#Advanced CPU

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How NX-ERA Premium PLCs Revolutionise Textile Singeing Operations

Quality has always held a high priority in the vast and ever-evolving domain of textile manufacturing, as even a single misstep in production can lead to cascading effects, starting from product rejection, leading up to brand loss and compromised customer trust. To ensure a consistent quality in textile finishing, singeing is among the first and most critical steps in the procedure. It is a seemingly sensitive operation where surface fibres are removed using gas flames.

While it may not receive the spotlight like dyeing or printing, singeing lays the foundation for almost everything that follows. It ensures that your fabric output is smooth, clean, and primed for perfection. And in this era of fast fashion, global exports, and digitised factories, managing this process with old-school tools and controls won’t simply suffice.

This is where we at Messung Industrial Automation come in. Our NX-ERA Premium PLCs are a game-changing solution that doesn’t just automate singeing but also redefines how precision, speed, safety, and intelligence come together.

Let’s explore the heart of singeing operations and discover how this Programmable Logic Controller is igniting a silent yet mighty revolution in the textile industry.

Textile Singeing: The First Touch of Refinement

Singeing is a thermal pre-treatment process where the surface fuzz or the protruding fibres on a fabric are burnt off using a controlled gas flame. This eliminates any loose threads or lint that could interfere with the dye penetration or printing clarity.

However, its benefits extend far beyond just aesthetics. They include:

Improved dye absorption and print sharpness

Premium feel through smoother fabric texture

Enhanced garment durability with reduced pilling

Less linting, critical for cleanroom or medical textiles

Compliance with international quality standards, especially in exports

When done right, singeing transforms a raw textile material into a high-value product which is ready for further treatment.

The Complexity Behind

At first glance, singeing might appear as a very straightforward flame treatment, but in practice, it is a process that juggles multiple moving parts with split-second precision. The variables in play are:

Controlling flame intensity and width based on the fabric type and speed.

Tightly monitoring the temperature to avoid scorching

Fabric speed impacts flame exposure time and must be regulated in sync with the burners

Safety systems must be in place to detect flame irregularities, gas leaks, and other emergencies

Include flexibility and minimal downtime for smooth process changeovers.

Due to all these variables, traditional relay-based systems or low-end PLC control systems often fall short, lacking the finesse, feedback loops, or integration capabilities required for modern singeing lines.

The Rise of NX-ERA Premium PLCs by Messung

Recognising the gap between process needs and available automation tools, we at Messung designed NX-ERA Premium PLCs, a high-speed, modular PLC system that is tailored for demanding applications like singeing.

What makes it “Premium”?

The reasons include:

Advanced CPU with nanosecond-level scan cycles

Real-time analogue and digital input processing

Built-in PID loops for fine-tuned temperature control

Modbus TCP/IP and other industrial protocols for easy integration

SCADA-ready architecture for centralised visibility and remote access

Modular I/O scalability for future expansion

This makes NX-ERA not just another PLC controller, but a smart, robust platform designed to thrive even in high-heat and high-stakes environments like those of textile factories.

How NX-ERA Powers Every Element of Singeing

Let’s break down how this industrial automation PLC transforms every aspect of the singeing line.

Flame Control: Precision like never before

At the heart of singeing is the burner, and controlling its intensity, width, and modulation in real time is where our NX-ERA shines.

Analogue inputs from flame sensors feed data directly to the PLC

PID Loops automatically adjust the burner valves

Real-time modulation ensures uniform heat distribution

Result? Consistent singeing with no under- or overt treated sections.

Temperature Monitoring: Accuracy that protects

Using feedback from pyrometers or infrared sensors, NX-ERA maintains a tight grip on the burner zone temperature.

Avoids fabric scorching by reacting to even minor spikes

Keeps flames within the desired thermal envelope

Enhances burner efficiency by reducing unnecessary gas usage 

This level of temperature control is mission-critical for fine or synthetic fabrics

Fabric Speed Synchronisation: Seamless flow control

Singeing isn’t just about the fire; it is also about the timing. NX-ERA synchronises:

Drive Motors

Rollers

Tension Sensors

This helps in regulating the fabric speed precisely. Whether it is a slow-moving wool or a high-speed polyester line, speed and flame remain in perfect harmony.

