Control’s 25th annual Readers’ Choice Awards were announced and AutomationDirect was listed as a favorite in the category of “infrastructure” with their terminal block products.
Steel. It reflects one of the strongest substances on the planet and it’s also used in our language to describe anything and anyone strong. In honor of his strength, the famously strong superhero Superman is nicknamed the “Man of Steel.” Even an NFL team recognizes the strength of their name of “Steelers” which is in ... Read More
Being part of a €2 billion international company could be intimidating for a small, New Jersey-based business but that’s not the case for IBOCO. After the 2015 acquisition of Bocchiotti (IBOCO’s former parent company) by the Hager Group, IBOCO became part of an even larger global organization. However, the company remains true to its philosophy ... Read More
Since the last edition of Notebook, we have been working hard to provide a stream of bi-weekly live seminars on AutomationTalk. Tom Elavsky and I have become the main presenters, but to keep the topics interesting with new faces, we have recruited show guests from other teams here at AutomationDirect, such as our Business Development ... Read More
In Part 3 (Fall 2005 Issue 5), we covered how to design our automated control system and the importance of documenting the design. We discussed the various types of documents that would be typical for an automated control system design, why and how we would use these documents, and finally the tools that can be ... Read More
In Part 2 (Spring 2005 Issue 4), we covered how to specify the various devices required for interfacing and controlling the electrical equipment in an automated control system. In Part 3, we will cover the steps needed to design our automated control system. The design topics will include planning by defining our sequence of operation, ... Read More
