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Columns 8 Design News Davie Shipyard unveils first large naval ship built in Canada in 20 years

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30 Idea Generator The latest in industrial products including fluid power, power transmission and electrical components

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50 Motion Control Product Showcase The latest in motion control products including automation, motors and sensors

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s the summer ended, millions across North America looked skyward to witness the first total solar eclipse in a century and contemplate the turning of the celestial spheres or, at the very least, the Moon. Such rare events inevitably cause the most astronomically disinterested to harken back to the romance and bravery of the Apollo mission astronauts.

Even NASA has taken notice of the Moon again. Nearly a half century since the last time anyone walked on the lunar surface (Apollo 17’s Moon landing in 1972) NASA has finally reversed its “been there, done that” attitude toward Earth’s sole permanent natural satellite.

Earlier this year, the U.S. space agency’s acting administrator, Robert Lightfoot, dropped a bombshell on the space industry. In a memo to NASA’s employees, he floating the idea of sending astronauts to the Moon aboard the space agency’s heavy-lift Space Launch System and Orion spacecraft as early as 2018.

Whether Lightfoot’s challenge is acted upon or not, his suggestion marks an about-face for space exploration in recent memory. For the last 20 years, beginning with the Sojourner rover in 1997, space agencies around the world have focused exclusively on robotic, rather than human, explorers beyond Earth’s orbit.

The reason is primarily due to the costs involved, both in terms of budgetary limits and human lives potentially lost. According to NASA estimates, a manned mission to Mars would cost approximately $100 billion over 30 or 40 years, but that estimate seems low considering the International Space Station cost that much in the final analysis. And no matter how convincing Matt Damon’s acting in “The Martian,” successfully sending a human crew to Mars and back will require surmounting monumental technical challenges with little to no room for error.

As a result, space rovers will need to become significantly more capable to safely pave the way for an eventual colonization of the Moon and, thereby a manned mission to Mars. As this issue’s cover story relates, Canada is playing a crucial role in that effort.

However, beyond improving durability and mobility, space rovers will have to become more self-sufficient and self-directed. The lag inherent in sending commands from Earth to Mars (approximately 15 minutes) means not much actual travel happens. The Apollo 17 astronauts, for example, roamed over 22 miles of the lunar surface in three days. By contrast, the Mars Opportunity rover took eight years to survey that much area of Mars.

And that’s just distance covered. Plans for a manned Mars mission would require autonomous payloads like the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) to land on Mars and then extract and process fuel from the atmosphere for years in preparation for taking a crew back into orbit.

In addition, other machinery would need to drill for water and potentially construct shelters to make sure astronauts don’t expire shortly after arrival. In short, rovers will have to become significantly more human. Provided one ascribes to the most common solutions to the Fermi Paradox (Given the many potential habitable planets, why haven’t we found evidence of life?), it seems likely the first intelligent life to inhabit a planet beyond Earth will be artificial.

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Davie Shipyard unveils first large naval ship built in Canada in 20 years I n late July, Lévis, QC-based Chantier Davie Canada showed off the Asterix, the Resolve-Class naval support ship set to enter the Royal Canadian Navy by the end of the year. The Asterix will be the largest naval platform in service with the Royal Canadian Navy for the foreseeable future. This naval support ship will provide assistance such as at-sea replenishment of fuels and cargo to aviation support, fleet medical support and humanitarian and disaster relief.

The ship itself measures 182.5 meters long – the size of two football fields – and 25.2 meters wide. It can reach speeds up to 25 knots and can hold up to 7,000 tonnes of fuel, while producing 450 tonnes of drinkable water daily. The vessel was designed to include a gymnasium, a first for a Canadian ship, a helicopter deck, two helicopter hangers, garage for parked vehicles, a hospital to accommodate 60 patients and enough kitchens to feed up to 1,000 people.

The Asterix followed a unique development process, the company says, to meet budgetary and scheduling concerns. For example, instead of building a ship from scratch, the company converted a modern containership into the state-of-the-art naval support ship. In addition, Davie

privately financed the Asterix and will lease it to Canada, while Federal Fleet Services, Davie's sister company, will operate the ship with a mixed crew of merchant seafarers and Royal Canadian Navy personnel. www.davie.ca

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Hawk Ridge Systems to sell HP Jet Fusion 3D printer

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Hawk Ridge Systems is officially selling and supporting the HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing solution in the Northwest U.S. and Canada.

The HP Jet Fusion 3D Printing Solution comes in two models, both with a 380 x 284 x 380mm build volume. The HP Jet Fusion 3D 3200 printer provides building speed of 2800 cm³/hr with a layer thickness of 0.08mm. The HP Jet Fusion 3D 4200 printer has a build speed of 4000 cm³/hr with layer thickness from 0.07 to 0.1mm. “We are pleased to be selected by HP Inc. as one of the first resellers of this revolutionary 3D printer,” said Dale Ford, President and CEO of Hawk Ridge Systems. www.hawkridgesys.com

EOS GmbH appointed Dr. Adrian Keppler as its new CEO and Speaker of Corporate Management. Together with Dr. Tobias Abeln (CTO) and Eric Paffrath (CFO), Dr. Keppler heads up the operational management at EOS. A new member will be appointed to his previous management position as CMO. In the interim period, however, Dr. Keppler will fulfill both duties. Dr. Hans J. Langer is handing over leadership of EOS GmbH and, as CEO & Chairman of the EOS Group, will increasingly dedicate his efforts to strategically expanding and developing the EOS Group in its entirety, the company said. www.eos.info

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Colt Canada wins $32.1M machine gun contract Kitchener-based Colt Canada has been awarded a $32 million defence contract with the Government of Canada for 1148 new C6A1 FLEX General Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG). The first new C6 machine guns are expected to be delivered in September 2018 with final deliveries anticipated for June 2019.

The C6 is a fully-automatic, air-cooled, gas- and spring-operated machine gun that is belt-fed from the left. The ammunition is 7.62x51mm NATO linked.

The C6A1 FLEX can be carried by soldiers or attached to vehicles such as the new Tactical Armoured Patrol Vehicle (TAPV). It will also feature a durable polymer butt stock instead of the current wooden style. Additionally, soldiers will be able to attach pointing devices and optical sighting systems to the new weapon to help increase their operational effectiveness.

“The Government of Canada is committed to providing the Canadian Armed Forces with the modern equipment they need to successfully carry out operations at home and abroad,” said UNB launches Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence The University of New Brunswick (UNB) is launching a first-of-its-kind Canadian research centre dedicated to 3D metal printing for the marine and defence industries. The Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence at the University of New Brunswick in Fredericton will combine research, commercialization and workforce development and training.

The nearly $5-million research centre is a result of a partnership between UNB, Custom Fabricators and Machinists (CFM), and community colleges in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. The project is currently funded by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics and Irving Shipbuilding Inc. “The work that will be done at the Marine Additive Manufacturing Centre of Excellence will develop exciting new technologies and bring them to market,” explained Navdeep Bains, Canada’s Minister of Innovation, Science and Economic Development. “The investments by Irving Shipbuilding and by Lockheed Martin show how we can leverage military procurements to generate support for the new ideas and highly skilled workforce that will sustain our marine sector for years to come.”

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Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan. “This purchase will replace equipment that was procured over 30 years ago and will ensure that the CAF are properly equipped and continue to be ready for operations.”

The procurement includes related equipment such as a cleaning and repair kit, spare parts, and sling to carry the weapon.

According to Colt Canada, the contract will result in approximately 13 new jobs and contribute to maintaining approximately 100 jobs at the company. www.coltcanada.com www.forces.gc.ca

Dr. Mohsen Mohammadi, director of the Marine Additive: Manufacturing Centre of Excellence.

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Lockheed Martin Aeronautics’ $2.7-million contribution is a part of its industrial and regional benefits obligation to the federal government pursuant to its contract for the CP-140 Aurora Structural Life Extension Project. Irving Shipbuilding’s $750,000 investment is a part of its Value Proposition commitments under the National Shipbuilding Strategy (NSS).

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Canadian Space Agency Astronauts Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey.

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CSA selects Canada’s latest astronaut recruits On July 1, 2017, during celebrations for the 150th anniversary of the Canadian Confederation, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau named the Canadian Space Agency’s latest recruits: Joshua Kutryk and Jennifer Sidey.

According to the CSA, Calgary’s Jennifer Sidey worked as a mechanical engineer, a combustion scientist and a lecturer at the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.

She holds an honours bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Quebec, and a Ph.D. in engineering from the University of Cambridge in the

UK. She dreamed of becoming an astronaut to advance the application of science for the benefit of society and to inspire young people to pursue their interests in science.

Fort Saskatchewan, AB’s Joshua Kutryk is an air force pilot out of Cold Lake, Alberta. He holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering and a master’s in defence studies from the Royal Military College in Kingston, Ontario.

He also received a master’s in space studies from the EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University in Florida and a master’s in flight test engineering from the United States Air Force’s Air University in Alabama.

According to the CSA, he wanted to become an astronaut because he has always been fascinated with space and believes that space exploration can help make the world a better place.

Above all, he wants to help humanity broaden its collective horizon. Sidey and Kutryk have moved to Houston, TX to start a two-year training program. www.asc-csa.gc.ca

Canadians’ willingness to embrace driverless cars A University of Calgary conducted survey reports that men over the age of 50 are more willing to embrace automated vehicle technology than any other demographic. Conversely, confident, aggressive drivers are least likely to surrender control, the study says.

Conducted in Edmonton and Calgary by Schulich transportation by engineering master’s student Mahsa Ghaffari, the survey included more than 485 men and women across all 18-plus age groups. Respondents were asked about their enthusiasm for different levels of autonomous vehicles, as well as if they’d prefer private or shared options.

Written as a master’s thesis under the supervision of associate professor Lina Kattan, Ghaffari’s paper suggests a majority of respondents are ready to accept autonomous vehicles to some degree, based on perceived benefit, cost and convenience, as well as various levels of automation. www.ucalgary.ca

Schulich transportation engineering master’s student Mahsa Ghaffari has conducted a survey on attitudes toward autonomous (driverless) vehicles. (Photo credit: Riley Brandt, University of Calgary)

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he mobile market is a brutal one.

Google and Apple boast that their online stores host more than a million apps each, many of which are trivial. So how do serious developers get noticed above the noise? It helps to have been in there early, as Autodesk was; AutoCAD 360, for example, has somewhere between ten to fifty million installs on Android alone. In CAD, nothing else comes close. (For installs, Google reports a range of numbers, whereas Apple reports only “likes,” a much less accurate figure.) Another reason for AutoCAD 360's high number is as the CEO of a competitor told me, “Why should we bother writing a DWG app when Autodesk already did it for us?”

The CAD industry loves playing coy about seat numbers, but Google’s app store shines a harsh light on the true utility of mobile apps. For instance, at the far end of the install scale is the PLM app from Oracle, which I would think should be rather popular, but has just 100-500 Android installs. Perhaps people who use PLM are desktop-bound and don’t need to access PLM on the go – or use iPads instead. PTC, for instance, has no Android apps, but develops all its mobile apps for iOS only.

The mobile market is also topsy-turvy; software that’s big on desktops could flop on mobile devices or not even exist. Siemens, for example, probably has the most

mobile apps of any CAD-related company, and yet when I search for “CAD” apps, neither Apple nor Google listed any from Siemens. (Apps returned by a search can vary by geographic location.) Dassault Systemes has several mobile apps but none for its CATIA MCAD program and just one for Solidworks (eDrawings).

Once developers navigate the permission hoops to host their apps in the stores, staying there requires an income. But how do developers get paid in an online economy that expects apps to be free? Even the typical price of 99 cents is effectively free, from the developers’ point of view, once Apple and Google take their 30% cut.

Developers can’t sustain themselves on these tiny amounts, unless they have an enormous user base.

So developers turn to making an income by adding advertising to their apps, by releasing Pro versions that cost more and/or by charging subscriptions to collect money annually. Some, like Autodesk, pressure customers to pay by removing functions with updates to the free version, $50 a year in the case of AutoCAD 360. Once users are on subscription, developers then try to increase the annual charge over time.

Chief technology officers tell me that when a price tag is involved, Android revenues tend to be smaller than iOS revenues. While Android devices command approximately 85 percent market share, the people who buy pricey iOS devices are more likely to spend more on apps later.

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One solution for concept through manufacturing. purchase for CatchBook, perhaps because Android installs of the app are a rather dismal 1,000-5,000 users. Similarly, IMSI/ Design initially charged $995 for their TurboSite Pro app, then backed down to $200. When the revenues aren't there, the developer stops developing, resulting in abandonware. The last time IMSI/Design updated its Turbo line of DWG viewing apps for Android was nearly three years ago, although the company does continue to update its apps for iOS devices.

Anatomy of Survivors If the app market is this brutal, who'd want to stay in it? The fact is, some CAD vendors make money at it, while others see mobile as a form of marketing. Several provide access to the mobile version as a benefit to having an annual license with the desktop version.

To compile the following list of MCAD apps available in 2017, I searched the Apple and Google online stores for the keyword “CAD,” which returned about 40 apps in each app store. I then narrowed the field to those updated in the past 12 months, an indication that the developers are still paying attention to the software. As a result, I didn’t look at otherwise popular apps like GrabCAD or Autodesk Inventor Publisher, since they haven't been updated in more than three years.

Each review lists the app’s price and popularity as indicated by the number of installs on Android. I installed them to see how well they worked. If an app runs on both Android and iOS, they tend to operate nearly identically. I did not review apps meant primarily for working with

DWG files, as they tend to emphasize 2D and have limited 3D capability.

3D Model Viewers The most common mobile app for MCAD is the file viewer, which often allows redlining (markup) and perhaps translation to other formats.

Effective collaboration with partners and suppliers.

CAD Models from CADENAS Price: Free, with advertising Installs: 100,000-500,000 Registration: Not required Internet connection: Required

Figure 1: CAD Models from CADENAS

Hosting part catalogs from 800 suppliers, this app consists of a database that finds 2D and 3D CAD models by type, name, QR code or visual part searches.

For a 2D search, we sketch the part using the simple editor; for 3D searches, we upload an STL or STEP file.

Once we select the part, we view it interactively in 3D on the screen, or with Cardboard or red-green glasses – even rendered with backgrounds (Figure 1). Users have access to the part’s dimensioned 2D plans (although sometimes at low resolution), and then download it in any of dozens of formats, including Solidworks, JT, DWG, 3D PDF or TIFF – or all of them at once. The

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app also shows “paper” catalogs from suppliers in PDF form and can request quotations from local distributors.

The large number of functions explains the popularity of this app. The primary irritant is that the app has no tooltips for its many UI icons, and so I found myself stumbling around. The primary limitation is that, being a parts catalog, this app doesn’t display user-created models; for that, you would need another app, such as one of those listed next.

Fusion 360 from Autodesk Price: Free Installs: 100,000-500,000 Registration: Required Internet connection: Required

This app is meant to show off the capabilities of TFT Labs, one of the most significant translation providers in the MCAD industry. First, though, we need to upload our 3D models in CATIA, Pro/E, NX, Solidworks, Inventor, and other formats (maximum 10MB) to TFT’s Web site for conversion to JSON3D (JavaScript Object Notation), a compressed format designed for Web pages.

After this, we can view them in this app, which only displays them: No slicing, no changing their render modes, nor emailing them. Very basic.

CAD Exchanger by CADEX Price: Free, $30/year subscription required to export Installs: 1,000-5,000 Registration: Not required Internet connection: Not required

Figure 2: Fusion 360 by Autodesk

Despite the name being identical to the desktop program, this app does not create or edit 3D models; it only views and marks them up, albeit from “more than 100 CAD formats.” (Figure 2) However, we cannot access any of the app’s functions until we register with Autodesk.

With credentials entered, all the files stored in Autodesk’s cloud become immediately available. One surprising drawback is that Fusion does not show thumbnails or file types of models, so we have to rely on filenames alone.

Once a file is open, we view the assembly and its parts and can isolate, slice and mark them up. All work is done on Autodesk servers, so Fusion operates only when connected to the Internet. Fusion is one of the rare apps that provide helpful mini-tutorials for first-time users.

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Figure 3: CAD Models from CADEX

This app imports, displays and exports 3D models, but only industry standard formats, such as ACIS, Brep, IGES, and JT – no proprietary formats like Solidworks or NX. Many sample files in several supported formats are included in the installation, so no WiFi connection is needed for them.

The viewer can show the model’s structure like parts of assemblies (Figure 3). To import files larger than 10MB and/ or to export them, we need to pay a $30/ year subscription, the first 30 days being free.

Figure 4: VR CAD Viewer for Cardboard by Sebastian Dombrowski

This app displays 3D models in VR devices like Google’s Cardboard so that we can see them in actual 3D. Even the user interface is adapted to Cardboard (Figure 4). The problem is that models need to be in OBJ format, which few CAD programs output. In practice, the Cardboard interaction didn’t work great for me; I needed to tilt my head all the way back to see the top of the model or bend over deeply to see its bottom.

MCAD Programs It's not easy running an MCAD program on a mobile device. It has limitations, such as the limited amounts of operating RAM (iOS devices suffer from this the most) and user interface hindrances. Our finger tends to cover over that which we are most interested in editing. Nevertheless, here are a pair of the very few apps that actually create and edit parametric drawings.

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This 2D sketching app has a special ingredient: It uses parametric technology to automatically recognize lines and circles from the squiggles we sketch with our finger, and even places constraints on the geometry (Figure 6). As a bonus, it starts off with a series of interactive tutorials, which is rare among apps.

The free version is rather limited, so to start new drawings and save them we need to pony up $5, a one-time fee, to export our drawings to DXF, SVF or PDF is another $3/year.

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I myself am not keen on using full CAD on mobile devices, but mobile apps are great for viewing drawings to solve problems that arise on job sites and recording changes. Many apps for Android and iOS devices are free to try. Even if you have to pay for an app, you can get a refund from Google easily, and ask for one from Apple – but within 48 hours. When considering an app that involves files, make sure it works with email and/or Dropboxlike services. When I find a good app that works for me, I enjoy paying the developers. They deserve our support.

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BUILDING THE LOCAL

ECONOMY Moncton-based APEX Industries looks for homegrown talent to support global growth.

By Lindsay Luminoso “One of the founding principles of this company in the 1960s was to provide an opportunity for good jobs in the local community. And that hasn’t changed. That is still part of our motivation today,” said Keith Parlee, President and CEO of APEX Industries, at the keynote address of this year’s DEX Expo in Moncton, NB. For Parlee, the purpose of the company is to employ people to do interesting, innovative work.

The over 200-person company is situated in Atlantic Canada and is a significant employer in Moncton, offering a wide range of job opportunities both on the design and operations side.

“We’ve been through a declining employee base for the last few years,” explains Jeff Dude, Group Manager, Product Development & Automation Group. “This year, however, that curve has finally shifted and going in the other direction.”

Being in Atlantic Canada can present some challenges, due to a less dense population base but Parlee and Dude are confident that APEX is poised for growth.

The company has five separate and distinct business groups servicing aerospace, construction and building (distribution), steel doors and frames, contract manufacturing and product design and automation.

“Atlantic Canada is a smaller area to do business, but a lot of our work remains here for our Group. We have customers in Prince Edward Island, Newfoundland and right here in Moncton. And we serve a variety of markets, although we have done a lot in the food processing market,” Dude says of the newest group to join APEX, the product design and automation group, of which he is the manager.

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For 10 years, the company remained small servicing the local geography. Dude realized, though, that expansion would require more capital and a larger footprint so, in 2011, he and his partners decided to become part of the APEX organization.

“Our niche has been where you can’t buy a process off-the shelf, whether it’s a depositor or applicator, or whatever you need,” Dude explains. “We think we can do it…and we do really weird things around here. Interestingly, most of our clients have stemmed from projects with the NRC-IRAP.” One of the more notable of those projects stemmed from a very unique local challenge, smoking herring. On the East Coast, smoked herring is extremely popular yet the process for making this fish remains somewhat traditional.

Dude explains that the full cured process still includes lighting smudge fires on the floor and putting the herring on wooden drying canes or rods and hanging them up in smoke houses. In many cases, a forklift is the most automated piece of equipment involved in the process. In conjunction with one of its clients, APEX’s engineers are designing and building equipment to automate putting the herring onto the rods/canes and feeding them onto a line.

“That’s the kind of stuff that we have been doing,” Dude says. “It’s hard because every cane is different, every fish is different. It’s been really good for us and we’ve been able to support a lot of local companies get novel and custom processes started. We have really grown from these high risk ideas.”

However, Dude does caution that custom machine design, albeit very cool, is somewhat challenging when it comes to profitability. When something goes wrong, it usually goes really wrong. He adds that you are always starting a project with total uncertainty and hopefully remain in budget, but that can be hard to predict from the very beginning. However, the team has been successful in some areas with it.

“The real winner is the end client, who will use the developed products or machinery to drive success, hopefully for years to come,” Dude explains. “It was a real mindset shift for us.” www.design-engineering.com

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Traditional methods for smoking herring use wooden rods or canes manually loaded into smoke houses.

Dude believes that, as designers, APEX brings something different to their customers – getting involved at the idea stage and helping to figure out the necessary processes. For the most part, there are many companies that are able to design a machine to customer specifications. However, a customer must specify all capabilities such as whether the build needs to be five axis or how much travel is required.

“We are typically handed an end-product and told, we need to figure out how to make this,” Dude says. “Our involvement is in how to do that. And that’s one of the challenges.

Once something is defined, it’s a lot easier to say how much it will cost to design and manufacture this machine. Our challenge has been figuring out how to come up with these ideas, prove out the concepts and then accept the liability of getting them implemented and making them happen.”

The biggest and most impactful changes to the Group is the work being done on developing their own intellectual property and equipment designs. The team’s emphasis has shifted to focus on the optical side of the business and they are currently working on developing ophthalmic lens solutions.

The turnkey coating solution was designed to go into an industrial equipment manufacturing application and is intended for a full automated approach to coat the back of prescription eye lenses. This project has demonstrated the need and expectation for 24/7 operations.

“What’s unique is we did all the process work on how to coat the lens, how does it work right through to how to implement it,” explains Dude. “We are using loader technology to control positioning, igus lubricant free bearing structures, DC motors, motion controls, Siemens controls… there’s a lot in the machine. And now we have a distributor right in Hartford, CT, and we have systems in labs across the U.S. We are here in Atlantic Canada but we are dealing with companies like Luxottica and Maui Jim. It’s kind neat for a small Canadian company.”

