Valve position feedback and end position monitoring systems are used in process engineering plants to transfer information about the state of valves to the control panels and control rooms. Modern solutions operate inductively and offer a number of advantages over conventional feedback systems with mechanical
In the food processing industry, size reduction equipment is widely used to process foods from their original shapes and sizes into their final forms. Products such as shredded cheese, sliced and diced vegetables, potato chips, and peanut butter are manufactured using size reduction equipment. Pepperl+Fuchs
Detecting a Pressure Drop in Plain Bearings Helps Prevent Damage to Machinery Plain bearings provide reliable lubrication in high-speed machines. They ensure minimal friction losses and play a crucial role in increasing service life. For example, this is how turbines and generators become fully lubricated, which ensures
Whether in combination with Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs), skid units, or monorail conveyor systems in the automotive industry, Data Matrix code tapes from Pepperl+Fuchs ensure the highest level of precision and maximum reliability for positioning and track guidance. The polyester laminate code tapes previously used for
Industry 4.0 and the Industrial Internet of Things are standard in the manufacturing industry. In the process industry, on the other hand, there was previously no network standard capable of quickly transferring large amounts of data from the field level to the information level of the
Nowadays it is hard to deny that many workers around the world have disengaged themselves from the shackles of their desktop computers and are able to use their mobile smartphone or tablet on the job. As a study by StatCounter demonstrates, worldwide usage of the