Automation has changed considerably in recent years, from sensors and networking that enhance existing equipment to robotics and motion control products that deliver a predictable return on investment. The pandemic gave automation a significant boost. Companies sought automation technology to overcome social distancing and worker shortages.
Companies like Digi-Key offered help to companies as they built their automation systems. Sometimes it was a matter of transforming existing equipment into automation systems. Other times it was a matter of deploying entirely new equipment.
