Featured: Editorial
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Powering the AI Factory: The Role of 800 VDC Distribution and ISOP Converters in Next-Generation Data Centers
By: Maurizio Di Paolo Emilio, Contributing Editor at Panel Builder US Artificial intelligence workloads are rapidly reshaping data center power architectures. Conventional server infrastructure was not originally designed to sustain today’s extreme compute density requirements. As a result, modern facilities increasingly resemble “AI factories,” where maximizing computational throughput per rack is a primary objective. The…
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How To Optimize System Performance with IO-Link- and EtherCAT-enabled Power Supplies
Leveraging your power supply unit as a data source offers significant advantages for both operating companies and system manufacturers. By integrating power supplies with IO-Link or EtherCAT, users gain access to valuable real-time information.
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PBUS@C-level: An Interview with Phil Gallagher, CEO, Avnet Inc.
ROI remains evasive as data centers thrive: executives agree that AI is everywhere, but unlocking its value is still uncertain. Barbara Jorgensen, Contributing Editor at Panel Builder US, sat down with Phil Gallagher, CEO, Avnet Inc. to discuss AI’s evolution, expanding data center demands, and the elusiveness of ROI in this space.
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How IO-LINK Connectivity Turns Legacy Signals into Smart Data
Key Takeaways:
– What IO-Link is, where it fits, and how it differs from traditional analog and discrete I/O.
– Identify benefits of IO-Link in panel design: reduced wiring, simplified device replacement, better diagnostics.
Featured: In the Panel Products
Products for Panel Builders
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Emerson: New AspenTech AVA AI Platform
Emerson recently introduced the AspenTech AVA AI platform, specifically designed for industrial companies to accelerate AI adoption across the enterprise for measurable business impact. Offering agentic, domain-aware AI capabilities, AVA delivers the agility, efficiency and autonomy companies need to respond faster to operating conditions, continuously improve performance using trusted domain context and act with greater confidence through… Read More…
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Toshiba: AS3U Low Voltage Drive – Integrated Harmonic Filtering in a Single Enclosure
In water and wastewater facilities, as well as many continuous duty industrial pumping systems, power quality is not an abstract requirement. It affects motor heating, transformer loading, and the stability of backup power systems. To address these practical constraints, the AS3U series combines an AS3 adjustable speed drive with an integrated passive harmonic filter in… Read More…
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Cosmotec Thermal Management: Protecting Electrical Panels Across Every Environment
Industrial automation is pushing switchboard components harder than ever. Heat, humidity, dust and corrosive agents all threaten system reliability — making thermal management a non-negotiable priority. Cosmotec brings together a versatile lineup of air conditioners and heat exchangers, built to perform in the harshest indoor and outdoor environments. Flexible, certified, and remotely monitorable, they are engineered to match the complexity of any panel building application.
Featured: Enclosure Products
OKW: More Accessories For Elegant SYNERGY Aluminum Enclosures
These elegant desktop and wall-mount enclosures won an iF product design award. They are ideal for data systems engineering, network technology, building services systems, safety engineering, medical devices, measurement and control, IoT/IIoT, gateways, sensors and optoelectronics. Learn more
Hammond Manufacturing: 1418LP Series Type 4/12 Mild Steel Wallmount Enclosure – Less Panel
Introducing the 1418LP Series Type 4/12 mild steel wallmount enclosure without inner panel, from Hammond Manufacturing. These enclosures are designed for use as instrument enclosures, electric, hydraulic or pneumatic control housings, electrical junction boxes, or terminal wiring enclosures. Learn more
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AI-generated Control Cabinet Design with ELECTRIX AI
At WSCAD, we’re redefining electrical engineering with the power of AI. Our software, ELECTRIX, is the first and only AI driven electrical CAD solution. It automates routine tasks, reduces errors, and massively boosts productivity up to 99%. We empower electrical engineers to work smarter and faster. Schedule a free demo: ELECTRIX AI 2026 – The only AI-powered electrical CAD software | WSCAD Inc.
Featured Articles
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Modernization in Food and Beverage Manufacturing
Modernization isn’t a quick fix in an emergency scenario or a reaction to broken technology. It’s a proactive growth strategy. Making the transition to connected, smart technologies is the number one way that food and beverage organizations plan to drive positive business outcomes over the next five years. The vast majority (95%) of these organizations… Read More…
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The Evolution of Fan Technology: Engineering the Future of Airflow
The industrial fan was once viewed as a simple, utilitarian component, a basic mechanism of blades and motors tasked with moving air from one space to another. Industry professionals understood it as a necessary but unremarkable piece of hardware. However, modern engineering has transformed this basic utility into a highly sophisticated, precision-engineered system. The journey… Read More…
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Speed and Efficiency on the Shop Floor
TE Connectivity snap-on markers are “C” profile for quick/easy application onto wires already terminated. The markers can be applied or changed without disconnecting the wire, offering significant time savings and each marker is pre-printed with an individual character. Designed to fit wire sizes ranging from 22 AWG to 10 AWG.
News for Panel Builders
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OMRON and Dassault Systèmes Partner to Bridge the Virtual and Real Worlds for Flexible, High-Performance Manufacturing
Dassault Systèmes and OMRON have recently announced their partnership to bridge the gap between information technology (IT) and operational technology (OT). This collaboration enables manufacturers and machine builders to design, simulate, and deploy smarter, more flexible, and higher-performing production systems through a unified approach that merges virtual and real environments. Today’s factories often face a critical issue:… Read More…
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RS and Festo Make Smart Electric Motion Accessible
RS now offers Festo’s Simplified Motion Series electromechanical actuators, also known as electric drive systems, which combine drive mechanics, motors, and servo drives to make smart electric motion accessible to even small and mid-sized organizations in the industrial manufacturing and intralogistics industries. While the Industry 4.0 automation, electrification, digitalization, and sustainability trends have been active… Read More…
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PISA-M Electronic Circuit Protection Modules: New Brochure Available!
Learn more about PULS’ latest innovation in Electronic Circuit Protection, the PISA-M!
- 4-Channel ECB: 12 VDC or 24 VDC / up to 20 A
- Auto-Voltage Detection
- Space-Saving at only 22.5 mm Wide!
- Plug & Play Device: Available with Fixed Output Current Settings for a Faster, Easier & More Secure Installation
- Quick & Easy: Install & Configure Without Tools
Featured: Videos
The World’s first AI-Generated Control Cabinet. Impossible? Watch This:
99% faster control cabinet design. Impossible? Watch this. 👇
WS CAD recently joined forces with their partners ABB, Phoenix Contact, and häwa to reveal the world’s first AI-generated control cabinet. This isn’t just a concept; it’s a fully functional, production-ready reality. In this video, they showcase the world’s first AI-generated control cabinet workflow using WSCAD ELECTRIX AI. Witness how their AI Copilot automates technical tasks and enables a continuous data flow directly to the workshop floor, featuring hardware solutions from their partner, Phoenix Contact.