In January 2017, the company was chosen for a federal Accelerated Growth Service initiative, a program that coordinates government support for high growth companies in areas such as financing, advisory support, export and innovation services. Parlee thinks APEX is an interesting choice for this program and believes they will able to accomplish a five to seven year business plan within the next three and a half years.

“For me, that’s living out our purpose,” he explains. For example, Bombardier has been one of the company’s big clients for years. Over the past few years, the build rates fluctuated causing stress on the business. But now, APEX is seeing this business come back strongly. Much of the growth the company is seeing is for work outside of the region and any opportunity to expand locally, across Canada or internationally, is welcomed.

“You don’t find as many machine designers down here,” adds Dude. “What we’ve found is that we are growing people locally and that is a lot of fun. Almost all of our staff is out of the local community colleges and universities and, for us, that’s very rewarding.”

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MOON Designing unmanned lunar rovers opened many doors for Ontario Drive & Gear.

By Lindsay Luminoso

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ave you ever dreamed of living in outer space? Sure, you can read the latest sci-fi novel to get a feel for what colonizing a lunar or planetary body might entail. However, moving people into space might not be that far off.

The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) is putting its money where its mouth is by supporting local engineering firms to develop the latest space tech. Currently, the federal government has earmarked more than CAD$432 million dollars for space data, information, exploration and future capacity. And although this is only a fraction of the approximately US$18.4 billion budget set by NASA, Canadian innovation is driving space exploration.

“To actually get something interesting done, it does cost money,” explains Peter Visscher, VP Engineering, Argo - Space, Robotics and Defence at Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd. (ODG). “Canada is very good at turning that money into commercial activity at a ratio of something like 8:1.

There are some studies out there that show government investment into space in Canada has huge payback and generally quite quickly as well.”

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the gate. One way they are doing this is through funding of space rover development. That’s where ODG comes in.

The project began in 2007 with two Canadian companies winning contracts for a concept study for a manned lunar rover. As the project expanded, more Canadian players entered the game, including Ontario-based Ontario Drive & Gear.

The engineers at ODG started off with the JUNO 1 Rover concept and, over the span of six weeks, managed to develop the idea for a lunar rover that was then submitted to the CSA. “It was very well received and we received two contracts with our partners to build prototypes,” says Visscher. “One thing led to another and we continue to make improvements to that vehicle; we are at iteration five or six now.”

The JUNO 1 Rover is a 4-wheel skidsteer multi-purpose lunar rover capable of carrying a variety of payload instruments. It has a carrying capacity of 275kg and can reach maximum speeds of 12.5km/h. The rover has been used in NASA-led field tests on the rocky slopes of a Hawaiian volcano to simulate missions to the Moon in 2010 and 2012.

According to the CSA, “Juno can carry almost as much as it weighs, is surprisingly quick and agile and can drive over all sorts of terrain and large rocks.”

No Second Shot For the most part, there hasn’t been a ton of robotic vehicle activity on the Moon since the Russian Lunokhod programme,

which saw two rovers land on the Moon in the early 1970s.

You need to jump ahead 40 years before another space agency attempted to land a rover on the Moon. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) landed its Yutu unmanned lunar rover in 2013.

However, after suffering significant mechanical control problems, the rover was declared permanently inoperable.

“You don’t get a second shot with space stuff,” explains Visscher. “If something goes wrong with a space mission, it’s awful.

We just take it for granted that it’s easy, but it’s not. It’s really challenging.”

For example, in 2016, the European Space Agency’s Schiaparelli lander crashed on Mars due to a 1-second inertial measurement error during landing. www.design-engineering.com

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Ontario Drive & Gear (ODG) Small Planetary Rover Platform (SPRP).

Similarly, NASA’s Curiosity rover has only moved about 12km on Mars, out of an expected 120km, due to breakage in one of its wheel treads.

“That’s a big problem,” Visscher reiterates. “It’s a multi-billion dollar mission and the rover on Mars has a flat tire.”

Yet, there is a big opportunity here for Canada and Visscher hopes that the government connects to it very soon.

Until then, ODG engineers continue to develop next-gen unmanned space rovers. With every new generation, the vehicle gets a little lighter and more spaceworthy, using materials more suitable for operations on the Moon. Along the way, the team has had some great adventures testing the vehicles in exotic places in order to get as lunar-like as possible.

The team has provided the mobility platforms for some of the high profile NASA activities including a platform designed to find and characterize water on the surface of the Moon.

“In the big picture, finding water on the Moon will be one of the keys to exploring the rest of the solar system,” explains Visscher. The Resource Prospector program has been running since the early 2000s and operates on the premise that finding water on the Moon will enable space exploration to go greater lengths than ever imagined.

Visscher adds that there has been a lot of interest in the Moon in the last year as space agencies around the world recognize that going to Mars is not feasible until we learn how to live on the Moon.

That is how a program called Lunar Village developed. Largely led by the European Space Agency, along with the CSA and NASA, the project aims to build infrastructure on the Moon starting with an orbiting space station around the Moon and some ground assets.

“When we hear ground assets, we get pretty excited because we know that means mobility platforms like rovers,” Visscher explains. “We are hoping that the next ten years will be a very exciting time.”

The Moon or Bust The company’s most recent space vehicles, delivered to CSA in May 2016, are the Lunar Rover Platform and Drivetrain Prototype (LRPDP) and the Small Planetary Rover Platform (SPRP). The LRPDP

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26 CoverStory is a small, lightweight planetary rover prototype with power and mechanical interfaces to accommodate small exploration surface mobility (ESM) payloads.

The SPRP is an advanced lightweight lunar rover prototype. This prototype’s drivetrain has been the subject of unique simulated lunar environment testing – simultaneous exposure to vacuum, extreme temperatures from -180°C to +130°C and lunar dust simulant.

How to Design a Lunar Rover To design an unmanned lunar rover, the engineers at ODG must take everything into account, and generally start from the ground up, beginning with the tires.

Rubber is not an option on the Moon and there doesn’t seem to be any hope that traditional pneumatic tires will work.

“We started from scratch to come up with a wheel that only uses metallic compounds, yet remains flexible for good traction,” says Visscher.

The semi-compliant metallic wheel was designed for the CSA and roughly cost about half a million dollars to develop. The Titanium Interlaced Rim Enabling Lunar Exploration and Surface Sampling (TIRELESS), ODG’s semicompliant metallic wheels, come in a 50-60cm diameter with a load rating of 350-1000N. “We’ve got a design that seems to work

very well and the CSA has adopted it as their official lunar wheel, which is great news,” he adds.

Beyond the tires, designing a lunar vehicle requires factoring in the environment in which it will operate. For example, the rover must be able to survive in extreme temperatures. The lunar night, which is 14 days long, can reach temperatures of -243°F (-153°C), which needs to be factored into the design on the battery systems. During the Canadian winter, temperatures can get down to -30°C making it difficult to start a car in the morning. The engineers must find ways to ensure the battery system doesn’t fail in this extreme cold. And ODG is working with some partners to ensure this is the case.

On the other hand, the lunar day can be an even greater extreme; temperatures can reach 253°F (123°C). With no air movement, engineers are tasked with finding ways to dissipate the heat. ODG is working with companies to help design a thermal-control system that deals with this challenge.

“We’ve put a lot of work into making them look really cool and carefully choosing the colours,” explains Visscher. “The vehicle is usually white, primarily to dissipate heat. But we also use a little bit of industrial design, which goes a long way.”

One thing is certain: Designing a

vehicle that is extremely reliable is key.

You simply cannot afford to send something to the Moon if there is any risk of it getting stuck, tipping over or failing.

Careful design, where weight is reduced but the strength remains, is an important equation for ODG engineers.

“We eliminate as many failure points as we can,” says Visscher. “Finding the possibility of a failure point, we try and redesign the system so that if something fails, there’s another part to back it up.”

There is a lot of wear when it comes to critical components. The wheels are a good example of that. They often wear out, bending and getting cracks. It’s important that they still work and that a small issue doesn’t mean a mission stoppage or failure.

To Go A-Roving Being a part of significant space programs has given ODG a reputation as the go-to company for lunar robotics.

However, it has also offered some unique side effects. The ODG’s Space, Robotics and Defence division was able to develop an engineering group that isn’t afraid to try new things.

This is obviously a really challenging field and the recognition has helped the company build a strong team.

“We are not afraid to try something but not everything works,” says Visscher.

ODG created its J5 robotic vehicle to include a variety of accessories to ensure it can perform in the toughest conditions.

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28 CoverStory “When we design something for a space vehicle, it often has spinoffs… We always say ‘Aim for the stars, settle for the Moon.”

ODG’s J5, an “off-the-shelf ” model that is similar in size to an ATV but uses the company’s lunar rover architecture, is a prime example of these spinoff projects. Visscher explains that the market for this type of vehicle is growing very quickly and the team will probably make more off this class of vehicle than any other.

“It’s all about keeping people safe,” he adds. The J5 is a rugged platform that can be fitted with a number of attachments and sent into dangerous situations, like fighting fires, without suffering from the damaging effects of water, smoke or flame.

At the other end of the scale, ODG’s J8 is an 8-wheeler, fully amphibious robot designed off of the company’s flagship ARGO platform.

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and entering much more extreme terrain,” Visscher says. The J8 has a base weight of 750km, maximum land payload of 570kg and a footprint of 1.55m x 2.95m.

It can move at a maximum land speed of 30km/h. It is a highly customizable platform that can be adapted to any missionspecific device to system.

In March of this year, ODG delivered three Atlas J8 vehicles to the federal government as part of the Build in Canada Research Program (BICRP). This $1 million contract allows the federal government to be an early adopter of this product and test it at a military research centre in Suffield, AB. Defence is a leading market for ODG, because building these high-tech platforms can be really expensive. The defence market is not as price sensitive as the academic or commercial markets, enabling a company to get a return on investment (ROI) in less time. Also, going into the defence segment first helps a

company gain credibility and get vehicles on the ground and production going.

“Having defence customers for the first year or two of a project/product has really been a great strategy for us,” Visscher adds. “There are a lot of stops on the way to the Moon.”

This segment has helped the company move in a secondary direction. When it comes to landing space contracts, ODG has found that politics sometimes trumps engineering. The CSA only has so many contracts available and although the company has worked on some strategic programs with NASA, this may not always be the case. Nonetheless, it’s an exciting time at ODG. “It’s a product explosion,” exclaims Visscher, “We usually developed a new vehicle every five years. In the past 8 years, we’ve designed and sold 8 new vehicles, so 1 per year. That’s pretty cool.” DE www.argo-xtr.com www.asc-csa.gc.ca

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Spherical Roller Bearing Baldor introduced its Dodge Hydraulic ISAF (HISAF) mounted spherical roller bearing that features a patented built-in hydraulic mounting system to simplify mount and dismount. Built to the same mounting dimensions as the industry standard SAF and SDAF, HISAF is a drop in interchange to existing equipment. It has a harsh duty sealing system that keeps contaminants out during operation, while a sealed inner unit keeps contamination out during installation. The bearing comes lubricated from the factory, but a purging seal design allows the bearing to be lubricated without blowing out the seal. www.baldor.com www.design-engineering.com

IdeaGenerator Electrical Voltage Transducer NK Technologies unveiled its VTU-DIN series, a true RMS transducer for sensing voltage in single, threephase or DC installations.

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Lever-type Dial Test Indicator Mitutoyo introduced its lever-type dial test indicators that offer increased durability, sensitivity and readability, the company says. To improve readability, a glare-free, flat crystal face has been incorporated and the font and dial face color were changed. Multiple layers of hard, smudge-resistant coatings on the crystal prevent scratches and contamination. An O-ring seal on the bezel provides smooth rotation and prevents oil and dust from contaminating the dial face. A flange was added to prevent the bezel from becoming detached during use.

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Improved impact-resistance and a one-piece internal assembly protect the indicator. A sub-plate structure has been incorporated into all models to prevent the stylus from becoming loose. Redesigned mounting of the gears allows the indicators to maintain trackability even with prolonged use. The series comes in a variety of dial positions: Horizontal, horizontal with a 20-degree tilted face, vertical and parallel. www.mitutoyo.ca www.design-engineering.com September | 2017 DES_RotoPrecision_Sept.indd 1

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Selecting the right digital encoder requires attention to the component’s output channels and electrical output

Canada’s motion control leaders discuss the trends and challenges facing the industry

Automation need not be intimidating for small manufacturers

The latest motion control products including automation, networking, motors and sensors

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Festo continues Industry 4.0 transformation A

t Festo’s 6th International Press Conference (IPC) in Paris this year, the company’s ongoing digitalization strategy underlay much of the message presented. As a prominent standard bearer for Industry 4.0, the German automation firm says it continues to embrace the IIoT concept internally, as well as externally.

For example, Festo says it has invested approximately €300 million in recent years toward digitalisation of its products, factories and customer processes, including opening the company’s state-of-the-art Scharnhausen Technology Plant in 2015.

In addition, the company established its Regional Service Center in Mason, Ohio and the Festo Learning Center Midwest in 2016 to bolster its U.S. market and opened a cyber-physical laboratory in Saint-Laurent, Quebec in 2017.

Laying that groundwork seems to be paying off. Festo says its 2017 financials have so far been a continuation of a healthy 2016, during which the company saw an increase in sales of around 4% globally to €2.74 billion. While its core European market experienced modest increases, North America and China saw the largest growth (7% in each).

Festo says its standard products lead that expansion, especially in the Asian market, as well as in the automotive, electronics and assembly and food and packaging industries. Still, Festo’s management admits that evolving its processes and standard products alone won’t cut it.

“We have very carefully examined and analyzed our standing as a leading supplier of automation solutions for factory and process automation,” Dr. Ansgar Kriwet, Member of the Management Board Sales at Festo AG. “We must, on the one hand, further develop our existing structures, products and processes, but, on the other hand, we also need September | 2017

completely new technologies, products and solutions.”

Chief among those wholly new products debuted – first at Hannover Messe 2017 and again at the IPC in July – is the Festo BionicCobot. The pneumatically driven cooperative robot doesn’t require protective fencing due to its low weight (6kg ) and unique design. Featuring seven degrees of freedom (three in the shoulder, two at the elbow and lower arm plus two axes in the wrist), the cobot is Festo’s BionicCobot controlled by the company’s new VTEM actuated by an agonist/ Motion Terminal. antagonist design reminiscent of human muscle. tain four 2/2-way poppet valves conIn concert with two pressure sensors nected in series to form a full bridge. Each and an absolute encoder, each axis is driven diaphragm poppet valve is proportionally by a rotary vane with two air chambers. piloted and controlled by two piezo valves Filling these chambers with compressed while sensors monitor the stroke of each air allows the cobot’s force potential and poppet valve. rigidity to be finely adjusted down to 1mm.

Integrated stroke, pressure and temThe cobot can also enter “balancer mode,” perature sensors, along with proportional the company says, during which it can hold control, allow the valves to be pressurised a desired position using almost zero energy. and exhausted independently, and The cobot’s weight conservation, tai- thereby used to execute a wide range of lored to the electronics assembly industry, conventional valve functions. extends to the unique line of “soft robotic” Combining the motion terminal with grippers available. In addition to the fin Festo’s CPX control module creates a gripper, the company now also offers the unique development platform akin to a distinctly Festo-like OctopusGripper, a smart phone, the company says, since pneumatic, silicone “tentacle” that wraps tuning the VTEM is accomplished around variously shaped objects and lifts through motion apps. them using two rows of actively and pasWhen the Motion Terminal launches, sively controlled suction cups.

Festo says ten initial functions will be Although the BionicCobot enjoys the available via motion apps but more are spotlight, it may be its brainy brother, currently in development. These will Festo’s new Motion Terminal VTEM, that include basic modification of the direcdeserves attention. Billed by the company tional control valve functions, impleas the first truly Industry 4.0 component, menting energy-efficient motion, the VTEM takes the pneumatic valve changing proportional behavior and terminal to the next level. setting different motion profiles.

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Simon Fraser University and Siemens Canada announce academic partnership Simon Fraser University (SFU) and Siemens Canada announced they will partner on the Siemens Mechatronic Systems Certification Program (SMSCP) at the university’s Surrey campus. Begun in August 2017, SFU now offers the globally recognized program to qualified students and professionals inter- Instructor Amr Marzouk shows new state-of-the-art ested in advancing their skills in industrial training assembly line equipment to MSE automation and manufacturing. students Anahita Mahmoodi and Mouataz Kaddoura.

SFU is one of seven Canadian Both are enrolled in the Siemens Mechatronic Systems schools to offer the SMSCP courses, Certification Program that starts in August. (Photo which will be taught by SFU instruc- courtesy of SFU.) tors who are certified professional engineers and have trained at the Siemens Technik Academy in Berlin, Germany. Applications are currently being accepted for the Level 1 SMSCP courses that began in mid-August. mse.sfu.ca/siemens

Engineers develop super strong material for IIoT sensors Microelectromechanical systems (MEMS), the often microscopic transducers that, among other things, convert mechanical energy into electrical signals, are key to the development of IIoT but they currently have one major limitation.

They tend to have extremely small widths and are shaped out of silicon, which can be very brittle and isn't conducive to temperature change.

As MEMS devices become more complex and applications more diverse, researchers are looking for silicon alternatives. Johns Hopkins University materials scientist and mechanical engineer Kevin Hemker is leading a team that believes they may have found one.

The researchers considered combinations of metal containing nickel, but also experimented with adding molybdenum and tungsten to curb the degree to which pure nickel expands in heat. The team developed the material by hitting targets with ions to vaporize the alloys into atoms, depositing them onto a surface, or substrate. This created a film that can be peeled away, thus creating freestanding films with an average thickness of 29 microns.

When pulled, these freestanding alloy films showed a tensile strength three times greater than high-strength steel. The films

can also withstand high temperatures and are both thermally and mechanically stable. Currently, the team is busy planning the next step of development, which involves shaping the films into MEMS components. www.jhu.edu

TRC Hydraulics to rep Bosch Rexroth in Atlantic Canada TRC Hydraulics announced it is now an authorized distributor for Bosch Rexroth Canada Industrial and Mobile Hydraulics products in all of Atlantic Canada. TRC will support MRO, end user and reseller business in the region. Founded in 1986 with approximately 100 employees, the company is located in three hydraulic fullservice, sales and repair facilities across the region: Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador, as well as one manufacturing location in New Brunswick. www.boschrexroth.ca

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OUTPUTS Selecting the right digital encoder requires attention to the component’s output channels and electrical output.

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hoosing the correct number of channels and the correct output type for an encoder can be the determining factor in whether or not a feedback system will function properly. However, this is one of the most common problems customers

have when selecting encoders. The thing to remember is that it’s the receiving device that determines the correct configuration of the encoder’s outputs.

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Figure 1: Single channel encoder output

Rotary incremental encoders have three basic choices for the number of channels.

A single channel has a single “A” channel that will output a set number of pulses per revolution. The single channel encoder will give feedback that can determine rate, velocity or acceleration. A single channel encoder cannot give directional feedback and is therefore limited from many bi-directional applications.

Figure 2: Quadrature encoder and quadrature counting

formats: Incremental or absolute. Absolute encoders have a unique digitally coded output, or address, for every distinct position of the encoder. Incremental encoders will output a count or pulse at periodic predetermined intervals.

There are two important considerations when selecting the outputs of an encoder. The first is the number of output channels. The second is the electrical output characteristics of the encoder channels. To make this determination, it is very important to understand the requirements of the receiving device.

Receiving devices may consist of PLCs, motion controllers, high-speed counters or any other device designed to accept encoder inputs. Some receiving devices have selectable inputs, which will provide more flexibility in selecting the appropriate encoder.

A quadrature encoder has two channels, typically referred to as channel A and channel B. Each channel of the quadrature encoder will have the same number of pulses per revolution offset by 90º electrical. This quadrature relationship provides directional information to the receiving device. Many receiving devices also have the capability of using a quadrature encoder’s signals to perform edge counting to increase the resolution two or four times, sometimes called quadrature counting. This can increase the effective system resolution by up to four times.

The index or “Z” channel of an encoder happens once per revolution of the encoder. The index is also sometimes called a reference, marker or homing pulse. One common function of the index is as a home position locator. Every time the index is triggered, the receiving device knows where the encoder is within its rotation. The index is normally 180º electrical and gated to either channel A or channel B. Some rotary incremental encoders have additional auxiliary channels for motor commutation. Encoder commutation channels can replace Hall Effect sensors in a brushless DC motor for motor control and timing. The pole count of the encoder commutation tracks needs to match the motor pole count. Encoder commutation for DC motors is more accurate and repeatable than using Hall Effect sensors. The typical encoder commutation accuracy is ±1º mechanical. The higher accuracy commutation outputs will allow the motor to run more efficiently.

Electrical Output After selecting the correct number of channels for an encoder, the next task is selecting the electrical output type of the encoder channels. When you’re designing a system, you can choose from differential line driver (HV), push-pull (PP), and open-collector (OC) and pull-up (PU) output types.

Figure 4: Differential outputs

Figure 3: Quadrature encoder with an index channel

The first output type is differential line driver, which will have two connections for each channel (Figure 4). It provides differential output, or complementary signals, for better noise immunity, especially at higher voltages. Noise immunity is obtained by what is called “common mode rejection.” Each channel is split into two signals out of phase by 180

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degrees to create a mirror image. The differential between these allows for a comparator circuit to identify the noise present on the signal and cancel it out, allowing for a clean cycle to be seen for each output. This type of output can work at voltages up to 28 VDC. Differential line driver is the preferred output type for longer encoder cable lengths because of the inherent noise immunity. Differential line driver also meets RS-422 standards when operated at 5 VDC. An encoder should have differential line drive outputs when the receiving device is set up to receive differential signals.

The second output type is push-pull or “totem-pole” type of output circuit. This is a combination of sinking and sourcing outputs. When the output is in logic state high, current will source to the receiving device load. When the output is in logic state low, current will sink from the load.

The downside of push-pull is that it doesn’t have the noise immunity inherent in a differential line driver. When the output is high, the noise on the DC power supply (ripple, voltage, spikes, etc.) may show up on the output of the encoder.

When output is low, immunity is equivalent to that of a NPN open collector setup.

A push-pull output type can replace a PNP transistor output in some applications. Some encoders have a 5 volt regulated push-pull output, so the encoder will have a 5 volt signal when the supply voltage to the encoder is higher than 5 volts. (PNP output is not the same as a NPN open collector, since PNP output requires a pull down resistor and is a current sourcing type output.)

