Let’s talk about the battle between the screw terminal and the Wago cage clamp. Why do people choose one or the other? Let’s just look at some of the basic facts. On the screw terminal, when you strip a wire and insert it into a screw terminal, the tightest that that’s ever going to be...
If left unchecked, poor connectors or failing components in your control cabinet can result in massive electrical fires. The K6PM thermal camera solution by Omron monitors control panels and other equipment to alert you when excessive heat conditions occur. Learn more here in this short video, or contact us to schedule a demonstration. #electricalfires #maintenance...
Innovative-IDM’s DFW branch is less than 30 minutes from Omron Automation‘s huge Texas Proof of Concept facility. Today, our Steve Falcone (far right) and Omron hosted Texas Instruments decision makers at the facility, where they toured a myriad of life sized application demos of Omron’s newest technologies. We can arrange a tour for your facility’s...
OEMs: Innovative-IDM can help with HMI needs. We have HMIs in stock in the US. Weintek HMIs communicate with Rockwell, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Schneider and most major brands. We are a distributor and maybe we can help you, too.
Happy July 4th from the Automation Now blog team! “He who drinks a fifth on the 4th may not come forth on the 5th.” — George Washington (not really)
Hi, I’m Adam Ring with Innovative IDM. I wanted to share a couple of ideas of things to consider when selecting an actuator for industrial automation. First thing to consider is what is the speed requirement that you need to be able to move at. Also what kind of acceleration do you need? Is it...
Our electronic repairs pro Dan Holmes received this card from a customer after he was able to fix an obsolete Jetter digital servo controller. Each controller is unique to its application in the facility, so we could not test it in our shop. After a few back and forths between Innovative-IDM and the customer, Dan...
We’ve been a partner of Yaskawa drives for nearly two decades, so call us about the newest FP605 drive. Easy to install and easy to start up. Features in-box media, intuitive keypad, and software tools to take the drive out of the box and into the field as fast as possible. Find out more –>Here.
Innovative-IDM can source PLCs from several of our vendors, inlcluding this new Compact Controller 100 from WAGO. It combines a small-scale PLC and remote I/O, providing flexibility for use in smaller applications. Use this device to interface with other industrial devices using protocols such as MODBUS, EtherNet/IP and EtherCat. The CC100 can be programmed using...
Our repair depot in Houston has done repair work on nearly 10,000 different part numbers over the years, including many AC motor controllers. Sometimes, our customers try to do the maintenance themselves, with sometimes disastrous results. Yet when you get notes like this from customers, you only can smile and be glad to help out....
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