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How Thyristors Make your Machinery Safer

How Thyristors Make your Machinery Safer

How Thyristors Make your Machinery Safer Problems with power can be a major cause of accidents, fires, and downtime in manufacturing operations. Components such as heating elements can cause power problems if the power isn’t controlled adequately or properly monitored. Operating at higher temperatures, power surges and short circuits can all...
Reduce downtime in manufacturing

Reduce Downtime in Manufacturing

Reduce Downtime in Manufacturing Keeping Power Consistent Incorrect or inconsistent power supply can cause all kinds of problems. A power surge tripping a circuit breaker isn’t a serious issue. If it happens often then it's wasting valuable time and is something businesses simply do not need to tolerate. Similarly, it doesn’t feel like...
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Are Solid State Relays More Reliable

Are Solid State Relays More Reliable When choosing components for any machine in manufacturing, cost is always a consideration. A large reason manufacturers choose electromagnetic or mechanical relays is because they’re usually the cheapest option. Convincing buyers to purchase the more expensive solid state relays comes down to proving they're cheaper in...
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Is Gas or Electricity the Best Way to Heat an Industrial Oven?

Opinions are divided on the issue of gas versus electricity when it comes to domestic ovens.  Many people favour gas because  they find gas ovens easier to control.  Funnily enough, gas industrial ovens are actually much harder to control especially in precision applications and the cost of gas is now...