From Steam to PLCs In the factories of the Industrial Revolution, steam engines powered a central steel drive shaft that ran along the length of the factory and sometimes continued outside into a second building. Other shafts, connected via belts and gears, drove...
Almost all of us have at one time or another, seen UL Listed labels (marks) on the bottom of toasters, appliances, lights, and many other consumer and industrial products and devices. Thanks to these labels, Underwriters Laboratories (UL) enjoys broad name...
“The only thing that adds value in any type of process—be it in manufacturing, marketing, or a development process—is the physical or information transformation of that product, service, or activity into something the customer wants.” ― Jeffrey K. Liker, The Toyota...
In the manufacture of control panels nothing should be taken for granted. To build a high-quality panel the design, components, layout, wiring, labeling, and the enclosure must all be carefully planned, selected, and combined to meet exacting standards. The design and...
Since its inception fifty years ago, Simplex System Controls, a family-run business, has maintained a strong history of providing high-quality custom electrical and pneumatic control panels at a fair price. As we approach the end of our 50th anniversary year, there...
Bringing Manufacturing Back to America Over the past few decades, in the rush to offshore, the United States lost millions of good high paying manufacturing jobs and an untold amount of production capacity. As our recent three-part series on trade documented, when...
