Drives & Controls Magazine May 2026

SCIENTIFIC, MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL n conditions and prioritised by consequence. Excessive alarm chatter quickly trains operators to ignore the signals that matter most. Observability is equally important. Monitoring enclosure temperatures, cabinet humidity and filter conditions can reveal slow environmental drifts before they become reliability issues. In well-designed systems, processes run deterministically and deviations can be explained using time-aligned evidence. Electrical power and environmental conditions are treated as process inputs rather than background assumptions. Maintenance becomes proactive because systems are observable and modular. A useful reliability exercise is a simple line walk. Ask four questions: n If one component were to fail, what would stop first? n Where does heat accumulate over time: in the cabinet, in the enclosure, or in the drive section? n Which diagnostic signal could have warned us a week earlier? n After a brief power disturbance, does the system restart safely without intervention? In scientific, medical and pharmaceutical automation, reliability is never the result of a single technology. It emerges from decisions across timing, interfaces, power infrastructure and operational practice. These choices determine whether systems run quietly for years, or fail when needed most.n A laboratory plug‑and‑pull test rig used to validate the mechanical durability of power connectors. Kno e ow mor Uptime d LeineLin Ear Do deliver reliability in hars nde’s 800 Series encode . more rn less. h e • Increa • Plan m • Predic give you c Wireless ase returns maintenance es ct failur e complete insight—befor diagnostics and conditio o eland Sales UK & Ir +44 1444 247711 sales@ //w @heidenhain.co.uk https:/ www.leinelinde.com

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