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Editor's Pick
Industrial Control Panel Testing and Certification – Your Questions Answered
There is a clear and open movement toward automating Canada’s industrial sectors to gain more efficient and sustainable operations. At the heart of much of that automation implementation is the industrial control panel. Advancing industrial sectors must be done in a calculated and safe manner. With so much reliance on industrial controls systems... Read More |
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Safety
New Generation of Signal Towers are Brighter and Simpler to Order and Maintain
Signal tower lights play a critical role in protecting the safety of people and equipment in manufacturing and process control environments, providing visual and audible indications of system status and alerts of dangerous conditions. They are relatively simple devices, but until recently, they have been notoriously difficult to... Read More |
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Technology
Omron Automation Americas Hosts Nation-wide Event, OPEN 2022 Focused on Delivering Next Generation Technology Solutions to Automation Professionals
Omron Automation Americas continues to demonstrate its commitment to customers and their automation needs with their event, OPEN 2022. Hosted at four Proof of Concept Centers, customers will have access to the technologies, resources, and best practices that make for integrated, intelligent and interactive solutions that... Read More |
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Sponsored Content
Fire Protection for Lithium-ion Battery Energy Storage Systems
Lithium-ion storage facilities contain high-energy batteries combined with highly flammable electrolytes. In addition, they are prone to quick ignition and explosion in a worst-case scenario. Such fires can have a significant financial impact on organizations. Rapid detection of electrolyte gas particles and extinguishing are the key to a successful fire protection concept. Since December 2019, Siemens has been offering a VdS-certified fire protection concept for stationary Li-ion battery storage systems. Learn More HERE. |
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Trade Shows
Aztec Oktoberfest Themed Open House/Trade Shows
Aztec will be hosting an Oktoberfest themed Open House/Trade Show in all branches on the following dates: Aztec Burlington – Oct 04, Aztec Cambridge – Oct 06, Aztec Concord – Oct 13, Aztec Mississauga – Oct 14. Events in Concord and Cambridge are tent events which are bigger in capacity, Burlington and Mississauga will be BBQ events... Read More |
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Best Practices
DIN Rail Power Supply Units: How the Service Lifetime Is Determined by The Temperature
As a system engineer, it is important to have a reliable and long-lasting power supply on which you can rely. Failure of the unit after a short time is annoying, costly and time consuming. The minimum lifetime of power supplies is determined by the lifetime of the electrolytic capacitors. The warmer it is, the faster the electrolytic capacitors... Read More |
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An Event Not to Miss
The Future of Automation: Digital, Sustainable, Efficient
German Technology Day is expected to be even bigger and better this year. Fifteen prominent companies with expertise in automation and advanced manufacturing will host Canada's fourth series of German Technology Days on October 20, 2022 at Humber College, Toronto, and on November 3, 2022 at Plaza Centre-Ville in Montreal. These companies are... Read More |
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Sponsord Content
Electrify Your Enterprise
Power is vital to production, and well-designed control cabinets are key. Allied Electronics & Automation offers a comprehensive collection of control cabinet solutions including PLCs, HMIs, contactors, miniature circuit breakers, terminal block connectors, DIN-rail power supplies, pushbutton switches, motor starters, overloads, power relays, industrial Ethernet switches and AC drives engineered to keep your operations running safely, reliably and efficiently. Learn More HERE. |
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Product News
AutomationDirect: SSP Safety Enabling Switches
AutomationDirect has added SSP safety enabling switches, also known as “hold-to-run” or “dead man’s” switches. When used in conjunction with a properly designed safety system, they provide the operator with a special control mode for tasks such as maintenance or debugging of hazardous equipment. These switches consist of... Read More |
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KUKA: New LBR iisy Cobots
KUKA is introducing two new cobot models: the LBR iisy 11 kg and the LBR iisy 15 kg. Thanks to extended payload capacities, significantly longer reaches and a higher IP protection class, the two sensitive lightweight cobots are suitable for a wide range of new tasks and applications. With the lightweight cobots of the LBR iisy series, robotics is... Read More |
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Product News
High Flexibility, Precision and Integration in Test Bench Engineering
When it comes to creating test benches, Italian company Advantech Time is breaking new ground and changing the traditional landscape in the field of measurement and test engineering. PC-based control from Beckhoff ensures flexibility and a multidisciplinary approach in the test laboratory, integrating two activities that were previously always... Read More |
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WAGO: Power Supply Pro 2
Control cabinets are undergoing a transformation because the requirements on them – both quantitative and qualitative – are becoming stricter and stricter. Greater networking, rising energy costs and increasing customization require economy, speed and flexibility in a minimal footprint for control cabinets. Power supplies are the heart of... Read More |
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Product News
Phoenix Contact: New Fillers for Modular ICS Housings
For the modular electronics housings in the ICS series from Phoenix Contact, fillers in depths of 67.5, 90, and 112.5 mm are now also available. They are available with or without vents in gray, black, blue, and yellow. The new fillers extend the variety of connection technology that can be used. They can be individually processed for a customer-specific... Read More |
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Pilz: New Standalone Base Unit PNOZ m C0
In the range of safe configurable small controllers PNOZmulti 2 from Pilz, the new standalone base unit PNOZ m C0 is now available. The extremely compact base unit is just 22.5 mm wide and monitors up to four safety functions on machines. Depending on the application, it can be used to implement safety requirements up to the highest category... Read More |
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Daily News
- EPLAN Data Portal Update 2 September 2022
Since September 22nd, in addition to updated data EPLAN are very pleased to announce the following new additions: Euchner GmbH + Co. KG (NFPA Data), with 12 new data sets with cables, protection devices, relays, contactors, sensors, switches and pushbuttons - Littelfuse (NFPA Data), with 565 new data sets with miscellaneous, protection...
