Winners of the 5th annual LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced during a virtual celebration to recognize innovation and engineering achievements. This year, our top-notch independent judging panel selected 44 gold, silver, and bronze winners and honorable mentions across 14 categories. The 2022 Pneumatics category winners are: Gold Norgren Excelon Plus Integrated […]
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Ingersoll Rand to acquire SPX Flow’s air treatment business
Ingersoll Rand has entered into an agreement to acquire SPX Flow’s Air Treatment business for approximately $525 million. With expected revenue of approximately $180 million in 2022, the Air Treatment business is a leading manufacturer of reliable and energy-efficient desiccant and refrigerated dryers, filtration systems, and purifiers for dehydration in compressed air. The business has […]
Atlas Copco acquires compressor distributor in New Mexico
Atlas Copco has acquired the operating assets of the compressor business of Mesa Equipment & Supply Company (Mesa) located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and 19 employees will join Atlas Copco. The company sells oil-free and oil-injected compressors and offers parts and services across a broad range of customer segments. “Mesa has built a strong sales and […]
ControlAir introduces Type 855BP miniature back pressure regulator
ControlAir, a leading manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic control products, announced the new Type 855BP Miniature Back Pressure Regulator. Type 855BP is a compact relief valve that provides economical, high-performance pressure relief with an adjustable set point. The valve is normally closed and will remain closed until the inlet pressure exceeds the regulator’s set […]
VMAC Releases UNDERHOOD 40 Air Compressor For Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Van
VMAC has released the UNDERHOOD40 – Van Series for 2022 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans with a 2.1 L turbo diesel engine. This latest UNDERHOOD40 rotary screw air compressor is engineered specifically for 2019 to 2022 Sprinter vans and produces up to 40 cfm of continuous air at 100 psi (150 psi max). “As customers upgrade their […]
Ayhan and Dr. Karl Busch earn Gold Medal of Honor from district of Lörrach
Three generations of the Busch family were present to witness the honoring of Ayhan and Dr Karl Busch. The couple was awarded for their joint life’s work, their social and cultural commitment and their dedication to the community with the Gold Medal of Honor, the highest award the district of Lörrach bestows. “You revolutionized the […]
Pack Expo heads back to the Midwest
Pack Expo International is scheduled to run from October 23-26 at McCormick Place Convention Center. Pack Expo International, the annual Fall tradeshow and conference dedicated to packaging machinery and related technology, always features a broad variety of pneumatic components and applications. The show, which alternates each year between locations in Las Vegas and Chicago, is back […]
Festo marks 50 years in the U.S. with expansions in U.S.-based manufacturing and R&D
Festo U.S., celebrating its 50th anniversary year, announces expansion plans for its 47-acre campus in Mason, Ohio. A new production facility and the expanded research and development center will be dedicated to U.S.-centric automation components, systems, and solutions. Festo, a $3 billion family-owned company, is a global innovation leader in pneumatic and electric automation systems. […]
VMAC releases its 2022 “State Of The Mobile Compressed Air Industry Report”
The 2022 edition of VMAC’s State of The Mobile Compressed Air Industry Report has been released, sharing fascinating insights from mobile air users. “We are pleased to release VMAC’s latest research on the mobile compressed air industry,” said Tod Gilbert, President of VMAC Global Technology Inc. “There is a lot of uncertainty with global events […]
A new era of human-robot collaboration: the first pneumatic cobot
What if there was a robot that was easy to operate, did not require a safety fence and was also attractively priced? That would introduce a whole new era in human-robot collaboration. This new era is now dawning – with the world’s first pneumatic robot from Festo, which was announced by Festo at Hannover Fair […]
