There are hundreds of power quality measurements you can take on electrical systems and equipment These instructions focus on four predictive maintenance (PdM) measurements and two power consumption measurements that can help you uncover hidden Learn more

IEN What are the major concerns facing the materials sector and how can they be addressed?Mirman A key concern is material selection at the product design phase There are invariably tradeoffs between cost weight performance and reliability New Learn more

IEN How can/will the sector answer industry demand for increased automation and flexibility?Berner Via embedded solutions and open protocols.IEN Will distributed control architectures continue to displace centralized controls?Berner I think we Learn more

North American shipments of Material Handling Control Systems (MHCS) software and services reached nearly $494 million in 2001 This market is expected to grow at a Compounded Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of over 13% over the next five years Learn more