The third output type is NPN open collector. NPN open collector is a current sinking output type and requires a pullup resistor external to the encoder. Typically, the pull-up resistor is built into the receiving device. Open collector is useful for doing what is called level shifting. Level shifting occurs when the encoder is pulled up externally to a different voltage level. For example, the encoder can be powered with 5 volts, and the output can be pulled up to a 24 VDC level.

The fourth output type is pull-up. It is the same as the open collector, but, as the name implies, it contains the pull-up resistor internal to the encoder. If your controller doesn’t have a load, the encoder output will have to be supplied at the correct voltage.

A pull-up encoder output places the load on the encoder side so the output matches that expected by the controller. The load is usually a 1.5KΩ or 2.2KΩ resistor depending on your controller’s needs. This is useful for customers who don’t need the level shifting capabilities of an open collector and don’t want to add external pull-up resistors to the feedback system.

Your encoder’s output must be compatible with the device receiving its signals, so check your controller’s reference manual first for information on signal type and acceptable operating voltage levels.

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ROUNDTABLE Canadian leaders discuss the trends and challenges in the motion control market.

Edited by Mike McLeod Analysts generally saw 2016 as a return-to-growth year for the MC industry. Did that hold true for the Canadian market?

How does 2017 look?

Joe Ottenhof, Regional Manager Canada, Beckhoff Automation: Return to growth is exactly right. For us, 2015 was pretty well “flat”. However, in 2016, we returned to strong growth more in keeping with previous years. For 2017, year to date, we’ve seen dramatic growth, particularly in the motion control market.

From my conversations with other suppliers, that seems to be a common story across the industry. I think the reason for that growth, in part, is the impact of the USD/CAD exchange rate on the manufacturing industry, particularly in Southern Ontario.

Chris Murray, President, Myostat Motion Control: For us, 2015 and 2016 were good years. This year has been on track to be the same, however through the summer we’ve seen a bit of September | 2017

a dip. Some of our larger customers have found themselves with too much inventory, resulting in the summer slowing down more quickly then we predicted. We have new business coming on that is very hopeful and should propel us through another growth year.

What needs to happen for IIoT to become mainstream? Nothing actually, except time. The Internet shapes everything now, so it’s inevitable that it will shape manufacturing because the barriers that made the industrial world a separate sphere are coming down. We’re now all speaking the same IoT language.

– Joe Ottenhof, General Manager, Beckhoff Automation Canada www.design-engineering.com

MotionControl Luc Chagnon, National Business Development – Motion, Schneider Electric Canada: We’ve seen strong and sustained growth year over year but we may not represent the industry norm since Schneider Electric Canada is relatively “young” in the motion control market. In the last five years, that growth has been due, in part, to becoming more recognized and increasing our motion portfolio, which now includes robotics as well as pure motion control. That said, the Canadian dollar is still low so, from an OEM perspective, the momentum is good.

And, in 2017, automation is everywhere. Years ago, it was largely in the automotive sector but now it’s no longer a choice. As a result, the market is strong and growing.

Doug Newton, VP of Marketing, Advanced Motion & Controls Limited: We did have a good 2016, and 2017 has been positive for us so far. In general, we continue to see customers continue to invest in automation.

Which industries or products in the Canadian market have the most “heat” these days?

Ottenhof-Beckhoff: It seems that for many suppliers in Southern Ontario, and Beckhoff specifically, it’s the automotive parts industry that’s driving the hundreds of manufacturers who make everything from a door hinge to a door frame. Our tier 2 custom-

Robotics shows a lot of promise.

The demand is strong now and will probably stay strong for a couple of years, especially in those industries that haven’t fully automated previously.

Years ago, robotics meant complex 5 or 6-axis applications but today people understand that can also mean simple movement like pick-and-place.

– Luc Chagnon, National Business Development – Motion, Schneider Electric Canada

ers are responding to their tier 1 customers, who are demanding more technology in their manufacturing operations. So, not only are they busy, but our customers are taking this upturn as an opportunity to upgrade the technology in their own plants thereby improving the competitiveness and efficiencies of their operations.

Murray-Myostat: Medical is an industry where we’re getting more business. Those kinds of projects are desirable because that industry is focused on making a high quality product.

They also search for products based on their risk analysis or that will fit a particular build envelope. One thing we’ve done is become ISO 9001 certified and we’re pursuing the medical ISO 13485 standard, which will make it easier to work with

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IoT has developed a brand, outside of the manufacturing world, that is bringing non-traditional developers and service providers into industrial applications. Their investment and innovation will ultimately drive down costs and benefit the guys who couldn’t previously afford the technology.

–C hris Murray-President, Myostat Motion Control

companies that develop medical devices. Regionally, we sell mainly in Southern Ontario, rather than Vancouver, Alberta or the east coast. We do get a good number of inquiries from Quebec, but not a lot of sales. The projects there tend to be more generic CNC or applications requiring larger components that don’t fit our wheelhouse.

Chagnon-Schneider: Robotics shows a lot of promise. The demand is strong now and will probably stay strong for a couple of years, especially in those industries that haven’t fully automated previously. Years ago, robotics meant complex 5- or 6-axis applications but today people understand that can also mean simple movement to perform pick-and-place or other more basic operations. In the past, that simple movement was pneumatically driven but many are migrating to electric actuation, especially as IIoT becomes more important. Servo or electrically driven machines are more capable of connecting to remote services and transmitting data.

Newton-Advanced Motion: From a products perspective, it would be robotics. In general, customers want to downsize the footprint of the machine and increase throughput. On the industry side, it’s still the mainstream: Automotive, packaging and life sciences.

So, there is no one sector–just a general increase across the board.

What “mistake” do you most often see your customers making?

Ottenhof-Beckhoff: I don’t know if it’s a mistake but many customers seemed to be surprised by the speed at which technology is changing with respect to the use and importance of data in manufacturing operations. Automation engineers have a different lexicon today that includes concepts from the IT world. Now, we see automation specifications that talk about “the cloud”, edge computing or IIoT. Those ideas were never part of their conversation before. Today, they seem to be everywhere. So, it’s not a mistake but people may be caught off guard by these fundamental changes and, to a certain extent, they’re scrambling to catch up.

Murray-Myostat: We often run into customers who rely more on rule of thumb than hard engineering. For example, we had a customer recently who was looking for an application with specific requirements. We spent weeks doing all the calculations and September | 2017

finding the right components so that it was compact and met the cost and performance targets they wanted. The response we got from the customer was that, based on their experience, the motor we chose “looked” too small. We sent the calculations and even made a video showing that the solution we built could do more than the job required but the customer still wouldn’t accept it as the right solution. Unfortunately, many customers simply won’t let us guide them to the properly engineered solution.

Chagnon-Schneider: It’s trying to implement a trend or technology, like IIoT, without having a clear and specific objective or end result in mind. There is a lot of promotion of the idea and every manufacturer is pushing their solution, but it’s a mistake for a customer to jump into something that doesn’t fit their needs. An OEM may want to build a machine with IIoT capabilities so they can then have remote access and provide services around that but, at some point, that doesn’t make sense. A small machine, for example, may end up costing too much to have remote access. The mistake, then, is not spending the time to make an objective analysis of the application’s needs.

Newton-Advanced Motion: It’s not a mistake although the misconception we run into is that customers believe automation is much harder than it really is. We have examples that start with the typical lead although, once you meet with the customer, they paint a dramatic picture that seems insurmountable. As you ask questions and get a better understanding of their goal, it becomes not that difficult and we end up being successful. That’s true of collaborative robots, as well.

We explain to customers not to over-complicate; pick your easiest application and build upon that. We also run into the other extreme where customers think it will be much easier and that they can just plug-n-play. It really depends on what they would like to achieve. As much as you can research using Google, sometimes you do need the expertise a distributor or manufacturer can provide.

The IIoT concept seems to be gaining ground but what will need to happen for it to become mainstream?

Ottenhof-Beckhoff: Many years ago, in the automation world we talked about “shop floor to top floor”. So it’s not simply about being able to retrieve data from the manufacturing process. Both published and “de facto” standards (e.g. the PC and Ethernet) have enabled the free exchange of data from anywhere. What’s different with IIoT and Industry 4.0 is now we have an infrastructure that makes that data exchange a relatively simple and inexpensive task. Even so, data is only “data” until it’s put into context and enables, for example, something to be made less expensively or to be delivered faster. What needs to happen for IIoT to become mainstream? Nothing actually, except time. The Internet shapes everything now. It’s inevitable that it will continue to shape manufacturing as the barriers that made the industrial world a separate sphere continue to come down. We’re now all speaking the same IoT language. www.design-engineering.com

MotionControl Murray-Myostat: I think people are still trying to get a handle on what IIoT actually means. In some ways, that idea has been around for a while now. In process control, for example, having a machine hooked up to a network and aggregating data has been commonplace for 20 years. To my thinking, IIoT is all about using data to understand the efficiencies of your processes. That all currently exists. IoT has developed a brand, outside of the manufacturing world, that is bringing non-traditional developers and service providers into industrial applications. Their investment and innovation will ultimately drive down costs and benefit the guys who couldn’t previously afford the technology.

Chagnon-Schneider: On one level, IIoT isn’t new. I’ve been in automation for 20 years and we did many of the same things then but the term didn’t exist. What’s different today is most of the product going out now has some Internet capability built in. The technology allows access to every device and all the data you want from anywhere. What needs to happen is for industry to continue to connect those components to the Internet. That then allows you to add value with the data, either on the production performance side or more on the service side through diagnostics or remote maintenance.

It’s not a mistake although the misconception we run into is that customers believe automation is much harder than it really is.…We tell customers not to over-complicate; pick your easiest application and build upon that.

– Doug Newton, VP of Marketing, Advanced Motion and Control

Newton-Advanced Motion: Although we have the products, we honestly don’t hear a lot of people discussing IIoT and no one is requesting they want to learn more about it. Suppliers are starting to come on stream with product and there is a lot of promotion, although there’s still some question from customers about how they can adapt it into their world. I think they are still in that information gathering stage, so it’s incumbent on us as distributors to define, explain and make clear the reasons why they should adopt it.

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SMALL Automation need not be intimidating for small manufacturers.

From left: Ray Reginato, Industry Segment Account Manager, Assembly & Handling for Festo Inc. and Jeff Cybulski, General Manageer of PA/PI Divisions of PROMATION with the machine builder’s recently developed robotic pick-and-place cell.

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f you think your company isn’t ready for automation – that it’s too expensive or represents too much change – then you sound like Jeff Cybulski’s ideal customer. Many firms, small ones in particular, often shy away from automation for those reasons, says Cybulski, general manager for the automotive and industrial divisions of Promation Engineering of Oakville, ON. “I think everybody wants automation – everybody knows they need it to progress – but there is a fine line between doing it and not doing it.”

It need not be difficult, he says. One approach Cybulski advocates is to identify a single function or process that can be automated with a fast payback. Custom machine builders like Promation provide turnkey solutions that include training and maintenance. They have their own engineering staff, and they can draw on vendor support, as Promation did recently with Festo Canada for a project automating manual, end-of-line loading of September | 2017

bundled shampoo bottles into boxes at a Toronto-area co-packing plant.

This end user had won a significant contract that required labour savings and throughput improvements. It issued a request for proposals for a flexible pickand-place solution – two identical cells – with a minimum cycle time of 2.4 seconds per pick with 99% system uptime.

The cells would have to be readily reconfigurable for up to 60 possible weight, size and volume combinations. The project assumed one-year full-cost recovery.

Though his group handles many larger projects, Cybulski says he especially likes smaller ones like this costing between $250,000 and $1 million. The turnaround time is shorter and their bigger competitors tend to shun such small jobs.

One of the challenges Promation faced was finding a robotic pick-and-place system fast enough to meet the customer’s requirements. Some potential suppliers weren’t ready to meet the required cycle time. Enter Festo Canada’s

Customer Solutions Group. Engineers for the two companies considered multiple solutions, including 3D gantries, before settling on a design built around Festo’s EXCT-100, a two-axis, high speed linear gantry rated for up to 90 picks per minute with a payload of up to 10kg.

The largest variant in the line, the EXCT-100 is comprised of two fixed servomotors driving a toothed belt arranged in a T-shape. A Festo motor controller configured for Ethernet IP calculates the position of the interface.

The synchronized interaction of the two servos results in the corresponding movement of the interface along the horizontal (Y) axis – think of a two-dimensional plotter, like a child’s Etch-A-Sketch toy.

“You can have a really fast response on the Z axis arm – the pick-and-place function,” says Ray Reginato, Festo Canada’s industry segment account manager for assembly and handling. “It’s actually picking up, dropping and coming back again in 2.4 seconds, or 25 times www.design-engineering.com

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PROMATION’s pick-and-place solution incorporates Festo’s EXCT-100, a two-axis, high speed linear gantry.

per minute. This highly dynamic pickand-place solution exceeded the customer’s expectations. We achieved this by optimizing the system to reduce weight and therefore increase productivity.”

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from Rockwell Automation in Cambridge, ON. Festo also provided a week’s training to the end user’s staff in operating the cells, including reconfiguration for product changeover.

Festo Canada also created a unique function block – a simplified software bridge – just for this project to control its hardware from the PLCs. Normally, if machine builders use Allen-Bradley PLCs, they have to use its CIP Motion protocol. This can complicate matters for the end user and discourages the use of other vendors’ hardware, like servomotors, in conjunction with the AllenBradley front end, says Alejandro Lopez, Festo Canada’s senior controls engineer and creator of the function block.

“Some customers will go along with that (using Rockwell drives) because they don’t have any other options to control servos,” Lopez says. “We bypassed all that by creating the function block, which takes care of the advanced kinetics interpolation. The customer just has to provide us with a few data points, and we take care of the rest. They don’t have to know anything about our software. They operate the system from within the AllenBradley environment familiar to them.”

The function block is an elegant solution to a long-standing industry issue that already has received interest from Festo branches in other countries.

Festo provided Promation staff with some instruction on the use of the function block for making routine adjustments via the PLCs, “but it’s pretty basic,” says Lopez. “If there’s something they cannot support, they will call us, and that’s true of any other robotic cell or robotic provider.”

Both Festo technology and support were decisive for Cybulski. Referencing the EXCT-100 gantry, he says Festo “has taken a great idea and made it better. Also, I can buy direct from Festo, so I know where my product is, I can talk to my sales person, I can call support. It’s more customer-oriented. With most of the suppliers we deal with, we have to go through a third party.”

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Control Panel Beckhoff introduced its CP6906 Control Panel display, which offers a 7-inch touchscreen (800 x 480 WVGA resolution) and an aluminum bezel and sheet steel rear cover housing. The CP6906 integrates DVI/USB Extended technology, enabling remote operation as far as 50m away from the PC. Once combined with a controller, such as a DIN rail mounted CX series Embedded PC or a cabinet mounted Industrial PC (IPC), the entry-level control and HMI solution is suitable for machines, plants, buildings and other equipment. Other compact panels in this series include the CP6606 Panel PC equipped with ARM Cortex-A8 processor and 7-inch screen for basic control applications. In addition, the CP6706 is equipped with an Intel Atom processors (up to 4 Cores) and 7-inch screen for small to medium-sized control applications. www.beckhoffautomation.com

tion to the 22-inch screen size, the series includes 12-inch, 15-inch and 19-inch widescreen options. The VersaView 5000 portfolio also uses a supercapacitor, which mitigates the need to replace batteries and simplifies air shipment logistics. In addition, an edge-to-edge, all-glass touchscreen reduces cleaning efforts by eliminating the residue buildup that can occur on traditional systems. www.rockwellautomation.com

Industrial PC B&R announced that its Automation PC 910 is now available with an Intel Xeon processor, providing a 50% increase in performance compared to Core i processors. The optional upgrade allows the IPC to process large amounts of data, such as machine vision, data preparation for cloud applications and data mining for collection and analysis of quality data. The Automation PC 910 series continues to offer a modular and scalable design that includes three available housing variants with between one and five expansion slots, which can hold a wide variety of interface cards and data storage devices. Windows 10 IoT Enterprise and Linux are available for the new processor. www.br-automation.com

Networking

IPC and HMI Rockwell Automation unveiled its AllenBradley VersaView 5000 portfolio, which includes the VersaView 5400 display and nondisplay computers; VersaView 5200 display and nondisplay thin clients; and VersaView 5100 monitors. The display options include an edge-to-edge glass display, full HD, 10-point multitouch capabilities.

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Wireless Serial Server Moxa launched its NPort IAW5000A6I/O, an enterprisescale industrial network device that integrates a RS-232/422/485 serial device server, a Wi-Fi client/bridge and multiple digital I/Os. The unit allows users to wirelessly connect machinery to an IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n network for the collection, remote monitoring and analyzing of real-time data. Any RS-232/422/485 serial or Ethernet device in the field can be linked at baudrates between 50 and 921.6 kbps. The NPort www.design-engineering.com

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IAW5000A-6I/O integrates a serial device server with Virtual COM-port or TCP/UDP access as well as 4 input and 2 output digital I/O ports. The unit also features dual DC power inputs and relay output support plus 4 kV serial surge protection. The wireless client/bridge function secures data access with WPA2 encryption with RADIUS authentication. www.moxa.com

Servo Amplifier Yaskawa America, Inc. introduced its SigmaLogic7 Compact, a servo amplifier that makes it possible to add a Sigma-7 servo system in machines using Rockwell Automation programmable logic controllers. Incorporating Add On Instructions (AOIs) for the Rockwell ControlLogix and CompactLogix family of programmable logic controllers, the SigmaLogic7 allows for instructions, programmed using RSLogix5000 (v17 and above), to be sent directly from a PLC to SigmaLogic7 Compact. In addition, SigmaLogic7 Compact carries all the features of a Sigma-7 amplifier in a smaller package.

The unit also delivers 3.1 kHz bandwidth for improved settling time. In addition, tuning accuracy is maintained despite inertia changes up to 30:1 and the system automatically compensates for interruptions from electrical interference. www.yaskawa.com

Industrial Ethernet switch Rockwell Automation introduced its Allen-Bradley Stratix 2500, a lightly managed switch that provides the benefits of a managed switch without the need for extensive configuration. Out of the box, the switch can prioritize critical industrial network traffic, but can also be configured for application-specific needs. As a lightly managed switch, the Stratix 2500 monitors and optimizes traffic flow and provides diagnostic information to help minimize downtime. It also can support up to 64 VLANs for logical segmentation, which helps reduce total cost of ownership.

In addition, port security allows users to disable ports or control end-device connectivity based on the media access control address. www.rockwellautomation.com

Gigabit Media Converter Antaira Technologies introduced its IMPC1000-SFP series, a IP30-rated gigabit Ethernetto-fiber media converter featuring a 10/100/1000Tx Ethernet port that supports IEEE 802.3 at high power PoE that can supply up to 30W and a dual rate 100/1000 SFP slot.

It is designed to fulfill industrial applications that require distance extension and high bandwidth capabilities. Antaira’s IMP-C1000-SFP series has a built-in “Link Fault Pass Through” (LFP) and “Far End www.design-engineering.com September | 2017 DES_RotorClip_MayJune.indd 1

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Fault” (FEF) function with redundant power input 48~55VDC. The converter can support DIN-rail as well as wall mountable orientations and has two operating temperature range models in standard: -10°C to 70°C and extended operating temperature: -40°C to 80°C. www.antaira.com

Motion Control Linear Robot Actuators Bimba introduced its IntelliAxis multi-axis electric linear robot actuators for either X-Z or X-Y motion applications. The unit features a single continuous belt that serpentines around the two axes eliminating the need for a motor in the Z- or Y-axis while

driving a pair of coordinated motors in the X-axis. Known as a T-bot and H-bot, this configuration permits synchronized control for complex motion movement profiles such as circles, ellipses and sine waves. IntelliAxis is intended for medium and heavy-duty two-axis industrial applications that require flexible motion within a two-dimensional plane. The patented ARC Power Self-Tracking timing belt itself is steel-reinforced and provides motion in both axes.

It is constructed to reduce noise and vibration, eliminate back- lash and cogging and deliver higher thrust per unit size. www.bimba.com

Actuator Synchronization

Unrivaled in scope and versatility, Schaeffler’s linear product line ranges from shafts with linear ball bearings and monorail guidance systems to sophisticated actuators with drives and control systems, plus special coatings and every conceivable accessory.

But that’s only the start. Schaeffler’s linear portfolio is based on a modular concept that goes far beyond mere components. We can design a complete system solution tailored to your specific application – from large gantry robots to intricate circuit board inspection systems. In fact, many of our linear guidance systems started out as solutions to customers’ needs!

Thomson Industries, Inc. announced that its Electrak HD actuator series has added a synchronization option using up to four actuators simultaneously. Thomson achieves its synchronization by embedding all loadhandling technology into a single electromechanical actuator, which is then wired in sequence with up to three other similarly equipped actuators. Designers install these wherever linear movement is needed without the need for external assemblies.

Synchronization retains all Electrak HD mechanical capabilities, including the handling of bidirectional loads of up to 10kN (2250 lbf) with stroke lengths up to 1000mm (39in) and accuracy of 1% of stroke from 100-1000mm. Ball screw assemblies provide efficient current draw and support speed options up to 43.5mm/ sec (1.7in/sec) (using the 1.7 kN [382 lbf] version). www.thomsonlinear.com

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WITTENSTEIN launched its cyber dynamic line of linear actuators designed with an integrated ball screw for use in dynamic positioning axes. Designed for machines

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operating in confined spaces and requiring high precision, these servomotors feature a precision ball screw integrated in the actuator housing. The design encloses the servomotor, ballscrew, linear guides and encoder system. This integrated design makes these motors ideal for positioning, joining, bending, gripping and dispensing applications for semiconductor, packaging and assembly automation industries. The 100% stainless steel design with IP65 protection is designed for food and beverage applications, such as bottling lines. This series features four sizes: Outside diameter 17mm, 22mm, 32mm or 40mm. www.wittenstein-us.com

Nanopositioning Stage Aerotech introduced its QFOCUS QF-50 piezo nanopositioning stage, designed for microscope objective and optics positioning.

It offers 400μm closed-loop and 450μm open-loop travel, high speed, 0.01% linearity, subnanometer resolution, and 4nm bidirectional repeatability. The QF-50 accommodates optical instruments and next-generation laser micromachining applications. The stage is guided by precision flexures optimized using

finite element analysis. The QF-50’s flexure bearing design ensures straightness errors to 40nm throughout the entire travel range.

