ATO Automation

Subscribers 79K

Videos 693

Views 19.9M

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ATO Automation covers industrial automation topics such as VFDs, electric motors, sensors, level measurement, PID control, and PLC-related concepts. The videos appear to be tutorials and how-to guides that explain complex automation technologies in a simple way, with a focus on practical applications like wiring, control systems, and sensor integration. The channel posts content regularly, with 693 videos published and an average of about 1.3K views per video, reflecting ongoing activity since joining in June 2018, and the channel has 79K subscribers with 19.9M total views.

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#1

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88% relevance

Subscribers 1.2M

Videos 494

Views 89.1M

Appearances 50

SERP 100%

Similarity 80%

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Both target industrial automation topics (industrial automation, PID basics, level sensor basics) with high search overlap and strong instructional content, reflecting RealPars as a close audience and topic match to ATO Automation.

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53% relevance

Subscribers 58.5K

Videos 24

Views 2.5M

Appearances 7

SERP 7%

Similarity 83%

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#3

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52% relevance

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Videos 43

Views 10.9M

Appearances 4

SERP 4%

Similarity 84%

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Appearances 5

SERP 6%

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52% relevance

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Appearances 6

SERP 6%

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Subscribers 29.7K

Videos 140

Views 2.7M

Appearances 3

SERP 5%

Similarity 82%

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Top competitors include RealPars (88% match) with 1.2M subscribers, Instrumentation & Control (53% match) with 57.8K subscribers, and learnchannel (52% match) with 129K subscribers. They share overlapping queries such as industrial automation, PID control basics, level sensor basics, encoder communication, and servo motor control. RealPars is the largest among them and matches the strongest with ATO Automation on multiple topics, highlighting a direct competition in the automation education space. Instrumentation & Control and learnchannel similarly compete on PID concepts, process control methods, and sensor calibration or encoder-related topics. ATO Automation (79K subscribers) is smaller than RealPars but larger than some peers, and competitors collectively show similar content themes around automation sensors, PLC inputs, star-delta wiring, and PID/timing control.

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Which YouTube channels are most similar to ATO Automation?

RealPars (88% match, 1.2M subscribers) and Instrumentation & Control (53% match, 57.8K subscribers) are ATO Automation's biggest competitors on YouTube. ATO Automation is also similar to learnchannel (52% match, 129K subscribers). All three competitors produce technical automation and instrumentation content focused on control systems, sensors, and PLCs, appealing to a technical audience.

What type of content does ATO Automation make?

ATO Automation creates technical automation content such as encoder communication, polarity testing, servo motor control with PLCs, and level sensor basics. The channel uploads videos with recent titles including 7.1K, 236, 935, 437, and 878 views respectively, and averages around 1.3K views per video. Upload frequency is indicated as a weekly cadence, with the stated average views per video.

How do we determine which channels are similar to ATO Automation?

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