Built-in Safety: Because lives are on the line

Working with gas burners has its risks. Therefore, to immediately halt the operations in case of abnormal conditions, NX-ERA integrates:

Flame detectors

Gas leak sensors

Emergency shutdown circuits

With redundant CPUs and power modules, the system ensures zero single-point failures, maximising safety for both the operators and the assets.

Process Optimisation: recipe for automation intelligence

Different fabrics have different treatment parameters. NX-ERA stores fabric-specific recipes that easily control:

Flame profile

Flame speed

Temperature setpoints

Operators can switch recipes with a single command, slashing changeover time and reducing manual errors.

Unified Control with SCADA Integration

The second most important thing in modern textile manufacturing is visibility. Our NX-ERA Premium PLC seamlessly integrates with SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) systems, transforming traditional singeing operations into fully observable, data-driven ecosystems. This fusion empowers plant managers, process engineers, and quality heads with an unprecedented ability to monitor, analyse, and optimise operations, both in real-time and retrospectively.

Here is how this synergy delivers control and clarity:

Live dashboards showing temperatures, speeds, and flame status

Historical data logs for ISO and export audits

Alarm and fault management with timestamps

Remote troubleshooting for multi-site operations

No more guesswork. Just insight-driven control.

All this precision allows for a process control that empowers smarter and faster decision-making across the board.

Tangible Benefits for Textile Businesses

Switching to NX-ERA is a leap in operational intelligence and profitability in the segment of automation segment. Here’s how your textile businesses directly benefit from this advanced PLC automation platform:

Improved Product Quality: By maintaining precise control over flame exposure and fabric speed, NX-ERA ensures singeing consistency across the entire fabric width. This leads to smoother, cleaner surfaces, superior dye penetration, and flawless prints.

Greater Efficiency: Automated control means fewer manual adjustments, faster recipe changeovers, and minimal production interruptions. That translates to shorter cycle times, maximised uptime, and increased throughput, especially critical in high-volume manufacturing environments.

Lower Rejections and Waste: Over-singeing, scorching, or uneven treatment can ruin entire fabric batches. NX-ERA’s precision-driven system minimises these risks, reducing rejections and conserving raw materials—ultimately saving both time and cost.

Enhanced Operator Safety: With built-in safety interlocks, flame detectors, and emergency shutdown protocols, NX-ERA proactively safeguards both personnel and equipment. Safety becomes predictive, not reactive.

Lower Energy and Maintenance Costs: The system fine-tunes burner performance based on real-time feedback, ensuring optimal energy usage. At the same time, it flags maintenance needs before breakdowns occur, driving down utility bills and unplanned service disruptions.

All these benefits help your products stand out in competitive export markets.

The NX-ERA Edge Over Conventional PLCs

Basic PLCs were built for basic logic, and that’s where they stop. Today’s singeing machines demand more. Here’s where NX-ERA stands apart:

Conventional PLC Limitations:

Limited scalability for complex I/O or multi-sensor integration

Poor compatibility with SCADA or MES platforms

No redundancy, leading to system crashes or halts

Inadequate processing speed for real-time adjustments

NX-ERA Delivers:

Lightning-fast logic execution for tight control over process parameters

Redundant CPU and power modules for uninterrupted operation

Modular PLC architecture for scalable, plug-and-play expansion

Open protocol support, including Modbus TCP/IP, for seamless integration with legacy and modern systems

Whether you're building a new plant or retrofitting older machinery, NX-ERA adapts effortlessly, making it a smart, long-term investment.

Conclusion: The Edge That Sets You Apart

In a market where margins are tight and expectations are sky-high, singeing can no longer be left to chance. It’s the beginning of quality. And with NX-ERA Premium PLCs, it becomes the beginning of excellence.