Optional closed-loop feedback using a capacitive sensor design allows for sub-nanometer resolution and high linearity. Unlike foil strain gages or piezoresistive sensors, capacitive sensors provide a direct measurement of the positioning carriage for superior accuracy and repeatability. The company’s software provides programming tools including iterative learning control, harmonic cancellation, and command shaping to provide improved tracking errors and faster step-and-settle times. OEM drive options are also available. www.aerotech.com

NEMA 4X Connector Wieland Electric unveiled its revos BASIC M Connector series designed to withstand the harshest environmental conditions, the company says.

The series Viton housing seals provide NEMA 4X environmental protection protecting against stresses such as vibration, penetrating moisture or corrosion. The locking clips are made of stainless steel and coated with heat-resistant, thermoplastic polymer and include steel roll-

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ers. The revos BASIC M is suitable for temperatures ranging from -40°C to 120°C and is available in sizes 6, 10, 16 and 24. As an option, bases are available with a hinged aluminium cover to protect the connector inserts when not in use, preventing damage and failure in the field. The housing is compatible with Wieland’s range of revos multipole inserts for size 6 to 24. www.wielandinc.com

Motors Direct Drive Servos Yaskawa America introduced its SGM7F, a line of direct drive servo motors that delivers from 4 to 35 Nm of torque in a device as small as 2.1 inches high and 5.3 inches in diameter (53x135mm). Direct drive products allow a load to be directly attached to the servomotor, without the need for a shaft coupling or gearhead. According to the company, the line also offers a superior level of torsional stiffness and virtually eliminates mechanical backlash. Other advantages include 24-bit encoding and a self-cooled, open core

design that adapts to shaft mounting and allows wiring to pass through The SGM7F line offers eight different models. www.yaskawa.com

Angular Positioning System HEIDENHAIN unveiled its SRP 5000 angular positioning system that combines the company’s MRP 5000 angle encoder with bearing technology and an ETEL torque motor. Measuring 46.3mm in height and 124mm in diameter, the system can be ordered in incremental or absolute models.

The incremental versions have encoders with 30,000 signal periods per revolution and system accuracies down to ±2.5 arc seconds. The absolute version has the same accuracy level and resolutions to 28 bits via the EnDat 2.2 interface. The slotless iron-core ETEL torque motor has a peak torque of 2.7 Nm, a rated torque of 0.387Nm and a detent torque of 0.2% of the rated value. The motor is rated for 300 RPM and permits an extraordinarily smooth motion. www.heidenhain.us

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ProductShowcase Sensors Precision Limit Switches AutomationDirect has added a new line of limit/position switches from Metrol with repeatability down to 10, 5, 3 and 0.5 microns (µm) depending on model. These stainless steel models have a 4mm diameter barrel and length of 12.8mm. The model BP4SWA is also available in 5mm and 6mm smooth barrel, as well as M5, M6, M8 and M10 threaded barrels. While the smallest versions use “core wire” due to space constraints, larger models include 2m or 3m pigtail cables and have LED indicators built-in. Five series are available: Precision touch with 3 micron or 5 micron accuracy; high precision touch and tool setter with 0.5 micron accuracy; ball plunger with 10 micron accuracy, and high temperature rated with 10 micron accuracy and operating temperatures up to 200°C. www.automationdirect.com

Modular Sensor Hardy Process Solutions released an updated version of its HI 6600 Modular Sensor Systems for PROFIBUS-DP (Decentralized Periph-

erals), which is used to operate sensors via a centralized controller. The unit’s modular design provides 28 channels of stable, processed weight over a single PROFIBUS-DP connection that sends data for 10 modules at a time to a control system. The HI 6600 series delivers stable processed weight with a resolution of 1:10:000 and an update speed at 110 updates per second, per channel (processor, display and communications). The HI 6600 series is delivered with the Hardy Process Toolbox, including C2 electronic calibration, INTEGRATED TECHNICIAN diagnostics, and WAVERSAVER vibration immunity. An embedded webserver in the Hardy Gateway Module allows access to any of the connected weight processing modules from anywhere on the network. www.hardysolutions.com

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Gripper SCHUNK released its EGS line designed for the gripping of small- to medium-sized workpieces with flexible force and high speed in clean environments such as assembly, testing, laboratory and the pharmaceutical industry. It is digitally activated by binary signals, allowing for easy start up and rapid integration and is fast to achieve the maximum number of cycles per minute. According to the company, the EGS is almost wear-free while

also supplying high gripping forces for every cycle. The EGS has autonomous gripping and swiveling, adjustable gripping force and freely adjustable angle of rotation. www.schunk.com

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Tabletop Gantry Festo has expanded its EXCM compact planar gantry series with two larger variants that are suited for sub-assembly functions that involve two- or three-axis Cartesian motion. Both the EXCM-30 and EXCM-40 have scalable strokes along the X- and Y-axes, and are compatible with cleanroom applications. The EXCM-30 is designed for small parts assembly and handling applications. The unit features recirculating ball bearing guide and a Y-axis cover that protects against the ingress and discharge of particles. The EXCM-40 offers a working area up to 78 inches (2000mm) in the X direction and 39 inches (1000mm) in the Y direction.

The gantry handles loads up to 8.8 pounds (4kg) and features a 48V power supply.

All EXCM gantries can be installed directly on a worktable without an external control cabinet. A single adapter plate fits all EXCM pneumatic and electric front ends.

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Geared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Gripper, hydraulic . . . . . . . . 59 Gripper, pneumatic . . . . . . . 59 Gripper, stepper-servo . . . . . . 59 Hydraulic, cylinder . . . . . . . . 59 Hydraulic, motor . . . . . . . . . 59 Linear, electric . . . . . . . . . . 59 Linear, hydraulic . . . . . . . . . 59 Linear, mechanical . . . . . . . . 59 Linear, pneumatic . . . . . . . . 59 Rotary, electric . . . . . . . . . . 59 Rotary, hydraulic . . . . . . . . . 59 Rotary, mechanical . . . . . . . 59 Rotary, pneumatic . . . . . . . . 59 Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

CABLES . . . . . . . . . . 61

AMPLIFIERS . . . . . . . . 59 Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Brush-type servo . . . . . . . . 59 Brushless servo . . . . . . . . . 60 Digital, servo . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Linear, servo . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Proportional . . . . . . . . . . . 60

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Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Flexible bus . . . . . . . . . . . 61 High flex . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Shielded . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Twisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CHAINS . . . . . . . . . . 61 Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Engineered . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Leaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Pintle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CLUTCHES . . . . . . . . . 61 Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Centrifugal . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Electromagnetic . . . . . . . . . 61 Electromechanical . . . . . . . . 61 Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Over-running . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

CONTROLLERS, MOTION . . 61 Ac motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Ac servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Adjustable speed . . . . . . . . 61 Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Cnc based . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Dc motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Dc servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Embedded . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Fieldbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Iec61131-3 . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Indexers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Integrated motion & logic . . . . 62 Multi-axis . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pc based . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Plc based . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Plc, open . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Safe motion . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sercos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Single-axis . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Stand-alone . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Step motor . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

CONTROLS . . . . . . . . . 62

Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Fail-safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Particle . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Adjustable speed . . . . . . . . 62 Clutch & brake . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cnc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Electricmotor . . . . . . . . . . 62 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Programmable . . . . . . . . . . 62 Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Variablepeed . . . . . . . . . . . 62

CABLE CARRIERS . . . . . 61

COUPLINGS . . . . . . . . 63

Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Synchronous . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Tension control . . . . . . . . . 60 Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Toothed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 V-belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Variable speed . . . . . . . . . . 60

BRAKES . . . . . . . . . . 60

Clean room . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Energy chain . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Heavy duty . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Large rolling carriage systems . 61

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Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Elastomeric . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Flexible . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Hydraulic, quick . . . . . . . . . 63 Line shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Metal bellows . . . . . . . . . . 63 Pneumatic, quick . . . . . . . . 63 Rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Torque limiting/safety . . . . . . 63 U-joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Zero-backlash . . . . . . . . . . 63

DRIVERS, STEPPER . . . . 63 Full-step . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Integrated indexer . . . . . . . . 62 Micro-stepping . . . . . . . . . 63

DRIVES . . . . . . . . . . 63 Analog, dc . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Brushless, dc . . . . . . . . . . 63 Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Cvt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Digital, dc . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Field bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Flux vector, ac . . . . . . . . . . 63 Intelligent . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Plc based . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Regenerative . . . . . . . . . . 63 Safe motion based . . . . . . . 63 Servo, ac . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Servo, dc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Servo, digital . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Variablefrequency, ac . . . . . . 63 Variablespeed, electric . . . . . 63 Variablespeed, gearshift . . . . . 63 Variablespeed, hydraulic . . . . 63 Variablespeed, mechanical . . . 63 Vector control . . . . . . . . . . 63

FEEDBACK DEVICES . . . . 63 Linear displacement transducers63 Linear encoders . . . . . . . . . 64 Magnetic, absolute . . . . . . . 64 Magnetic, incremental . . . . . . 64 Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Optical, absolute . . . . . . . . . 64 Optical, incremental . . . . . . . 64 Potentiometers . . . . . . . . . 64 Resolvers . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Tachometers . . . . . . . . . . . 64

FLUID POWER COMPONENTS 63 Accumulators . . . . . . . . . . 64 Coolers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Directional control . . . . . . . . 64 Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Flow meters . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Flow switch . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Hose, hydraulic high pressure . . 64 Hose, pneumatic airline . . . . . 64 Hose/fittings . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Level switch . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Lubrication equipment . . . . . 64 Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Pipetube . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Pressure control . . . . . . . . . 64 Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Seals, grease . . . . . . . . . . 64 Seals, large diameter . . . . . . 64 Spray nozzles . . . . . . . . . . 65

GEARING, GENERAL PURPOSE .

65 Bevel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Combination . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Concentric . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Cycloidal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Differential . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Epicyclic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Fractional hp . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Harmonic . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Helical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Herringbone . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Multi-speed . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Planetary . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Shaft-mounted . . . . . . . . . . 65 Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Variable speed . . . . . . . . . . 65 Wormgear . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

GEARING, HIGH PRECISION 65 Miniature . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Planetary, inline . . . . . . . . . 65 Planetary, right-angle harmonic . 65 Zero backlash, ball speed . . . . 65

GEARS . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Bevel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Helical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Herringbone . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Hypoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Miniature . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Pinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Worm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES . 65 Accelerometers . . . . . . . . . 65 Circuit breakers . . . . . . . . . 65 Gauges, digital readout . . . . . 65 Indicators, speed . . . . . . . . 65 Indicators, torque . . . . . . . . 65 Networking solutions . . . . . . 65 Optoelectronic devices . . . . . 65 Photoelectrics . . . . . . . . . . 65 Potentiometers . . . . . . . . . 65 Power semiconductors . . . . . 65 Press force monitors . . . . . . 65 Safety devices . . . . . . . . . . 65 Signal conditioning & transmitters 65 Solid-state relays . . . . . . . . 65 Switches, centrifugal . . . . . . 65 Switches, control . . . . . . . . 65 Switches, limit . . . . . . . . . . 65 Switches, mechanical . . . . . . 65 Switches, power . . . . . . . . . 65 Switches, pressure . . . . . . . 65 Switches, proximity . . . . . . . 65 Switches,foot . . . . . . . . . . 65 Transducers . . . . . . . . . . . 65

INTERFACES, OPERATOR . 65 Control grips . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Digital readout . . . . . . . . . . 65 Display screens . . . . . . . . . 65 Hmi’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Joysticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Mounts & arms . . . . . . . . . 65 Panels, ce embedded . . . . . . 65 Panels, operator . . . . . . . . . 66 Remote controls . . . . . . . . . 66 Sercos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Touch screens . . . . . . . . . . 66 Vision cameras . . . . . . . . . 66 Vision systems . . . . . . . . . . 66

LINEAR MOTION COMPONENTS . . . . . . . 66 Acme screws . . . . . . . . . . 66 Actuators, linear acme screw driven 66 Actuators, linear ball screw driven 66 Actuators, linear belt driven . . . 66 Anti-backlash nuts . . . . . . . 66 Assemblies, linear . . . . . . . . 66

Ball screws . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Bearings, dual vee . . . . . . . . 66 Bumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Clamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Cylinders, accessories . . . . . . 66 Cylinders, composite . . . . . . 66 Cylinders, hydraulic . . . . . . . 66 Cylinders, pneumatic . . . . . . 66 Dampers, hydraulic . . . . . . . 66 Dampers, rotary . . . . . . . . . 66 Drives, linear . . . . . . . . . . 66 Drives, linear variable pitch . . . 66 Feeders, vibratory . . . . . . . . 66 Guides, linear bearing . . . . . . 66 Guides, linear rail . . . . . . . . 66 Guides, linear spline . . . . . . . 66 Lead screws . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Lift tables . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Motors, brushless linear . . . . . 66 Motors, electric linear . . . . . . 66 Motors, linear servo . . . . . . . 66 Positioners, manual . . . . . . . 66 Positioning tables, multi-axis . . 66 Positioning tables, single . . . . 66 Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Ring slides . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Ring systems . . . . . . . . . . 66 Roller screws . . . . . . . . . . 66 Rollercams . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Slides, linear . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Splines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Stages, linear . . . . . . . . . . 66 Stages, multi-axis . . . . . . . . 66 Stages, rotary . . . . . . . . . . 66 Suspension elements . . . . . . 66 Suspension screens . . . . . . . 66 Tables, rotary . . . . . . . . . . 66 Tables,x-y . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Thrusters . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS .

67 Bases, adjustable motor . . . . . 67 Bases, automatic belt . . . . . . 67 Bases, tensioning . . . . . . . . 67 Bushings, metal . . . . . . . . . 67 Bushings, polymer . . . . . . . . 67 Cam followers . . . . . . . . . . 67 Cams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Flanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Joints, universal . . . . . . . . . 67 Locknuts & washer . . . . . . . 67 Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, anti-vibration . . . . . . 67 Mounts, base plate fastened . . 67 Mounts, gel . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, gyratory . . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, machinery . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, oscillating . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, suspension . . . . . . . 67 Mounts, vibration . . . . . . . . 67 Rings, o-type . . . . . . . . . . 67 Rings, oil . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Rings, retaining . . . . . . . . . 67 Seal rings . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Sheaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Shock absorbers . . . . . . . . . 67 Slip rings . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Springs, gas . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Sprockets, conveyor . . . . . . . 67 Sprockets, non-metal . . . . . . 67 Sprockets, roller chain . . . . . 67 Tensioners, chain & belt . . . . . 67 Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Winches . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67

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ProductListings MOTORS . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac 1 to 15 hp, single & three-phase . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac 1 to 500 hp, single & three-phase . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac 500 hp plus . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac brushless . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac induction . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac synchronous . . . . . . . . . 67 Ac universal . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dc brush-type . . . . . . . . . . 67 Dc brushless . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Fractional, single & three-phase 67 Gearmotors . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Gearmotors, ac fractional . . . . 67 Gearmotors, dc fractional . . . . 67 Integrated, closed-loop . . . . . 67 Integrated, open-loop . . . . . . 67 Linear, ac induction . . . . . . . 67 Linear, brush dc . . . . . . . . . 67 Linear, brushless dc . . . . . . . 67 Linear, electric . . . . . . . . . . 67 Linear, electric step . . . . . . . 67 Linear, stepper . . . . . . . . . . 67 Permanent magnet . . . . . . . 67 Piston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Servo, ac . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Servo, ac brushless . . . . . . . 67 Servo, ac induction . . . . . . . 67 Servo, ac permanent magnet . . 67 Servo, dc . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Servo, dc brushless . . . . . . . 67 Servo, linear . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Step motors . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Step motors, geared . . . . . . . 68 Step motors, linear . . . . . . . 68 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ultrasonic/piezo . . . . . . . . . 68

NETWORK BUS COMPONENTS . . . . . . . 68 Canbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Canopen . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Devicenet . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ethercat . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Profibus . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Protocol conversion . . . . . . . 68 Rs-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Rs-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Usb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

PULLEYS . . . . . . . . . . 68 Flat belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Idler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Synchronous belt . . . . . . . . 68 Toothed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 V-belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

RACK & PINION . . . . . . 68 Anti-backlash . . . . . . . . . . 68 Hardened . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Polymer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

ROBOTICS . . . . . . . . . 68 Robot arms . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Robotic accessories . . . . . . . 68 Robots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Robots, articulated arm (6axis) . 68 Robots, scara (4axis) . . . . . . 68 Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SENSORS . . . . . . . . . 68 Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

Proximity . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Visual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68

SHAFTS . . . . . . . . . . 68 Collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Flexible . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Seals & packings . . . . . . . . 68 Spline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Universal coupling . . . . . . . . 68

SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . 68 Automation . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Cad to motion . . . . . . . . . . 68 Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Human machine interface (hmi) . 69 Machine control . . . . . . . . . 69 Motion & logic control . . . . . . 69 Motion control . . . . . . . . . . 69 Product data management . . . 69 Product life cycle management . 69 Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

SPEED REDUCERS & INCREASERS . . . . . . . . 69 Concentric . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Fractional hp . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Helical herringbone . . . . . . . 69 Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Planetary . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Right angle . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Shaft-mounted . . . . . . . . . . 69 Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Wormgear . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

VALVE COMPONENTS . . . 69 Valve actuators . . . . . . . . . 69 Valve controls . . . . . . . . . . 69 Valve indicators . . . . . . . . . 69 Valve motors . . . . . . . . . . . 69

VALVE TYPES . . . . . . . 69 Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Compensator . . . . . . . . . . 69 Counter balance . . . . . . . . . 69 Directional control . . . . . . . . 69 Electro-proportional . . . . . . . 69 Flow control . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Logic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Motor mount . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Pneumatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Pressure control . . . . . . . . . 69 Pressure reducing . . . . . . . . 69 Pressure sequence . . . . . . . 69 Proportional . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Relief . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Shuttle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Stepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69

ACTUATORS GEARED Bosch Rexroth Canada Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Renold Canada RR Canada Inc. SDP/SI Wittenstein GRIPPER, HYDRAULIC Parker Hannifin Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

GRIPPER, PNEUMATIC Cowper Fabco-Air Festo Inc. Humphrey Automation Inc. Schunk Intec Corp.

GRIPPER, STEPPER-SERVO Cowper Electromate Schunk Intec Corp.

HYDRAULIC, CYLINDER Advance Motion Control Berendsen Fluid Power Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. Fabco-Air Hercules Sealing Products Canada Humphrey Automation Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Starcyl Cylinders Taylor Devices Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited HYDRAULIC, MOTOR Advance Motion Control Berendsen Fluid Power Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cross Mfg Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery LINEAR, ELECTRIC Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Bimba Manufacturing Co. Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate Festo Inc. Grove-Crossman Equipment Ltd. Heidenhain Corporation Humphrey Automation Inc. Manufacturers Automation Inc. Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Motion Canada Myostat Motion Control Inc. Neptronic Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam PQ Systems Ltd. Ringball Corporation Rotork Controls (Canada) Skeans Engineering & Machinery SKF Canada THK America Tolomatic Velmex Wainbee Limited Wittenstein Zaber Technologies LINEAR, HYDRAULIC Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Fabco-Air Higginson Equipment Murrelektronik Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada PQ Systems Ltd. Ram Industries Rotork Controls (Canada) Schaeffler Canada Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery LINEAR, MECHANICAL Amacoil Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate J.W. Winco Canada Nexen Group, Inc. Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada Rotator Products

THK America Tolomatic Velmex Wittenstein LINEAR, PNEUMATIC Bimba Manufacturing Co. Cowper Empire Magnetics Fabco-Air Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. Waircom Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam Ram Industries Rotork Controls (Canada) Rubberline Products Ltd. Schunk Intec Corp.

Starcyl Cylinders Tolomatic Wainbee Limited ROTARY, ELECTRIC Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Heidenhain Corporation Murrelektronik Myostat Motion Control Inc. Neptronic Parker Hannifin Canada Rotork Controls (Canada) Schaeffler Canada Inc. Schunk Intec Corp.

Velmex VL Motion Systems Inc. Wainbee Limited Wittenstein ROTARY, HYDRAULIC Advance Motion Control Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Parker-Helac Rotork Controls (Canada) Scott Rotary Seals Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VL Motion Systems Inc. Wainbee Limited ROTARY, MECHANICAL Amacoil Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate Murrelektronik Nexen Group, Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Rotork Controls (Canada) Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Velmex VL Motion Systems Inc. ROTARY, PNEUMATIC Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Festo Inc. Waircom Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Rotork Controls (Canada) Schunk Intec Corp.

Scott Rotary Seals Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VL Motion Systems Inc. Wainbee Limited SERVO Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate Murrelektronik Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada PQ Systems Ltd. Schunk Intec Corp.

Tolomatic Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wittenstein

AMPLIFIERS ANALOG Bosch Rexroth Canada Electromate Schneider Electric Canada Servo2Go.com Ltd. BRUSH-TYPE SERVO Electromate

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INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES ACCELEROMETERS Omega Environmental CIRCUIT BREAKERS Allied Electronics Connectric Systems Inc. I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Murrelektronik GAUGES, DIGITAL READOUT Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Cowper Omega Environmental technical Systems 2002 Webtec INDICATORS, SPEED Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Omega Environmental technical Systems 2002 Turck Chartwell Canada

INDICATORS, TORQUE technical Systems 2002 NETWORKING SOLUTIONS Balluff Canada Inc. Murrelektronik Turck Chartwell Canada OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Baumer Inc. I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Murrelektronik Turck Chartwell Canada PHOTOELECTRICS Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Ibis Electro-Products Pepperl+Fuchs Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada POTENTIOMETERS Allied Electronics I.C.T. Power Company Inc. POWER SEMICONDUCTORS Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Teledyne DALSA PRESS FORCE MONITORS Baumer Inc. Omega Environmental SAFETY DEVICES Allied Electronics Balluff Canada Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Elesa USA I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Magnelink Murrelektronik Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada SIGNAL CONDITIONING & TRANSMITTERS Allied Electronics Carlo Gavazzi Inc. I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Jumo Canada Inc. Murrelektronik NK Technologies Omega Environmental technical Systems 2002 SOLID-STATE RELAYS Allied Electronics Carlo Gavazzi Inc. I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada Trillium Controls SWITCH CONTACTS I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Magnelink Murrelektronik SWITCHES, CONTROL Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper Electromate Magnelink Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Trillium Controls Turck Chartwell Canada SWITCHES, LIMIT Allied Electronics AutomationDirect Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Connectric Systems Inc. Cowper Jumo Canada Inc. Magnelink Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Turck Chartwell Canada SWITCHES, MECHANICAL Allied Electronics Anfield Sensors Cowper Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

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SWITCHES, POWER Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SWITCHES, PRESSURE Airtrol Components Allied Electronics Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Anfield Sensors Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Davis Controls Jumo Canada Inc. MP Filtri Canada Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Turck Chartwell Canada SWITCHES, PROXIMITY Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Pepperl+Fuchs Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

Stephen Sircon Controls Trillium Controls Turck Chartwell Canada SWITCHES,FOOT Allied Electronics Cowper Linemaster Switch Corp.

