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Pittsburg, CA – – Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation, manufacturer of the original DualVee® guide wheel and industry leader in guided motion technology, announced today that it has opened an office in Shanghai to expand the company’s global reach. The new office, led by Jennifer Ye, who has extensive experience working in import, export, and domestic sales of […]

San Francisco, CA – Bosch Rexroth will exhibit a broad range of automation products and applications for semiconductor and photovoltaic production, July 15-17 in San Francisco at Semicon West, booths S-841 and S-941. Linear Motion: BKK and BKR Bridge Modules The BKK and BKR Bridge Modules span long unsupported lengths and are optimized for extremely […]

Pittsburg, CA – The California Manufacturers & Technology Association (CMTA) has invited Pamela Kan, President of Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation, to join its Board of Directors. CMTA works to improve and enhance a strong business climate for California’s 30,000 manufacturing, processing and technology based companies. Since 1918, the association has worked with state government to develop balanced […]

Buchanan, MI – Bosch Rexroth has compiled tips for ‘Gaining Buy-In for Lean’ to help organizations gain the personal buy-in and employee understanding that’s essential to successful long-term lean implementation. If you want to get ahead of the competition in the hiring process, Utah job recruiters can help. Developed with lean manufacturing expert Jamie Flinchbaugh, […]

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, […]