New WAGO Pro2 Power Supplies and Dc-to-DC Converters from AutomationDirect
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New WAGO Pro2 Power Supplies and Dc-to-DC Converters from AutomationDirect

March 16, 2022 – AutomationDirect has added WAGO Pro2 power supplies to their growing lineup of performance power products. These high-efficiency power supplies reduce losses, save cabinet space, and increase energy savings. With TopBoost, PowerBoost, and parameterizable overload behavior, WAGO Pro2 power supplies protect equipment and provide intelligent current and switching modes. The free configuration…
Connecting AI to the OT
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Connecting AI to the OT

This greenhouse automation startup shows how AutomationDirect controllers are a flexible platform for connecting cloud-based artificial intelligence to practical operations manufacturing automation. Connecting AI concepts to age-old agricultural operations using modern IoT methods is the ambitious undertaking of Kenneth Tran and his team at Koidra. The resulting “artificial intelligence of things” (AIoT) is yielding positive…
Contemporary Controls Combined with Classic Camper Chic
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Contemporary Controls Combined with Classic Camper Chic

This retro-look travel trailer is custom-built using aircraft fabrication principles, and the all-electric support systems are automated and visualized using a PLC and other components from AutomationDirect. As a self-employed consultant with many years designing, building, and automation state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, Scott Sutton is a hands-on guy. So, when his family came up with the…
Brainteasers - Issue 48, 2022
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Brainteasers - Issue 48, 2022

Changing a Penny Given the diagram below, what is the minimum number of “moves” to get the obverse penny (in square 10) to the far left end of the row (square 1).  The pennies may NOT be lifted from the page, nor can they leave the bold-bounded area.  When counting each “move” a penny can…