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Leadership in Engineering When a manufacturing company listens to and truly partners with its customers, its engineers will design and build the kind of products that can accelerate innovation. Engineers want to solve problems, whether with custom or off-the-shelf solutions—but they want their products to be reliable. After all, no one would build himself or herself an “almost good enough” product ... so why should an average product ever be acceptable for a customer? Each year, Design World takes pride in celebrating those outstanding manufacturers that were voted the best in their category by engineers in the field and industry peers. These companies have an unwavering pride in their products. This is clearly shown by their attention to detail, the art of their design and their stellar customer attention.

The products described in the following pages were designed and manufactured by your engineering colleagues for products in many categories, which include advanced materials, digital manufacturing, electrical, fastening and joining, fluid power, mechanical, mechatronics, motion control, networks, software, switches, and test and measurement. This year’s leadership companies reflect the vision, integrity and creativity of their design (and manufacturing) engineers via their outstanding products and services. I think the most noteworthy aspect of this recognition is that you, our readers, are able to select the winning engineers and companies with the votes you cast throughout the year. I urge you to go to www.designworldonline.com and vote for the outstanding leaders in our industry during 2017.

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3D Systems 3D Systems provides comprehensive 3D products and services, including 3D printers, print materials, on demand manufacturing services and digital design tools. Its ecosystem supports advanced applications from the product design shop to the factory floor to the operating room. 3D Systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; precision healthcare capabilities include simulation, Virtual Surgical Planning, and printing of medical and dental devices as well as patient-specific surgical instruments. As the originator of 3D printing and a shaper of future 3D solutions, 3D Systems has spent its 30 year history enabling professionals and companies to optimize their designs, transform their workflows, bring innovative products to market and drive new business models. More information on the company is available at www.3dsystems.com

End-to-end Solutions 3D Systems is a 3D solutions company focused on connecting its customers with the expertise and full digital manufacturing workflow to solve their business, design or engineering problems. From digitization, design and simulation through manufacturing, inspection and management, 3D Systemsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; comprehensive portfolio of technologies provides a seamless, customizable workflow designed to optimize products and processes while accelerating outcomes. With advanced hardware, software and materials as well as on demand manufacturing services and a global team of experts, 3D Systems is helping customers evolve their businesses through greater manufacturing capability. By providing customers with enhanced productivity, repeatability and durability at a lower total cost of operation, 3D Systems is leading the transition from prototyping to production in the 3D printing industry. With solutions ranging from automated, high speed plastic printing with Figure 4 to direct metal printing using 3DXpertâ&#x201E;˘ and DMP, 3D Systems is using manufacturing innovation to make 3D production real.

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AMETEK

DYNAMIC FLUID SOLUTIONS AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions is a unit of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with annual sales of $4.0 billion.

For more information Amie Sedlock AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions 100 E. Erie St. Kent, OH, 44240 USA Phone: 330-677-3327 Fax: 330-677-3306 www.ametekdfs.com

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ENGINEERING INNOVATION AND CUSTOM SOLUTIONS A SPECIALTY OF AMETEK DYNAMIC FLUID SOLUTIONS AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions Business Unit specializes in the design and manufacture of intelligent, variable speed brushed and brushless motors, blowers and pumps, with embedded drive and control electronics. Each product type can be customized for various industry uses and applications offering end users precise system control. Customizable options include serial communications interface, logic inputs and outputs, and an external pressure/flow sensor. Key operating features include reliable low-speed operation, surge protection, and closed loop feedback. IntelliGen II WINDJAMMER® and Nautilair™ premium brushless DC blowers incorporate the latest integrated digital-signalprocessor (DSP) control technology. Other monitoring and protection features include over- and under-voltage protection and LED fault indication. Manufacturers operating in the medical, industrial equipment, business machine, analytical instrument, computer peripheral, fume evacuation and transportation industries have come to depend on AMETEK’s engineering expertise and its willingness to provide custom solutions. AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions also manufactures a full array of heavy-duty ROTRON® regenerative blowers. These blowers

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Since 1915, AMETEK has been famous for highperformance and green-powered electric motors. We’d like to welcome these motors into the AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions family, serving in markets such as central vacuum systems, commercial and household ﬂoorcare appliances, food processing equipment, beverage machines, electric-powered vehicles, ﬁtness equipment, personal care appliances, hydraulic pumps, winches etc.

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are used in harsh environmental industrial applications, where they’re engineered to provide rugged, compact construction, low acoustical noise, high reliability, and long operational life without scheduled maintenance requirements. AMETEK’s extensive regenerative blowers product line offers a wide range of motor options, including high efficiency, variable speed and international voltage designs. Its blowers operate within OSHA standards without requiring costly, bulky muffler designs, while its permanently sealed motor bearings eliminate the need for oil reserve levels and are capable of 24-hour continuous operation. Air exiting AMETEK regenerative blowers is oil free, for a reduced environmental impact. In addition to technology innovations across its broad electrical and electro-mechanical product line, ROTRON’s engineering expertise extends to designing environmentally protected pumps that resist water spray, rain, humidity, salt, fog, shock, and vibration associated with harsh environments. These applications include heavy duty transit buses (city buses), our new school bus pump DurA-Tek Prime, and coach buses. With its combined motor, blower and pump solution capabilities, no one offers a greater depth of engineering knowledge supporting such a breadth of products. In fact, its product offerings form a veritable city of motor solutions.

