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    Every week, engineers from Trace Automation travel to clients' sites to ensure they're getting the most out of their systems and troubleshoot problems that inevitably arise. They fly anywhere their customers need, whether it's the United States or abroad, and that affects the tools they take with them. Here is a list of the 21 tools system integrators need in their bags.
    Wesco delivers: Nearly 1.5 million products are available in more than 50 countries.
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    TwinCAT automation software provides a flexible programming environment for engineers coming from computer science backgrounds.
    Industrial PCs

    CTDI revolutionizes intralogistics with Beckhoff's scalable automation solutions

    July 20, 2023
    Flexible, modular automation systems scale across 100 warehouse operations globally: automated picking line uses robotics, EtherCAT and PC-based control to more than double hourly...
    Sky Is Falling
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    Industry analyst: put recession fears on hold

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    CSIA Conference keynotes identify the path forward

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    Servo
    Motors

    Servo-driven devices expand machine capabilities

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