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Get select Watlow heaters and process heating products with 5–15 day lead times. Shop Watlow immersion, screw plug, flanged and circulation heaters from Valin.

Discover 5 benefits of replacing pneumatic cylinders with IAI ELECYLINDER, including predictive maintenance, reduced downtime, lower maintenance costs, and smoother motion.

Learn how to choose the right encoder for your motion control application. Compare incremental, analog, and absolute encoders for speed, resolution, feedback, and compatibility.

For engineers, maintenance professionals, OEMs, and purchasing teams, selecting the right ASCO solenoid valve requires more than simply matching pipe size. Learn about ASCO solenoid valves, including types, applications, benefits, valve selection, and direct-acting vs. pilot-operated designs for industrial fluid control.

Even experienced engineers and operators can encounter trouble when integrating different brands of drives and motors into a cohesive system. One critical factor that makes or breaks the integration’s success is motor commutation, or the process of switching between motor phases to ensure smooth, continuous operation.

Rotary stages are essential for precise rotational motion in automation, life sciences, and manufacturing, ensuring stable and repeatable positioning. Learn how rotary stages improve precision automation with accurate positioning, repeatability, and motion control. Explore industrial applications and expert solutions from Valin.

At first glance, selecting the right actuator for your application might seem straightforward. You figure out the load, define the motion, and move forward. For a large portion of applications, that approach works just fine. However, once you step outside that standard 80 percent, things can get complicated quickly.

Accurate level measurement is a critical element for many applications in the industrial world; without it, most processes simply cannot function properly. While most plant operators understand this truth, general knowledge often falls short once the conversation shifts to level transmitter selection and the best way to achieve that accuracy.

A test gauge is a high-accuracy pressure measurement instrument serving as a reference to verify the performance of other pressure devices, such as working gauges, pressure switches or transmitters. Over time, pressure gauges and sensors in process and industrial systems can drift due to wear, temperature changes, vibration or process conditions. Having a reliable reference helps ensure that your pressure reading can be trusted.

OEM pressure sensors are accurate and repeatable when their sensing technology, materials, calibration and construction work together to deliver consistent pressure measurements over time and under real-world operating conditions.

Building a robot is not easy.  Programming a robot can be even more challenging without user-friendly software.  In this article, I'll explain a few of the MRC Studio's most useful features and demonstrate how the Robot Vision Calibration function can help reduce costs for your vision-enabled robots.

If you work in an industry that involves high-heat processes, such as oil and gas and petrochemical applications, you know the challenge of keeping your pressure and temperature measurement instruments working effectively. These instruments are put to the test daily with exposure to extreme temperatures, abrasive chemicals and other elements that may not be compatible with the wetted components (parts that are in contact with the process).

Many OEMs and machine builders have a vision for a specialized robot — a compact SCARA for assembly, a tabletop Cartesian for dispensing, or a small articulated arm for inspection. The mechanical concept is clear. The application is defined.

A differential pressure (DP) gauge is used to measure flow by converting the pressure drop created by a flow restriction into a readable flow rate based on established fluid dynamics principles. In many industrial applications, engineers need a reliable way to monitor liquid or gas flow but may not require the complexity or cost of an electronic flow meter. In these cases, a DP gauge provides a simple, mechanical solution for flow indication.

Material compatibility in pressure instrument selection matters because even well intended material upgrades can introduce hidden risks when components interact in real process environments. 

Resistance temperature detectors (RTDs) are passive components whose resistance changes with a change in temperature. This can be measured very accurately, enabling an RTD to translate temperature into a stable electrical signal, even in demanding industrial environments.

The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is the U.S. National Metrology Institute responsible for maintaining primary measurement standards. ISO/IEC 17025 is the internationally recognized standard for testing and calibration laboratories. Both organizations provide widely recognized calibration frameworks used to ensure accurate, reliable measurement results across many industries.

High-pressure OEM systems depend on reliable, repeatable pressure measurement to maintain performance, protect equipment, and ensure operator safety. Whether used in mobile hydraulics, pump monitoring, transportation systems, or demanding industrial automation, an inaccurate or unstable pressure signal can lead to equipment damage, premature component failure, or inconsistent system behavior.

As a leader in pressure and temperature instrumentation, Ashcroft recommends customers apply ASME B40.100 guidance, which suggests choosing a gauge range that keeps normal operating pressure near the middle of the scale. This simple best practice supports accuracy, reliability and overall performance.

Most pressure gauges around the world have either an NPT or G (metric) connection for insertion into processes. It is useful to know their differences – and also how to recognize which type is in use – without having to remove the entire assembly.

Pressure measurement is all about PSI. That’s because pounds per square inch (PSI) is the most common unit for measuring pressure in the U.S. It’s important to understand what PSI means and how it is used, as pressure measurement is an important part of life in the 21st century.

Almost everyone uses the terms pressure sensor, pressure transducer, and pressure transmitter interchangeably, and that’s okay!

The magnetic level indicator working principle is used in level instrumentation. The interaction between the float magnets inside the chamber and magnetic flags outside the chamber provides continuous level information. This type of level indicator doesn’t require power, making it ideal for a variety of applications across industries.