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Dunkermotoren The global quality and value leader in fractional horsepower motion control is the result of combining precise German engineering and award-winning design with a highly skilled Black Forest workforce and state-ofthe-art automated production. Dunkermotoren is the North American sales, technical support and logistics subsidiary of Dunkermotoren GmbH, now part of AMETEK Advanced Motion Solutions. For over 60 years, Dunkermotoren is the world market leader in customized, configurable sole-source motion control solutions composed of long-life brushed motor products and the industry’s largest portfolio of integrated intelligence brushless motor+controller solutions with connectivity to CANopen, Profibus, Profinet, Modbus and Ethercat fieldbuses, as well as linear motors, AC electric motors, planetary and worm gearboxes, controls, encoders and brakes. Headquartered in Bonndorf, Germany with production and/or logistics facilities in Europe, Asia and Mount Prospect, IL, Dunkermotoren employs 1000 globally and produces over 3 million motors annually for the automation, packaging, medical, solar, and agricultural/mass transportation industries. Dunkermotoren USA Inc 1500 Bishop Court Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Phone (773) 289-5555 Email info@dunkermotoren.com www.dunkermotoren.com www.facebook.com/dunkermotor www.twitter.com/dunkermotor www.youtube.com/dunkermotor

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Dunkermotoren is a global manufacturer of Brushed DC motors, Brushless DC motors and gear motors with output power ranging from 1-1100 Watts (over 2/3 hp). For over 60 years, the German based company has been on the leading edge of technology and innovation – not only in terms of product design, but also automated production. This has led to success as the largest supplier of fractional horsepower motion control products in Europe, with rapid growth in the US and Asian markets. The award-winning German engineering ﬁrm is recognized for its high quality, long-life brushed motor product line, and its portfolio of highly integrated brushless motor/controller solutions. In addition to being the world market leader in supplying gearmotors to the entryway access and sun management markets, Dunkermotoren also successfully serves the factory and commercial automation, medical and laboratory equipment, agricultural and mass transportation, solar PV and power, and packaging and food processing machinery markets.

in-one technical and commercial partner, Dunkermotoren is committed to developing strong, longlasting relationships with its customers.

THE REASONS FOR SUCCESS: Through the years, Dunkermotoren has developed components based on a modular approach that includes brushed DC, brushless DC and AC motors, linear motors, planetary and worm gearboxes, magnetic, incremental and absolute encoders, power-on and power-off brakes, and a variety of integral as well as separate electronic drives and controllers. This innovative configurable modular component approach creates over a million motion solution possibilities providing fine-tuned answers to unique challenges using readily available, field-proven components either in a standard or customized configuration. In addition to manufacturing excellence, Dunkermotoren provides extensive technical and application support, recognized by customers as an extension of their own engineering or R&D teams. As a result, customers shorten project development time, reduce their list of components and vendors and realize sizable cost saving on not only components and integration but also assembly and inventory. Being an innovative, all-

A COMMITMENT TO SERVICE: There is nothing more important to Dunkermotoren than to solve the problems of its OEMs and to help them be more successful, whether by providing them with strong application engineering, out of the box thinking, prompt delivery of prototypes, on-site assistance or global footprint logistics and manufacturing solutions. OEMs want speed and precision; Dunkermotoren delivers both every day. The latest addition to their Mount Prospect, IL facility is a Same-day shipping service for most of Dunkermotoren’s Stock-Program, featuring 1000+ of their most popular motion solutions. Customers can also conveniently buy directly from the manufacturer’s DunkermotorenExpress e-Shop, or contact a local distributor. www.dunkermotoren.com

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OVER A DECADE OF INTEGRATED INTELLIGENCE MOTOR INNOVATION: Dunkermotoren has accelerated the development of the truly all-in-one concept of intelligent brushless DC motors. Significant investment in research and development, extensive testing, validations, and unique new production tools were required to achieve today’s technologically advanced integrated brushless product line that presents a best value solution for OEMs. The result is a BLDC motor, drive, controller, feedback device, bus protocols, gearbox, and brake in one compact package. The Original iBLDC ™ ! Dunkermotoren introduced their new Brushless DC product line with Profibus interface to complement its CANopen portfolio and then expanded further with a newly introduced range of solutions with Ethercat fieldbus. Recently, Dunkermotoren introduced its new line of high performance linear motors, actuators and modules to the U.S. market.

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Haydon Kerk Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions™ is the global leader in linear motion... Stepper Motor Linear Actuators Large range of Can-Stack and Hybrid models Linear Rail Systems Complete range of rails and powered slides Lead Screws 303 Stainless Steel, High Lead Accuracy, Kerkote® or Black Ice® TFE Lubrication Anti-Backlash Nut Assemblies Molded Using Kerkite® Engineered Polymers Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions 1500 Meriden Road Waterbury, CT 06705 USA

Recognized as a leader in motor miniaturization, Haydon™ Products Division has been building electric motors and stepper motor based linear actuators for almost half a century. Kerk® Products Division was established in 1976 and has grown to be one of the world’s largest exclusive manufacturers of non-ball lead screws, linear rails, and actuator systems.

Visit the Haydon Kerk website to order prototypes online that will ship within 24 hours, download 2D drawings or 3D models at www.haydonkerk.com

Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions is headquartered in Waterbury, CT with additional manufacturing operations in Milford, NH, and Changzhou, China. Haydon Kerk also operates a European technical center in Coueron, France. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions linear motion products are used in much of today’s sophisticated medical equipment, laboratory instrumentation, machinery automation, aerospace, analytical equipment, computer peripherals, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, and other applications that require precision motion.

