State of the Canadian Automation and Control Industry

State of the Canadian Automation and Control Industry

 

I think many of us right now are caught at a point where we are either looking back at where we were, or forward in hopes of better to quench the worry and uncertainty of the times. And although we have heard it often, we will come through this, and it is those who are focused forward that we all need to follow.

To put things in perspective and consider where we as Canadians working in automation and control stand Panel Builder & Systems Integrator asked you about your business operations, how your work life has been affected as well as whether your digital learning tendencies have changed.

 

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Allied Electronics & Automation Expands 300-Strong Supplier Network to Include Amphenol-Anytek, B&B and Others

Allied Electronics & Automation is bolstering its terminal block and synchronous drive application product offerings by adding a full suite of products from Amphenol–Anytek and B&B Manufacturing. The company has also added LOVATO Electric, nVent CADDY and nVent ERICO as trusted suppliers to increase its electrical application and installation offerings.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact Control Cabinet Classroom Ep. 3 – Power Fundamentals: Regulated Power Supplies

Phoenix Contact Control Cabinet Classroom Ep. 3 – Power Fundamentals: Regulated Power Supplies

Regulated power supplies contain internal components that ensure a consistent or “regulated” output voltage, regardless of the input voltage. But why is a consistent output voltage that important? In this episode, we discuss all the benefits and features that regulated power supplies, and how they offer a better level of confidence when it comes to keeping equipment up and running properly.

 

 

 

OnRobot Soft Gripper Brings Highly Flexible, Food-Grade-Certified Handling to Challenging Pick-and-Place Applications

OnRobot Soft Gripper Brings Highly Flexible, Food-Grade-Certified Handling to Challenging Pick-and-Place Applications

Automation just got easier for food and beverage and other “clean” applications such as cosmetics and pharmaceuticals that need to handle items from eggs to fruit, to bottles or irregular-shaped containers. The flexible OnRobot Soft Gripper uses three interchangeable silicon-molded cups in star and four-finger configurations to pick up almost any small object under 2.2kg (4.8lbs) with a delicate, precise touch.

 

 

 

Simple Application Rules for Applying Line Reactors with Variable Frequency Drives

Simple Application Rules for Applying Line Reactors with Variable Frequency Drives

This webinar will review simple and easily applied criteria used to select line reactors for use on the line and load sides of Variable Frequency Drives. VFD’s are an important device in many critical commercial and industrial applications. Line reactors are a economical tool which can both protect your investment in the VFD and motor and maintain critical processes.

 

 

 

Phoenix Contact Control Cabinet Classroom Ep. 2: Power Fundamentals: Why is 24V DC Used?

Phoenix Contact Control Cabinet Classroom Ep. 2: Power Fundamentals: Why is 24V DC Used?

If you’re working in, on, or around industrial control cabinets, you’ve probably noticed that most of the devices within these panels are operating at 24 volts Direct Current. But did you ever stop to think why 24 volts is used? In this episode of the Control Cabinet Classroom, we explore the various features and benefits of this technology, and why it’s the go-to for use in control cabinet power and design.