Beam Testing at Portland State
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Beam Testing at Portland State

For their undergraduate senior capstone project, a team of Mechanical Engineering students at Portland State University (PSU) recently designed an electronic system upgrade for the control system of a 100-year-old beam testing machine. Using a range of AutomationDirect parts, the purpose of the project was to make the operator experience comparable to modern machines.
Selecting Motors for Industrial Applications
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Selecting Motors for Industrial Applications

Efficient use of motors is always important, but there are many other things to consider when specifying an electric motor. Mechanical and environmental considerations are on the list, as is the application and operation. All of these factors are important, but the application is where the selection process should start. How to Select a Motor…
Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Awards 2017 | Honorable Mention
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Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Awards 2017 | Honorable Mention

2017 Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice Awards Winners and Honorable Mentions were just announced for the 2017 Control Engineering Engineers’ Choice awards. For those of you unfamiliar with this award, it highlights some of the best new control, instrumentation and automation products as chosen by CE’s readers and online subscribers. Respondents are asked to select products…
Will That Controller Work in Your Application?
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Will That Controller Work in Your Application?

Industry has a seemingly endless variety of machine and process control applications, and a correspondingly wide range of controller choices. When selecting a controller, there are many similarities and some differences to consider. And, while some controllers will control just about anything, others may be more suited for a particular task. The main controller choices…
Design World Recognizes AutomationDirect for Innovation and Engineering Excellence
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Design World Recognizes AutomationDirect for Innovation and Engineering Excellence

Leadership in Engineering On January 10, 2017, the editors of Design World announced the winners in their ‘Leadership in Engineering’ Program. Now in its tenth year, the Leadership in Engineering program is a yearlong print and online event to acknowledge engineering leadership across several disciplines. Design World utilizes an online anonymous registration voting system to…