- Allied Electronics & Automation Announces Five New Suppliers With Stock on Shelves
Allied Electronics & Automation recently announced five new suppliers with stock on shelves. The five new suppliers — Stewart Connector, Keystone Technologies, MicroCare, Rice Lake Weighing Systems, and Astrodyne TDI — add to Allied’s already-extensive selection of connectivity, lighting, facility maintenance, weighing equipment...
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Daily News
- Doosan Robotics Announces Strategic Partnership with Industrial Automation Supply
Doosan Robotics Inc. has recently announced it has formed a strategic partnership with Industrial Automation Supply (IAS), New England’s only Phoenix Contact Automation Elite Distribution Partner. IAS will serve as partner and reseller of Doosan’s M, H, and A-SERIES cobots across the Northeast. Doosan’s four M-SERIES...
- HPS Unveils New Power Quality Lab
Hammond Power Solutions Inc. has recently announced the opening of their new HPS Power Quality Lab. Located at their headquarters in Guelph, Ontario, the PQ lab allows HPS to demonstrate their wide range of power quality products through real-time testing. The lab will primarily be used to host consultants, distributor...
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Daily News
- Panduit Honored in 2022 Cabling Installation & Maintenance Innovators Award
Panduit was recently recognized with eight Cabling Innovators Awards in the 2022 competition. Cabling Installation & Maintenance bestows the Innovators Awards annually to the best products and projects in the industry. Panduit received eight awards in total, including two Platinum honors for RapidID Network Mapping System, a solution...
- ABB Partners With Samotics to Expand Its Condition Monitoring Services
ABB and Samotics, a provider of ESA technology that is a high-growth scaleup company based in the Netherlands, have entered a strategic long-term partnership to provide enhanced condition monitoring services. The approach will leverage each company’s capabilities to deliver more insight into machine health and energy efficiency...
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International Focus
Just Like Before, Only Better! An International Application by WAGO
High-rise buildings in France, tunnels in Switzerland, prestressed concrete ceilings in Germany – one source of their stability is wire products from Kehl in Baden-Württemberg. Badische Drahtwerke GmbH (BDW) supplies reinforcing steel mesh, reinforcement cages, lattice girders and many other rebar and reinforcement products to the region and... Read More |
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Featured Video
Siemens Fire protection for lithium-ion battery energy storage systems
Today, lithium-ion battery storage systems are the most common and effective type of battery to storage excess energy. This trailer shows the risks involved when using this emerging technology, and what Siemens does to prevent a fire from happening. Watch the video HERE. |
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Automation Tips
Seven Automation Tips for Greener Plastics in Consumer Package Goods in Manufacturing
Hygiene or environmental protection? Preferably both. Companies in the consumer goods industry are increasingly asking themselves what alternatives they have to plastic packaging and how they can act greener, more efficiently, and yet still safely. Innovative packaging lines, robotics and artificial intelligence offer support. No one doubts... Read More |
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Applications
EXAIR Offers Case Study Library for Detailed Examples of Successful Solutions
EXAIR.com offers a great number of resources for better understanding how products will work within a given process. Among those is the EXAIR Case Study Library with over 40 detailed and downloadable accounts of how EXAIR products have improved a customer’s process. Whether searching by product line or application, get a full... Read More |
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