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Festo names Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker CEO of its North America Business Region

March 27, 2025 By Mary Gannon

Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker will become the new North American Business Region CEO on April 1.

Festo has announced the pending retirement of its North American Business Region CEO Carlos Miranda on April 1 and the appointment of the business region’s new CEO Dr. Wilm Uhlenbecker. A family-owned global business with more than $3.7 billion in revenue and 20,000 employees, Festo is recognized as one of the world’s leading automation suppliers […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: festo

Emerson to present Floor to Cloud transformation solutions at Hannover Messe

March 27, 2025 By Mary Gannon

Emerson Compressed Air Manager

Emerson will demonstrate how it is transforming the future of factory automation through its proven Floor to Cloud approach and comprehensive portfolio at Hannover Messe in Hannover, Germany, on March 31 to April 4. Visitors to the Emerson booth in Hall 11, Booth C30, will learn how companies of any size can apply a Floor […]

Filed Under: Air Compressors, Air Preparation, Components, Cylinders, Industry News, Pressure Sensing Tagged With: emerson

Vacuum pioneer Leybold celebrates 175th anniversary

March 27, 2025 By Mary Gannon

Leybold 175th anniversary

German vacuum specialist Leybold, founded by Ernst Leybold in Cologne in 1850, has achieved numerous pioneering milestones and product developments as it celebrates its 175th anniversary. Leybold’s core competencies include developing and manufacturing standardized, individual solutions for vacuum generation and process gas conveying, as well as customer-specific vacuum systems. The vacuum pioneer’s components, systems, and […]

Filed Under: Industry News, Vacuums Tagged With: leybold

Norwegian fisheries rely on liquid ring vacuum pumps for packaging

November 5, 2024 By Rachael Pasini

Norway has a long tradition of catching and processing fish. The country ranks second in the world for exports behind China. To ensure the high quality of their freshly caught products, Norwegians pay particular attention to an unbroken cold chain. One company that contributes to a high level of food safety is Atlantic Styro. Based […]

Filed Under: Air Compressors, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: atlascopco

Pack Expo Chicago is ready for record numbers

October 24, 2024 By Mary Gannon

Pack Expo 2024 show floor

The world’s largest packaging and processing show returns to Chicago’s McCormick Place November 3-6. Pack Expo International, scheduled for Nov. 3–6 at McCormick Place in Chicago, is set to be the largest packaging and processing show worldwide for 2024. According to PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, the industry’s growth underscores the need […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News Tagged With: pmmi

Emerson adds Afag feeding and handling solutions to its Aventics portfolio

October 17, 2024 By Rachael Pasini

Afag is now officially part of Emerson. As a result, Afag’s feeding and handling solutions will be integrated into Emerson’s automation portfolio. Starting October 15, 2024, all content on Afag.com, including product documentation, data, and certificates, will be migrated to Emerson.com under the Aventics brand. The Aventics brand is globally recognized for its innovation and […]

Filed Under: Industry News Tagged With: aventics, emerson

New pneumatic robotic tool changers from SMW Autoblok

July 19, 2024 By Rachael Pasini

SMW Autoblok just launched a new line of quick-change, pneumatic robotic tool changers that can be combined with various pneumatic grippers and C40 inductive couplers for contactless, wear-free energy and signal transmission. With these new products, grippers, tools, and other end effectors can be changed quickly to increase cycle time and productivity and are effectively […]

Filed Under: Grippers, Industry News Tagged With: smwautoblok

Proportion-Air holds grand opening for new building

July 10, 2024 By Mary Gannon

Proportion-Air's CEO and founder Daniel Cook gives a tour of the company's new Gulf Breeze, Florida, facility.

Electro-pneumatic pressure regulation and flow control manufacturer Proportion-Air recently celebrated the completion of its new facility in Gulf Breeze, Florida, with a grand opening event last month. The event brought visitors from the community to see the company’s new 12,000 square foot building, which houses research and development, marketing and sales, and administration functions. Attendees […]

Filed Under: Air Preparation, Industry News Tagged With: proportionair

Switching to auto-teach sensing saves time

June 17, 2024 By Rachael Pasini

Sometimes, the smallest change makes the biggest impact. Here’s why one machine builder no longer adjusts proximity switches on pneumatic actuators. Proximity switches are used to monitor and control the position of pneumatic actuators. They include sensors that detect the presence or absence of an object within a specified range without making physical contact with […]

Filed Under: Featured, Industry News, Positioning sensors Tagged With: festo

Cloud-based data prevents compressed air system downtime

May 14, 2024 By Rachael Pasini

Industry 4.0 aims to increase efficiency, productivity, quality, and sustainability while optimizing supply chains and workforces. It sounds like a tall order, but as more manufacturers adopt the Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT), edge devices, and cloud-based technologies, the more such efforts are realized. Of course, one of the fundamental challenges is extracting and leveraging […]

Filed Under: Air Compressors, Featured, Industry News Tagged With: ingersollrand

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