As part of Machine Design’s 90 th anniversary issue in January, we’ve asked industry experts to take a look at the present and future of technology and how it will impact the design and operation of ...

Smartphones and tablets have already been hitting the plant floor as a method for monitoring machine performance, system status, and process data. But now automation control suppliers are developing a ...

Large industries rely entirely on the capabilities of their machines to improve productivity. Therefore, the first step in implementing the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) is to deploy a ...

Insulation condition monitoring in electrical machines is a critical component of predictive maintenance and operational reliability. With the increasing integration of advanced power electronic ...

Condition monitoring is the practice of using various sensors and data analysis to assess the operating state of machines and equipment. For example, temperature and vibration data can be collected ...

The software that creates a virtual machine (VM) environment in a computer (for the fundamental concept, see virtual machine). In a regular, non-virtual computer, the operating system is the master ...