Bill Savela articles

A list of all articles from By Bill Savela, P.E., Delta Computer Systems Inc., Battle Ground, Wash...

Bill Savela is technical marketing & sales director at Delta Computer Systems Inc., Battle ground, Wash. Contact him at bsavela@deltamotion.com or visit www.deltamotion.com...

With the proper controls, heavy loads can be positioned very precisely by hydraulic robots...

Properly functioning blowout preventers ­— devices that keep oil wells from leaking under pressure — are critical pieces of equipment in an oilfield. Multiple blowout preventer (BOP) devices are typically stacked on top of one another for redundancy surrounding the drill pipe at the wellhead, Figure...

Retrofitting a 1960s-era stretch forming machine with new hydraulics and digital controls makes it better than new...

Controlling horizontal position of saw blades increases yield while also boosting productivity...