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Robots Execute Tasks with Unmatched Copiability and Repeatability
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Increased Productivity and Efficiency
Industrial robotics accelerates production, improving efficiency and reducing costs.
Improved Quality and Consistency
Robots replace humans in hazardous tasks, reducing the risk of accidents and creating a safer work environment.
Flexibility and Adaptability
Industrial robots can be easily reconfigured, allowing quick adjustments to meet changing production needs.
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Safety

Power/mation Safety Solutions
Having the right safety is imperative in protecting your employees and machinery.
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Safety Light Curtains
Detect the presence of personnel or objects in hazardous areas and prevent accidents.
Safety Interlocks
Prevent access to hazardous areas or ensure that machines operate only when specific safety conditions are met.
Safety Controllers
Controllers that act as central control units for safety systems.
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Pneumatics

Apply Pneumatics in Your Industry
We've partnered with Festo to offer a full range of pneumatic, electromechanical, and process automation products to our customers.
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Pneumatics
Air Preparation
A modular and modern product line offers numerous options, features, and sizes to meet various needs.
Valves & Manifolds
Power/mation provides a comprehensive range of pneumatic valves and manifolds, from small microvalves to large industrial flow solutions.
Control Technology
Robust CPX electrical backplanes connect seamlessly with a range of technologies.
FESTO Assembly Program
Motion

Automation = Motion Control
Our product portfolio features actuators, motors, drives, controllers, software, and anything else you require for a fully automated solution.
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Motion
Linear Actuators
Whether you need high force or high speed, we have a linear actuator to meet your needs.
Servo Drives & Controllers
Standalone, single-axis or multi-axis coordinated systems.
Rotary & Linear Motion
We will help you identify the correct motion solution for your application.
Servo Gearboxes
Power/mation offers a wide variety of gearboxes as unique as your application from Apex Dynamics and GAM.
Industrial Internet

IIoT Capabilities
Power/mation customizes and designs industrial internet architecture so it can provide as much value to your operation as possible.
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Industrial Internet
Remote Access for OEM's
Our solutions enable an OEM or data services provider to offer support, monitoring, machine operation, data acquisition, and data analytics.
Cyber Security for End Users
Power/mation’s Industrial Internet Solutions provide products and tools for network segmentation and cybersecurity for today’s complex industrial control systems (ICS) and SCADA systems.
Building Your Solution
Power/mation Industrial Internet Solutions bring together hardware and key features from the best brands in the industry.
Process Automation

If You Can Measure it, You Can Control it
Harnessing data to improve quality, reduce unplanned downtime and increase your production throughput.
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Process Automation
Control Systems
These are the tools that provide total system control of a plant or micro process.
System Reliability
Designing a robust control architecture where continuous production uptime with zero unplanned downtime is the primary goal.
Data Management & Visualization
Power/mation provides the vital digital systems of recording and displaying process and production values.
Enclosure Modification

Innovative Enclosure Technology
Rittal enclosures are in-stock and ready to be customized to your specifications.
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Enclosure Modification
Wallmount Enclosures
These single door wallmount enclosures can be used for virtually any application.
Freestanding Enclosures
Individual sheet steel enclosure with stable enclosure body, two integrated mounting levels, screw-fastened rear panel and door.
Climate Control
With cooling or heating units, the temperature inside the enclosure is kept at a constant level independent of the ambient temperature.
VFD Migration & Conversion

Take Full Advantage of Modern VFD Products
We supply VFD hardware, software, and implementation expertise to aid migration's to current generation drive solutions.
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VFD's
Variable Frequency Drive's
Motor controllers that drive electric motors by varying the frequency and voltage supplied.
Compatibility
Already have an application? ABB and Control Techniques are designed for compatibility in mind.
In-Stock Drives
We have partnered with ABB and Control Techniques to stock a variety of models for fast, same-day shipping.
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