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Recent Posts News Press Releases Press Releases Metal Work Series 70 Valves from AutomationDirect May 8, 2024 May 8, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added Metal Work Series 70 valves to their Valves and Pneumatic Components categories. Metal Work is a trusted name in pneumatics and several new valve types are available, including toggle and axial lever manual valves, push-pull manual valves, mechanically operated air valves (mechanical limit switch valves), pushbutton air valves,… Application Stories HMI Operator Interface PLC Product Programmable Control Installing a Rock-Solid Automation Retrofit May 7, 2024 This electrical contractor relied on AutomationDirect PLC and HMI hardware and software to rapidly rip-and-replace the controls on a failing rock crusher. Equipment used in rock quarrying operations is subjected to extremes of dirt, vibration, heat, and more, pressing mechanical and electrical systems to the limit. When the crushing equipment legacy automation at one site… AutomationDirect Spotlight Supplier Profiles Supplier Profiles Uncategorized Supplier Profile: Spartan Scientific May 6, 2024 Although sometimes taken for granted, clean water is a basic human need made possible through infrastructure and treatment facilities that channel, process, and safely deliver it to our taps. The water made available for much of the developed world to drink, bathe, or cook with has very likely, at many phases along its journey to… News Press Releases Press Releases ifm efector Barcode Scanners, Cameras, and Vision Sensors from AutomationDirect May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added machine-mountable barcode scanners, 2D cameras, and 3D vision sensors from ifm efector to their Barcode/RFID/Vision category. Machine-mountable barcode scanners can read popular industrial 1D and 2D codes such as Code 128, Code 39, QR codes, and many more. They are excellent for applications requiring machine mounting, conveyor mounting,… News Press Releases Press Releases More WEG Premium Efficiency Rolled Steel Motors and Brake Motors from AutomationDirect May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added more WEG Electric S series premium efficiency motors to their expanding portfolio of AC motors. This addition includes several general-purpose 3-phase motors from 1-1/2 to 20hp and 3-phase brake motors from 3 to 20hp. The new rolled steel motors are available with speeds of 1200, 1800, and 3600… Application Stories Content Collections AutomationDirect Sparks Innovation May 1, 2024 Our low-cost products and free support have fostered many innovations over our almost 30 years of business. Below is a small sampling of what a few customers have done with our products. Check them out! 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These new 120-240 VAC/VDC enclosure heaters include small, flat versions that distribute heat evenly within compact enclosures and are available with 8W or 10W heating capacities. Also added are compact loop heaters that feature a patented loop body… News Press Releases Press Releases SJT Industries SIM Timing Pulleys from AutomationDirect April 17, 2024 April 17, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added SIM timing pulleys to their Power Transmission product category. 5M pitch (5mm) pulleys in bore sizes of 5/8”, ¾”, 7/8”, or 1-1/8” with 20 to 120 teeth are now available, as are additional MXL pitch (0.08in) pulleys in bore sizes of 1/8”, 3/16”, and ¼” with 14 to… More Recent Posts Press Releases News Press Releases Press Releases Metal Work Series 70 Valves from AutomationDirect May 8, 2024 May 8, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added Metal Work Series 70 valves to their Valves and Pneumatic Components categories. Metal Work is a trusted name in pneumatics and several new valve types are available, including toggle and axial lever manual valves, push-pull manual valves, mechanically operated air valves (mechanical limit switch valves), pushbutton air valves,… News Press Releases Press Releases ifm efector Barcode Scanners, Cameras, and Vision Sensors from AutomationDirect May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added machine-mountable barcode scanners, 2D cameras, and 3D vision sensors from ifm efector to their Barcode/RFID/Vision category. Machine-mountable barcode scanners can read popular industrial 1D and 2D codes such as Code 128, Code 39, QR codes, and many more. They are excellent for applications requiring machine mounting, conveyor mounting,… News Press Releases Press Releases More WEG Premium Efficiency Rolled Steel Motors and Brake Motors from AutomationDirect May 1, 2024 May 1, 2024 – AutomationDirect has added more WEG Electric S series premium efficiency motors to their expanding portfolio of AC motors. This addition includes several general-purpose 3-phase motors from 1-1/2 to 20hp and 3-phase brake motors from 3 to 20hp. The new rolled steel motors are available with speeds of 1200, 1800, and...