As an increasing number of industries embrace automation, vibratory feeders are becoming more widely used. They offer a quicker and more effective alternative to manual feeding but can be inflexible and complex to incorporate into existing systems. To improve on this, EPF Automation developed the Supata, an integrated flexible feeding module. The system comes equipped with a Shibaura Machine, formerly…
Industry 4.0 ushered in a new era of transition in many industries, including revolutionizing the way process manufacturers adopt new technologies to modernize their plants for more efficient management of operational procedures and product lifecycles. While there is no question that machines and advanced technologies have been at the center of this transition, it is now time to fully embrace…
Severe service applications can be the bane of an automation engineer’s existence because they often have higher than necessary maintenance and repair costs. The process or application is particularly punishing and almost always critical to plant operation, so getting it right is paramount. This article demystifies the severe service control valve selection process and provides advice to help end users…
