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AutomationDirect | MQTT protocol support added to Productivity Series CPUsEDS file library added to Productivity Suite programming software

4/6/2022

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The Productivity family of controllers now offers the MQTT protocol for connections to cloud computing platforms. MQTT has become the front-runner for many machine-to-machine (M2M) and IIoT/cloud networking applications, due to its lightweight overhead and reduced bandwidth consumption. Productivity PLCs now support MQTT communication and with the fill-in-the-blank MQTT messaging configurations within Productivity Suite, delivering vital data to advanced cloud computing platforms is easy.
The EDS file library offers a powerful way to organize and sort your EDS files when configuring EtherNet/IP communications - automatically group by device type or vendor and manage versions. AutomationDirect.com EtherNet/IP EDS files come already installed for added convenience.
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AutomationDirect | Gladiator GCB Series Molded Case Circuit Breakers

3/23/2022

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​Gladiator GCB Series molded case circuit breakers have been added to the lineup of circuit protection devices. Available in two or three-pole configurations, these high-performance circuit breakers are offered with a selection of trip units and provide up to 100kA interrupting capacity. A variety of accessories provides connection to external disconnect handles and offer auxiliary functions such as status monitoring, and shunt or undervoltage trip. The breakers are UL listed, CE approved and RoHS compliant.
The Gladiator GCB Series breakers start at $152.00 and come with a 2-year warranty. (GCB100S-2FF15LL)
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AutomationDirect | New WAGO Pro2 Power Supplies from AutomationDirect

3/16/2022

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AutomationDirect has added WAGO Pro2 power supplies to their growing lineup of performance power supplies. These high-efficiency power supplies reduce losses, save cabinet space, and increase energy savings. With TopBoost, PowerBoost, and parameterizable overload behavior, WAGO Pro2 power supplies protect equipment and provide intelligent current and switching modes. The free configuration software includes long-term monitoring for maintenance and service, preventing costly downtime.
Also added are WAGO DIN-rail mount DC-to-DC converters in a compact, terminal-block style that optimizes cabinet space; they accept a wide range of DC source inputs and convert them to the required voltage levels.
These new performance WAGO power supplies start at $160.00 and come with a 2-year warranty. (2787-2144)

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AutomationDirect | Select Contrinex Photoelectric Sensors Offer IO-Link Compatibility

1/26/2022

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New Contrinex metal M12 and M18 photoelectric sensors expand our offering of discrete sensors. These Contrinex sensors, made in the USA, are available in diffuse, diffuse with adjustable background suppression, retroreflective and through-beam models. Select models are IO-Link® compatible, and all sensor outputs are complementary, allowing them to be used as a light-on or dark-on sensor. They come with a 2-year warranty and are UL listed, CE marked and RoHs compliant.
Starting at $27.50 (LLR-M12MA-NMK-400)

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AutomationDirect | Wiegmann Enclosures Line Extension

1/19/2022

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New additions to our lineup of Wiegmann enclosures include new NEMA 4/4X/12/13 rated stainless steel 22mm pushbutton enclosures; NEMA 4 rated carbon steel wiring troughs with hinged cover; and NEMA 1 rated carbon steel corner-mount including models with knockouts.
Wiegmann is a well-trusted brand and one of the largest enclosure manufacturers in North America, manufacturing a wide variety of carbon steel, galvanized steel, stainless steel, and aluminum enclosures, including disconnects, pushbutton and operator consoles and consolets.
Starting at $58.00 (RSCG040412)
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AutomationDirect | LUTZE SILFLEX® 24VDC Flexible Control Cable

1/12/2022

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LUTZE SILFLEX® 24VDC flexible control cable is an industrial-rated low voltage cable ideal for both stationary and flexible applications with limited mechanical stress and free movement without any tensile stress, loads or forced movements. These cables are available in sizes from 18 AWG to 16 AWG with 3 to 19 unshielded conductors. The rugged outer jacket provides resistance to sunlight, oil and moisture penetration, making these cables suitable for wet and dry locations as well as outdoors. These cables carry UL approval and TC-ER, Type MTW, Class 2 Division ratings, and can be ordered cut to length in 1-foot increments with a 20ft minimum. LUTZE 24VDC control cable starts at $0.81 per foot and is made in the USA.
Starting at $0.81 /ft. (20 ft. min.) (A3251803-1)

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AutomationDirect | TRUMETER Graphical Panel Meters and Hour Meters/Counters from Automation Direct

