Due to the attention given to RFID for supply chain compliance, companies often lose sight of the fact that RFID can play an integral role in improving the efficiency of many day-to-day manufacturing ...

A closed loop system is an environmentally friendly setup used to extract compounds from the cannabis plant. The system is referred to as a “closed loop,” because of the assembly of interconnected ...

Figure 1. A closed-circuit cooler. Photos courtesy of Evapco. It’s a common question during the early design phase of large mechanical systems: Is open- or closed-loop cooling equipment better suited ...

Geothermal energy now stands out as a reliable, low-carbon solution in the transition to a balanced energy mix. While conventional geothermal systems rely on specific geological conditions, such as ...

In 2012, Automation World published an article looking at the decision factors faced when choosing electric or pneumatic actuators. More than a decade later, manufacturing engineers and OEMs still ...

Steam is a marvelous way to transport large amounts of energy effectively and economically. That is why Steam has been the cornerstone of campus, district heating, and process systems for the past two ...

This form of reinforcement learning was also shown to correct for control scenarios like irregular meal timing and compression errors. Offline reinforcement learning (RL) in hybrid closed-loop systems ...