by Paul Neafcy | Nov 18, 2025 | ABB, Contactors, Manufacturers In The Spotlight, Product Information
Electric motors keep most industrial and commercial processes moving. If your business is running pumps, fans, compressors or conveyors, you’re going to want a dependable way to switch motors and protect them from overload. This is why you combine AF Contactors...
by Paul Neafcy | Nov 13, 2025 | ABB, Complete Guide, Danfoss, IMO, PID Controllers, Programmable Logic Controllers, variable speed drives
A PID controller is an industrial automation control system that continually adjusts an output to keep a process variable – such as speed, temperature, pressure, or level – at (or as near as possible to) a desired target known as the setpoint. PID...
by Paul Neafcy | Oct 30, 2025 | ABB, Complete Guide, Panel Building, Product Information, Programmable Logic Controllers, Unitronics
What is a Programmable Logic Controller (PLC)? A Programmable Logic Controller (PLC) is an industrial-grade computer designed to control machinery and processes. It’s the intelligent “brain” behind factory automation, processing inputs, making...
by Paul Neafcy | Oct 23, 2025 | ABB, Complete Guide, Danfoss, Electric Motors, TECO, variable speed drives
Safe Torque Off is a safety feature built into many Variable Speed Drives (VSDs) and servo drives. It prevents the motor from generating torque – which means it can’t turn – even if it’s still powered. When STO is active, the drive’s...
by Paul Neafcy | Oct 21, 2025 | ABB, Panel Building, Power Supplies, Product Information
In the world of automation and control, reliable power is everything. The ABB CP-S range of primary switch-mode power supplies delivers the efficiency, flexibility and compact design that modern industrial applications demand. Whether you’re working on a...
by Paul Neafcy | Oct 8, 2025 | ABB, Complete Guide, Danfoss, Industrial Communication Protocols, Industry 4.0, Product Information, Unitronics, WAGO
“Communication Protocols” literally means “rules for talking”. So, Industrial Communication Protocols means rules for talking in industry. This isn’t about trying not to offend someone in a meeting or shouting to be heard on the factory...