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IN THE NEWS

8 Cimcorp acquires Grimsby’s RMT Robotics

8 EBA Engineering acquired

8 Siemens to build Ontario’s first turbine blade factory

8 Largest fuel cell generator deployed

10 Canadian Dept. of National Defence awards UAV contract

10 Eaton charging

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6 EditorialViewpoint

Fiduciary Conundrum

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t used to be that engineers and other similar employees with fiduciary duties to their employers and clients were in a pickle if they were planning to strike out on their own or leave to work for a competitor. On the one hand, they have a duty to their employer not to unfairly compete using information or contacts gleaned from their employment.

At the same time, they have a duty to their clients to inform them that they will no longer be available through that employer. These conflicting duties can land professionals, like engineers, into legal trouble if they are suspected of soliciting clients—a situation that can easily occur if clients make the move with the engineer to the new company.

However, a recent civil suit ruling in the Ontario Superior Court has brought some clarity to the issue. The ruling comes from a civil case brought against two former employees (Robert Whyte and Bill Dainty) of small engineering firm Aquafor Beech Ltd. In 2003, Whyte and Dainty quit Aquafor to start their own engineering firm, Calder Engineering Ltd., and a number of Aquafor’s clients made the jump, as well.

All seemed well and good except that, two years later, Aquafor sued its former employees, demanding up to $3.2-million in damages. The company accused the partners of poaching clients while they secretly set up their new business.

According to McCarthy Tétrault attorney Sarit Batner, Whyte and Dainty’s legal council, the May 2010 ruling in their favour overturned conventional legal wisdom regarding how or even if employees with fiduciary duties— including engineers, lawyers, accountants, etc—could inform clients of their departure.

“I argued that it is a professional’s obligation to call clients and say, ‘I’m leaving. This is where I’m going. You’re welcome to come with me or stay and I’ll transition your work to the other good people here,’” Batner explains. “The court agreed with us.”

For any engineers thinking of starting their own company, Batner says there are some common sense dos and don’ts. First and foremost, she says the language engineers use to inform clients of their departure should be as neutral as possible, so as limit accusations of soliciting during those conversations.

“The easiest remedy is to have somebody from the company in on the call,” Batner says. “Otherwise, it is a good idea to take notes or have a planned script to say so you aren’t winging it and accidentally say the wrong thing.”

In addition, while professionals can generally advertise their new business, they can’t directly solicit clients of the former employer even after they leave that employer, for a reasonable amount of time.

Lastly, she says that while it’s perfectly acceptable to go through all the actions necessary to set up a new business (lease office space, buy furniture, hire support staff) and keep such activity secret from a present employer, being open for business while still working for that employer is out of bounds.

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8 DesignNews Up Front

Cimcorp acquires Grimsby’s RMT Robotics Grimsby, Ont.-based RMT Robotics, a Canada-based manufacturer and integrator of robotic material handling systems, was acquired by Finland-based Cimcorp Oy, a supplier of automated material handling and picking solutions. RMT Robotics will continue trading under its current name as a subsidiary of Cimcorp Oy, retaining existing management and staff. Doug Pickard, who has acquired a 20% interest in Cimcorp Oy, will continue to serve as president of RMT Robotics and joins Cimcorp’s board of directors.

The estimated proforma revenue of the group for this year is approximately EUR 50 million (CAD 70 million) as per the date of the closing. The combined total number of employees is over 200, with the majority working in design, development and systems as well as project engineering.

The Canadian personnel represent 25% of the total figure. www.rmtrobotics.com www.cimcorp.com

EBA Engineering acquired California-based Tetra Tech, Inc. has acquired EBA Engineering Consultants, Ltd. (EBA), a privately-held scientific and engineering services firm with more than 600 employees and 10 offices. Headquartered in Edmonton, EBA provides natural science, engineering and arctic engineering services to the mining, energy and infrastructure sectors. EBA generated approximately US$100 million in revenue over the past 12 months. Added to its acquisition of Wardrop Engineering last year, Tetra Tech now has about 1,800 employees in Canada. www.tetratech.com

Siemens to build Ontario’s first turbine blade factory

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iemens announced it will supply up to 600 MW of its wind turbines to Samsung C&T and independent wind and transmission operator, Pattern Energy, to serve the Ontario renewables market. To supply Samsung and Pattern Energy’s demand, Siemens Canada will build Ontario’s first wind turbine blade factory. Bill Smith, senior VP of Energy for Siemens Canada, said the plant will be located in Southwestern Ontario, and will begin operations in late 2011. Initially, the facility will produce a minimum of 350 turbine blades per year but will be sized to ramp up production depending on market demand. Its primary product will be 101meter rotor blades for the company’s popular 2.3-MW turbines.

Siemens has been working with Samsung C&T, and its development partner Pattern Energy, on this first phase of development under Ontario’s FIT program where Samsung has committed to develop 2,000 MW of wind power over the next six years. Siemens will supply wind turbines at selected projects in southern Ontario. The implementation of this agreement will create up to 300 jobs connected to the new blade manufacturing facility and up to an additional 600 construction and indirect service jobs over its term.

So far, Siemens has installed a total of 130 2.3-MW-rated wind turbines at Kruger Energy’s 101.2-MW Port Alma wind farm and TransAlta’s 197.8-MW Wolfe Island wind farm in Ontario, and is supplying an additional 152 units of its 2.3-MW wind turbines to four recently announced projects. By the end of 2011, the company estimates installed capacity will total 550 MW. www.siemens.com

Largest fuel cell generator deployed The world’s largest hydrogen fuel cell made its way from Burnaby, B.C., to Eastlake, Ohio for a five year trial run in August.

Named the CLEARgen, the fuel cell system is based on Ballard Power Systems’ proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology and is capable of generating up to one megawatt of power. A deal between Ballard and Ohio’s FirstEnergy Generation Corp will allow the U.S. utility to activate the fuel cell generator during periods of peak demand.

In addition to utilities, the fuel cell can also provide clean energy to remote communities in Canada and around the world. It’s also capable of running off by-product hydrogen from chemical plants to generate clean electricity for sale to the power grid.

Ballard fuel cells are also powering zero-emission bus fleets, providing backup power solutions to cell phone companies in Canada and around the world and powering fleets of forklift trucks at major distribution centres. www.ballard.com

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Canadian Dept. of National Defence awards UAV contract Prioria Robotics Inc, a Gainesville, Fla.based engineering company, has been awarded a $2.8 million contract for the ISTAR MUAV (intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance miniature unmanned aerial vehicle) program. Under the contract, Prioria will supply the Canadian Department of National Defence (DND) and Canadian Forces with five of its Maveric unmanned aircraft system (UAS) for ground support to aid Canada’s Operation Athena in Afghanistan. www.prioria.com

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Based on the Japanese i-Car platform, Mitsubishi’s four-passenger electric car with zero tailpipe emissions, the i-MiEV (Mitsubishi Innovative Electric Vehicle), left on a 28 day coast-to-coast tour beginning at Signal Hill, in St John’s Newfoundland.

It then covered approximately 7,500 kilometres across Canada and arrived in Vancouver, B.C. at the annual Electric Vehicle 2010 Conference and Trade Show in mid-September.

Eaton’s quick charging system enabled the i-Miev vehicle to recharge during one of the daily events before it continued on to the next activity. The tour visited towns and major cities across Canada offering consumers the opportunity to experience the i-MiEV first hand. Stops during the Clean Across Canada Tour included visits to Mitsubishi dealerships, electrical utilities and select Eaton locations across Canada.

“This tour displays the efficiency and capability of plug-in vehicles and how quick charging stations like Eaton’s can be used to extend the range of electric vehicles and reduce driver’s range anxiety.” www.eaton.com

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12 DesignNews Canadian company comes to Gulf’s aid

Up Front Dassault Systemes’ profits double in 2Q French software company Dassault Systemes net profit in the second quarter of 2010 almost doubled, rising to EUR48.6 million from EUR25.6 million a year earlier. Revenue over the same period reached EUR385.6 million from EUR310.9 million.

In addition, the company said it is raising its 2010 targets to reflect recent acquisitions, currency fluctuations and the better-thanexpected second quarter. Excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, the company said it now expects revenue growth between 22% and 25% in the second half. The company targets 2010 non-IFRS revenue growth of about 16% to 18% at constant currencies. It also expects non-IFRS earnings per share of about EUR2.25 to EUR2.35, an increase from the previous target of EUR2.19 to EUR2.28. www.3ds.com

Calgary-based CCS Corporation, an environmental solutions company with operations in Canada and the U.S., has been deployed to assist with oil spill recovery efforts along the Louisiana Coast. The company’s ConSep System separates oil from water through a series of process tanks and separation technologies, leaving the water suitable for return to the Gulf.

The proprietary technology includes a centrifuge system manufactured by Ocean Therapy Solutions (OTS) and promoted by Kevin Costner.

“By combining the centrifuge with our proprietary systems and extensive operating experience, we have been approved for deployment with the oil spill recovery efforts,” said Phil Vogel, president of CCS Corporation U.S. “We have been operating this technology for over 10 years, and we believe with our technology and expertise we can assist with the recovery efforts along the coast.”

BP has agreed to deploy 32 OTS units, all of which will be operated by CCS personnel, in partnership with OTS. The company has already deployed seven of its own units to assist with the recovery effort, and is also deploying other equipment which will aid in the de-oiling of impacted waters such as backwashable water polishing filters. www.ccscorporation.ca

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Beyond Autoparts Industrial Design consultation program helps Ontario automotive OEM supplier evolve and grow business.

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s the Chatham / Kent region of southern Ontario emerges from the economic downturn, many local manufacturers are facing a big challenge and a big opportunity—unused capacity.

On the upside, these manufacturers are highly skilled and practiced at addressing the rigorous demands of their customers (primarily OEM part and assembly suppliers to tier-one automotive manufacturers). On the downside, there is less automotive production and so, even if they have retained their valued customer base, it is risky to depend on this sector alone for future business. It is time for these companies to look beyond their core business and to ask the burning question: What else can we make?

This is precisely the type of challenge that Ontario’s Design Advisory Service (DAS - designed and operated by DIAC, the Design Industry Advisory Committee), has been created to address. The DAS is supported by the National Research Council’s Industrial Research Assistance Program (IRAP) and is now in its second year of assisting SMEs (Small-to-Medium-sized Enterprises) to use design to innovate strategically.

Nu-Co Plastics, a small manufacturer located in the picturesque town of Blenheim, Ontario, was an early recipient of DAS insights. Nu-Co is a plastic moulding plant focused on supplying auto sector parts produced using technically challenging resins. The company was purchased in 2005 by Rob Van Alphen. a former dentist and lecturer in dentistry who switched careers because of eyesight problems. Van Alphen had no previous experience with plastic moulding prior to purchasing the company, but, over the past five years, he has demonstrated an ability to solve tricky problems that other manufacturers have declined to take on.

Proven Track Record Van Alphen’s penchant for innovation is reflected in his tooling solution for a translucent, injection-moulded brake fluid reservoir used in trucks. He redesigned the tooling so that the mounting and connection features of the reservoir could be rotated in the tooling, allowing purpose-built parts for a variety of specific makes and models to be produced from one configurable cavity. This cost-effective solution allows Nu-Co to provide parts for many truck makers from the same tool.

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fasteners for industry. The system attaches insulating shielding to piping so that it can be manufactured using injection moulded plastic parts. Van Alphen re-designed the parts for plastic moulding, then built and debugged the tools.

Nu-Co also has a unique capability that sets the company apart from other small manufacturers in the region: it operates a custom-built low-pressure urethane foam moulding line. The line was created for a client who invested in its development so that Nu-Co could apply sound-dampening material to a specific part. This part is not run on a continuous basis, so downtime represents a significant opportunity to serve other purposes.

Nu-Co Plastics president Rob Van Alphen demonstrating the company’s custom-built urethane foam moulding line.

At this point in time, Van Alphen recognizes that the company needs to think about diversifying. Nu-Co currently has just ten employees, but the dedicated and efficient staff includes highly experienced machine operators and material handlers.

“Our business is pretty stable” he says “and we managed to weather the storm, but we know it is risky to have all our eggs in one basket.” www.design-engineering.com

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16 IndustrialDesign Changing Course Prior to DAS input, his approach to innovation was largely focused on “me too” product ideas. These were parts that the company could make better or faster with its existing equipment and know-how, but not ideas that would provide a sustainable source of competitive advantage since most were essentially commodity parts that could be produced as easily, more cheaply and in higher volumes, off shore.

An example of Nu-Co’s urethane over-moulding technology.

The DAS opportunity was brought to Van Alphen by his IRAP Industrial Technology Advisor (ITA), Millan Yeung, and a project was initiated in October, 2009. In an introductory meeting with the DAS team, Van Alphen had the opportunity to discuss new projects he was contemplating and to demonstrate the capabilities of his moulding plant.

The DAS team then conducted a Design Audit for Nu-Co, exploring the strengths and challenges of the company in the context of the current economic and competitive environment and identifying opportunities to apply design strategically. The design audit formed the basis for a design brief for Nu-Co and a one-week strategic design project. Van Alphen was then introduced to Scott Grant, ACIDO, an accredited industrial designer and principal in the firm designforce who is highly experienced in plastic injection-moulding processes.

Grant met with Van Alphen, toured the plant and spent one week of consulting time researching potential opportunities for Nu-Co and developing a design report discussing target markets and products areas that would be a good fit with Nu-Co’s resources and expertise. Rather than rely on commodity products with high volumes and low margins, Grant recommended targeting lower-volume markets with more sophisticated and innovative products offering both higher margins and the potential to create intellectual property, thereby offering security by occupying market niches that face less direct competition.

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specific market sector, Van Alphen would gain control over his company’s future and transition Nu-Co from being a supplier to Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to becoming an Original Brand Manufacturer (OBM).

“One of the clear strategies that came out of our research,” says Grant, “is that niche market products, carefully targeted at specific aspects of the medical and dental industries, could incorporate parts made using Nu-Co’s urethane over-moulding technology.” Given Van Alphen’s previous healthcare practitioner background and current technical strengths, developing designs for these markets would seem a natural fit.”

Design Diagnostic The application of industrial design methodology to make something better, smaller, less costly or more aesthetically pleasing is always tempting. Decoupled from strategic intent, the traditional approach to design sees its tactical application as a way for manufacturers (domestically and internationally) to develop and offer new products, frequently without much research and often with only modest results.

The DAS process recommends a more strategic approach: to leapfrog over existing products in a specific market category and to use disruptive design to rethink the category and introduce radical rather than incremental innovation. This is the process that Canada, and particularly Ontario as the country’s manufacturing base, should adopt to establish competitive advantage in the volatile manufacturing sector worldwide.

Design is a game changer, but only if the creative problemsolving abilities of designers are applied at a higher level rather than used as a superficial add-on to existing products.

In Nu-Co’s case, the design diagnostic involved an analysis of the company’s unique capabilities in injection moulding and problem solving relative to the competitor market and pointed towards target markets with the best potential for this particular manufacturer. The process led Van Alphen to focus his future business strategy on a product area that is a good fit with his scientific background, the skills of his production team and the resources of his plant.

Now that he has been through the DAS process and reviewed the final report and recommendations, Van Alphen recognizes that this strategic approach to design is radically different.

“Before, I would have come up with an idea and gone straight to making a part,” admits Van Alphen. Having worked with the DAS team and built a good relationship with Grant, he realizes that he was missing the critical first step: early-stage strategic design research.

“It seems so obvious, once you have been told. It’s good to stop and look at the bigger picture. It is a whole new mindset” he says. “The way we look at things has definitely changed due to this process.”

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Arlene Gould is the strategic director for the Design Industry Advisory Committee (DIAC) and the Association of Chartered Industrial Designers of Ontario (ACIDO). www.design-engineering.com

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Fluid Power Proportional Valve Driver Mississauga’s Lynch Fluid Controls Inc. launched the latest version of its Digital Display Proportional Valve Driver (DDPDX), which features an expanded digital display and is compatible with all makes of proportional valves.

The driver comes in six different forms, including single solenoid mount with PG9 cable gland or a DIN43650 cable connector with an IP 65 rating; single or double NEMA 4X enclosure with clear lid; and single or double DIN rail mount open PCB. The operating voltage ranges from 9 to 36 VDC and command input can be set from 0 to 5V, 0 to 10V, 4 to 20mA for a single and dual solenoid system. In addition, the dual drivers can be set to -10V to +10V. Current output ranges can be set from 0.20 to 3.00A and ramp time ranges from 0 to 99.5 seconds.

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Bosch Rexroth Canada introduced its next generation HNC100-3X Motion Controller, a freely programmable, bus-capable NC control for electromechanical and electrohydraulic drives.

Controlling up to four electrohydraulic axes, the HNC100 offers true axis synchronization and open- and closedloop control algorithms specifically tailored to the special characteristics of hydraulics. It also offers up to eleven freely configurable digital I/Os. The HNC100-3x can communicate with higher-level controls via Profibus-DP, INTERBUS-S, INTERBUS-S with fiber optic cable and CANopen fieldbuses. The HNC100 is also available with SERCOS interface. www.boschrexroth.ca

Foundry Gripper DE-STA-CO released its Vulcan Series High Temperature Gripper for foundry and casting applications. With certain options, the gripper can operate in temperatures up to 450°C (842ºF). The gripper comes in three sizes, with holding capacities from 91 Nm (67.12 ft-lbs) to 414 Nm (305.35 ft-lbs). Each can be used for both angular and parallel motion applications. The gripper is tested to withstand 5 million cycles under difficult work conditions.

Vulcan’s base model has a hard-coat treated body with an optional fireproof Kevlar boot that protects the gripper from carbon, dust and metal debris. www.destaco.com

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20 IdeaGenerator Sensors Photoelectric Sensors Carlo Gavazzi launched a series of slim-profile photoelectric sensors for pedestrian and industrial door applications. Measuring 11.5mm wide by 11.5mm deep, the PD70 has a sensing range of 12m (approximately 40 feet). The color coded sensors (red for emitter, green for receiver) come prewired with 5m of cable, or with the convenience of a M8 quick-connect plug.

The PD70 is UL 325 approved, and designed to be in compliance with all relevant European and North American door standards, and carries CE and cURus marks. www.GavazziOnline.com

Laser Sensor Baumer has added the OADM 250 laser distance sensor, which is based on time of flight technology and covers an operating distance of 0.2m to 4 m – even on black objects. Due to a special calibration, the measurement is independent of the object color and surface properties. The repeat accuracy (+/- 5 mm), linearity (+/ 20 mm) and short measuring repetition rate of 10 ms allow mea-

surements on moving objects.

The sensor’s integrated standard alarm output reports if the sensor cannot interpret the received signal due to too heavy soiling.

