Among these applications is a linear actuator used in a throttle control system designed specifically for harsh environments. This particular linear actuator is used to control the power to a cement ...

Plant engineers at Eskom’s Majuba Power Station in South Africa have been continuously looking for ways to improve efficiency and reliability. The six-unit, 4,000-MW, supercritical coal-fired plant ...

Limitorque SMB actuators from Flowserve Corp., Irving, Tex. (flowserve.com), have been used for over 40 years in almost every kind of heavy-duty industrial application, and can be found in every ...

The proximity sensor utilizes miniature hall effect technology in an IC package mounted directly on the actuator. The hall effect is an ideal technology with a virtually unlimited on-off cycle life ...

Hysteresis modelling and the subsequent control of actuators constitute a critical research area that underpins the precision and reliability of advanced motion systems. The phenomenon of ...

The challenges of modern process automation are, in a sense, rather basic. Opening, closing, and adjusting valves that control flows and mixing ratios continue to form the foundation of successful ...

Advances in the control of vibrations in membrane structures have become pivotal in numerous engineering applications, particularly in aerospace, telecommunications and flexible robotics. Membrane ...