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Pittman Motors PITTMAN® Motors is the “gold standard” in DC motor technology... Brush Commutated DC Motors Instrument Grade BLDC Motors Automation Grade BLDC Motors Slotless Brushless BLDC Motors Miniature High Performance BLDC Motors BLDC Motors with Integrated Controllers Pittman Motors 343 Godshall Drive Harleysville, PA 19438 USA Visit the PITTMAN website to order prototypes online that will ship within 24 hours, download 2D drawings or 3D models at www.pittman-motors.com.

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PITTMAN® brush and brushless DC servo motors are used in a wide variety of high tech motion applications including lab automation, medical devices, communications equipment, semiconductor processing equipment, aerospace systems, and many other applications where precision motion is critical.

The PITTMAN® brush and brushless motor line spans a wide variety of dc motor sizes and technologies ranging from miniature brushless slotless dc motors used in high speed medical applications to large NEMA frame dc servo motors used in sophisticated automation equipment. If there’s a need for precision motion, more than likely there’s a PITTMAN® motor to meet your design requirements. Motors can be customized for almost any application-specific need. Options include unique shaft configurations, various bearing systems, output devices such as pinions and gears, special leadwire assemblies, EMI/RFI suppression networks, optimized motor windings, permanent magnet options, and various brush materials.

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ACCUMOLD Accumold began in a rented garage in 1985. Our primary focus was and still is on very small micro-sized plastic parts and components that other companies can’t produce. The original Micro-Molder® was designed to help manufacture parts with minimal waste and short cycle times for electronic component manufacturing. Although there have been many innovations over the years the basic principals have remained the same and so has our commitment to micro-injection molding technologies. Today the company now focuses on industries that require fast turn around and complex parts for high tech industries such as Micro Electronics, Micro Optics, and Medical, as well as new emerging markets and technologies. Our founders established high standards of quality when the company began. These standards still exist today! We still have many of the original customers that entrusted their most valuable parts production to us. We believe this is due to our professional management staff, expert tool makers, and our top notch production team. 1711 S.E. Oralabor Road Ankeny, IA 50021 Phone: 1-515-964-5741 FAX: 1-515-964-5742 www.accu-mold.com

Micro-Mold® These minute parts are often measured in microns and are no bigger than 0.5 cubic inches; they typically weigh less than a gram. In addition to their size, these parts have very tight tolerances and must be molded efficiently and precisely — time and time again. Accumold builds specialized molding machines for this unique capability. The machines are engineered to handle volumes from prototypes to millions per year while maintaining consistent, precise tolerances that are unique in the industry. The specialized tooling and molding for micro-sized components are only available at Accumold.

Facilities Accumold is an ISO 13485:2003, 9001:2008 and 14001:2004 certified company with a state of-the-art, 84,000 square foot production plant. The Accumold facilities are located near Des Moines, IA, in the heart of the Midwest. The building is climate controlled and includes four 100K clean rooms and two 10K clean rooms for micro-electronics and medical applications.

Small Parts Not every micro-molded application requires microscopic parts, but many require demanding geometry and tight tolerances on a slightly larger scale. Micro-features — incorporating very small features on a normal-sized part up to about 3 inches in diameter — are another of Accumold’s capabilities.

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Insert micro-molding involves molding in or around a wide variety of materials such as plastic, ceramic, glass, fabrics, film or foil. This type of over-molding can be achieved on either the Micro-Mold® or Small Mold platforms with the same high-precision output. The process can be operator loaded or our Automation Team can build a custom loading system for high-volume applications.

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ACE Controls ACE Controls Inc. is a leading innovator in deceleration and motion control technology and products. For over 50 years, ACE Controls has provided superior deceleration products to meet the needs and demands of the aerospace, automotive, robotic, material handling, medical, packaging, machine tool, lumber, steel, amusement, defense and many more industries. ACE Controls consistently provides industry leadership with cost-effective world class products to decelerate loads, prevent impact damage, dampen noise, increase cycle speeds and improve product performance. ACE Controls pioneered the use of one piece / closed end body construction and inner pressure chambers in its range of products, all of which, greatly reduce the chance of sudden failure or machine damage when overloaded. ACE continues to be recognized as industry’s preferred brand of industrial shock absorbers offering one of the broadest ranges of models, sizes, energy absorption and weight capacity applications. Leadership doesn’t stop there…. Ace has also established a reputation as a world leader in quality. Contact Us: PH: 800-521-3320 email: shocks@acecontrols.com Visit Our WebSIte: www.acecontrols.com ACE on YouTube: www.youtube.com/user/acecontrolsglobal You can obtain application, installation information, our product catalog, CAD / Sizing files and distributor information from our website.

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ACE Deceleration & Vibration Technology

Your partner for industrial shock absorbers, gas springs and vibration controls

Our products help to make your production processes faster, more efficient, quieter, lighter, safer and more sustainable.

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Optimum tuning for any design

ACE universal damping solutions convert kinetic energy in to heat. This makes machines faster, quieter, more durable, lighter and therefore more competitive and profitable. Here you will find the perfect selection of machine elements, which turn damaging forces into harmless heat. These solutions from ACE smoothly decelerate moving loads. This involves the lowest possible stress on machines, which makes the damping products from ACE so valuable.

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Motion Control

Custom control of hand forces

The ACE products in this segment enhance the quality of any type of movement. Anyone who wants to raise or lower loads, regulate the feed of an object to the precise millimeter or gently decelerate rotating or linear movements will find the right solution here. ACE delivers industry leading quality. Our innovative solutions correspond with stringent requirements for ergonomics and individuality, including custom pressurized gas springs.