In addition, the sensor features a metal housing, washable glass pane and protection class IP 67. www.baumer.com

Data Acquisition Linkbus Monitoring System AMETEK Process Instruments, working with Fieldbus Inc., has added a Fieldbus Foundation interface to its LINKBUS Remote Instrument Monitoring System (LINKBUS RIMS), which provides users of AMETEK process analyzers and instruments with 24/7 plant wide access to AMETEK process instruments. The LINKBUS RIMS provides access to analyzer information and trend data that allows maintenance personnel to make the most efficient use of limited resources and to determine process problems versus analyzer inaccuracy faster. In addition, the elimination of routine maintenance visits allows operators to focus their attention where it is needed most. www.ametekpi.com

USB Acquisition Box Dewetron introduced the DEWE-50USB2-8, a USB data acquisition box that incorporates plug-in signal conditioning modules for low and high voltages, strain, pressure, acceleration, sound, temperature and force. The DAQP-HV high voltage module, for example, has selectable input ranges from ±20V to ±1400V (AC or DC), has a bandwidth

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can also be specified. Wetted material choices range from economical aluminum heads and EPDM diaphragms to solid glassfilled PTFE heads and PTFE diaphragms, which offer higher resistance to corrosion and chemicals. www.knfprocess.com

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Pumps Vacuum Pumps KNF introduced its N860 Series diaphragm vacuum pumps that feature a patented structured diaphragm promoting optimized pneumatic performance and long service life, the company says. The pumps also feature multi-port valves to tolerate condensation without damage and have leak rates as low as 6 x 10-3 mbar L/s, deep vacuum potential of 2 mbar and flows as high as 110 L/min. The pumps can be equipped with standard AC motors or explosion-proof AC versions for compliance with Class 1, Division 1, Groups C & D hazardous locations. Single- or doubled-headed pump options

Power Supply TDK-Lambda has extended its LZSA series of industrial power supplies to include a new 48V at 1500W model. The power supply has a wide operating temperature range, compliance with MIL-STD-810E standards for shock and vibration and the ability to operate in explosive gas atmospheres. The product is available with a nominal output of 12V at 1000W, 24V at 500W, 1000W or 1500W, and 48V at 1500W. In addition, they feature user-adjustment ranges of 10 to 15.75-volts, 18 to 29.4-volts and 36 to 56-volts respectively. With integral fan-cooling they provide full-rated output power from -40°C to +60°C, derating linearly to 60% load at 71°C ambient. The LZSA series accept a wide input range from 85 to 265VAC, 47 to 440Hz and can operate with a DC input of from 100 to 400VDC. http://us.tdk-lambda.com

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DC/DC Converter Montreal-based Aimtec has added the AM30E-Z series, a line of 30 watt DC/ DC converters with wide (2:1) input range that pack 15W/psi in a 2-inch x 1-inch package. The series offers input/ output isolation of 1600VDC to protect against transient voltage surges. Single and dual outputs include 3.3, 5, 5.1, 12 and 15VDC and feature a load regulation

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Scouting out the situation Aeryon ‘Scout’ aerial unmanned surveillance units gain worldwide attention

By Treena Hein

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he Scout is targeted at the backpack of every soldier and the trunk of every police car, but the number of uses is really endless,” says Dave Kroetsch, president of Waterloo, Ontario-based Aeryon Labs. “We knew that in today’s fast-paced world, access to high quality aerial intelligence would continue to become more and more critical, so we wanted to create a portable and easy-to-use tool, able to be quickly assembled and capable of autonomous map-based navigation through a touch-screen interface.”

The Scout, developed by Waterloo’s Aeryon Labs, can perform unattended aerial recon missions.

In a military context, one or more Scouts can be used to keep watch over a camp perimeter, fly reconnoitre missions or help survey disaster damage. Civilian applications include everything from inspecting archaeological sites and taking air samples to finding lost hikers and taking crime scene photos.

In 2007, Kroetsch and other company engineers (who’d previously worked together at high-tech giants like Research in Motion, VideoLocus and PixStream) started Aeryon Labs.

To develop the Scout, the team first examined hobby-grade technologies, but these quickly proved inadequate.

“We then started from the ground up, building every piece of the Scout – from the camera to the software – to the highest specifications,” notes Kroetsch. “So, while it may appear at a quick glance to have a hobby platform, it’s a wholly professional tool with several independent computer systems, industrial-grade parts and vertical take-off and landing.”

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tem takes care of the rest, Kroetsch explains. “During the mission, if you want to investigate off the pre-planned flight path, you can direct the Scout simply by clicking on the map. ” The system can also be used for real-time map generation.

And sensing technology payloads such as a high-resolution digital video camera, thermal imager and microphones can be swapped within seconds. The digital network is encrypted and data can be streamed to the command center or to wireless devices such as smart phones.

“The operator can also set up no-fly zones and maximum flight ranges,” says Kroetsch. “We quote a range of between 1 to 3 km, depending on the antennae location and obstacles that might be between them.”

Automated pre-flight checks and self-calibration notify the user of damaged parts or low battery levels. In addition, the unit’s intelligent fault-handling allows it to react as directed (to situations such as communications loss or winds exceeding pre-set thresholds) by flying home, landing instantly or going into hover-and-wait mode.

Designing a craft that could capture high quality images in a wide range of operating conditions was one of the biggest engineering challenges, says Kroetsch. “We created the lightweight camera and the 2-axis computer-controlled gimbal which keeps it stabilized as it looks to the side or directly down to the ground,” he notes. “Things that fly always vibrate and to make pictures and video look good, we ended up building a suspension system similar to that of radio studio microphones.”

With only four moving parts – the four electric motors driving the propellers – the Scout is extremely quiet. The entire system fits into a small case and is snapped together.

“The tool-less assembly is key, not only for quick deployment and packing up, but for easy repair or replacement of damaged parts,” says Kroetsch. “It took a lot of work to develop a system that would allow the legs, battery and camera to snap together and also disassemble during a crash without breaking.”

Keeping the total weight to 2.5 pounds also involved “a lot of hard work,” says Kroetsch. “We wanted a machine that was easy to manufacture, lightweight and rugged - often competing goals. Rugged items are typically thick-walled and heavy – and the heavier something is, the less time it will fly.” Lightweight glass and carbon fibre plastics were the answer.

Although the team has found answers to basic design questions, exciting challenges still lie ahead. “We receive requests every day for uses we’ve never thought of,” says Kroetsch. DE www.aeryon.com www.design-engineering.com

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Buyers’ Guide Contents 26 Motion Control News

N.A. robot sales jump 40% in 2010 IFPE 2011 to co-locate with CCEFP meeting • Safety-over-EtherCAT becomes international standard • Parker Boost Unit simplifies hydrostatic transmissions • •

30 Bottoms Up

Automated product recovery system saves pharma packagers time and money

33 Sustainable Design

Beckhoff helps Toronto’s Fifth Light Technology deliver intelligent lighting

35 Motion Control Product Showcase

Motion control / power transmission product news

38 Automation Italia

Italian automation firm makes custom control solutions tailored for SMEs

40 Motion Control Product Index 42 Product Listings 55 Supplier Listings

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26 MotionControl: News N.A. robot sales jump 40% in 2010 North American-based robotics companies saw orders jump 40% in units in the first half of 2010, according to figures released by Robotic Industries Association (RIA), the industry’s trade group.

power research—one of only 15 such research centers in the United States.

IFPE 2011 will be held March 22-26, 2011 at the Las Vegas Convention Center and is the leading international exposition and technical conference dedicated to the integration of fluid power with other technologies for power transmission and motion control applications.

“The participation of CCEFP offers IFPE attendees a higher level of information sharing than ever before with direct access to some of the ‘best and the brightest’ minds involved in hydraulic and pneumatic technology research,” stated IFPE show director Melissa Magestro. www.ifpe.com

Safety-over-EtherCAT becomes international standard

A total of 6,316 robots valued at $411.4 million were ordered

by North American companies through June, a rise of 40% in units and 48% in dollars over the same period in 2009.

When orders to companies outside of North America are included, the increases are even larger, up 54% in units and 62% in dollars.

“In North America, the biggest gains came in orders by non-automotive companies, where units rose 51%,” said Jeffrey A. Burnstein, president of RIA. “This is a very positive sign for our industry as it continues to expand into a widerange of industries such as semiconductor, electronics & photonics, food & beverage, plastics & rubber, consumer goods and life sciences. Each of these market segments posted substantial gains in the first half of 2010, while automotive orders also grew 30%.”

Burnstein noted that comparisons to 2009 look especially strong since last year’s numbers were down significantly due to the recession. Among leading robot applications, arc welding showed a 52% gain in units, followed closely by material handling, up 51%.

RIA estimates that some 198,000 robots are now at work in U.S. factories, placing the United States second to Japan in overall robot use. More than one million robots are now being used worldwide.

EtherCAT Technology Group announced that, together with the IEC 67184-3 specification, the Safety-over-EtherCAT (FSoE) Protocol has been accepted by the 27 national IEC committees. This standard defines the fundamental requirements of a communication system in terms of safety relevant data transmission. In order to do so, it also defines potential errors whose occurrences have to be assumed and describes possible recognition and corrective measures.

Introduced by the EtherCAT Technology Group, the Safetyover-EtherCAT protocol was specified for the transmission of safety relevant data and is used to send input information of safety sensors to a safety logic controller. It’s designed for applications requiring up to the Safety Integrity Level SIL3 according to IEC 61508. Safety communication and standard communication use a single bus system.

Usage of Safety-over-EtherCAT, however, is not limited to EtherCAT. Employing the “black channel”-approach ensures that safety quality is independent of the communication channel: EtherCAT, Ethernet, other fieldbus systems, underlying sub-bus-systems and wireless communication links are allowed.

This is confirmed by the certification of the notifying body TÜV SÜD and is used in practice: Safety-over-EtherCAT data containers are routed via standard controllers and gateways to neighboring systems where they are interpreted in a safe manner – thus one safety domain can successfully span the entire installation.

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IFPE 2011 to co-locate with CCEFP meeting

New format for PTDA Canadian Conference draws a crowd

The Association of Equipment Manufacturers announced that the Center for Compact and Efficient Fluid Power’s (CCEFP) Annual Meeting will co-locate with IFPE 2011.

CCEFP will also present research papers at the 52nd National Conference on Fluid Power (NCFP) being held at the show.

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In June, nearly 200 of the power transmission/motion control industry’s top executives gathered in Montreal, Québec for the Power Transmission Distributors Association’s (PTDA) Canadian Conference. Attracted by an all-new format, attendees met with new and potential partners and gained insights on the trends shaping the industry. www.design-engineering.com

28 MotionControl: News Held at the Marriott Montréal Château Champlain, the conference helped attendees discuss some of the most pressing issues of the day. For example, eight of the industry top executives tackled inventory management, the distributor’s role in creating value and training and educating your salesforce in an Industry Panel on Distribution Channel Efficiencies. In addition, corporate planner Ryan Garrah gave participants a framework for creating innovation in their own companies.

Pierre Marc Johnson, former premier of Québec, updated the group on his perspectives as chief negotiator of the Québec Government of Canada for European Union (EU) free trade negotiations. With Canada’s exports into the EU valued at nearly CAD$30 billion and imports at CAD$45 billion, the EU is a major trading partner for Canada.

Founded in 1960, the Power Transmission Distributors Association (PTDA) is the leading association for the industrial power transmission/motion control (PT/MC) distribution channel. A U.S.-based trade association, PTDA represents 185 power transmission/motion control distribution firms that generate more than $10 billion in sales and span 3,500 locations in North America and 11 other countries. PTDA members also include 181 manufacturers that supply the PT/MC industry. www.ptda.org/CanadianConference

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Maple Systems Expands Allen-Bradley & Siemens Support Maple Systems has expanded its PLC support to more fully integrate its HMIs with controllers from Allen Bradley and Siemens, an expansion made possible by capabilities in the latest release of the company’s EZware.

Among the enhancements is the ability to utilize tags with Allen-Bradley controllers in such a way that they can be named with descriptive text the programmer chooses rather than having

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tag names based on PLC memory addresses.

Also added into the new software are 26 new communication drivers.

Included is a protocol for the new Siemens S7-1200 PLC, bringing the total of supported protocols to 170. The upgrade also includes 67 other operational enhancements that expand the capabilities of the HMI. www.maplesystems.com

Parker Boost Unit simplifies hydrostatic transmissions Parker Hannifin Corporation announced that its BLA Boost Unit simplifies the building of closed or semi-closed hydrostatic transmissions by replacing the conventional charge pump and corresponding valves in many applications including fan, propeller, generator and pump drives.

In a closed circuit hydrostatic transmission, a charge pump is typically included with the main pump to provide make-up fluid to replace pump and motor volumetric losses. The charge pump also maintains pump inlet pressure to avoid cavitation.

Parker’s BLA Boost Unit replaces the charge pump in many applications where the maximum-to-minimum pump flow ratio does not exceed 2:1; system pressure changes gradually; and the line length between the pump and BLA Boost Unit is relatively short.

When fluid flows from the motor outlet through the BLA Boost Unit to the pump inlet, the increased fluid velocity between the boost unit nozzle and injector creates a lowpressure zone, causing additional fluid to be drawn from the tank into the main circuit. Also, because pressure increases after the injector, the pump can be operated at speeds higher than the self-priming speed.

Thus, “boost pressure” increases with flow.

An additional bleed-off nozzle, meanwhile, diverts approximately 10% of the main flow through a cartridge filter before being directed to the tank.

Parker offers two BLA Boost Unit models: the BLA 4 is available in four sizes with a maximum recommended flow of 10, 16, 26 and 42 gal/min while the BLA 6 is available in 66, 92 and 105 gal/min sizes. www.PHpump.com

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Bottoms

UP Automated product recovery system saves pharma packagers time and money

By Sarah Sookman

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lan Shuhaibar’s engineering career began twenty years ago when he showed up at the McGill University Admissions Office. Hoping to be accepted into the Mechanical Engineering program, his only proof of graduation from high school was a dot-matrix print-out of his grades. Shuhaibar and his family had left their native Kuwait on July 26, on what was literally the last flight out of the country; Iraq invaded on August 2, 1990.

“They were very understanding,” Shuhaibar says of McGill, smiling at the recollection. Prior to leaving Kuwait, his transcripts had been translated from Arabic to English, but its presentation was, at best, unofficial. “I could have done it myself at home,” he jokes. Nevertheless, McGill granted him a conditional acceptance and Shuhaibar received his high school diploma – from a war-torn Kuwait – a year later.

As a young engineer in the workforce, Shuhaibar had a keen interest in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in its use of packaging systems. He noticed that the product re-packaging process was both time-consuming and costly, yet there were no modern solutions to help pharmaceutical contract packagers. “Packaging systems specifically for pharma and nutraceuticals is a small and highly-specialized market,” he says. Intrigued by the opportunities in this niche, Shuhaibar thought he might start his own business one day. “I thought May/June | 2010

maybe I would start in my forties, after my MBA.” But it happened a little sooner than planned.

At the age of 30, Shuhaibar was half-way through his MBA program when his employer consolidated its plants and laid off its employees. So in 2002, he founded BellatRx Inc., named for the star Bellatrix in the Orion constellation. Today, his company boasts a line of packaging machinery for the pharmaceutical, nutritional, food and personal care industries: systems for product handling, recovery, inspection, and fi lling and verification, to name a few. His machines are used by the some of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Most of his 25 employees work at the head office in PointeClaire (Montreal), Quebec, while his support staff are located in Puerto Rico, North Carolina, Mexico and Texas – areas where he has installations.

Opportunity for recovery Despite the well-defined and controlled processes in pharmaceutical manufacturing, mistakes happen, and they can be very costly. “If a batch of 100,000 units has the wrong lot code, the manufacturer or contract packager must recover and repackage that product,” explains Shuhaibar.

Generic drug manufacturers must also deal with their own product recovery issues. Typically, these manufacturers fi ll their warehouses with the generic product, anticipating the expiration of a brand-name drug’s patent and the FDA’s www.design-engineering.com

MotionControl: DesignApplications 31 approval to produce and ship it. A modification to the package’s artwork could prompt the manufacturer to recover the inventory and repackage it. More often, however, the FDA issues last minute changes that affect the product’s label; for example, it could require a larger font size for certain warnings or new warnings. These are common situations that force the generics manufacturer to recover and repackage the product.

Shuhaibar saw a need for a solution and, in 2005, BellatRx launched the Bottle-Recoverx, a flexible container handling system for automated product recovery. “Until the BottleRecoverx, the process was largely manual,” says Shuhaibar.

“And it’s a big deal.” Imagine coordinating staff to open, discard cotton and desiccants and empty 100,000 bottles of pills. In such cases, the manufacturer was often forced to take teams off other production lines to help out. Manufacturing down-time not only affected labour costs, but put employees at risk of repetitive stress injuries and the pills at risk of contamination.

The Recoverx System The base of the Bottle-Recoverx houses three holding bins for the product, empty packaging, and cotton and desiccants.

When in use, an operator loads the bottles on a feed conveyor.

The two parallel plates of the gripper squeeze together to pick up the bottle, invert and rotate it. Next, a knife assembly slides out and slices the bottom of the bottle where it travels along a chute to be dumped in a waste bin. The gripper rotates the bottle again, positioning it over a recovery bin before reinverting it to dump the contents. Then, the gripper drops the empty container into a separation mechanism where the cotton and desiccants are removed and placed in their own bin.

The system is equipped with several sensors to ensure operator safety and proper function, while preventing operator error. When in operation, sensors verify bin presence and the bottle’s position: It must be inverted before slicing and in its

original orientation prior to dumping. A sensor also detects when a bin is full.

The Bottle-Recoverx processes up to 40 bottles per minute and accommodates a range of bottle shapes and sizes. The system also features a simple touch-screen interface and allows a quick changeover. A standard 120V power source and casters mean that the system can be disconnected and moved elsewhere in the plant. The knife blade can be re-sharpened or replaced as needed. Shuhaibar adds that the knife’s lifespan not only depends on the number of hours the machine is running and the number of shifts, but also the bottle’s wall thickness and material.

Once Shuhaibar identified the need for the product recovery system, he and the design team faced a number of challenges. Opening the bottle seemed like a simple idea, but difficult to put into practice. “Pill bottles are often packed tightly with cotton, so we had to figure out a way to open a fully-packed bottle without losing or damaging the contents,” he explains. The solution was to invert the bottle and slice the bottom off with a knife, and that process brought about unexpected surprises. “In our first tests, we ended up with lots of tiny plastic chips,” he laughs. “We needed a cutting mechanism that could comfortably handle various thicknesses of plastic and make a clean cut.”

Raising a glass to success Since its launch in 2005, the Bottle-Recoverx has undergone several revisions and has proven to be very popular. At present, Shuhaibar has around 50 systems in deployment, and lots of repeat customers including many of the major pharma companies. A number of his customers purchase multiple machines in order to keep up with their own volume.

Furthermore, the Bottle-Recoverx cannot be compared with anything on the market, Shuhaibar says; only recently has a competitive system made its appearance. “Our system really is the only one that helps packagers save in four areas,” he explains as he counts them off. “Automating product recovery saves [manufacturers] on extra labour costs, prevents repetitive stress injuries, doesn’t interfere with other production lines and greatly reduces the risk of contamination.” In the area of automatic product recovery systems, Shuhaibar has a five year lead on anyone else, he adds.

As for BellatRx’s future, it’s an open road ahead. Shuhaibar is taking the Bottle-Recoverx a step further, developing a version that can recover pills from glass bottles. With his track record for innovation and creativity, his customers are likely eager to see the results. DE www.bellatrx.com

The Bottle-Recoverx, by Pointe-Claire, Que-based Bellatrx, automates parma manufacturers’ re-bottling processes. www.design-engineering.com

Sarah Sookman is a freelance writer in Montreal and a member of the Professional Writers Association of Canada (PWAC). She is also the founder of Neuron, a company that provides marketing and communications services for the high tech industry. She can be reached at sarah@neuronwriting.com, or www.neuronwriting.com.

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Beckhoff helps Toronto’s Fifth Light Technology deliver intelligent lighting for buildings

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pproximately 15 percent of all elecwhere an Internet connection is available. tricity generated in North America “It’s never been easier or more convenient is consumed by the indoor lighting systo save energy and improve lighting quality. tems of commercial, industrial and Lighting technology has finally met Internet institutional facilities. Fifth Light Techtechnology,” said Ray Dableh, Fifth Light’s nology Ltd., based in Oakville, Ontario, director of research and development. To has demonstrated that effective lighting help facilitate this connected lighting automanagement can save a significant pormation system, Fifth Light utilizes hardware tion of this energy while yielding an from Beckhoff Automation. attractive return on investment (ROI).

“We wanted to standardize the design Fifth Light offers a variety of energy of our lighting control panels on a reliable saving lighting devices and a complete control platform that supports a variety of control system. The product offering is I/O systems and Beckhoff Automation compliant with the open lighting comproved to be the ideal supplier,” Dableh munication protocol known as the adds. “We have been using Beckhoff in the Digital Addressable Lighting Interface field for more than three years in approx(DALI) and includes a line of dimmable imately 30 major installations across North ballasts, relays and a suite of web-based America.” software applications.

