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The use of IO Link devices is growing and understanding the differences in how they operate, and interface with standard communication protocols is important. Ethernet and DeviceNet have dominated the plant floor for years and for those looking to utilize better data as smart manufacturing evolves IO Link could be a great solution. Let’s recap…
The use of IO Link devices is growing and understanding the differences in how they operate, and interface with standard communication protocols is important. Ethernet and DeviceNet have dominated the plant floor for years and for those looking to utilize better data as smart manufacturing evolves IO Link could be a great solution. Let’s recap…
IO-Link has a ton of flexibility and knowing the strengths will help select the best solution. As a quick recap let’s review how the communication functions: IO-Link introduces bi-directional communications from sensors and actuators in the field back to the controller. This allows users to get additional diagnostics and feedback from the sensors that isn’t…
Motor Control
In our last post of this series on starting a condition-based maintenance program, we interviewed our Program Manager of Reliability Services Mike Rathbun, an integral part of the group that got this effort off the ground. Recently, Rathbun and his team conducted a training session around using the CBM worksheet that we reference throughout this…
Recently we published a series on condition-based maintenance (CBM) for motors, which is a core area for EECO. We wrote this series based on extensive feedback we’ve received as well as recommended textbooks. Our goal was to produce some condensed insights on maintenance and reliability. During this process, we also developed an eBook on CBM…
As shared in our last post, starting a new CBM program is tough. In our experience, the most successful teams tend to put in more work on the front end. This usually leads to the development of a business case. In this post we will explore the process to build the case, and how to…
Electrical Supplies
A key component that is driving industrial growth in America is Innovation. Technology is constantly changing and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), Augmented Reality (AR), Virtual Reality (VR), Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Additive Manufacturing are all impacting manufacturing positively. These technologies are driving complex solutions. Innovation begins with understanding needs of the marketplace. Design thinking…
Many customers that we talk to are talking about the same thing: workforce attrition. There is a major shortage of a skilled workforce and people are retiring. Companies are struggling to bring up the next generation. “The average age has shot way up near the retirement age, where manufacturing is trying to entice retirees back…
What do you think about when you think “manufacturing”? Maybe you envision an assembly line like Henry Ford invented. Perhaps you think of a monotonous task where you’re standing the same spot doing the same action for eight hours a day. We’ve heard that public perception is that manufacturing plants are hot, old, and dirty. THAT…