Most industrial facilities include electric motors that require overload relays for protection, control and monitoring purposes. The latest overload relays are often called motor management relays ...

International Rectifier has filled the last gap in its motor control portfolio with a pair of controller chips. The firm now produces controllers, power Mosfets, IGBTs and high voltage driver chips.

A programmable logic controller (PLC) is an industrial solid-state computer that monitors inputs and outputs, and makes logic-based decisions for automated processes or machines. 1. The image above is ...

Programmable logic controllers (PLC) save time, money, and energy in process control systems. They simplify systems. A brief history of manufacturing processes sets the stage for how to use modern ICs ...

The precision, reliability, and high torque of stepper motors make them attractive to manufacturers for many applications. German-based Trinamic Microchips GmbH (Trinamic USA; Scottsdale, AZ) ...

The DRV10983 from Texas Instruments is a 24-V, sinusoidal, sensor-less, brushless DC (BLDC) motor driver. The 3-A driver with integrated control logic enables the ability to quickly tune motors for ...

Airbus is aiming to introduce an engine control unit software modification for CFM International CFM56 powerplants, to reduce the safety risk if A320 pilots attempt a go-around after activating ...

Building the “brain” that guides a self-driving car or other autonomous vehicle is challenging enough. Ensuring this digital pilot remains reliable when moving from clean computer simulations to the ...