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...