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Newsletter Volume 27 Issue 5

Solving Frequency Signal Conditioner Challenges
Frequency signal conditioners—designed to handle high-frequency pulse signals from sensors and convert them into other useful automation signals—are an important industrial automation design component for both new and retrofit applications. High-frequency pulses may be generated from a proximity sensor associated with a spinning sprocket, between digital motion control systems requiring synchronization, or from many other sources.
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VFDs – Easier Integration with ANY PLC!
Automated systems rely on a controller of some kind, typically a PLC, and the system can have components from any number of manufacturers. Often PLCs need to work hand-in-hand with VFDs from a different supplier to control motor operation. This may prove difficult, but we’ve taken the extra steps to make sure that the process is as simple as possible.
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GC Valves NSF Lead-Free Brass Water Valves 
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HELUKAT Industrial Ethernet and Profinet Cables
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Lika Draw Wire Encoders
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Thousands of Educational and Tutorial Videos 
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Supplier Profile: Master Appliance
Headquartered in Racine, WI, Master Appliance has been a leader in heat tool innovation since the 1950s. The company introduced the first portable industrial heat gun to North America, coining the term “heat gun” and revolutionizing how industries apply heat for tasks such as heat shrink packaging, drying parts, shrinking plastics, paint stripping, and shaping materials.
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C-more CM5 Headless HMI Nominated for Control Engineering 2025 Product of the Year Awards
The headless CM5-RHMI eschews a conventional embedded display, providing a small interior panel-mount form factor that is advantageous for many use cases. Notable features include a low price tag, easier installation, more compact footprint, and the ability to connect with any user-supplied display, or to simply use it for remote connectivity. 
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Supplier Profile: Lika
Starting in 1982 as a family-owned business, Lika Electronic has grown to become a forward thinking innovative, global company. Over the years, they have become one of the leading manufacturers of optical encoders and magnetic measurement systems in Europe and worldwide.
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