Schneider Electric Canada Trillium Controls TRANSDUCERS Allied Electronics Anfield Sensors Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Jumo Canada Inc. MP Filtri Canada NK Technologies Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada technical Systems 2002 Webtec

INTERFACES, OPERATOR CONTROL GRIPS Bosch Rexroth Canada Elesa USA DIGITAL READOUT Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Elesa USA Omega Environmental Turck Chartwell Canada Webtec DISPLAY SCREENS Allied Electronics Bosch Rexroth Canada Electromate Omega Environmental WAGO HMI’S Advanced Motion & Controls Allied Electronics Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Connectric Systems Inc. Cowper Davis Controls Lenze Americas Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada JOYSTICKS Bosch Rexroth Canada Schneider Electric Canada KEYBOARDS Schneider Electric Canada KEYPADS Allied Electronics Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada MOUNTS & ARMS Rittal Systems PANELS, CE EMBEDDED Bosch Rexroth Canada

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66 ProductListings PANELS, OPERATOR Bosch Rexroth Canada Ibis Electro-Products Parker Hannifin Canada Rittal Systems Schneider Electric Canada REMOTE CONTROLS Bosch Rexroth Canada Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada WAGO SERCOS Bosch Rexroth Canada TOUCH SCREENS Allied Electronics AutomationDirect Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada VISION CAMERAS Balluff Canada Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Manufacturers Automation Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Teledyne DALSA Turck Chartwell Canada VISION SYSTEMS Advanced Motion & Controls Bosch Rexroth Canada Manufacturers Automation Inc. Teledyne DALSA Turck Chartwell Canada

LINEAR MOTION COMPONENTS ACME SCREWS Electromate Parker Hannifin Canada Ringball Corporation SDP/SI ACTUATORS, LINEAR ACME SCREW DRIVEN Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Electromate Murrelektronik Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada Tolomatic Velmex Wittenstein ACTUATORS, LINEAR BALL SCREW DRIVEN Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate Festo Inc. Murrelektronik Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada PBC Linear PQ Systems Ltd. Schaeffler Canada Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

THK America Tolomatic Wittenstein Zaber Technologies ACTUATORS, LINEAR BELT DRIVEN Amacoil Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate Festo Inc. IGUS Inc. Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada PBC Linear Power Beam PQ Systems Ltd. Schaeffler Canada Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

THK America Tolomatic Velmex Zaber Technologies ANTI-BACKLASH NUTS Bosch Rexroth Canada Electromate IGUS Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada PBC Linear SDP/SI

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ASSEMBLIES, LINEAR Amacoil Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate IGUS Inc. IKO International J.W. Winco Canada Nook Industries Parker Hannifin Canada PBC Linear PIC Design BALL SCREWS Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate Motion Canada Nook Industries Schaeffler Canada Inc. Schunk Intec Corp.

SDP/SI THK America BEARINGS, DUAL VEE Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Quality Bearings & Components BUMPERS Ace Controls Inc. Taylor Devices CLAMPS J.W. Winco Canada Oetiker Inc. CONTROLS Nook Industries Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Velmex CYLINDERS, ACCESSORIES Allied Electronics Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Hercules Sealing Products Canada Higginson Equipment Waircom Ram Industries Rubberline Products Ltd. Starcyl Cylinders Toro Hydraulic & Machinery CYLINDERS, COMPOSITE Advance Motion Control Cowper Fabco-Air Ram Industries Toro Hydraulic & Machinery CYLINDERS, HYDRAULIC Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. Fabco-Air Hercules Sealing Products Canada Higginson Equipment Murrelektronik PQ Systems Ltd. Ram Industries Starcyl Cylinders Toro Hydraulic & Machinery York Hydraulics Ltd. CYLINDERS, PNEUMATIC Advance Motion Control Advanced Motion & Controls Allied Electronics Bimba Manufacturing Co. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Waircom Murrelektronik Power Beam Ram Industries Skeans Engineering & Machinery Starcyl Cylinders Tolomatic Toro Hydraulic & Machinery York Hydraulics Ltd. DAMPERS, HYDRAULIC Ace Controls Inc. Cowper Taylor Devices Toro Hydraulic & Machinery DAMPERS, ROTARY Ace Controls Inc. Cowper Toro Hydraulic & Machinery

DRIVES, LINEAR Amacoil Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam Schunk Intec Corp.

THK America Wittenstein DRIVES, LINEAR VARIABLE PITCH Amacoil Bosch Rexroth Canada Omega Environmental THK America FEEDERS, VIBRATORY DMA Ltd. SPIROL Industries GUIDES, LINEAR BEARING Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate IGUS Inc. Motion Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam THK America GUIDES, LINEAR RAIL Advanced Motion & Controls Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate IGUS Inc. IKO International J.W. Winco Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam THK America GUIDES, LINEAR SPLINE Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper IKO International THK America LEAD SCREWS Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Electromate IGUS Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada PBC Linear SDP/SI LIFT TABLES Cowper Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MOTORS, BRUSHLESS LINEAR Cowper Electromate Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Wittenstein MOTORS, ELECTRIC LINEAR Cowper Electromate Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada THK America MOTORS, LINEAR SERVO Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate Nippon Pulse America Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Yaskawa America POSITIONERS, MANUAL Omega Environmental Velmex POSITIONING TABLES, MULTI-AXIS Aerotech Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper Electromate IKO International Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Velmex POSITIONING TABLES, SINGLE Aerotech Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper

Cyclo-Index Electromate Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada PIC Design THK America Velmex RAILS Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper IGUS Inc. J.W. Winco Canada THK America RING SLIDES Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation THK America RING SYSTEMS Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation ROLLER SCREWS Bosch Rexroth Canada THK America Wainbee Limited ROLLERCAMS Bosch Rexroth Canada SHAFTS Cowper Electromate IGUS Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. SDP/SI SLIDES, LINEAR Accuride International Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate Fabco-Air IGUS Inc. IKO International J.W. Winco Canada Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Velmex Yaskawa America Zaber Technologies SPLINES Bosch Rexroth Canada GTC Falcon Inc. SDP/SI THK America STAGES, LINEAR Aerotech Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper Electromate Nippon Pulse America Parker Hannifin Canada Velmex Zaber Technologies STAGES, MULTI-AXIS Aerotech Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper Electromate IKO International Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Velmex Zaber Technologies STAGES, PIEZO Aerotech STAGES, ROTARY Aerotech Electromate Nexen Group, Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Velmex Zaber Technologies SUSPENSION ELEMENTS Rosta SUSPENSION SCREENS Rosta TABLES, ROTARY Aerotech Cowper DMA Ltd. Electromate IKO International J.W. Winco Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Velmex TABLES,X-Y Aerotech Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper

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ProductListings Electromate Parker Hannifin Canada Velmex THRUSTERS Bimba Manufacturing Co. Cowper

MECHANICAL POWER TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS ALIGNMENT DOWELS SPIROL Industries BASES, ADJUSTABLE MOTOR Rosta BASES, AUTOMATIC BELT Rosta BASES, TENSIONING Rosta BUSHINGS, METAL Daemar Hi-Tech Seals Inc. SDP/SI SPIROL Industries BUSHINGS, POLYMER Daemar DMA Ltd. IGUS Inc. CAM FOLLOWERS DMA Ltd. Global Bear Inc. IKO International Ringball Corporation SDP/SI CAMS DMA Ltd. SDP/SI FILTERS EXAIR Toro Hydraulic & Machinery FLANGES RYCO Hydraulics Toro Hydraulic & Machinery GUARDS Rexnord Canada HOSE Climax Company Ltd. RYCO Hydraulics Toro Hydraulic & Machinery IDLERS Rexnord Canada JOINTS, UNIVERSAL GTC Falcon Inc. J.W. Winco Canada Renold Canada Rosta Rotator Products SDP/SI LOCKNUTS & WASHER J.W. Winco Canada SDP/SI LUBRICANTS Davley Darmex Precision Lubricants Lubrication Engr of Canada Ltd Timken Canada MOUNTS, ANTI-VIBRATION Cowper Elesa USA J.W. Winco Canada Rosta MOUNTS, BASE PLATE FASTENED Rosta MOUNTS, GEL SDP/SI MOUNTS, GYRATORY Rosta MOUNTS, MACHINERY J.W. Winco Canada Rosta SDP/SI Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MOUNTS, OSCILLATING Rosta MOUNTS, SUSPENSION Rosta MOUNTS, VIBRATION Cowper Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada Rosta SDP/SI RINGS, O-TYPE Daemar Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada SDP/SI

RINGS, OIL Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada Nuraseal Co. RINGS, RETAINING Daemar Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada RotoPrecision Inc. Rotor Clip Company, Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SEAL RINGS Hercules Sealing Products Canada J.W. Winco Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SEALANTS Master Bond SEALS Bal Seal Engineering Daemar Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada Nuraseal Co. SKF Canada Timken Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SHEAVES SDP/SI SHIMS Daemar Dendoff Springs EXAIR Rotor Clip Company, SDP/SI SPIROL Industries SHOCK ABSORBERS Ace Controls Inc. Cowper Rosta SDP/SI Taylor Devices SLIP RINGS Dendoff Springs Omega Environmental SPRINGS Bal Seal Engineering Cowper Daemar Dendoff Springs Lee Spring RotoPrecision Inc. Rotor Clip Company, SPRINGS, GAS Ace Controls Inc. Cowper Dendoff Springs Taylor Devices SPROCKETS, CONVEYOR DMA Ltd. SPROCKETS, NON-METAL SDP/SI SPROCKETS, ROLLER CHAIN Nordex Inc. Rosta SDP/SI TENSIONERS, CHAIN & BELT Rosta SDP/SI WASHERS Dendoff Springs Hi-Tech Seals Inc. J.W. Winco Canada Lee Spring SDP/SI SPIROL Industries WINCHES Toro Hydraulic & Machinery

MOTORS AC 1 TO 15 HP, SINGLE & THREE-PHASE AutomationDirect Baldor Electric Company Murrelektronik Omega Environmental RotoPrecision Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Trillium Controls AC 1 TO 500 HP, SINGLE & THREE-PHASE Baldor Electric Company Moteurs Electriques Universal Regal Beloit Canada Rotator Products Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Trillium Controls

AC 500 HP PLUS Baldor Electric Company Moteurs Electriques Universal Toro Hydraulic & Machinery AC BRUSHLESS Cowper Omega Environmental Wittenstein AC INDUCTION Grove-Crossman Equipment Ltd. Lenze Americas AC SYNCHRONOUS Cowper Electromate Empire Magnetics SEW-Eurodrive Co. Wittenstein AC UNIVERSAL Moteurs Electriques Universal DC BRUSH-TYPE Cowper Electromate MICROMO Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Portescap VL Motion Systems Inc. DC BRUSHLESS Allied Motion Technologies Brother International Cowper Electromate MICROMO Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Portescap Servo2Go.com Ltd. Wittenstein FRACTIONAL, SINGLE & THREE-PHASE Baldor Electric Company Brother International Moteurs Electriques Universal GEARMOTORS Allied Motion Technologies AutomationDirect Brother International Electromate MICROMO Midwest Motion Products, Inc. SDP/SI Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VL Motion Systems Inc. GEARMOTORS, AC FRACTIONAL Allied Motion Technologies Brother International Moteurs Electriques Universal SDP/SI GEARMOTORS, DC FRACTIONAL Allied Motion Technologies Brother International Electromate MICROMO Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Portescap INTEGRATED, CLOSED-LOOP Allied Motion Technologies Cowper Electromate Kollmorgen Schneider Electric Motion USA INTEGRATED, OPEN-LOOP Cowper Electromate Kollmorgen Schneider Electric Motion USA LINEAR, AC INDUCTION Cowper LINEAR, BRUSH DC Cowper LINEAR, BRUSHLESS DC Cowper Electromate Kollmorgen MICROMO Parker Hannifin Canada LINEAR, ELECTRIC Baldor Electric Company Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Toro Hydraulic & Machinery LINEAR, ELECTRIC STEP Cowper Electromate Murrelektronik Portescap THK America

LINEAR, STEPPER Cowper Electromate Murrelektronik Nippon Pulse America Portescap Schneider Electric Motion USA Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PERMANENT MAGNET Bosch Rexroth Canada Moteurs Electriques Universal MICROMO Murrelektronik Nippon Pulse America Schaeffler Canada Inc. PISTON Bosch Rexroth Canada Murrelektronik Toro Hydraulic & Machinery ROTARY, BRUSHLESS Electromate Parker Hannifin Canada SERVO, AC Allied Motion Technologies Baldor Electric Company Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Davis Controls Electromate Empire Magnetics Franklin Empire Kollmorgen Lenze Americas Motion Canada Parker Hannifin Canada SEW-Eurodrive Co. Stellar Power & Control Solutions Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wittenstein Yaskawa America SERVO, AC BRUSHLESS Allied Motion Technologies Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate Empire Magnetics Kollmorgen Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Wittenstein SERVO, AC INDUCTION Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper SERVO, AC PERMANENT MAGNET Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Lenze Americas Murrelektronik Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Wittenstein SERVO, DC Baldor Electric Company Beckhoff Automation Canada Cowper Electromate MICROMO Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Portescap Servo2Go.com Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wittenstein SERVO, DC BRUSHLESS Allied Motion Technologies Cowper Curtiss-Wright, Exlar Automation Group Electromate MICROMO Murrelektronik Nippon Pulse America Parker Hannifin Canada Portescap Servo2Go.com Ltd. Wittenstein SERVO, LINEAR Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Electromate Nippon Pulse America Parker Hannifin Canada THK America Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wittenstein

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ProductListings SPINDLE Bosch Rexroth Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery STEP MOTORS Advanced Motion & Controls AutomationDirect Cowper Electromate Empire Magnetics MICROMO Nippon Pulse America Parker Hannifin Canada Portescap Schneider Electric Motion USA SDP/SI Wittenstein STEP MOTORS, GEARED Beckhoff Automation Canada Cowper Electromate Empire Magnetics Wittenstein STEP MOTORS, LINEAR Cowper MICROMO Nippon Pulse America Portescap Schneider Electric Motion USA TORQUE Allied Motion Technologies Bosch Rexroth Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery ULTRASONIC/PIEZO MICROMO

NETWORK BUS COMPONENTS CANBUS Bosch Rexroth Canada Industrial Encoder Corporation Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada CANOPEN Bosch Rexroth Canada Industrial Encoder Corporation Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada DEVICENET Bosch Rexroth Canada Electro-Sensors Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada Wittenstein ETHERCAT Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada Wittenstein ETHERNET Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Ibis Electro-Products IGUS Inc. Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada SoftPLC Corporation Teledyne DALSA Turck Chartwell Canada Wittenstein PROFIBUS Bosch Rexroth Canada IGUS Inc. Industrial Encoder Corporation Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Teledyne DALSA Turck Chartwell Canada PROTOCOL CONVERSION Schneider Electric Canada SoftPLC Corporation Turck Chartwell Canada RS-232 Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada

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RS-485 Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada Wittenstein USB IGUS Inc. Schneider Electric Canada

PULLEYS FLAT BELT BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. SDP/SI IDLER BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. J.W. Winco Canada Rosta SDP/SI ROUND BELT SDP/SI SYNCHRONOUS BELT BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. SDP/SI TOOTHED BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Cross + Morse Nordex Inc. PIC Design SDP/SI V-BELT BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Regal Beloit Canada Rosta SDP/SI

RACK & PINION ANTI-BACKLASH Nexen Group, Inc. SDP/SI Wittenstein HARDENED Bosch Rexroth Canada Nexen Group, Inc. SDP/SI Wittenstein PLAIN Nexen Group, Inc. POLYMER Nexen Group, Inc.

ROBOTICS ROBOT ARMS Cowper Schunk Intec Corp.

THK America ROBOTIC ACCESSORIES Ibis Electro-Products Industrial Magnetics Schunk Intec Corp.

THK America ROBOTS Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Yaskawa America Zaber Technologies ROBOTS, ARTICULATED ARM (6AXIS) Advanced Motion & Controls Cowper ROBOTS, SCARA (4AXIS) Cowper Electromate SOFTWARE Beckhoff Automation Canada

SENSORS ACCELERATION Kaman Precision Products Omega Environmental ANALYSIS Jumo Canada Inc. Kaman Precision Products Teledyne DALSA FLOW Allied Electronics Alpha Controls & Instrumentation EXAIR Jumo Canada Inc. Kaman Precision Products Omega Environmental Stephen Sircon Controls Turck Chartwell Canada Webtec FORCE Baumer Inc.

Kaman Precision Products Omega Environmental HALL Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Cowper Electro-Sensors Fabco-Air Magnelink LASER Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper Ibis Electro-Products Manufacturers Automation Inc. Omega Environmental Pepperl+Fuchs Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada LIGHT Cowper Ibis Electro-Products Kaman Precision Products Manufacturers Automation Inc. Skeans Engineering & Machinery Turck Chartwell Canada LINEAR Baumer Inc. Cowper Electro-Sensors Encoder Products Kaman Precision Products Manufacturers Automation Inc. Novotechnik, Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada LOAD Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Kaman Precision Products NK Technologies Omega Environmental PHOTOELECTRIC Balluff Canada Inc. Cesco Electrical Supply Connectric Systems Inc. POSITION Allied Electronics Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper Electro-Sensors Encoder Products Fabco-Air Kaman Precision Products Novotechnik, Inc. Omega Environmental Pepperl+Fuchs Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

Turck Chartwell Canada PRESSURE Allied Electronics Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Anfield Sensors Balluff Canada Inc. Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Ecotherm Inc. Jumo Canada Inc. Kaman Precision Products MP Filtri Canada Neptronic Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada technical Systems 2002 Turck Chartwell Canada Webtec Winters Instruments PROXIMITY Allied Electronics Balluff Canada Inc. Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cesco Electrical Supply Cowper Electro-Sensors Fabco-Air Ibis Electro-Products Kaman Precision Products Omega Environmental Pepperl+Fuchs Schneider Electric Canada Schunk Intec Corp.

Stephen Sircon Controls Turck Chartwell Canada ROTARY Electro-Sensors Encoder Products Kaman Precision Products Novotechnik, Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada SPEED Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cowper Electro-Sensors Encoder Products Kaman Precision Products Schneider Electric Canada Turck Chartwell Canada Webtec TEMPERATURE Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Anfield Sensors Balluff Canada Inc. Baumer Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Cesco Electrical Supply Cowper Ecotherm Inc. Electro-Sensors Elesa USA Jumo Canada Inc. Kaman Precision Products Manufacturers Automation Inc. MP Filtri Canada Omega Environmental Schneider Electric Canada technical Systems 2002 Turck Chartwell Canada Webtec Winters Instruments TORQUE Kaman Precision Products Omega Environmental technical Systems 2002 VIBRATION Electro-Sensors Kaman Precision Products Manufacturers Automation Inc. Omega Environmental VISCOSITY Kaman Precision Products VISUAL Elesa USA Kaman Precision Products

SHAFTS COLLARS Amacoil RotoPrecision Inc. SDP/SI FLEXIBLE SDP/SI RIGID SDP/SI SEALS & PACKINGS Bal Seal Engineering Daemar Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SPLINE SDP/SI THK America Toro Hydraulic & Machinery UNIVERSAL COUPLING SDP/SI Toro Hydraulic & Machinery

SOFTWARE AUTOMATION Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Cesco Electrical Supply Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada SoftPLC Corporation Teledyne DALSA CAD TO MOTION Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Parker Hannifin Canada SoftPLC Corporation Teledyne DALSA

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ProductListings DESIGN Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Festo Inc. Parker Hannifin Canada Rittal Systems Wittenstein DIAGNOSTIC Delta Computer Systems Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) AutomationDirect Bosch Rexroth Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada SoftPLC Corporation MACHINE CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada SoftPLC Corporation Teledyne DALSA MOTION & LOGIC CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada MOTION CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada Delta Computer Systems Parker Hannifin Canada Schneider Electric Canada Teledyne DALSA Wittenstein PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT Schneider Electric Canada PRODUCT LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT Bosch Rexroth Canada Schneider Electric Canada SIMULATION Delta Computer Systems Schneider Electric Canada

SPEED REDUCERS & INCREASERS CONCENTRIC Diequa Grove-Crossman Equipment Ltd. Renold Canada Rexnord Canada VL Motion Systems Inc. FRACTIONAL HP Diequa PIC Design SDP/SI VL Motion Systems Inc. HELICAL HERRINGBONE Rexnord Canada SDP/SI PARALLEL Climax Company Ltd. Cowper Diequa Moteurs Electriques Universal Renold Canada Rexnord Canada RR Canada Inc. SDP/SI SEW-Eurodrive Co. VL Motion Systems Inc. PLANETARY Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Diequa Parker Hannifin Canada Rexnord Canada RR Canada Inc. Schneider Electric Canada SDP/SI SEW-Eurodrive Co. VL Motion Systems Inc. Wittenstein RIGHT ANGLE Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Diequa Grove-Crossman Equipment Ltd. Renold Canada Rexnord Canada RR Canada Inc. SDP/SI VL Motion Systems Inc. Wittenstein SHAFT-MOUNTED Diequa Renold Canada

Rexnord Canada SDP/SI VL Motion Systems Inc. SPUR Rexnord Canada SDP/SI VL Motion Systems Inc. WORMGEAR Diequa Moteurs Electriques Universal Nordex Inc. Regal Beloit Canada Renold Canada Rexnord Canada SDP/SI SEW-Eurodrive Co. VL Motion Systems Inc. Wittenstein

VALVE COMPONENTS VALVE ACTUATORS Allied Electronics Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory DK-LOK Ontario Neptronic Omega Environmental Rotork Controls (Canada) Schunk Intec Corp.

