H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

April 2025 Product Spotlight: SMC PFUW Clamp-on Flow Sensor.

H.H. Barnum Product Manager Michael Katlin joins today to discuss a new offering from SMC and how it is used, controlled and applied. Learn how you can benefit from the eight "zeros" of the PFUW: zero piping work, zero leakage, zero clogging, zero pressure loss, zero fluid contact, zero fluid contact parts material concerns, zero foreign matter entry into piping, and rated flow rate range from zero L/min.

Learn more about the PFUW Clamp-On Flow Sensor: https://www.smcusa.com/products/pfuw-clamp-on-flow-sensor~176817

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H.H. Barnum Product Spotlight: New Banner offerings.

2025 has brought some incredible new products through Banner Engineering with more coming soon! Today we highlight the IC70, an in-panel IO-Link input or output configurable hub. The SD50 new totally customizable LED light to put any type of text or timer through simple software programming or an IO-Link interface. The K50Z multi-point radar sensor, able to replace multiple sensors with the use of 3D time of flight technology.

Learn more here: https://www.bannerengineering.com/us/en/company/new-products.html#all

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H. H. Barnum Product Spotlight: Contrinex Double Sheet Smart Sensor.

The Contrinex Smart Double Sheet Sensors provide detection of double sheet/double blank conditions to prevent costly tool damage. Commonly used in metal forming, these sensors, in conjunction with a programming tool (PocketCodr) or an IO Link Master port, provide a cost-effective, reliable way to detect this unwanted condition. You can also use them to detect a nut on the other side of a piece of sheet metal. Contact your Barnum sales representative to see a demo!

Learn more here: https://mcusercontent.com/9cbbc088e7d58b47f471eb0a2/files/367331da-070e-fbc8-b1e7-a0844639f6da/Double_Sheet_Sensor_PDF.pdf

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H.H. Barnum's 2025 Automation Trailer Tours are officially here! Barnum's 46ft Trade Show on wheels is a state-of-the-art showcase of everything Barnum sells formatted in an interactive and visually stunning display. Applications Specialist and Trailer Driver Scott Tessier joins us today from inside the trailer as we discuss the trailer's features, history, and the effort it takes to tour the trailer from Michigan all the way to Florida.

Visit https://www.hhbarnum.com/services/factory-automation-tours/ for more information on our trailer and how to schedule a tour.

H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

When you email or call into H.H. Barnum, you normally reach one of the many incredible Customer Service representatives that have built Barnum into what it is today. Today, we sit down with Scott, one of the group leaders in our CS department. Discuss the day to day of him and his peers and how Barnum's customer service is second to none!

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

Product Spotlight: Lumberg Safety I/O Modules.

Belden personnel join us on the podcast today to discuss the latest in the LioN line with their new Safety I/O Modules. Available with CIP and ProfiSafe interfaces and two different configurations of each type, All Inputs, and Hybrid Input/Output/IO-Link. LioN-Safety I/O Modules make it fast and easy to integrate safety sensor and actuator signals into PLC environments. Compact and rugged, the modules are uniquely built to support the real-time transmission of the safety and non-safety-related data needed to ensure functional safety in highly automated operations.

Learn more about Lumberg's Safety I/O Modules: https://www.belden.com/products/i-o-systems/safety-i-o-modules#sort=%40catalogitemwebdisplaypriority%20ascending&numberOfResults=25

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H. H. Barnum Product Spotlight: SMC Chillers. Barnum Product Manager Mike and SMC Product Manager Ryan join us today to discuss the Chiller offering from SMC and how it is used, controlled and applied. The HRS series chillers are SMC's most utilized floor mounted series of temperature control equipment. They are known for reliable service, tight temperature control, compact design, easy operation strong status reporting, and a wide range of capacities.

Learn more about SMC's Chillers: https://www.smcusa.com/products/chillers/general-use-compact-chiller~126798

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H.H. Barnum, a Michigan-based distributor of controls for factory automation, has won their fifth consecutive Distributor of the Year award from Banner Engineering. This award was given to the distributor that demonstrated the highest levels of sales and growth in 2024. We sit down today with Mark our Barnum product manager for Banner to talk about the award and what it means to Barnum as a whole.

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

H.H. Barnum prides itself on being experts on the products they represent and that means having individuals dedicated to each unique product line to be the first point of contact with suppliers and the latest and great technology form them. Listen in with Derek Reid as he tells us about what his job as a Barnum Product Manager entails and how it benefits our customers!

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H.H. Barnum Podcast "Automation Nation: Inside Barnum"

110,000 Sq. Ft of space create the well-oiled machine that is H.H. Barnum. Barnum stocks 40+ million dollars in inventory and ships around the country every day. This week, we discuss what makes our warehouse special and so consistently efficient. From the products to the people and how we continue to expand to meet our customer demands, Lindsay James, Barnum Warehouse Manager, shares what the day-to-day operations look like and what our customers can expect!

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