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Tackle Safety Head-On with Siemens Smart Safety Solutions for Machine Safety
Struggling with machine safety complexity? You're not alone. Fortunately, there’s a smarter, faster way to implement safety without sacrificing performance — or your budget. Discover how elliTek and Siemens are helping manufacturers across East Tennessee and Southwest Virginia simplify compliance and protect their teams with seamless, scalable safety solutions.

Alan Penticuff
17 hours ago2 min read
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Is Your Machine Safety Holding You Back? Discover the Power of SIMATIC Safety Integrated
Chris works closely with elliTek’s Field Sales Engineers to understand customers’ unique needs, ensuring each solution is both impactful and adaptable for the future. Connect with Chris on LinkedIn to explore how elliTek’s solutions can benefit your operations!

Chris Klein
6 days ago2 min read
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Simplifying Machine Safety with Siemens – Backed by elliTek’s Engineering Support
Designing safe machines shouldn’t slow you down. With Siemens’ integrated safety technology—and elliTek’s expert engineering support— you can shorten development time, streamline documentation, and accelerate commissioning.

Ezekiel (Zeke) French
Jun 62 min read
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elliTek Honored with Siemens Eagle Award 🦅 for Outstanding Automation Excellence
True distribution means more than delivering products — it’s about delivering knowledge, support, and solutions tailored to each customer’s unique challenges. - Brandon Ellis, President of elliTek

elliTek, Inc.
May 292 min read
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Efficient Motion Control Just Got Smarter: Discover the 9 Powerful Features of Siemens’ S7-1200 G2
Industrial automation is constantly evolving—and so are the tools that power it. Siemens has raised the bar once again with the new SIMATIC S7-1200 G2, now equipped with nine enhanced motion control functions designed to bring greater precision, synchronization, and efficiency to your operations.
Whether you’re running high-speed conveyors or coordinating multiple axes in complex machinery, these new features give you unprecedented control. Let's take a closer look at each on

Alan Penticuff
May 212 min read
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🔧 Futureproof Your Industrial Operations with SIMATIC WinCC Unified by Siemens
Industrial operations demand more intelligence, flexibility, and security. Staying ahead means rethinking your approach to visualization. Whether you're designing automation as a system integrator, delivering smart equipment as an OEM, or managing performance as a plant engineer - SIMATIC WinCC Unified is your entry to the next generation of HMI/SCADA. Learn what WinCC Unified is, why engineers and integrators love it, what's new, tools to ease your transition, & what elliTek

Ezekiel (Zeke) French
Apr 292 min read
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Unlock Your Manufacturing Potential with Siemens Automation Solutions
In the fast-evolving world of mechanical engineering, staying ahead of the curve means embracing cutting-edge technology.

Alan Penticuff
Mar 243 min read
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Motion Control Features and Benefits
Standard safety and motion control functions in one controller mean faster time-to-market with less hardware programming.
Kevin Wu, Product Manager at Siemens Industry
Sep 14, 20231 min read
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Simulation Offers Early Detection of Costly Coding Errors
It is possible to simulate and troubleshoot the controller, drive axis, HMI applications, and complex motion functions in a software setting
Kevin Wu, Product Manager at Siemens Industry
Sep 6, 20231 min read
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Three Steps for Effective Motion Control
When looking for new ways to control motion applications, machine builders and plant commissioning engineers need easy-to-program equipment,
Kevin Wu, Product Manager at Siemens Industry
Aug 14, 20231 min read
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Let's Get a Grip and Move Forward
elliTek is excited to announce our new partner in automation, SCHUNK - tool holding, work holding, gripping, and automation technology.

Beth
Feb 15, 20232 min read
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How elliTek Helps Manufacturers Securely Get the Data They Need in a Way They Actually Need It
The customer saw immediate benefits: cost savings benefits, elimination of downtime events from slow server responses, decreased and consist

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Feb 10, 20205 min read
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elliTek's Roadmap to Industry 4.0 Starts with Empowerment
The iphones of Industrial IoT. To elliTek, that means empowerment! To provide high-level products that focus on the balance of powerful...

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Dec 12, 20194 min read
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The 5 Stages of Industrial IoT Grief & How We Handle It
How manufacturers get to the point of a fully connected factory can have roadblocks causing grief, sleepless nights, and an unbalanced life.

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Jul 29, 20192 min read
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Real-World Industrial IoT Solutions: Simple yet Effective Results from elliTek’s Problem Solvers
elliTek eliminated the need to constantly poll - saving bandwidth. In addition, production doesn’t stop if the main server goes offline.

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Jun 4, 20195 min read
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I Can Do It Myself, Or Is There a Better Way?
It was Ben Franklin that said, “you can do anything you set your mind to.” I don’t think anyone would disagree with that statement....

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Mar 6, 20193 min read
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Making an Impact on the Community One Person at a Time!
I often ask both manufacturers and integrators alike "How do you go about recommending solutions for your customers, and what steps do...

elliTek's Problem-Solvers
Feb 22, 20192 min read
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