VFDs Keep the Good Times Pumping When the Triple R Camping Resort enhanced their facility to include a waterpark with interactive water features, they also needed to upgrade some behind-the-scenes elements, such as pumps and the VFDs controlling them....
VFDs Keep the Good Times Pumping
When the Triple R Camping Resort enhanced their facility to include a waterpark with interactive water features, they also needed to upgrade some behind-the-scenes elements, such as pumps and the VFDs controlling them. AutomationDirect VFDs were installed to control waterpark systems, and in the process the resort added the capability to manage and upgrade their own equipment.
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How Calgary Racing Uses Linear Position Sensors
Calgary Racing has been using the Gefran linear position sensor (PZ12-A-0050-L) for the past 3 years to measure the suspension travel of the car. The potentiometers provide data that enable the team to understand and study the behavior of the vehicle at any given moment. It provides information that when analyzed, reveals how the car responds to road and driver input.
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Advocating Clean Energy Through Hydropower Automation
For thousands of years, people have turned to water to help them with numerous tasks from grinding grain into wheat and sawing lumber to producing electricity. Today, hydropower is the largest single renewable energy source for electricity generation in the United States.
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WERMA eSign Stacklights – Monday Minute at AutomationDirect
WERMA eSIGN series LED signal towers are available in 9- and 15-tier models, feature a variety of customizable operating modes and lighting effects. eSIGN signal towers provide full-surface signaling with electronic modularity and can operate as a traditional stacklight or be used for variable filling level indications. They can be easily configured via a USB connection and the free configuration software; select models can also be configured via IO-Link.
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16 Tips for an Effective HMI
Do you have an HMI project coming up? Here are some helpful tips and guidelines for you to remember during your planning and implementation.
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