Scott Rotary Seals Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VL Motion Systems Inc. VALVE CONTROLS Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Murrelektronik Neptronic Omega Environmental Rotork Controls (Canada) Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VALVE INDICATORS Delta Computer Systems Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VALVE MOTORS Bosch Rexroth Canada Rotork Controls (Canada) Toro Hydraulic & Machinery

VALVE TYPES BALL Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper DK-LOK Ontario MP Filtri Canada Neptronic Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery CARTRIDGE Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery CHECK Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Carr Lane Manufacturing Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper DK-LOK Ontario Ecotherm Inc. Fabco-Air Lexair MP Filtri Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery COMPENSATOR Bosch Rexroth Canada Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery COUNTER BALANCE Bosch Rexroth Canada Parker Hannifin Canada RR Canada Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. DK-LOK Ontario Fabco-Air

Humphrey Automation Inc. Waircom Lexair Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Rubberline Products Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited Webtec ELECTRO-PROPORTIONAL Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada PQ Systems Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery FLOW CONTROL Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. DK-LOK Ontario EXAIR Fabco-Air Waircom Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Scott Rotary Seals Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Webtec HYDRAULIC Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Carr Lane Manufacturing Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. Lexair MP Filtri Canada Parker Hannifin Canada RR Canada Inc. Scott Rotary Seals Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited Webtec York Hydraulics Ltd. ISOLATION Clippard Instrument Laboratory LOGIC Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MANUAL Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MODULAR Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MOTOR MOUNT Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery NEEDLE Airtrol Components Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Climax Company Ltd. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper DK-LOK Ontario Fabco-Air Waircom Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PINCH Clippard Instrument Laboratory PNEUMATIC Allied Electronics Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Carr Lane Manufacturing Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Festo Inc. Waircom Lexair

Motion Canada Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Power Beam Scott Rotary Seals Skeans Engineering & Machinery Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited York Hydraulics Ltd. PRESSURE CONTROL Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Ecotherm Inc. Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PRESSURE REDUCING Airtrol Components Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Carr Lane Manufacturing Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PRESSURE SEQUENCE Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Fabco-Air Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PROPORTIONAL Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Cross Mfg Inc. Murrelektronik Neptronic Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited RELIEF Airtrol Components Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Climax Company Ltd. Cowper DK-LOK Ontario Fabco-Air Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SERVO Bosch Rexroth Canada Cowper Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited SHUTTLE Bosch Rexroth Canada Brand Hydraulics Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Fabco-Air Lexair Murrelektronik Parker Hannifin Canada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery SOLENOID Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Cypress Sales Partnership Fabco-Air Waircom Lexair Murrelektronik Omega Environmental Parker Hannifin Canada Skeans Engineering & Machinery Toro Hydraulic & Machinery STEPPER Clippard Instrument Laboratory Cowper Omega Environmental Toro Hydraulic & Machinery

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70 SupplierListings ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL

Manufacturer 12311 Shoemaker Ave Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 USA Tel: 562-903-0200 Fax: 562-903-0208 Email: info@accuride.com Web: www.accuride.com Distributors: Allegis Corporation, Cambridge, ON; Electromate Industrial Sales, Woodbridge, ON

ACE CONTROLS INC.

Manufacturer 23435 Industrial Park Dr Farmington Hills MI 48335 USA Tel: 248-476-0213 Fax: 248-476-2470 Email: shocks@acecontrols.com Web: www.acecontros.com Distributors: Cowper, St. John, NB; Kingston, ON; London, ON; Markham, ON; Cowper Inc., Lachine, QC; Peerless Engineering Sales, Burnaby, BC; Prince George, BC; Peerless Engineering Sales Ltd., Edmonton, AB; vickers-Warnick, Mississauga, ON; VickersWarnick, Waterloo, ON; Vickers Warnick Ltd, Stoney Creek, ON

ADVANCE MOTION CONTROL

Manufacturer & Distributor 1650 Old Colchester Rd PO Box 91 Oakdale CT 06370 USA Tel: 860-859-1650 Fax: 860-887-1100 Email: sales@dhict.com Web: www.dhict.com Manufacturers Represented: Goodyear; Hartmann Controls Inc.; Hercules Seals; Hydrocraft; LDI/Vescor; Magnaloy; Nachi; PCI (Pressure Controls Inc.); Prince; Stauff

ADVANCED MOTION & CONTROLS INC.

Distributor 26 Saunders Rd Barrie ON L4N 9A8 Tel: 705-726-2260 Fax: 705-726-5829 Email: marketing@advancedmotion.com Web: www.advancedmotion.com Branches: Hubley, NS; Laval, QC; Cambridge, ON; Mississauga, ON Manufacturers Represented: Asyril; Bosch Rexroth; Dorner Conveyors; Nabtesco; Omron Adept Robots; Omron Industrial Automation; Omron Sti Safety; Oriental Motor; Patlite; Phoenix Contact; R+W Coupling; Robotique Grippers; Ross Controls; Ryson Spiral Conveyors; SMC Pneumatics; Swivellink; THK Linear Motion; Universal Robots; Worner; Zimmer Linear Clamping

ALLIED ELECTRONICS, INC. Distributor 7151 Jack Newell Blvd S Fort Worth TX 76118 USA Tel: 817-595-3500 Fax: 817-595-6444 Email: quotes@alliedelec.com Web: www.thinkallied.com Branches: Ottawa, ON

ALLIED MOTION TECHNOLOGIES INC. Manufacturer 495 Commerce Dr Amherst NY 14228 USA Tel: 716-242-7535 Email: inquiry@alliedmotion.com Web: www.alliedmotion.com

ALPHA CONTROLS & INSTRUMENTATION INC.

Distributor 6-361 Steelcase Rd W Markham ON L3R 3V8 Tel: 905-477-2133 Fax: 905-477-4219 Email: alphasales@alphacontrols.com Web: www.alphacontrols.com Branches: Ottawa, ON; Montréal, QC Manufacturers Represented: ACR Systems; Chemline Plastics; Dwyer; Fuji Electric; Greyline Instruments; R. Stahl; Setra Systems

Distributor 2100 Bridgewater Rd Aston PA 19014 USA Tel: 610-485-8300 Fax: 610-485-2357 Email: amacoil@amacoil.com Web: www.amacoil.com Manufacturers Represented: Uhing

Manufacturer 101 Zeta Dr Pittsburgh PA 15238 USA Tel: 412-963-7470 Fax: 412-963-7459 Email: sales@aerotech.com Web: www.aerotech.com Branches: Pierrefonds, QC

AIRTROL COMPONENTS

17400 W Liverty Lane New Berlin WI 53146 USA Tel: 262-786-1711 Fax: 262-753-0211 Email: airtrol@airtrolinc.com Web: www.airtrolinc.com Distributors: SNS Industrial Group, St George, ON; St. George, ON

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Distributor 3505 Hutchinson Rd Cumming GA 30040 USA Tel: 800-633-0405 Fax: 770-889-7876 Email: customersupport@automationdirect.com Web: www.automationdirect.com

BAL SEAL ENGINEERING, INC. Manufacturer 19650 Pauling Foothill Ranch CA 92610 USA Tel: 949-460-2100 Fax: 949-460-2300 Email: sales@balseal.com Web: www.balseal.com

BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY Manufacturer 5711 RS Boreham Jr St Fort Smith AR 72930 USA Tel: 479-646-4711 Fax: 479-648-5792 Web: www.baldor.com

BALLUFF CANADA INC.

AMACOIL INC.

AEROTECH, INC.

AUTOMATIONDIRECT

ANFIELD SENSORS INC.

Manufacturer 8831 Keele St Concord ON L4K 2N1 Tel: 905-303-8700 Fax: 905-303-7130 Email: sales@anfieldsensors.com Web: www.anfieldsensors.com Distributors: Engrenage Provincial, Québec, QC; MP Filtri Canada, Concord, ON; Norcan Fluid Power, Richmond, BC; PSI Fluid Power, Richmond, BC

Manufacturer 1-2840 Argentia Rd Mississauga ON L5N 8G4 Tel: 905-816-1494 Fax: 905-816-1411 Email: balluffcanada@balluff.ca Web: www.balluff.ca

BAUMER INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 4046 Mainway Dr Burlington ON L7M 4B9 Tel: 905-335-8444 Fax: 905-335-8320 Email: sales.ca@baumer.com Web: www.baumer.com/ca-en/ Manufacturers Represented: Baumer IVO GmbH & Co. KG; Baumer Thalheim GmbH & Co. KG; Hübner-Berlin; Soft-Noze

BEACH FILTER PRODUCTS, INC.

Manufacturer 555 Centennial Ave Hanover PA 17331 USA Tel: 717-698-1403 Fax: 717-698-1610 Email: sales@beachfilters.com Web: www.beachfilters.com Distributors: CDA, Toronto, ON; Wajax, Longueuil, QC

AURORA BEARING COMPANY

Manufacturer 901 Aucutt Rd Montgomery IL 60538 USA Tel: 630-859-2030 Fax: 630-859-0971 Email: customerservice@aurorabearing.com Web: www.aurorabearing.com Distributors: Rod Ends Mechanical, Mississauga, ON

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SupplierListings 71 Caledon, ON; Saskatoon, SK; Century Tools & Machinery Ltd., Mississauga, ON; DGI Supply, Edmonton, AB; Delta, BC; Cambridge, ON; Rexdale, ON; Doyle’s Supply, Winnipeg, MB; Endries Intl. Canada Inc., Cambridge, ON; Equipments Ind. Joliette, Joliette, QC; Moore Industrial Ltd., Winnipeg, MB; Thomas Skinner & Son Ltd., Calgary, AB; Richmond, BC

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION CANADA LTD. Manufacturer 7-2900 Argentia Rd Mississauga ON L5N 7X9 Tel: 289-627-1900 Fax: 289-804-0979 Email: canada@beckhoff.com Web: www.beckhoff.ca

BERENDSEN FLUID POWER

Manufacturer & Distributor 35A Ironside Cres Scarborough ON M1X 1G5 Tel: 416-335-5557 Fax: 416-335-8844 Email: info@bfpna.com Web: www.bfpna.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Delta, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dartmouth, NS; Lively, ON; London, ON; Markham, ON; Stoney Creek, ON; Timmins, ON; Laval, QC; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: Auburn Gear; Barksdale; Danfoss; Donaldson; Eaton-Vickers/Cutler-Hammer; Mico; Norgren; Olaer; Thermal Transfer

BESWICK ENGINEERING CO., INC. Manufacturer 284 Ocean Rd Greenland NH 03840-2442 USA Tel: 603-433-1188 Fax: 603-433-3313 Email: besales@beswick.com Web: www.beswick.com

BOSCH REXROTH CANADA CORP.

Manufacturer 490 Prince Charles Dr S Welland ON L3B 5X7 Tel: 905-335-5511 Fax: 905-335-4184 Email: info@boschrexroth.ca Web: www.boschrexroth.ca Branches: Edmonton, AB; Fredericton, NB; Dartmouth, NS; Burlington, ON; Longueuil, QC; Saskatoon, SK Distributors: Advanced Motion & Controls, Barrie, ON; Automation West Technologies, Surrey, BC; Avrex Canada, Boucherville, QC; The Fluid Power House, Cambridge, ON; London, ON; H.P. Hydraulics, Val-d’Or, QC; Hydraflow Pumptech, Vaughan, ON; Hydromec, Chicoutimi, QC; DolbeauMistassini, QC; Morrell Canada, Windsor, ON; Norcan Fluid Power Ltd., Calgary, AB; Leduc, AB; Red Deer, AB; Kamloops, BC; Langley, BC; Prince George, BC; Saskatoon, SK; TRC Hydraulics, Dieppe, NB; Paradise, NL; Dartmouth, NS

Company Profile:Economical, precise, safe, and energy efficient: drive and control technology from Bosch Rexroth moves machines and systems of any size. The company bundles global application experience in the market segments of Mobile Applications, Machinery Applications and Engineering, and Factory Automation to develop innovative components as well as tailored system solutions and services. Bosch Rexroth offers its customers hydraulics, electric drives and controls, and linear motion and assembly technology all from one source.

BRAND HYDRAULICS COMPANY Manufacturer 2332 South 25th St Omaha NE 68106 0069-0069 USA Tel: 402-344-4434 Fax: 402-341-5419 Email: sales@brand-hyd.com Web: www.brand-hyd.com

CESCO ELECTRICAL SUPPLY LTD.

Distributor 110-3430 Brighton Ave Burnaby BC V5A 3H4 Tel: 604-294-4604 Fax: 604-294-2905 Email: sales@cescoelectrical.com Web: www.cescoelectrical.com Manufacturers Represented: ABB; Brad; Edison; Go Switch; Hoffman; Ilsco; Mersen; MTE; N-Tron; Omron; Panduit; Red Lion; Sixnet; Weidmuller

CLIMAX COMPANY LTD.

Distributor 16883 boul Hymus Kirkland QC H9H 3L4 Tel: 514-426-2243 Fax: 514-426-7126 Email: info@climaxcompany.com Web: www.climaxcompany.com Manufacturers Represented: Alemite; Bijur Delimon International; Marsh Bellofram; Oil Rite; Parker Hannifin; Simatec; Trico; Vogel

CLIPPARD INSTRUMENT LABORATORY, INC. Manufacturer 7390 Colerain Ave Cincinnati OH 45239 USA Tel: 513-521-4261 Email: sales@clippard.com Web: www.clippard.com Distributors: Wainbee Limited, Mississauga, ON

CONNECTRIC SYSTEMS INC.

BIMBA MANUFACTURING CO.

Manufacturer 25150 S Governors Hwy University Park IL 60484 USA Tel: 708-534-8544 Fax: 708-235-2014 Email: cs@bimba.com Web: www.bimba.com Distributors: Cowper Inc, Lachine, QC; CPI Automation Ltd, Mississauga, ON; Hypower Systems, Winnipeg, MB; Skeans Eng. & Mach. Ltd, Coquitlam, BC

BISHOP-WISECARVER CORPORATION

Manufacturer 2104 Martin Way Pittsburg CA 94565 USA Tel: 925-439-8272 Fax: 925-439-5931 Email: sales@bwc.com Web: www.bwc.com Distributors: Motion Industries, Calgary, AB; Abbotsford, BC; Brandon, MB; Hartland, NB; Wabush, NL; Wabush, NL; Dartmouth, NS; Belleville, ON; Joliette, QC; Regina, SK; Ringball Corporation, Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Mississauga, ON; Dorval, QC

BRECOFLEX CO., L.L.C. Manufacturer 222 Industrial Way W Eatontown NJ 07724 USA Tel: 732-460-9500 Fax: 732-542-6725 Email: info@brecoflex.com Web: www.brecoflex.com Branches: Lindsay, ON

BROTHER INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION Manufacturer 200 Crossing Blvd Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911-0911 USA Tel: 866-523-6283 Fax: 908-575-3743 Email: gearmotors@brother.com Web: www.brothergearmotors.com

CARLO GAVAZZI INC.

Manufacturer 8-2660 Meadowvale Blvd Mississauga ON L5N 6M6 Tel: 905-542-0979 Fax: 905-542-2248 Email: gavazzi@carlogavazzi.com Web: www.gavazzionline.com

CARR LANE MANUFACTURING CO.

Manufacturer 4200 Carr Lane Ct St. Louis MO 63119 7970-7970 USA Tel: 314-647-6200 Fax: 314-647-5736 Email: info@carrlane.com Web: www.carrlane.com Distributors: Acklands Grainger, Edmonton, AB; Winnipeg, MB;

Distributor 28-207 Edgeley Blvd Concord ON L4K 4B5 Tel: 905-669-0080 Fax: 905-669-0082 Email: info@connectric.com Web: www.connectric.com Manufacturers Represented: ATC Automatic Testing & Control; Custom Connector Corporation; Datalogic; Digitec; Diversified Electronics; Edison; IDEC; IMO; KSR Kuebler; Kuebler; Marathon Special Products; Marsh Bellofram; Motrona; Sprecher + Schuh; Visolux; Wika

COWPER INC.

Distributor 677 7ième av Lachine QC H8S 3A1 Tel: 514-637-6746 Fax: 514-637-5055 Email: cowper@cowper.ca Web: www.cowper.ca Branches: Saint John, NB; Kingston, ON; London, ON; Markham, ON Manufacturers Represented: Ace; AGI; Air Logic; Airtek; Allied Witan; Anver; Ark-Plas; Balluff; Bimba; Camozzi; Canfield; Cannon; Conbraco (Apollo); Copley Controls; Deltrol; Dominion; Exair; Firestone; Flairline; Freelin-Wade; Goodyear; Hansen; Humphrey; IAI (Intelligent Actuators); INA; Kepner; Lenz; Lenze; Let-Lok; LMI Technologies; Major Electronix; Nason; New Age; Norgren; Panasonic; Renco; Rethink Robotics; Richway Industries; Sanyo Denki; Schneider Electric; Sheffer; Shimpo; Spartan; Spartan Valves; Sunx; Tolomatic; TRD; Trio Motion; Turn-Act; Vac Cubes; Vibco; Vicas; Wika; Winters; Wittenstein

CROSS MFG INC.

Manufacturer 210-11011 King St Overland Park KS 66210 USA Tel: 620-324-5525 Fax: 620-324-5737 Email: info@crossmfg.com Web: www.crossmfg.com

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DAVLEY DARMEX PRECISION LUBRICANTS

CUI INC.

DELLNER INDUSTRIAL INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor Shady Lane, Great Barr B449EU, Birmingham England, United Kingdom Tel: +44 (0) 121 360 0155 Fax: +44 (0) 121 325 1079 Email: sales@crossmorse.com Web: www.crossmorse.com Manufacturer 20050 SW 112th Ave Tualatin OR 97062 USA Tel: 503-612-2300 Fax: 503-612-2382 Email: sales@cui.com Web: www.cui.com Branches: North York, ON Distributors: BHD Instrumentation, Edmonton, AB; Drummond Equipment Co., Mississauga, ON; Durham Instruments, Pickering, ON; EB Horsman, Surrey, BC; Future Electronics, Pointe-Claire, QC; Intec Controls, Inc., Saskatoon, SK; KLA Inc., Port Coquitlam, BC; Wesco, Moncton, NB

Manufacturer & Distributor 38-7370 Bramalea Rd Mississauga ON L5S 1N6 Tel: 905-795-1150 Fax: 905-795-1151 Email: sales@davley-darmex.com Web: www.davley-darmex.com Branches: Dorval, QC Manufacturer 8334-H Arrowridge Blvd Charlotte NC 28273 USA Tel: 401-515-4657 Fax: 401-515-4542 Web: www.dellner-brakes.com

ECOTHERM INC.

Distributor 4-250 Harry Walker Pkwy Newmarket ON L3Y 7B4 Tel: 905-737-2113 Fax: 905-737-7319 Web: www.ecotherm.ca Branches: Vernon, BC; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC Manufacturers Represented: ACmax; Full Gauge; Kaori; Saginomiya

ELECTRO-SENSORS, INC.

Manufacturer 6111 Blue Circle Dr Minnetonka MN 55343 USA Tel: 952-930-0100 Fax: 952-930-0130 Email: sales@electro-sensors.com Web: www.electro-sensors.com Manufacturers Represented: KLA Inc. Distributors: Intec Controls, Inc., Saskatoon, SK

CURTISS-WRIGHT, EXLAR AUTOMATION GROUP Manufacturer 18400 W 77th St Chanhassen MN 55317 USA Tel: 952-500-6200 Fax: 952-368-4877 Email: info@curtisswright.com Web: www.exlar.com

CYCLO-INDEX - DIV. OF LEGGETT & PLATT Manufacturer 1129 W Fairview Ave Carthage MO 64836 USA Tel: 417-358-6136 Fax: 417-358-8629 Email: info@cycloindex.com Web: www.cycloindex.com

CYPRESS SALES PARTNERSHIP Distributor 2615 Wentz Ave Saskatoon SK S7K 5J1 Tel: 306-242-3333 Fax: 306-242-3373 Web: www.cypresssales.com

DELTA COMPUTER SYSTEMS, INC.

Manufacturer 1818 SE 14th St Battle Ground WA 98604 USA Tel: 360-254-8688 Fax: 360-254-5435 Email: technicalsales@deltamotion.com Web: www.deltamotion.com Distributors: Engrenage Provincial, Boucherville, QC; Québec, QC; Saguenay, QC; Val-d’Or, QC; MCS Servo, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC; PQ Systems Ltd., Burnaby, BC

DENDOFF SPRINGS LTD. Manufacturer 12045 Old Yale Rd Surrey BC V3V 3X4 Tel: 604-580-3400 Fax: 604-580-3600 Email: sales@dendoff.com Web: www.dendoff.com

DIEQUA CORPORATION

Manufacturer 180 Covington Dr Bloomingdale IL 60108 USA Tel: 630-980-1133 Fax: 630-980-1232 Web: www.diequa.com

DK-LOK ONTARIO INC. DAEMAR INC.

Distributor 861 Cranberry Crt Oakville ON L6L 6J7 Tel: 905-847-6500 Fax: 905-847-6943 Email: sales@daemarinc.com Web: www.daemar.com Branches: Edmonton, AB; Dorval, QC Manufacturers Represented: Caplugs; DMR; JM Clipper; Kalrez; Keystock; Rotor-Clip; RotorClamp; Shim Stock; Spirolox

DAVIS CONTROLS LTD.

Distributor 2200 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5R3 Tel: 905-829-2000 Fax: 905-829-2630 Email: info@daviscontrols.com Web: www.daviscontrols.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Sarnia, ON; Montréal, QC Manufacturers Represented: ABB; Acromag; Balluff; Balston; Baumer; Danfoss Drives; Gems Sensors; LS Industrial Systems; Lubrication Engineers; Lutze; Nematron; Schmersal

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Distributor 6-720 South Service Rd Stoney Creek ON L8E 5S7 Tel: 289-649-1046 Fax: 289-649-1049 Email: sales@dklokontario.com Web: www.dklokontario.com Manufacturers Represented: A-T Controls Inc.; Airmax; DK-Lok Corporation; Flex-Pression; Hydra-Zorb

DMA LTD.

Manufacturer 22 Garside Cr Brampton ON L6S 1H6 Tel: 905-459-5248 Fax: 905-459-0428 Email: rjplourde@sympatico.ca Web: www.dmautomate.ca Manufacturers Represented: Camco/Ferguson; Dixon Automatic Tool; Hermann Ultrasonics; Liester; Lutco; Mayr Corp.; Robohand; Thordon Bearings Inc.

DRIVE-LINE INC.

