Enclosure Cooling Explained
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Enclosure Cooling Explained

What causes all that heat?  There are basically two sources of heat which cause an electrical enclosure’s internal temperature to rise above the manufacturer’s recommended ratings for the control equipment: internal and external sources. Internal Sources The same items which can be damaged by heat may also be a key source of the heat. These…
KCC Software Combines Panel Building and Software Integration
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KCC Software Combines Panel Building and Software Integration

History of KCC Software KCC Software, located in Huntsville, Alabama, was founded in 1994 and quickly developed an impressive client list including IBM, Bosch, HP, Bose, Johnson Controls, BASF, and Nucor Steel just to name a few. While primarily working with the semiconductor and steel industries, KCC Software has satisfied clients in several industries, including…
Product Snapshots – Issue 18, 2010
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Product Snapshots – Issue 18, 2010

We have added several exciting products since our last edition of the Automation Notebook. Here are some highlights about some of those new products including: Air Conditioners; Single-piece flexible wire duct; ProSense temperature probes; select DINnectors in smaller quantities; GS Drive accessories; Encapsulated Power Supplies; UL 489 Miniature Circuit Breakers; Door safety hardware added for MCCBs;…
Solenoid Valves and Air Prep Parts Now Available
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Solenoid Valves and Air Prep Parts Now Available

The NITRA™ line now includes several new series of products to help meet a broad range of pneumatic air supply pressure regulation and filtration applications. While each series is designed to work in stand-alone applications, the modular design enables field assembly for combining additional components. The AF Series particulate and moisture separation air filters are…
Beverly Hills High School Science/Technology Student Spotlight: Alexander Kern
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Beverly Hills High School Science/Technology Student Spotlight: Alexander Kern

Alexander Kern is a member of the Beverley Hills High School MorTorq Robotics team. He contacted AutomationDirect in February of this year with questions about interfacing a C-more touch panel to his high school’s robot. In a few short weeks, Alex and his team built a robot from scratch, interfacing the C-more panel to operate the robot during competition,…
Volatile Material Handling for IBM
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Volatile Material Handling for IBM

When IBM needed a control and delivery system for Silane gas at the T. J. Watson Research Facility in Yorktown Heights, NY, they turned to KCC Software of Huntsville, AL. Managing Silane Gas Silane gas is essential in an ultra-pure method of applying silicon in the manufacturing of semiconductors and solar panels. The SiH4 compound,…