Can Automation Save American Manufacturing?
In the latest episode of our podcast, Innovating the Industrial World, Cross CEO John King sits down with former Automation Group President Lynn Crump to discuss challenges facing manufacturing plants in America as they compete to stay in business. Discover how automation and collaborative robots are future-proofing jobs and driving innovation in the manufacturing industry. From addressing labor shortages, misconceptions of robots, strengthening the economy, and much more, don’t miss out on this insightful episode as we talk about paving the way for a more resilient manufacturing sector in the U.S.
Technical Guide: Temperature Ramping When Tuning PID Loops
Cross’s Process Solutions engineers are often asked to control a temperature in a PID loop that must ramp up as rapidly as possible to a target setpoint, minimize any overshoot, and control steadily at that setpoint once achieving it.
Senior Systems Integration Engineer Chris Hardy wrote this technical guide to explain one method he recently used to achieve this. This is one method to achieve a rapid ramp with minimal overshoot, then good steady-state control at the target. Configuring the system to automatically capture steady state CV and adjust pre-cutoff offsets can reduce the need for manual tuning going forward.
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Calibration Provider Not Getting Your Equipment Back Fast Enough?
Calibration is an essential part of compliance in the medical device industry, almost a cost of doing business. But if your calibration provider isn’t getting your equipment back to you in a timely manner, you have the extra cost of purchasing and maintaining spare equipment while it’s out.
Cross Precision Measurement is a full service, ISO 17025-accredited calibration provider with twenty labs across the Southeast and Midwest, including our newest labs in Atlanta and Charleston. We are accredited in over 150 different parameters and can perform NIST-traceable calibration on literally thousands of types of equipment. Critically, 90% of the equipment we calibrate is turned around in 7 days or less.
Don’t carry the cost of spare equipment because your calibration provider is too slow. See how Cross Precision Measurement can help!
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In industries that rely on nitrogen blanketing for tank storage, like chemical processing, minimizing nitrogen consumption can yield significant cost savings. The Groth Blanket Gas Regulator 3011L is specifically designed to help facilities achieve these savings through advanced control of blanket gas flow.
By maintaining optimal pressure levels within tanks, the 3011L reduces excess nitrogen usage, prevents contamination, and enhances safety, translating to substantial cost reductions and operational efficiencies. Implementing the Groth 3011L Blanket Gas Regulator can reduce nitrogen usage by up to 30%, depending on tank usage and environmental factors.
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Simplify your rupture disc installation while ensuring they are accurately torqued by using a pre-torqued rupture disc holder from Cross partner Continental Disc. Apply the precise level of torque in the controlled environment of a workshop, prior to final installation, to maintain the precise loading of the rupture disc, even where poor flange alignment and gasket cold flow may be an issue.
Not sure which rupture disc or which holder you need? The experts at Cross Process Solutions can help specify one for your particular process.
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Tired of your freight bill not being accurate due to charge backs? Getting dinged with non-compliance fees by your carrier? An iDimensioning system from Cross Partner Rice Lake may be the answer! This system integrates a 5×5 ft floor scale with a 5,000 lb capacity and advanced dimensioning technology, ensuring accurate weight and dimensional data in under two seconds.
With a high resolution camera and simple network interface, package weight, dimensions and an image can be sent directly to your ERP or shipping system to improve your efficiency and ensure accurate billing.
