Recently, Texas Governor Rick Perry announced that National Instruments (NI) plans to expand its operations in Austin by investing over $80 million and adding 1,000 technical and engineering jobs in the Austin area. The company, with sales of $1.1billion in 2012 and employing over 6,800 people worldwide, will receive some help from the state of […]
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Altra Holdings in 100 Best Small Public Companies in America
Altra Holdings Inc. was recently named in Forbes Magazine’s “100 Best Small Public Companies in America”. Altra, headquartered in Braintree, Mass., made the Forbes list for the second consecutive year. With over 3,400 employees located at manufacturing and sales facilities around the world, Altra has forecasted sales of $720 to $730 million in 2012, a […]
Yaskawa Europe to Acquire Majority Shares of VIPA
The Drives & Motion Division of Yaskawa America, Inc. announces that Yaskawa Electric Corporation (“YASKAWA”) has signed an agreement between its European subsidiary, YASKAWA Europe GmbH (“YEU”) based in Eschborn, Germany, and VIPA Gesellschaft für Visualisierung und Prozessautomatisierung mbH (“VIPA”), based in Herzogenaurach, Germany, whereby YEU will acquire a majority of the shares of VIPA. […]
Kollmorgen’s Automation and Motion Solutions Catalog available
Kollmorgen has available its Automation and Motion Solutions Catalog. This comprehensive resource guide details the features, benefits and specifications of the company’s broad range of innovative motion control solutions headlined by Kollmorgen Automation Suite™, an integrated system that includes the development environment, engineering services and best-in-class automation and motion components to help OEMs create a […]
PCI/104-Express Boards available for CAN and LIN interfaces
IXXAT (www.ixxat.com) has added two new variants to its PCI-Express portfolio. Based on the PCI/104-Express standards, the PCI/104-Express boards are offered with up to four CAN interfaces and an optional switchable high- or low-speed CAN and LIN interfaces, depending on the version. The new PCI/104-Express boards were specifically designed for compact industrial computers as well […]
Motion Control News Roundup: Acquisitions
First on the radar this week in the world of motion control is some big news about company acquisitions. AMETEK announced this week that it has completed its acquisition of the parent company of Dunkermotoren GmbH, a supplier of advanced motion control systems for a wide range of industrial automation applications. Frank S. Hermance, AMETEK’s […]
DC Servo Motor Sizing Made Easy: A Practical 1/2 Day Course
There’s still time to register for the 1/2 day course on DC Servo Motor Sizing Made Easy. Information on the course is below: Presented by Dr. Urs Kafader, maxon motor, and author of the textbook “The Selection of High-precision Microdrives” Location/Date: Hilton Garden Inn Dorval Aeroport St. Laurent, PQ Tuesday June 12, 2012 Location/Date:Radisson Plaza Mississauga- […]
Engineering Q&A with Brandon Jones
Name: Brandon Jones Employer: Hegel Holdings, LLC Position: Applications Engineer Education: B.S.G.E. – University of Illinois What do you think is the biggest challenge facing engineers today? In the past, it was about finding a job that offered what you wanted in terms of working with something you were interested in, the schedule and demand, […]
Minarik Drives and American Control Electronics Gain ISO Certification
Hegel Holdings, parent company for both the Minarik Drives & American Control Electronics brands, announced that they have earned ISO9001:2008 Certification for the design and manufacture of electronics control solutions for industrial and commercial applications. ISO 9001:2008 certification is granted to organizations that adhere to international standards for quality management that ensure the organization fulfills […]
Sercos III Specification Update V1.3 Now Available
Santa Rosa Beach, Fl. – The Sercos vendor organizations have released an update to the specification for Sercos III Real-time Ethernet. The V1.3 specification broadens the functionality and range of applications of the international Sercos real-time standard, while considering new trends in machine and plant construction. The extensions are fully compatible with the existing specification, […]
