Velox Machine Guarding Panels from AutomationDirect
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Velox Machine Guarding Panels from AutomationDirect

June 12, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added Velox safety machine guarding components by Husky Rack & Wire. Velox machine guarding is the industry’s fastest-installed machine guarding, capable of installation times that are four times faster than other guarding systems. Versatile and affordable, Velox guarding offers design flexibility to create a safe work environment and is…
Starting Digital Transformation from the Edge
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Starting Digital Transformation from the Edge

Edge-enabled PLCs are an accessible and affordable way for most users to collect and create value from use field-sourced data. While many operations personnel at production and manufacturing companies are aware that their automated equipment can be a source of valuable data for analytics and other purposes, far fewer companies are positioned to create the…
A Focus on Customers Drives AutomationDirect
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A Focus on Customers Drives AutomationDirect

Value, variety, and convenience define a commitment to supporting industrial automation end users, OEMs, and systems integrators. AutomationDirect has been named “Top Automation Products Distributor 2024” by Manufacturing Outlook magazine for “groundbreaking contributions to the manufacturing sector”. In a the Manufacturing Outlook April 2024 cover story titled AutomationDirect: Where Value, Variety and Convenience Align, AutomationDirect’s…
Don’t Be Another Statistic—Protect Your Machinery and Personnel
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Don’t Be Another Statistic—Protect Your Machinery and Personnel

In 2022, OSHA reported 5,486 fatal industrial accidents. Many more accidents resulted in injuries or lost work productivity. These accidents may have been avoidable. Proper training and machine safeguarding could’ve prevented many of these accidents, reducing injuries, downtime, and deaths. Industrial safety starts with training. In addition to training, proper machine protection is another layer…
Supplier Profile: Balluff
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Supplier Profile: Balluff

What do manufacturers in the packaging, food, beverage, pharmaceutical, and personal care industries have in common? How would you answer this question if it was asked during a restaurant trivia game? If you bet all your hard-earned trivia points on “E,” then you would be collecting your prize! Balluff is a fourth-generation, family-owned sensor and…
Murrelektronik Modlink Panel Interface Connectors from AutomationDirect
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Murrelektronik Modlink Panel Interface Connectors from AutomationDirect

May 29, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added new Murrelektronik Modlink panel interface connectors that provide various styles of interface inserts, frames, and optional protection covers that can be easily configured for a custom data and/or power panel interface connector. Modlink panel interface inserts are available in nine connection combinations that may include RJ45 Cat5e, female/male…