1/12/2022

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Automation Direct has added current, rate, process and temperature displays to their TRUMETER ADM series of graphical panel meters. These panel meters feature a programmable bar graph to provide an instant visual representation of an analog meter. They have customizable messages and alarms to alert operators when a parameter is out of range. The updated software includes 10 alarm points, 20-point linearization and better scaling. These panel meters come with a 3-year warranty and are UL listed, CE marked and RoHS compliant.
In addition to the graphical panel meters, Automation Direct has added a new line of low-cost TRUMETER hour meters and counters. Available in electromechanical and battery-powered units, they provide reliable counting and run hours tracking for any application. Optional gaskets are available to allow for Nema 4/4X rating when mounted in a suitable enclosure
TRUMETER graphical panel meters start at $70.00 (ADM100C-LN, ADM100C-LP)
TRUMETER hour meters and counters start at $18.50 (3400-0000)
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AutomationDirect |  Marathon Globetrotter and SYMAX series, and Leeson Washguard AC Motors

12/15/2021

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AutomationDirect has added a host of new motors from Regal Rexnord to its existing portfolio, including two new series of Marathon motors and specialty motors from Leeson.
The Marathon Globetrotter motors are high-quality general purpose motors that can also be controlled by an inverter. Globetrotter motors are offered in open-drip-proof enclosures and rolled steel TEFC enclosures, as well as models in a cast-iron enclosure rated for areas classified as hazardous locations. A new series of permanent magnet AC (PMAC) motors, the Marathon SYMAX, can only be powered and controlled by a VFD but offer improved efficiency even at lower speeds and partial loads, and feature a smaller footprint, when compared to standard induction motors.
Also added are more options for harsh-duty motors, with Leeson Washguard SST stainless steel motors in 1- and 3-phase configurations, and the Leeson Washguard White Duck series which features a chemical resistant white epoxy finish.
Leeson Washguard motors have a 1-year warranty from the date of installation (18 months from purchase) and the new Marathon motors have a 3-year warranty.
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AutomationDirect | Type J and Type K Thermocouple Extension Wire

12/15/2021

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We just added more Type J and Type K thermocouple extension wires to bring our customers more selections to fulfill their wiring needs. Type J and Type K thermocouple extension wire allows the connection of multiple field sensors to operating instrumentation or PLC input cards with one run versus having to install multiple extension wires. These wires are available in 20AWG or 16AWG sizes with 2, 4 or 8 conductors/twisted pairs, in shielded or unshielded versions, and have alphanumeric printing on the conductors that makes it easy to identify the pairs for installation and troubleshooting. These wires are UL PLTC rated, and are approved for Class I, Division 2 Hazardous Locations and can be ordered cut to length in 1-foot increments with a 20ft minimum.
Thermocouple extension wire starts at $0.23 per foot and is made in the USA.

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AutomationDirect | SureFrame T-slotted Rails

12/8/2021

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AutomationDirect now offers T-slotted extruded aluminum rails, available in the most popular profiles and dimensions, including 1 x 1in, 1 x 2in and 2 x 2in; 1.5 x 1.5in, 1.5 x 3in and 3 x 3in; 30 x 30mm; 40 x 40mm, 40 x 80mm and 80 x 80mm; 45 x 45mm, 45 x 90mm and 90 x 90mm. These rails are compatible with many other brands and are cut to your specified lengths, in increments of 0.001 inches. These are stock items, so they can be cut and shipped quickly. SureFrame T-slotted rails have a 1-year warranty.
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AutomationDirect | Hammond Enclosures Additions

12/1/2021

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New additions to our lineup of Hammond enclosures include more wall-mount sizes; miniature cases in more size and color choices; sanitary pushbutton enclosures; NEMA 1 rated wire troughs; and rack/desktop-mount / instrument and enclosures. New accessories such as drip shield kits, extender rings and pulls and handles have also been added.
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AutomationDirect | LS Electric L7C Basic AC Servo Systems

11/17/2021

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The new LS Electric servos systems provide the most requested features - setup wizards, auto tuning, built-in indexer and more - in an extremely cost-effective package. The L7S family of brushless servo systems is fully digital and offers a rich set of features to cover a broad range of motion control applications. There are 5 standard servo motors from 100W to 1kW that can be operated in combination with one of two standard servo drives. The L7C drives accept single-phase 200-230VAC, and are controlled via analog speed or torque signal, high-speed pulse train, or internal indexing. These systems are fully compatible with most Automation Direct PLCs or any other host controller.
The L7C family includes standard accessories such as pre-made servo motor encoder cables and servo motor power/brake cables. DIN-rail mount I/O break-out kits allow for easy connection of external command and I/O signals; optional external braking resistors, and optional AC input filters are also available. The L7C servo system selector tool is available here; it provides selection assistance for your application requirements and assures that all the required and optional accessories are included your first order.
  • ​ LS Electric L7C Servo Systems Overview
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AutomationDirect | RHINO SELECT Power Supplies with Integrated UPS

