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Precision, hygiene, and reliability are paramount in food processing, particularly in bottling plants. As a channel partner of industrial automation solutions in Australia, Pacific Automation is proud to offer Kuebler Slip Rings, which play a critical role in optimising the performance of modern bottling plants.

Pacific Automation has provided high-quality industrial automation and IT solutions for many years. While we have long offered a range of specialised components and systems for various industries, we are focused on the food and beverage market across Australia.

In today’s industrial environments, the need for an integrated, interconnected safety solution that can adapt to changing operational demands is essential. 

For OEMs, engineers, and safety professionals, finding a system that safeguards both machinery and personnel without disrupting productivity can be a challenge. The Bernstein Smart Safety System offers a comprehensive smart solution that not only enhances safety and efficiency but also integrates seamlessly across various applications, adapting to the evolving demands of modern industries.

Performance that pays off! The New iC2-Micro Drive

Uticor's Tough Marquee products are specially designed for demanding environments requiring durable and reliable automation solutions. These products are engineered with high-grade materials and advanced features to withstand extreme conditions typically found in the mining industry.

In the remote outback of New South Wales (NSW), managing and monitoring road conditions, particularly during flood events, presents a significant challenge.

In the demanding landscapes of manufacturing, material handling, and mineral processing, the resilience of equipment is paramount. At Pacific Automation, we understand the critical nature of operational continuity in harsh environments, which is why we're spotlighting the exceptional reliability and durability of Danfoss IP66-rated drives. These drives are not just components; they're investments in efficiency, reliability, and cost savings.   

Pacific Automation, a leading name in industrial automation in Australia, is happy to announce its latest partnership with Microsonic, a pioneer in specialised automation solutions.

In a significant development, Pacific Automation is pleased to announce that Raytec represented in Australia by Pacific Automation, has received certification from the Australasian Dark Sky Alliance (ADSA).

One common enquiry we encounter is to determine the age of a Danfoss VLT drive, a critical piece of information for maintenance, warranty considerations, and system updates. 

Unveiling Innovations at APPEX 2024 and AMW 2024

Bernstein takes the lead with its extensive foot switch solutions in the ever-evolving landscape of industrial operations,

Safety expert Bernstein explains how to reduce the risk to life and limb.

The tedious search for which e-stop activated is now drastically reduced, thanks to Bernstein.

We're pleased to share we're now authorised Australian channel partners of Kubler.

This partnership further expands our factory automation and industrial communications portfolios.

Pacific Automation are now authorised Australian distributors of Bernstein safety switches, sensors and enclosures. 

We're pleased to announce that Pacific Automation has been appointed as the exclusive Australian partner for Thermon, expanding our industrial process heating portfolio.

Sprawling, cavernous spaces can challenge traditional wireless networks.

Talented artist (and ex-employee!) Aliesha Aden and our CEO Stephen Armstrong have gifted sculpture Stasis III to Murdoch University as a generous gesture to mental health, positivity, and mindfulness.

Checking out the innovations and beehives at Rechner Sensors. Plus, a look at Hannover Messe 2023.

There's a new range of mid-powered LED lighting from Raytec. Let's take a look.

We're now supplying the Qlight range of industrial signal beacons and sounders.

The original N30 just got even better. Meet the new & upgraded N32.

Smart Series is a complete range of innovative solutions for conveyor control and safety.

There are usually warning signs before a mechanical component fails.

Pacific Automation are now a Danfoss channel partner in New South Wales for variable speed drives and soft starters.

Specialist LED lighting manufacturer Raytec have rolled out a major product upgrade. Introducing Gen II LED linear fittings.

Exciting news - we've set up shop in the Perth CBD!

Choosing a new or replacement inductive sensor can be tricky—mainly due to the sheer number of options available. Specify your next sensor correctly with this quick overview.  

This month, we're highlighting the HMX Series of high mast LED light fittings from Luminetic.

As December rolls around again, it's not uncommon to feel like the year went in a blur.

This month, we're focusing on safer electrical work in underground mining.

