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 […]
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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 […]
Festo and PennAir ink distribution agreement
Festo announces that PennAir, with corporate headquarters in York, Pennsylvania, now sells and supports the full range of Festo pneumatic and electric automation components and systems in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Maryland, Delaware, Virginia, and West Virginia. According to Mark Snyder, Channel Director Festo Corp., “One of the most impressive things about PennAir is its holistic […]
Festo develops innovative aluminum pneumatic tubing for welding cells
Festo’s PM aluminum pneumatic tubing offers a weld-spatter resistant solution in welding cells that by every consideration outperforms both laminated and steel pneumatic tubing. Festo PM tubing is ideal for new welding cells as well as for cost-and-time efficient retrofit solutions for existing systems. PM aluminum tubing can be located closer to the welding process […]
Sauer Compressors appoints Dirk Slottke to management board
Kiel-based compressor manufacturer Sauer Compressors has appointed Dirk Slottke to the management team last month. Slottke takes over responsibility for the sales section and succeeds Harald Schulz, who is retiring after 37 years of meritorious service and almost 20 years on the management board. Dirk Slottke is responsible for the departments of business development, marketing, […]
Kundinger recognized with Parker Pneumatics Technology Distributor of the Year Award
Kundinger, a Wisconsin and Michigan-based company delivering fluid power, automation, process control and product solutions to a wide range of industries, has been honored by Parker Hannifin as its 2021 Pneumatics Technology Distributor of the Year. Kundinger received this recognition for exceeding overall sales goals by double digits, while bringing the latest products and technologies […]
Allied Electronics & Automation announces new pneumatic product stock
Allied Electronics & Automation is now offering an array of in-stock pneumatic products from Chicago Pneumatic Tools, Duff-Norton, Gefran and Marsh Bellofram Precision Controls. Pneumatic systems use compressed air or gas to generate fluid power and are prevalent in industrial automation applications including food, beverage and medical packaging and automotive, oil and gas and concrete […]
Fabco-Air launches new online shop
Fabco-Air is pleased to announce its new webstore (shop.fabco-air.com). Partnering with KYKLO, a content and e-commerce solution for the electrical, automation, fluid and energy industries, the Fabco-Air webstore has been designed to be a one-stop shop for all our standard products to streamline the product selection, quoting and ordering processes for customers and distribution partners. […]
Machine & Process Safety Assessment Group launches new website
Machine & Process Safety Assessment Group (MPSA), a division of Airline Hydraulics Corp., launched its new machine safety website, mpsasafety.com, on March 1, featuring faster browsing speeds and a new blog, “Machine Safety Talk.” Site users can easily learn about turnkey machine safety solutions offered through MPSA’s six-step safety process and access best practices, FAQs, […]
Emerson opens 2022 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program
Emerson has opened its 2022 ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program to U.S. college and university students studying in the fields of engineering, instrumentation, systems, and automation. The merit-based program rewards students for academic excellence, service to others, and leadership potential. “The ASCO Engineering Scholarship Program, now in its fifteenth year, is a cornerstone of Emerson’s continuing […]
