Tompkins Industries, one of North America’s largest sources of hydraulic adapters and fluid power products, has agreed to distribute Continental hydraulic products. “Tompkins is a well-respected wholesaler of hydraulics,” said Ryan Gocher, Continental NAFTA’s hydraulics sales and marketing manager. “We are extremely pleased with the partnership and anticipate a smooth transition in the changeover process. […]
Festo streamlines selection, assembly, and commissioning of electrical axes
The Optimized Motion Series of packaged linear and rotary electrical axes solutions, introduced by Festo, helps lower OEM overhead by speeding up specification, assembly, and commissioning of axes. Fast delivery reduces inventory requirements and makes it faster and easier to support electrical axes in the field. Along with the Festo Fast Mobile App for easy […]
New Thomson Web Videos
Thomson Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, has released an educational video that provides design engineers with best practice tips on how to increase the rigidity of a linear actuator. “Linear actuators are designed to handle loads axially,” said Chad Carlberg, Product Line Specialist for Linear Actuators at Thomson. “One of […]
mk North America Upgrades 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 […]
Dorner Commemorates 50th Anniversary
Dorner Mfg. celebrated its 50th anniversary in business with three days of festive events Tuesday – Thursday, June 14-16, at its headquarters in Hartland, Wisconsin. Dorner is a leader in the design, application, manufacture and integration of conveyor systems for companies around the world. Tuesday, June 14 – Dorner Summit Meeting • Dorner leadership is […]
PiezoWalk Motor Technology powers linear positioner
PI’s new N-565 compact, nanometer-precision linear stages are designed for high-end applications in bio-nanotechnology, fiber-optics, microscopy, semiconductor testing, and metrology and scientific research in beamlines and laser labs. Compact, Affordable and Nanometer Precision Due to the fully integrated linear piezo motor, the low-profile stages have a very small footprint with a width of only 65mm […]
Dorner’s new 2200 series LPZ / Z frame conveyor
Dorner’s new 2200 LPZ / Z-Frame Conveyor comes with one or two pivot points, and features an extremely low profile to fit under machinery or any other tight spots. The 2200 LPZ is Dorner’s lowest profile Z-Frame conveyor – and is the first such offering in the newly redesigned 2200 Series platform. The advantage of […]
The 13 most powerful women engineers
It can be hard to be a woman working in the engineering industry these days. It’s an industry that can’t seem to cure itself of sexism, much like the world today where the wage gap is a huge issue. There’s a huge push to encourage more women to learn to code and to hire more […]
Bishop-Wisecarver president wins award
Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), recently announced that president Pamela Kan was awarded the Mary Lehman MacLachlan Economic Empowerment Award from the Women President’s Organization (WPO) at the group’s annual conference in April. The award is considered one of WPO’s most prestigious honors. Kan’s selection was in part based on her longtime personal and professional focus on […]
PTDA Industry Summit Facilitates Networking in San Diego
The Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) has opened advanced registration for its PTDA 2016 Industry Summit to be held at the Marriott Marquis San Diego Marina, October 19-22, 2016, in San Diego, Calif. More than 550 delegates, representing more than 230 PTDA distributor and manufacturer member companies in the power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry, are […]