AttaBox Hinged Screw Cover Enclosures & Clear Stahlin SolarShield HMI Covers from AutomationDirect
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AttaBox Hinged Screw Cover Enclosures & Clear Stahlin SolarShield HMI Covers from AutomationDirect

May 7, 2025 – AutomationDirect has added AttaBox Heartland/Heartland SL series hinged screw cover enclosures that provide an alternative to conventional latch enclosures. The hinged screw cover configuration gives the enclosure the highest level of protection against water intrusion (NEMA 6P), and the polycarbonate resin in the Heartland series has attained the best available “F1”…
Pre-cut Aluminum DIN Rail from AutomationDirect
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Pre-cut Aluminum DIN Rail from AutomationDirect

May 7, 2025 – AutomationDirect has added pre-cut aluminum DIN rail, available in sizes from 72mm to 858mm, which helps eliminate the risk to personnel and saves time spent on cutting and drilling products with sharp edges and blades. Pre-cut DIN rails are also deburred for safety and to prevent cables and wires from being…
Cybersecurity: Pursuing Basics First
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Cybersecurity: Pursuing Basics First

Many industrial automation end users are not staffed to deploy cutting-edge cybersecurity provisions, but they all will benefit from performing attainable and practical basic steps. By Tim Wheeler, AutomationDirect Albert Einstein said, “Genius is making complex ideas simple, not making simple ideas complex.” Modern cybersecurity is an example of an extremely complex subject, where a…
Outfitting Your Panel Shop to be Safe and Efficient
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Outfitting Your Panel Shop to be Safe and Efficient

AutomationDirect has created an extensive portfolio of professional-grade control panel products, tools, and test equipment, all readily available at reasonable cost so that shops can equip their technicians to deliver high-quality results. By Zach Ganster, AutomationDirect The “good/better/best” concept is familiar to most people. When it comes to obtaining anything we use in our daily…
Diving Deep into STEM Education
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Diving Deep into STEM Education

This student team gained valuable STEM experience by developing an underwater remote operated vehicle, and they accelerated their efforts by using commercially available industrial-grade components. By: Geoff Gardener, North Paulding High School Exploration of both the deep sea and of outer space share a lot in common. Both are extremely unforgiving environments where it is…
Beyond Safety Slogans: Cultivating a Workforce Culture to Protect People and Productivity
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Beyond Safety Slogans: Cultivating a Workforce Culture to Protect People and Productivity

By Travis Morris, Safety Administrator, AutomationDirect As we recognize National Safety Month this June 2025, it’s the perfect time to reflect on how industrial safety has evolved alongside technological advancement. At AutomationDirect, we’ve seen firsthand how the safety landscape in manufacturing and logistics continues to advance rapidly, creating both new challenges and unprecedented opportunities for…
Building a Safety Component Fortress Around Equipment
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Building a Safety Component Fortress Around Equipment

By: Larry Reynolds, AutomationDirect Safety systems play a crucial role in industrial equipment, protecting personnel, guarding against machine damage, and minimizing unscheduled downtime. To make a machine totally safe, we could build a wall around it, cut the power, send staff home, and lock the doors after them. That approach isn’t particularly practical, however. Instead,…
Issue 55, 2025
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Issue 55, 2025

Highlights In the world of manufacturing, efficiency and productivity often take center stage. However, there’s one element that must always be prioritized above all else: employee safety. Recognizing that June is National Safety Month, AutomationDirect is dedicating much of this issue of NOTEBOOK to addressing the issues that impact safety in the manufacturing workplace —…
Brainteasers, Issue 55, 2025
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Brainteasers, Issue 55, 2025

Polka Dot Remainder Find the area of the blue shaded portion in each figure below: Area Sensors Speaking of Area – did you know that AutomationDirect offers multiple types of Area Sensors? Also known as Measuring Light Grids, these sensors can detect the presence of an object within the grid, AND measure that object’s height….