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Newsletter Volume 26 Issue 02

Automation Expands a Machine Shop?s Success
By partnering with a local systems integrator and using AutomationDirect products, this machine shop enhanced its capabilities, allowing it to deliver the services required by its customers. Par Electric and Engineering founder Pete Baker explains how the two companies teamed up to deliver a high-performance pressure testing solution.
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When and Why to Upgrade HMIs
Intelligent HMI advances can justify upgrades based on significant improvements associated with ease-of-use, cybersecurity, and other advanced features. Consumers are accustomed to rapidly upgrading their personal electronic devices by buying new hardware and updating apps, but the industrial automation world usually works at a slower and more delayed pace in this regard.
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Now Available

Z-Range Safety Switch System Components
Starting at $143.00

Helukabel TrayControl® 600 Flexible Control Cable
Starting at $0.51 /ft.

LUTZE Din Rail Mounted Compact Switching Power Supplies
Starting at $97.00


LS Electric EtherCAT® PLC Modules and Servo Systems
EtherCAT Servo Drives start at $495

CCEA TrackAlpha-Pro Series LED Light Bars

Productivity Codesys PLC Series
CPU priced at at $529.00


Supplier Profile: Toshiba
Toshiba International Corporation (TIC) is a Toshiba America Inc. (TAI) Group Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of Toshiba Corporation, and comprised of various business units including ? Motors & Adjustable Frequency Drives, Power Electronics, Automotive Systems, Transportation, and Transmission & Distribution Systems. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, TIC provides application solutions to a wide range of industries including the energy sector, general industrial, automotive, IT, medical and more.
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C-More CM5 – Our Best HMI Yet
AutomationDirect has added the next generation of the popular C-more HMI product line. The CM5 HMI series offers lower-cost, high-performance HMIs in sizes from 4 inches to an impressive 22 inches. These HMIs have an amazing 1.6 GHz processor in the larger units (10? and above), up to 90 Mbytes of memory, and provide much better trending, extra data storage, faster communication, and improved file types including jpegs.
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Reviews = Rewards
We want to know what you think about our products! Review your favorites today to earn rewards for great prizes. Follow the links below to learn more! 
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New Giveaway for 2024!
Enter your info for a chance to win a 5-piece Wiha SoftFinish insulated screwdriver, pliers, and cutters set (long nose and diagonal). Contest is open for approximately 1 week after the newsletter is sent and is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Winner will be contacted via email. 
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