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Vibration Control

Isolate unwanted vibrations

This ACE product group includes innovative solutions to provide customers with the best assistance in isolation technology and vibration isolation. These machine elements are also distinguished by their light design and wide variety. The product range extends from extremely low frequency isolating pneumatic leveling mounts to ready-to-install rubber-metal isolators and damping pads. With this portfolio, ACE is capable of offering you customized vibration isolation for almost any application.

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Safety Products

Protection for all machine designs under any condition

This ACE product group provides emergency braking to safely slow down moving loads and reduce damaging forces. Although the safety shock absorbers, TUBUS elastomer bumpers and clamping elements Safety Products differ so much in design, every single ACE component provides the best protection for your machine. They demonstrate their main advantages in emergency stop situations and, based on the protection they provide, are very cost-effective. Furthermore, they can all be easily integrated into existing design and largely work independent of energy supplies.

Value Added Engineering

It starts with ACE’s application engineers working with customers developing new methods, applications and products to meet customer’s challenges today and for future requirements. The engineering teams focus on developing cost effective, continuous improvement world class products utilizing the latest in CAD, 3D system design, structural analysis and simulation software. The Adina software system of finite element analysis (FEA) allows ACE engineers to address issues in structural, thermal and fluid flow analysis.

Quality Ensured

Employee dedication to quality with rigorous lab testing assures that all ACE products are capable of meeting the most demanding deceleration challenges. Products are evaluated for endurance, material strength and cycle life. Ace Controls is an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer. January 2017

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AEROTECH Aerotech products include directdrive and piezo nanopositioners, hexapods, planar and rotary airbearing stages, high-speed gantry systems, mechanical-bearing linear, rotary and lift stages, brushless linear and rotary servomotors and drives, stand-alone and software-based motion controllers, goniometers, galvanometers, and gimbals/optical mounts. From technically superior components to high-performance sub-assemblies to highly integrated motion subsystems, Aerotech can accommodate the requirements of any application. These products have met with great success in markets worldwide, and we continue to expand with full-service subsidiaries in Japan, Taiwan, and China, the U.K. and Germany. Aerotech’s commitment to consistently advancing motion control technology has been recognized by peers and colleagues through the many patents and awards we have received. Ph: 412-963-7470 Email: sales@aerotech.com www.aerotech.com

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Aerotech has been at the forefront of motion control since 1970, and Dedicated to the Science of Motion has been our call to action since our founding. We design and manufacture the highest performance motion control equipment available today for industry, government, science and research institutions around the world. Aerotech’s precision motion control products provide the critical performance for today’s demanding applications in markets including medical device and life sciences, semiconductors, photonics, data storage, laser processing, defense/aerospace, electronic manufacturing, assembly, research and development, nanotechnology, measurement and inspection, and a host of other applications too numerous to mention here. Aerotech’s Success is Tied to the Success of its Employees The technical sophistication, superior performance and high quality of Aerotech products is directly attributable to our outstanding employees. We are constantly searching for highly motivated individuals. Career opportunities at Aerotech range from electrical, mechanical and software engineers, computer science professionals, technical specialists, skilled machinists, and many others. Aerotech prides itself on nurturing employee careers to obtain the fullest potential from every team member. Aerotech is well-known for its continuing education and training programs. Employees have the opportunity to advance their education and careers with support from the company. Many Aerotech employees have used the world-renowned local universities and technical schools to complete undergraduate and graduate degrees, technical training, and certifications. Aerotech recognizes that to maintain leadership in the highly competitive and ever-changing world of motion control requires a highly-educated, talented and dedicated workforce. And together we look forward to advancing the science of motion for many years to come.

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Aggressive Hydraulics Aggressive Hydraulics develops “purposebuilt” solutions for the mobile hydraulic cylinder industry. Each purpose-built hydraulic cylinder addresses an application’s specific rigors, environmental challenges and exacting requirements, ensuring an Aggressive Hydraulics’ cylinder solution is fit-for-purpose and outperforms the others day in and day out. The company’s Design & Engineering Group is backed by decades of combined expertise making it one of the most progressive, innovative teams in in the hydraulic cylinder industry. And, because Aggressive Hydraulics is committed to long-term client satisfaction, customers experience exceptional service before, during and after the sale. With a manufacturing facility focused exclusively on cylinders, Aggressive Hydraulics provides expertly crafted solutions that deliver a competitive advantage, and their “Made in the USA” products are hard at work globally, on every continent, performing in a wide variety of industries and applications. For new cylinder applications and redesigns of existing cylinders to single units and full-scale production runs, Aggressive Hydraulics is engineered to move your business. Aggressive Hydraulics 18800 Ulysses Street NE Cedar, MN 55011 Phone: 763-792-4000 Toll Free: 866-406-4100 Fax: 763-792-4400 Email: sales@aggressivehydraulics.com www.aggressivehydraulics.com

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Engineering Tough Hydraulic Cylinder Applications,

Now That’s Aggressive.

