How Industrial Enterprises Can Address the “Grey Tsunami” Behind Today’s Growing Skills Shortage
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How Industrial Enterprises Can Address the “Grey Tsunami” Behind Today’s Growing Skills Shortage

By Chip McDaniel, Automation Expert & Education Specialist, AutomationDirect Human resources departments call the phenomenon the “grey tsunami.” They’re referencing an historic U.S. retirement surge of 4.1 million Americans a year. Manufacturing, in particular, is taking a big hit as industrial engineers, equipment operators, maintenance and repair technicians, plant managers, and others in supporting roles…
SIDirect: AutomationDirect’s Systems Integrator Program
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SIDirect: AutomationDirect’s Systems Integrator Program

The SIDirect program connects end users of all sizes with systems integrators ready to support their automation needs, spanning a variety of technologies and processes. By: Jeff Payne, AutomationDirect Every manufacturing business must make choices about supporting their machines, production processes, and personnel. Careful application of the right automation technologies and skillsets in each of…
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…
AutomationDirect Products Rank High in Control Design Readers’ Choice Awards
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AutomationDirect Products Rank High in Control Design Readers’ Choice Awards

Once again, AutomationDirect PLC and other products have been highly ranked as voted on by automation professionals. AutomationDirect PLCs, HMIs, and motion controllers were recently recognized in the Control Design 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards for several categories. You can find the magazine issue online here. Each year, Control Design invites readers who identify themselves as…
AutomationDirect Robotics Program and Interns Earned Many Awards at Forsyth County Schools Gala
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AutomationDirect Robotics Program and Interns Earned Many Awards at Forsyth County Schools Gala

The AutomationDirect robotics program and our interns shined brightly at the recent Forsyth County Schools College & Career Development/CTAE (Career, Technical, and Agriculture Education) awards ceremony! At the CTAE Excellence Awards Gala held late last month, AutomationDirect and its interns earned several honors: In addition, Tony Collins, the Forsyth Alliance Chair and AutomationDirect’s main point…
Smiley's Photo Challenge
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Smiley's Photo Challenge

Here at AutomationDirect.com, we love seeing customers use our products! No matter the industry, we hope AutomationDirect has improved your business.  Submit photos of how you use our products for a chance to win some great prizes and be featured in AutomationDirect articles or ads! Rules Have fun! Contest is open from April 3rd, 2023…
Forsyth County Education Foundation Duck Dive 2023
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Forsyth County Education Foundation Duck Dive 2023

March 24, 2023- AutomationDirect is proud to sponsor this year’s Forsyth County Education Foundation’s 4th annual “Duck Dive for Education.” This fundraiser helps the Forsyth County Education Foundation meet the needs of the Forsyth County school system through monetary grants in the Fall. The raffle will be held on March 31st, 2023, at 1pm at…
FIRST Robotics Competition 2023 Digital Animation Award Winner
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FIRST Robotics Competition 2023 Digital Animation Award Winner

This award, sponsored by AutomationDirect, celebrates the art of digital animation and its close relationship to STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, and Mathematics). The 2023 Digital Animation Award is offered to help encourage students to cultivate skills in design and creation of animation including, but not limited to, storytelling, creativity, use of computer software, and…