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Recent Content on The Fabricator for AutomationDirect
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Schmalz end-of-arm tooling kits from AutomationDirect can be customized for vacuum pick and place
- Feb 15, 2023
- Automation and Robotics
- Product Release
AutomationDirect offers end-of-arm tooling components for robot arm vacuum pick-and-place applications.
- From The Fabricator
AutomationDirect offers Wiegmann enclosure components
- Feb 1, 2022
- Shop Management
- Product Release
AutomationDirect has added more Wiegmann enclosure options to its line of more than 7,000 modular and prefab enclosures.
- From The Fabricator
The 101 on various sensors for stamping operations
- By Kevin Kakascik
- Dec 30, 2021
- Consumables
- Article
Many types of object-detection sensors are used in stamping. Some of them, such as a limit switch, require direct contact with the objects. Others, such as proximity sensors, need to be in close physical range but do not make contact with the object. Still others, such as photoelectric, laser, and ultrasonic sensors, can detect objects from much farther distances.
- From The Fabricator
AutomationDirect’s Stahl YA11 alarm buzzer designed for hazardous locations
- Sep 14, 2021
- Safety
- Product Release
AutomationDirect has introduced the Stahl YA11 hazardous-location alarm buzzer.
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Schmalz vacuum products for pneumatic systems available from AutomationDirect
- Jul 27, 2021
- Materials Handling
- Product Release
AutomationDirect offers a selection of pneumatic vacuum grippers and related parts from Schmalz for pick-and-place applications.
- From The Fabricator
Wenglor photoelectric sensors from AutomationDirect detect dark, shiny objects
- May 5, 2021
- Testing and Measuring
- Product Release
AutomationDirect has added a new line of laser sensors. Wenglor photoelectric sensors use blue light technology to detect dark and shiny objects up to 400 mm away. The IO-Link V1.1-compatible sensors come in body sizes of 50 by 20 by 50 mm or 32 by 12 by 16 mm with an M12 or M8 quick...
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Schmersal two-hand control panels available from AutomationDirect
- Apr 29, 2021
- Safety
- Product Release
AutomationDirect has added Schmersal two-hand control panels to its line of safety products. Two-hand control systems are used with a special control monitoring relay and require an operator to use both hands simultaneously when initiating a hazardous operation. This forces operators to keep their...
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ReeR Safegate Type 4 safety light curtains from AutomationDirect feature integrated muting functions
- Nov 10, 2020
- Safety
- Product Release
AutomationDirect offers ReeR Safegate Type 4 access control barrier safety light curtains for protection in a variety of industrial applications. They feature integrated muting functions with two-access control (body protection) hardware or software configuration options. The integrated muting...