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Panel Builder & Systems Integrator's Bimonthly Digest is distributed on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month.
Please download any of our past issues using the links below.
2017 - 2020 Panel Builder & Systems Integrator Issues
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German Technology Day/ Control Cabinet Classroom/ Partnerships
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September 23, 2020 |
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Intelligent Power Supplies/ Tips for You/ Product News
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September 9, 2020 |
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Products of August Issue
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August 28, 2020 |
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Product Selection/ Control Cabinet Classroom/ Looking Forward
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August 26, 2020 |
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Looking at the Future/ Cost Savings/ Product News
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August 12, 2020 |
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Enclosure Design/ Using Sensors/Control Cabinet Classroom
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July 22, 2020 |
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All About Relays/ Efficiency/ Expansion
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July 8, 2020 |
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Control Cabinet Classroom Ep.6/ Cybersecurity in Manufacturing/ Innovation in Industry
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June 24, 2020 |
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SCADA/ Partnerships/ Virtual Events
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June 10, 2020 |
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Special Product Issue - May 2020 Products
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June 1, 2020 |
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Control Cabinet Classroom/ Light Curtain Selection/ Motion Control Q&A
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May 27, 2020 |
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Automation Design/ Learning Opportunities/ Product News
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May 13, 2020 |
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Special Product Issue
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April 30, 2020 |
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Electrical Safety/ Canadian Automation and Control Impact Study/ Digital Events
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April 22, 2020 |
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Installation Safety/ New Solutions/ Product News
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April 8, 2020 |
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Panel Builder Learning/ Automation Advantages/ Product News
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March 25, 2020 |
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Automation is the Solution/ Cobots and the Future/ Product News
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March 11, 2020 |
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Enclosure Performance/ Modern HMI's/ Product News
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February 26, 2020 |
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Smarter Machines/ 2020 Trends/ VR Simulation
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February 12, 2020 |
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Panel Design/ New Enclosures/ Arc Flash Protection
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January 22, 2020 |
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Working Together on Cybersecurity/Network Defense/Intuitive Operation
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January 8, 2020 |
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Holiday Issue: Top Articles of 2019
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December 25, 2019 |
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Reducing Chaos/ Remote Access/ Peer Tested Product
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December 11, 2019 |
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Automation Events/ Strategies for Success/ New Products
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November 27, 2019
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Tombstones and Pyramids/ Speed to Market / DCS Migration
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November 13, 2019 |
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Control Panel Design/ 4-20 mA Current Loop/ Flir Canada Profile
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October 23, 2019 |
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Automation & Integration in Oil & Gas/ Energy Distribution/ Packaging
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October 9, 2019 |
