industrial automation

I work with software for SMT equipment, and I have been thinking about how machine alarm logs can be made more useful for troubleshooting. A basic log normally includes the time, alarm code and machine status, but this is often not enough to understand an intermittent problem. For example, a...

I keep running into the same tension on industrial control enclosures and would like to hear how others approach it. For IP-rated (sealed) cabinets, you can't just vent to ambient, but the gear inside — VFDs, power supplies, PLCs, contactors — all dump heat into a closed box. On a few jobs...