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Pilz: Safe Control Technology – Find the Right Technology to Suit Your Requirements

Do you want reliable monitoring of safety functions such as emergency stop, safety gates, light barriers and light curtains? When combined with the appropriate sensor technology and control units, the result is a standard-compliant safety solution for your specific machine application. Discover how Pilz focuses applications to find the right combination of control and sensor technology – from guards to non-contact protection concepts and restart protection.

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Latest News | Industrial Technology | Industry | Industry Insights

Techspan: What Makes an Electrical Product “Industrial Grade”?

Industrial buyers cannot afford to judge products by category name alone. In B2B purchasing, a label like “industrial” has to hold up to the real demands of the job site, facility, and application. That is especially true when buyers are comparing connection products such as Teck Connectors (TKMC), pin and sleeve devices, cam locks, twisting lock devices, and multi-pole connectors for use in manufacturing, maintenance, temporary power, and other demanding settings. At Techspan Industries, they help buyers source industrial electrical equipment that fits those realities. The key question is not whether a product sounds heavy-duty on paper. It is whether it matches the operating conditions, load demands, compliance requirements, and performance expectations of the environment where it will be used.

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Featured | Circuit Protection | Electrical Solutions | Industrial Technology | Industry Insights | Latest News

Littelfuse: A Long-Term Industrial Partner Deeply Rooted in Canada

Littelfuse’s story in Canada is, at its core, a Saskatoon story. Startco, founded and grown in Saskatoon, built its reputation as a specialist in protection relays, ground‑fault systems, and custom power distribution solutions for some of the most demanding industrial environments in the country. That expertise made Startco a natural fit for Littelfuse, whose Industrial segment focuses on industrial circuit protection, protective and monitoring relays, and industrial controls and sensors. By bringing Startco into this core business, Littelfuse signaled that it viewed the Saskatoon team not as a bolt‑on, but as a strategic part of its long‑term industrial portfolio.

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Featured | Connectivity & Networking Solutions | Critical Infrastructure | Electrical Solutions | Industrial Technology | Industry Insights | Latest News

Hammond: The IT Closet Isn’t Dead, It’s More Important Than Ever

If you spend any time reading about data centers, you’d think every company is building AI clusters with liquid cooling and hundreds of GPU servers. They’re not. Most businesses still rely on something much less exciting, but far more common: the IT closet. It’s the room down the hall. Sometimes it’s a converted storage room. Sometimes it’s tucked behind the receptionist’s desk. It might not look impressive, but it’s where the network lives. If that room goes down, so does everything connected to it. Hammond Manufacturing has built racks and cabinets for these spaces for decades, and one thing hasn’t changed. A well-designed IT closet makes life easier. A poorly designed one becomes everyone’s problem.

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Latest News | Automation | General Manufacturing | Industrial Technology | Industry Insights | Smart Factory

ATS: How Production Management Supports Rapid Product Change in Electronics Manufacturing

Production management in electronics manufacturing grows more complex as product lifecycles shorten. Consumer and industrial electronics manufacturers manage frequent design updates, shifting component availability, and increasing pressure to meet speed-to-market targets. At the same time, production teams must protect quality, throughput, and cost control across expanding product portfolios. For electronic products with short lifecycles, production management must focus on early risk identification, close alignment across teams, and the ability to adapt processes without disrupting output. Without these foundations, design changes carry late into production, creating schedule delays, rework, and rising costs.

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Product News | Cables & Wire Management Solutions | Control Panel Solutions | Critical Infrastructure | Data Center | Electrical Solutions | Industrial Technology | Power Distribution & Energy | Smart Factory

Hubbell: PowerGain – High-Amperage Connectivity & Power Distribution Solutions

PowerGain offers high-amperage connectivity products and power distribution solutions to support the growing demands of AI and high-performance computing environments. The Hubbell portfolio is designed to help simplify infrastructure planning while supporting scalable data center growth.

