Rockford, IL – – PBC Linear has recently attended the International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair (IWF) in Atlanta, GA. Exhibiting our most exciting new products: Uni-guide, linear actuators, and Integral V™ Technology (IVT), PBC Linear was met with a great deal of enthusiasm as to what it can offer the woodworking industry. Showing […]
From the IMTS Show floor
It’s about time If the old adage, “time is money” is still true, then vendors at IMTS will help you find and reduce “wasted” time. The focus is on fine tuning processes to eliminate wasted minutes that prevent productivity from increasing. Developers of cable management systems, such as Igus Inc., and Kabelschlepp, for example, have […]
PSK Precision Modules from Bosch Rexroth
CHARLOTTE, NC – Bosch Rexroth has extended its line of PSK Precision Modules to include the PSK 40, now the smallest size in its product line. The new size PSK brings high-precision solutions to medical, semiconductor, and small machining applications, where high stiffness and rapid cycle times are required. To speed deliveries, Bosch Rexroth has […]
Hydrostatic compact linear guide
The INA Linear Technology sector of Schaeffler Group Industrial has developed a hydrostatic compact linear guide for machine tools which achieves excellent hydrostatic damping characteristics and is manufactured to fit in the same installation space as conventional profiled rail linear guides. Hydrostatic compact linear guides combine hydrostatic damping characteristics with the compact dimensions of a […]
NSK Named to Global 100 for Sustainability Activities
Franklin, Indiana – NSK Precision America proudly announces NSK’s selection as one of the 2008 Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. The Global 100 is a list compiled and released annually at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. NSK is an industry leader in corporate social responsibility (CSR), with a comprehensive strategy […]
Narrow Profile Slide 2 from Techno
New Hyde Park, NY – Techno, Inc. Linear Motion Systems introduces the New Narrow Profile Slide 2 designed to carry heavy loads and constructed from a single rigid aluminum extrusion profile. Available with single or dual carriage options, the Narrow Profile Slide 2 is capable of speeds up to 24”/second depending on the motor/drive package. […]
BattleBots, Blendo and DualVee
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation founder Bud Wisecarver often says that the uses for DualVee bearings can only be limited by one’s imagination. Enter Jamie Hyneman, founder of San Francisco visual effects shop M5 Industries and host of the Discovery Channel’s MythBusters, who discovered DualVee bearings at a surplus store years before his television debut. “I ran across […]
Haydon Switch and Kerk Motion Merge
Haydon Switch and Instrument, Inc., a worldwide leader in motor miniaturization, announces a merger with Kerk Motion Products, one of the world’s largest manufacturers of non-ball lead screw, linear rails, and actuator systems. Together, the two companies will become HaydonKerk Motion Solutions; retaining both Kerk® and Haydon™ product lines and jointly offering the world’s broadest […]
Parker Releases Industrial Grade HD Series
Irwin, PA – Parker’s Electromechanical Automation Division has further expanded its family of positioners with the new HD Industrial Grade product. The new HD-N offers superior bending moment of inertia for high rigidity and minimal deflection; lubricated-for-life, maintenance-free bearings and ball screws for lower total cost of ownership; easy-to-select custom motor mounts for Parker and […]
Rockwell Automation PACK EXPO Highlights
MILWAUKEE, Wi – PACK EXPO this year, Rockwell Automation (Booth No. N-4457) will demonstrate how its wide range of integrated control and information systems can provide manufacturers with significant productivity and cost savings benefits while helping OEMs enhance their competitive position. With a “What Matters” theme, the Rockwell Automation booth will explore issues that are […]
