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Industrial automation

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Industrial automation

ControlNet network

Automation; Industrial automation

An open control network that uses the producer/consumer model to combine the functionality of an I/O network and a peer-to-peer network, while providing high-speed performance for both functions.

closed-loop system

Automation; Industrial automation

A control system involving one or more feedback control loops, which combine functions of controlled signals and commands, to keep stable the relationships between the two. Contrasted with open-loop ...

totally enclosed machine (motor)

Automation; Industrial automation

A totally enclosed machine is one so enclosed as to prevent the free exchange of air between the inside and the outside of the case but not sufficiently enclosed to be termed airtight (NEMA ...

lead

Automation; Industrial automation

The distance an axis travels each revolution of its lead screw. If the lead screw has only one thread, the lead is equal to the pitch. See pitch

International Standards Organization (ISO)

Automation; Industrial automation

An organization established to promote development of international standards.

combination motor control unit

Automation; Industrial automation

A control unit that includes a means of disconnecting an externally operable circuit, motor branch-circuit overcurrent protection, and a magnetic motor controller with associated auxiliary devices ...

photoelectric sensor

Automation; Industrial automation

A transducer that generates an electrical signal in response to a detected change in light intensity.

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