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These new models connect directly to the database and accelerate leveraging real time data for productivity improvement, predictive maintenance and quality traceability at production sites.

Unplanned downtime is very expensive for any company— and emergency downtime can be disastrous for profits and continued viability. Emergency downtime (when something has gone seriously, catastrophically wrong) can cost five-times as much as downtime for planned maintenance.

Designing an effective and long-lasting system—one that will not only meet current requirements but will also provide exceptional performance and quality into the future—is a challenge that many manufacturers struggle to meet. This article looks at how to design an optimal system. Lean more

Precision Sensors XHP Series "High Purity" Transducer is designed for accurate, reliable, long-term sensing of process gases used in the manufacturing of semiconductor products. LED status light verifies that the transducer is operating correctly. Color band labels are provided with the unit to allow the installer to mark and identify the measured gas. 

However well designed your system may be, eventually it will fail. And odds are that it will fail at the worst possible time—late in the evening, on a Sunday, or a public holiday, whenever you are least prepared to deal with unexpected downtime.

In 2008, manufacturers lost $53 billion in productivity due to employee accidents, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics.

The explosionproof Hawkeye, with its stainless steel enclosure, is designed for service in harsh process environments. It features a solid state proximity sensor which is encased in a shock absorbent urethane potting material.

Why should a company invest time and resources into optimizing their systems when the systems they currently use are working perfectly well?

The innovative battery-less absolute encoder operates through the combination of gears recognizing the rotational position data, which eliminates the need for a battery (and battery replacement) that is normally required for a conventional absolute encoder.

Workplace safety is a top priority throughout U.S. industry, but how can we ensure that work spaces are as safe as they possibly can be?