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SIBE Automation, a longtime AutomationDirect customer, builds plastic forming machines utilizing many components including NITRA pneumatics, C-more touch panels and numerous PLCs. We traveled to Ocala, FL to see firsthand how SIBE is using our products and learn what keeps them returning to do business with us.
With so many industrial sensing technologies available, a general understanding of benefits and costs helps designers select the best types for their applications.
Whether it’s coffee shop menus or industrial sensing, more choices are usually better, unless and until there are an overwhelming number of options. Coffee is a matter of taste, but for industrial sensors there are specific technologies and performances levels to evaluate before making a decision.
Industrial automation may control small standalone machines, larger processes, or some combination of the two. Regardless of scale, it always makes sense to streamline design efforts, simplify support, and reduce costs by following good standardization practices. Read how a water utility standardized around AutomationDirect products to improve operations while saving time and money.
When Nehemiah Manufacturing outgrew their original facilities, a move provided the opportunity to take a fresh look at improving their industrial automation systems.
Using AutomationDirect hardware and software, this company self-performed automation work to meet their needs and ready their team for the future.
Today’s consumers are familiar with—and often have opinions about—all sorts of the HMIs they interact with on their smartphones, cars, and more. Industrial factory equipment and systems have featured HMIs for many years, but they are typically less elegant than consumer devices, and really aren’t standardized. This article provides some tips for planning and implementing an effective automation HMI.