From smarter flame control and temperature precision to SCADA visibility and Industry 4.0 integration, NX-ERA empowers textile mills to think big, act fast, and stay ahead.

Because in the world of textiles, smooth starts lead to flawless finishes.

FAQs

What is a PLC, and how does it benefit textile operations?

A PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) is an industrial computer that automates control processes. In textile mills, it ensures consistent quality and operational safety across processes like singeing, dyeing, and finishing.

How do PID controllers improve singeing quality?

PID controllers maintain optimal burner temperature by continuously adjusting based on feedback. This prevents overheating or under singeing, resulting in uniform treatment.

Is NX-ERA Premium suitable for legacy machines?

Yes, its modular PLC architecture allows easy integration with older systems, enabling modernisation without a complete overhaul.

Can NX-ERA integrate with existing SCADA systems?

Absolutely. With Modbus and other standard protocols, NX-ERA seamlessly connects with your existing SCADA setup for real-time control and data analysis.

What makes NX-ERA a future-proof choice for Industry 4.0?

Its ability to connect with cloud systems, support for remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and readiness for AI make it a robust, future-proof choice for any smart textile factory.

[theladyhibiscus]

Commander of Tetriminos AU!~

Signas is Puyo-fied!~

[dollya-robinprotector]

bro the pink and black color scheme of the little doodles goes so hard and theyre super duper cute but i hope ur feeling much better now !! (pic unrelated)

Not gonna lie i’m still fighting it but i’ll be okay soon enough! Sometimes I just want to let the emotions run wild and that’s all :D thank you I’ll be back in no time!!!

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Intel pregătește o revenire spectaculoasă pe piața procesoarelor, mizând pe noul proces de fabricație 18A, care, potrivit surselor din industrie, ar fi mai eficient decât alternativa oferită de TSMC, N2. Această mișcare strategică nu doar că reconsolidează poziția Intel în competiția cu TSMC, dar și evidențiază inovațiile tehnologice pe care compania americană le aduce în peisajul procesoarelor…

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Advanced CPU Designs: Crash Course Computer Science #9

So now that we’ve built and programmed our very own CPU, we’re going to take a step back and look at how CPU speeds have … source

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In modern Mario Kart series games, an advanced technique to escape a Spiny Shell is to use a Mushroom with extremely precise timing after the Spiny Shell prepares to hit.

In Mario Kart World, CPU drivers on higher difficulties have actually been given the ability to perform this technique, which is just one of many additions to the CPU behavior in this game that results in them being more formidable opponents than in previous games.

Note Luigi escaping the Spiny Shell unscathed in the footage.

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[doofusschweetz]

HOLY CRAP THIS IS SO COOL!! Bro you're an angel for sharing this bc wth. The Bowie estate sells crap so EXPENSIVELY and you prolly got ahold of a rare (and possibly forgotten) gem.

Hi!! A few days ago i said i have something cool about bowienet sooo here it is!

A few months ago i bought a used 2004 CD set and it came with these

I SOMEHOW never thought about actually trying to access it as im not in North America, it might be used already by a previous owner etc,etc, but i did today and heres what i can show you(i have no idea if its interesting for anyone i wasnt really interested in bowienet this much so i have no idea)

I did sign up but i have to wait to get verified, its still super cool imo

[hobby1008]

Dirty brother

haerin x m reader

Tags: creampie

"Brother! What happened!" Hae-rin shouted, "It's cool." You turned your head blankly, and the owner of the room was talking about the people standing outside in front of the door. Your hand was stroking up and down the cycling that wrapped her panties. Your hand was not sure where it was. If it caught your eye, it seemed like you weren't looking at me.

"Hae-rin…" You gasped for breath and hurriedly covered your body with both hands, blocking her from seeing you using her and getting annoyed. "When did you come?… Tell her that the legend of the night is coming."

"The appointment was canceled." She muttered in a daze. She still couldn't find her sparkling blue eyes because she could see my naked body a little.

