Results

Programmable Temperature Controllers – Remote Modules vs. Programmable Logic Controllers
Article

Programmable Temperature Controllers – Remote Modules vs. Programmable Logic Controllers

This article compares programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and emote modules, highlighting their unique advantages for OEMs and design engineers. It discusses how engineers can optimize power and tem...

How to Determine if an Electric Heater is Good or Bad Using an Ohmmeter
Article

How to Determine if an Electric Heater is Good or Bad Using an Ohmmeter

Determining how much heat your system needs is a critical first step in designing efficient industrial heating processes. This blog post walks through how to calculate heat energy for both start-up an...

White Paper: Right Data Right Place Right Now
Article

Right Data Right Place Right Now

Industry 4.0 technology enables the capture and processing of data in real time, both where its generated and where it is needed, to implement effective improvements to manufacturing processes. The ad...

White Paper: Leading Transformation Change for Ourselves and our Customers with Industry 4.0 Applications
Article

Leading Transformation Change for Ourselves and our Customers with Industry 4.0 Applications

Industry 4.0 represents the latest industrial transformation, a shift where technology is, for the first time, allowing data to be captured and processed in real time proximate both to where it is gen...

White Paper: Is the Great Resignation Making Hiring Tough?
Article

Is the Great Resignation Making Hiring Tough?

Does this scenario sound familiar? Sales are up. Your need for workers is up. Your turnover is at historically high rates, especially with employees from the baby-boomer generation retiring and your o...

Easily Upgrade Your Watlow® F4T® PID Temperature Controller or D4T™ Digital Temperature Controller and Data Logger
Article

Easily Upgrade Your Watlow® F4T® PID Temperature Controller or D4T™ Digital Temperature Controller and Data Logger

Watlow’s F4T® temperature and process controller is a powerful, best-in-class device offering industry-leading functionality. The D4T™ data logger features field removable input/output modules for max...

White Paper: Meeting Tighter Emissions Limits While Improving Diesel Engine Efficiency
Article

Meeting Tighter Emissions Limits While Improving Diesel Engine Efficiency

New environmental legislation has created an engineering challenge for heavy-duty diesel engines.CO2 and NOx emissions must fall below stricter standards; at the same time greater engine efficiency ha...

White Paper: Better Heaters Mean More Innovative Analytical Equipment Designs
Article

Better Heaters Mean More Innovative Analytical Equipment Designs

Advanced ceramic heaters, like Watlow's ULTRAMIC, provide significant advantages for analytical equipment design and marketing. Unlike older metal-sheathed heaters, these modern ceramic heaters are sm...

Why Did This Heater Fail and Troubleshooting Corrections
Article

Why Did This Heater Fail and Troubleshooting Corrections

Even after following instructions correctly and checking and rechecking the Watlow® installation manual, sometimes the flip of a switch does not activate an electric heater. In these cases, troublesh...

Converting from POWER SERIES™  to ASPYRE® SCR Power Controllers
Article

Converting from POWER SERIES™ to ASPYRE® SCR Power Controllers

Now that POWER SERIES™ power controllers have reached end-of-life status, transitioning to ASPYRE® power controllers is critical to keep process running. This guide is designed to outline the electric...

WHITE PAPER: Reducing Heater Fouling in a Bisphenol A (BPA) Application Using HELIMAX™
Article

Reducing Heater Fouling in a Bisphenol A (BPA) Application Using HELIMAX™

By using HELIMX™ circulation heaters in its BPA processing, a manufacturer was able to widen its maintenance window by two to three times what it traditionally has been, saving both time and money. Re...

White Paper: Short-Circuit Current Rating -  SCCR
Article

Short-Circuit Current Rating - SCCR

Effective in April 2006 through UL® 508A, the National Electric Code® (NEC®) requires that electrical panel assemblies be marked with the available fault current or Short-Circuit Current Rating (SCCR)...