With its headquarters in Waunakee, Wis., NORD Gear Corporation is celebrating its 40th anniversary in the United States this year with its sixth expansion – adding 86,000 square feet of office and manufacturing space. The company is expanding for the sixth time since it built its North American headquarters in Waunakee, Wis. in 1983. The […]
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PTDA 2019 Canadian Conference focusing on relationships, education
Registration is now open for the PTDA 2019 Canadian Conference, to be held June 5-7, 2019, at the Marriott Downtown at CF Toronto Eaton Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. For the eighteenth year, key decision makers of the Canadian power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) industry will gather for business networking and education including: a CEO/Senior Executive Roundtable, a […]
Omron launches new website with new tools, responsive design
Omron Automation Americas has announced the launch of its brand-new website. Featuring several new tools for customers, system integrators and distributors, the website is designed to have a more modern look and feel with a fully responsive layout. The new website, located at https://automation.omron.com, offers enhanced content that focuses on Omron’s wide-ranging industrial automation solution portfolio. […]
The Automate show moves to Detroit in 2021
Automate, North America’s largest showcase devoted to automation industry trends, leading-edge technology and business innovation, is moving to Detroit. The biennial Automate Show and Conference, colocated with Promat in Chicago since 2011, has grown to more than 500 exhibitors, over 20,000 attendees and 1,000 paid conference registrants. The move for the next event, which will […]
Redesigned TB Wood’s eCatalog adds more products and features
TB Wood’s has recently redesigned the layout and functionality of its coupling eCatalog to enhance the user experience. The expanded eCat now includes G-Flex grid couplings along with Sure-Flex , Dura-Flex , Form-Flex and L-Jaw couplings and a wide range of belted drive products. The improved online tool, accessible at tbwoods.com/ecatalog, allows users to quickly […]
Conveyor and material-handling trends (a Motion Trends report)
Conveyors are at the heart of an array of exciting changes in material handling — from the vast installations of automated warehousing to humbler stations only recently automated. Each conveyor installation has unique design requirements: Food and beverage conveyors might need to survive washdown settings; conveyors in airspace and defense operations may need to be […]
Encoder Products absolute encoders – now with improved electronics
EPC’s line of absolute encoders offers magnetic multi-turn technology and higher resolution. Encoder Products Company (EPC) offers a full line of absolute encoders with models in both shaft and blind hollow bore, in sizes 36 mm, 58 mm, and standard size 25 with a 2.5 inch housing. Now, EPC absolute encoders come with even more […]
New handheld GOT 2000 HMIs from Mitsubishi Electric Automation for a portable interface
Making it easier than ever for machine operators and maintenance personnel to monitor and control machine components, Mitsubishi Electric Automation introduces handheld models for its GOT2000 Series, a human machine interface (HMI) that optimizes operator control and monitoring of device and line status. The GT25 Handy GOT — a portable interface offered in both 5.7-in. […]
IoT and programmability are leading encoder trends (a Motion Trends Report)
What key trends are driving the encoder market? We put the question to several of the top encoder manufacturers to get their perspective on trends in the encoder industry as well as how developments in other industries are impacting their business. Here’s what they told us. With respect to the IoT and IIoT, what kinds […]
Record growth for global motion control and motors market recorded in 2018
The global motion control and motor market experienced record growth in 2018, with $3.827 billion in shipments, up 8% over 2017. According to the Motion Control & Motor Association, part of the Association for Advancing Automation (A3), shipments were up 3% in the last quarter of the year, at $946 million, contributing to the overall […]