11/17/2021

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New RHINO open frame and panel mount power supplies, with integrated UPS, have been added to the RHINO SELECT series. The integrated UPS provides seamless battery switchover to keep critical operations running when there is an unexpected loss of power. These industrial power supplies support a wide temperature range and can provide TTL status outputs to external monitoring systems. Their rugged aluminum housing allows for three mounting orientations. These power supplies come with a 3-year warranty, are UL 60950-1 and UL 62368-1 recognized, and are CE marked and RoHS compliant.
Also added is the PSB24-240-1 to the RHINO Din Rail mount series. This power supply ensures reliable startups through the use of its "Power Boost Technology," short-term power used to support high inrush current. It comes with a 3-year warranty, and is UL 508 listed, UL 60950 recognized, CSA certified, CE marked and RoHS compliant.
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AutomationDirect | LUTZE SILFLEX® Control Cable

11/10/2021

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LUTZE SILFLEX® control cable is a rugged industrial cable ideal for stationary and flexible applications with limited mechanical stress and free movement without any tensile stress, loads or forced movements. These cables are available in sizes from 20 AWG to 10 AWG with 3 to 41 unshielded or shielded conductors marked with numbers for easy identification, including the green with yellow stripe ground conductor. The rugged outer jacket provides resistance to sunlight, oil and moisture penetration, making these cables suitable for wet and dry locations as well as outdoors. LUTZE cable is 600V UL rated and can be ordered cut to length in 1-foot increments with a 20ft minimum. LUTZE servo cable starts at $0.48 per foot and is made in the USA.
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AutomationDirect | CLICK Plus CPUs with 2 Option Slots, and Serial Communications Module

11/10/2021

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The new CLICK PLUS 2-slot CPU offers an additional built-in option module slot for even more PLC I/O customization. The CLICK PLUS option module slots allow for easily changeable I/O configurations to match the job at hand in lieu of the fixed I/O offered in the original CLICK series PLCs. The 2-slot CPU can also be expanded with up to 8 additional stackable I/O modules for up to 156 discrete I/O or 60 analog I/O points total.
For applications that rely heavily on serial communication, the new CLICK PLUS DCM option module adds two RS-232/RS-485 serial ports to any single-slot CLICK PLUS CPU and up to four additional serial ports to the 2-slot CPU version. This new module supports both Modbus RTU and ASCII communication and is priced at $105.00.
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AutomationDirect | ProSense T2 Series Timer Relays

11/3/2021

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New ProSense T2 series timer relays are cost-effective, compact devices with easy time delay function and time range setup. T2R-M series multi-mode timer relays have timing ranges of up to 1000 minutes. T2R-ND on-delay, T2R-FD off-delay, and T2R-SST fleeting timer relays have encapsulated protection and timing ranges of up to 100 minutes. Encapsulated T2L-ND on-delay timer relays offer timing ranges of up to 100 minutes or 10,230 seconds. T2S-ND on-delay, T2S-FD off-delay, T2S-SST fleeting, and T2S-TT on-interval timer relays have timing ranges of up to 100 minutes.
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AutomationDirect | Norgren Excelon Plus Air Prep Components

11/3/2021

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AutomationDirect has added Norgren Excelon Plus air prep components to its existing lineup of pneumatic air prep products. Norgren, a well-known name brand for pneumatic components, is now available from your trusted source for automation products.
Now available are Norgren Excelon Plus 82 Series air prep products with 1/4" and 3/8" female NPT port sizes, and the Excelon Plus 84 Series components with 3/8", 1/2" and 3/4" female NPT port sizes. Included in this release are air filters (particulate, coalescing oil removal and vapor removal), air regulators, air filter regulators, air micro-fog lubricators, manual shut-off relief valves, soft start/dump valves, solenoid-activated control valves and pre-assembled combination filter-regulator-lubricator units . A range of mounting accessories, port adapters and replacement filter elements are also available. These Norgren air prep components are all stock items so they can be shipped quickly, and have a 2-year warranty.
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AutomationDirect | ReeR MOSAIC Safety Controllers

11/3/2021

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MOSAIC Safety Controller Master Modules start at $299.00 (MOSAIC-M1S) New components for ReeR MOSAIC safety controllers have been added to expand capability. An exciting addition are MOSAIC-MV series speed monitoring expansion modules which allow the monitoring of speed of rotating machinery via proximity sensors or encoder inputs. Speed modules are available to support proximity sensor inputs as well as TTL, HTL and SIN/COS encoder inputs. Also added is the M1S enhanced controller master module that includes more built-in safety I/O and supports newer safety modules. These newer modules include two new combination safety I/O modules that support 8 or 12 inputs as well as 4 individual OSSD safety outputs; a new safety output module; and a safety analog input module to allow monitoring of analog variables. These ReeR MOSAIC safety controller components are available for fast shipping and have a 2-year warranty.
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AutomationDirect | Quadritalia Modular Enclosures