Aggressive Hydraulics’ Design & Engineering team combines technology, sound engineering practices and empirically derived experience when tackling tough applications. The company’s “purpose-built” philosophy and team approach are key factors of its success in the industry. Developing a “purpose-built” hydraulic cylinder solution takes the following important factors into consideration: • • • • • • • • • • •

System Design & Function Requirements Respective Industry Standards & Regulations Environmental Conditions Safety Factors Typical Load Conditions Material Selection Designed Duty Cycle Unique Performance Requirements Safety Interlocks Finite Element Analysis (FEA) Failure Analysis of Failed Item(s)

The majority of Aggressive Hydraulics’ team has been working together for more than twenty years, providing customers with a level of efficiency, effectiveness and excellence that’s not only hard to match, it’s hard to find. The team starts by integrating a variety of perspectives to arrive at designs that encompass all aspects of the intended application and the environmental factors that will impact the cylinder. The team then conducts comprehensive design reviews and enlists manufacturing personnel to insure the design can be efficiently produced, fully addressing the manufacturing sequence of operations required for maintaining important geometric and dimensional tolerances. Aggressive Hydraulics also recognizes that failure analysis of an existing cylinder intelligently informs the development of a cylinder solution. Combined with sound engineering and an understanding of the application, a failed cylinder helps identify real-world dynamics that impact the cylinder. A failed cylinder is not always available but when it is, Aggressive Hydraulics employs a methodical approach to root cause analysis. Aggressive Hydraulics embraces the value and accreditation of the Fluid Power Specialists certification from the Fluid Power Society. Understanding the hydraulic system of an application is another important aspect of creating “purpose-built” hydraulic cylinder solutions. The company’s certified Fluid Power Specialist include each member of the Engineering staff, the Hydraulic Technicians in the shop, the Sales Manager, the Production Control Manager and even the President and CEO. In need of hydraulic cylinders that exceed your expectations and outperform the competition? Get Aggressive.

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Aignep USA

automation industry, Aignep engineers developed a universal thread form on a pushto-connect fitting which greatly simplified connecting air systems. The SWIFTFIT series of fittings and accessories has proven to be a great success for the design engineer wanting a leak tight performance. The shop floor manager finds great value in a fitting which is quick and easy to install. And, by taking the guesswork out of what thread type will connect a valve or cylinder to a machine, maintenance technicians around the world appreciate the simplicity the SWIFTFIT universal thread provides.

Founded in April 1997 in partnership with Aignep S.p.A. as a sales office and stocking warehouse to better serve North America, Aignep USA is now located in a new state of the art manufacturing and distribution facility in Fairview TN. From our ultra-modern manufacturing facility in Bione, Italy to our worldwide distribution centers, Aignep USA offers the highest quality products with unparalleled customer service, all delivered at a competitive price. Aignep USA produces a wide range of pneumatic accessories including push to connect fittings, mini-ball valves, flow controls, Quick couplers, ISO valves & cylinders, NFPA tie-rod cylinders and pneumatic accessories. www.aignepusa.com 615-771-6650 Aignep USA 7121 Loblolly Pine Blvd Fairview TN 37062 USA

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As with most great products, necessity is truly the mother of invention. Faced with a myriad of thread form options for fittings in the pneumatic

For over 40 years Aignep has consistently delighted their automation customers with high performance products and engineered solutions. As a global manufacturer with locations in the USA, Italy, Spain, Brazil and Switzerland, our drive for innovation compels us to stay close to the newest requirements in the industry.

Additionally, Aignep engineers believe in using the best and most appropriate materials of construction for our products. The use of nickel plating on most of our fittings, urethane piston seals in our cylinders and caged spool design in our directional control valves show a strong commitment to long lasting product performance along with good value. With over 13,000 standard items and numerous special product solutions developed for unique customer requirements, Aignep is a true leader in engineering and innovation.

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Airpot Corporation From the 1950s forward, Airpot Corporation has led the world in the innovative manufacture of precision air damping dashpots. Their wide range of uses includes damping shock, vibration and oscillation; controlling velocity in solenoids, springloaded mechanisms, and free falling parts; and mechanical time delay. 1994 marked the introduction of another revolutionary pneumatic product line: the Airpel® Anti-Stiction® Air Cylinder. Based on the Airpot dashpot’s unique piston/ cylinder technology, the Airpel line created a new category of air cylinders combining unparalleled ultra-smooth motion with instrument-class performance. Airpel air cylinders are used as pneumatic actuators, counterbalances, and force providers for holding, bending, pushing, and clamping mechanisms. All Airpot Corp. products excel where low friction/low hysteresis, sensitive response, long life, clean operation, and extreme temperatures are high-priority application requirements. Airpot products happily need no piston seals, lubrication or maintenance. And all are made in America, 100%. Unwavering devotion to application engineering, customer service, product quality, and on-time delivery? Yes — it forms the foundation of Airpot Corp’s continuing success as a trusted supplier to many of the world’s most prestigious OEMs. Please head to airpot.com for a free product sample — to inspire, admire, and possibly improve the appearance of your desk! Airpot Corporation, Inc. 35 Lois Street • Norwalk CT 06851 • USA 800-848-7681 service@airpot.com www.airpot.com

Accurate Force Pneumatics: The Heart of Airpot

One primary objective drives Airpot’s innovative engineering and unique technology: to provide a select family of products specifically tailored to pneumatically control force with amazing precision, repeatability, responsiveness, and resolution. We call this capability “Accurate Force Pneumatics.” Four specialized product groups provide this function and keep us moving as leaders in engineering.

Actuation

To generate a precise motive or applied force, Airpot Self-Aligning Pneumatic Actuators, AntiStiction Airpels, and Zero-Friction Airpel-AB air cylinders provide movement, holding, clamping, and contact forces with amazing accuracy and repeatability over an extreme temperature range. And they can respond with resolutions of less than ½ gram. In fact, the unique Airpel-AB even provides a driving force and air-bearing grade smoothness simultaneously!

Damping

When there is the need to reduce or eliminate harmful or excessive motion, velocity or impact, adjustable Airpot Dashpots and Snubbers use ambient air to precisely and accurately control force, oscillation, and shock with long life and sensitive response to force inputs.