Distributor 23-212 Wyecroft Rd Oakville ON L6K 3T9 Tel: 905-845-4710 Fax: 905-845-3009 Email: jcarney@drivelineinc.com Web: www.drivelineinc.com

ELECTROMATE

Distributor 15-6221 Highway 7 Vaughan ON L4H 0K8 Tel: 905-850-7447 Fax: 905-850-7451 Email: sales@electromate.com Web: www.electromate.com Manufacturers Represented: Akribis Systems; AMC; Amosyn; Applied Motion Products, Inc.; Applimotion; Baumuller; Bayside Motion Group; Bell Everman; Bogen Magnetics; Computer Conversions Corp.; Delta; Dunkermotor; Dyadic Systems; EDrive Actuators; ElectroCraft; Empire Magnetics; Exor Electronic R&D; Galil Motion Control Inc.; GAM Gear; Groschopp Inc.; Harmonic Drive LLC; Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions; Ibex Engineering; Inertia Dynamics; Intelligent Actuator Inc.; ITT Torque Systems; Kollmorgen; Lin Engineering; Lintech; Macron Dynamics Inc.; Maxon Motor AG; MCG Inc.; Merkle-Korff Industries; MicroE Systems; Micron Gearheads; MTS Temposonics; Netzer Precision Motion Sensors; Nippon Pulse America; Pacific Scientific; Pittman; Posital Fraba; Quantum Devices Inc.; Rabbit Semiconductor; Renishaw; RSF Electronics Inc.; Schneeberger Linear Tecnology; Servo Tek Products Company; Shimpo Drives Inc.; SMAC Actuators; Superior Electric; Tecnotion B.V.; Thomson; Tolomatic; Wago; World Encoders

ELESA USA CORPORATION Manufacturer 1930 Case Parkway N Twinsburg OH 44087 USA Tel: 330-405-1300 Fax: 330-405-1310 Email: elesainfo@elesausa.com Web: www.elesa.com Branches: Kingston, ON

EMPIRE MAGNETICS

Manufacturer 5830 Commerce Blvd Rohnert Park CA 94928 USA Tel: 707-584-2801 Fax: 707-584-3418 Email: sales@empiremagnetics.com Web: www.empiremagnetics.com

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GRB, GESTION INDUSTRIELLE RB INC. ENCODER PRODUCTS COMPANY

Manufacturer 464276 Hwy 95 S Sagle ID 83860 USA Tel: 208-263-8541 Fax: 208-263-0541 Email: sales@encoder.com Web: www.encoder.com Distributors: Cadence Automation, Saint-Thérèse, QC; Dascan Controls, Toronto, ON; Landel Controls, Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Delta, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Shelley Industrial Automation, Delta, BC; Cambridge, ON; North York, ON; Windsor, ON

Manufacturer & Distributor 6200 boul Saint-Laurent Sainte-Catherine QC J5C 1B2 Tel: 450-632-3230 Fax: 450-632-3213 Email: sales@grbbearings.com Web: www.grbbearings.com

GROVE-CROSSMAN EQUIPMENT LTD.

Manufacturer & Distributor 11510 Goldcoast Dr Cincinnati OH 45249 1621-1621 USA Tel: 513-671-3322 Fax: 513-671-3363 Email: techelp@exair.com Web: www.exair.com

Distributor 111-4238 Lozells Ave Burnaby BC V5A 0C4 Tel: 604-421-1500 Fax: 604-421-0221 Email: nash@grovecrossman.com Web: www.grovecrossman.com Manufacturers Represented: Allied Locke; Autogard; Bonfiglioli; Brook-Crompton; Browning; Canimex; Cone Drive; Cougar; Dalton; Dayton; Doerr; Electra; Emerson; Falk; Flender; Furnace Belt; Grove Gear; Habasit; Highfield; Hilliard; Himmel; Hub City; Jason; Joyce; Koellmann; KVP; Leeson; Leroy Somer; Megga; Minarik; Morse; Motovario; Nexen; Nidec; Perske; PIC; Ram; Reeves; Reliance; Renold; Reuland; Samson; Siemens; Speed Selector; Stearns; Sterling; Twiflex; US Electric; VonRuden; WEG; Winsmith; Wire Belt

FABCO-AIR, INC.

GTC FALCON INC.

EXAIR CORPORATION

Manufacturer 3716 NE 49th Ave Gainesville FL 32609 USA Tel: 352-373-3578 Fax: 352-375-8024 Email: service@fabco-air.com Web: www.fabco-air.com Distributors: SKF

FESTO INC.

Manufacturer 5300 Explorer Dr Mississauga ON L4W 5G4 Tel: 877-463-3786 Email: festo.canada@festo.com Web: www.festo.ca Branches: Montréal, QC; Québec, QC Distributors: Aztec Electrical Supply, Concord, ON; E.B. Horsman & Son, Surrey, BC; Jacmar, Saint-Laurent, ; Pièces Industrielles Québec, Lévis, QC; Wajax Industrial Components, Lachine, QC

FRANKLIN EMPIRE INC.

Distributor 8421 ch Darnley Mont-Royal QC H4T 2B2 Tel: 514-341-3720 Fax: 514-341-3907 Web: www.feinc.com Manufacturers Represented: Siemens; Siemens-Flender

GAM ENTERPRISES, INC.

Manufacturer 901 E. Business Center Dr Mount Prospect IL 60056 USA Tel: 847-649-2500 Fax: 847-649-2501 Email: info@gamweb.com Web: www.gamweb.com Distributors: Electromate, Vaughan, ON

GLOBAL BEAR INC.

Distributor 2064 av Chartier Dorval QC H9P 1H2 Tel: 514-631-1110 Fax: 514-636-7737 Email: sales@globalbear.ca Web: www.globalbear.ca Branches: Mississauga, ON Manufacturers Represented: Ames; BECO; Centa; FK Bearings; FLURO; ISB; MTK+; NBS; NHBB & NMB; NKE;

Manufacturer 130 Industrial Park Rd Plymouth MA 02360 USA Tel: 508-746-0200 Fax: 508-746-6494 Email: sales@gtcfalcon.com Web: www.gtcfalcon.com

HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION

Manufacturer & Distributor 11-335 Admiral Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2N2 Tel: 905-670-8900 Fax: 905-670-4426 Email: marketing01@heidenhain.com Web: www.heidenhain.com

HIGGINSON EQUIPMENT INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 1175 Corporate Dr Burlington ON L7L 6R6 Tel: 905-335-2211 Fax: 905-335-8756 Email: info@higginson.ca Web: www.higginson.ca Manufacturers Represented: AAA; Aldon Railway Equip.; Burkert; Cross; Deublin Unions; Dynatect; Dynex Hydraulics; Efdyn; Fabco; Gusher Pumps; Humphrey; J.C. Ernst; Lehigh Fluid Power; Linemaster; Magnaloy; Motion Controls; Nachi; Oberdorfer Pumps; Oil-Rite; Tobul Accumulators; Winters; Zinga Filtration

HUMPHREY AUTOMATION INC. Distributor 10-570 Alden Rd Markham ON L3R 8N5 Tel: 905-479-3633 Fax: 905-479-3755 Email: humphrey@pneumation.ca Web: www.humphreyautomation.ca

HYDAC CORPORATION Manufacturer 14 Federal Rd Welland ON L3B 3P2 Tel: 905-714-9322 Fax: 905-714-4664 Email: sales@hydac.ca Web: www.hydac-na.com Branches: Edmonton, AB

I.C.T. POWER COMPANY INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 1220 Corporate Dr Burlington ON L7L 5R6 Tel: 905-631-8494 Fax: 905-631-8495 Email: sales@ictpower.com Web: www.ictpower.com Manufacturers Represented: ABB; COE; Concept; Dynex; Enerpro; Erico; Ferraz Mersen; Fuji Electric; Infineon; IR; Mallory; NWL; Phase Tronics; Powerex; Ronken; Webra

IBIS ELECTRO-PRODUCTS CORP.

Manufacturer & Distributor 2A-50 Craig St Brantford ON N3R 7J1 Tel: 519-756-4299 Fax: 519-756-3299 Email: sales@ibisep.com Web: www.ibisep.com Manufacturers Represented: Dietz Sensors; Flexa Conduits & Fittings; QPIC Interface Connectors

HERCULES SEALING PRODUCTS CANADA Manufacturer & Distributor 226 Lockhart Rd Barrie ON L4N 9G8 Tel: 705-739-6735 Fax: 705-739-6731 Email: sales@herculesca.ca Web: www.herculesca.ca Branches: Montréal, QC Manufacturers Represented: Dichtomatik; SKF

Company Profile:Hercules Sealing Products is an industry-leading supplier that can provide solutions for all your sealing needs. In addition to stocking over 40,000 items, Hercules can supply a wide range of custom moulded and machined elastomeric / plastic products for almost any application. We also offer full technical support and design assistance services. Contact one of our experienced, knowledgeable sales people or visit our interactive website at www.HerculesCA.ca

HI-TECH SEALS INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 9211 41 Ave NW Edmonton AB T6E 6R5 Tel: 780-438-6055 Fax: 780-434-5866 Email: info@hitechseals.com Web: www.hitechseals.com Branches: Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Newmarket, ON; Boucherville, QC

IGUS INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor PO Box 14349 East Providence RI 02914 USA Tel: 401-438-2200 Fax: 401-438-7270 Web: www.igus.com Branches: Concord, ON

IKO INTERNATIONAL INC.

Manufacturer 91 Walsh Dr Parsippany NJ 07054 USA Tel: 973-402-0254 Fax: 973-402-0441 Email: eco@ikonet.co.jp Web: www.ikont.com Distributors: Nachi Canada Inc., Concord, ON

INDUSTRIAL & AVIATION FILTERS

Manufacturer & Distributor PO Box 211 Main Stn Pickering ON L1V 2R4 Tel: 905-426-4452 Fax: 905-426-4453 Email: info@envirocominc.com Web: www.envirocominc.com Manufacturers Represented: Hilco (The Hilliard Corp.); Wix Filters

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74 SupplierListings KOLLMORGEN

Manufacturer 203A West Rock Rd Radford VA 24141 USA Tel: 540-633-3545 Fax: 540-639-4162 Email: support@kollmorgen.com Web: www.kollmorgen.com

INDUSTRIAL ENCODER CORPORATION

Manufacturer 22 Commerce Pl St. Catharines ON L2S 0B3 Tel: 905-984-3256 Fax: 905-984-5017 Email: info@globalencoder.ca Web: www.globalencoder.ca Distributors: Electro-5 Inc., Sherbrooke, QC; Rotalec Inc., Saint-Laurent, QC

INDUSTRIAL MAGNETICS, INC.

Manufacturer 1385 M-75 South Boyne City MI 49712 USA Tel: 231-582-3100 Fax: 231-582-9188 Email: imi@magnetics.com Web: www.magnetics.com Distributors: Applied Industrial Tech. ; BDI Canada ; Canadian Bearings ; Motion Industries

J.W. WINCO CANADA, INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 2199 Dunwin Dr Mississauga ON L5L 1X2 Tel: 262-786-8227 Fax: 262-786-8524 Email: sales@jwwinco.ca Web: www.jwwinco.com Manufacturers Represented: Andreas Maier GmbH & Co. KG (AMF); Blickle Rader+Rollen GmbH & Co. KG; Elesa S.p.A.; Gamm Srl; Misati, S.L.; Otto Ganter GmbH & Co. KG; S&W Manufacturing Company, Inc. Distributors: Can-Cope Sales Limited, Mississauga, ON; Casterland, Winnipeg, MB; Century Tools & Machinery Ltd., Mississauga, ON; Sky Industrial Supplies Inc., Windsor, ON

JOHN CRANE CANADA INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 423 Green Rd Stoney Creek ON L8E 3A1 Tel: 905-662-6191 Fax: 905-662-1564 Email: canada@johncrane.com Web: www.johncrane.com Branches: Edmonton, AB; Dartmouth, NS; Sarnia, ON; St Laurent, QC

JUMO CANADA INC.

Manufacturer 1-4055 Sladeview Cr Mississauga ON L5L 5Y1 Tel: 905-608-9669 Fax: 905-608-9779 Email: info.ca@jumo.net Web: www.jumo.ca

KAMAN PRECISION PRODUCTS Manufacturer 217 Smith St Middletown CT 06457 USA Tel: 860-632-1000 Fax: 860-502-1281 Email: measuring@kaman.com Web: www.kamansensors.com

KOYO CANADA INC.

Manufacturer 3800A Laird Rd Unit 4-5 Burlington ON L7L 0B2 Tel: 800-263-5162 Email: koyocanada@jtekt.com Web: www.jtekt-na.com

LA SOCIETE WAIRCOM INC. - WAIRCOM CORPORATION INC. Manufacturer 1-209 rue York Granby QC J2G 2B9 Tel: 450-378-4441 Fax: 450-378-0332 Email: reach@waircom.com Web: www.waircom.com

LEE SPRING COMPANY

Manufacturer & Distributor 140 58th St Unit 3C Brooklyn NY 11220 USA Tel: 888-777-4647 Email: sales@leespring.com Web: www.leespring.com

LENZE AMERICAS

LUBRICATION ENGINEERS OF CANADA LTD.

Distributor 2200 Bristol Cir Oakville ON L6H 5R3 Tel: 905-829-3833 Fax: 905-829-2630 Email: info@lubeng.com Web: www.lubeng.com Manufacturers Represented: Bijur Delimon; Lubrication Engineers; Macnaught

MAGNELINK, INC.

Manufacturer 1060 NE 25th Ave Unit C Hillsboro OR 97124 USA Tel: 503-844-6620 Fax: 503-844-6621 Email: sales@magnelinkinc.com Web: www.magnelinkinc.com

MAIN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS INC Manufacturer & Distributor 3181 Tri-Park Dr Grand Blanc MI 48439 USA Tel: 800-521-7918 Fax: 810-953-1385 Email: info@mainmfg.com Web: www.mainmfg.com

MANUFACTURERS AUTOMATION INC.

Manufacturer 630 Douglas St Uxbridge MA 05169 USA Tel: 508-278-9100 Email: info.us@lenze.com Web: www.lenze.com Distributors: Armature Electric Limited, Burnaby, BC; Automatisation Jacmar, Inc., Anjou, QC; Electram Rotary Equipment, Ltd., Edmonton, AB; MEP Drives, Oakville, ON; RAE Industrial Electronics, Dartmouth, NS; RG Speed Control Devices, Woodbridge, ON; Skye Automation, Inc., Stirling, ON; Technomotion, Inc., Brossard, QC

Distributor 1600 King St N St Jacobs ON N0B 2N0 Tel: 519-664-3300 Fax: 519-664-1600 Email: sales@manuauto.com Web: www.manuauto.com Manufacturers Represented: Balluff Canada Inc.; Carlo Gavazzi Automation Components; DinSpace; IMO Precision Controls Ltd. Canada; Moxa Technologies Inc.; Oncam; Pilz; Sprecher + Schuh; Weidmuller

LES CÂBLES MULTI CONTRÔLE DU QUÉBEC INC.

Manufacturer 154 Hobart St Hackensack NJ 07601 USA Tel: 201-343-8983 Fax: 201-343-2132 Email: main@masterbond.com Web: www.masterbond.com

Manufacturer & Distributor 175 71e Av Laval QC H7V 2R6 Tel: 450-688-8494 Fax: 450-681-7525 Email: cablesmulticontrole@videotron.ca Manufacturers Represented: Cablecraft; Quadrastat

LES MOTEURS ELECTRIQUES UNIVERSAL - DIV. DE 125081 CANADA INC.

Distributor 2310 rue Guenette Saint-Laurent QC H4R 2H2 Tel: 514-748-0260 Fax: 514-748-0261 Web: www.uemmtl.ca Manufacturers Represented: Century; Omnidrive; U.S. Motors

LEXAIR INC.

Manufacturer 2025 Mercer Rd Lexington KY 40511 USA Tel: 859-255-5001 Fax: 859-255-6656 Email: jjennings@lexairinc.com Web: www.lexairinc.com Distributors: Can-Act Cylinders & Controls, Delta, BC; Integrated Pneumatics Ltd., Saint John, NB; Pneumatic Industrial Equip., Mississauga, ON; Pneutech Industrial Equipment, Kitimat, BC; Pneutech Ltd., Lachine, QC; Montréal, QC; Sempress Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON; Universal Air Hydraulic Ltd., Nisku, AB

MASTER BOND INC.

MICROMO

Manufacturer & Distributor 14881 Evergreen Ave Clearwater FL 33762-3008 USA Tel: 800-807-9166 Web: www.micromo.com Manufacturers Represented: Faulhaber; Faulhaber Minimotor; Faulhaber Precistep; Micro-Drives; MPS; Piezo Motor

MIDWEST MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 1000 Industries Circle Howard Lake MN 55349 USA Tel: 320-490-7060, Ext 205 Fax: 480-247-4096 Email: sales@midwestmotion.com Web: www.midwestmotion.com

LINEMASTER SWITCH CORP. KHK USA INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 259 Elm Place Mineola NY 11501 USA Tel: 516-248-3850 Fax: 516-248-4385 Email: info@khkgears.us Web: www.khkgears.us

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Manufacturer 29 Plaine Hill Rd Woodstock CT 06281 0238-0238 USA Tel: 860-974-1000 Fax: 860-974-0691 Email: sales@linemaster.com Web: www.linemaster.com Distributors: Higginson Equipment Sales, Burlington, ON; Rics Equipment & Supplies, Sussex, NB; Taylor Products Inc., St. Laurent, QC; Tri-Pyramid Industrial, Abbotsford, BC

MOTION CANADA

Distributor 8985 Fraserwood Crt Burnaby BC V5J 5E8 Tel: 604-433-6711 Fax: 604-433-4762 Email: mimarketing@motionindustries.com Web: www.motionindustries.com Manufacturers Represented: Boston Gear; Emerson Motors; INA/FAG; NSK; SKF; Sumitomo; THK; Warner Electric

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SupplierListings 75 MP FILTRI CANADA INC.

Manufacturer 8831 Keele St Vaughan ON L4K 2N1 Tel: 905-303-1369 Fax: 905-303-7256 Email: sales@mpfiltricanada.com Web: www.mpfiltricanada.com Distributors: Norcan Fluid Power ; Pennecon Systems ; PSI Fluid Power

MURRELEKTRONIK INC. Manufacturer 1535 Myerside Dr Unit 7-8 Mississauga ON L5T 1M9 Tel: 905-362-2211 Fax: 905-362-2101 Email: info@murr.ca Web: www.murr.ca Branches: Brossard, QC

NOOK INDUSTRIES, INC.

PARKER-HELAC

NORDEX INC.

PBC LINEAR

Manufacturer 4950 E 49th St Cleveland OH 44125 USA Tel: 216-271-7900 Fax: 216-271-7020 Email: info@nookindustries.com Web: www.nookindustries.com Manufacturer 426 Federal Rd Brookfield CT 06804 USA Tel: 203-775-4877 Fax: 203-775-6552 Email: info@nordex.com Web: www.nordex.com

NOVOTECHNIK, INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 155 Northboro Rd Southborough MA 01772 USA Tel: 508-485-2244 Fax: 508-485-2430 Email: info@novotechnik.com Web: www.novotechnik.com Distributors: A-Tech Instruments, Scarborough, ON

NURASEAL CO. LTD. MYOSTAT MOTION CONTROL INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 21-17817 Leslie St Newmarket ON L3Y 8C6 Tel: 905-836-4441 Email: info@myostat.ca Web: www.myostat.ca Manufacturers Represented: Hephast Seiki; Loadstar; Macron Dynamics; Muscle Corp.; Reliance Precision; Suruga Seiki; Tamagawa Seiki; THK

NEPTRONIC

Manufacturer 400 boul Lebeau Saint-Laurent QC H4N 1R6 Tel: 514-333-1433 Fax: 514-333-3163 Web: www.neptronic.com

NEXEN GROUP, INC.

Manufacturer 560 Oak Grove Pkwy Vadnais Heights MN 55127 USA Tel: 651-484-5900 Fax: 651-286-1099 Email: info@nexengroup.com Web: www.nexengroup.com Distributors: Allen Bearing & Tech Ltd. ; Applied Industrial Tech ; BDI Canada Inc. ; Bearing & Transmission Ltd. ; Cadence Automatisation ; Coastal Brgs - Div. of Can Brg ; Crossman Automation ; Elkon Inc. ; Gordon Russell Limited ; GrossCrossman Equipment Ltd ; J/E Bearing and Machine Ltd. ; Kaman Ind. Tech. Corp. ; Motion Industries ; PBN Newfoundland ; Purvis Industries ; R G Speed Control Devices ; Rotalec Canada ; Shelly Automation Inc. ; SNS Automation Products ; Solutions Industrielles/AL ; Sunsource ; Toronto Bearings and Belting Ltd. ; Transbearco Limited ; Wajax Industrial Components

Manufacturer & Distributor 37-7370 Bramalea Rd Mississauga ON L5S 1N6 Tel: 905-795-8380 Fax: 905-795-8381 Email: sales@nuraseal.com Web: www.nuraseal.com Manufacturers Represented: Bal Seal Engineering Inc.; Filton Limited; Freudenberg NOK

OETIKER INC.

Manufacturer 6317 Euclid St Marlette MI 48453 USA Tel: 989-635-3621 Fax: 989-635-2157 Email: info.us.marlette@oetiker.com Web: www.oetiker.com Branches: Alliston, ON Distributors: Acklands Grainger ; BDI Canada, Inc. ; DeeTag Ltd.

OIL-RITE CORPPORATION

Manufacturer 4325 Clipper Dr Manitowoc WI 54221 1207-1207 USA Tel: 920-682-6173 Fax: 920-682-7699 Email: sales@oilrite.com Web: www.oilrite.com Distributors: Higginson Equipment Sales, Burlington, ON; Howard Marten, Pickering, ON; Labelle Lube, Sainte-Rose, QC

OMEGA ENVIRONMENTAL Manufacturer 976 rue Bergar Laval QC H7L 5A1 Tel: 514-856-6928 Fax: 514-856-6886 Email: generalinfo@omega.ca Web: www.omega.ca

NK TECHNOLOGIES

Manufacturer 3511 Charter Park Dr San Jose CA 95136 USA Tel: 408-871-7510 Fax: 408-871-7515 Email: sales@nktechnologies.com Web: www.nktechnologies.com

Manufacturer & Distributor 6402 E Rockton Rd Roscoe IL 61073 USA Tel: 815-389-5600 Email: marketing@pbclinear.com Web: www.pbclinear.com Branches: Vancouver, BC; Guelph, ON; Toronto, ON Distributors: Applied Industrial Tech, Billings, MT; Kalispell, MT; Commercial Solutions, Edmonton, AB; Constant Motion Tech Inc., De Winton, AB; Interstate Bearing, Bismarck, ND; Kaman Industrial Technologies Ltd., Sparwood, BC; Motion Industries, Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Lethbridge, AB; Brandon, MB; Winnipeg, MB; Billings, MT; Bismark, ND; Regina, SK; Saskatoon, SK; Ringball Corporation, Edmonton, AB; Winnipeg, MB; US Bearings & Drives, Billings, MT; Helena, MT; Bismarck, ND

PEPPERL+FUCHS INC.

