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Automated farm equipment uses rugged linear components

September 16, 2020 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Applications, Featured, Integrated Linear Systems, Linear actuators (all), Slides + guides (all), Track roller (cam + wheel) guides Tagged With: bishopwisecarver

Linear motion systems for packaging applications from Bishop Wisecarver

August 27, 2019 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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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 […]

Filed Under: Linear actuators (all), Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: bishopwisecarver, linear motion

What are some considerations for linear actuators in contaminated environments?

December 28, 2018 By Miles Budimir Leave a Comment

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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 […]

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Bishop-Wisecarver Selected as Advanced Manufacturing Finalist in 2018 East Bay Innovation Awards

March 15, 2018 By Danielle Collins 1 Comment

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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 […]

Filed Under: Industry news Tagged With: bishopwisecarver, bwc

Bishop-Wisecarver Group sponsors Bay Area STEP Forward event

October 18, 2017 By Danielle Collins Leave a Comment

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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 […]

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Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) invites students to its third annual Manufacturing Day

August 27, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Bishop-Wisecarver Group President to share entrepreneurial advice

July 5, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Bishop-Wisecarver president wins award

June 7, 2016 By Lisa Eitel Leave a Comment

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 […]

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Bishop-Wisecarver President Honored with 2016 Enterprising Award

March 2, 2016 By Patrick Curran Leave a Comment

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 […]

Filed Under: Industry news, Slides + guides (all) Tagged With: bishopwisecarver

Complete guide to selecting and sizing linear guide wheels for motion axes

October 7, 2014 By Patrick Curran 1 Comment

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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, […]

Filed Under: Featured, Linear actuators (all), Linear bearings, Linear drives (all), Slides + guides (all), Track roller (cam + wheel) guides Tagged With: bishopwisecarver

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