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Predictive Maintenance Can See The End of Unplanned Downtime
With any unscheduled downtime being a cause of major headaches for food and drink manufacturers, our latest blog highlights how predictive maintenance can provide the solution and how easy it is to implement.

Mitsubishi Electric Launches a GOT2000 HMI for Your Extreme Environments
Growing demand for automation outside the factory means HMIs are expected to operate in harsher, more demanding applications. To address these needs Mitsubishi Electric has added a new rugged variant to their GOT2000 range.

Keep Your Employees Safe with IDEM Safety Switches and Heavy Duty Door Interlocks
There are more than 5,400 different products in the latest IDEM Safety Switch price list, and we're pleased to say that you can now buy all of them from LC Automation.

Safety and Automation Can Produce Results for the Packaging Industry
Sometimes, safety and automation seem to work against each another, but in this article, Sick show that it doesn’t always have to be the case.

New Supply Partner Announcement - Finder Control Panel Components
LC Automation are proud to announce another new Supply Partner, with our launch of Finder Control Panel Components. Finder have been supplying high-quality products for over 60 years, and are now available at LC Automation...

Brook Crompton & Mitsubishi Electric - Strategic Partnership Offers 3-year Warranty
Mitsubishi Electric & Brook Crompton have had a successful partnership for years & recently strengthened their alliance. The goal is to offer a ‘Best in Class’ Motor & a.c. Inverter combination, providing the best solution for our customers.

Tosibox Makes IIoT & Remote Access Child’s Play
At LC Automation, we talk a lot about Tosibox; their security, the benefits of remote access and how easy the units are to set up and install. But people still ask; ‘Can I really set up Remote Access without any IT skills?’. Well, let’s see…

Preventative Maintenance with Mitsubishi Electric FR-A800 and FR-F800 a.c. inverters
Preventative Maintenance is the future! Mitsubishi Electric A800 & F800 a.c. inverters reduce unplanned downtime by detecting problems in your bearings, motors, pumps, fans or conveyors before they cause a failure.

Weidmuller PROtop. A High-end Power Supply for Any Environment – Today and in the Future
Weidmuller PROtop power supplies combine high efficiency, durability and compact housings with additional communication options to allow condition monitoring and integration with control systems.

The E1000 is Finished, But It's Never Too Late to Migrate to the Mitsubishi GOT2000!
Beijer announced a final end of life notice for the E1000 HMI. We have been helping our customers to convert to the more advanced Mitsubishi GOT2000 for the last 4 years - but now we are doing even more with training+

The Sick T-Easic FTS - Thermal Flow Switch
The T-Easic FTS Thermal Flow Switch provides flow monitoring and temperature measurement in one device, making it an excellent solution for a wide range of flow applications.

Mitsubishi Robots Take Their Pick in Plastic Injection Moulding Application
A Mitsubishi Electric robot, PLC and HMI combination has provided an ideal solution for its latest take-out system for plastic injection stretch blow moulding machinery.

Powerful Connectivity Tools Unlock Valuable Data from Your Legacy Equipment
If you have a 'mixed bag' of devices from different suppliers and legacy equipment which runs your critical processes, it can be a huge challenge to get your hands on the information and data you want.
Mitsubishi Electric Control System Helps Brewer to Increase Production by 300%.
When Sadler’s Ales wanted to grow its business, it decided to adopt an automated process control solution from Mitsubishi Electric to improve productivity and make the quality of its craft beers more consistent. The results were amazing!

IP69K Safety Light Curtains for Washdown Areas in the Food and Beverage Industry
Schmersal has developed the SLC/SLG series of safety light curtains and light grids, which have IP69K protection rating and are robust enough for use in hygiene-sensitive areas, such as the food industry, pharmaceuticals or meat processing.
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