Manufacturer 1600 Enterprise Parkway Twinsburg OH 44087 USA Tel: 330-486-0001 Fax: 330-425-4607 Email: fa-info@us.pepperl-fuchs.com Web: www.pepperl-fuchs.us

PIC DESIGN - DIV. OF THE ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC.

Manufacturer 86 Benson Rd Middlebury CT 06762 1004-1004 USA Tel: 203-758-8272 Fax: 203-758-8271 Email: info@pic-design.com Web: www.pic-design.com Distributors: Digican Motion Control, Kirkland, QC; Electromate Ind. Sales, Woodbridge, ON; Motion Industries, Ottawa, ON; Lachine, QC; St. Jean, QC

PORTESCAP

Manufacturer 110 Westtown Rd West Chester PA 19382 USA Tel: 610-235-5499 Fax: 610-696-4598 Email: sales.america@portescap.com Web: www.portescap.com Distributors: ElectroMag, St Thomas, ON; Granby, QC; Montréal, QC; Sherbrooke, QC; Redmond, WA

POWER BEAM INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 7454 Spears Rd Elora ON N0B 1S0 Tel: 519-846-5835 Fax: 519-846-5322 Email: mail@powerbeam.ca Web: www.powerbeam.ca Manufacturers Represented: Asco; Chieftek Precision; Edco USA; Numatics

PQ SYSTEMS LTD.

NIPPON PULSE AMERICA, INC.

Manufacturer 4 Corporate Dr Radford VA 24141 USA Tel: 540-633-1677 Fax: 540-633-1674 Email: info@nipponpulse.com Web: www.nipponpulse.com Distributors: Electromate, Vaughan, ON

Manufacturer 225 Battersby Ave Enumclaw WA 98022 USA Tel: 360-825-1601 Fax: 360-825-1603 Email: actuators@helac.com Web: www.helac.com

PARKER HANNIFIN CANADA

Manufacturer 160 Chisholm Dr Milton ON L9T 3G9 Tel: 905-693-3000 Fax: 905-876-0788 Email: pcdmktg@parker.com Web: www.parker.com/canada Branches: Calgary, AB; Grimsby, ON; Pointe-Claire, QC Distributors: www.parker.com/canada/wheretobuy

Distributor A2-5279 Still Creek Ave Burnaby BC V5C 5V1 Tel: 604-299-0022 Fax: 604-299-8453 Email: info@pqsystemsltd.com Web: www.pqsystemsltd.com Manufacturers Represented: Delta Computer Systems; Exlar; Hydac; Hydraforce; Macron Dynamics; Moog Inc.; MTS Sensors; Ross Controls; Tolomatic; TR Electronic

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76 SupplierListings RINGBALL CORPORATION

QTC METRIC GEARS - A DESIGNATRONICS CO. Distributor 250 Duffy Ave Hicksville NY 11801 USA Tel: 516-437-6700 Email: qtcsupport@qtcgears.com Web: www.qtcgears.com Manufacturers Represented: KHK; Kohara Gear Distributors: EMT Canada, North Vancouver, BC; Etobicoke, ON; Kanata, ON; Kirkland, QC

QUALITY BEARINGS & COMPONENTS Distributor 250 Duffy Ave Hicksville NY 11801 USA Tel: 516-616-0436 Fax: 516-616-0443 Email: qbcsupport@qbcbearings.com Web: www.qbcbearings.com

Manufacturer & Distributor 2160 Meadowpine Blvd Mississauga ON L5N 6H6 Tel: 905-826-1100 Fax: 905-826-9691 Email: toronto@ringball.com Web: www.ringball.com Branches: Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dorval, QC Manufacturers Represented: BWC; Carter; Danaher; Fersa; GMN; Hepco; IKO; KBC; Magris; Nilos-ring; RBC; RBL; Rollon; SBC; Thomson; Tollok; Winkel

RITTAL SYSTEMS LTD.

Manufacturer 6485 Ordan Dr Mississauga ON L5T 1X2 Tel: 905-795-0777 Fax: 905-795-9548 Email: marketing@rittal.ca Web: www.rittal.ca Branches: Calgary, AB; Richmond, BC; Saint-Laurent, QC

ROSTA INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 7-394 Highway 47 Goodwood ON L0C 1A0 Tel: 905-642-6996 Fax: 905-642-6006 Email: info.ca@rosta.com Web: www.rosta.com Manufacturers Represented: Venanzetti Vibrazioni; Vibrachoc/Paulstra

ROTATOR PRODUCTS LIMITED

RAM INDUSTRIES INC.

Manufacturer 33 York Rd E Yorkton SK S3N 3Z4 Tel: 306-786-2677 Fax: 306-786-2651 Email: estimating@ramindustries.com Web: www.ramindustries.com

REGAL BELOIT CANADA

Manufacturer & Distributor 320 Superior Blvd Mississauga ON L5T 2N7 Tel: 905-670-4770 Fax: 905-670-4378 Email: canadasales@regalbeloit.com Web: www.regalbeloit.ca Branches: Edmonton, AB; Langley, BC; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Moncton, NB; Hanover, ON; Candiac, QC Manufacturers Represented: Fasco; GE Commercial by Regal Beloit; Genteq; Leeson Electric; Lovato; Morrill; Steams

Distributor 8-101 Innovation Dr Woodbridge ON L4H 0S3 Tel: 905-856-2653 Fax: 905-856-3407 Web: www.rotatorproducts.com

ROTORK CONTROLS (CANADA) LTD. Manufacturer 4-2850 Argentia Rd Mississauga ON L5N 8G4 Tel: 905-363-0313 Fax: 905-363-0320 Web: www.rotork.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Sarnia, ON

RR CANADA INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 15-51B Caldari Rd Vaughan ON L4K 4G3 Tel: 905-761-0762 Fax: 905-761-9265 Email: paugurusa@rrcanadainc.com Web: www.rrcanadainc.com Manufacturers Represented: Cobo - Div. MT; Galperti Tech s.r.l.; Reggiana Riduttori s.r.l.; Safim

RUBBERLINE PRODUCTS LTD.

Distributor 81 Bleams Rd Kitchener ON N2C 2G2 Tel: 519-894-0400 Fax: 519-894-3602 Email: sales@rubberline.ca Web: www.rubberline.com Branches: Brantford, ON; Cambridge, ON; Guelph, ON; Mississauga, ON Manufacturers Represented: Alemite; Allied Witan; American Biltrite; Colder; Colson; Compactair; Crouzet; Darcor; Deltrol; Dixon; Eaton; Enidine; Flexco; Freelin-Wade; Garlock; Gates; Habasit; Humphrey; Kuriyama; Loctile; Norgren; Nycoil; Pneumadyne; Reelcraft; Sheffer; Tapco; Thermoid; Vibco; Vicas; Winters

RYCO HYDRAULICS INC.

ROTOPRECISION INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 304 Watline Ave Mississauga ON L4Z 1P4 Tel: 905-712-3800 Fax: 905-712-3805 Email: applsupport@rotoprecision.ca Web: www.rotoprecision.ca Branches: Coquitlam, BC; Dorval, QC Manufacturers Represented: Alinabal Motion Transfer Devices; Anderton (Cirteq) International Ltd.; Motovario Corporation; NB Corporation; Nordex Inc.; Onvio LLC; Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.; The Smalley Steel Ring Company; Strongbar (UK) Ltd.; WIB Bearings

Manufacturer 1616 Greens Rd Houston TX 77032 USA Tel: 281-821-4100 Fax: 281-821-4300 Email: sales@ryco.us Web: www.ryco.com.au Branches: London, ON Distributors: Red L. Distributors, Edmonton, AB; UMi Solutions, Guelph, ON

RENISHAW CANADA LIMITED

Manufacturer 2196 Dunwin Dr Mississauga ON L5L 1C7 Tel: 905-828-0104 Fax: 905-828-5519 Web: www.renishaw.com Distributors: Cadence Automation, St Therese, QC; Proax Technologies, London, ON; Oakville, ON

SCHAEFFLER CANADA INC.

Distributor 101-1375 North Service Rd E Oakville ON L6H 1A7 Tel: 905-829-2750 Fax: 905-829-2763 Email: sales@schaeffler.com Web: www.schaeffler.com Branches: Leduc, AB; Saint-Laurent, QC

RENOLD CANADA

Manufacturer 622 rue De Hull LaSalle QC H8R 1V9 Tel: 800-265-9970 Email: enquiry@renold.com Web: www.renold.com

REXNORD CANADA LTD.

Manufacturer 81 Maybrook Dr Scarborough ON M1V 3Z2 Tel: 416-297-6868 Fax: 416-297-6873 Email: robert.ramsden@rexnord.com Web: www.rexnord.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Montréal, QC

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ROTOR CLIP COMPANY, INC. Manufacturer 187 Davidson Ave Somerset NJ 08873 USA Tel: 732-469-7333 Fax: 732-469-7898 Email: sales@rotorclip.com Web: www.rotorclip.com

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CANADA

Manufacturer 5985 McLaughlin Rd Mississauga ON L5R 1B8 Tel: 905-366-3999 Fax: 859-334-9915 Email: canadian.pss@schneider-electric.com Web: www.schneider-electric.com

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SupplierListings 77 SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MOTION USA

Manufacturer 370 Main St N Marlborough CT 06447 USA Tel: 860-295-6102 Fax: 860-295-6107 Email: info@imshome.com Web: www.motion.schneider-electric.com Distributors: Baldor Motion Industries, Oakville, ON; Digican Motion Control, Kirkland, QC; The Drive Systems, Inc., Mississauga, ON

SKEANS ENGINEERING & MACHINERY LTD.

Distributor 1900 Brigantine Dr Coquitlam BC V3K 7B5 Tel: 604-777-4247 Fax: 604-777-1900 Email: skeans@skeans.com Web: www.skeans.com Branches: Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Saskatoon, SK; Prince George, BC Manufacturers Represented: Bimba; Colder; Enidine; Galland Henning Nopak; Gardner Denver; Hansen; Horner; Legris; Leuze; Mac Valves; Mattei; Murr; PHD Cylinders; Piab; Tolomatic; Transair; TRD; Wilkerson

SKF CANADA LIMITED SCHUNK INTEC CORP.

Manufacturer & Distributor 3-370 Britannia Rd E Mississauga ON L4Z 1X9 Tel: 905-712-2200 Fax: 905-712-2210 Email: info@ca.schunk.com Web: www.schunk.com Manufacturers Represented: Schunk GmbH

SCOTT ROTARY SEALS

Manufacturer 301 Franklin St Olean NY 14760 USA Tel: 716-376-0708 Fax: 716-372-1777 Email: sales@scottrotaryseals.com Web: www.scottrotaryseals.com

Manufacturer 40 Executive Crt Scarborough ON M1S 4N4 Tel: 416-299-1220 Email: marketing@skf.ca Web: www.skf.ca Branches: Montréal, QC

SOFTPLC CORPORATION

Manufacturer 25603 Red Brangus Spicewood TX 78669 USA Tel: 512-264-8390 Fax: 512-264-8399 Email: info@softplc.com Web: www.softplc.com Distributors: Rotalec, St. Laurent, QC; Rotalec - Atlantic, Moncton, NB; Rotalec - Central, Brantford, ON; Rotalec - Pacific, Vancouver, BC

SPIROL INDUSTRIES LTD. SDP/SI - STOCK DRIVE PRODUCTS/STERLING INSTRUMENT - A DESIGNATRONICS CO. Manufacturer & Distributor 250 Duffy Ave Hicksville NY 11801 USA Tel: 516-328-3300 Fax: 516-326-8827 Email: sdp-sisupport@sdp-si.com Web: www.sdp-si.com Manufacturers Represented: Fenner; Gates Distributors: EMT Canada, North Vancouver, BC; Etobicoke, ON; Kanata, ON; Kirkland, QC

SEPAC

Manufacturer 1580 Lake St Elmira WA 14901 USA Tel: 607-732-2030 Fax: 607-732-0273 Email: info@sepac.com Web: www.sepac.com

SERVO2GO.COM LTD.

Distributor 583 - 4023 Kennett-Pike Greenville DE 19807 USA Tel: 877-378-0240 Email: sales@servo2go.com Web: www.servo2go.com Manufacturers Represented: Advanced Motion Controls; Applied Motion Products; Delta Electronics; Dyadic Systems; ElectroCraft; Exor Electronic; Galil Motion Control; GAM Gear; Inertia Dynamics; MCG Inc.; Nippon Pulse America; Pittman Motors; Quantum Devices Inc.; Servo Tek Tachometer Generators; Shimpo

SEW-EURODRIVE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. Manufacturer 210 Walker Dr Bramalea ON L6T 3W1 Tel: 905-791-1553 Fax: 905-791-2999 Email: marketing@sew-eurodrive.ca Web: www.sewcan.ca Branches: Delta, BC; Lasalle, QC

Manufacturer & Distributor 3103 St. Etienne Blvd Windsor ON N8W 5B1 Tel: 519-974-3334 Fax: 519-974-6550 Email: info-ca@spirol.com Web: www.spirol.com

STEPHEN SIRCON CONTROLS LTD. Manufacturer & Distributor 36-5359 Timberlea Blvd Mississauga ON L4W 4N5 Tel: 905-238-9505 Fax: 905-238-8380 Email: info@sirconcontrols.com Web: www.sirconcontrols.com

TAYLOR DEVICES INC.

Manufacturer 90 Taylor Dr North Tonawanda NY 14120-0748 USA Tel: 716-694-0800 Fax: 716-695-6015 Email: taylordevi@aol.com Web: www.taylordevices.com Distributors: Teratec Inc., Oakville, ON

TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 2002 INC.

Distributor PO Box 650 Waterdown ON L0R 2H0 Tel: 905-575-1941 Fax: 905-575-0386 Email: sales@technical-sys.com Web: www.technical-sys.com Manufacturers Represented: AccuMac; AEMC Instruments; Amprobe; Beta Calibrators; Compwest USA; Fastest Inc.; Fluke; Geo Calibration; Kaymont; KIMO Instruments; Martel Electronics; Measurement Technologies; NK Technologies; ProComSol; Rotronic; Simpson Electric; Tegam, Inc.; Vaisala

TECOM INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 205 St. David St Lindsay ON K9V 5K7 Tel: 705-878-3650 Fax: 705-878-5019 Email: sales@tecombearings.com Web: www.tecombearings.com Manufacturers Represented: C.R. s.r.l.

TELEDYNE DALSA

Manufacturer 605 McMurray Rd Waterloo ON N2V 2E9 Tel: 519-886-6000 Fax: 519-886-8023 Email: sales.americas@teledynedalsa.com Web: www.teledynedalsa.com Branches: St. Laurent, QC

STARCYL CYLINDERS INC.

Manufacturer 2340 rue Michelin Laval QC H7L 5C3 Tel: 450-688-0505 Fax: 514-221-3789 Email: sales@starcyl.com Web: www.starcyl.com Distributors: Air & Hydraulic Supplies Inc., Scarborough, ON; APS - Automation Product Supply, Stratford, ON; Automated Controls and Motion Inc., Kitchener, ON; CFM Air Equipment, Calgary, AB; Winnipeg, MB; Diotte’s Hydraulics, Ottawa, ON; Hydraflow-Pump Tech Hydraulics, Vaughan, ON; Hydraulic Technical Services, Edmonton, AB; Innovative Control Solutions, Markham, ON; Saint-Laurent, QC; IPEC Industrial Controls Inc., Concord, ON; LSI Supply, Leamington, ON; Peerless Engineering Sales, Burnaby, BC; Prince George, BC; Perfetto Manufacturing Ltd., Sudbury, ON

THK AMERICA, INC.

Manufacturer 200 East Commerce Dr Schaumburg IL 60173 USA Tel: 847-310-1111 Fax: 847-310-1271 Email: chicago@thk.com Web: www.thk.com Branches: Mississauga, ON

STAUFF CANADA LTD.

Manufacturer & Distributor 866 Milner Ave Scarborough ON M1B 5N7 Tel: 416-282-4608 Fax: 416-282-3039 Email: sales@stauffcanada.com Web: www.stauff.com

STELLAR POWER & CONTROL SOLUTIONS Distributor 110-1515 Broadway St Port Coquitlam BC V3C 6M2 Tel: 604-945-5112 Fax: 604-945-5225 Email: gfollett@stellarpower.ca Web: www.stellarpower.ca Manufacturers Represented: Eaton; MTE; Teco Westinghouse; Yaskawa

TIMKEN CANADA

Manufacturer 100-5955 Airport Rd Mississauga ON L4V 1R9 Tel: 905-694-4900 Fax: 905-694-9619 Web: www.timken.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Moncton, NB; Toronto, ON; Montréal, QC; Québec, QC Distributors: Across Canada

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TOLOMATIC, INC.

Manufacturer 3800 County Road 116 Hamel MN 55340 USA Tel: 763-478-8000 Fax: 763-478-8080 Email: help@tolomatic.com Web: www.tolomatic.com Distributors: Cowper Inc., Kingston, ON; London, ON; Markham, ON; Lachine, QC; Electromate, Vaughan, ON; MCS Servo, Saint-Bruno-de-Montarville, QC; PQ Systems Ltd., Burnaby, BC; PTM Industries Inc., Downsview, ON; Skeans Engineering, Calgary, AB

TORO HYDRAULIC & MACHINERY INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 15-1415 Bonhill Rd Mississauga ON L5T 1R2 Tel: 905-565-8887 Fax: 905-565-5788 Web: www.torohyd.com Manufacturers Represented: Yuken (Japan) Distributor 23-131 Whitmore Rd Woodbridge ON L4L 6E4 Tel: 289-371-0222 Fax: 289-371-0223 Email: sales@trilliumcontrols.com Web: www.trilliumcontrols.com Manufacturers Represented: Activa Fans; Micron Power Supplies; Moujen Switches; NDH Motor Controls; Sprecher & Schutl; Teco Westinghouse Manufacturer & Distributor 140 Duffield Dr Markham ON L6G 1B5 Tel: 905-513-7100 Fax: 905-513-7101 Web: www.chartwell.ca Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; London, ON; Waterloo, ON; Montréal, QC Manufacturers Represented: Comat Releco; Curtis Industries; Datalogic; Grace Engineered Products Inc.; Hilscher; Kuebler; Turck

VELMEX, INC.

Manufacturer 7550 State Route 5 & 20 Bloomfield NY 14469 USA Tel: 585-657-6151 Fax: 585-657-6153 Email: info@velmex.com Web: www.velmex.com

WAGO CORPORATION

Manufacturer & Distributor N120 W19129 Freistadt Rd PO Box 1015 Germantown WI 53022 USA Tel: 800-346-7245 Fax: 262-255-3232 Email: info.us@wago.com Web: www.wago.us Distributors: www.wago.us/wago/contact-where-to-buy/ where-to-buy-canada

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Distributor 23-212 Wyecroft Rd Oakville ON L6K 3T9 Tel: 905-842-0244 Fax: 905-845-3009 Email: jcarney@vlmotion.com Web: www.vlmotion.com Manufacturers Represented: Bauer; Bernard; Bonfiglioli; Kendrion Binder; Mastergear; RBL; Temporiti; Trumbull

Distributor 5789 Coopers Ave Mississauga ON L4Z 3S6 Tel: 905-568-1700 Fax: 905-568-0083 Email: marketing@wainbee.com Web: www.wainbee.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Campbell River, BC; Duncan, BC; Prince George, BC; Surrey, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dartmouth, NS; Kitchener, ON; Chicoutimi, QC; Pointe-Claire, QC; Québec, QC; Sept-Îles, QC; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: AKG; Barksdale Controls; Bucher Hydraulics; Chicago Pneumatic; Clippard Minimatic; Codian Robotics; Cooper Power Tools; crosscontrol; Desoutter; Eaton; Enfield Technology; Euroma; Exlar; Fluidsentry; GAST; Gefran; Haskel; Hypneumat; Ingersoll Rand; Joyce; JUN-AIR; Linde Hydraulics; Parker Hannifin; Pullmaster, Lantec; Robohand; Scanreco; Schmalz; SEW EuroDrive; Titan; Wago

WEBTEC

Manufacturer 1290 E Waterford Ave Milwaukee WI 53235 USA Tel: 414-769-6400 Fax: 414-769-6591 Email: sales-us@webtec.com Web: www.webtec.com

WINTERS INSTRUMENTS Manufacturer 121 Railside Rd Toronto ON M3A 1B2 Tel: 416-444-2345 Fax: 416-444-8979 Email: sales@winters.com Web: www.winters.com Branches: Calgary, AB

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WITTENSTEIN INC.

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YASKAWA AMERICA, INC. - DRIVES & MOTION DIVISION 2121 Norman Dr S Waukegan IL 60085 USA Tel: 847-887-7000 Fax: 847-887-7310 Email: marcom@yaskawa.com Web: www.yaskawa.com Branches: Pointe-Claire, QC

YORK HYDRAULICS LTD.

Distributor 3-8481 Keele St Concord ON L4K 1Z7 Tel: 905-738-1750 Fax: 905-738-9828 Email: yorkhydraulics@rogers.ca Web: www.yorkhydraulics.ca Manufacturers Represented: Aro Fluid Products; Aurora Air Products; Bucher Hydraulics; BVA Hydraulics; Control Line Equipment; Fabco Air Inc.; Hanna Cylinders; Interface Devices Inc.; L & W Hydromatic; Mindman Pneumatics; MP Filtri; Quincy Ortman Cylinders

ZABER TECHNOLOGIES INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 2-605 West Kent Ave N Vancouver BC V6P 6T7 Tel: 604-569-3780 Fax: 604-648-8033 Email: contact@zaber.com Web: www.zaber.com

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