Industrial Automation Blog

Welcome to our industrial automation and electrical blog for the training of those in the electrical controls and automation industry. We will pin this welcome post to the top of the industrial automation blog. But scroll down to see the latest post. Categories are "Electrical Blog," Automation Blog," or "Industrial Blog," for a more generalized category.

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Automation Blog:

(3/29/2023)

Corporate and Educational Licenses:

Our parent company (BIN95) has extended the 50% discount on Enterprise licenses until the end of the year. An Enterprise License allows unlimited Site Licenses, allowing companies and schools to provide some or all of our automation certificate courses to employees in all their facilities and locations worldwide. You can request a quote on BIN95 website.

(6/12/2021)

PLC and CNC troubleshooting flowchart:

This article by our parent company about their CNC PLC Control troubleshooting flowchart is colorful and informative. It is divided into operator-level CNC troubleshooting and Maintenance tech troubleshooting. However, the article explores a cross-over section recommendation to reduce man-hour and downtime costs. More at BIN95.blogspot.com

Electrical Blog:

(6/12/2021)
Electrical motor troubleshooting:

Time for the reader's help. Please review the 8 primary electrical motor troubleshooting symptoms below. Are they in the correct order, from the most common issue being listed first to the least common being listed last?

The motor fails to start
High Noise Level
Overheating of bearings
Motor Vibrates
Intense Bearing Vibration
Overheating of Motor
The motor takes too long to accelerate
Slip Ring Motor Operating at Low Speed with External Resistance Disconnected
Brush Sparking

Please use the Contact Us form at the bottom of the pages to let us know if the order needs to be changed. The specific order of electrical motor troubleshooting symptoms can vary by industry, country/climate, etc. We will go with the most common, on average, reported over all industries. Remember that the order may be slightly different with your particular motor, application, location, or industry. Your feedback is much appreciated.

(9/26/2021)
Electrical motor troubleshooting:

Electric Motor Troubleshooting Flowchart ← Click to see, It's here !! Thanks to everyone's feedback, we can now share the world's most comprehensive interactive online electric motor troubleshooting flowchart! Please see it and share it with your friends on social media.

Industrial Blog:

(1/02/2022)
For the Industrial Reliability Engineer:

Reliability engineers should appreciate where Mike Sondalini comes from in this article, Alternatives to Lean Six Sigma Failures: A reliability engineered approach to applying Lean Six Sigma.

Everyone should, as each situation is different. A company in Japan will operate much differently than one in Germany, etc. Then, there are variances by industry, country, size, etc. A custom-engineered approach ensures success and maximum return on one's investment. Plus, as Mike points out in the above article if you are engineering an approach, it will be system-wide and company-wide. Not just product and possibly maintenance, but company-wide, from getting the order to delivery to the customer. Click on the link above to read Mike's article.