Maple Leaf Square, an office high rise The system includes Beckhoff C6920 Fifth Light employs advanced energy development in downtown Toronto, is fully Industrial PCs with Intel Core 2 Duo savings strategies such as photo sensor- fitted with a Fifth Light web-based lighting processors; a CP6608 Ethernet Control based daylight harvesting, user-based control system with Beckhoff technology. Panel equipped with a 533 MHz Intel scheduling, ballast factor tuning and IXP420 processor with XScale technology; motion sensor based occupancy detection. Fifth Light has and TwinCAT PLC software. Fifth Light also utilizes Beckpioneered several facility management features including hoff Bus Terminal I/O networked using a variety of Beckautomatic tube fault detection and e-mail dispatch, multi- hoff BK9000 Ethernet TCP/IP Bus Couplers, KL6811 DALI building consolidation and intelligent software integration master terminals for integration of lighting-specific devices with the file format used by architects and engineers to design and KL6581 EnOcean master terminals for wireless, batterybuildings (DXF). less building automation devices such as switches and sensors.

Easy Being Green “Perhaps the most compelling contribution of the Beckhoff Using web devices such as a Cisco VOIP telephone, BlackBerry platform has been expediting development time,” Dableh or an iPhone, Fifth Light provides simultaneous access to said. “The modular architecture of the Bus Terminal I/O thousands of users so they can easily adjust light levels any- allows Fifth Light to support a wide range of lighting equip-

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Sustainability ment and other devices without having to develop custom hardware in-house. Our team simply has to select the appropriate interface terminal and write the software application to meet a customer’s specific requirements.”

Due to the Ethernet connectivity of the Beckhoff solution, Fifth Light is able to get thousands of data points back to a central location for processing in a very short time. This permits rapid system response to sensors and other user inputs while allowing for centralized processing of all data.

“This is critical when trying to centrally manage tens of thousands of sensors and end devices; managing traffic would otherwise become a nightmare,” Dableh noted. “We need to guarantee rapid response times. With the help of Beckhoff real-time Ethernet communication, we get the data we need within 1 millisecond.”

Good for Business The savings for users of Fifth Light systems with Beckhoff technology are immediately apparent. “Lighting energy savings can be as high as 80 percent in certain buildings that implement our solution,” Dableh estimated. “Even in the most

This Fifth Light system includes compact Beckhoff C6920 Industrial PCs with Intel Core 2 Duo processor sand TwinCAT PLC software.

energy-efficient buildings, 30 – 40% savings are possible, no matter the type of light fixtures used, whether they are T8 or T5. Savings are achieved through intelligent control and a dynamic operating profile.” Fifth Light tracks savings through a detailed software-based calculation or with an integrated revenue grade electrical metering system.

“ROI on Fifth Light systems with Beckhoff PC-based control and I/O can range from 1 – 5 years depending on the application, size of the building(s) and the way the lighting systems were designed previously,” Dableh adds. “The total life cycle cost of the lighting system over 10 years is less than a third of conventional lighting systems.”

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Low-Noise External Gear Pump Rexroth introduced SILENCE PLUS, a generation of external gear pumps whose noise level has been reduced by an average of 15 dB(A) compared with a conventional external gear pump, the company says.

The design key is the noninvolute helical gearing, which uses its tooth profile for continuous fluid delivery. The internal axial forces generated in the helical gearing are cancelled out in a wear-free manner using hydrostatic bearings. The SILENCE PLUS will be available successively in sizes from 12 to 28 cm³/rev. www.boschrexroth.ca

28MM Diameter Ball Screw Steinmeyer, Inc. has added a 28 mm diameter screw with a 12 mm pitch to its line of ball screws. Instead of following the DIN standard, the 28 mm diameter product was designed as a size compatible with the JIS standard.

The ball screw is supplied in two nut styles: single nut with flange (series 1416) or double nut with flange (series 1516). The ball nut is normally provided preloaded for zero backlash. The screw shaft is precision ground and offered in accuracy grades T0 to T5.

Threaded length, journal details and overall length are per customer specification. www.steinmeyer.com

Locking Bushings Zero-Max announced its ETP Shaft locking bushings, which incorporate a double walled sleeve encapsulating a pressure medium. When the actuation screw is tightened, it forces the inner and outer wall of the bushing to expand uniformly against the shaft and hub of the mounted component. The result is concentricity to .001˝ T.I.R. Both ETP Classic and ETP Express operate in temperature ranges from -22° to 180° F. The ETP Classic handles torque ranges from 40 to 11,413 ft lbs while the ETP Express handles torque ranges from 40 to 6,400 ft lbs. Both require no lubrication and are available in a range of inch and metric sizes in both standard steel and stainless steel.

New Gripper Sizes for the Compact Class SCHUNK has expanded its compact class with the release of its 2-FingerParallel Gripper type JGP and the 3-Finger-Centric gripper type JGZ with the sizes 200, 240 and 300. All the modules are equipped with a pneumatic oval piston drive and an integrated T-slot jaw guidance. By using standard inductive proximity switches or magnetic C-slot switches from SCHUNK, the grippers can be reliably controlled. Force-measuring jaws, analog and magnetic positioning sensors and jaw blanks are also available. www.schunk.com

Stepper Motor Linear Actuators Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions announced a line of high output CAN stack linear actuators in a range of frame sizes including 20mm, 25mm and 35mm. According to the company, enhancements include optimized stator tooth geometry, high energy neodymium magnets, custom engineered plastics and larger ball bearings for greater rotor support. The linear actuators are available in a variety of resolutions (linear travel per step). There are three configurations available offering a variety of stoke lengths including captive, non-captive and external linear. www.HaydonKerk.com

Zero Friction Actuator Using high quality pneumatics in conjunction with Airpot’s precision glass cylinder and graphite piston technology, the company now offers “Accurate Force Pneumatics” which attain zero friction actuation and allow for precise measurement, application of minute forces and sub-micron control of linear displacement, the company says.

Designed for uses such as high tech micro machining, polishing or grinding equipment, the company says its pistons and cylinders are manufactured to tight tolerances and have

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Linear and Rotary Actuators Exlar announced the implementation of EtherNet/IP with its Tritex II linear and rotary actuators and the accompanying ODVA Declaration of Conformity to the EtherNet/IP Specification. Features of the Exlar EtherNet/IP implementation include transfer of 100 input and 100 output 16 bit registers; EtherNet/IP register mapping and configuration setup; connection through industrial standard M12 Ethernet connectors and connectivity to Rockwell PLCs or any other EtherNet/IP Master/Server device.

Tritex II actuators operate from 100-240VAC, come with eight digital inputs, four digital outputs, and one analog input and output. They also include feedback choices include analog hall effect (standard) and incremental encoder. www.exlar.com

Linear Actuator with Position Sensor BEI Kimco Magnetics introduced its LAS13 Linear Voice Coil Actuator Series, which integrate a position sensor in a compact package. The new series includes four new models all of which offer 6mm of total stroke and 15.5 N peak force in a package size of 1.3 inches in diameter and lengths from just 1.8 to 1.1 inches. The LAS13-18-000A is a fully housed actuator that incorporates an analog position sensor, self-alignment capabilities via internal shaft and bearings and has position accuracy of 10 to 20 microns. The LAH13-18-000A is the housed version with self-alignment but lacks a position sensor. A semi-housed version, the LA13-11-001A, features self-alignment only, while the basic model, LA13-11-000A, has no housing, sensor or alignment. www.beikimco.com

BiSS Encoder Interface B&R has extended its wide range of plug-in modules for the ACOPOS servo drive family to include a module for evaluating BiSS encoders. The BiSS fully digital bidirectional sensor interface is an open and license-free communication standard that allows sensor data to be read synchronously, securely and quickly, the company says. ACOPOS is an intelligent servo September | 2010

drive that offers buscapable servo drives for machine manufacturing in the power range from 400 W to 64 kW. With Ethernet POWERLINK, it is possible to operate up to 240 axes on one line using the same network. www.br-automation.com

Industrial Networking Serial Communication Cards ACCES I/O Products, Inc. released its PCIe-COM family—PCI Express serial communication cards featuring both DB9 and RJ45 connectivity. The cards also feature a selection of 8, 4, or 2-ports of software selectable RS-232, RS-422 and RS-485 serial protocols. Each RS-232 port supports data rates up to 921.6 kbps and implement full modem control signals. RS-422 and RS-485 modes support data communication speeds up to 3 Mbps.

The PCIe-COM family use type 16C950 UARTS and 128-byte transmit/receive FIFO buffers to decrease CPU loading and protect against lost data in multitasking systems. In addition, the cards are software compatible with current PCI 16550 type UART applications and allow for users to maintain backward compatibility. www.accesio.com/pcie

Industrial PC WAGO Corporation updated its 758 Series IPCs to include CoDeSys V2 software, Linux OS, IEC programming languages and multiple onboard fieldbus protocols for real-time control applications. The IPCs include interfaces like compact flash, USB, RS-232 and DVI ports, while Ethernet ports provide fieldbus connectivity including PROFIBUS and CANopen protocols. CoDeSys V2 enables development of IEC 61131, C or C++ user-defined function blocks. The company’s four IPC variants provide up to 256 MB of RAM and up to 512 MB flash memory. The 758 series IPCs offer passive cooling and non-rotating data storage media. The 758-875 IPC variant operates in temperatures from -20°C to +60°C and all IPC models carry UL 508 and CE listings. www.wago.us www.design-engineering.com

MotionControl: Showcase Sensors Shaft Tachometer Electro-Sensors, Inc. announced the ST420, a loop-powered, stainless steel analog shaft tachometer that detects magnetic pulses from a rotating shaft-mounted pulser disc or wrap.

Measuring 18mm in diameter, the ST420 uses quartz crystalbased digital processing to convert pulses to a continuous 4-20mA analog signal directly proportional to the pulse frequency. The tachometer has been tested

by UL to the standards UL913 and CAN/CSA C22.2 No 157-92 (Intrinsic

M12 housing holds measuring head, signal evaluation and amplification as well as the analog output circuit. The IPRM 12 does not need any external amplifier or coaxial cables.

In addition, the sensor’s 0 … 20 mA current output is compatible with standard analog-cards and cables. According to the company, the IPRM 12’s switching allows it to remain temperature stable, even without external temperature compensating devices. www.baumer.com

精密的机器人 Quick and 控制让一切迎 simple robot 刃而解 control Safety), assuring it provides an intrinsically safe solution for Class I (Groups C & D) and Class II (Groups E, F & G) environments, when used with an approved I.S. barrier. Its magnetic pulse detector, signal processing capability and 2-wire loop-powered 4-20 mA circuitry are combined into a stainless steel M18x1 sensor housing. The ST420 resists harsh plant environments and is rated NEMA 4X/IP67. www.electro-sensors.com

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Automation Italia Small Italian automation firm makes custom control solutions tailored for SMEs

By Noelle Stapinsky

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or many small-to-medium manufacturing operations with unique processes, finding automation solutions to suit specialized needs is often a struggle, not to mention costly if they don’t have in-house expertise. So, if standard automation products just don’t seem to fit the bill, an innovative small company in Italy might be able to help.

At the biennial BIAS trade show held in Milan, Italy’s sprawling industrial capital—a four-day media trip for Design Engineering made possible by the Toronto-based Italian Trade Commission—this reporter was let loose to discover technology from hundreds of exhibitors.

Snug in a small corner spot amid the chaos, was Exel s.r.l., a Bologna, Italy-based microelectronics company that develops, manufactures and distributes customized automation and wireless control solutions for small-to-medium businesses.

In business since 1983, Exel’s booth had simple displays of GSM/GPRS modems, Panel PCs and touch screen graphic modules. Although rugged, intricate and intriguing, what was displayed doesn’t come close to the capabilities this small firm has evolved over the years as a solution provider.

Today, with about 15 people on staff, Exel sinks more than 20 per cent of its annual revenue into research and development to come up with solutions for unique automation processes.

The company’s developmental strength is based on its Chip on Board (C.O.B.) and multi-chip module (M.C.M) technology used in its PC platform graphic modules. The technology, says Diego Romanelli, Exel’s R&D manager, can be customized to automate just about anything for the industrial market.

“We’re not a distributor of standard devices, such as PLCs for big factories,” he says. “We can customize our graphical modules to control, for example, the heating of a building, an oven or even an industrial bridge.”

Some of the graphic modules—such as the EXL 9570 and 9870—are ARM9-based with full-colour displays and Exel’s PHLEX software—an industrial automation programmable system for graphic and control applications—built in.

Modules such as its EXL 7570 have intelligent graphic LCD screens for data visualization and man-to-machine terminal applications. It has an integrated resistive touch-screen panel and the LCD is driven by an 8-bit RISC microcontroller that has digital and analog general-purpose I/O lines for interfacing external boards.

Similar to its graphic module/PLC solution, Exel also distributes panel PCs—a user interface panel that runs on a Windows or Linux platform.

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“You can use this with a portable instrument, such as automotive tools that check the emissions data of a vehicle,” says Romanelli.

Exel also develops its own I/O board (EXL03) that has digital and analog inputs, relay and analog outputs and can be controlled remotely using standard MODBUS RTU commands or Ethernet (MODNET).

“There are I/O modules by companies like Omron or Siemens, but they’re not suited for small businesses, just large ones,” says Romanelli. “If you want to build a small machine for packaging there are solutions out there that can cost millions. If you need a PLC with a visual panel and I/O controls, the cost can be very high.”

And, he adds, that large suppliers often provide the PLC and visual screen separately. “We can develop a single product that is both PLC with a user interface and graphical module,” says Romanelli. “And a device like this costs about 300 euros instead of a couple thousand.”

From left: Exel’s sales manager, Mirko Garuti; software engineer, Franco Melandri; and R&D manager Diego Romanelli displaying the company’s custom automation control technology at Milan, Italy’s BIAS trade show.

All of Exel’s custom solutions are easily integrated with other systems, because they use a standard MODBUS communication protocol.

Exel’s product offerings also include a number of customizable graphic modules, as well as its SW XScada and Phlex embedded software. But Romanelli says they design and manufacture several custom products that are not included in its portfolio.

Being able to customize a solution for any special requirement, certainly sets Exel apart from big competitors. Currently, Exel only distributes within Europe, but when asked if they would take on clients from North America, the answer was “absolutely”.

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ProductIndex Actuators

Geared Gripper, Hydraulic Gripper, Pneumatic Gripper, Stepper-Servo Hydraulic, Cylinder Hydraulic, Motor Linear, Electric Linear, Hydraulic Linear, Mechanical Linear, Pneumatic Rotary, Electric Rotary, Hydraulic Rotary, Mechanical Rotary, Pneumatic Servo

Amplifiers

Analog Digital, Servo Linear, Servo Brushless Servo Brush-Type Servo Piezoelectric Proportional

Belts

Conveyor Flat Metal Round Synchronous Tension Control Timing Toothed Variable Speed V-Belt

Bearings

Ball Type, Profile Ball Type, Round Bush Double Row Angular Contact Flange Blocks Flexural Pivot Fluid Film Hydrodynamic Journal Magnetic Pillow Blocks Rail Linear Guides Rod Ends Roller Type, Profile Rolling, Angular Contact Rolling, Flange Rolling, Miniature Rolling, Needle Rolling, Radial Rolling, Self-aligning Rolling, Split Rolling, Tapered Rolling, Thrust Shaft Hangers Shaft Linear Guides Sleeve, Aluminum Sleeve, Babbitted Sleeve, Bronze Sleeve, Plastic Sleeve, Rubber Sleeve, Self-lubricating Spherical Take-up Units

Brakes

Air Electric Fail-Safe Friction Hydraulic Linear Linear Static Mechanical

Cables

Data High Flex Shielded Twisted

Cable Carriers

Clean Room Energy Chain Heavy Duty Large Rolling Carriage Systems Silent Systems

Chains

Conveyor

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Engineered Leaf Plastic Roller Silent

Clutches

Air Centrifugal Electric Electromagnetic Electromechanical Friction Hydraulic Jaw Magnetic Overload Over-running Slip Spring Tooth Torque

Controls

Adjustable Speed Clutch & Brake CNC Electric Motor Manual Motion Motor Positioning Power Pressure Programmable Relay Remote Sensing Servo Speed Switch Tension Variable Speed

Controllers, Motion

AC Motor AC Servo Adjustable Speed Analog Brushless Bus CNC Based DC Motor DC Servo Digital Embedded FieldBus IEC56131-3 Indexers Integrated Motion & Logic Multi-axis PC Based PLC Based PLC, Open Relay RISC Based Safe Motion SERCOS Single-axis Stand-alone Step Motor Switch Tension

Couplings

Composite Disc Elastomeric Flexible Fluid Gear Hydraulic, Quick Linear Line Shaft Metal Bellows Pneumatic, Quick Press Fit Rigid Servo Torque Limiting/Safety U-Joint Zero-backlash

Drives

Analog, DC Brushless, DC Compact

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CVT Digital, DC FieldBus Flux Vector, AC Modular Intelligent Piezoelectric PIV PLC based Positioning Safe Motion Based Servo, AC Servo, DC Servo, Digital Variable Frequency, AC Variable Speed, Electric Variable Speed, Gearshift Variable Speed, Hydraulic Variable Speed, Mechanical Vector Control

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Drivers, Stepper Full-Step Integrated Indexer Micro-stepping

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Feedback Devices

Linear Displacement Transducers Linear Encoders Mechanical Magnetic, Absolute Magnetic, Incremental Optical, Absolute Optical, Incremental Potentiometers Resolvers Rotary Serial Tachometers

Fluid Power Components Accumulators Coolers Directional Control Filters Flow Meters Gauges Hose/Fittings Hose, Hydraulic High Pressure Hose, Pneumatic Airline Manifolds Motors Pipetube Pressure Control Pumps Seals Seals, Grease Seals, Large Diameter

Gears

Bevel Helical Hypoid Miniature Pinion Plastic Rack Ring Spur Worm

Gearing, General Purpose Bevel Combination Concentric Cycloidal Differential Epicyclic Fractional HP Harmonic Helical Herringbone Miter Multi-speed Planetary Shaft-mounted Spur Traction Variable Speed Wormgear

Gearing, High Precision Miniature Planetary, Inline Planetary, Right-angle Zero Backlash, Ball Speed

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Input/Output Devices

Accelerometers Circuit Breakers Gauges, Digital Readout Indicators, Speed Indicators, Torque Networking Solutions Optoelectronic Devices Photoelectrics Potentiometers Safety Devices Solid-State Relays Switch Contacts Switches, Centrifugal Switches, Control Switches, Foot Switches, Limit Switches, Mechanical Switches, Power Switches, Pressure Switches, Proximity Transducers

Interfaces, Operator

Control Grips Display Screens HMI‚s Joysticks Keyboards Keypads Mounts & Arms Panels, Operator Panels, CE Embedded Remote Controls SERCOS Touch Screens Vision Cameras Vision Systems

Linear Motion Components ACME screws Actuators, Linear Belt Driven Actuators, Linear Ball Screw Driven Actuators, Linear Acme Screw Driven Anti-Backlash Nuts Assemblies, Linear Ball Screws Bearings, Dual Vee Clamps Controls Dampers, Hydraulic Drives, Linear Drives, Linear Variable Pitch Guides, Linear Bearing Guides, Linear Spline Guides, Linear Rail Lead Screws Lift Tables Motors, Brushless Linear Motors, Electric Linear Motors, Linear Servo Positioners, Manual Positioners, Fibre-Optic Positioning Tables, Single Positioning Tables, Multi-Axis Rails Roller Cams Shafts Slides, Linear Splines Stages, Linear Stages, Multi-axis Stages, Piezo Stages, Rotary Tables, Rotary Tables, X-Y Thrusters Ways

Mechanical Power Transmission Components

Bases, Adjustable Motor Bases, Automatic Belt Bases, Tensioning Bases, Transition Bushings, Metal Bushings, Polymer Cam Followers Cams Filters Flanges Generators Guards Hose

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ProductListings Joints, Spherical rolling Joints, Universal Idlers Locknuts & Washers Lubricants Mounts, Anti-vibration Mounts, Base Plate Fastened Mounts, Channel Mounts, Gel Mounts, Machinery Mounts, Suspension Mounts, Vibration Rings, O-Type Rings, Oil Rings, Retaining Seals Sealants Seal Rings Sheaves Shims Shock Absorbers Slip Rings Springs Springs, Gas Sprockets, Conveyor Sprockets, Non-metal Sprockets, Roller Chain Sprockets, Shear Pin Sprockets, Split Tensioners, Chain & Belt Washers Winches

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Motors

AC 1 to 15 HP, Single & Three-phase AC 1 to 500 HP, Single & Three phase AC 500 HP plus AC Brushless AC Induction AC Synchronous AC Universal DC Brush-type DC Brushless Fractional, Single & Three-phase Gearmotors Gearmotors, AC Fractional Gearmotors, DC Fractional Integrated, Closed-loop Integrated, Open-loop Linear, AC Induction Linear, Brush DC Linear, Brushless DC Linear, Electric Linear, Electric Step Linear, Stepper Linear, Electric Permanent Magnet Piston Rotary Brushless Servo, AC Servo, AC Brushless Servo, AC Induction Servo, AC Permanent Magnet Servo, DC Servo, DC Brushless Servo, Linear Spindle Stepmotors Step Motors, Geared Step Motors, Linear Torque Ultrasonic/Piezo

Network Bus Components CANBUS Can OPEN DeviceNet EtherCat Ethernet ProfiBus Protocol Conversion RS-232 RS-485 USB

Power Supplies Power Supplies

Pulleys

Flat Belt Idler Round Belt Split Synchronous Belt

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Toothed V-Belt

Rack & Pinion

Anti-Backlash Hardened Plain Polymer

Robotics

Robots Robotic Accessories Robots, Arm Robots, Articulated Arm (6 axis) Robots, Scara (4 axis) Software

Sensors

Analysis Acceleration Flow Force Hall Laser Light Linear Load Position Pressure Proximity Rotary Speed Temperature Torque Vibration Viscosity Visual

Shafts

Collars Flexible Rigid Seals & Packings Spline Universal Coupling

Software

Automation CAD to Motion Control Design Human Machine Interface (HMI) Machine Control Motion Control Motion & Logic Control Simulation

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ACTUATORS

50 50 50 50

Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

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GEARED

GRIPPER, HYDRAULIC

Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

GRIPPER, PNEUMATIC

Bimba Manufacturing Co. Festo Inc. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

Seal Master Corporation

GRIPPER, STEPPER-SERVO Checker Industrial Ltd Festo Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

HYDRAULIC, CYLINDER

Berendsen Fluid Power Checker Industrial Ltd Cross Mfg Inc. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Hypower Systems McBurney Sales & Services Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Wainbee Limited

HYDRAULIC, MOTOR Berendsen Fluid Power Cross Mfg Inc.

HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc.

LINEAR, ELECTRIC

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Animatics Corporation Bimba Manufacturing Co. Exlar Corporation Festo Inc. HaydonKerk Motion Solutions Midwest Motion Products Inc. Mirai Inter-Tech Motion Industries Myostat Motion Control Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

PQ Systems Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices Serapid, Inc. SKF Canada Limited Wainbee Limited Zaber Technologies

LINEAR, HYDRAULIC

Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Humphrey Automation Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

LINEAR, MECHANICAL

Amacoil Inc Animatics Corporation Belt Technologies, Inc. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Exlar Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp.

Serapid, Inc.

LINEAR, PNEUMATIC

American Cylinder Co Inc Bimba Manufacturing Co. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc

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Speed Reducers & Increasers Concentric Fractional HP Helical Herringbone Parallel Planetary Right Angle Shaft-Mounted Spur Wormgear

Valve Components Valve Actuators Valve Controls Valve Indicators

Valve Types

Ball Cartridge Check Counter Balance Directional Control Electro-Proportional Flow Control Hydraulic Manual Modular Motor Mount Needle Pneumatic Pressure Control Pressure Reducing Proportional Relief Servo Shuttle Solenoid Stepper

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Schunk Intec Corp.

Wainbee Limited Wittenstein Inc.

ROTARY, ELECTRIC

Conant Controls Inc. Exlar Corporation Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

SKF Canada Limited Wainbee Limited

ROTARY, HYDRAULIC

Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Helac Corporation Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Wainbee Limited

ROTARY, MECHANICAL

Amacoil Inc Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Exlar Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp.

Wittenstein Inc.

ROTARY, PIEZOELECTRIC Seal Master Corporation

ROTARY, PNEUMATIC

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Bimba Manufacturing Co. Conant Controls Inc. DMA Ltd. Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. Schunk Intec Corp.

Wainbee Limited

SERVO

Exlar Corporation Festo Inc. Mirai Inter-Tech Myostat Motion Control Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada SKF Canada Limited Wittenstein Inc.

BUSH

AMPLIFIERS

DUAL VEE

Bunting Bearings LLC NSK Canada Inc. PIC Design, Div. Roller Bearing Co. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Ringball Corporation

ANALOG

Lynch Fluid Controls Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

FLANGE BLOCKS

BC Bearing Engineers Limited Global Bear Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

DIGITAL, SERVO

Drive Systems Group Inc. Exlar Corporation Festo Inc. Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices

JOURNAL

Bunting Bearings LLC Tecom Inc.

MAGNETIC

LINEAR, SERVO

SKF Canada Limited

Parker Hannifin Corp.

BRUSHLESS SERVO

Maxon Precision Motors Inc. Midwest Motion Products Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

BRUSH-TYPE SERVO

Midwest Motion Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

PIEZOELECTRIC OES Inc.

PROPORTIONAL

Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

BELTS

CONVEYOR

Belt Technologies BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Checker Industrial Ltd Rubberline Products

FLAT

Belt Technologies BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.

METAL

Belt Technologies

SYNCHRONOUS

BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.

TIMING

Amacoil Inc Belt Technologies, BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Nordex Inc. PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co.

TOOTHED

BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.

VARIABLE SPEED

Checker Industrial Ltd

V-BELT

Belt Technologies BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.

BEARINGS BALL TYPE, PROFILE

BC Bearing Engineers Limited Global Bear Inc. Nordex Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Ringball Corporation Schaeffler Canada SKF Canada Limited

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BC Bearing Engineers Limited Bunting Bearings LLC Global Bear Inc. IGUS Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Ringball Corporation Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

RAIL LINEAR GUIDES

Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Festo Inc. IGUS Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc. The Precision Alliance, LLC

ROD ENDS

AST Bearings LLC Global Bear Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

ROLLER TYPE, PROFILE NSK Canada Inc. Tecom Inc. The Precision Alliance, LLC

ROLLING, ANGULAR CONTACT AST Bearings LLC Global Bear Inc. NSK Canada Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc.

ROLLING, FLANGE NSK Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

ROLLING, MINIATURE AST Bearings LLC Bird Precision NSK Canada Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. SKF Canada Limited

ROLLING, NEEDLE

NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc.

ROLLING, RADIAL

NSK Canada Inc. Ringball Corporation Schaeffler Canada

BALL TYPE, ROUND

PILLOW BLOCKS

AST Bearings LLC NSK Canada Inc. PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc.

ROLLING, SELF-ALIGNING AST Bearings LLC BC Bearing Engineers Limited NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

ROLLING, SPLIT

NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc.

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ROLLING, THRUST Amacoil Inc Global Bear Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc. Torque Transmission

SHAFT HANGERS

MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc.

SHAFT LINEAR GUIDES NSK Canada Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

SLEEVE, ALUMINUM Bunting Bearings LLC Daemar Inc Schaeffler Canada Inc.

SLEEVE, BABBITTED Schaeffler Canada Inc.

SLEEVE, BRONZE

Bunting Bearings LLC Daemar Inc Global Bear Inc. Ringball Corporation Schaeffler Canada Inc.

SLEEVE, PLASTIC

Bunting Bearings LLC Daemar Inc IGUS Inc.

Pobco Plastics SKF Canada Limited Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

LAPP Canada Inc. RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. PQ Systems Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

TORQUE

SLEEVE, RUBBER

FAIL-SAFE

CONTROLS

American Biltrite (Canada) Ltd. SKF Canada Limited

SLEEVE, SELF-LUBRICATING AST Bearings LLC Bunting Bearings LLC Daemar Inc DMA Ltd. IGUS Inc. Pobco Plastics Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

SPHERICAL

AST Bearings LLC BC Bearing Engineers Limited Bunting Bearings LLC Hercules Sealing Products Canada IGUS Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Pobco Plastics Schaeffler Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

Dellner Brakes AB Higginson Equipment MEP Drives Limited MICO Inc. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices

FRICTION

Dellner Brakes AB Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada Mach III Clutch, Inc.

HYDRAULIC

Berendsen Fluid Power Dellner Brakes AB DMA Ltd. Drive-Line Inc. Higginson Equipment MICO Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Orttech Ltd. Taylor Devices Inc

LINEAR

NSK Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices Ringball Corporation

BRAKES

MECHANICAL

TAKE-UP UNITS

AIR

Drive-Line Inc. Higginson Equipment Mach III Clutch, Inc. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices

ELECTRIC

Drive-Line Inc. Midwest Motion Products Inc.

Dellner Brakes AB Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc. MEP Drives Limited MICO Inc. Servo2Go.com Ltd.

CABLES HIGH FLEX IGUS Inc.

CABLE CARRIERS CLEAN ROOM

Higginson Equipment LAPP Canada Inc.

ENERGY CHAIN

Higginson Equipment IGUS Inc. LAPP Canada Inc. RG Speed Control Devices Ringball Corporation

HEAVY DUTY

Higginson Equipment IGUS Inc. LAPP Canada Inc.

LARGE ROLLING CARRIAGE SYSTEMS Higginson Equipment

CHAINS ENGINEERED Serapid, Inc.

LEAF

Ringball Corporation

ROLLER

BC Bearing Engineers Limited Ringball Corporation

CLUTCHES AIR

Drive-Line Inc. Higginson Equipment Mach III Clutch, Inc. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices

CENTRIFUGAL Drive-Line Inc.

ELECTRIC

Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc. RG Speed Control Devices

ELECTROMAGNETIC

Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc. Leeson Canada Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

Electromagn Spring Clutch

ELECTROMECHANICAL Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc.

High Torque

FRICTION

Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada Mach III Clutch, Inc. RG Speed Control Devices

Low Power Use Fast Response

HYDRAULIC

Drive-Line Inc. Higginson Equipment Orttech Ltd.

Shaft Sizes 1/8- 9/1 Metric Shafts 3-14m

MAGNETIC

Helander Products Inc. Nordex Inc.

Special Assemblie

OVERLOAD

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OVER-RUNNING

Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc.

SLIP

Drive-Line Inc. Mach III Clutch, Inc. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices

SPRING

Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc.

TOOTH

Drive-Line Inc. Orttech Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices

Drive-Line Inc. Mach III Clutch, Inc.

ADJUSTABLE SPEED

Beckhoff Automation Canada Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Nord Gear Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. VL Motion Systems Inc.

CLUTCH & BRAKE

Drive-Line Inc. Helander Products Inc.

CNC

Beckhoff Automation Canada Heidenhain Corporation Siemens Canada Ltd.

ELECTRIC MOTOR

Beckhoff Automation Canada Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Midwest Motion Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

MANUAL

Parker Hannifin Corp.

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MOTION

Animatics Corporation B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Electromate Helander Products Inc. IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA KEBA Corp.

Motion Industries OES Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Servo2Go.com Ltd. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. Siemens Canada Ltd. Tri-Tronics Company Zaber Technologies

MOTOR

Animatics Corporation Davis Controls Ltd. IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

POSITIONING

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Animatics Corporation MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices Taylor Devices Inc Tri-Tronics Company Zaber Technologies

POWER

Parker Hannifin Corp.

PRESSURE

Air Logic Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Higginson Equipment Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc.

PROGRAMMABLE

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Animatics Corporation AutomationDirect B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Davis Controls Ltd. KEBA Corp.

MEP Drives Limited OES Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

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ProductListings Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices Siemens Canada Ltd. SoftPLC Corporation

BUS

RELAY

Beckhoff Automation Canada

Parker Hannifin Corp.

REMOTE Linemaster Switch Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

SENSING

Contrinex Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Tri-Tronics Company

SERVO

Animatics Corporation Beckhoff Automation Canada Davis Controls Ltd. Electromate MEP Drives Limited Myostat Motion Control Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

SPEED

Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp.

CNC BASED DC MOTOR

Drive-Line Inc. Electromate Leeson Canada Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

DC SERVO

Electromate MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices Servo2Go.com Ltd. Wainbee Limited

DIGITAL

Beckhoff Automation Canada Exlar Corporation Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Beckhoff Automation Canada EMBEDDED Higginson Equipment Beckhoff Automation Canada Midwest Motion Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices FIELDBUS SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada SWITCH Festo Inc. Contrinex Inc. Leeson Canada Linemaster Switch Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

MagneLink, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

IEC61131-3 Beckhoff Automation Canada TENSION KEBA Corp.

Beckhoff Automation Canada Ormec Systems Corp.

Drive-Line Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

INDEXERS Cyclo-Index Div. of Leggett & Platt VARIABLE SPEED Helander Products Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Ormec Systems Corp.

MEP Drives Limited RG Speed Control Devices Nord Gear Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

INTEGRATED MOTION & LOGIC RG Speed Control Devices Beckhoff Automation Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. Bosch Rexroth Canada VL Motion Systems Inc. IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Ormec Systems Corp.

CONTROLLERS, Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices MOTION

AC MOTOR

AutomationDirect Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

AC SERVO

AutomationDirect B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Electromate Festo Inc. MEP Drives Limited Myostat Motion Control Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

PQ Systems Ltd. RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. Siemens Canada Ltd. Wainbee Limited Wittenstein Inc.

ADJUSTABLE SPEED

STAND-ALONE

Beckhoff Automation Canada Festo Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

STEP MOTOR

Beckhoff Automation Canada IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Nippon Pulse America, Inc. OES Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Wainbee Limited

SWITCH

Air Logic EAO Switch Corporation MagneLink, Inc.

TENSION

FLEXIBLE

BC Bearing Engineers Limited BellowsTech, LLC GAM Gear Global Bear Inc. GTC Falcon Inc. Higginson Equipment John Crane Canada Inc. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Nordex Inc. Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc. Seal Master Corporation Servometer/PMG, LLC The Precision Alliance, LLC Wittenstein Inc.

Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

FLUID

COUPLINGS

GEAR

COMPOSITE

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada The Precision Alliance, LLC

DISC

BC Bearing Engineers Limited Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.

ELASTOMERIC

BC Bearing Engineers Limited GAM Gear Global Bear Inc. John Crane Canada Inc. Leeson Canada Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Wittenstein Inc.

METAL BELLOWS

BellowsTech, LLC GAM Gear Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc. Servometer/PMG, LLC

PNEUMATIC, QUICK

CEJN Industrial Corp.

Climax Company Ltd. Coilhose Pneumatics Higginson Equipment McBurney Sales & Services Oetiker Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Rubberline Products Ltd. Seal Master Corporation

PRESS FIT

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd.

CEJN Industrial Corp.

RIGID Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc. RYCO Hydraulics Inc. BC Bearing Engineers Limited Leeson Canada

HYDRAULIC, QUICK

SERVO

GAM Gear Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc. Wittenstein Inc.

Berendsen Fluid Power CEJN Industrial Corp.

Climax Company Ltd. TORQUE LIMITING/SAFETY Higginson Equipment Drive-Line Inc. McBurney Sales & Services Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices Rubberline Products Ltd. U-JOINT Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. BellowsTech, LLC LINEAR GTC Falcon Inc. GTC Falcon Inc. Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Servometer/PMG, LLC

LINE SHAFT

Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.

MULTI-AXIS

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Drive Systems Group Inc. Festo Inc. KEBA Corp.

Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices Wainbee Limited

PC BASED

B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp.

PLC BASED

B&R Industrial Automation Inc. KEBA Corp.

MEP Drives Limited Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

PLC, OPEN

B&R Industrial Automation Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp.

SoftPLC Corporation

Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

SAFE MOTION RG Speed Control Devices B&R Industrial Automation Inc. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

ANALOG

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

MOTION, BRUSHLESS

Maxon Precision Motors Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

SERCOS

Beckhoff Automation Canada

SINGLE-AXIS

Beckhoff Automation Canada Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

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46 ProductListings ZERO-BACKLASH

Festo Inc. GTC Falcon Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Ontario Drive & Gear Ltd Ormec Systems Corp.

RG Speed Control Devices Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc. The Precision Alliance, LLC

DRIVES ANALOG, DC

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices

BRUSHLESS, DC

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

COMPACT

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

CVT

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

DIGITAL, DC

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices

FIELDBUS

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

VARIABLE FREQUENCY, AC

AutomationDirect Berendsen Fluid Power Bonfiglioli Canada Inc Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Davis Controls Ltd. Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Motion Industries Nord Gear Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Siemens Canada Ltd. VL Motion Systems Inc.

VARIABLE SPEED, ELECTRIC

Baldor Electric Company Beckhoff Automation Canada Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Nord Gear Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

VARIABLE SPEED, GEARSHIFT

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

VARIABLE SPEED, HYDRAULIC

FLUX VECTOR, AC

Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices

INTELLIGENT

Amacoil Inc Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

Drive-Line Inc. MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

MODULAR

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

REGENERATIVE

KEBA Corp.

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada

PLC BASED

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

POSITIONING

Amacoil Inc Helander Products Inc. MEP Drives Limited Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

SERVO, AC

Baldor Electric Company Bosch Rexroth Canada KEBA Corp.

MEP Drives Limited Motion Industries Myostat Motion Control Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Siemens Canada Ltd. Wainbee Limited Wittenstein Inc.

SERVO, DC

Baldor Electric Company Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MEP Drives Limited Midwest Motion Products Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices Wainbee Limited

SERVO, DIGITAL

Beckhoff Automation Canada Myostat Motion Control Inc. Ormec Systems Corp.

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MECHANICAL

CUI Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Renishaw Canada Limited RG Speed Control Devices

OPTICAL, ABSOLUTE

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. CUI Inc. Heidenhain Corporation Industrial Encoder Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Renishaw Canada Limited

OPTICAL, INCREMENTAL

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. CUI Inc. Heidenhain Corporation Industrial Encoder Corporation MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Renishaw Canada Limited

POTENTIOMETERS

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices

RESOLVERS

Heidenhain Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

ROTARY

CUI Inc. Heidenhain Corporation Industrial Encoder Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada PQ Systems Ltd. Renishaw Canada Limited

SERIAL VARIABLE SPEED, MECHANICAL Heidenhain Corporation

VECTOR CONTROL

MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada RG Speed Control Devices

DRIVERS STEPPER, FULL-STEP

Industrial Encoder Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

TACHOMETERS

MEP Drives Limited RG Speed Control Devices Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

FLUID POWER COMPONENTS ACCUMULATORS

American Cylinder Co Inc BellowsTech, LLC Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment STEPPER, INTEGRATED INDEXER Hypower Systems MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Electromate Norcan Fluid Power IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Parker Hannifin Corp.

OES Inc. Servometer/PMG, LLC Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Taylor Devices Inc STEPPER, MICRO-STEPPING Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada COOLERS Electromate Berendsen Fluid Power Festo Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Myostat Motion Control Inc. Higginson Equipment Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Norcan Fluid Power OES Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada DIRECTIONAL CONTROL Argo-Hytos Inc. FEEDBACK Berendsen Fluid Power Bosch Rexroth Canada DEVICES Checker Industrial Ltd LINEAR DISPLACEMENT Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Cross Mfg Inc. TRANSDUCERS Cummins Hydraulic Heidenhain Corporation Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Higginson Equipment LINEAR ENCODERS HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) Heidenhain Corporation Humphrey Automation Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Hypower Systems Renishaw Canada Limited JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls MAGNETIC, ABSOLUTE MICO Inc. Heidenhain Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp.

Industrial Encoder Corporation Webster Instruments Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada York Hydraulics Ltd. Renishaw Canada Limited RG Speed Control Devices FILTERS Argo-Hytos Inc. MAGNETIC, INCREMENTAL Behringer Corporation CUI Inc. Berendsen Fluid Power Heidenhain Corporation Bimba Manufacturing Co. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Bird Precision SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Coilhose Pneumatics Bimba Manufacturing Co. Nippon Pulse America, Inc. OES Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada

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ProductListings Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Hypower Systems Industrial & Aviation Filters Lynch Fluid Controls MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. Wainbee Limited York Hydraulics Ltd.