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Product News | Automation | Industrial Technology | Sensor Solutions

Endress+Hauser Extends iTHERM TrustSens with Low-Temperature Self-Calibration Point

The world’s only self-calibrating thermometer – iTHERM TrustSens TM37x (TM371 metric/TM372 imperial) from Endress+Hauser – is now available with either a 39°C (102°F) self-calibration reference point or the proven 118°C (244°F) version. This new version with a 39°C reference point extends automated, traceable in-situ calibration to suitable hygienic and aseptic processes that do not reach steam-sterilization temperatures.

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Product News | Control Panel Solutions | Electrical Solutions | Industrial Technology | Power Distribution & Energy | Sustainability

Siemens: SITOP PSU6200 – High-Performance Power Supply

The SITOP PSU6200 demonstrates an award-winning industrial design, space-saving width, optimized terminals, comprehensive diagnostics options, and high operational reliability, SITOP PSU6200 offers attractive prospects for a variety of different applications and areas of operations, even in environments at risk of explosion. Use the SITOP PSU6200/SEL1200 virtual demo model to discover how you can protect your 24 V circuits.

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Daily News | Automation | Changing Scene | Control Panel Solutions | Industrial Technology

Walker Panels & Inclined Elevation: Partnership Highlight

Walker Panels would love to shine some light on one of their most frequent partners, Inclined Elevation! Their lifts help users get the most out of their gorgeous property, and elevate the possibilities of rural living (pun intended). This year, they have worked hard to redesign the lift panels, to minimize the possibility of signal malfunctions, and put emphasis on a strong and safe lift experience. Walker Panels would like to thank Inclined Elevation for their continued partnership and support as they continue to expand further into Western Canada!

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Changing Scene | Automation | Connectivity & Networking Solutions | Industrial Technology

Weidmüller Canada Announces Mohamed Moledina as Their New Technical Applications Specialist, Edmonton

Please join Weidmüller Canada in welcoming Mohamed Moledina as their new Technical Applications Specialist based in Edmonton, Alberta. Mohamed brings more than a decade of automation and control systems experience, most recently with E.B. Horsman’s Process, Automation, and Controls (PAC) group. His expertise also spans various automation and instrumentation systems across the industry. Mohamed will play a key role in supporting their customers across Western Canada.

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Daily News | Automation | Changing Scene | Control Panel Solutions | Industrial Technology

Canada Controls Announces the Grand Opening of Their New Edmonton Branch

Canada Controls is excited to officially celebrate the Grand Opening of their new branch in Edmonton, Alberta! Join them on September 10th from 10 AM–4 PM as they welcome customers, partners, and friends to their newest location. Come meet the team, connect with their industry partners, and enjoy some great food. Most importantly, Canada Controls wants to take this opportunity to thank you for your continued support and celebrate this exciting new chapter with you.

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Product News | Automation | Automotive | Control Panel Solutions | Industrial Technology | Mining | Motion Control | Oil & Gas | Smart Factory | Water & Waste Water

Mouser Now Shipping New Schneider Electric TeSys Tera Motor Management System for Industrial Applications

The Schneider Electric TeSys Tera motor management system, available from Mouser, combines motor protection, control, and monitoring into a single modular device to continuously monitor key electrical parameters, including voltage, current, power, and power factor. This provides real-time data to automation systems, improving visibility and operational control. Additional features include energy monitoring, predictive diagnostics, and advanced connectivity that reduce motor downtime by up to 80 percent. The TeSys Tera Motor Management System uses a modular design for seamless integration into both new installations and retrofit projects, providing flexibility to meet the evolving needs of industries such as oil and gas, mining, transportation, water, and wastewater.

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Latest News | Automation | Electrical Solutions | Industrial Technology | Motion Control

Electromate: Spring Applied & Power-Off Permanent Magnet Brakes – Engineering Failsafe Motion Control

Most electromagnetic brakes work on a simple logic: apply current, apply braking. Remove current, release braking. For many industrial applications, conveyors, packaging lines, printing machines, this is exactly the right behavior. The brake engages on demand and releases when not needed. But for a significant class of machines, this logic is exactly backwards. Robots, vertical servo axes, medical positioning systems, overhead cranes, mobile equipment, and any machine where an uncontrolled motion event during a power failure could injure a person or destroy a process: these applications require the opposite: braking must be the default state, and power must be used to release the brake, not to apply it.