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Liquid Enclosure Cooling/ Challenging Machine Builders/ Digitilisation
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September 25, 2019 |
| Upgrading Legacy Systems/Machine Flexibility/Protecting Workers From Injury |
September 11, 2019 |
| Panel Building Efficiency/ Selecting an Integrator /Factory Automation |
August 28, 2019 |
| Industry Insights/ Safety Components/ Panel Design |
August 14, 2019 |
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DC Power Supplies/ Upgrade Considerations/ VFD Panels
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July 24, 2019 |
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Mobile Exhibit/ Coordinated Systems/ Warehouse Automation
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July 10, 2019 |
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Industry Insights/ Addressing Machine & System Risks/ Digital Twins
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June 26, 2019 |
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Industry Insights/ Integrated Safety/ Protecting Electrical Enclosures
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June 12, 2019 |
| Industry Insights/ RBT Electrical & Automation/ ADM Toronto |
May 22, 2019 |
| Looking at Enclosure Temperatures/ Circular Connectors/ Driving Automotive Traceability |
May 8, 2019 |
| Hannover Messe with Rittal/ Sleeman Breweries process Automation/ Changes to Food Manufacturing |
April 24, 2019 |
| Reporting on Hannover Messe 2019 |
April 10, 2019 |
| Tips from Rittal/ Stellar Power & Control Solutions/ ABB Customer World |
March 27, 2019 |
| Pneumatics or Electrics/ Interactive Catalogues/ Automation Exhibition |
March 13, 2019 |
| Security in manufacturing/ Smart Building Technology/ Acquisitions and Partnerships |
February 27, 2019 |
| CSA Control Panel Webinar/ Innovative Enclosure Solution/ Looking ahead to Hannover Messe |
February 13, 2019 |
| Hazardous locations/ Predictive analytics/ Hannover Messe |
January 23, 2019 |
| Automating Micro-Breweries/ Error-Free Wi-Fi Netwrok Lifecycle/ Extending your Reach to Robotics |
January 9, 2019 |
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Featured Articles and Products of 2018
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December 27, 2018 |
| IIoT Applications/ Cybersecurity/ Identifying High-Risks |
December 12, 2018 |
| Phoenix Contact Black Friday Sale/ Automation and Education/ Smarter Batch Mixing |
November 28, 2018 |
| Automation News - Rockwell Automation's Connected Mine/ Moxa Whitepaper/ Virtual Cabinets/ Enclosure Cooling |
November 14, 2018 |
| Your Industry News! Changes coming to Phoenix Contact Canada/ Getting Up-To-Date/ Featured Videos |
October 24, 2018 |
| Navigator Report Now Available/ Cybersecurity Standards/ New Products |
October 10, 2018 |
| Cyber Threats/Security/Digital Learning |
September 26, 2018 |
| Visualization Technologies/ IMTS and Honnover Messe USA 2018/ Full Soultion Offerings |
September 12, 2018 |
| Smarter Control Systems/ Future Course/ Industry Survey |
August 22, 2018 |
| Manufacturer Award/ Safety Evaluation/ Industry Research |
August 8, 2018 |
| Canadian Success/ Good Cyber Hygeine/ Summer Cooling Promo |
July 25, 2018 |
| Industrial Automation Solutions/ Digital Representations/ Electrical Control System Upgrades |
July 11, 2018 |
| Modernization/ Modular Automation/ Cybersecurity |
June 27, 2018 |
| Phoenix Contact / Rittal & IBM / Rockwell Automation Digital Twins |
June 13, 2018 |
| Taking Advantage of IIoT/Safety Technology/Consulting Engineers of Ontario |
May 23, 2018 |
| SafetyBridge Technology/Variable Frequency Drives/Protecting Industrial Control Systems |
May 9, 2018 |
| Rittal Handbook/Panduit and Grantek Case Study/HARTING Connectors |
April 25, 2018 |
| Innovation at Hannover Messe 2018/PLCNext/Innovative Enclosure Solution |
April 11, 2018 |
| Preview of Hannover Messe 2018/SCADA Market/Nivek Automatisation |
March 28, 2018 |
| Hanover Messe Fair Preview/Next Generation SCADA/Rittal Canada's President |
March 14, 2018 |
| Industry News: What is MQTT?/Phoenix Contact Connectors/New Electric Panel Shop |
February 28, 2018 |
| Industry News: Decentralized Manufacturing/Proven Better Performance/Predicting the Future |
February 14, 2018 |
| Industry News: Rittal offers new IoT Interface/Protecting Connected Devices/IIoT Disruption |
January 24, 2018 |
| Industry News: IIoT Performance Management/Protection and Sustainability/Perspectives of a Control Systems Student |
January 10, 2018 |
| Industry News: IIoT Security Challenges/What Topics Interest You/Products for the New Year |
December 27, 2017 |
| Robust Industrial Control System Security/ IIoT Asset Management/ Industry Input Results |
December 13, 2017 |
| A varied look at the effects IIoT/Innovative Automation/The Rise of System Integration |
November 22, 2017 |
| The Advantages of Automated Packaging/From the Sensor to the Controller/The Mystery of Industrial IoT |
November 8, 2017 |
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Collaboration & Connectivity
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