About LocalAutomation.com
LocalAutomation.com is an
interactive website designed specifically for the industrial automation industry. Our goal is to bring
together 'users' and 'providers' of industrial automation
technologies.
The automation
industry is a complex, highly-specialized industry. A single
automated machine can contain hundreds of intricate mechanical and
electronic devices, each requiring specialized training to install,
service, and support. Businesses that invest in automation
understand the complexity of their investment and, as a result,
often insist on purchasing automation products and services
exclusively from local 'providers'.
If you are
an automation
'provider', it can be a difficult task to build brand awareness and ensure that your products and services are always
considered for projects in your local area.
If you are
an
automation 'user', it can be just as difficult to verify that you are
using the best technologies... from the best local 'providers'...
at a reasonable price.
LocalAutomation.com brings these two groups together with powerful
tools for both! Read below to learn more. Best of luck in 2024!
Features for Buyers / Individuals (Free)
All of the features listed below are available free-of-charge to all members of LocalAutomation.com. All you need to do is open an account to get started!
Research New Products
Browse through the latest advancements in automation technology! All of the products in our product directory are submitted directly to LocalAutomation.com by hundreds of manufacturers and distributors from around the world. When you find a product that suits your needs, you can contact the seller directly from our site with questions, quote requests, etc.
Register for Upcoming Events
Expand your knowledge and automation skills by attending a training event in your area! Events are automatically sorted by geography to ensure that local events (i.e. the events that you can actually attend!) never get lost in the shuffle.
Browse Online Press Releases
Browse through hundreds of press releases which get posted to LocalAutomation.com each month! There is no better way to stay up-to-date regarding the latest innovations in automation.
Find Your Next Job
Find your next automation job by browsing our extensive job directory! Employers can post job openings on LocalAutomation.com for free! This guarantees that we'll always have the largest, most up-to-date selection of automation jobs available anywhere online!
Network with Other Members
Get answers to your difficult questions and introduce yourself to the world's fastest-growing online network of industrial automation professionals!
Features for Sellers / Businesses (Free)
All of the features listed below are available free-of-charge to business members of LocalAutomation.com. All you need to do is open an account, and you can instantly start promoting your business - for free!
Promote Your Products
Each time you release a new product, you can have it uploaded and prominently displayed on LocalAutomation.com in a matter of seconds. Simply upload a digital image and brief description of the product, and you've instantly created a beautiful webpage which is meticulously designed to encourage sales and attract high search engine rankings.
Promote Your Events
Advertise your upcoming events and create event registration pages with a few simple clicks. You can specify a registration fee and maximum headcount for each event. As soon as the maximum headcount is reach, the registration page automatically shuts down.
Bid on Automation Projects
View our comprehensive list of automation projects which have been submitted by buyers from all over the world. Submit bids on those projects which fall within your areas of expertise!
Network with Other Members
Generate your own sales leads by introducing yourself and your business to the world's fastest-growing online network of industrial automation professionals!
Features for Sellers / Businesses (Premium)
All of the features listed below are designed specifically for automation product manufacturers (e.g. manufacturers of servo systems, power supplies, vision systems, etc.) These features will revolutionize the efficiency, transparency, and profitability of your business by seamlessly integrating all of your business sytems into a single web interface and automating the repetitive tasks of industrial sales (e.g. disseminating product announcements and press releases to your sales staff and distribution network, issuing quotations, verifying prices and lead times, etc.)
Quote Generator with Online Data Synchronization
The Local Automation Quote Generator simultaneously connects to your accounting database, customer database, and online web portal in order to help your staff generate accurate quotes (with lead times!) in a matter of seconds. As each new line item gets entered into your quote, the Quote Generator instantly synchronizes prices and lead times with your online data! It also scans through your customer's order history to check for previous prices, thereby ensuring that you use consistent, high-margin pricing.
Distributor Automation
Thanks to a partnership with PerfectDistribution.com, LocalAutomation.com allows you to automatically post your product announcements, press releases, and upcoming events directly to your distributors' websites. Yes - we can really do that! In addition, your distributors can use their own version of the Quote Generator in order to issue quotes of your products with accurate prices and lead times!
Real-Time Monitoring of Quotes, Orders, and Customers
With access to all of your business databases, Local Automation allows you to monitor all of your daily activities in real-time from our web-based interface. Use our Quote Monitor to view your new quotes. Use the Order Monitor to view new orders. Use the Customer Monitor to view new customers. Quotes, orders, and customers may be sorted by date, sales person, sales territory, part number, part description, and more.
Comprehensive Graphing
Local Automation allows you to plot graphs of your sales and quoting activity over any specified period using a variety of filtering criteria. For instance, you can plot sales by month for the entire company... sales by month for a particular salesperson... sales by week for a particular product line... etc.
Comprehensive Search
Using our web-based interface, your staff can quickly search for quotes and orders based on: quote number, order number, customer name, customer location, part number, part description, and more. All quotes and orders may be viewed on the web without ever opening your accounting program!
