Basic CPU and Remote Modules Added to Productivity3000 Line
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Basic CPU and Remote Modules Added to Productivity3000 Line

Cumming, GA — December 5, 2012 … AutomationDirect’s Productivity3000 line of programmable controllers now includes basic CPU and remote slave modules. The P3-530 CPU’s five integrated communications ports include Ethernet for programming, monitoring, and networking; a USB port for data logging; USB I/O port for up to four local expansion bases; RS-232 and RS-485 ports for ASCII…
Illinois Institute of Technology Competes in Hybrid Racing
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Illinois Institute of Technology Competes in Hybrid Racing

A student team, lead by Donald Ruffatto, from the Illinois Institute of Technology (IIT) SAE International chapter contacted AutomationDirect in late 2011, asking detailed questions about our Productivity3000 Programmable Automation Controller (PAC). They were planning to use it to control an electric car that they were building for the Formula Hybrid International Competition, hosted by…
Product Snapshots - Issue 25, 2013
Automation NotebookIssue 25 – 2013Learning ResourcesNotebook Issue

Product Snapshots - Issue 25, 2013

We have added several exciting products since our last edition of the Automation Notebook. Here are some highlights about some of those new products including:  Ultrasonic Liquid Level Sensors and Transmitters, ProSense Temperature Transmitters, New Capacitive Proximity Sensors,  More Sensor Cables, Additional Crossfire Safety Glasses, New RUKO Cutting Tools, More ZIPport Multi-Wire Connectors, SureStep Dual-Shaft Motors and Low-cost Microstepping…
Bio Diesel Fuel Gets a Boost from Automation
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Bio Diesel Fuel Gets a Boost from Automation

Systems produce bio diesel for a total cost as low as 67 cents per gallon, turning waste into profit. Imagine if restaurants and other commercial food enterprises could turn used kitchen oil into fuel instead of simply disposing of it. Then imagine if they could do that in an economic and automated way for a…
Product Snapshots – Issue 23, 2012
Automation NotebookIssue 23 – 2012Learning ResourcesNotebook Issue

Product Snapshots – Issue 23, 2012

We have added several exciting products since our last edition of the Automation Notebook. Here are some highlights about some of those new products including: Jefferson Electric Buck-Boost Transformers, Stainless Steel Proximity Sensors, Metal Guard Foot Switches, Pneumatic Solenoid Valve Cables and Connectors, Bryant  Industrial Grade Duplex Receptacles and Watertight Wiring Devices and Accessories, Field…
Upgrading From Batch to Continuous Processes Requires High Level Automation
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Upgrading From Batch to Continuous Processes Requires High Level Automation

Many process plants use batch operations for all or part of their production operations. Some processes are inherently batch oriented, but many others can be converted to continuous. Converting a batch process to a continuous operation has many advantages including, but not limited to, better quality, more throughput and less energy use (see Table 1). These…