Ask the Automation Pros: How Can You Ensure the Best Rate of Change in the PID Manipulated Variable?

What is the best strategy to get the best rate of change in the PID for a manipulated variable, or is there a more elegant ...

Valmet Launches IQ Virtual Sensor, Enabling Real Time Strength Optimization and Unlocking Significant Fiber and Starch Saving

Valmet introduces Valmet IQ Virtual Sensor, a software-based solution that gives paper and board producers real-time ...
Baking Business

Pro Tip: Use controlled fermentation to create naturally conditioned doughs

Hour one: Yeast begins adapting and starts multiplying. Oxygen is consumed. Enzymes naturally present in the flour, such as amylases and proteases, begin breaking down starch and proteins. Yeast also ...
IEEE

Sliding Mode Control for Melt Pool Area in Metal Laser Powder Bed Fusion Process

Abstract: The laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive manufacturing process involves fusing powdered metals with a high powered laser moving at a high speed. As this process is governed by a complex ...