Beyond Safety Slogans: Cultivating a Workforce Culture to Protect People and Productivity
Industrial safety standards have undergone a significant transformation in recent years, primarily driven by the integration of automation and robotics into manufacturing environments. Traditional lockout and tagout procedures have evolved into sophisticated safety systems that incorporate real-time monitoring, predictive analytics, and zone-based safety protocols.
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Diving Deep into STEM
A student team gained valuable STEM experience by developing an underwater remote operated vehicle, and they accelerated their efforts by using commercially available industrial-grade components. To develop young talent to support this field, Monterey Peninsula College—via a grant from the U.S. National Science Foundation—has established a program called the Marine Advanced Technology Education (MATE) Center. MATE promotes marine engineering by inspiring and challenging students to learn and creatively apply STEM skills for solving real-world problems.
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Now Available
DINnector DIN Rail Pre-Cut Lengths
Starting at $9.75 / 5pk.
Ashcroft B-Series Mechanical Pressure Switches
Starting at $206.00
Laumas Load Cells & Electronics
Load cells start at $295.00
Royal Brass Hydraulic Hose & Adapters
Hydraulic hose assemblies start at $29.00
Patlite Visual and Audible-Visual Industrial Signal Beacons
Patlite visual industrial beacons start at $89.00
Igus 2500 Cable Drag Chain and Accessories
Starting at $59.00
ifm Fail-safe Inductive Sensors
Starting at $125.00
WAGO Lean Managed Ethernet Switches
Starting at $713.00
Define Instruments P2P Wireless I/O
P2P wireless I/O sender/receiver pair priced at $675.00
Efficiently Updating Pump Stations
Repair or replace: a conundrum familiar to owners of appliances, consumer electronics, cars, homes, and also industrial processing facilities. For a typical car owner, replacing a vehicle instead of repairing it is more a question of cost than risk. But for entities using industrial automation, the equation includes both cost and risk because existing equipment must be ripped out and superseded by something else, which involves downtime and the possibility that the new system won’t work as well, or at all.
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Outfitting Your Panel Shop to be Safe and Efficient
The “good/better/best” concept is familiar to most people. When it comes to obtaining anything we use in our daily lives, we need to make choices between necessity, performance, price, and even safety. For example, an inexpensive pair of shoes is good enough for walking around the block, but someone tackling a significant mountain hike is more focused on their boot’s grip, comfort and support than they are on price. Similarly, a shade-tree mechanic may get by with a cheap good-enough tool for a one-off job, but a master auto technician will pay for durable high-quality specialty tools they use all the time.
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C-more CM5 Headless HMI Wins Silver in Control Engineering 2025 Product of the Year Awards
Readers demonstrate enthusiasm for the CM5-RHMI, a cost-effective and flexible headless HMI with remote connectivity, advanced functionality, and a compact footprint. Most traditional HMIs incorporate embedded touchscreen displays, impacting their size, installation flexibility, and cost. That’s where the CM5-RHMI comes in—a headless HMI that eschews a built-in display in favor of a user-supplied external display or remote connectivity.
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Monthly Product Giveaway
This month you could win one of our newest products! Enter your info for a chance to win 1 CHANNELLOCK Classic pliers and cutters 3 peice set. Contest is open for approximately 3 weeks 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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