We are pleased to share that we've recently moved into our new office space in NSW.

Any location where there's a risk of explosion can potentially be classified as a hazardous area.

Implementing a complete heat trace cabling solution for a 1.6km bitumen pipeline has simplified operations for an industrial marine port operator in Kwinana, Western Australia.

Pacific Automation has travelled far and wide, from a local supplier in the red sands of Western Australia into today’s genuine network of nationwide business partnerships.

Pacific Automation has announced the launch of a much-anticipated eCommerce site designed to enable easier product searching, selection, and purchases.

When tested against legacy GRP fluorescent lighting, Raytec’s Linear range has proven to offer savings across maintenance and energy costs – while reducing emissions.

Pacific Automation is excited to reveal Advantech’s ADAM – 6300 Series: the next generation of OPC UA Ethernet modules for IoT digitalisation.

The Lumel N21 digital panel meter is a panel-mounted OLED display and a flexible solution for process applications.

Pacific Automation (PA) is proud to announce the launch of Raytec’s long-awaited Spigot Mount Linear range of LED lights.

Lumel is a manufacturer of high-quality instrumentation for process and energy measurement. Pacific Automation is the preferred channel partner for Lumel in Australia.

Did you know? Pacific Automation stock and assemble pushbuttons and switches, with customisation available.

Thread adapters are a simple solution product to increase or reduce the size, or change the thread type of entries in enclosures.

Distilleries are one of the more interesting and unique applications where the use of hazardous area lighting is required.

When beer is poured or fermented, it foams. To an industrial producer, this means that using optics alone to measure tank levels can be challenging as the true level of the liquid rests below the foam.
 

Pacific Automation in partnership with Danfoss can provide full consultative support and project management for marine applications.

Pacific Automation is happy to announce that we’ve won a hard-fought contract to supply an Australian shipbuilder with Danfoss drives.  

Battery maintenance is a fact of life. The reason being that batteries contain chemicals and rely on a chemical reaction to generate electricity.

Pacific Automation is the exclusive authorised supplier of VACON drives in Western Australia.

A New Generation of Industrial Grade Monitors

You may have heard references to IECEx and ATEX certification used interchangeably when discussing electrical equipment designed for explosive atmospheres. There are important differences between them that you should know.

Pacific Automation CEO Darren Wright steps down naming Stephen Armstrong as his successor.

With the manufacturing industry gradually shifting toward the smart factory aspect of Industry 4.0, a multitude of digital applications have been introduced to factory floors.

Many industrial applications require a counter, or a length measurement to determine the final product requirements for processing and packaging.  

There are two key types of rotary encoder; incremental and absolute. Rotary encoders are used to detect the speed and position of rotating parts.

New external salesman, Farid Karami

Safety and innovation combine in the New Macey 60amp restrained plug featuring an all-new bolted design.

Node-RED is an open source programming tool originally developed by IBM.  It uses a visual programming interface to create ‘flows’, a series of actions to connect hardware and online services together to create an Internet of Things (IoT).

Selecting the appropriate measurement technology for your industrial automation application is key to preventing production interruptions and unexpected downtime as a result of unreliable electronic measuring.

The ideal tool for level control of bulk material and liquids, the Rechner Sensors Smart Paddle is suitable for a variety of applications where traditional rotary switches, vibrating forks or mechanical switches are used.  

Emergency lighting is critical to safety in a wide range of different applications, especially in environments where there is a risk of power failures.  

A term commonly used in the hazardous area industry is “intrinsic safety” or, when used in reference to a piece of equipment, “intrinsically safe”.  But what does it mean? Is intrinsically safe equipment the same as hazardous area equipment? In this article, we explore what intrinsic safety means and why it’s important.

As a global manufacturer of industry-specific solutions for motor control, the difference between drives from Danfoss and other suppliers is significant.  

Advantech’s ADAM-6700 series are I/O-integrated gateway devices with a unique all-in-one design.

Various types of surge voltages can occur in electrical and electronic systems.

They differ mainly with respect to their duration and amplitude which, depending on the cause, can last anywhere from a few hundred microseconds to hours or even days.

