Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc. announces that the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued Patent No. 10,738,904 to Clippard’s new Eclipse proportional valve. The Patent, “Flow Control Valve Using Ceramic Valve Members,” will expire in 2040. U.S. Patent No. 10,738,904 covers “a flow control valve that uses two ceramic members having conforming surfaces […]
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Pneumatic valves sort diamonds quickly and gently
Diamond cutting is a task for human beings. The cutting must be carried out by a perfectly trained specialist, because — no matter how flawless the gemstones may be — an incorrectly placed cut will ruin everything. Even with perfect color and purity, the wrong cut can significantly reduce the value, which is why good […]
Parker’s Pneumatic Division releases PCH Network Portal
Parker Hannifin’s Pneumatic Division, as part of its global focus on factory automation, announced the release of a revolutionary network portal, The PCH Network Portal. The PCH Network Portal provides the opportunity to minimize machine costs, shorten start-up time and offers built in features to help reduce end user downtime in factory environments. The PCH […]
VMAC sponsors LEGO robotics program
VMAC is sponsoring Nanaimo Science’s Saturday Morning Science program. The sponsorship provides subsidy support for 10 children, ages 6 to 12, to take part in 12 weeks of Saturday Morning Science programming, the first four of which will be LEGO themed. In the Nanaimo Science LEGO robotics program, children work with complex LEGO kits and […]
Explosion-proof compressor systems certified by TÜV SÜD
J. P. Sauer & Sohn Maschinenbau GmbH, the parent company of the Sauer Compressors group, offers explosion-proof high-pressure compressors for many ATEX zones. The company has now had the quality management system for the manufacturing processes of the devices audited according to ISO/IEC 80079-34:2018 by an independent third party. In June, TÜV SÜD confirmed the […]
Vanair welcomes new Director of Fleet Sales and Business Development
Vanair has announced that Michelle Mieras has joined the company as Director of Fleet Sales and Business Development, focusing on building and developing relationships with strategic accounts nationwide. Michelle joins Vanair with 25 years of Automotive and Fleet experience, holding positions as Sales Representative, Fleet Manager, and Comptroller. She comes to Vanair from a leadership […]
Emerson launches virtual access to Mobile Road Show
Emerson will kick off its Mobile Road Show on November 4, featuring an interactive mobile service center, which will run for nine months across multiple countries. The event is now available virtually for those who cannot attend in person. Dubbed the “Mobile Resource of Innovation, Emerson Solutions and Technology,” the mobile service center is equipped […]
Festo takes the Gold in the 2020 LEAP awards for pneumatics
Winners of the 2020 LEAP Awards (Leadership in Engineering Achievement Program) were announced yesterday in a digital ceremony, with products across 12 categories. More than 100 entrants were received for the annual competition which celebrates the most innovative and forward-thinking products serving the design engineering space. This year’s winners were chosen by an independent judging […]
Humphrey Products launches updated website
Humphrey Products is committed to providing cutting-edge products and services that not only solve pneumatic and liquid control challenges, but also improve efficiencies in product development and manufacturing processes. The company has been so focused on product R&D, in fact, that the website hadn’t been overhauled in more than a decade. That changed this summer […]
Festo’s auto industry predictive software named an AI champion
Festo has been named an artificial intelligence (AI) champion for the company’s project Intelligent Pneumatic Runtime Monitoring. The award was given during the inaugural Baden-Württemberg awards ceremony on August 11. Baden-Württemberg, Germany’s third largest state, is one of the country’s leading regions for AI development. Thousands of pneumatic clamping systems are used daily in […]
