Quality

• Matrix Technologies Named 2020 System Integrator of the Year

  Matrix Technologies Named 2020 System Integrator of the Year We are proud to announce that Matrix Technologies has been selected as the 2020 System Integrator of the Year by the editors of Control Engineering and Plant Engineering. Matrix is the only company to win this prestigious award four times. In 2008 and 2012, we were winners […]

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / Control Engineering  / Control Systems Engineer  / Integrator  / Integrator of the Year  / System Integration  / Automation Integration  / Improvement  / Quality 

• How Machine Vision Systems Can Improve Product Quality and Reduce Costs

  How Machine Vision Systems Can Improve Product Quality and Reduce Costs In manufacturing, microscopic particulates—often as small as 1/100th of an inch—can contaminate products during the manufacturing process. If left undetected, the manufacturer runs the risk of allowing low-quality products to end up in the hands of their customers. In these circumstances, it is wise […]

  Read MoreLes Haman / Inspection Process  / Microscopic Inspection  / Wonderware System Integrator  / Quality  / Safety  / Allen Bradley  / Wonderware 

• Preventing Water Hammering in Food and Beverage Applications

  Preventing Water Hammering in Food and Beverage Applications Hydraulic shock, commonly known as water hammer, causes a slamming or banging noise through vibration in piping. These vibrations wreak havoc in many production systems, and are especially prevalent in the food and beverage industry, where Clean In Place (CIP) applications require quick valve closures for maximum […]

  Read MoreJeremy Runk, PE / CIP  / Clean in Place  / Hydraulic Shock  / Parallel Divert Valve  / Process Simulation  / Sanitary Divert Valve  / Estimating  / Improvement  / Planning  / Quality  / Upgrades 

• Why Your System Integrator Should Embrace a Quality System

  How earning ISO-9001 or CSIA certification can impact a system integrator’s approach to quality management

  Read MoreDave Blaida, PE / CSIA Certification  / Industrial Automation Engineering  / ISO-9001 Certification  / Quality Management System  / System Integration  / Quality