FLOW METERS

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Cummins Hydraulic E&E Process Instrumentation Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

Webster Instruments Winters Instruments

FLOW SWITCH

E&E Process Instrumentation Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc. Webster Instruments

GAUGES

CEJN Industrial Corp.

Hypower Systems

HOSE/FITTINGS

ADACONN Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. CEJN Industrial Corp.

Checker Industrial Ltd Climax Company Ltd. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Coilhose Pneumatics Cummins Hydraulic Hypower Systems Main Manufacturing Products Inc McBurney Sales & Services Oetiker Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

RYCO Hydraulics Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. York Hydraulics Ltd.

HOSE, HYDRAULIC HIGH PRESSURE CEJN Industrial Corp.

Checker Industrial Ltd Climax Company Ltd. Cummins Hydraulic McBurney Sales & Services Parker Hannifin Corp.

RYCO Hydraulics Inc. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd.

HOSE, PNEUMATIC AIRLINE

CEJN Industrial Corp.

Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Coilhose Pneumatics Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

RYCO Hydraulics Inc.

LEVEL SWITCH

Climax Company Ltd. Cummins Hydraulic Davis Controls Ltd. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Oil-Rite Corp Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd.

MANIFOLDS

Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co. Inc. RACK SKF Canada Limited Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Myostat Motion Control Inc.

Leeson Canada RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Argo-Hytos Inc. Berendsen Fluid Power Bosch Rexroth Canada Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Daman Products Company, Inc. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Lynch Fluid Controls Main Manufacturing Products Inc MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Tube-Mac Industries Ltd.

SEALS, LARGE DIAMETER

MOTORS

Leeson Canada Myostat Motion Control Inc. RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

GEARING, GENERAL PURPOSE

HELICAL

Drive-Line Inc. GAM Gear Leeson Canada RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

Cross Mfg Inc. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Hypower Systems JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Wainbee Limited York Hydraulics Ltd.

PIPETUBE

Cummins Hydraulic Parker Hannifin Corp.

RYCO Hydraulics Inc. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd.

PRESSURE CONTROL

Argo-Hytos Inc. Bimba Manufacturing Co. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Coilhose Pneumatics Cummins Hydraulic E&E Process Instrumentation Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Hypower Systems JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls MICO Inc. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc.

BellowsTech, LLC Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. John Crane Canada Inc. Servometer/PMG, LLC SKF Canada Limited Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

SPRAY NOZZLES

Bird Precision Parker Hannifin Corp.

Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

GEARS BEVEL

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Myostat Motion Control Inc. Nordex Inc. Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc.

HYPOID

Myostat Motion Control Inc.

MINIATURE

SEALS

BellowsTech, LLC Cummins Hydraulic Flaretite Inc. Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Hypower Systems John Crane Canada Inc. LUBRICATION EQUIPMENT Seal Master Corporation Beach Filter Products Inc Servometer/PMG, LLC Bimba Manufacturing Co. SKF Canada Limited Climax Company Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Coilhose Pneumatics Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Davley Darmex Precision Lubricants Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company York Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment SEALS, GREASE Lubrication Engineers of Canada Ltd. Hercules Sealing Products Canada Oil-Rite Corp

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Bosch Rexroth Canada GAM Gear Myostat Motion Control Inc. RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Myostat Motion Control Inc. RG Speed Control Devices Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc.

CONCENTRIC

Drive-Line Inc. RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

CYCLOIDAL

RG Speed Control Devices

PINION

FRACTIONAL HP

PLASTIC

HELICAL

RG Speed Control Devices Leeson Canada VL Motion Systems Inc. Drive-Line Inc.

SHAFT-MOUNTED

Leeson Canada VL Motion Systems Inc.

SPUR

Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada Nordex Inc. PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. VL Motion Systems Inc.

TRACTION

RG Speed Control Devices

VARIABLE SPEED

MEP Drives Limited RG Speed Control Devices

WORMGEAR

Drive-Line Inc. MEP Drives Limited RG Speed Control Devices RotoPrecision Inc.

GEARING, HIGH PRECISION MINIATURE

CGI, Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Torque Transmission

HYDRAULIC Flanges & Components

PUMPS

Argo-Hytos Inc. Berendsen Fluid Power Bosch Rexroth Canada Checker Industrial Ltd Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) Hypower Systems JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls McBurney Sales & Services Motion Industries MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Wainbee Limited Webster Instruments York Hydraulics Ltd.

PLANETARY

WORM

DIFFERENTIAL

Myostat Motion Control Inc.

Leeson Canada RG Speed Control Devices VL Motion Systems Inc.

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Leeson Canada Myostat Motion Control Inc. RG Speed Control Devices

Myostat Motion Control Inc. Nordex Inc. Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc.

MULTI-SPEED

SPUR

BEVEL

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ProductListings PLANETARY, INLINE

CGI, Inc. Drive Systems Group Inc. GAM Gear Motion Industries Myostat Motion Control Inc. RG Speed Control Devices

PLANETARY, RIGHT-ANGLE HARMONIC CGI, Inc. GAM Gear RG Speed Control Devices

INDICATORS, TORQUE

Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

MagneLink, Inc. Omega

NETWORKING SOLUTIONS

SWITCHES, FOOT

Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp.

OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES Tri-Tronics Company

PHOTOELECTRICS

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Contrinex Inc. Tri-Tronics Company

ZERO BACKLASH, BALL SPEED POTENTIOMETERS RG Speed Control Devices

INTERFACES, OPERATOR

AutomationDirect Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. MagneLink, Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

DIGITAL PREADOUT

ANTI-BACKLASH NUTS

SWITCHES, MECHANICAL

Beckhoff Automation Canada Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rittal Systems Ltd.

SWITCHES, LIMIT

POWER SEMICONDUCTORS

INPUT/OUTPUT DEVICES

Carling Technologies Inc. Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. EAO Switch Corporation

PRESS FORCE MONITORS

SWITCHES, POWER

ACCELEROMETERS

DMA Ltd. OES Inc. Omega

CALIBRATORS

RESISTANCE MEASUREMENT

CIRCUIT BREAKERS

SAFETY DEVICES

Omega

Omega Technical Systems 2000 Inc. Carling Technologies Inc.

DYNAMOMETERS

Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

GAUGES, DIGITAL READOUT Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Technical Systems 2000 Inc. Webster Instruments Winters Instruments

INDICATORS, SPEED

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Omega

Omega Winters Instruments

Beckhoff Automation Canada MagneLink, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

SIGNAL CONDITIONING & TRANSMITTERS Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. OES Inc. Omega Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

SOLID-STATE RELAYS

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Omega

SWITCHES, CONTROL Carling Technologies Inc.

Carling Technologies Inc.

SWITCHES, PRESSURE

Air Logic Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc. Winters Instruments

SWITCHES, PROXIMITY Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Contrinex Inc. MagneLink, Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

TRANSDUCERS

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Davis Controls Ltd. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. OES Inc.

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

DISPLAY SCREENS

HMI’S

Beckhoff Automation Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada Davis Controls Ltd. KEBA Corp.

MEP Drives Limited Omega Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Siemens Canada Ltd.

JOYSTICKS

Beckhoff Automation Canada EAO Switch Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp.

MOUNTS & ARMS Rittal Systems Ltd.

PANELS, OPERATOR

Beckhoff Automation Canada KEBA Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rittal Systems Ltd.

TOUCH SCREENS

Product Information Available Online

AutomationDirect Beckhoff Automation Canada Omega Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rittal Systems Ltd.

VISION SYSTEMS

Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

LINEAR MOTION COMPONENTS ACME SCREWS

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Bosch Rexroth Canada Motion Industries NSK Canada Inc. PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. SKF Canada Limited The Precision Alliance, LLC

BEARINGS, DUAL VEE

Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation

BUMPERS

Ace Controls Inc. Seal Master Corporation

CLAMPS

Animatics Corporation NSK Canada Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

CYLINDERS, ACCESSORIES Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

CYLINDERS, COMPOSITE Checker Industrial Ltd Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

CYLINDERS, HYDRAULIC

Hercules Sealing Products Canada Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rubberline Products Ltd. York Hydraulics Ltd.

CYLINDERS, PNEUMATIC

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. American Cylinder Co Inc Bimba Manufacturing Co. Bosch Rexroth Canada Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rubberline Products Ltd. York Hydraulics Ltd.

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. DAMPERS, HYDRAULIC Ringball Corporation Ace Controls Inc. BellowsTech, LLC ACTUATORS, LINEAR BELT Higginson Equipment DRIVEN Parker Hannifin Corp.

Amacoil Inc Servometer/PMG, LLC Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation DAMPERS, ROTARY Checker Industrial Ltd Ace Controls Inc. Drive Systems Group Inc. Exlar Corporation DRIVES, LINEAR Myostat Motion Control Inc. Amacoil Inc Parker Hannifin Corp.

NSK Canada Inc. Schunk Intec Corp.

Omega Serapid, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

ACTUATORS, LINEAR BALL SCREW DRIVE

Farmington Hills, MI 48335 tel: 800-521-3320 fax: 248-476-2470 e-mail: shocks@acecontrols.com

BALL SCREWS

CONTROLS

Beckhoff Automation Canada EAO Switch Corporation

Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Aerospace, Defense, Transportation, RV, Medical, Furniture, Packaging, Printing Amusement and More

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions NSK Canada Inc. SKF Canada Limited Velmex Inc.

KEYPADS

REMOTE CONTROLS

Solid, Long Life Construction Push & Pull Type Models Fixed Force or Adjustable Models Variety of End Fittings & Mounting Brackets

ASSEMBLIES, LINEAR

Behringer Corporation Bimba Manufacturing Co. Oetiker Inc. Seal Master Corporation

Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp.

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HaydonKerk Motion Solutions SKF Canada Limited

Beckhoff Automation Canada EAO Switch Corporation

KEYBOARDS

PANELS, CE EMBEDDED

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ACTUATORS, LINEAR ACME SCREW DRIVE

Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation HaydonKerk Motion Solutions Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

SKF Canada Limited

Carling Technologies Inc. Higginson Equipment Linemaster Switch Corp.

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. RG Speed Control Devices

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc.

Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc. Winters Instruments

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Drive Systems Group Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Schunk Intec Corp.

SKF Canada Limited

DRIVES, LINEAR VARIABLE PITCH Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

GUIDES, LINEAR BEARING Accuride International Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation IGUS Inc. Motion Industries

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ProductListings NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Pobco Plastics SKF Canada Limited The Precision Alliance, LLC

GUIDES, LINEAR SPLINE Parker Hannifin Corp.

GUIDES, LINEAR RAIL

NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Pobco Plastics SKF Canada Limited Tecom Inc. The Precision Alliance, LLC

LEAD SCREWS

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions

LIFT TABLES Serapid, Inc.

POSITIONING TABLES, SINGLE SKF Canada Limited Cyclo-Index Div. of Leggett & Platt Electromate NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Serapid, Inc. SKF Canada Limited Velmex Inc.

The Precision Alliance, LLC Velmex Inc.

POSITIONING TABLES, MULTI-AXIS

STAGES, LINEAR

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. Electromate Myostat Motion Control Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Serapid, Inc. SKF Canada Limited Velmex Inc.

RAILS

MOTORS, BRUSHLESS LINEAR Bosch Rexroth Canada Davis Controls Ltd. Omega Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

MOTORS, ELECTRIC LINEAR Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

SKF Canada Limited

MOTORS, LINEAR SERVO Beckhoff Automation Canada Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Omega Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Siemens Canada Ltd.

POSITIONERS, MANUAL Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Velmex Inc.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

SKF Canada Limited

ROLLER SCREWS Wainbee Limited

SHAFTS

SPLINES

GTC Falcon Inc.

SPOOLS, LINESHAFT Pobco Plastics

Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. SKF Canada Limited The Precision Alliance, LLC Velmex Inc. Zaber Technologies

STAGES, ROTARY

Electromate Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Velmex Inc. Zaber Technologies

STAGES, MULTI-AXIS

Myostat Motion Control Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Velmex Inc. Zaber Technologies

Amacoil Inc NSK Canada Inc. TABLES, ROTARY PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. DMA Ltd. RotoPrecision Inc. Drive Systems Group Inc. SKF Canada Limited Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

SLIDES, LINEAR Servo2Go.com Ltd. Accuride International Velmex Inc. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation DMA Ltd. TABLES, X-Y IGUS Inc. Drive Systems Group Inc. NSK Canada Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Omega NSK Canada Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

PIC Design, Div. of the Roller Bearing Co. Servo2Go.com Ltd. Pobco Plastics Velmex Inc.

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THRUSTERS

Drive-Line Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

LOCKNUTS & WASHER NSK Canada Inc.

LUBRICANTS

MECHANICAL POWER Davley Darmex Precision Lubricants Lubrication Engineers of Canada Ltd. TRANSMISSION Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co. Inc. NSK Canada Inc. COMPONENTS SKF Canada Limited BASES, ADJUSTABLE MEP Drives Limited Rosta Inc.

BASES, AUTOMATIC Rosta Inc.

BASES, TENSIONING Rosta Inc.

BUSHINGS, METAL

AST Bearings LLC Bunting Bearings LLC Daemar Inc Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. NSK Canada Inc.

BUSHINGS, POLYMER AST Bearings LLC Daemar Inc Pobco Plastics

FILTERS

Beach Filter Products Inc Behringer Corporation Bird Precision MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.

MOUNTS, ANTI-VIBR Kinetic Systems Inc. Taylor Devices Inc

MOUNTS, BASE PLAT Taylor Devices Inc

MOUNTS, GYRATORY Rosta Inc.

MOUNTS, MACHINERY Kinetic Systems Inc. Rosta Inc. Taylor Devices Inc

MOUNTS, OSCILLATI Rosta Inc.

MOUNTS, SUSPENSIO Rosta Inc. Taylor Devices Inc

MOUNTS, VIBRATION Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Rosta Inc. Taylor Devices Inc

RINGS, O-TYPE

FLANGES ADACONN

Caplugs Daemar Inc Hercules Sealing Products Canada

HOSE

RINGS, RETAINING

Climax Company Ltd.

JOINTS, UNIVERSAL GTC Falcon Inc. SKF Canada Limited

Daemar Inc RotoPrecision Inc.

SEALS

Bal Seal Engineering Inc. BellowsTech, LLC

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50 ProductListings Daemar Inc Hercules Sealing Products Canada Hi-Tech Seals Inc. McBurney Sales & Services Seal Master Corporation Servometer/PMG, LLC SKF Canada Limited Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

SEAL RINGS

Caplugs Hercules Sealing Products Canada

SHEAVES

Leeson Canada Pobco Plastics SKF Canada Limited

SHIMS

Daemar Inc SKF Canada Limited

SHOCK ABSORBERS Ace Controls Inc. Rosta Inc. Seal Master Corporation

SLIP RINGS Omega

SPRINGS

Associated Spring Raymond Bal Seal Engineering Inc. Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. RotoPrecision Inc.

SPRINGS, GAS

Ace Controls Inc. Associated Spring Raymond Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd.

SPROCKETS, CONVEYOR

DC BRUSH-TYPE

Rosta Inc. Torque Transmission

TENSIONERS, CHAIN BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Rosta Inc.

WASHERS

Associated Spring Raymond Caplugs Hi-Tech Seals Inc.

MOTORS AC 1 TO 15 HP, SINGLE & THREE-PHASE

AutomationDirect Baldor Electric Company Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited Nord Gear Limited Omega SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

Davis Controls Ltd. Leeson Canada Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MEP Drives Limited MicroMo Electronics Inc. Midwest Motion Products Inc. VL Motion Systems Inc.

DC BRUSHLESS

INTEGRATED, OPEN-LOOP

STEP MOTORS, GEARED

IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Parker Hannifin Corp.

Beckhoff Automation Canada Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Servo2Go.com Ltd.

LINEAR, AC INDUCTION Parker Hannifin Corp.

STEP MOTORS, LINEAR

LINEAR, BRUSH DC

HaydonKerk Motion Solutions IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

MicroMo Electronics Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Animatics Corporation Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MicroMo Electronics Inc. Midwest Motion Products Inc.

LINEAR, BRUSHLESS DC

FRACTIONAL, SINGLE & THREE-PHASE

Baldor Electric Company Parker Hannifin Corp.

MicroMo Electronics Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

TORQUE

Parker Hannifin Corp.

SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

LINEAR, ELECTRIC

NETWORK BUS COMPONENTS

LINEAR, ELECTRIC STEP Baldor Electric Company Parker Hannifin Corp.

Leeson Canada MEP Drives Limited LINEAR, STEPPER MicroMo Electronics Inc. Animatics Corporation SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. HaydonKerk Motion Solutions FRACTIONAL, GEARMOTORS IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA AC 1 TO 500 HP, Nippon Pulse America, Inc. AutomationDirect SINGLE & THREE PHASE Parker Hannifin Corp.

MicroMo Electronics Inc. Baldor Electric Company Midwest Motion Products Inc. PERMANENT MAGNET Leeson Canada Nord Gear Limited HaydonKerk Motion Solutions MEP Drives Limited Servo2Go.com Ltd. MicroMo Electronics Inc. Nord Gear Limited SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. FRACTIONAL, GEARMOTORS, Parker Hannifin Corp.

AC 500 HP PLUS

Baldor Electric Company MEP Drives Limited

AC BRUSHLESS

AC FRACTIONAL

Parker Hannifin Corp.

CANBUS

Beckhoff Automation Canada

CAN OPEN

Beckhoff Automation Canada Myostat Motion Control Inc.

DEVICENET

Beckhoff Automation Canada

ETHERCAT

Beckhoff Automation Canada

ETHERNET

PISTON

Beckhoff Automation Canada LAPP Canada Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. SoftPLC Corporation

Parker Hannifin Corp.

FRACTIONAL, DC FRACTIONAL ROTARY, BRUSHLESS

Maxon Precision Motors Inc. MicroMo Electronics Inc. Omega SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

SERVO, AC

PROFIBUS

Baldor Electric Company Pobco Plastics INTEGRATED, CLOSED-LOOP Beckhoff Automation Canada AC INDUCTION Davis Controls Ltd. IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA SPROCKETS, NON-METAL Leeson Canada KEBA Corp.

Torque Transmission SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd. Myostat Motion Control Inc. MEP Drives Limited Parker Hannifin Corp.

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PULLEYS

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Servo2Go.com Ltd.

ROUND BELT

SERVO, DC BRUSHLESS

BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Nordex Inc. Torque Transmission

Beckhoff Automation Canada Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

PQ Systems Ltd.

SPINDLE

STEP MOTORS

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Beckhoff Automation Canada MEP Drives Limited Myostat Motion Control Inc.

SERVO, AC PERMANENT MAGNET

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FLAT BELT

Animatics Corporation Maxon Precision Motors Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Servo2Go.com Ltd.

Immediate shipment

SoftPLC Corporation

Parker Hannifin Corp.

SERVO, DC

Custom components to your specs

PROTOCOL CONVERSION

MEP Drives Limited Drive Systems Group Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. MEP Drives Limited USB Parker Hannifin Corp.

Beckhoff Automation Canada PQ Systems Ltd. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Ltd.

SERVO, AC INDUCTION

Over 100,000,000 components in stock

Beckhoff Automation Canada LAPP Canada Inc. Siemens Canada Ltd.

AutomationDirect Drive Systems Group Inc. HaydonKerk Motion Solutions IMS Schneider Electric Motion USA MicroMo Electronics Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Servo2Go.com Ltd. Zaber Technologies

Torque Transmission

SYNCHRONOUS BELT BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Torque Transmission

TOOTHED

V-BELT

Rosta Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. Torque Transmission

RACK & PINION ANTI-BACKLASH

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc.

HARDENED

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Myostat Motion Control Inc.

POLYMER

Myostat Motion Control Inc.

ROBOTICS ROBOTS

DENSO Robotics EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Main Manufacturing Products Inc PQ Systems Ltd.

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ProductListings ROBOTIC ACCESSORIES

DMA Ltd. EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Schunk Intec Corp.

