8th Nov 2020
Distilleries are one of the more interesting and unique applications where the use of hazardous area lighting is required. Often doubling up as a tourist attraction, they present a unique chal…
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27th Oct 2020
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…
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25th Oct 2020
Pacific Automation in partnership with Danfoss can provide full consultative support and project management for marine applications. Pacific Automation has recently been awarded…
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19th Oct 2020
Pacific Automation is happy to announce that we’ve won a hard-fought contract to supply an Australian shipbuilder with Danfoss drives. The drives will be used on bow-thrusters on ships w…
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5th Oct 2020
Pacific Automation is the exclusive authorised supplier of VACON drives in Western Australia. In 2014, VACON was acquired by Danfoss as an ideal complement to the Danfoss VLT product line.The VACON V…
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5th Oct 2020
Battery maintenance is a fact of life. The reason being that batteries contain chemicals and rely on a chemical reaction to generate electricity. If those chemicals aren’t regularly tested an…
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6th Sep 2020
A New Generation of Industrial Grade MonitorsAdvantech’s FPM-200 series of industrial monitors are designed to provide quality-assured, rugged display solutions at an affordable price.It is su…
View Post23rd Aug 2020
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…
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31st Jul 2020
Pacific Automation CEO Darren Wright steps down naming Stephen Armstrong as his successor. Pacific Automation, national suppliers of industrial automation, electrical, lighting, hazardous area and min…
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27th Jul 2020
Many industrial applications require a counter, or a length measurement to determine the final product requirements for processing and packaging. Where lengths are fixed these can be designe…
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27th Jul 2020
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. The proliferation of…
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23rd Jul 2020
There are two key types of rotary encoder; incremental and absolute. Rotary encoders are used to detect the speed and position of rotating parts. The main difference between incremental and absolute…
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