Industrial Automation Knowledge
Practical industrial automation notes on electrical fundamentals, PLCs, robots, vision, servo systems, industrial networks, and machine control.
- Device Selection #06: Temperature Sensors — Type-K Thermocouple, Pt100 or NTC?
- Device Selection #05: Cylinder Position Sensing — Reed/Magnetic, Limit Switch or Proximity?
- Device Selection #04: Harmonic, Planetary or Cycloidal Gearboxes — Choosing by Torque, Backlash and Cost
- Device Selection #03: Ball Screw, Timing Belt or Rack and Pinion — Choosing by Stroke, Speed and Accuracy
- Device Selection #02: Absolute vs Incremental Encoders — Choosing by Power-Loss Recovery
- Device Selection #01: Photoelectric, Proximity or Ultrasonic — Choosing by Workpiece Material and Surface
- Learn Automation with MINATA #80: Handing Over an Automation System — So the Team Can Run, Diagnose and Maintain It
- Learn Automation with MINATA #79: FAT and SAT — Turning a Checklist Into Evidence
- Learn Automation with MINATA #78: Remote Access for Maintenance — Support From a Distance, With Control and Evidence
- Learn Automation with MINATA #77: OT Network Segmentation — Limit the Blast Radius, Keep It Maintainable
- Learn Automation with MINATA #76: MQTT in Industrial IIoT — Design Topics, Payloads and Store-and-Forward First
- Learn Automation with MINATA #75: OPC UA — Model the Data Before Connecting the PLC Upwards
- Learn Automation with MINATA #74: Barcodes and Traceability — Turning a Scan Into Data With Context
- Learn Automation with MINATA #73: Process Sensors — Temperature, Pressure and Level Are More Than a Range
- Learn Automation with MINATA #72: Pneumatic Valves and Cylinders — Read the Circuit Before Writing PLC Commands
- Learn Automation with MINATA #71: Pneumatics — Monitor Pressure So the Machine Never Quietly Runs Short of Force
- Learn Automation with MINATA #70: Sensor Calibration and Scaling — From a Signal to a Value You Can Trust
- Learn Automation with MINATA #69: PID Tuning and Anti-Windup — Adjust With Data, Respect the Actuator
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