ROBOTS, ARMS

Belt Technologies, Inc. DENSO Robotics Main Manufacturing Products Inc

ROBOTS, ARTICULATED ARM (6 AXIS)

Advanced Motion & Controls Ltd. DENSO Robotics Main Manufacturing Products Inc

ROBOTS, SCARA (4 AXIS)

Belt Technologies, Inc. DENSO Robotics EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Main Manufacturing Products Inc

SENSORS ACCELERATION

SPEED

E&E Process Instrumentation Industrial Encoder Corporation Webster Instruments

TEMPERATURE

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation E&E Process Instrumentation Higginson Equipment MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Switching Solutions Inc. Technical Systems 2000 Inc. Webster Instruments Winters Instruments

TORQUE

Omega Technical Systems 2000 Inc.

VIBRATION Omega

VISCOSITY

Higginson Equipment

VISUAL

Higginson Equipment

Omega

SHAFTS

FLOW

COLLARS

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation E&E Process Instrumentation Festo Inc. Omega Webster Instruments

Amacoil Inc NSK Canada Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.

FORCE

BellowsTech, LLC Servometer/PMG, LLC

Baumer Inc. Omega PQ Systems Ltd.

FLEXIBLE

SEALS & PACKINGS

HALL

Baumer Inc.

Daemar Inc Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Trelleborg Sealing Solutions

LASER

UNIVERSAL COUPLING

Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Contrinex Inc. Omega Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

LINEAR

Baumer Inc. MagneLink, Inc. Novotechnik, Inc.

LOAD

Baumer Inc. Omega

POSITION

Baumer Inc. Novotechnik, Inc. Omega Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

PQ Systems Ltd. Tri-Tronics Company

PRESSURE

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Baumer Inc. E&E Process Instrumentation Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Panasonic Electric Works Corp.

Switching Solutions Inc. Webster Instruments Winters Instruments

PROXIMITY

Carlo Gavazzi (Canada) Inc. Contrinex Inc. Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Lynch Fluid Controls MagneLink, Inc. Omega Tri-Tronics Company

ROTARY

Industrial Encoder Corporation Novotechnik, Inc.

PRODUCT DATA MANAGEMENT

Aras Lynch Fluid Controls

PRODUCT LIFECYCLE MANAGEMENT Aras

SIMULATION

Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

SPEED REDUCERS & INCREASERS CONCENTRIC

Bonfiglioli Canada Inc Drive-Line Inc. Nord Gear Limited VL Motion Systems Inc.

FRACTIONAL HP

Leeson Canada SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc.

PARALLEL

Bonfiglioli Canada Inc Drive-Line Inc. MEP Drives Limited Nord Gear Limited SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada VL Motion Systems Inc.

PLANETARY

Bonfiglioli Canada Inc CGI, Inc. GAM Gear Norcan Fluid Power RotoPrecision Inc. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada VL Motion Systems Inc. Wittenstein Inc.

RIGHT ANGLE

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Bonfiglioli Canada Inc CGI, Inc. Drive-Line Inc. Leeson Canada Nord Gear Limited SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc. Wittenstein Inc.

SHAFT-MOUNTED

Bonfiglioli Canada Inc Nord Gear Limited SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc.

SPUR

CGI, Inc. Drive-Line Inc. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada VL Motion Systems Inc.

WORMGEAR

Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Bonfiglioli Canada Inc CGI, Inc. MEP Drives Limited Nord Gear Limited Nordex Inc. SEW Eurodrive Company of Canada Torque Transmission VL Motion Systems Inc.

VALVE COMPONENTS VALVE ACTUATORS

Conant Controls Inc. EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company J .E. Myles, Inc M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

VALVE CONTROLS

Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company J .E. Myles, Inc Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

VALVE INDICATORS

EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Parker Hannifin Corp.

VALVE MOTORS

Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Canada Div.

VALVE TYPES BALL

Alpha Controls & Instrumentation Behringer Corporation Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Climax Company Ltd. Cummins Hydraulic Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Hypower Systems Inserta Products Inc. M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. Winters Instruments

CARTRIDGE

Argo-Hytos Inc. Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Cummins Hydraulic J .E. Myles, Inc Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

CHECK

Air Logic Behringer Corporation Beswick Engineering Co., Inc.

BellowsTech, LLC Servometer/PMG, LLC

SOFTWARE AUTOMATION

Autodesk Canada Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada J .E. Myles, Inc Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

SoftPLC Corporation

Motor Feedback Encoders Programmable Resolution Unparalleled Flexibility

CAD TO MOTION

Autodesk Canada Inc. Omega

CONTROL

Beckhoff Automation Canada SoftPLC Corporation

DESIGN

Autodesk Canada Inc. Festo Inc. Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

DIAGNOSTIC

Parker Hannifin Corp.

HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACE (HMI) AutomationDirect Parker Hannifin Corp.

SoftPLC Corporation

MACHINE CONTROL

Beckhoff Automation Canada J .E. Myles, Inc Ormec Systems Corp.

SoftPLC Corporation

MOTION CONTROL

Beckhoff Automation Canada J .E. Myles, Inc Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

Siemens Canada Ltd.

Shaft and tether sizes to fit all NEMA size motors Resolution programmable from 1 to 8192 pulses/rev.

Electrical and thermal isolation for maximum life

MOTION & LOGIC CONTROL Beckhoff Automation Canada Ormec Systems Corp.

Parker Hannifin Corp.

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Baumer Inc. · 4046 Mainway Drive · Burlington · Ontario · L7M 4B9 Phone 905-335-8444 · sales.ca@baumergroup.com · www.baumer.ca

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52 ProductListings Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Inserta Products Inc. Lynch Fluid Controls M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd.

COMPENSATOR

Parker Hannifin Corp.

COUNTER BALANCE Argo-Hytos Inc. Cummins Hydraulic JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

DIRECTIONAL CONTROL

Argo-Hytos Inc. Conant Controls Inc. Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) Humphrey Automation Inc. J .E. Myles, Inc JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc. Wainbee Limited

ELECTRO-PROPORTIONAL

Argo-Hytos Inc. Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Cummins Hydraulic HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) J .E. Myles, Inc JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

FLOW CONTROL

Air Logic American Cylinder Co Inc

Argo-Hytos Inc. Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Bird Precision Conant Controls Inc. Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Cummins Hydraulic J .E. Myles, Inc JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls MICO Inc. MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rubberline Products Ltd. Webster Instruments

Conant Controls Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. Lynch Fluid Controls M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp.

HYDRAULIC

NEEDLE

Argo-Hytos Inc. Checker Industrial Ltd Climax Company Ltd. Conant Controls Inc. Cross Mfg Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Humphrey Automation Inc. Inserta Products Inc. J .E. Myles, Inc Lynch Fluid Controls McBurney Sales & Services MICO Inc. Norcan Fluid Power Parker Hannifin Corp.

Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd. Tube-Mac Industries Ltd. Wainbee Limited Webster Instruments York Hydraulics Ltd.

LOGIC

Air Logic Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

MANUAL

Argo-Hytos Inc.

PRESSURE CONTROL

MODULAR

Argo-Hytos Inc. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

MOTOR MOUNT

Parker Hannifin Corp.

PRESSURE REDUCING

Argo-Hytos Inc. Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) Lynch Fluid Controls McBurney Sales & Services MICO Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc.

Air Logic Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Cummins Hydraulic EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Higginson Equipment MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Winters Instruments

PNEUMATIC

Argo-Hytos Inc. Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Cummins Hydraulic EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Higginson Equipment HPI (HydroPerfect International Inc.) Lynch Fluid Controls M.A. Stewart & Sons Ltd. MICO Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc.

Air Logic Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Climax Company Ltd. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Coilhose Pneumatics Conant Controls Inc. Cummins Hydraulic EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Linemaster Switch Corp.

Motion Industries Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Rubberline Products Ltd. Seal Master Corporation Wainbee Limited York Hydraulics Ltd.

PRESSURE SEQUENCE

Argo-Hytos Inc. Lynch Fluid Controls McBurney Sales & Services Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc.

PROPORTIONAL

Argo-Hytos Inc. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Cummins Hydraulic JTEKT HPI Lynch Fluid Controls MICO Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Wainbee Limited

RELIEF

Air Logic Argo-Hytos Inc. Beswick Engineering Co., Inc. Cummins Hydraulic Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Lynch Fluid Controls Parker Hannifin Corp.

Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Inc.

SERVO

Control Enterprises Inc (C.E.I.) Cummins Hydraulic Lynch Fluid Controls Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

PQ Systems Ltd. Wainbee Limited

SHUTTLE

Cummins Hydraulic Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp.

SOLENOID

Argo-Hytos Inc. Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc Cummins Hydraulic EFD, Inc., A Nordson Company Festo Inc. Higginson Equipment Lynch Fluid Controls Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

Pisco USA Inc. Rubberline Products Ltd.

STEPPER

Omega Parker Hannifin Corp.

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SupplierListings 55 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; D.B. Roberts; Electromate Industrial Sales, Woodbridge, ON; Fastbolt Canada, Dorval, QC; Interfast, Inc., BC, ON, QC; Normont Industrial Hardware Canada, AB, QC; Pomar Hardware & Supply, Inc., Brampton, ON; Steeves Agencies, Inc.

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.acecontrols.com Distributors: Cowper, Markham, ON; London, ON; Kingston, ON; St. John, NB; CLachine, QC; Peerless Engineering Sales, Prince George, BC; Burnaby, BC; Edmonton, AB; Vickers Warnick Ltd, Stoney Creek, ON; Waterloo, ON; Mississauga, ON

ADACONN Manufacturer 538 Township Line Rd. Blue Bell, PA, 19422 USA Tel: 215-643-1900 Fax: 215-643-4017 Email: sales@adaconn.com Web: www.adaconn.com Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Scarborough, ON; Hypower, Saskatoon, SK; Kinecor Inc., Lachine, QC; Wainbee Ltd, Mississauga, ON

ADVANCE MOTION CONTROL Manufacturer 1650 Old Colchester Road Oakdale, ON, 06370 USA Tel: 860-859-1650 Fax: 860-859-3711 Email: sales@dhict.com Web: www.amcct.com

ADVANCED MOTION & CONTROLS LTD. Manufacturer & Distributor 26 Saunders Road Barrie, ON, L4N 9A8 Tel: 705-726-2260 Fax: 705-726-5829 Email: inquiries@advancedmotion.com Web: www.advancedmotion.com Branches: Cambridge, ON; Mississauga, ON Manufacturers Represented: Bosch Rexroth; Denso Robotics; Dorner Conveyors; HyperCyl; OMRON; Oriental Motor; Patlite;

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Phoenix Contact; SMAC; SMC Pneumatics; THK; Toshiba Machine; Zimmer

ANIMATICS CORPORATION

AIR LOGIC

3200 Patrick Henry Drive Santa Clara, CA, 95054 USA Tel: 408-748-8721 Fax: 408-748-8725 Email: response@animatics.com Web: www.animatics.com Distributors: Shelley Industrial Automation, Toronto, ON; Vickers Warnick, Stoney Creek, ON

Manufacturer 5102 Douglas Ave Racine, WI, 53402 USA Tel: 262-639-9035 Fax: 262-639-5996 Email: airlogic@air-logic.com Web: www.air-logic.com Distributors: Cowper Inc, Lachine, QC; Peerless Engineering Sales Ltd, Burnaby, BC

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

AMACOIL INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 2100 Bridgewater Rd. P.O. Box 2228 Aston, PA, 19014 USA Tel: 610-485-8300 Fax: 610-485-2357 Email: amacoil@amacoil.com Web: www.amacoil.com Manufacturers Represented: Uhing Co.

AMERICAN BILTRITE CANADA-LTD. Manufacturer 200 Bank Street Sherbrooke, QC, J8H 4K3 Tel: 819-829-3300 Fax: 819-821-2624 Email: gp@american-biltrite.com Web: www.american-biltrite.com

AMERICAN CYLINDER CO. INC. Manufacturer 481 S Governors Highway Peotone, IL, 60468-9116 USA Tel: 708-258-3935 Fax: 708-258-3980 Email: amcyl@americancylinder.com Web: www.americancylinder.com Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Winnipeg, MB; Edmonton, AB; Geo T. White Co Ltd, Windsor, ON; Burlington, ON; Innovative Control Solutions, Markham, ON; Peerless Engineering, Burnaby, BC; Solutions de Controle Innovatrices, Montreal, QC; Topring Limitee, Grandby, QC

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ARAS Manufacturer 300 Brickstone Square, Ste 904 Andover, MA, 01810 USA Tel: 978-691-8900 Fax: 978-794-9826 Email: info@aras.com Web: www.aras.com

ARGO-HYTOS INC. Manufacturer 1835 North Research Dr. Bowling Green, OH, 43402 USA Tel: 419-353-6070 Fax: 419-354-3496 Email: info.us@argo-hytos.com Web: www.argo-hytos.com Distributors: Check website

ASSOCIATED SPRING RAYMOND Manufacturer 1705 Indian Wood Circle, Suite 210 Maumee, OH, 43537 USA Tel: 419-891-9292 Fax: 419-891-9879 Email: speccs@asraymond.com Web: www.asraymond.com Branches: Burlington, ON

AST BEARINGS LLC Manufacturer & Distributor 115 Main Rd. Montville, NJ, 07045 USA Tel: 800-526-1250 Fax: 973-335-6987 Email: sales@astbearings.com Web: www.astbearings.com Distributors: JDM Technical Services, Quebec, QC

ATLANTA DRIVE SYSTEMS INC. Manufacturer 1775 Route 34, Unit D-10 Farmingdale, NJ, 07727 USA Tel: 732-282-0480 Fax: 732-282-0450 Email: info@atlantadrives.com Web: www.atlantadrives.com

AUTODESK CANADA INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 210 King St. E. Toronto, ON, M5A 1J7 Tel: 416-874-8370 Fax: 416-874-8386 Web: www.autodesk.ca

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

B&R INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION INC. Manufacturer 5770 Timberlea Blvd. - S205 Mississauga, ON, L4W 4W1 Tel: 905-206-9911 Fax: 905-206-9611 Email: office.ca@br-automation.com Web: www.br-automation.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 R.S. Boreham Jr. Street Fort Smith, AR, 72930 USA Tel: 479-646-4711 Fax: 479-648-5792 Web: www.baldor.com

BAUMER INC. Manufacturer 4046 Mainway Burlington, ON, L7M 4B9 Tel: 905-335-8444 Fax: 905-335-8320 Email: sales.ca@baumerelectric.com Web: www.baumer.ca

BC BEARING ENGINEERS LTD. Distributor 8985 Fraserwood Court Burnaby, BC, V5J 5E8 Tel: 604-433-6711 Fax: 604-433-7377 Email: llim@bearings.com Web: www.bearings.com Manufacturers Represented: Dodge/Reliance; Emerson Canada; Garlock; NTN Bearings Canada; Rexnord Canada; Shcaeffler; SKF Canada Ltd.

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SupplierListings BEACH FILTER PRODUCTS INC. Manufacturer 7682 Glenville Rd Glen Rock, PA, 17327 USA Tel: 717-235-1136 Fax: 717-235-4858 Email: beachsta-dri@comcast.net Web: www.beachfilters.com Distributors: CDA Danamic, Toronto, ON; Peacock, Inc., Mississauga, ON

BECKHOFF AUTOMATION CANADA Manufacturer 130 Research Lane Guelph, ON, N1G 5G3 Tel: 905-852-1634 Fax: 905-852-1535 Email: canada@beckhoff.com Web: www.beckhoffautomation.com

BEHRINGER CORPORATION Manufacturer 17 Ridge Rd Branchville, NJ, 07826 USA Tel: 973-948-0226 Fax: 973-948-2562 Email: cserv@behringersystems.com Web: www.behringersystems.com Distributors: HM Fluid Connector, Edmonton, AB; HyPower Systems Inc, Saskatoon, SK; MCS Servo Inc, St-Bruno de Montarville, QC; Trilex Fluid Power, Hamilton, ON

BELLOWSTECH, LLC Manufacturer 1289 N. U.S. Highway 1, Suite 1 Ormond Beach, FL, 31274 USA Tel: 386-615-7530 Fax: 386-615-7973 Email: bellows@bellowstech.com Web: www.bellowstech.com

BELT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Manufacturer 11 Bowles Road Agawam, MA, 01001-2925 USA Tel: 413-786-9922 Fax: 413-789-2786 Email: Engineer@BeltTechnologies.com Web: www.BeltTechnologies.com

BERENDSEN FLUID POWER Manufacturer & Distributor 35A Ironside Cres.

(H.Q. in Tulsa, OK, USA) Scarborough, ON, M1X 1G5 Canada Tel: 416-335-5557 Fax: 416-335-8844 Email: info@bfpna.com Web: www.bfpna.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dartmouth, NS; London, ON; Markham, ON; Scarborough, ON; Stoney Creek,

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ON; Sudbury, ON; Timmins, ON; Montreal, QC; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: Auburn Gear; Barksdale; Donaldson; Eaton-Vickers/ Cutler-Hammer; Mico; Olaer; Sauer-Danfoss; Thermal Transfer

Branches: Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Fredericton, NB; Dartmouth, NS; Burlington, ON; Welland, ON; Longueuil, QC; Saguenay, QC; Saskatoon, SK

BESWICK ENGINEERING CO. INC.

Manufacturer

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

BIMBA MANUFACTURING CO. Manufacturer P.O. Box 68 Monee, IL, 60449 USA Tel: 708-534-8544 Fax: 708-235-2014 Email: support@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

BIRD PRECISION Manufacturer One Spruce Street Waltham, MA, 02454 USA Tel: 800-454-7369 Fax: 800-370-6308 Email: sales@birdprecision.com Web: www.birdprecision.com

BISHOP-WISECARVER CORP. Manufacturer & Distributor 2104 Martin Way Pittsburg, CA, 94565 USA Tel: 925-439-8272 Fax: 925-439-5931 Email: sales@bwc.com Web: www.bwc.com Distributors: Ringball Corporation, Winnipeg, MB; Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Montreal, QC; Mississauga, ON; Winnipeg, MB; Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Montreal, QC; Mississauga, ON

BONFIGLIOLI CANADA INC Manufacturer 2 - 7941 Jane St Concord, ON, L4K 4L6 Tel: 905-738-4466 Fax: 905-738-9833 Email: jmagee@bonfigliolicanada.com Web: www.bonfigliolicanada.com

BOSCH REXROTH CANADA Manufacturer 490 Prince Charles Drive South Welland, ON, L3B 5X7 Canada Tel: 905-735-0510 Fax: 905-735-5646 Email: info@boschrexroth.ca Web: www.boschrexroth.ca

BRECOFLEX CO., LLC 222 Industrial Way West Eatontown, NJ, 07724 USA Tel: 732-460-9500 Fax: 732-542-6725 Email: info@brecoflex.com Web: www.brecoflex.com

BUNTING BEARINGS LLC Manufacturer 1001 Holland Park Blvd.

Holland, OH, 43528 USA Tel: 419-866-7000 Fax: 419-866-0653 Email: bunting@buntingbearings.com Web: www.buntingbearings.com Distributors: BDI-Canada, Inc., Mississauga, ON; Canadian Bearings Ltd., Mississauga, ON; Kinecor, Inc., Lachine, QC; Motion Canada, Mississauga, ON

CAPLUGS Manufacturer 2150 Elmwood Avenue Buffalo, NY, 14207 USA Tel: 716-876-9855 Fax: 716-874-1680 Email: sales@caplugs.com Web: www.caplugs.com

CARLING TECHNOLOGIES INC. Manufacturer 60 Johnson Ave. Plainville, CT, 06062 USA Tel: 860-793-9281 Fax: 860-793-9231 Email: sales@carlingtech.com Web: www.carlingtech.com Distributors: Across Canada

CGI, INC.

