Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PID Tuning Fundamentals: Collecting Good Data PostedOctober 4, 2018 AT 12:55 PM At one time or another we’ve all heard the old adage: Garbage in, Garbage out. While it’s an old saying, it’s a good one and it’s highly relevant to PID controller tuning and process optimization. Read More
Dennis Nash, Control Station, Inc. President PID Tuning Fundamentals: Good Control Should Be SIMPLE PostedSeptember 25, 2018 AT 10:06 AM After all these years the Proportional-Integral-Derivative (PID) controller remains the workhorse for process manufacturers. Still, after more than 50 years of use in industry many practitioners continue to view the tuning of PID controllers as a “black art”. Read More
Michael Gurney, Concept Systems Inc. Owner How Laser Scanners and Non-Contact Encoders Are Changing Robotic Applications PostedFebruary 28, 2017 AT 7:30 AM https://www.automationworld.com/how-laser-scanners-and-non-contact-encoders-are-changing-robotic-applications Painting robots can save time and waste, and the technology is not as far off as you may think. Read More