"I'll explain everything, Hae-rin… Come in first." Hae-rin quietly closed the door and took a few more steps.

"I don't think I need to explain.." The cute little girl said in a voice, liking you with a contemptuous heart.

You describe the panic. You must have thought about preparing for this special event in advance, but you couldn't help but want to make excuses. "Uh, that's… What I'm seeing right now…" You said that you couldn't say anything, of course. Hae-rin said with a firm charm. "I can see what happens to my brother."

You couldn't do anything at Hae-rin's words. "You're a real pervert, it's like we're in the same room in panties, it'd be really nice if you could do it!"

"I'm really… sorry.

"If I tell my parents who I like, they'll find out what kind of person my brother is or something like that!"

”Please.. I’m really sorry, Hae-rin.. I’ll regret it just once and you’ll do what you want.”

Hae-rin said that she was insisting on what she liked for a while.

“Are you really going to do it?”

You nodded fiercely at her words.

She said thank you.

“Then try to oppose me.”

You looked shocked and she said firmly again, who liked her.

“Do whatever you want and do it in front of me.”

You reluctantly pulled out your rock-solid dick and pulled away. “Oh… Oppa, is your dick big?” If you didn’t really know, she liked to tease you and spoke in a tone of voice, and you were forming a soft free-spirited bond with her.

“Go ahead and confess, Oppa.”

While Hae-rin was watching your every move, you started to run your hand up and down the shaft of her devoted dick. You started to go even more intensely as you looked at her beautiful face and the sexy clothes she was wearing. “You’re really a pervert.

“You confessed like this every day while thinking of me?” She asked with a laugh.

You are none of those.

"Answer me, oppa."

"Right…"

She continued after sharing a funny story.

"Are you excited to see me? Almost forgetful that I'll look at you?"

You nodded without saying anything.

That person, Hae-rin, sat down next to you without saying anything and waited for your erected self.

You felt active and excited at this moment when she looked at your dick. At that time, you reacted and liked the fact that her hand was wrapped around your dick. At that time, she felt a pleasant feeling of laughter and started to stroke it slowly.

"Do you like receiving it with your sister's hand?"

You nodded without even resisting like a lizard, still on the cushion.

"Pervert oppa." She was stroking you even further away and faster than the CPU, opposing you.

You were not a lump of humiliation at the exclusive Harin's humiliation, but you were starting to fill with sexual desire, and you were almost moving, and soon your orgasm was at its peak as she touched your sack. "Do you think your favorite moans will be combined and you will cum?" she asked again. Moaning, you realized that you would soon optimize your self-control. But you didn't want to compensate. Harin's hand, which was acting at this moment, was far away, and it was disappearing forever.

"Ah.. Harin, no.. Uncle, just stop…" A slurring sound seeped into her voice as she reached the edge of the cliff. "Why do you want to stop and cum because of me?" she whispered in your ear in a lewd voice.

"Or is there something you want too much for me?"

You looked at her with a barely-there face at her words.

You could see her profile, barely holding on, looking at her.

Harin smiled at your gaze and said.

"What would it be like from my perspective?" The girl said disgustingly. "Really disgusting and sloppy.."

She took her hand off at the same time as she spoke and took her tongue out of her lips, settling between your legs. She stopped about an inch and a half away from your erection rising in her arms, then she laughed at your pleading appetite belonging to them and swallowed your energy with her lips wide open.

You moaned into her mouth outside, overwhelmed by her mouth, and could do nothing but moan lonely.

She began to passionately exercise your penis with her lips and tongue, the part where she had pecked your share of the dictionary with her tongue.

She gladly took the tip out of your cock and was enthusiastic about pleasing you.

She began to act a little more delicately, sometimes faster and rougher, and trusted you alone.

You felt the pain of the massage once again in his mouth, and as you moaned, she discovered your condition.

She seems to be teasing you as she moves again. But you are mostly defending her head phone with your hand attractively and down hard. About 2.5cm of her member is a small amount, and the tip of your penis is piercing her grip. Your sex is filling her mouth, Hae-rin is truly delighted with the precious power.

