Newsletter: Volume 18 – Issue 9

Ahhh…fall is finally here! In this first issue of the fall season we have some great articles on “The Industrial Internet of Things” (IIoT). The first of these articles explains the basics of IIoT and hopefully helps you understand how close you are to achieving it. In the second IIoT article we in cooperation with CFE Media and Putman Media, surveyed a sample of both publishers’ readership to get answers to our data centric questions. There is also a great article on how AutomationDirect can help with all of your small-scale automation projects. Please enjoy this month’s newsletter and the cooler weather!

	IIoT – How Close Are You? “The Industrial Internet of Things”…when you hear that term, what do you think? Now, some of you might be thinking, “Not another IIoT article!” or maybe, “I don’t need IIoT” or perhaps there are still a few of you that are wondering, “What is IIoT?” Well, when you get past all the buzz that is surrounding the IIoT trend and break it down to the basics, you’ll see that most of you are already there or are pretty darn close.Read more about IIoT here
	Small-Scale Automation Projects It’s important to understand the issues involved with small-scale automation projects—the advantages and the drawbacks of different buying processes. In many cases, budgeting is the driving factor on small projects. This Control Engineering article tells how to get past time, money, and resource issues when executing small projects and specifying automation equipment and components. Learn how AutomationDirect can help with small-scale projects
	HMI Remote-Monitoring Trends Remote connectivity to plants, machines, and processes is growing in popularity, along with the Industrial Internet of Things, and there is no end in sight to this trend due to a variety of enabling technologies. Remote connectivity can be via either an internal local or an external remote network. Read more about HMI remote-monitoring trends
Now Available Bimed Cable Glands Starting at $2.00 for a five-pack Datalogic Contrast Sensors IP67-rated contrast sensors start at $130.00 Portable Cord Line Extension Starting at $8.50 for a 20-foot reel Data-driven Survey Result With all the talk lately about Big Data and the IIoT, we got to thinking about how much of an impact these trends would have on our industry. We, AutomationDirect in cooperation with CFE Media and Putman Media, surveyed a sample of both publishers’ readership to get answers to our data centric questions. Check out the survey results   Student Spotlight – Walla Walla University  What do you do when you can’t buy that thing you need? Why, you build it of course. That’s what a team of students at Walla Walla University did when they needed to grow vascular tissue for a bioengineering project and found existing solutions were not acceptable.Read how students use the P2000 and other AutomationDirect products to solve their problem   © 2016 AutomationDirect.com     | PRODUCTS | STORE | SUPPORT | COMPANY | ORDER CATALOG  If you are having problems viewing this email please click here Check website for current pricing. AutomationDirect.com – 3505 Hutchinson Road, Cumming GA 30040