Light-Emitting Diodes (LEDs) offer many benefits over traditional lighting by improving on the positives of its predecessors while doing away with its inefficiencies.

Internet of Things (IoT) and Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) – the name is a good indication on the major point of difference between these two concepts.

Pacific Automation has recently welcomed Andy Fenn to the team as its new Sales Engineer for Industrial Automation.

Leading Australian engineering and construction company Clough, in consortium with Wartsila, engaged Pacific Automation to provide a LED lighting solution and technical support for its 58-megawatt grid connected power plant, located near Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea.

What an incredible run it’s been for Pacific Automation’s longest serving team member, Alan Creaser. After a remarkable 46 years of service, Alan is hanging up his suit and entering retirement on the 13th February 2020.

The similar looks of an Industrial PC (IPC) compared to a home or commercial PC can be deceiving.

As we enter a new year – and a new decade – we thought we’d reflect on the highlights of our most memorable achievements in 2019. Last year was another standout year for Pacific Automation and we couldn’t have done it without the support of YOU – our long-standing customers and partners.

Join us as we recap some of our greatest milestones.

Developed with safety and protection in mind, the Pepperl+Fuchs GR enclosure series can be used for various products, including certification for global use in hazardous area projects.

Having announced our partnership with world leader in industrial communications technologies Advantech in July, we’re excited to be already making waves in the IIOT space, through the introduction of industrial-grade hardware and Solution-Ready Packages to our customers across Australia.

With automatic self-testing, monitoring and maintaining, the Raytec range of intelligent emergency luminaires is pretty smart.

Classified as the safest snore control relay on the market, the 2iB Pump Snore Controller (SC10) is ideal for electric, submersible pump control applications.

Safety and innovation combine in the New Macey 60 Amp Phase Rotation Plug to ensure optimal analysis of phase rotation for switchboards with outlets in awkward places.

Need an ergonomic, heavy-duty, reliable headtorch for hazardous area projects?

Introducing Pacific Automation’s Outlet Test Unit (OTU3) – a robust, versatile device, designed for statutory earth leakage, earth continuity, phase rotation and voltage testing.

Pacific Automation has been working with land-based drill rig operators around Roma, south-west Queensland, to upgrade lighting equipment and mitigate safety issues.

The SA Equip IECEx-certified portable fan, the SA CYCLONE EX air mover, is delivering safety and efficiency benefits to maintenance and operation teams in the Australian oil and gas and LNG sectors.

Pacific Automation and Danfoss celebrated their successful five-year partnership this week.

This is the final part of our four-part series in which we’ve explored ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and considered how the design and certification of these different manufacturing methods impact how easily maintenance can be carried out.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce the appointment of Peter Hudson, Business Development Manager, to lead our recently launched Sydney operations.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce the launch of its Sydney operations, a move that aligns with our growth strategy and significantly expands our reach.

 

Pacific Automation is excited to announce its partnership with leading global Industrial IoT solutions provider Advantech to strengthen solution selling to Industrial IoT markets across Australia.

We continue to share insights from our manufacturing partner Raytec’s four-part blog series about ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and how the design and certification of these different approaches impacts maintenance.

With the introduction of the enhanced 60 Amp Phase Rotation Plug, New Macey brings the latest in safety and innovation to enable safe and efficient analysis of phase rotation for switchboards with outlets in awkward places.

Puma Energy engaged Pacific Automation to manage the supply, configuration and installation of Thermon heat trace cable and temperature control equipment for its bitumen plant in Kwinana.

We’re continuing with some snippets from our manufacturing partner Raytec’s four-part blog series about ‘modular’ and ‘sealed for life’ LED Ex luminaires, and how the design and certification of these different approaches impacts maintenance.

Today we share some insights from our global manufacturing partner Raytec’s four-part blog series about Ex lighting.

Pacific Automation is now stocking SA Equip’s new SA CYCLONE EX Air Mover – a high-power, portable ventilation fan designed for safe and reliable extraction of dangerous vapors in hazardous environments.