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Changing Scene | Automation | Industrial Technology

Apex Automation Announces Jordan Hicks as Their New Calgary Account Manager

Apex Automation is excited to welcome Jordan Hicks as their new Account Manager based in Calgary, Alberta. Jordan brings more than 23 years of experience in industrial automation, with a career spanning Instrumentation & Controls, major customer implementations, project execution, and business development. His extensive industry knowledge and passion for helping clients solve complex challenges make him a tremendous addition to their growing team. Having spent his entire career in industrial automation, Jordan is driven by the opportunity to help clients leverage technology to improve operations, solve problems, and achieve long-term success. When asked which of Apex Automation Ltd.’s foundational principles resonates with him most, the answer was clear: “Ingenuity is in my DNA.” Jordan thrives on solving complex challenges through technology and believes delivering best-in-class solutions comes down to one simple principle: doing it right the first time.

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Beckhoff: Why Machine Builders Should Move Beyond the Control Cabinet

Panel assembly can take up to 24-hours per machine cabinet. But the real costs show up later in engineering time, wiring, and labour challenges. Cabinet-free automation addresses these challenges by moving the control technology outside the traditional control cabinet. The decentralized MX-System provides complete control for cabinet-free automation of machines and systems. To this end, Beckhoff has bundled over four decades of automation expertise into a modular system that performs all of the tasks and exhibits the properties of a classic control cabinet.

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Product News | Automation | General Manufacturing | Industrial Technology | Sensor Solutions | Smart Factory

OMRON Introduces VHV5-SRV Barcode Verification System for 100% Inline Inspection

OMRON Automation has released the VHV5-SRV Barcode Verification System, an inline verification solution designed to monitor barcode quality directly on the production line without slowing production. The VHV5-SRV enables manufacturers to move from beginning- and end-of-run offline sample checks to calibrated, real-time verification during production. Instead of discovering barcode degradation, unreadable codes, or non-compliant marks after a batch, shipment, or customer rejection, quality teams can check each code as it is produced and correct issues earlier. For life sciences, pharmaceuticals, food, and commodities, this supports stronger traceability and barcode quality control. For automotive and aerospace manufacturers, VHV5-SRV addresses a long-standing gap in Direct Part Mark (DPM) verification by confirming barcode quality on the actual marked part in production, not only on an offline sample.

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Industrial Technology

Pilz: Safe Control Technology – Find the Right Technology to Suit Your Requirements

Techspan: What Makes an Electrical Product “Industrial Grade”?

Littelfuse: A Long-Term Industrial Partner Deeply Rooted in Canada

Hammond: The IT Closet Isn’t Dead, It’s More Important Than Ever

ATS: How Production Management Supports Rapid Product Change in Electronics Manufacturing

Hubbell: PowerGain – High-Amperage Connectivity & Power Distribution Solutions

Endress+Hauser Extends iTHERM TrustSens with Low-Temperature Self-Calibration Point

Siemens: SITOP PSU6200 – High-Performance Power Supply

Walker Panels & Inclined Elevation: Partnership Highlight

Weidmüller Canada Announces Mohamed Moledina as Their New Technical Applications Specialist, Edmonton

Canada Controls Announces the Grand Opening of Their New Edmonton Branch

Mouser Now Shipping New Schneider Electric TeSys Tera Motor Management System for Industrial Applications

Electromate: Spring Applied & Power-Off Permanent Magnet Brakes – Engineering Failsafe Motion Control

Apex Automation Announces Jordan Hicks as Their New Calgary Account Manager

Beckhoff: Why Machine Builders Should Move Beyond the Control Cabinet

OMRON Introduces VHV5-SRV Barcode Verification System for 100% Inline Inspection

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