Displacement

The ultra-low friction, close-fitting moving parts of our precision Piston/Cylinder sets and Self-Aligning Actuators enable the precise dispensing of small volumes of air perfect for pumping and flow applications. Clever engineers also find they make ideal building blocks for specialized linear bearings, displacement indicators, and other sliding/driving devices — all without requiring any lubrication, seals or maintenance.

GramForce Grippers

Airpot’s sleek, new GramForce® grippers provide unprecedented force accuracy with almost no measurable friction and a gentle grip for the most delicate operations. They operate with the slightest force and offer precise holding pressures for even the most fragile materials.

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ALL MOTION AllMotion Inc. develops and manufactures miniature high-performance stepper and servo drives for the medical, scientific, optical and general automation markets. Their mission is to create superior, ultracompact motion control solutions that reduce costs and readily integrate into OEM instrumentation designs across a wide range of industries. R&D efforts are centered on core competencies of small form factor components that deliver precise positioning control and ease of use. AllMotion provides off-the-shelf motion control devices and custom solutions based on their EZStepper and EZServo motor driver technology. Their servo motor controllers and brushless DC motor controllers feature quadrature encoder feedback, and are programmable to allow standalone operation. Based in San Jose, California, the company has proven leadership in miniature motion control, with a full line of intelligent driver/controllers. All Motion, Inc. 30097 Ahern Avenue Union City, California 94587 Sales Office - 510.471.4000 Technical Support - 408.460.1345 Fax - 408.358.4781 Email - support@allmotion.com www.allmotion.com

4 AXIS Servo Motor Driver Controller The EZQuad Servo was designed to allow the rapid implementation of multiaxis stepper motor solutions in products requiring automation. Measuring only 2.25” x 2.25” X 1.0” (57mm x 57mm X 25mm), the fully intelligent servo motor Controller + Drivers runs 4 fully independent Brushed or BLDC servo motors. Operating from a 7V to 40V supply, the controller regulates to any motor voltage via software command (e.g., 3V motor can be run with 24V supply). Commands can be issued from any serial terminal program (such as HyperTerminal) or from the EZStepper Windows application. The EZQuad Servo will drive 4 motors at 2.5 Amps each with a setting of move current m=50 %. However, with careful selection of motors and/or improved cooling and/or low move time duty cycle, it is possible to run motors at 5 Amps at m=100%. See Command Set for details. The Commands are intuitive and simple. For example, the command A10000 will move the servo motor to Absolute position 10000. (This communications protocol is compatible with devices that use the Cavro DT or OEM protocol.)

The EZQuad Servo Motor Controller will typically work with any motor that is 3” or smaller (size23 or smaller). Starter Kits enable a first time user to make Servo Motors move intelligently in less than half an hour.

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The EZQuad Servo is also capable of standalone operation with no connection to a PC. It can be set to execute a preset string of commands upon power up (i.e., only power is required in this mode). The Commands include nested loops and execution halt pending a switch closure, which is useful in stand-alone applications.

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Allied Electronics Allied Electronics, a subsidiary of Electrocomponents plc (LSE:ECM), is a high service level, authorized distributor of industrial automation, interconnect, cabling, and electromechanical products with more than 40 sales offices serving the Americas. Allied Electronics 7151 Jack Newell Blvd. S. Fort Worth, TX 76118 U.S.A. Phone: 800.433.5700 Email: quotes@alliedelec.com

Committed to Delivering a Great Experience From start to finish, Allied is committed to delivering a great experience for customers. Allied understands that customers are more than an account number â&#x20AC;&#x201C; they are people first and customers second. Product Solutions With more than 3.5 million products online, engineers and purchasers often look to Allied due to its broad range of solutions from 300+ world-class suppliers. Alliedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s relationship with those suppliers is a key strength in maintaining high standards and product availability. The breadth of goods offered means that Allied is able to provide solutions to a wide range of customers from all areas of industry and commerce. Dedicated Local Sales Reps Allied is the only distributor with more than 40 sales offices serving the Americas. We provide personal expertise from dedicated, local sales representatives and Field Application Engineers who know and understand local industries and local needs.

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ThinkAllied.com Customers can search more than 3.5 million products, check real-time inventory, and access more than 700,000 data sheets. The Allied website also offers product specs, express checkout, and much more.

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Operations Allied ships from its centrally-located 357,000 square-foot distribution center in Fort Worth, Texas, and currently stocks approximately 105,000 SKUs. The streamlined system allows for same-day shipping on orders placed up to 10 p.m. ET and next-day delivery on orders placed up to 8 p.m. ET.

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Allied Moulded Products, Inc. Allied Moulded Products, Inc. (Allied Moulded) is the Contractor’s Choice of nonmetallic electrical boxes and enclosures in today’s residential, commercial and industrial markets. Leveraging more than half-a-century of experience, headquartered in Bryan, Ohio, Allied Moulded has grown to become the benchmark of USA-made quality within the electrical industry. Allied Moulded Products, Inc. 222 North Union Street Bryan, OH 43506 United States Phone: (419) 636-4217 Fax: (800) 237-7269 Email: sales@alliedmoulded.com www.alliedmoulded.com