You continue to force her head without paying attention. "Hae-rin, you are the best," you begged Hae-rin. "Give it to me like candy!" When Hae-rin complies with your words, a slight vacuum forms around your dick, and her cheeks are hollowed out. You are now punishing Hae-rin, and you are so excited that you have forgotten that fact.

You can see that her possession is really small, not too tight, and too good, and the feeling of touching the blessed dick is really trustworthy! But you soon come to your senses and add more force to her head. She nods, responds, and stands back to look at you.

You liked her with a sorry feeling that you knew something was wrong.

"You're really the weakest, pervert oppa"

But contrary to her words, she accepted your dick again and started to pull. Once again, she dug into the new year and gently wrapped your traces, and as if accepting your thrusts and begging, she sucked and sucked, and watched her testicles tighten and shine.

"Haerin, I feel like a lead."

My beloved moved to your dick one last time and exercised, and eventually your dick twitched and spurted out continuously into Haerin's mouth, who was delighted. At that time, she welcomed you, laughed, twitched, and happily accepted everything.

All accepting ones She accepted and pulled out the slow dick, looked at you, and happily spit you out in her hand.

She said sorry. "Did you really become like that to a pervert oppa?"

You were so shocked by the aftermath of the incident that was so shocking until now, except for the aliens, and you were just blankly staring at her.

She is asking about her hands.

"Will you listen to me from now on?

Your spine moved your hips more emotionally, and you headed to the bathroom, and at that moment, you came to your senses.

[livingdeadhorse]

idk what this is. i like robots. i’ll clean these up later. i think.

anyways while drawing these I started thinking abt like. idk does this count as an AU.

General shit:

I didn't make it clear, but the robots that have pupils were built without a hardcoded purpose. They've always been free to explore what they want to do. The robots with fully colored "scleras" were created with a purpose from the jump, so their creators didn't feel the need to make them appear more "human".

The more expensive a robot's parts are, the less clunky it is.

Right now, I'm going with "their human family built them" but that's liable to change.

The designs are also liable to change because uh. duh.

Celestia Ludenberg:

Viewed the robots with an imbued purpose as interesting and superior (something something humanity's advancement). She wants to be praised like that, so she emulates them

Her cat loves how much heat she radiates so it's always near her.

Most of her upgrades are cosmetic but if they aren't, they're stupid. She won't upgrade her CPU or her motherboard, but she'll load up with three 4090s that her other components can't even keep up with. Yes, she does it to flex.

She'll distract from bootleg, refurbished, or shoddily painted parts by turning on her RGB. It gets annoying.

She knows that she's fairly unsettling and she revels in it.

All things considered, her cable management is pretty good.

Her gambling skill is still just luck here, but she tells everyone it's because she has a never-seen-before GPU(& CPU) that does calculations at insane speeds.

Most don't believe her but have no way to disprove her lie.

Kiyotaka Ishimaru

I can't decide if he was built by his father or his grandfather.

Either way, he was built before Toranosuke's downfall, so his internals were all pretty expensive for the time. Luckily for him, that means he was slightly future-proof and has a viable upgrade path.

Unluckily for him, this means he's stuck with really old parts and his 8gb of RAM can barely keep up in a 32gb world sadge

His chassis is built from secondhand or scrap parts. It's why his joints are so ancient in comparison to the rest of him and why he has so much cabling that he can't seem to manage.

Shit chassis = shit airflow = he is always overheating

BUDDY IS YOUR CPU BURNING HOW IS THERE SMOKE

Older tech = LOUD AF. The class bought him new fans to avoid the loud ass whirring. It's not quiet but he used to sound like a jet engine.

He runs on Debian. It was originally going to be Arch since it's lightweight but Debian's whole "old but stable" reputation fits him more. I don't see him properly dealing with bleeding edge software anyways.

His room is filled with past HDDs that no longer have storage. He deems all educational material important so he refuses to delete any lessons. He doesn't have the money for SSDs.

