The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) is a significant initiative designed to grow domestic manufacturing. Learn about BABAA and more in our latest newsletter.
BABAA Compliance – Strengthening American Manufacturing
The Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA) is a significant initiative designed to grow domestic manufacturing, requiring federally funded infrastructure projects to prioritize U.S.-made components. For companies involved in infrastructure, energy, transportation, and other key sectors, compliance with BABAA regulations is a critical factor in supplier selection.
Power/mation is proud to work with a number of suppliers who meet or exceed these requirements, ensuring that our customers have access to high-quality, American-made industrial automation components.
ABB to invest $120 million to expand US manufacturing
Earlier this month, ABB announced that it will invest $120 million in the United States to expand the production capacity of its low-voltage electrification products. They expect to create 50 new jobs at a new advanced manufacturing facility in Selmer, Tennessee, and will double the size of their existing manufacturing site in Senatobia, Mississippi, creating 200 new jobs.
Horner controllers comply with Build America, Buy America Act
Horner APG is committed to full compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABAA), ensuring that their products meet the domestic sourcing requirements for federally funded infrastructure projects. As a U.S.-based manufacturer, they prioritize the use of American-made materials and components to support domestic industry and job creation.
The VL3 PPCS compact panel PCs use the same energy-efficient and long-term available Intel® Atom® x6000 processors as the VL3 UPC products from Phoenix Contact. The energy-saving design, system performance, and connectivity options make these panels ideal for power HMIs, building automation panels, or as edge computers with integrated displays.
✅ Compact all-metal design with IP66 protection
✅ High reliability with passive cooling and solid-state mass storage media
✅ Windows 10 IoT Enterprise and Linux support; Windows 11 ready
VL3 FPM are flat screens and extend the VL3 panel PC portfolio. These monitors combine the look, feel, and mechanical properties of the VL3 PPC and xP 6000 HMIs and offer extended connection options.
✅ Flexible installation with or without control cabinet
✅ Improved connection options, including 2 x USB output and optional VGA, DP, or HDMI signal
✅ Can be operated wearing gloves and suitable for humid ambient conditions
New Field wireable connectors with slide lock terminals
Make connector assembly fast and intuitive. With color-coded terminals and a screwless design, these IP68-rated connectors assemble 3x faster than screw terminals, delivering reliable performance in demanding environments.
Focus+ is a new, highly managed stocking program from Turck.
Focus+ puts the focus on your success by ensuring restocking based on demand and minimal lead times for some of Turck's most popular solutions, including:
New Unlock the power of your drive with KI-Keypad Plus
The KI-Keypad Plus from Nidec is their most technically advanced drive user interface to date, designed to help you maximize productivity and performance.
mGard is the extremely robust range of mechanical trapped key interlocks from Fortress. Suitable for use up to PLe/Cat. 4 or SIL 3, trapped key interlocking can be used to enforce complex safety sequences, particularly where multiple energy sources (e.g., electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic) are involved.
