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Industrial Automation Co, located in Raleigh, NC, is a global reseller of hard-to-find and obsolete industrial automation parts. We offer comprehensive customer support and a top-tier warranty on all products
OMRON PLC Field Guide: Sysmac NX/NJ, CJ2 & CP1 PLCs, NA-Series HMIs | Industrial Automation Co. Engineer's Field Guide · OMRON Automation The OMRON Automation Playbook:Sysmac NX/NJ, CP1 PLCs & NA-Series HMIs OMRON runs a huge share of the world's packaging lines and electronics assembly cells. Here's how to navigate...
OMRON runs a huge share of the world's packaging lines and electronics assembly cells. Here's how to navigate Sysmac controllers, legacy CJ2 and CP1 PLCs, NA-series HMIs, and certified replacements...
On an assembly line, every station has to finish on time and hand off cleanly. Here's how servo drives, PLC line control, robots and cobots, safety, and HMIs fit together,...
A fault code on a VFD tells you which protection tripped, not necessarily what went wrong. Here's how to look up a code for your brand, understand the common fault...
When a PowerFlex drive fails and the model is no longer available, the machine still has to run. Here's how to identify exactly what you have, size and cross-reference a...
End-of-line packaging and palletizing is where product leaves the plant, and where manual labor is hardest to staff. Here's how packaging line automation fits together, from conveyor and servo drives...
A Fanuc alarm on a down machine can feel like a verdict on the whole drive. It usually isn't. Here's how to identify the amplifier module you're dealing with, read...
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Plant engineers, reliability managers, and procurement teams in U.S. manufacturing face a rapidly shifting environment in 2025–2026. Persistent tariffs on imports—particularly from China—combined with geopolitical tensions and accelerating reshoring efforts...
When OEM lead times stretch into months, budgets tighten, or legacy equipment needs support, many manufacturers turn to independent suppliers to keep production moving. Sometimes it works perfectly. Other times,...
Most automation downtime is not caused by complex failures. It is caused by systems that were difficult to understand the moment something went wrong.
For plant engineers, maintenance managers, reliability leaders, and operations executives in discrete and process manufacturing, lead time has shifted from a line-item annoyance to a top-tier business risk. In 2025–2026,...
Most plants do not get the luxury of a clean slate. You have machines that still run. Operators who know the current workflow. Controls that have been paid for many...
“Run it until it breaks” sounds efficient when everything is running. It feels like discipline—like you’re squeezing every ounce of value out of equipment.
Most teams treat downtime like a maintenance problem. It is not. Downtime is a business problem that first shows up on the shop floor, then spreads to scheduling, shipping, quality,...
When equipment fails, the clock starts ticking. Every minute of downtime means lost production, missed shipments, stressed maintenance teams, and rising costs. That pressure is exactly why Mean Time to...
When a critical automation component fails, the decision window is usually measured in hours, not weeks. Production is down, maintenance is under pressure, and leadership wants answers fast. In these...
When a production line stops unexpectedly, time becomes the most expensive resource in your facility. Each minute of downtime translates into lost production, delayed shipments, increased labor costs, and mounting...
If you buy automation parts for a living, you have probably felt it firsthand. A lead time quote can look reasonable on Monday and become a multi-month wait by Friday....
The drive is powered. The PLC is running. The HMI lights up. Then an alphanumeric code appears and everything stops. No manual. No documentation. No clear explanation beyond a blinking...
