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Why safeguarding was treated as a core design requirement rather than a compliance checkbox.

Even the smallest seal can make or break your system’s performance. When O-ring design is overlooked, the result can be leaks, unplanned downtime, and costly failures. This article breaks down the critical factors that impact sealing success, from material selection to groove design and operating conditions, so you can improve reliability, extend equipment life, and avoid common pitfalls.

Learn how motion control performance goes beyond specs. Explore system layers—mechanics, motors, drives, and controls—for precision and efficiency in this article published in Design World Magazine.

Learn how a focus on drives and controls can help achieve true precision in motion control applications in Valin’s article published in Design World Magazine.

Explore how motion control motor design, performance specifications, and selection impact system precision and efficiency. Learn key factors such as torque ripple, feedback options, motor sizing, and high-performance requirements in motion control applications with expert engineering insights from Valin.

Achieving true precision in motion control applications requires a deeper understanding of the full motion control system from the mechanics to the motors, drives and controls. 

In the world of automation, both industrial and collaborative robots have proven invaluable in improving efficiency, repeatability, and safety. However, many robots in use today still operate in what can be considered a “blind” mode.

Predictive maintenance starts long before the machine hits the plant floor. Here’s how OEMs can harness known failure patterns, targeted sensing, and embedded intelligence to reduce service calls and boost customer uptime.

Learn the fundamentals of heat transfer and how conduction, convection & radiation impact heater performance. This Engineering 101 guide makes complex thermal concepts easy to understand and helps you choose the right heating solution for your process.

How to choose between digital incremental encoders, analog encoders and absolute encoders.

In the world of motion control, engineers often face the challenge of integrating different brands of drives and motors into a cohesive system. At first glance, mixing and matching equipment might not seem like a problem, especially if the sizes of the components line up. 

Electrical installations are the backbone of any industrial system. A well-executed installation can prevent numerous issues, while poor ones can introduce problems that are difficult to diagnose and fix.

There are several key factors that need to be explored before settling on the appropriate level transmitter technology for a given application.

When and why to consider SCARA, Cartesian, articulated and collaborative robots.
 

Stack lights – we've all seen them. They are the bright, LED light towers encountered in manufacturing and industrial sectors. They serve a range of applications and are typically installed on top of machines, systems, and on walls. Some towers are also suitable for indoor and outdoor use.

The WIO Wireless Control System is a Bluetooth enabled system which allows for remote indication and monitoring. 

We are still in the very early stages of widespread adoption and deployment of renewable hydrogen technology in the United States.

In the world of industrial filtration, one of the most common activities involves the removal or displacement of water from another liquid. However, this process is further subdivided into three distinct phases. Chronologically, the first of these phases is particulate filtration (sometimes referred to as prefiltration).

The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 was signed on August 16, 2022, and included financial incentives that were intended to drive more investment and deployment of clean hydrogen and fuel cell technologies.

Although new tools and technologies are available to make tapping into industrial IoT more manageable, one must ensure expectations are accurate.

Discover why replacement parts are crucial for machine builders in this insightful article. Learn how ensuring access to quality parts enhances efficiency and reduces downtime.

Avoid the allure of one-size-fits-all solutions and consider standardization, support and future-proofing for programmable logic controllers.

There is plenty of discussion in the industry regarding the pros and cons surrounding programmable logic controllers (PLCs) vs. programmable automation controllers (PACs) vs. PC-based controllers.

The certification exists for a reason to ensure that the control panels being built meet the very highest safety standards available.