Manufacturer 3400 Arrowhead Drive Carson City, NV, 89706 USA Tel: 800-568-4327 Fax: 775-882-9599 Email: info@cgimotion.com Web: www.cgimotion.com Distributors: Shelley Automation, Windsor, ON; Cambridge, ON; Toronto, ON; The Drive Systems Group, Mississauga, ON

CHECKER INDUSTRIAL LTD. Distributor 3345 Wyandotte St E Windsor, ON, N8Y 4S2 Tel: 519-258-2022 Fax: 519-258-2832 Email: checker@checkerindustrial.com Web: www.checkerindustrial.com Branches: Oldcastle, ON

CLIMAX COMPANY LTD. Distributor 16883 Boul. Hymus Kirkland, QC, H9H 3L4 Tel: 514-426-2243 Fax: 514-426-7126 Email: bross@climaxcompany.com Web: www.climaxcompany.com Manufacturers Represented: Alemite LLC; Bijur Lubricating Corp.; Delimon Fuhme; Farval Lubrication Systems; Marsh Bellofram; Oil Rite; Sellers; Simatech

CLIPPARD INSTRUMENT LABORATORY INC.

CARLO GAVAZZI CANADA-INC. Manufacturer

Manufacturer

2660 Meadowvale Blvd.

Unit #8 Mississauga, ON, L5N 6M6 Tel: 905-542-0979 Fax: 905-542-2248 Email: gavazzi@carlogavazzi.com Web: www.gavazzionline.com Branches: Montreal, QC

7390 Colerain Ave Cincinnati, OH, 45239 USA Tel: 513-521-4261 Fax: 513-521-4464 Email: leads@clippard.com Web: www.clippard.com Distributors: Wainbee Limited, Mississauga, ON

CEJN INDUSTRIAL CORP.

COILHOSE PNEUMATICS

Manufacturer

19 Kimberly Road East Brunswick, NJ, 08816 USA Tel: 732-390-8480 Fax: 732-390-9693 Email: info@coilhose.com Web: www.coilhose.com Distributors: CFA Industries Inc., Aurora, ON

4 Snowberry Court Caledon, ON, L7K 0B5 Tel: 519-927-0566 Fax: 519-927-0567 Email: barney.draper@cejnusa.com Web: www.cejn.com Branches: Caledon, ON

Manufacturer

www.design-engineering.com

SupplierListings 57 COMO FILTRATION SYSTEMS

CUI INC.

Manufacturer

20050 SW 112th Ave Tualatin, OR, 97062 USA Tel: 800-275-4899 Fax: 503-612-2382 Email: sales@cui.com Web: www.cui.com Distributors: Digi-Key

130 Freedom Lane Janesville, WI, 53546 USA Tel: 608-756-3838 Fax: 608-756-1262 Email: sales@como.biz Web: www.como.biz

COMPREVAC INC. 3067 Jarrow Avenue Mississauga, ON, L4X 2C6 Tel: 905-624-4096 Fax: 905-624-4099 Email: sales@comprevac.com Web: www.comprevac.com Manufacturers Represented: Atlas Copco; Champion Air Compressor; Elmo-Rietschle; Keltec-Technolab; Mattei Compressor; Summit Industrial Products; Thomas Pumps; Welch Vacuum

CONANT CONTROLS INC.

Manufacturer 427 Riverside Ave. Medford, MA, 02155 USA Tel: 781-395-2240 Fax: 781-395-7247 Email: sales@conantcontrols.com Web: www.conantcontrols.com

CONTRINEX INC. Manufacturer 2 Business Park Rd. Old Saybrook, CT, 06475 USA Tel: 866-289-2899 Fax: 860-388-3574 Email: info_us@contrinex.com Web: www.contrinex.com

CONTROL ENTERPRISES INC. Manufacturer PO Box 396 / 40124 Hwy. 49 Oakhurst, CA, 93644 USA Tel: 559-683-2044 Fax: 559-683-8666 Email: ceiinc-ken@sti.net Web: www.ceivalve.com Distributors: Norcan Fluid Power Ltd.; Unitek Controle, Chambly, QC

CROSS MFG. INC. Manufacturer 11011 King St. Suite #210 Overland Park, KS, 66210 USA Tel: 913-451-1233 Fax: 913-451-1235 Email: info@crossmfg.com Web: www.crossmfg.com Distributors: HyPower Sys., Saskatoon, SK

www.design-engineering.com

Manufacturer

CUMMINS HYDRAULIC

1250 Gorham Street Newmarket, ON L3Y 8W4 Tel: 905-836-7750 Fax: 905-836-2736 Web: www.cumminshydraulics.com Manufacturers Represented: Continental; Gates

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

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; Delta, BC; Dorval, QC Manufacturers Represented: Caplugs; DMR; JM Clipper; Kalrez; Keystock; Mubea; RotorClamp; Rotor-Clip; Shim Stock; Spirolox

DAMAN PRODUCTS CO., INC. Manufacturer 1811 N. Home Street Mishawaka, IN, 46545 USA Tel: 1-800-959-7841 Fax: 1-800-241-7664 Email: sales@daman.com Web: www.daman.com Distributors: Royal Fluid Power Ltd., Burlington, ON

DAVIS CONTROLS LTD. Distributor 2200 Bristol Circle Oakville, ON, L6H 5R3 Tel: 905-829-2000 Fax: 905-829-2630 Email: info@daviscontrols.com Web: www.daviscontrols.com Branches: Vancouver, BC; Calgary, ON; Sarnia, ON; Montreal, QC Manufacturers Represented: Acromag; Balluff; Danaher; Danfoss Drives; Flowline; Gems Sensors; Indusoft; LS Industrial Systems; PMA; Wago

DAVLEY DARMEX PRECISION LUBRICANTS

E&E PROCESS INSTRUMENTATION

Manufacturer & Distributor

Distributor

7370 Bramalea Road Unit 38 Mississauga, ON, L5S 1N6 Tel: 905-795-1150 Fax: 905-795-1151 Email: sales@davley-darmex.com Web: www.davley-darmex.com Branches: Montreal, QC

40 North Rivermede Road, Unit 4 Concord, ON, L4K 2H3 Tel: 905-669-4857 Fax: 905-669-2158 Email: sales@eeprocess.com Web: www.eeprocess.com

DELLNER BRAKES AB

EAO SWITCH CORPORATION

Manufacturer

Manufacturer

172 Queens River Drive West Kingston, RI, 02892 USA Tel: 401-515-4657 Fax: 401-515-4542 Email: glenn.scott@dellner-brakes.com Web: www.dellner-brakes.com

98 Washington Street Milford, CT, 06460 USA Tel: 203-877-4577 Fax: 203-888-3694 Email: sales@eaoswitch.com Web: www.eao.com Distributors: Allied Electronics, Ottawa, ON; CD Nova, Burnaby, BC; Gray Electric Supplies, St. Laurent, QC; Jentronics, Dartmouth, NS; Newark Electronics, Pointe Claire, QC; Mississauga, ON; London, ON; Raytech Controls Inc., Dollard Des Ormeaux, QC; Sager Electronics, Mississauga, ON; Simcona Electronics of Canada, London, ON; Wes-Garde Components, Mississauga, ON

DENDOFF SPRINGS MFG. Manufacturer 12045 Old Yale Road Surrey, BC, V3V 3X4 Tel: 604-580-3400 Fax: 604-580-3600 Email: info@dendoff.com Web: www.dendoff.com

DENSO ROBOTICS Manufacturer & Distributor 3900 Via Oro Avenue Long Beach, CA, 94704 USA Tel: 888-476-2689 Email: info@densorobotics.com Web: www.densorobotics.com

EFD, INC., A NORDSON COMPANY

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; Derag Inc.; Hermann Ultrasonics; Interlakes Bases; Promess; Robohand; Svendberg Brakes; Thordon Bearings Inc.

DRIVE SYSTEMS GROUP INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 7150 Torbram Rd. Unit 1 + 2 Mississauga, ON, L4T 3Z8 Canada Tel: 905-405-0310 Fax: 905-405-0313 Email: georger@drivesystemsgroup.com Web: www.drivesystemsgroup.com

DRIVE-LINE INC. 212 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 23 Oakville, ON, L6K 3T9 Tel: 905-845-4710 Fax: 905-845-3009 Email: sales@drivelineinc.com Web: www.drivelineinc.com Manufacturers Represented: Carlson Co; Carlyle Johnson; GMN; Hilliard; Kebco; Mach lll Clutch Inc.; Machine Components; Twiflex

Manufacturer 40 Catamore Blvd.

East Providence, RI 02914 USA Tel: 401-431-7000 Fax: 401-431-7079 Email: info@efd-inc.com Web: www.efd-inc.com

ELECTROMATE Distributor 4300 Steeles Ave. West, Unit 39 Woodbridge, ON, L4L 4C2 Tel: 877-737-8698 Fax: 877-737-8699 Email: sales@electromate.com Web: www.electromate.com Manufacturers Represented: Applied Motion Products; Bayside Motion Group; Intelligent Actuator Inc.; Kollmorgen; MTS Temposonics; Pacific Scientific; Pittman; Zolomatic

EXLAR CORPORATION Manufacturer 1470 Lake Drive West Charhassen, MN, 55367 USA Tel: 952-368-3434 Fax: 952-368-4877 Email: info@exlar.com Web: www.exlar.com

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SupplierListings FESTO INC.

HAYDONKERK MOTION SOLUTIONS

HPI HYDROPERFECT INTERNATIONAL INC.)

Manufacturer Manufacturer & Distributor 5300 Explorer Drive Mississauga, ON, L4W 5G4 Tel: 905-624-9000 Fax: 905-624-9001 Email: festo.canada@ca.festo.com Web: www.festo.ca Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Moncton, NB; Montreal, QC; Quebec, QC

FLARETITE INC. Manufacturer 2284 Golden Pond Ct. Fenton, MI, 48430 USA Tel: 810-750-4140 Fax: 810-629-4988 Email: VITOA@ameriteh.net Web: www.flaretite.com Distributors: Hose Power Canada, Ajax, ON

GAM GEAR Manufacturer 901 E. Business Center Drive Mount Prospect, IL, 60056 USA Tel: 847-649-2500 Fax: 847-649-2501 Email: Jim@gamweb.com Web: www.gamweb.com Distributors: Electromate, Woodbridge, ON

GLOBAL BEAR INC. Distributor 2064 Chartier Avenue 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; Hoover; NHBB & NMB; NKE; Randall

GREAT LAKES HYDRAULICS LTD. Distributor 5035 North Service Rd., Unit A9 Burlington, ON, L7L 5V2 Tel: 905-332-1500 Fax: 905-332-9122 Email: glhydltd@ greatlakeshydraulicltd.com Web: www.greatlakeshydraulicltd.com Manufacturers Represented: Hedland; Hydrocraft; Marzocchi Pumps; Nason Company; Northman Fluid Power; Rego; Snap-Tite QD; Sofima Hydraulic Filters

GTC FALCON INC. Manufacturer 118 Long Pond Rd. Plymouth, MA, USA Tel: 608-746-0200 Fax: 508-746-6419 Email: gtcfalcon@att.net Web: www.gtcfalcon.com

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1500 Meriden Rd Waterbury, CT, 06705 USA Tel: 203-756-7441 Fax: 203-756-8724 Email: info@haydonkerk.com Web: www.haydonkerk.com

HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION Manufacturer 333 East State Pkwy Schaumberg, IL, 60173 USA Tel: 847-490-1191 Fax: 847-490-3931 Email: info@heidenhain.com Web: www.heidenhain.com Branches: Mississauga, ON

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

HELANDER PRODUCTS INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 26 Knollwood Drive Clinton, CT, 06413 Tel: 860-669-7953 Fax: 860-669-6756 Email: helander@sbcglobal.net Web: www.tinyclutch.com

INDUSTRIAL & AVIATION FILTERS Manufacturer & Distributor 135 Nuggett Court Brampton, ON, L6T 5H4 Tel: 905-791-3388 Fax: 905-791-7322 Email: bmuller@hpicanada.com Web: www.hpicanada.com Distributors: EPGC Engrenage, Quebec City, QC; Norcan Fluid Power, Richmond, BC; Regional Hose & Hydraulics, Cambridge, ON; Unique Automation, Palmyra, NY

570 Alden Rd, Unit 10 Markham, ON, L3R 8N5 Tel: 905-479-3633 Fax: 905-479-3755 Email: humphrey@pneumation.ca Web: www.hymphreyautomation.ca Manufacturers Represented: Airtac Products; Alpha Products; Biomedic/Knocks; Humphrey Products; Koganei Products; Nycoil; Pisco USA; Vesta Products

HYPOWER SYSTEMS Distributor

Manufacturer & Distributor

IGUS INC.

30 Saunders Rd Barrie, ON, L4N 9A8 Tel: 1-800-665-7325 Fax: 1-800-565-6990 Email: barrie@herculesCN.com Web: www.herculesCN.com Branches: Dorval, QC Manufacturers Represented: Dichtomatik; SKF Polyseal Inc; The Simrit Group; Trelleborg

1175 Corporate Dr. Unit 1 Burlington, ON, L7L 5V5 Canada Tel: 905-335-2211 Fax: 905-335-8756 Email: info@higginson.ca Web: www.higginson.ca

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

P.O. 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

INDUSTRIAL ENCODER CORPORATION

Distributor

HIGGINSON EQUIPMENT

Distributor

Manufacturer & Distributor

HUMPHREY AUTOMATION INC.

143 Wheeler St Saskatoon, SK, S7P 0A4 Tel: 306-931-0888 Fax: 306-934-2553 Web: www.hypower.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Fort McMurray, AB; Grande Prairie, AB; Campbell River, BC; Prince George, BC; Vancouver/Delta, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Prince Albert, SK; Regina, SK; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: Eaton; Greer; Kawasaki; Lubriquip; Norgren; Numatics; Pall; Poclain

HERCULES SEALING PRODUCTS CANADA

Industries, Oakville, ON; Digican Motion Control, Kirkland, QC; The Drive Systems, Inc., Mississauga, ON

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

IMS SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MOTION USA Manufacturer 370 N. Main Street Marlborough, CT, 06447 USA Tel: 860-295-6102 Fax: 860-295-6107 Email: info@imshome.com Web: www.imshome.com Distributors: Baldor Motion

Manufacturer 22 Commerce Place St. Catharines, ON, L2R 6P7 Tel: 888-277-6205 Fax: 905-984-5017 Email: info.ca@globalencoder.ca Web: www.globalencoder.com Branches: Vancouver, BC; Moncton, NB Distributors: Rotalec Industries, Calgary, AB; Brantford, ON; St. Laurent, QC

INSERTA PRODUCTS INC. Manufacturer 538 Township Line Road Blue Bell, PA, 19422 USA Tel: 215-643-0192 Fax: 215-643-4017 Email: sales@inserta.com Web: www.inserta.com Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Scarborough, ON; HyPower, Saskatoon, SK; Kinecor Inc., Lachine, QC; Wainbee Ltd., Mississauga, ON

INTERNATIONAL FLUID POWER Manufacturer 4600 Garand Montreal, QC, H4R 2A2 Tel: 800-363-8446 Fax: 514-335-3272 Email: eastcoast@intlfpa.com Web: www.intlfpa.com

J .E. MYLES, INC Manufacturer & Distributor 310 Executive Dr Troy, MI, 48083-4587 USA Tel: 248-583-1020 Fax: 248-583-6998 Email: sales@jem-cp-r.com Web: www.jemyles.com Manufacturers Represented: Absorbers; Butech; Denison; Greer; Haskel; Kobold; Moog; MTS; Parker; Schroeder; Taylor Shock

www.design-engineering.com

SupplierListings 59 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

JTEKT HPI Manufacturer & Distributor 6 Baker Road Brampton, ON, L6T 4E3 Tel: 905-791-3388 Fax: 905-791-7322 Email: bmuller@hpicanada.com Web: www.hpicanada.com Distributors: BPG, Quebec City, QC; Norcan Fluid Power, Richmond, BC

KEBA CORP. Manufacturer Troy, MI 48084 USA Tel: 248-526-0561 Fax: 248-526-0582 Email: schr@keba.com Web: www.keba.com Distributors: Sort Production Products Ltd., Mississauga, ON

KINETIC SYSTEMS INC. Manufacturer 20 Arboretum Rd. Boston, MA, 02131 USA Tel: 617-522-8700 Fax: 617-522-6323 Email: sales@kineticsystems.com Web: www.kineticsystems.com

LAPP CANADA INC. Manufacturer 3505 Laird Road, Unit 10 Mississauga, ON L5L 5Y7 Tel: 877-799-5277 Fax: 905-820-6516 Email: info@lappcanada.com Web: www.lappcanada.com

LEESON CANADA Manufacturer & Distributor 320 Superior Blvd.

Mississauga, ON, L5T 2N7 Tel: 905-670-4770 Fax: 905-670-4378 Email: dmckelvie@leeson.ca Web: www.leeson.ca Branches: Edmonton, AB; Coquitlam, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Moncton, NB; Hanover, ON; St. Laurent, QC Manufacturers Represented: GE Commercial by Regal Beloit; LEESON Electric; Lovato; Lumberg; Maska; Stearns; Test Products Intl.

LINEMASTER SWITCH CORP. Manufacturer 29 Plaine Hill Road Woodstock, CT, 06281-0238 USA Tel: 860-974-1000 Fax: 860-974-0691

www.design-engineering.com

Email: sales@linemaster.com Web: www.linemaster.com Distributors: Higginson Equipment Sales, Burlington, ON; Rics Equipment & Supply, Sussex, NB; Taylor Producto Inc., St. Laurent, QC; Tri-Pyramid Industrial, Abbottsford, BC

LUBRICATION ENGINEERS OF CANADA LTD. Distributor 2200 Bristol Circle Oakville, ON, L6H 5R3 Tel: 905-829-3833 Fax: 905-829-2630 Email: info@lubeng.com Web: www.lubeng.com Manufacturers Represented: Lubrication Engineers, Inc.; Macnaught

LYNCH FLUID CONTROLS Manufacturer & Distributor 1799 Argentia Road Mississauga, ON, L5N 3A2 Tel: 905-363-2400 Fax: 905-363-1191 Email: marketing@lynch.ca Web: www.lynch.ca Manufacturers Represented: ATOS Electro-hydraulics; Kawasaki Hydraulics; Sun Hydraulics Corporation

M.A. STEWART & SONS LTD.

MAIN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS INC

Manufacturer & Distributor 3181 Tri-Park Drive Grand Blanc, MI, 48439 USA Tel: 800-521-7918 Fax: 810-953-1385 Email: info@mainmfg.com Web: www.mainmfg.com Branches: Aurora, ON

MAXON PRECISION MOTORS INC. Manufacturer 101 Waldron Road Fall River, MA, 02720 USA Tel: 508-677-0520 Fax: 508-677-0530 Email: info@maxonmotorusa.com Web: www.maxonmotorusa.com Distributors: Electromate Ind. Sales, Woodbridge, ON

MCBURNEY SALES & SERVICES Distributor 151 Applewood Cr., Units 1-3 Concord, ON, L4K 4E3 Tel: 905-791-8700 Fax: 905-761-8710 Email: daryl@mcburneysales.com Web: www.mcburneysales.com

MACH III CLUTCH, INC. Manufacturer 101 Cummings Drive Walton, KY, 41094 USA Tel: 859-291-0849 Fax: 859-655-8362 Email: info@machiii.com Web: www.machiii.com Distributors: Drive Line Inc., Oakville, ON

10761 Ahern Avenue SE Watertown, MN, 55388 USA Tel: 952-955-2626 Fax: 480-247-4096 Email: randy@midwestmotion.com Web: www.midwestmotion.com Distributors: Motion Industries, Hamilton, ON; St. Laurent, WC; Vaughan, ON; Calgary, AB

MILLER-STEPHENSON CHEMICAL CO. INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 55 Backus Avenue Danbury, CT, 06810 USA Tel: 203-743-4447 Fax: 203-791-8702 Email: ct.sales@miller-stephenson.com Web: www.miller-stephenson.com Branches: Toronto, ON

MIRAI INTER-TECH Manufacturer & Distributor 30 Pollard Street Richmond Hill, ON, L4B 1A8 Tel: 905-763-9442 Fax: 905-763-9766 Email: sales@miraiintertech.com Web: www.miraiintertech.com Manufacturers Represented: Dyadic Systems; Sanki

MOTION INDUSTRIES Distributor

2821 Bristol Circle, Unit 3 Oakville, ON, L6H 6X5 Tel: 905-829-1020 Fax: 905-829-8155 Email: fern.garcia@mep.ca Web: www.mep.ca

MICO INC.

