Picture this. A truck driver has to load and unload construction materials at twenty stations. The driver repeatedly parks, exits the vehicle and climbs underneath the truck-mounted forklift attached to the vehicle’s rear. There, the driver manually triggers two metal bars that secure the forklift. This is dangerous and tedious… and no longer necessary. To […]
Vaccon company to exhibit at the Hannover Messe
Vaccon Company will be attending the Hannover Messe International Trade Fair to exhibit its robotic end-of-arm-tooling and venturi vacuum product line to a diversified global audience. Hannover Messe is the world’s leading trade fair for Industrial Technology with over 5,000 exhibitors from 70 countries. The trade fair showcases key technologies and core areas of industry […]
Creative automation and Sterling Engineering form partnership
Creative Automation, Inc. and Sterling Engineering & Manufacturing jointly announced a partnership in which Sterling Engineering and its president, James B. Canner, now represent Creative Automation. Gerd Walter, Creative Automation’s Vice President of Operations, said, “Sterling’s full range of special technologies and processes are now offered under the Creative Automation name.” James Canner added, “I […]
Hydraulic and pneumatic industry trends with NFPA
Fluid Power Industry Growth Trend The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows industry shipments of fluid power products for February 2016 decreased 12.3% compared to February 2015, and increased 4.9% when compared to last month. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic, and pneumatic shipments decreased in February 2016 when compared to February 2015. […]
Vacuum switches for decentralized vacuum systems
Specially designed to facilitate vacuum sensing in decentralized ejector based systems, Piab’s miniaturized vacuum switches VS4015/VS4016 and VS4118/VS4128 are growing popular because of their small size, low weight, and simple installation. “These pre-set vacuum switches offer plug and play installation, and have been developed to help manufacturers fully benefit from the advantages offered by decentralized […]
Industry and academia invited to submit presentations for FPIRC16
The next Fluid Power Innovation and Research Conference (FPIRC) will be held October 10-12, 2016, at the Hyatt Regency Minneapolis in Minneapolis, Minnesota. NFPA and the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power (CCEFP) invite both industry and academic researchers to submit a short abstract of their work for consideration as a presentation at the […]
Replacement for embedded magnetostrictive position sensors
Alliance Sensors Group has announced the ME Series of Linear Position Sensors for embedded use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders in industrial, mobile, or subsea applications. The ME Series is designed to be drop-in form, fit, and function replacements for embedded magnetostrictive sensors. They can also replace embedded resistance potentiometers, […]
Air compressors deliver up to 18% efficiency improvement
Ingersoll Rand, a leader in compressed air and gas systems and services, power tools, material handling, and fluid management equipment, has introduced the new RS30 and RS37 models, the first in a series of next generation oil-flooded, rotary screw air compressors. The Next Generation R-Series Air Compressors deliver performance and enhanced reliability, lowering operational costs […]
Atlas Copco showcases new electric compressor
Atlas Copco Construction Equipment is bringing a new XATS 900E electric portable air compressor to the North American market. The compressor features four preset flow and pressure selections to give contractors versatility and rental centers greater flexibility in their fleet offering. The compressor features a 160-kilowatt WEG 22 motor. Despite the industry-wide focus on Tier […]
New president for IMI precision engineering Americas region
IMI Precision Engineering has announced the appointment of Ryan Schroeder as the new President for the America’s Region, effective March 1, 2016. Ryan will take the place of Robert Guerra who has left IMI Precision Engineering to pursue other interests. Schroeder is responsible for driving IMI Precision Engineering business to the next level, building on […]
