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🚀 New Automation Notebook issue released!

Explore:
🔹 Industry 5.0 & human-centric automation
🔹 Motion control innovations
🔹 EtherCAT connectivity
🔹 Rocketry automation systems
🔹 New industrial products & tech

Read it now

#Automation #Industry50 #Manufacturing #IndustrialIoT

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💧 New Continental hydraulic valves are now available from AutomationDirect!

✔ NFPA D03 & D05 sizes
✔ Solenoid & manual options
✔ Up to 5,000 psi
✔ Rugged cast-iron construction

💲 Prices start at $158

#AutomationDirect #Hydraulics #IndustrialAutomation

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In automation, MODBUS is a term any project engineer has run across many times. But what is MODBUS? How does it work? And in an industry that changes constantly, how has MODBUS persisted for almost half a century? In this video, we'll discuss what it is, how it works, and when it should and shouldn't be used.

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🚀 A robotic welding system cut production time from 12 HOURS to 45 MINUTES.

See how Properly Works & Seibel Modern used:
🤖 Robotics
⚙️ Motion control
🖥️ Productivity3000 PLCs
🛡️ Intelligent safety systems

Read the full success story.

#Automation #Robotics #Manufacturing

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Ladder logic has powered PLCs for decades—but scaling it can get messy fast.

Learn how object-oriented programming (OOP) brings structure, reusability, and efficiency to modern PLC development.

Explore real examples using UDIs and UDSes in AutomationDirect’s Productivity Suite. Read the full article now 👇

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AutomationDirect wants to help you get organized with Wiha tools! Introducing Wiha’s modular foam tray sets, the professional-grade tool organization solution designed for tradespeople and DIYers alike. Watch now!

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🔌 New Gladiator GR Series DIN rail receptacles are here.

Now available with:
⚡ Duplex outlets
🛡️ GFCI protection
🔋 USB A & USB C ports

Perfect for powering laptops, test equipment & USB devices inside enclosures.

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🧰 Tool #8: The Signal Filter 📰

Monthly Newsletter

One email. No fluff.
Just new tools, real applications, and things worth knowing.

Stay sharp between builds.
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Connecting your Maple Systems HMI to an AutomationDirect PLC doesn’t have to be complicated.

In this guide, we walk through how to quickly establish communication so you can streamline control, improve visibility, & keep your system running efficiently.

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Today, we honor the brave men and women who made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our country.

Their courage, dedication, and selflessness secured the freedoms we enjoy every day. This Memorial Day, we pause to remember those who gave everything for something greater than themselves.

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Discover enhanced precision and reliability with AutomationDirect’s expanded lineup! Now featuring a wide selection of SJT Industries SIM couplings and newly added 8M timing pulleys, our components are engineered for seamless power transmission in OEM and MRO applications. Achieve optimal motion control and efficient torque transfer across your industrial equipment—upgrade your systems today for superior performance!

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Exciting news! AutomationDirect now offers the Lapp OLFLEX® 190 flexible control cable—a rugged, versatile solution for demanding industrial wiring. Engineered for machinery, equipment, and control panels, OLFLEX 190 delivers reliable performance in dry, damp, or wet locations thanks to its finely stranded copper conductors, number-coded insulation, and oil-, coolant-, and solvent-resistant jacket. Upgrade your wiring with confidence and experience the difference in durability and versatility!

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What is IGMP and why does it matter?

Without it, multicast traffic floods your network.
With it, your network stays efficient and under control.

🎥 Watch our quick explainer: IGMP, snooping, and queriers—made simple.

#Networking #IndustrialAutomation #IGMP #AutomationDirect

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🧰 Tool #7: The Payback Tool 💰

Paid Application Stories

You already solved a problem.
Someone else has the same one.

We’ll pay you to share how you fixed it.
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Keep panels protected indoors, outdoors, and in washdown environments with new Saginaw enclosure solutions from AutomationDirect.

✔ NEMA 1 wall-mount enclosures
✔ Stainless sanitary slope-top enclosures
✔ Solar shields for outdoor heat reduction
✔ HMI suspension arms
✔ Reinforced battery rack systems

Built for reliability, accessibility, and long-term performance. #IndustrialAutomation #ControlPanels #Manufacturing

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New Metal Work pneumatic components are now available from AutomationDirect.

✔ BIT series air prep units & FRLs
✔ Potable water regulators & filter regulators
✔ Pneumatic logic element valves
✔ Special purpose inline fittings

Designed for compact installation, reliable pneumatic control, potable water applications, and fast tool-free setup. #IndustrialAutomation #Pneumatics #Manufacturing #OEM

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AutomationDirect has expanded its hazardous location safety offering with STAHL Zener barriers & intrinsically safe isolators.

Supports RTDs, thermocouples, load cells, analog transmitters, vibration transducers, frequency inputs & more. Select modules include HART communication support.

Free ISpac Wizard software is also available for safety loop assessment & cable length calculations. #IndustrialAutomation #ProcessControl #HazardousLocations

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Build your perfect tool kit 🔧

Wera’s modular Tool-Check system lets you customize everything—bits, sockets, precision tools & more.

Compact. Flexible. Built for EDC.

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