Mukuro Ikusaba:

Is usually in reconnaissance mode, meaning she has a shit ton of hidden cameras in her chassis

This used to benefit Fenrir. Now it benefits Junko.

She can have her parts shifted around with no issue to make room for a better arsenal.

She’s durable in her reconnaissance mode but she’s nigh on untouchable in her combat mode. Her chassis gets 10x bulkier and she can split her attention to several different tasks on the battlefield.

Fenrir Mercenary Group doubles as a weapons company. Mukuro is the only model of her kind though.

They tried to give her reconnaissance model the look of a “normal girl” so she could gather info more efficiently. They failed real bad. They also didn’t account for the fact that Mukuro isn’t good at socializing.

She allocates a CPU core to a process dedicated to Junko. 24/7 365

She believes herself to be less capable of emotion than she actually is. She can’t seem to find the system process that triggers such painful emotions.

Chihiro Fujisaki

Each “fold” in her skirt doubles as a screen. Think of the skirt as having two layers: the top shell and the under shell. The top shell is what doubles as a screen.

Optimized her hardware to work on code as fast as possible (fingers, skirt, etc).

She tends to test out new software on herself regardless of their compatibility with her pre-existing shit. She constantly has to reinstall her OS, but it’s all fun for her.

Speaking of her OS, I was going to make her run on Gentoo but IDK cause of the compile times. It’d be faster if she used distcc but I can’t see her screwing over her classmates like that lol.

So I’m between Nix and Arch.

Insecure about the fact that she overhauled her original model so extensively. Got made fun of for being a ‘defective’ robot. Her father supports her modifications but she still feels bad about having ‘failed’ somehow.

Cue identity issues

She helps out her classmates when it comes to repairs.

Tendency to stay up programming leads to high uptimes. If her friends notice her lagging or crashing, they’ll try to get her to shut down. (In a computer sense lol, not an emotional shut down)

Do y’all remember the xz utils backdoor? Yeah that’s how extensively she combs through code.

Sayaka Maizono

I can’t decide if she was built to be an idol or was originally some other type of robot.

Loves to make kids smile, so she has a sort of candy mechanism in her arm.

Everything about her glows or spins. You will never get bored looking at her.

Her skirt isn’t actually see through I just didn’t feel like erasing the hip joints lmao.

If corpos give her manager enough money, she has to perform with literal ads on her.

State-of-the art facial recognition software. It makes her fans feel special to have their names remembered.

She has a regular sleep cycle due to how load-intensive her everyday life is. Has to shut down for a couple hours every week at least.

Her psychic ability is just her running a million calculations based on people’s behavior and sensing which one is most plausible. This feature is in place to avoid PR disasters during interviews or public appearances.

There really aren’t enough worker’s rights regulations in place for robots.

The company gets alerts whenever she freaks tf out, so she feels even more stifled and repressed. Chihiro helped remove this.

Kyoko Kirigiri

Can’t decide if she was built by her father or grandfather. Probably just built by Jin and he “left” her in Fuhito’s care.

Fuhito made her go through several modifications, hardcoding his own investigative skills into her system.

Her grandfather loves her but has fucked up ideas about her own autonomy.

The events of DR:K still happen. She chose not to replace her hands.

Fuhito doesn’t make much use of a backdoor in her system anymore. He used it a lot more when she was a child but he sees her as a viable heir of the Kirigiri clan now. Chihiro isolated the backdoor to a separate SSD anyhow.

Still complicated father-daughter issues

Everything about her (but her OS) is proprietary, probably commissioned from Towa Industries. Her OS is a fork of Mint. The Windows 7 UI is just because I imagine her grandfather is One of Those lmao.

Has way too many scanners and sensors. She can’t test any evidence herself but she can gather a fair bit of information. Has a vast database for cross-comparison anyways.

Same issues as Togami and Mukuro: sees herself as less capable of emotion than she actually is.

The ramen noodle incident called for actual repairs.

Byakuya Togami

His superiority complex is far worse because he was literally CREATED to be the perfect Togami. You can’t tell him shiiiiiiit.