Manufacturing Nonmetallic Electrical Boxes & Enclosures Allied Moulded’s achievement of ISO 9001:2015 certification is a testament to our company-wide commitment to providing our customers with a quality product. Our fullservice molding operation includes expertise in compression and injection molding, using thermoset and thermoplastic materials, as well as our unique resin transfer molding process. Utilizing a modern, automated assembly process, we are pleased to provide our customers with a superior product at a competitive price. Allied Moulded’s industrial enclosures can be found all over the world in many different control applications such as industrial & manufacturing plants, waste water treatment, wind turbines, security, SCADA, solar, marinas, data and telecommunications, mining, and more. Allied Moulded’s extensive line of NEMA type 4X/IP66 fiberglass reinforced polyester (FRP) enclosures, made with our proprietary ULTRAGUARD® resin formulation, outperform our competitors

in the areas of: yellowing, gloss retention, discoloration and change in texture. With a wide range of sizes, accessories and customizations available, Allied Moulded offers a complete solution to your industrial enclosure needs. In addition to fiberglass, Allied Moulded also offers our POLYLINE® series, a line of polycarbonate, injectionmolded enclosures.

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Alpha Wire Setting the Industry Standard for Over 90 Years Alpha Wire offers a complete line of wire, cable, and wire management accessories. From our flagship Xtra-Guard line, our space saving, eco-friendly, EcoGen products, our flexible cordsets and accessories in the Alpha Connect line, to our industryrecognized FIT product portfolio of heat-shrink tubing, braid, and more, Alpha has a solution for nearly every application. Alpha’s world-class customer service includes same-day shipping, small order minimums, and quick turnarounds on custom cables. Alpha Wire 711 Lidgerwood Ave Elizabeth, New Jersey 07202 United States /www.alphawire.com

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Alpha Wire engineers wire and cable products that meet the critical demands of today’s most demanding applications. From the harsh environment of a factory floor or the critical controls on an offshore oil rig, to advanced medical devices requiring smaller, lighter connectivity solutions, cables from Alpha Wire work reliably day-in and day-out. Using premium materials, advanced manufacturing, and world-class quality control, we manufacture every cable knowing its operation is critical to an application’s success.

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Altech Corporation

Altech Corporation is an established United States based supplier of components and devices used in industrial control, instrumentation and automation applications. Altech is an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer & distributor of electrical, electronic & electromechanical components. Altech provides a multitude of services for customers. This starts with its employees where Product Managers provide technical support and partner with customers in design assistance, ensuring the best solution for the application. Next, an efficient Customer Service Department ensures that customers are informed with complete order information. Depending on the product, the versatile Assembly Department provides manufacturing, value added or customization services to expedite delivery. Altech’s Marketing Department has been highly recognized for its catalogs, advertising and Web site designs, while the Sales Department motivates over 20 manufacturer representative companies throughout North America, ensuring product information is current and complete. 35 Royal Road Flemington, NJ 08822 United States Phone: 1-908-806-9400 Email: info@altehcorp.com www.altechcorp.com

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Altech’s products meet UL and international standards and all are RoHS and REACH compliant. Altech’s commitment to quality and continuous quality management had been recognized since May 27, 1999 when they were awarded the prestigious honor of ISO 9001 certification. Since then, Altech has successfully gone through the recertification process and maintains a ISO 9001:2000 certification.

Our Policy Altech Corp.’s Company Policy remains to provide adequately stocked quality products at competitive prices. Superior customer service and delivery are maintained through Quality Management System and continuous process improvement and to perform these services with honesty and integrity. All Altech employees are regularly trained in Quality Management Systems, and as a team, are committed to achieve these goals.

Wide Variety of Automation & Control Solutions The Altech product line includes miniature circuit breakers, busbars, DC-UPS devices, digital panel meters, DIN rail terminal blocks, printed circuit board terminal blocks, contactors, industrial relays, motor disconnect switches, pin & sleeve devices, receptacles, foot switches, relay modules, safety relays, slimline relays, solid state relays, push buttons & pilot lights. Also available are metal detection systems, ferrules, marking & engraving systems, fuses, power distribution blocks, corrugated tubes, liquid tight strain reliefs, programmable relays, digital multi-timer, test & measurement devices, LED panel lights, mechanical thermostats, panel filters, tower lights & wire ducts. Altech’s products meet UL and many international standards and all are RoHS compliant.

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Altra Industrial Motion

Altra clutches and brakes, couplings, gearing and PT component product lines are marketed under 22 well known manufacturing brands. Operating independently, each of these companies is committed to the guiding principles of operational excellence, continuous improvement and customer satisfaction.

We are a leading global designer and manufacturer of quality power transmission and motion control products utilized on a wide variety of industrial drivetrain applications.

Highly-engineered Altra solutions are sold in over 70 countries and utilized in a variety of major industrial markets, including food processing, material handling, packaging machinery, mining, energy, automotive, primary metals, turf and garden and many others.

Altra Industrial 300 Granite Street, Suite 201 Braintree, MA 02184 - USA Phone: 781-917-0600 Fax: 781-843-0709 Email: info@altramotion.com www.altramotion.com

Altra brands deliver value throughout the drivetrain. Altra Industrial Motion delivers value and engineering expertize throughout the drivetrain.