What’s on everyone’s wish list for optimal productivity in manufacturing?

Wilma Delaney is our Finance Manager, and therefore the most powerful woman in PA. Let’s get to know her a little better.

Today we get to know a bit more about Scott Bryant, our Operations Manager.
 

Pacific Automation staff from Perth and Brisbane, together with company founders Ken and Lal Wright, family and friends, celebrated the company’s 50-year anniversary on Saturday 23 February at The Oyster Bar, Elizabeth Quay, Perth.

There’s little point spending the time and effort defining and refining company values if they’re not put into practice – embraced by staff and truly lived.

Rechner Sensors is a leading manufacturer of capacitance-sensing products for automation, level control, and quality control applications.

This month we celebrate the 30 year anniversary of Richard DeJong as a valuable member of the Pacific Automation team. We recently sat down with Richard to discuss his career highlights and fondest memories during his time with us.

2019 marks 50 years since Pacific Automation began its journey – as Light and Power Systems, a humble, home-run business, initially distributing one product – Kraus & Naimer switches.

The best recognition is when it is unexpected.

 Pacific Automation and Balluff strategic planning.

Mohamed Ayad, Product Manager – Motor Control, conducted training on product selection and application support for our sales and customer support team.

Pacific Automation is now stocking the new Pepperl+Fuchs GRP junction box.

Pacific Automation teamed up with manufacturing partner Weidmuller to lend its support to North Metropolitan TAFE in Western Australia.

Pacific Automation is now stocking the new and improved range of New Macey best-in-class, 1000V stainless steel plugs and receptacles for underground mining.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce it is now stocking Lumel’s Live Phase Indicator (LPI).

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Street, Manager – Victoria.

Pacific Automation is now stocking the new SA LUMIN Ex LED area floodlight from SA Equip – a high-power, 25,000 lumen IECEx-certified mobile area floodlight.

We’ve got some great news for our hazardous areas customers.

On Tuesday 7 August, Pacific Automation took Worley Parsons staff through a Lunch & Learn session about Weidmuller’s new product ranges.

Raytec’s intelligent emergency lighting has arrived…

Pacific Automation’s team recently undertook photovoltaic training from Weidmüller’s Torben Müller, Business Development Engineer, Photovoltaic Division, Automation Production & Solutions, who was visiting from Germany.

Today we get to know Pacific Automation’s Technical Sales and Product Specialist, Paul Overton, who has been with the company since 2010.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce the appointment of Neeraj Chowdhary, Business Development Manager.

Balluff’s new sensor range.

Pacific Automation has got some great news for our Balluff SmartLight Tower Light customers.

As the Australian Partner for Raytec’s SPARTAN hazardous areas lighting range, Pacific Automation is now stocking the new SPARTAN High Power Floodlight, which offers spectacular lumen output, flexibility during installation and easier maintenance.

Pacific Automation’s Neeraj Chowdhary, Business Development Manager, and Farid Karami, Customer Support, recently visited Balluff’s Melbourne office for training on their Industry 4.0 framework, process and related products.

Have you heard about Balluff’s new true color sensor with IO-Link application?

Pacific Automation’s management team is heading to Hannover to participate in Hannover Messe with global manufacturer Weidmuller.
 

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce it has been appointed by Danfoss Australia as its sales partner in Western Australia to provide sales and technical support for VACON industrial drives, from 1 May 2018.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce it is now the exclusive supplier of the new 2iB pump control relay, nationally.

Balluff Australia has appointed Pacific Automation as its exclusive distributor for all Balluff products in Western Australia, Northern Territory and other select regions of Australia.

We are pleased to add SA Equip to our hazardous area product portfolio.

Pacific Automation is pleased to announce it will continue to be a vital source for Weidmuller products in Western Australia. 

As the sales partner of Ampcontrol in Western Australia and the Northern Territory, Pacific Automation is pleased to announce the release of its PF1 integrated pump and fan control relay.

With energy conservation a key driver in the development of speed control devices, AC drives provide the optimum method of controlling the speed of electric motors to match load demand.