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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
Cross-Reference Guide · Allen Bradley Alternatives ControlLogix & CompactLogix on Backorder?The Siemens & Mitsubishi Cross-Reference When a ControlLogix or CompactLogix system is stuck behind a lead time — or the platform is heading toward end-of-life — Siemens S7-1500 and Mitsubishi Q-series are the two platforms controls engineers reach for. Here's...
Cross-Reference Guide · Allen Bradley Alternatives ControlLogix & CompactLogix on Backorder?The Siemens & Mitsubishi Cross-Reference When a ControlLogix or CompactLogix system is stuck behind a lead time — or the...
Engineer's Field Guide · WEG The WEG Playbook:CFW Drives, W22 Motors & Where They Fit WEG has quietly become one of the largest motor and drive manufacturers in the world...
Engineer's Field Guide · Schneider Electric The Schneider Electric Playbook:Altivar, Modicon & Zelio Explained Schneider's automation footprint spans three distinct product families under one badge. Here's how to navigate Altivar...
Comparison Guide · Siemens vs Mitsubishi Siemens vs Mitsubishi PLCs:Which Platform Fits Your Application? Two of the world's most widely deployed PLC platforms, head to head — TIA Portal vs...
Buyer Education · Part Conditions New, Refurbished, or Repaired?How to Choose the Right Automation Part Condition Refurbished vs. new industrial parts means something different at every supplier. Here's exactly what...
Engineer's Field Guide · OMRON Automation The OMRON Playbook:PLCs, Servo Drives & Safety Components Explained From legacy CJ/CS racks still running the plant floor to current-generation Sysmac NJ/NX controllers, here's...
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When a production-critical automation part fails, and the OEM quotes a 26-week lead time, you’re not dealing with routine maintenance—you’re dealing with a continuity event. The goal isn’t just to...
When a line goes down, the clock starts immediately. Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) is the average time it takes to diagnose a failure, restore function, verify operation, and get...
Drives & Motors
For plant managers, maintenance leaders, and controls engineers: In a world where lead times are long, tariffs are high, and factory downtime is more expensive than ever, choosing the right...
Industrial Automation
Automation is often treated as a one-way upgrade path: more connectivity, more intelligence, more layers, more software, more integration. And in many cases, that’s exactly what delivers better performance. But...
Indsutrial Automation
Most factories don’t suffer from a lack of automation. They suffer from too much of it — specifically, too many different platforms, vendors, generations, and architectures layered on top of...
Downtime is expensive, stressful, and usually predictable in hindsight. The hard truth: most emergency failures don’t become disasters because the part is rare—they become disasters because the right part isn’t...
Plenty of factories run on equipment that’s 10, 20, or even 30 years old — and they run just fine. So why is modernization such a big topic right now?...
Industrial automation failures rarely happen without warning. Long before a drive trips permanently, a PLC locks up, or an HMI goes dark, small signs usually appear—often dismissed as “quirks” or...
Few problems bring production to a halt faster than a communication failure. When PLCs lose I/O, drives drop offline, or HMIs stop updating, the system may still be powered—but it’s...
Industrial automation hardware is designed to be rugged—but it is not immune to poor electrical conditions. Voltage sags, spikes, harmonics, and transient noise can quietly cause drive faults, PLC resets,...
Unexpected downtime rarely starts with a dramatic failure. More often, it begins with a “small” issue: a drive that faults intermittently, an HMI that freezes during changeovers, a power supply...
In most factories, power supplies are the last thing anyone thinks about—until they fail. But in 2025 and heading into 2026, aging 24VDC and 48VDC power supplies are quietly becoming...
