Precision agriculture is the discretization of farming — defined as the analysis of highly variable (and often unpredictable) landscapes to: • Break larger agricultural fields into smaller discrete sections • Quantify the characteristics (such as soil composition, light, and seed spacing) of each section • Adapt to the variations between sections with automated farm equipment […]
Linear motion systems for packaging applications from Bishop Wisecarver
Bishop-Wisecarver offers product options that include UtiliTrak linear guides and LoPro linear actuators, to complete actuated system solutions. LoPro linear actuators excel in high speed, long length and dirty environments. UtiliTrak is constructed with DualVee Motion Technology in vee and vee/crown designs, and using MadeWell Crown Rollers, and are ideal for commercial applications in need […]
What are some considerations for linear actuators in contaminated environments?
Reliable motion is often difficult to obtain when the operating environment is heavily contaminated with debris, or contains extreme conditions such as a wide temperature range or other environmental factors.The use of machinery for operations such as cutting, welding, and material processing often generates a substantial amount of debris contamination. Equipment that is not designed […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Selected as Advanced Manufacturing Finalist in 2018 East Bay Innovation Awards
Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, announced its selection as a finalist in the Advanced Manufacturing category of the 6th Annual 2018 East Bay Innovation Awards. The East Bay Innovation Awards is a celebration of outstanding innovative companies and organizations in the East […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Group sponsors Bay Area STEP Forward event
Free October 24th event focused on attracting & retaining next generation of manufacturing talent Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a family of WBENC-certified companies that works with manufacturers to engineer, produce, and build custom complex assemblies, linear motion solutions and optimal embedded intelligence systems, is helping to sponsor the Science, Technology, Engineering, & Production (STEP) Forward: Bay Area Women […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) invites students to its third annual Manufacturing Day
Join Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) for its third annual Manufacturing Day on Friday, October 7th. Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) is celebrating manufacturing in America. The manufacturer will host two sessions (morning and afternoon) on that day — and it welcomes and encourages students and schools to attend. Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) is long-time supporter of FIRST Robotics and encourages FIRST […]
Bishop-Wisecarver Group President to share entrepreneurial advice
Pamela Kan, president of Bishop-Wisecarver Group, has served on numerous state and national level boards that support STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics) efforts specifically designed to encourage young women, helped her company gain woman-owned certification as a WBENC-Certified Women’s Business Enterprise in 2011, and leads her successful company in supporting numerous community educational and […]
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 […]
Bishop-Wisecarver President Honored with 2016 Enterprising Award
Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, today announced that company president, Pamela Kan, has received one of the prestigious 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards. Award winners must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women […]
Complete guide to selecting and sizing linear guide wheels for motion axes
Updated May 2018 || When it comes to linear guide wheels, here’s what you need to know to ensure a smooth design. Linear guide systems are chosen for an application based not only on their precision and speed characteristics, but also on a host of other operating conditions such as environment, length, speed, duty cycle, […]
