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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.

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!

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.

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

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

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

In the fast-evolving world of mechanical engineering, staying ahead of the curve means embracing cutting-edge technology.

Standard safety and motion control functions in one controller mean faster time-to-market with less hardware programming.

It is possible to simulate and troubleshoot the controller, drive axis, HMI applications, and complex motion functions in a software setting

When looking for new ways to control motion applications, machine builders and plant commissioning engineers need easy-to-program equipment,

elliTek is excited to announce our new partner in automation, SCHUNK - tool holding, work holding, gripping, and automation technology.

The customer saw immediate benefits: cost savings benefits, elimination of downtime events from slow server responses, decreased and consist

The iphones of Industrial IoT. To elliTek, that means empowerment! To provide high-level products that focus on the balance of powerful...

How manufacturers get to the point of a fully connected factory can have roadblocks causing grief, sleepless nights, and an unbalanced life.

elliTek eliminated the need to constantly poll - saving bandwidth. In addition, production doesn’t stop if the main server goes offline.

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....

I often ask both manufacturers and integrators alike "How do you go about recommending solutions for your customers, and what steps do...