MP FILTRI CANADA-INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 12900 87th Avenue Surrey, BC V3W 3H9 Tel: 604-594-8431 Fax: 604-594-4335 Web: www.mastewart.com Branches: Ajax, ON; Edmonton, AB; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC; Calgary, AB; Signal Hill, CA; Bakersfield, CA; Charlotte, NC Manufacturers Represented: American Valve; Beric Valve; Bonney Forge; Kitz Corporation; Max-Air/Promation; Mueller Steam; Toyo Red-White; WKM

Manufacturer & Distributor

1605 Alton Road Birmingham, AL, 35210 Tel: 800-526-9328 Fax: 205-957-5290 Web: www.motionindustries.com Branches: Across Canada Manufacturers Represented: Boston Gear; Emerson Motors; INA/FAG; NSK; SKF; Sumitomo; THK; Warner Electric

MEP DRIVES LIMITED Manufacturer & Distributor

MIDWEST MOTION PRODUCTS INC.

Manufacturer 1911 Lee Blvd.

North Mankato, MN, 56003 USA Tel: 507-625-6426 Fax: 507-625-3212 Email: micomail@mico.com Web: www.mico.com Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Across Canada; Edmonton Brake & Clutch, Edmonton, AB; Fort Garry Industries, Winnipeg, MB; Hypower Systems Ltd., Delta, BC; Kinecor Inc., Nisku, AB; Superior Industrial Frictions Ltd., Edmonton, AB; Tectran Co., Mississauga, ON; The Fluid Power House, Lively, ON; Traction Division of UAP, Montreal, QC

MAGNELINK, INC.

MICROMO ELECTRONICS INC.

Manufacturer

Manufacturer & Distributor

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

14881 Evergreen Ave. Clearwater, FL, 33762-3008 USA Tel: 800-807-9166 Fax: 727-572-7763 Email: info@micromo.com Web: www.micromo.com

Manufacturer 380 Four Valley Drive Concord, ON, L4K 5Z1 Tel: 905-303-1369 Fax: 905-303-7256 Email: mail@mpfiltricanada.com Web: www.mpfiltricanada.com

MYOSTAT MOTION CONTROL INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 17817 Leslie Street, #43 Newmarket, ON, L3Y 8C6 Tel: 905-836-4441 Fax: 905-836-1214 Email: info@coolmuscle.com Web: www.coolmuscle.com Distributors: Redline Inc., Pointe Claire, QC; Manufacturers Represented: CGI Inc; Hephast Seiko; Muscle Corp.; Reliance Precision Mechatronics; Zipp Planetary Gears

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60 SupplierListings NIPPON PULSE AMERICA, INC.

OES INC.

Manufacturer

4056 Blakie Road London, ON, N6L 1P7 Tel: 519-652-5833 Fax: 519-652-3795 Email: hfaulkner@oes-inc.com Web: www.oes-inc.com

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

NORCAN FLUID POWER Distributor 603 15th Ave. Nisku, AB, T9E 7M6 Tel: 780-955-7450 Fax: 780-955-7451 Web: www.norcanfluidpower.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Red Deer, AB; Kamloops, BC; Prince George, BC; Richmond, BC; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: ASA Hydraulik; Auburn Gear; Ausco; MP Filtri; Oil-Air; Parker/Denison; Royal Cylinders; Sauer/Danfoss

NORD GEAR LIMITED Manufacturer 41 West Drive Brampton, ON, L6T 4A1 Canada Tel: 905-796-3606 Fax: 905-796-8130 Email: info@nord-ca.com Web: www.nord.com

NORDEX INC. Manufacturer 426 Federal Road 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 Road 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

NSK CANADA INC. Distributor 5585 McAdam Road Mississauga, ON, L4Z 1N4 Tel: 905-890-0740 Fax: 905-890-0434 Email: info@ca.nsk.com Web: www.ca.nsk.com Branches: Burnaby, BC; Lachine, QC Manufacturers Represented: Beemer Precision; Linkbelt Rexnord

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

OIL-RITE CORP. Manufacturer PO Box 1207 Manitowoc, WI, 54221-1207 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

OMEGA

Manufacturer 976 Bergar Laval, QC, H7L 5A1 Tel: 514-856-6928 Fax: 514-856-6886 Email: info@omega.ca Web: www.omega.ca

ONTARIO DRIVE & GEAR LTD

PANASONIC ELECTRIC WORKS CORP. OF AMERICA

PQ SYSTEMS LTD.

Manufacturer

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: AC Tech Lenze; Delta Computer Systems; Exlar; MTS Sensors; Nippon Pulse; TR Electronic; Yamaha

629 Central Ave New Providence, NJ, 07974 USA Tel: 908-464-3550 Fax: 908-464-4128 Email: acsd@us.pewg.panasonic.com Web: www.pewa.panasonic.com Branches: Mississauga, ON Distributors: Automation Product Supply, Stratford, ON; House of Electrical, Concord, ON

PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. PARKER CANADA DIVISION 160 Chisholm Drive Milton, ON, L9T 3G9 Tel: 905-693-3000 Fax: 905-693-4290 Email: infomc@parker.com Web: www.parker.com Branches: Calgary, AB; Fergus, ON; Grimsby, ON; Dorval, QC Distributors: Please see Distributor locator at www.parker.com

PIC DESIGN, DIV. OF THE ROLLER BEARING COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. Manufacturer 86 Benson Rd., PO Box 1004 Middlebury, CT, 06762-1004 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

PISCO USA INC.

3551 Bleams Rd, New Hamburg, ON, N3A 2J1 Tel: 519-662-2840 Fax: 519-662-2127 Email: dpolanic@odg.com Web: www.odg.com Manufacturers Represented: KTR Corporation

Manufacturer 100 Leland Court, Unit A Bensenville, IL, 60106 USA Tel: 630-521-9920 Fax: 630-521-9927 Email: inquiry@pisco.com Web: www.pisco.com

ORMEC SYSTEMS CORP.

Manufacturer

19 Linden Park Rochester, NY, 14625 USA Tel: 585-385-3520 Fax: 585-385-5999 Email: sales@ormec.com Web: www.ormec.com

ORTTECH LTD.

PRODUCTO DIEMAKERS SUPPLIES LTD.

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Manufacturer & Distributor

Manufacturer

Distributor

POBCO PLASTICS 99 Hope Ave. Worcester, MA, 01603 USA Tel: 800-222-6376 Fax: 508-791-3247 Email: pobco@pobcoplastics.com Web: www.pobcoplastics.com

Distributor

POLYMER MOLDING INC.

32425 Aurora Rd Solon, OH, 44139-2821 USA Tel: 440-498-7485 Fax: 440-498-8268 Email: info@orttech.com Web: www.orttech.com Manufacturers Represented: Ortlinghaus AG; Ortlinghaus Werke

1655 W. 20th St. Erie, PA, 16502 USA Tel: 814-455-8085 Fax: 814-455-0289 Email: psutter@polymermolding.com Web: www.polymermolding.com

Manufacturer

Distributor 641 Chrislea Road, Unit 4 Woodbridge, ON L4L 8A3 Tel: 905-856-9990 Fax: 905-856-9887 Email: tony@productodiemakers.com Web: www.productodiemakers.com Branches: Boisbriand, QC

RENISHAW CANADA LIMITED Manufacturer 2180 Dunwin Drive, Unit 1 Mississauga, ON, L5L 5M8 Tel: 905-828-0104 Fax: 905-828-5519 Web: www.renishaw.com Distributors: Cadenle Automation, St Therese, QC; Proax Technologies, Oakville, ON; London, ON

RG SPEED CONTROL DEVICES

Distributor 643 Chrislea Road #5 Woodbridge, ON L4L 8A3 Tel: 905-856-6724 Fax: 905-856-6725 Email: sales@rgspeed.com Web: www.rgspeed.com Manufacturers Represented: Baldor; Bonfiglioli Canada; Cone Drive; Control Techniques; Lenze/AC Tech; Nexan Group; USEM; Yaskawa

RINGBALL CORPORATION 2160 Meadowpine Blvd.

Mississauga, ON, L5N 6H6 Canada Tel: 905-826-1100 Fax: 905-826-9691 Email: toronto@ringball.com Web: www.ringball.com Manufacturers Represented: A&S Fersa; Bishop Wisecarver; Carter; Danaher/Thomson; FYH; GMN; IKO; Winkel

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SupplierListings 61 RITTAL SYSTEMS LTD.

RYCO HYDRAULICS INC.

Manufacturer 7320 Pacific Circle Mississauga, ON, L5T 1V1 Tel: 905-795-0777 Fax: 905-795-9548 Email: rittal.systems@rittal.ca Web: www.rittal.ca Branches: Calgary, AB; St. Laurent, QC

ROSTA INC. Manufacturer & Distributor #6-12 Douglas Road Uxbridge, ON, L9P 1S9 Tel: 905-852-1929 Fax: 905-852-1861 Email: info@rostainc.com Web: www.rostainc.com Manufacturers Represented: Venanzetti Vibrazioni

Manufacturer 1616 Greens Road Houston, TX, 77032 USA Tel: 281-821-4100 Fax: 281-821-4300 Email: sales@ryco.us Web: www.ryco.us Branches: London, ON Distributors: Red L Distributors, Edmonton, AB; TASco Sales & Marketing Ltd., Delta, BC

304 Watline Avenue Mississauga, ON, L4Z 1P4 Tel: 905-712-3800 Fax: 905-712-3805 Email: sales@rotoprecision.ca Web: www.rotoprecision.ca Branches: Vancouver, BC; Montreal, QC Manufacturers Represented: Alinabal Motion Transfer Devices; Anderton Cirteq-International Ltd.; Motovario Corporation; NB Corporation NB); Nordex Inc.; Onvio LLC; Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Smalley Steel Ring Company; SNFA Super Precision Angular Contact Bearings; Strongbar UK-Ltd.; WIB Bearings

RUBBERLINE PRODUCTS LTD. Distributor 81 Bleams Rd Kitchener, ON, N2C 2G2 Tel: 519-894-0400 Fax: 519-894-9940 Email: sales@rubberline.ca Web: www.rubberline.com Branches: Brantford, ON; Cambridge, ON; Guelph, ON; London, ON; Mississauga, ON Manufacturers Represented: Asco; Colder; Gates; Habasit; Hansen; Humphrey; Kuritec; Norgren

RULAND MFG. CO. INC. Manufacturer 6 Hayes Memorial Drive Marlborough, MA, 01752 USA Tel: 508-485-1000 Fax: 508-485-9000 Email: sales@ruland.com Web: www.ruland.com Distributors: Rotoprecision Inc., Mississauga, ON

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SERVOMETER/PMG, LLC Manufacturer 501 Little Falls Road Cedar Grove, NJ, 07009-1291 USA Tel: 973-785-4630 Fax: 973-785-0756 Email: info@servometer.com Web: www.servometer.com

SEW EURODRIVE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD. Manufacturer

SCHAEFFLER CANADA INC.

210 Walker Drive Bramalea, ON, L6T 3W1 Tel: 905-791-1553 Fax: 905-791-2999 Web: www.sew-eurodrive.com Branches: Delta, BC; Lasalle, QC

Manufacturer

SIEMENS CANADA LTD.

ROTOPRECISION INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor

Applied Motion Products; Exor Electronic; Galil Motion Control; Gam Gear; Pittman Motors; Rabbit Semiconductor

2871 Plymouth Drive Oakville, ON, L6H 5S5 Tel: 905-829-2750 Fax: 905-829-2563 Email: sales@schaeffler.com Web: www.schaeffler.com Branches: Edmonton, AB; Delta, BC; St. Laurent, QC

SCHUNK INTEC CORP. Manufacturer 190 Britannia Rd. E. Mississauga, ON, L4Z 1W6 Tel: 905-712-2200 Fax: 905-712-2210 Email: info@ ca.schunk.com Web: www.schunk.com Distributors: Disca, Boucherville, QC; Sempress Pneumatics, Mississauga, ON

SEAL MASTER CORPORATION Manufacturer 368 Martinel Drive Kent, OH, 44240 USA Tel: 330-673-8410 Fax: 330-673-8242 Email: info@sealmaster.com Web: www.sealmaster.com

SERAPID, INC. Manufacturer 5400 18 Mile Road Sterling Heights, MI, 48314 USA Tel: 586-274-0774 Fax: 586-274-0775 Email: info-us@serapid.com Web: www.serapid.us

SERVO2GO.COM LTD. Distributor 4001 Kennett-Pike, Suite #134-583 Greenville, DE, 19807 USA Tel: 877-378-0240 Fax: 877-378-0249 Email: sales@servo2go.com Web: www.servo2go.com Manufacturers Represented: Advanced Motion Controls;

Manufacturer 1550 Appleby Line Burlington, ON, L7L 6X7 Tel: 888-303-3353 Email: cic.ca@siemens.com Web: www.siemens.ca

SKF CANADA LIMITED Manufacturer 40 Executive Court Toronto, ON, M1S 4N4 Tel: 800-268-4161 Fax: 888-753-6584 Email: marketing@skf.ca Web: www.skf.ca Branches: Vancouver, BC; Montreal, QC

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

SWITCHING SOLUTIONS INC. Manufacturer 380 Four Valley Drive Concord, ON, L4K 5Z1 Tel: 905-303-8700 Fax: 905-303-7256 Email: sales@switchingssi.com Web: www.switchingssi.com Distributors: Engrenage Provincial, Quebec City, QC; MP Filtri Canada, Concord, ON; Norcan Fluid Power, Richmond, BC; PSI Fluid Power, Richmond, BC

TAYLOR DEVICES INC. Manufacturer 90 Taylor Dr, Box 748 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., Dundas, ON

TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 2000 INC. Distributor P.O. Box 650 Waterdown, ON, L0R 2H0 Tel: 905-575-1944 Fax: 905-575-0386 Email: sales@technical-sys.com Web: www.technical-sys.com Manufacturers Represented: AEMC Instruments; Beta Calibrators; Hoto Instruments; Imada; Martel Electronics; Measurement Technologies; NK Technologies; Simpson Electric

TECOM INC.

Manufacturer & Distributor 205 St. George St. Unit 5 Lindsay, ON, K9V 5Z9 Tel: 705-878-3650 Fax: 705-878-5019 Email: tecom@crbearing.com Web: www.crbearing.com Manufacturers Represented: C.R. s.r.l.; Comesa s.r.l.

THE PRECISION ALLIANCE, LLC Manufacturer & Distributor 4215 Pleasant Road Fort Mill, SC, 29708 USA Tel: 803-396-5544 Fax: 803-396-7810 Email: jhewett@tpa-us.com Web: www.tpa-us.com

TOPRING Manufacturer 895 blvd Industriel Granby, QC, J2J 1A6 Tel: 450-375-1828 Fax: 450-375-1408 Email: solutions@topring.ca Web: www.topring.com

TORO HYDRAULIC & MACHINERY INC. Manufacturer & Distributor 15-1415 Bonhill Rd. Mississauga, ON, L5T 1R2 Tel: 905-565-8887 Fax: 905-565-5788 Email: sales@torohyd.com Web: www.torohyd.com Manufacturers Represented: Yuken (Japan)

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62 SupplierListings TORQUE TRANSMISSION Manufacturer 1246 High Street Fairport Harbor, OH, 44077 USA Tel: 440-352-8995 Fax: 440-352-7682 Email: sales@torquetrans.com Web: www.torquetrans.com Distributors: BDI, Mississauga, ON; Calgary, AB; Kinecor, Lachine, QC

TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS

WAINBEE LIMITED

Montreal, QC; Toronto, ON; Ottawa, ON; IAC & Assoc., Old Castle, ON

Manufacturer

TUBE-MAC INDUSTRIES LTD.

Distributor

Manufacturer

VELMEX INC. Manufacturer & Distributor

2531 Bremer Road Fort Wayne, IN, 46803 USA Tel: 260-749-9631 Fax: 260-749-4844 Email: tssusa@trelleborg.com Web: www.tss.trelleborg.com/us Branches: Etobicoke, ON

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

VL MOTION SYSTEMS INC.

TRI-TRONICS COMPANY

Manufacturer & Distributor

7705 Cheri Court Tampa, FL, 33634-2415 USA Tel: 800-886-4000 Fax: 800-375-8861 Email: info@ttco.com Web: www.ttco.com Distributors: Franklin-Empire,

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; Prince George, BC; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Halifax, NS; Kitchener, ON; North Bay, ON; Chicoutimi, QC; Montreal, QC; Quebec, QC; Saskatoon, SK Manufacturers Represented: Exlar; Lenze-Actech; Parker Hannifin

853 Arvin Ave Stoney Creek, ON, L8E 5N8 Tel: 905-643-8823 Fax: 905-643-0643 Web: www.tube-mac.com

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Manufacturer

WITTENSTEIN INC.

WEBSTER INSTRUMENTS

212 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 23 Oakville, ON, L6K 3T9 Tel: 905-842-0244 Fax: 905-845-3009 Email: vince@vlmotion.com Web: www.vlmotion.com Manufacturers Represented: Bonfiglioli; Danfoss-Bauer; Eberhard Bauer; Mastergear

Manufacturer 1290 E Waterford Ave Milwaukee, WI, 53235 USA Tel: 1-800-932-8378 Fax: 414-769-6591 Email: sales@webster-inst.com Web: www.webster-inst.com

WINTERS INSTRUMENTS Manufacturer

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121 Railside Road 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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1249 Humbracht Circle Bartlett, IL 60103 USA Tel: 630-540-5300 Fax: 630-736-6100 Email: info@wittenstein-us.com Web: www.wittenstein-us.com Branches: Waterdown, ON

YORK HYDRAULICS LTD. Distributor 8481 Keele St. Unit 3 Concord, ON, L4K 1Z7 Tel: 905-738-1750 Fax: 905-738-9828 Email: yorkhydraulics@rogers.com Web: www.yorkhydraulics.ca Manufacturers Represented: Aro Fluid Products; Aurora Air Products; Control Line Equipment; Fabco Air Inc.; Interface Devices Inc.; Mindman Pneumatics; MP Filtri; Quincy Ortman Cylinders

ZABER TECHNOLOGIES Manufacturer 1777 West 75th Ave. Vancouver, BC V6P 6P2 Canada Tel: 604-569-3780 Fax: 604-648-8033 Email: contact@zaber.com Web: www.zaber.com

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Helander Products Inc.

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Asco Valve Canada

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Higginson Equipment Sales

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Associated Spring Raymond

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Industrial Encoder Corporation

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Autodesk Canada Inc.

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Keba Corporation USA

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Automation Direct

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MP Filtri Canada Ltd.

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Baldor Electric Inc.

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Main Manufacturing Products

www.mainmfg.com

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Baumer Inc.

www.baumer.ca

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Nord Gear Ltd.

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Beckhoff Automation

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Nordson EFD LLC.

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Canadian Standards Association

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Omega Engineering Inc.

www.omega.ca

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Parker Hannifin

www.parker.com

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Proto Labs Inc.

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Reid Tool Supply Company

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Carbon Economy Summit

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Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc.

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Conant Controls Inc.

www.conantcontrols.com

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Ryco Hydraulics

www.ryco.com.au

Cords Canada Ltd.

www.cordscanada.com

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SEW Eurodrive Co. of Canada

www.sew-eurodrive.ca

15

Cummins Hydraulics

www.cumminshydraulics.com

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SME Canada

www.sme.org

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Daemar Inc.

www.daemarinc.com

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Schaeffler Canada Inc.

www.ina.com

Fasco Die Cast Inc.

www.fasco.ca

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Scotiabank

www.getgrowingforbusiness.com

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Festo Inc.

www.festo.ca

11

Tecom Inc.

www.crbearing.com

41

Franke Bearing & Linear Guides

www.frankebearings.com

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Wainbee Limited

www.wainbee.com

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GTC Falcon Inc.

www.gtcfalcon.com

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Williams Fluid Air Corp.

www.williamsfluidair.com

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