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PBC Linear Goes from Green to Greener

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Rockford, IL – PBC Linear has focused on eco-friendly motion solutions since the introduction of the self-lubricating Simplicity™ linear bearing in the 1980’s. Now a fight against pollution and unnecessary waste has driven the development of a “Green Committee”, putting new recycling plans into action. While other companies are designing products that use less grease […]

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From the IMTS Show Floor

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At IMTS, the usual focus is on machines.  A closer look, however, shows that “the guts” of the machine – the components – display considerable innovation. Here are a few highlights of the trends visible at IMTS. Vendors are introducing technology that helps eliminate components as well as the need for continuous operation. For example, […]

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From the IMTS Show floor

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Manufacturing communications – Again Years ago General Motors spearheaded a move to create a common communication platform that would enable all manufacturing devices to send data among each other. The goal was to increase efficiency. That effort was the Manufacturing Automation Protocol or MAP. Because GM was the “big Gorilla” in industry, nearly all vendors […]

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PBC Linear Unveils Custom Products at IWF 2008

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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 […]

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From the IMTS Show floor

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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 […]

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NSK Named to Global 100 for Sustainability Activities

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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 […]

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Narrow Profile Slide 2 from Techno

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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. […]

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BattleBots, Blendo and DualVee

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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 […]

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Haydon Switch and Kerk Motion Merge

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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 […]

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Rockwell Automation PACK EXPO Highlights

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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 […]

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