Newsletter Volume 25 Issue 12

VFDs Keep the Good Times Pumping
When the Triple R Camping Resort enhanced their facility to include a waterpark with interactive water features, they also needed to upgrade some behind-the-scenes elements, such as pumps and the VFDs controlling them. AutomationDirect VFDs were installed to control waterpark systems, and in the process the resort added the capability to manage and upgrade their own equipment.
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How Calgary Racing Uses Linear Position Sensors
Calgary Racing has been using the Gefran linear position sensor (PZ12-A-0050-L) for the past 3 years to measure the suspension travel of the car. The potentiometers provide data that enable the team to understand and study the behavior of the vehicle at any given moment. It provides information that when analyzed, reveals how the car responds to road and driver input.
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Toshiba EQP Global SD 
Severe Duty Motors
Starting at $376.00

Patlite NE Series Visual and Audible-Visual Signaling Beacons
Starting at $32.00

U.S. MOTORS (Nidec) Brand 
ACCU-Torq Motors
Starting at $370.00

RHINO PSR Power Supplies
Starting at $69.00

ProductivityOpen P1AM-200 CPU & Productivity1000 TTL I/O Modules
P1AM-200 CPU is priced at $109.00

More Optris Infrared Pyrometer Options
Optris CSmicro series infrared pyrometers start at $370.00

DEHN Compact Data and Signal Surge Protection Devices
Starting at $35.50

More ProSense Fixed Range, Head-Mounted Temperature Transmitters
Priced at $86.00

 Free PLC Training from AutomationDirect
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Advocating Clean Energy Through Hydropower Automation
For thousands of years, people have turned to water to help them with numerous tasks from grinding grain into wheat and sawing lumber to producing electricity. Today, hydropower is the largest single renewable energy source for electricity generation in the United States.
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WERMA eSign Stacklights – Monday Minute at AutomationDirect
WERMA eSIGN series LED signal towers are available in 9- and 15-tier models, feature a variety of customizable operating modes and lighting effects. eSIGN signal towers provide full-surface signaling with electronic modularity and can operate as a traditional stacklight or be used for variable filling level indications. They can be easily configured via a USB connection and the free configuration software; select models can also be configured via IO-Link.
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16 Tips for an Effective HMI
Do you have an HMI project coming up? Here are some helpful tips and guidelines for you to remember during your planning and implementation.
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Last Giveaway This Year!
Enter your info for a chance to win one of the following gifts: a WERA advent tool calendar, a WERA screwdriver and hex key set, or a MegaPro multi-bit screwdriver. Contest is open for approximately 1 week after the newsletter is sent and is open to residents of the U.S. and Canada only. Winner will be contacted via email. 
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