Thomson Industries, Inc., has further enhanced its customer offerings in North America by utilizing its domestic manufacturing facilities to deliver high-quality, German-engineered metric ball screws with shorter lead times. As only two percent of all metric ball screws sold in North America are manufactured domestically, customers typically are forced to wait up to 10 weeks […]
ETEL introduces the new XYZ3TH Motion System with VULCANO XY
ETEL is pleased to announce its new XYZ3TH Stacked System as entering the already broad range of ETEL motion systems. The VULCANO XY part of it is a three-piece-design stacked system results in a cost-engineered solution providing high dynamics, great bidirectional repeatability, and outstanding position stability. It was born as a semiconductor front-end solution but […]
ICP talks with students at SkillsUSA
Students extremely interested in math, science and machinery attended the SkillsUSA conference despite no plans for a 4-year college degree. This year, held in Louisville, KY, SkillsUSA had ICP as one of their onsite companies. Three volunteer ICP Ambassadors were there to spread the word about the business of industrial distribution. To help SkillsUSA […]
mk North America Upgrades VersaMove Standard Conveyor System
mk North America, an industry leader in conveyor systems and solutions, announces upgrades to its VersaMove Pallet-Handling System, along with a newly-designed brochure for the VersaMove line (Standard, Plus, and Ultra) that combines detailed technical information, standardization and alignment with the company’s partners in Europe. This alignment and rebranding will enable mk North America to […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Group President to share entrepreneurial advice
Pamela Kan, president of Bishop-Wisecarver Group, has served on numerous state and national level boards that support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) efforts specifically designed to encourage young women, helped her company gain woman-owned certification as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise in 2011, and leads her successful company in supporting numerous community educational and […]
Measuring distances with a direct measured value display
In many areas of industry or mechanical engineering, there are measuring jobs to be done with wire-actuated encoders to measure distances or displacements that are not connected to control systems but the measured values should be displayed. Be it in material handling, the packaging industry, the paper industry, or the textile industry. The task of […]
Rexnord flame retardant low friction material launches worldwide
Designed for container conveying applications, Rexnord recently launched its new Rexnord® Flame Retardant Low Friction (FRPLUS™) Material for Rexnord MatTop® Chain. Customers around the globe in the aluminum and steel can manufacturing industry will benefit from low friction; a flame retardant, self-extinguishing material design; reliable performance; and more. Rexnord FRPLUS Material provides customers with: Exclusive, […]
New Thomson web video discusses how to increase rigidity in a linear actuator
“Linear actuators are designed to handle loads axially,” said Chad Carlberg, Product Line Specialist for Linear Actuators at Thomson. “One of the most common failure modes of linear actuators is side loading.” This occurs when a force exists that is perpendicular to the axis of rotation. In the video, Carlberg describes how stroke length can […]
Four Dorner industrial conveyor platforms receive cleanroom certification
Dorner’s 3200 Series Modular and Flat Belt conveyors, the 2200 Series Precision Move and the SmartFlex conveyor platforms have received the Ultraclean Products Approval Laboratory certification for use in ISO Standard 14644-1 Class 5, and Federal Standard 209 Class 100 rated cleanrooms. This means the four Dorner conveyors will not contribute to the contamination of […]
Miniature voice coil actuators
H2W Technologies offers miniature versions of both moving coil and moving magnet voice coil actuators. Plus the company offers custom designed solutions to meet application specifications. H2W has built its smallest moving magnet voice coil actuator (NCM01-04-001-2IB) to date, with an outside diameter of 0.40 in. — 10 mm — and a length of 0.735 […]