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
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 […]
From the IMTS Show floor
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 […]
NSK Named to Global 100 for Sustainability Activities
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 […]
Narrow Profile Slide 2 from Techno
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. […]
BattleBots, Blendo and DualVee
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 […]
Haydon Switch and Kerk Motion Merge
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 […]
Rockwell Automation PACK EXPO Highlights
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 […]
New Vibration Mounts
New sizes for constant natural frequency mounts As a result of their embedded internal gaps and supports, the Series V10Z24 constant natural frequency type mounts, will increase their stiffness proportionally with an applied load for better machine support. The V10Z24M10040LD handles 400-1,000 lbs, the V10Z24M10040HD handles 700-1,900 lbs, and the V10Z24-575175 is for equipment to […]
SPS/IPC/Drives Day 1
SPS/IPC/Drives show in Nürnburg is a break out show! Today I spent the majority of the day walking the show and here is what left an impression: Dozens of companies showing and demonstrating drives and motion controls. It reminds me of the Tokyo System Fair that I attended ten years ago in which company after […]