10/27/2021

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Our addition of Quadritalia modular enclosure kits adds enclosures that can be assembled to fit your application needs while maintaining their NEMA rating. Modular enclosures are available as kits that include all the necessary components and hardware (with the exception of plinths) to assemble a complete NEMA 12 rated freestanding single-door, double-door, or dual-access enclosure. The Quadritalia OKK series modular enclosure kits are available in sizes up to 2000mm (78+ in) in height, in various widths and depths. Modular enclosures provide numerous benefits including the ability to easily cut holes on individual panels before assembly or by removing the panel, damaged panels can easily be replaced, and panels can be combined or replaced with larger ones for future expansions. Individual components and accessories can also be purchased separately.
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AutomationDirect | Direct Wire SOOW Flexible Portable Cord

10/27/2021

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Direct Wire's portable/service cord in 8 to 6 AWG wire sizes is ideal for electrical power connections requiring flexibility that can be used for indoors and outdoors. These cables can be used in wiring for industrial machinery, large appliances, heavy duty tools, motors, and temporary electrical power and lighting for construction sites. This addition makes SOOW cable available in sizes between 6 AWG and 18 AWG and can be ordered cut to your specified lengths in 1-foot increments, with a 10- or 20-ft. minimum (depending on AWG size), starting at $0.39 per foot for the 18 AWG wire size.
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AutomationDirect  | WEG CFW500 High-Performance AC Drives

10/20/2021

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AutomationDirect announces the addition of a new high-performance AC drive series that supports closed-loop flux vector and torque control modes. The WEG CFW500 AC drives come in a variety of voltage and horsepower ratings, and can control 230VAC 3-phase motors from 1/4 to 30 hp when powered with 230VAC 3-phase, and 1/4-3 hp when powered with 230VAC single-phase. The 460VAC models support motor sizes from 1/3 to 60 hp. These drives include ample built-in I/O that is expandable with option modules; they support Modbus RTU and Ethernet communications modules that allow the drive to be controlled and monitored via Modbus TCP or EtherNet/IP. The CFW500 series has a built-in PLC and uses the same software for drive configuration and programming as the CFW100 and CFW300 series. Also part of this product addition is the IP66-rated CFW500, offering most features of the CFW500 in an IP66/NEMA 4X enclosure, rated for washdown environments as well as indoor or outdoor installations. The IP66-rated models come in ratings up to 20 hp. These new CFW500 high-performance AC drives have a 1-year warranty.
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AutomationDirect | ProSense Conductive Liquid Level Controllers

10/13/2021

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Another great addition to our lineup of level sensors and controllers, the ProSense CLC series conductive liquid level controllers detect and control levels of conductive liquids (tap water, seawater, sewage, chemical solutions, coffee, ice cream, etc.) in dual-probe pump-up or pump-down applications. These relays compare the value of the measured resistance between the probe and common with the setpoint controlled by the onboard potentiometer. The output relay can control pumps, solenoids or valves to automatically lower, raise or maintain the level of the liquid in the tank. These level controllers pulse the probes with a DC voltage to prevent potential electroplating issues.
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AutomationDirect | Saginaw Enclosures

10/6/2021

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More quality enclosures from Saginaw! Saginaw has been serving the electrical industry since 1963 specializing in manufacturing top-quality electrical enclosures built to accurate dimensions. Newly added enclosures include new sizes for hinged cover series, new yellow-colored pushbutton enclosures for safety or high visibility applications, new sloped top Enviroline Junction series enclosures, new sanitary enclosures and 1/4 turn enclosures and accessories, and new breather vent drain.
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AutomationDirect | ProSense Rotary Paddle Level Switches

9/22/2021

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We’re excited to announce the addition of our new ProSense PLS series rotary paddle level switches to our already extensive line of process control solutions. These level switches are used as point level switches for dry, granular bulk solids, and are ideal for detecting full, empty, refill, or point level status in silos, hoppers, and bins containing bulk solids. Examples of products that can be sensed by rotary paddle level switches include cereals, sugar, animal feeds, washing powders, chalk dry plaster, dry cement, granulates, wood chips, and similar products. These level switches are available in three different shaft lengths, plus a rope version that can be shortened in the field based on the application.
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AutomationDirect | FATH T-Slot Hardware Components

9/15/2021

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AutomationDirect has added T-Slotted hardware components by FATH. Because the structures are lightweight, economical and easy to construct, slotted aluminum rail structures are commonly seen throughout many industries. From stands that hold barcode scanners and label applicator machines to OEM machines made entirely of T-slotted aluminum rail, this structure system is very popular. We have a wide variety of assembly hardware for T-slotted aluminum rail systems in various widths from 1 inch to 1.5 inch and 30mm to 45mm, which include T-nuts, fasteners, connecting components, joining plates and brackets, as well as floor, door and panel elements. These components are compatible with many brands. These FATH T-slot hardware products are all stock items, so they can be shipped quickly and have a 2-year warranty.
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