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New Survey Data Reveals Traditional Electronic Distributors are Focusing on the Industrial Automation Market

New Survey Data Reveals Traditional Electronic Distributors are Focusing on the Industrial Automation Market

Major electronic distributors are expanding their products in the industrial automation space, but why? And who are the companies leading this shift?


Nook’s Linear Actuators and Product Selection App Aim to Help Engineers With Motor Control

Nook’s Linear Actuators and Product Selection App Aim to Help Engineers With Motor Control

Linear motor manufacturer, Nook, recently expanded their latest line of explosion-proof actuators and developed a new web-based app for product selection. 


News Aug 19, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Innovation Centers and Manufacturing Hubs Continue Expanding Across the U.S. to Address the Skills Gap

Innovation Centers and Manufacturing Hubs Continue Expanding Across the U.S. to Address the Skills Gap

Manufacturing is feeling the crunch of skilled technicians retiring, with nobody to fill their places. A few companies and innovation centers are creating pipelines of skilled technicians.


News Aug 06, 2021 by Seth Price
Bosch Rexroth Releases Training System to Help Provide Smart Manufacturing Skills

Bosch Rexroth Releases Training System to Help Provide Smart Manufacturing Skills

As net-zero standards continue to rise, Bosch Rexroth’s compact training system aims to help manufacturing specialists get up-to-speed with smart factory and efficient emissions operations.


News Jul 31, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Underwater Gas Pipeline Sparked Fire in the Gulf of Mexico Late Last Week

Underwater Gas Pipeline Sparked Fire in the Gulf of Mexico Late Last Week

Mexico’s state-owned oil company Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex) reported a rupture in an undersea gas pipeline in the Gulf of Mexico last Friday, with flames boiling to the surface of the sea waters.


Emerson’s Level Transmitter Includes Continuous Wave Radar and IO-Link Connectivity

Emerson’s Level Transmitter Includes Continuous Wave Radar and IO-Link Connectivity

Emerson has recently unveiled the “world’s first” non-contacting radar device designed for the food and beverage industry.


AMETEK Adds New Combustion Blower to Advanced Motion Solutions

AMETEK Adds New Combustion Blower to Advanced Motion Solutions

Electronics manufacturer AMETEK has added a new combustion blower to its Nautilair Combustion Product Line.


SMC Designs Latest Valves for Pneumatic Control System Operations

SMC Designs Latest Valves for Pneumatic Control System Operations

SMC recently released their latest VP546E/VP746E valves with added pneumatic control capabilities.


News Jun 23, 2021 by Seth Price
OKW’s Control Knobs with LEDs are Designed for High-Volume Manufacturing

OKW’s Control Knobs with LEDs are Designed for High-Volume Manufacturing

OKW announced the release of advanced rotary/click control knobs for use on potentiometers and rotary encoders.


News Jun 01, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
Trinamic Compact, Energy-Saving Servo Controller/Driver Module is Designed for Robotics and Automation

Trinamic Compact, Energy-Saving Servo Controller/Driver Module is Designed for Robotics and Automation

Trinamic brings engineers the new TMCM-1321 servo controller/driver module for two-phase bipolar stepper motors.


News May 28, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Emerson Introduces Knife Gate Valve Designed for Heavy Slurry Processes

Emerson Introduces Knife Gate Valve Designed for Heavy Slurry Processes

Emerson releases its latest Knife Gate Valve, the Clarkson KS1, to help improve the processes of slurry services.


News May 07, 2021 by Stephanie Leonida
Bosch Reveals Small Hydraulic Motor with Large Power and Control Capabilities

Bosch Reveals Small Hydraulic Motor with Large Power and Control Capabilities

Bosch Rexroth unveiled an upgraded version of one of its Hägglunds hydraulic motors earlier this week.


Eaton Partners with Automotive Manufacturer on Integrated Exhaust Thermal Management System

Eaton Partners with Automotive Manufacturer on Integrated Exhaust Thermal Management System

Power management company Eaton and automotive manufacturer Tenneco announced a new partnership to develop an integrated exhaust thermal management system for automotive manufacturing facilities.


SCHUNK Automates Deburring Machines to Relieve Employee Fatigue in Machine Tending

SCHUNK Automates Deburring Machines to Relieve Employee Fatigue in Machine Tending

SCHUNK has developed an automatic deburring machine for cleaning up cast, cut and milled parts. 


News Apr 19, 2021 by Seth Price
Ametek Acquires Three Companies in Hopes to Advance Control and Automation Solutions

Ametek Acquires Three Companies in Hopes to Advance Control and Automation Solutions

Electronic instruments manufacturer Ametek has announced the acquisition of three companies this week to expand their control and automation portfolio.


OnRobot’s Electric Vacuum Gripper Helps Automate Palletizing Porous Materials

OnRobot’s Electric Vacuum Gripper Helps Automate Palletizing Porous Materials

OnRobot announced its latest development in electric vacuum gripper technology, the VGP20.


News Apr 08, 2021 by Robin Mitchell
OnRobot’s MG10 is a Magnetic Gripper for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

OnRobot’s MG10 is a Magnetic Gripper for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

As part of its One-System Solution, OnRobot launched the MG10 magnetic gripper for pick-and-place or machine tending capabilities.


News Apr 04, 2021 by Damond Goodwin
ATI Aims to Speed Up Machine Tending Processes and Material Handling With New Robotic Tools

ATI Aims to Speed Up Machine Tending Processes and Material Handling With New Robotic Tools

ATI released the QC-7 Robotic Tool Changer, designed to speed up machining, material handling, and machine tending operations across multiple platforms.


News Apr 03, 2021 by Seth Price
How the Domino Effect of the Suez Canal Blockage Impacts OEMs

How the Domino Effect of the Suez Canal Blockage Impacts OEMs

The Ever Given container ship will delay supply chains and potentially delay automation on the factory floor.


News Apr 02, 2021 by Seth Price
ExOne and Ford Develop a Binder Jet 3D Printer for High-Density Aluminum Sintering

ExOne and Ford Develop a Binder Jet 3D Printer for High-Density Aluminum Sintering

ExOne, in partnership with Ford, has patented the automotive industry’s first process for binding, printing, and sintering aluminum.


News Mar 31, 2021 by Seth Price