Gold joints. Scoffs at those with unoptimized cable management or software.

He’s constantly streamlining his own processes. Brings up that he runs on his own OS when Nobody Asked.

Had a similar backdoor to Kyoko’s but Koji did check that one. Obsessively. Nobody would tell Byakuya but He Just Knew. The lack of privacy irritated him. Aloysius helped fix it once Togami finally took over.

Only trusts Aloysius with his repairs. Has a hard time admitting when he needs repairs in the first place so Aloysius hides it under “monthly maintenance”.

Does everything from the terminal even when he 1) shouldn’t and 2) can’t. Bragging rights. He has written a bunch of his own scripts though to speed things up.

Kernel and OS provided to him by Koji. (UNIX-based. Proprietary) Byakuya maintains and builds his own updates. Doesn’t trust cheapskate peasants to do it for him.

Anti-FOSS. For him at least.

Has glasses for the aesthetics. Doesn’t need them.

[mesetacadre]

I'm far from the first person to say this but there is a lot of overcompensating that goes on when communists oppose criticisms of specific communist figureheads. Stalin did not personally order the genocide of millions of people but he also wasn't the sole builder of socialism, nor was he the source of every good policy the USSR implemented. Same goes for Mao, Honecker, Lenin, Castro, etc. I don't think I need to harp on about why it's a remain of liberal historiography and ideology, although that should be acknowledged. Following in the same vein as this other post of mine, it constitutes a conscious and prolongued effort as a communist to adopt class, and more generally, a focus on the collective and processes instead of individual actions as the vehicle of your discourse. The better perspective with which to approach criticisms of a single transistor is to recontextualize it within the whole CPU that it's a part of, if you allow me the metaphor. You hinder yourself when you stoop down to the level of great man theory.

Lenin is a particular example because he tends to be great-manned both from the perspective of people criticizing and defending Stalin. He was neither a pure-hearted libertarian who was betrayed after his death by a conniving Stalin who hid Lenin's thought on him and who arrested/killed every other opponent, nor was Stalin a 1:1 replica of Lenin's positions but in a different stage of socialism. In both of these positions the role of the Bolshevik's party mechanisms and channels are completely ignored, as if it was a simple hereditary mechanism. In a democratic centralist organization, the Congress is the supreme organ of decision, and every office, from General Secretary to the base militant, is beholden to its decisions and has the duty to carry them out, as well as to contribute in its democratic process. Lenin was the Chairman of the Council of People's Commissar, sure, and the de facto "leader". The CPC was a mostly executive office, but like any other organ in the CP, it had a decided political role. The Congress is still the highest organ.

In the 13th Congress, when Stalin was elected to the position of General Secretary, there were 748 voting delegates. It is a misrepresentation of democratic-centralist principles to discount or ignore the vote of these 748 delegates. Lenin, as much as he was an important figure, was not the only politically competent communist, nor the only influential one. Never, even during the tensest months of the civil war or the underground work, was Lenin's criteria followed without criticism or input. He wasn't infallible or without fault, anyone can make mistakes or forget to consider some angles. This is also why Lenin was such a respected leader, because he did not govern alone. Stalin also governed like that, quite famously being skilled at listening to a discussion and being able to synthesize everyone's positions into a logical common ground. I am less concerned with what Lenin, at the end of his life, after two gunshots and a few strokes, personally thought of Stalin's aptness for the position, and more concerned with the opinions of those 748 delegates, all taking into account the discussions that took place in every lower organ of the party. What matters is that the party, democratically, elected Stalin to the position multiple times, and that his responsibility in leading cooperatively were proven competent throughout his tenure. Lenin was not an angel, nor the embodied spirit of revolutionary marxism. He was a very skilled and knowledgeable revolutionary whose words are not the gospel. The achievements made by Stalin's collective leadership (plus the entire party!) and the effective advancement of socialism are much more important than Lenin's opinion, as much as we can respect him. He wasn't clairvoyant