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Below you will find white papers on topics involving process control and automation.

Why Operating Environment Matters for Actuator Selection

Submitted by Bruce Ng || Valin Corporation

Actuators are required for a variety of operations throughout a multitude of different industries. With so many different potential applications, one would correctly assume that the options can often be overwhelming. Many of these actuators only require a base-level of sizing that is mostly driven by the load (for the bearings) and the desired motion profile (for the drivetrain).

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Guiding a Chopper Valve Application

Submitted by Sri Gavini || Valin Corporation

A large refinery in California (U.S.) was conducting a turnaround and utilized an outside engineering firm to oversee the process. During this phase, the engineering firm discovered the refinery needed new emergency safety shut-off valves (chopper valves) as part of their regeneration process.

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Condition Monitoring: What Are We Measuring?

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

The concepts of preventive maintenance and condition monitoring are not always characterized in a way that is entirely accurate. They sometimes seem to be treated as a one-size-fits-all service that many operators believe they need. However, these concepts can mean very different things depending on the application.

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How to Monitor Assets Remotely Today

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

As long as products have had ethernet ports, people have been asking for remote access to them. They believed they could just plug the devices into the internet, and it would all work. As more software tools became available and internet speeds increased, capable users found ways to give themselves access, however, there was a catch.

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Remote Access for Original Equipment Manufacturer's

Submitted by Submitted by Tom Trinh & Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

Looking for ways to support your systems more easily, more safely, and more quickly for your customers?  Perhaps you are wondering what remote access technology is for industrial control systems.

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Improving the Cleanliness of a Cleanroom

Submitted by Brian Sullivan, Frank Schollmeier, Tim Tritch || Valin Corporation

Depending on the industry and specific environment, different rooms will have different cleanroom classification requirements. There is information out there regarding how classifications are tested and determined, but not as much about how to improve a specific room's classification ranking.

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iPolymer High Purity PTFE Pressure Regulator

Submitted by iPolymer

The iPolymer PTFE Pressure Regulator is designed for use with high-purity water systems and aggressive chemical applications to regulate and maintain a constant pressure downstream of the valve and prevent over-pressurization of sensitive equipment.

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Optimizing Today’s Pneumatic Systems

Submitted by Bill Nevills || Valin Corporation

In the last ten years, the design of pneumatic manufacturers' online tools for sizing components has evolved, the fieldbus systems are ever-changing, component designs are constantly improving, and network devices such as the Industrial Internet of Things have reshaped the industry. Learn more.

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Precision Automation Meets Advanced Product Demand

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

As electronics and technologies become smaller and more intricate, engineers are running into new challenges in automating manufacturing processes. The challenges of manufacturing new products extend beyond the capabilities of precise motion control mechanics to include environmental control.

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Motion Control vs Robotics - What's the Right Choice?

Submitted by Corey Foster || Valin Corporation

For automation applications, one of the larger misconceptions in the industry today is that when someone uses the phrase "motion control," they can just as easily use the term "robotics," as if the two are interchangeable. Read more.

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Software Innovations In Connectivity, Coding & Ease of Use

Submitted by Corey Foster & Ray Marquiss || Valin Corporation

Process automation is most used when talking about computer technology paired with software engineered to help industrial plants or factories operate more efficiently and safely. Before process automation, individuals would have to physically monitor the components and outputs of a plant or factory.

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Single-Use Bioprocessing Trends

Submitted by Frank Schollmeier || Valin Corporation

Upstream bioprocessing, within the last 10 years, has been converted to a single-use disposable product rather than a housing that would need to be regularly cleaned. The issue with single-use bioprocessing is that most systems will have a bottleneck at the chromatography column.

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Workplace Safety Still Needs a Human Component

Workplace safety is—or should be—a primary focus of every organization, regardless of whether we're talking about a classroom, an office, a manufacturing facility, or an oil rig. Employees deserve a workspace that is as safe and secure as it can possibly be.

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Valve-Selection Best Practices

Submitted by Ray Herrera, Valin || Chemengonline.com

Precise combinations of valves and other equipment lead to process success. A biopolymer fermentation process provides an example of proper valve selection.

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Best Practices in CONTROL

Submitted by Jon Irvine

Considering the number of variables, gaining precise control of a process heating application can be a difficult task. In industries with a high demand for consistent quality, controlling the temperature of a substance from the start to the finish of a process is an absolute necessity. Learn more.

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How Gauges Can Help Prevent Costly Loss of Containment

Submitted by WIKA Instrument Guru

Loss of containment is one of the costliest things that can go wrong at a plant. Accordingly, smart enterprises employ a variety of measures that ensure loss of containment just doesn't happen or when it does, the adverse circumstances are kept to a minimum.

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