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How Data Logging Can Optimize Your Heat Processing
Modern heat processing operations can gain a competitive edge by leveraging advanced data logging technologies. The blog post explores how integrated systems like Watlow's ASPYRE® DT, F4T®, and D4T™ enable real-time monitoring of critical parameters such as run times, process temperatures, and system performance variations. These insights allow for improved process control, reduced scrap and downtime, and compliance with stringent industry standards like Nadcap. This article also traces the evolutions form traditional strip chart recorders to today's sophisticated digital data loggers, emphasizing their compatibility with various sensors and their role in facilitating industry 4.0 initiatives through enhanced connectivity and data integretion.
How to Set Up a PID Control Loop in a Watlow F4T Temperature Controller
Setting up a control loop in Watlow's F4T temperature and process controller is essential for achieving precise thermal management in industrial applications. This guide provides a step-by-step approach to configuring control loop using the COMPOSER® software, focusing on the integration of function blocks-inputs, outputs, and control elements. It emphasizes the importance of correctly connecting transmitters and receivers witin the function block diagram to ensure accurate signal flow. Additionally, the article highlights best practices for parameter configuration, sensor calibration, and safety precautions to optimize system performance and reliability.
Downloading Ethernet and Serial Drivers for Watlow® Controllers
Serial drivers and the Ethernet are major components in field communications within the infrastructure of advanced heating products. Learn more.
Cut Time, Costs and Complexity With the Integrated Capabilities of an F4T® Controller
Eliminate much of the complexity and cost of having several devices to ensure continuous operations and efficient performance, with Watlow’s user-friendly F4T® temperature and process controller. Learn more
The Coefficient of Thermal Expansion and your Heating System
The relationship of how materials expand or contract through temperature change is driven by the coefficient of thermal expansion or CTE of those materials and is a critical factor when designing a heater.
The Benefits of a Watlow® Pre-Configured F4T® Temperature Controller for Industrial Applications
Updating your temperature controller or adding a new system to your facility does not have to take hours, thanks to the Watlow® pre-configured F4T®. Learn more.
Electrification and Decarbonization Solutions from Watlow®: Optimizing Process Heating Systems
Converting from traditional gas-fired equipment is an attractive option for many companies thanks to recent advances in heat exchanger technology and process controlling by Watlow®. Read more.
Retrofitting from the Watlow® SERIES F4 to the F4T® – A Smarter Upgrade for Your Process Controller
Transitioning to a new process controller does not need to be an arduous process. Watlow® has created the new F4T® with retrofitting in mind. This means you can be back up and running in as little time as possible.
The Benefits of Cascade Control
Cascade control involves the use of two discrete control loops. Learn how cascade control can improve your process.
WHITE PAPER: Meeting Nadcap Requirements with Modern Data Logging Methods
Modern process controllers not only help suppliers in the aerospace industry to comply more easily with Nadcap requirements and speed up audits—they also help guarantee quality. A great example of such a controller is Watlow’s F4T, which incorporates batch mode functionality and hassle-free, pre-formatted reports.