Semiconductor

Submitted by Ray Marquiss || Valin Corporation
Specifying VFD's

The basic application for a VFD is one where an AC motor must be run with some aspect of control over the speed, accel/decel or torque. Cranes, fans, pumps, mixers, conveyors, and similar applications are all candidates for using a VFD.

Submitted by Rusty Walton || Valin Corporation
Manifolds: Finding a Solution Before the Problem Strikes

In the semiconductor industry, keeping equipment in top shape is a chief priority. To ensure that every batch of wafers coming out of the process meets the meticulous industry standards for quality, every component in the process must be regularly maintained.

Functional Safety Standards Drive Safety Related Control in Semiconductor Equipment

With mega fab construction accelerating around the globe, designers of new generation wafer processing equipment are following the lead of SEMI S2 and the European Machinery Directive by embracing functional safety standards like ISO-13849 for the design and integration of safety-related parts of control systems (SRP/CS) including the design of software.

V2A037TW TM AI Cobot Techman Robot Vision Solutions

Techman Robot is a leading brand of collaborative robots. We have the built-in vision and a native AI engine for robots to see.

How to Setup the Baumer Vision System Smart Camera Using a VeriSense Application Suite

This video illustrates how to set up the Baumer Vision System Smart camera using a VeriSens application suite.

Valin’s Pneumatic EV Manifold Retrofit Solutions

Are you having trouble with your pneumatic valve banks on CVD, PVD, ETCH, and other 20+ year-old tools? Troubles such as EV failures and CDA leaks, obsolescence, and low airflow due to smaller Cv's?  Are you tired of the midnight phone calls because your electric valves are failing? Well, Valin has the solution!

Submitted by Dorner
Make vs. Buy: The Real Costs of Making a Conveyor Yourself

With a competitive, evolving global market place, changes in outsourcing, and scarce availability of engineering talent, the decision to make or buy conveyors is one that many companies face every day.

Submitted by Ray Marquiss || Valin Corporation

A little knowledge goes a long way — knowing and understanding the advantages and limits of encoders and limit switches can ensure the best possible motion system design.

Parker XR HMR OSPE BHD Series

Parker Electronic Motion and Controls division recently announced 4 week lead times on select product series and option sets.

Valin and Mitsubishi Electric joined forces to bring the latest automation solutions to our customers in Arizona on August 7th.  On board the mobile showroom customers saw the latest technology in PLCs, drives, CNCs, motion control, HMIs, energy monitoring and management, industrial robots, and connectivity for MES and ERP applications.