-wired floor of the factory of the future are connected devices, configured to make IIoT a reality. Hank Graham, product manager for single board computers (SBC) and electronics at Allied Electronics and Automation, sees the factory of the future as an industrial site digging its heels firmly into automation.

 

 

 

TI Introduces the Industry’s First Zero-Drift Hall-Effect Current Sensors

TI Introduces the Industry’s First Zero-Drift Hall-Effect Current Sensors

Texas Instruments recently introduced the industry’s first zero-drift Hall-effect current sensors. The TMCS1100 and TMCS1101 enable the lowest drift and highest accuracy over time and temperature while providing reliable 3-kVrms isolation, which is especially important for AC or DC high-voltage systems such as industrial motor drives, solar inverters, energy-storage equipment and power supplies.

 

 

 

Skid-Based Production is Manufacturing’s “New Normal”

Skid-Based Production is Manufacturing’s “New Normal”

Whether it is for hand sanitizer, shampoo ingredients, a medical additive, or any of a thousand other process steps in a thousand different industries, producing chemistries and other products in a modular platform is increasingly the norm. More and more frequently Optimation are seeing requests, and opportunities, for modular or skid-based production and manufacturing process projects.

 

 

 

Electrical Service Upgrades Should Be a Priority for All Businesses

Electrical Service Upgrades Should Be a Priority for All Businesses

In the year of 2017, a report from the United States Fire Administration indicated that over 8,000 businesses experienced electrical fires. In total, the losses exceeded $430 million. While it is true that most businesses throughout the United States perform standard levels of upkeep in order to properly maintain their commercial property, it is also true that many neglect maintenance and servicing of their electrical systems until a problem develops.

 

 

 

Why Are Discrimination Studies Among Protections So Important?

Why Are Discrimination Studies Among Protections So Important?

Discrimination studies are an essential factor in the design of any electrical installations. Professionals carry out an exhaustive analysis of the electrical protections needed to guarantee the continuity of supply in case of failure. A good discrimination study allows the coordination of different protections at different levels of electrical installations.

 

 

 

Modular Electronics Enclosures for Instrumentation Allow Versatile Cooling
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Modular Electronics Enclosures for Instrumentation Allow Versatile Cooling

Electronics enclosures are used in countless test/analytics/measurement devices for many applications. This includes various instrument systems in Oil & Gas, Industrial & Power Control, Medical, Lab/Test, and Military designs. Serving all of these types of devices requires a wealth of cooling options for instrument cases.