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  • Why do Mechanical Odometers Still Count in a Digital World?

    May 09, 2018
    Some of the first mechanical meters were made of wood and were pushed by hand. Technology evolved over time, and odometers became more sophisticated.
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  • The Secret to Powder and Bulk Solid Inventory Management

    May 09, 2018
    Inventory management can be tricky in bins that store powder and bulk solids due to the air being dusty. The secret to measuring inventory in these applications may be simpler than you think.
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  • How to Avoid Costly Physical Inventory

    May 09, 2018
    There are several ways to measure bulk inventory in a bin or silo. While some farmers and other manufacturing facilities are stuck in the stone ages, others are taking advantage of new technology. Some benefits of upgrading your inventory routine include saving time and money and creating a safer work environment for employees.
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  • Time Totalizers Hit a Hole in One with Recreational Equipment

    May 08, 2018
    Electrical equipment such as golf carts require durable, long-term operation and scheduled maintenance. Maintaining accurate run-time records for carts and similar equipment helps prevent lost revenue for the owners or, even worse, a wrongly billed and unhappy renter.
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  • 2 Most Important Factors in Continuous Level Measurement

    May 02, 2018
    Radar is one of the most advanced forms of level measurement technology available in the dry bulk material industry. Radar measures the level of material by monitoring the time it takes for a microwave pulse to travel from the level meter to the surface of the material being measured and back to the meter. The time is calculated into distance which is then translated into a level measurement.
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  • Your Solution to "Phantom" Inventory Loss

    May 01, 2018
    Direct support weight measurement technology is required to alleviate phantom loss (drift) in your inventory and financial records. Weight measuring systems provide the advantage of turning a silo into a scale.
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  • Top Challenges With Silo Levels

    Apr 26, 2018
    Before deciding on a weighing system, it is important to first understand the top challenges in silo levels. The application itself, whether the right tool is being used, the environment outside and inside of the silo, and properties of the material being measured can make a difference in silo levels.
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  • Are You Experiencing Inventory Loss in a Silo, Bin or Other Vessel?

    Apr 25, 2018
    It is crucial to have a reliable and accurate measurement of material stored in vessels, silos or bins. There is a variety of weighing systems used to measure bulk inventory. At some point, you may experience a loss of inventory through your weighing system.
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  • 8 Factors to Consider When Selecting a Timer Relay

    Apr 24, 2018
    There are eight important factors to consider when selecting the most appropriate timer relay for your application.
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  • Top 3 Reasons to Automate Your Inventory Management System

    Apr 13, 2018
    Inventory management is critical to dry bulk and in-process applications. Whether your company is a supplier, an in-process facility or even a smaller operation, inventory management automation will help improve your business flow.
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  • Nuclear Qualified Switches: Time & Temperature

    Mar 01, 2018
    Check out how changing your gaskets and/or o-rings can help nuclear plant life extension.
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  • Solution to Percentage Timing Needs

    Feb 21, 2018
    Eagle Signal is known for producing the most reliable industrial timers on the market. Industrial timers perform in industries such as commercial printing, food processing, material handling and production, packaging, plastics, pump controls, and irrigation to name a few.
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  • How Do Nyliner Bearings Stand Up to High Speed Applications?

    Feb 21, 2018
    Polymer bearings have several advantages over oil impregnated metal or bronze bearings in high rotational speed applications. Technology used in both the sleeve type and flanged type bearings allows smooth, accurate, low friction rotary, and linear or oscillating motion.
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  • Voltage Transforms with the Turn of a Dial

    Feb 21, 2018
    The variable voltage transformer is a versatile transformer and controller. They take in utility line voltage and provide continuously adjustable output voltage.
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  • Limit Switch Mechanisms 101

    Feb 15, 2018
    The Cam-type and Rocker-type are the most popular mechanisms of limit switches. Unique to the industry, Namco enhances these mechanisms with SNAP-LOCKĀ® technology. The SNAP-LOCKĀ® action ensures a quick make and quick break of contacts together with mechanical locking in either open or closed positions.
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  • Vacuum Contactor vs. Air- Break Contactor

    Feb 15, 2018
    Contactors are the heart of motor starters and many other electrical installations and panels. It is important to know the advantages and disadvantages to using different types of contactors in different applications.
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  • How Do Nutating Discs Work?

    Feb 09, 2018
    Nutating discs are most often used in feed production, fuel metering, and water metering. This simple yet reliable component is crucial to the operation of positive displacement meters.
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  • Why Use a Percentage Timer in Irrigation?

    Feb 09, 2018
    Center- pivot is a very common form of irrigation for farmers across the world. These farmers need tools and systems that help them perform quick maintenance with little downtown.
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  • Where Does Your Microcell Sensor Belong?

    Jan 26, 2018
    Vessels, such as silos, come in all shapes and sizes. In order to get an accurate measurement of what is in a silo, you must place your weighing device in a specific spot on the vessel depending on how it is made.
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  • What Are The Two Most Important Factors in Continuous Level Measurement?

    Jan 26, 2018
    Gaining the most accurate measurements of dry bulk materials in silos can be a tricky task because of dust and other obstacles. Radar technology is one of the most advanced techniques in measuring dry goods, but you most have two very important factors to be successful.
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