4 Benefits of Automation for Food Safety and Quality As a business leader, how does your organization use automated food production lines to improve efficiency, quality, and safety? With the declining profit margins and increased […]
How Flow Control Will Fix Your Stuttering Pneumatic Cylinder Does your new Air Double-Acting Cylinder stutter when it extends? To fix a stuttering pneumatic cylinder, ensure the flow controls, such as “meter-in” vs. “meter-out,” are […]
Leaking Manifold Valves? Let’s Troubleshoot It What’s Leaking? While running an automated assembly machine, a machine operator notices air leaking from the exhaust port of a 5-station valve manifold. Their maintenance technician later confirms that […]
Pick the Right HMI for Your Automation Project Nearly every automated machine or system in today’s world has some sort of interface that allows a human worker to interact with it and that is where […]
Motor Management 101 A substantial number of electric motors are present in almost every industry. Keep these items on hand as spares or use them right away. Small operations use many motors, but the numbers can be […]
Bearing Protection for AC Motors All bearings are subject to wear and damage, and the bearings inside your AC induction motor are no exception. A potential cause of bearing damage in an AC motor is when VFDs […]
Do You Know Your Sensors? In virtually every Industrial machine application, you will find a sensor (or many) providing feedback to the machine control system. But do you know how to choose a suitable sensor […]
Bridging information gaps can greatly improve manufacturing quality as well as employee sentiment. Quality is a strategic consideration for any manufacturer. It is a driver of both profits and customer loyalty. While many people know that […]
Electrical safety is vital for those that work in the field. Which voltages are safe for work? With many electrical incidents, the current is the critical factor determining safety, with Ohm’s Law (V=IR) deciding the […]
Increase product quality, efficiency & ROI Integro Technologies, the machine vision division of Motion Ai, is a leading turnkey machine vision system integration and machine-building company. Integro provides engineered solutions throughout North America and to international […]