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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
How a bottling and filling line works: the drives, PLCs, HMIs and encoders behind filling, capping and labeling, how to size each part, and how IAC keeps the control stack in stock.
How a bottling and filling line works: the drives, PLCs, HMIs and encoders behind filling, capping and labeling, how to size each part, and how IAC keeps the control stack in stock.
OEM & Machine Builders · Drive Selection Spec'ing Drives for a New Machine:Sizing, Brand & Availability Picking a drive for a new build is really three decisions stacked together: what...
Building a Custom Automation Machine: Core Control Components | Industrial Automation Co. OEM & Machine Builders · Machine Build Basics Building a Custom Automation Machine:Core Control Components Every custom machine...
OEM & Machine Builders · Machine Build Basics Building a Custom Automation Machine:Core Control Components Every custom machine — whether it's a single-station cell or a multi-axis production platform —...
Anatomy of a Control Panel: Every Component Explained | Industrial Automation Co. Automation Basics · Control Panel 101 Anatomy of a Control Panel:Every Component Explained Open any industrial control cabinet...
How Drives, Motors, PLCs & HMIs Work Together: An Automation Basics Field Guide | Industrial Automation Co. Automation Basics · Control Chain 101 How Drives, Motors, PLCs & HMIs Work...
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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...
Unplanned downtime remains one of the fastest ways to exhaust a maintenance budget. But in 2026, more plants are finally shifting from “run it till it breaks” to smarter, data-driven...
