by Todd Dice, General Manager, Ridgeline Machine Design Ridgeline Machine made extensive use of pneumatics when building a low-cost, small-footprint, portable traymaker to replace a manual process for one of their customers. Ridgeline Machine Design (RMD) has more than 40 years of experience as a packaging machinery producer, designing and building custom machinery. The company […]
Keys to specifying pneumatic cylinders
by Jerry Walling, Marketing and Business Development, Fabco-Air Inc. Learn how to choose the perfect actuator for your next compressed air system. Air cylinders are the workhorses of many automation applications. They’re offered in a variety of industry standards—and they come in an assortment of shapes, sizes and types, not to mention with numerous optional […]
Getting a grip on bag handling
by Josef Karbassi, VP Automation Division, Piab AB It may seem like a small thing — a bag of candy dropped on the floor in a plant’s packaging area. Or a bag of frozen peas deformed from its original square shape into a messy plastic package with an ugly cone-shaped suction mark. But these are […]
3 Ways to Reduce Your Vacuum System’s Carbon Footprint
By Josef Karbassi, Vice President, Automation Div., PIAB How to reduce your energy consumption and carbon footprint when most electrical power is produced by gas, oil and coal-based power plants. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered to be the largest environmental threat to our world by most researchers. In order to reduce the usage of fossil […]
Can Pneumatics Support Extreme Engineering?
By Gary Baumgardner, Chief Engineer, Pneumatic Div. North America, Parker Hannifin Corp. Components operate at wide temperature ranges for trains, construction vehicles, agricultural equipment and implements, and semi-trucks. Pneumatic valves work in a variety of applications to control the operation of actuators, including cylinders, clutches, rotary actuators, and air bags. However, using valves for applications […]
Atlas Copco completes acquisition of Edwards Group
Edwards is a technology and market leader in sophisticated vacuum products and abatement solutions. The products and services are integral to manufacturing processes, such as for semiconductors and flat panel displays, and are used within an increasingly diverse range of industrial applications. Following the acquisition Edwards will be delisted from the NASDAQ stock exchange. Atlas […]
Parker and Flexibility Engineering Launch Compact Anysize™
Parker Hannifin Corporation, the globally known in motion and control technologies, and material handling equipment builder Flexibility Engineering have collaborated to create a new model of the Patented Anysize™ pneumatic-based positioning system. The initial Anysize technology has had a five year record of success and is now found on almost every pneumatic PET conveyor line. […]
Chicago Pneumatic appoints JC Lecocq as Senior Vice President, NA
Chicago Pneumatic announced the appointment of Jean-Christophe (JC) as the Senior Vice President for Mexico, Canada and U.S. sales and operations. JC will be based out of Chicago Pneumatic’s Rock Hill, S.C., office, and will be responsible for developing new business opportunities and building strategic relationships, while executing procedures and implementing policies to drive efficiency […]
ControlAir’s New Potable Water Pressure Regulator
ControlAir Inc., a manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control products, announced they are expanding their product offering to include a new miniature potable water pressure regulator. The new Type-870 is an addition to ControlAir’s Type 850/860 Miniature Air and Water Series. The Type-870 is designed for OEM equipment used in potable (drinkable) water and […]
Fluid Power Industry Leaders Set to Gather for 2014 NFPA Annual Conference
Industry leaders from across the fluid power supply chain will converge on Manalapan, Florida February 3-5, 2014 for the 2014 Annual Conference of the National Fluid Power Association (NFPA). The conference is widely regarded as one of the best opportunities for industry decision-makers to come together for education and networking. According to NFPA CEO, Eric […]
