In recent years, HMI has seen major upgrades in terms of performance, design aesthetics, and equipped technologies. As a result, in addition to factory automation use for which HMI is
What is a VFD?
Variable frequency drives are devices for starting, stopping, and varying the speed of AC motors to improve control of equipment control and save energy. A variable frequency drive (VFD) is an electronic
Cybersecurity Best Practices
Contemporary industrial cybersecurity measures require the right hardware and software technologies, but must also incorporate user best practices. Damon Purvis, PLC Product Manager at AutomationDirect, wrote an article which posted
Industrial Data Rises in Prominence
Accessing actionable data is just as important as delivering reliable automation in some applications. Damon Purvis, PLC Product Manager at AutomationDirect, wrote an article for the January 2022 issue of Control
Here’s How to Easily Add IIoT to any Machine
Micro-PLCs with Wi-Fi is key enablers for quickly and economically adding IIoT data connectivity to any type of new or legacy equipment. Bill Dehner, a technical marketing engineer for AutomationDirect,
Industrial Automation Mobile Access on the Rise
Proactive risk mitigation strategies and enhanced technologies are leading more end users than ever before to adopt industrial automation mobile access. Bill Dehner, the technical marketing engineer for AutomationDirect, wrote
The CLICK PLUS PLC Wins the 2022 Control Engineering Magazine Engineers’ Choice Awards for the PLCs, PACs Category
AutomationDirect’s CLICK PLUS PLC is the next-generation platform for delivering reliable and familiar functionality for basic control applications, combined with advanced features like Wi-Fi, data logging, and increased security measures. On February
Connecting AI to the OT
This greenhouse automation startup shows how AutomationDirect controllers are a flexible platform for connecting cloud-based artificial intelligence to practical operations manufacturing automation. Connecting AI concepts to age-old agricultural operations using
Do-more® Designer Software: Multiple levels of security for peace of mind
Secure your software connections with sessions There is a vast array of communication networks in the industrial automation field, some with better isolation than others. To ensure that Do-more Designer
CLICK PLUS PLC is a Finalist for Plant Engineering Magazine 2021 Control Systems Product of the Year Award
AutomationDirect’s CLICK PLUS PLC was announced as a Plant Engineering 2021 Product of the Year Finalist in the “Controls Systems” category. CLICK PLUS PLCs are compact and capable, with CPUs available in three versions—wired,