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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
FANUC is one of the most widely used control platforms in industrial automation—and for good reason. Across thousands of machine shops and production lines worldwide, FANUC CNC systems power everything from basic mills to complex multi-axis machining centers. In fact, a significant portion of the world’s CNC machines rely...
FANUC is one of the most widely used control platforms in industrial automation—and for good reason. Across thousands of machine shops and production lines worldwide, FANUC CNC systems power...
If your variable frequency drive keeps tripping on overload even though the motor and drive are properly sized, you're not alone. This is one of the most common and frustrating...
Many manufacturers believe redundancy is built into their automation systems. They have spare machines. Backup programs. Extra capacity on paper. A second shift can make up for lost production. Then...
Most production downtime does not begin with a dramatic failure. It starts with a single automation issue that escalates because there is no clear recovery path. A drive fault will...
Plant engineers and reliability managers know the reality: many facilities still rely on PLCs, DCS components, and field devices installed 15–25 years ago. These systems often run reliably day-to-day, but...
Modern industrial robots in action on a U.S. production line – the front line of reshoring competitiveness in a tariff-impacted world. Plant engineers, reliability managers, and procurement teams in U.S....
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“Run it until it breaks” can feel like a practical, budget-friendly maintenance philosophy—especially when production is already stretched thin, and capital approvals are slow. But in modern manufacturing, the true...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...