Technical blog
What we learn by measuring, automating and making things, told plainly. Concrete answers to the questions we get asked on the shop floor.
Industrial automation
- Industrial automation
Predictive maintenance with vibration and temperature: where to start
How to start predictive maintenance: which machines first, which vibration, temperature and current sensors, how to set alarms, and a staged plan.
6 min read - Industrial automation
Modbus, OPC UA or MQTT: which protocol for your plant?
Modbus, OPC UA or MQTT: what each industrial protocol does, a comparison table, typical architectures and how to choose for your case without vendor lock-in.
5 min read - Industrial automation
Machine retrofit: when to modernise instead of replace
Machine retrofit explained: the signs a machine is worth modernising, when it isn't, what a retrofit includes and a table to compare it with buying new.
5 min read
Digital manufacturing
Electronics & products
Energy efficiency
- Energy efficiency
Variable speed drives on pumps and fans: when do they pay off?
When a variable speed drive pays off on pumps and fans: affinity laws, a worked example, static head limits and what to measure before you buy one.
5 min read - Energy efficiency
Idle energy consumption: find what your factory uses when idle
What idle energy consumption in a factory is, which equipment causes it, how to measure it every 15 minutes and which fixes cut it, from free to capital spend.
5 min read
Water and pumping
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