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Aerotech, Inc. announces the opening of Aerotech KK located in Tokyo, Japan. Under the leadership of Managing Director Mr. Tadashi Imai, the new full-service subsidiary will provide application engineering, sales, and customer service for Japan as well as support for customers and sales channel partners in the greater region. Aerotech KK joins Aerotech’s other full-service […]

Franklin, Indiana – In 2004, NSK Precision America began taking a proactive role in environmental protection by integrating methods of green procurement, environmental education and recycling. NSK Group, NSK Precision America’s parent company, challenged all of its plants to earn ISO 14001 certification, realize a waste-recycling rate of 98% or greater and reduce CO2 emissions […]

ShopBot has selected a Bishop-Wisecarver linear motion solution for the PowerStick feature of its second generation “Buddy”. A major objective in the design of the next generation of the compact “Buddy” CNC was to reduce assembly time and cost. The existing method took about two hours to assemble, and required skilled labor. But they needed […]

Pittsburg, CA – – HepcoMotion HDS2, now available from Bishop-Wisecarver, adds larger capacity bearings, assembled carriages, two new sizes of construction beam, and a host of improved features to the proven HDS product line. The advanced HDS2 system offers system capacities up to 68kN, and provides flexibility for many sizes and types of heavy duty […]

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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]