Sometimes a difficult task has an easy solution. Recently a colleague spent hours working on what he thought was a software issue, only to find that the data cable was faulty. In this installation, ...

Specifying and working with cables – the lifeblood of automated machinery and systems – takes an understanding of how they work and how to protect them. Check out these tips and tactics from industry ...

Robin Cross, chief engineer at KCUR-FM Kansas City, needed a snake for the station’s remote kit. The snake had specific needs for types of connection: A commercially available snake would work, but ...