Industrial control panel wiring and design standards have changed in 2018 to facilitate international regulatory compliance and to accommodate new technologies. Most notable changes have been made to UL508A, now UL 60947-4, NFPA79, and NFPA70. To keep operators safe, protect equipment and maintain high quality standards, engineers need to know how to adapt and implement these new regulations.

Just like an Ice Cream Stand should never run out of chocolate and vanilla, your industrial controls partner should have basic industrial controls ready when you need them.

The Common Components of Basic Industrial Controls

Every piece of modern industrial equipment has some form of pilot device, power supply and network component on it. These devices allow operators to control the equipment, and the equipment to "communicate" with the operator. Because they are so commonly used, the number of devices present in even a small manufacturing facility is large, and being such an important part in the production environment, when these items fail, replacing them quickly is a high priority. 

Farmington Hills, MI – March 13, 2017 – Electro-Matic Ventures, Inc., a leading supplier of high-technology automation components and services, today announced it has acquired RAF Fluid Power, doing business as RAF Automation, a provider of advanced automation with a focus on pneumatic and robotic solutions, located outside Cleveland in Solon, OH. This is the first acquisition for Electro-Matic Ventures, which has three other subsidiaries: Electro-Matic Products, Electro-Matic Integrated, and Electro-Matic Visual.

The German Manufacturer of Sensors and the American High-Tech Distributor are Growing Their Business by Providing Advanced Technology Solutions

Turck ARGEE Technology turns I/O devices into field logic controllers without a PLC. This helps to solve many challenges OEM’s, Engineers and Integrators have struggled with when balancing their I/O needs with the cost of PLCs. This technology is accessible via an HTML5-compatible web browser, eliminating the need for third party software or licensing. With FLC’s empowered by the ARGEE technology, the user can set action statements that can be carried out by the I/O device.