Clutches and Brakes Formsprag Clutch Industrial Clutch Inertia Dynamics Marland Clutch Matrix International Stieber Clutch Svendborg Brakes Twiflex Limited Warner Electric Wichita Clutch

Couplings Ameridrives Couplings Ameridrives Power Transmission Bibby Turboflex Guardian Couplings Huco Dynatork Lamiflex Couplings TB Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s

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Gearing and Power Transmission Components Boston Gear Bauer Gear Motor Delroyd Worm Gear Kilian Manufacturing TB Woodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Nuttall Gear Warner Linear

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Automation Direct Process Controllers, Analog I/O, HMI Discrete/Machine Control Strategies PLC, Motion Control, Logic and Programming Software, Discrete I/O, Sensors, HMI Sensors Safety Strategies Process, Machine, Emergency Shutdown Energy Management Variable Frequency Drives Motors, Motion Control Power Supplies AutomationDirect 3505 Hutchinson Road Cumming, GA, 30040 • USA Phone: 800.633.0405 Fax: 770.889.7876 Email: sales@automationdirect.com www.automationdirect.com

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The state-of-the-art headquarters facility near Atlanta is designed throughout for maximum performance. Orders for in-stock items can be taken as late as 6 p.m. EST and be shipped for next-day delivery.

With tens of thousands of part listings, new products include the Productivity2000 PLC, C-more EA9 HMI, and SR55 AC motor soft starter. These products represent many years of design and development by AutomationDirect’s own engineering team as well as their strategic partners. The company also offers AC drives/motors, sensors, pushbuttons, enclosures, circuit protection and more.

AutomationDirect’s customer support team has been rated top-notch by its customers. For 15 years running, the Tech Support team has been voted by readers of Control Design magazine as best in service and support for various products. And, their own customer surveys consistently rank the company’s service as better than other suppliers.

The company provides online tutorial videos through their web store at www. automationdirect.com as well as their YouTube channel. A Customer Forum provides peer support on technical and application questions.

For an in-depth look at products offered, visit: www.automationdirect.com.

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A well-recognized name in the industrial automation market, AutomationDirect also provides quality products with FREE awardwinning in-house sales and technical support. AutomationDirect provides customers with quick order and delivery through an online store and toll-free number. Prices on most products are well below the industry average and a 30-day money-back guarantee is offered on nearly all items.

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American Roller Bearing Company American Roller Bearing Company designs, manufactures, services, and repairs tapered roller, cylindrical roller, spherical roller, spherical plain, and ball bearings for heavy-duty applications. Since 1911, we have provided engineered bearing solutions for many of the toughest applications in industry. With sizes up to 84 inches (2,133 mm) diameter, American’s line of high-quality bearings cover industry standard ABMA and ISO series radial and thrust bearings, as well as engineered specials to meet your unique application demands. We also offer in house Reconditioning Services that can help extend the life of your existing bearings and can be customized to meet your specific needs. See the American Roller Bearing difference. Please visit us at www.amroll.com for more information on our products and services. Made in USA – ISO 9001 Registered American Roller Bearing Company 400 2nd. Ave. NW Hickory, NC 28601 PH: 828-624-1460 www.amroll.com

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American Roller Bearing Company – Since 1911 Since 1911 says it all, over one hundred years of experience in manufacturing excellence. American Roller Bearing Company has maintained a singular focus on designing top quality heavy duty unmounted bearings that perform in some of the most difficult applications in industry. Designed to perform, American Roller Bearing uses the latest design technology tools like Romax analytical software, industry standards like ANYSYS and proprietary bearing software analysis tools to design better bearings every day. Built to last, our bearings are manufactured using continuous improvement techniques throughout the manufacturing process utilizing the latest manufacturing equipment and philosophies. These process and component parts are monitored and validated using state-of-the art measuring tools. American Roller Bearing is ISO 9001 registered. All our products are backed with industry leading support services and staff. Our analytical, design and manufacturing engineers are getting it done in-house and back up a team of Industry Service Specialists that are getting it done in the field. Our Industry Service Specialists provide a variety of services including training, problem solving and failure analysis along with installation and inspection services. American Roller Bearing provides bearing reconditioning as a way to extend the life and increase the return on your investment. Bearing reconditioning combined with an effective bearing maintenance and inspection program can double and often triple the value of your bearings. American Roller Bearings are designed to perform and built to last. For over one hundred years American Roller Bearing Company has been designing, manufacturing, servicing and repairing bearings in the U.S..A.

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Anchor Fluid Power Anchor Fluid Power, an ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 registered company, offers a broad range of fluid power components including SAE J518 & ISO 6162 flanges and split flange adapters, weld couplings, high pressure hydraulic ball valves, flow control, needle and check valves. We carry extensive inventory at each of our three North American locations, allowing us to promptly fulfill global customer requirements. Our knowledgeable and experienced sales staff are committed to providing the superior service and technical support that has long been a hallmark of our company. Anchor Fluid Power 5553 Murray Road Cincinnati, OH 45227 Toll Free: 866-FLANGES Phone: 513.527.4444 Fax: 513.527.4449 Email: sales@anchorfluidpower.com www.anchorfluidpower.com

CUSTOM PRODUCTS Anchor’s engineering and technical support teams are experienced in the design of custom hydraulic connections for Industrial, Mobile and Offshore markets. Our staff work closely with customers to develop custom engineered solutions that are a perfect fit for each and every application. We can then provide rapid prototype 3D models for approval prior to production utilizing our advanced technology machining & turning centers.

SUPPLY CHAIN SOLUTIONS In today’s market, a reliable supply chain for ongoing requirements is a must. Our sales team can develop a procurement program that fits your needs and in turn, manage that inventory in one of our three North American warehouses. We’ll have your product available for you, when you need it. We truly are the best in the business.

QUALITY Product Quality Assurance is documented throughout our supply chain...beginning with raw material certifications. In addition, ongoing independent material test analysis & hydraulic fatigue testing are integral parts of our ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System. Our Product line includes:

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• High Pressure Hydraulic Ball Valves • WOG Stainless Steel Ball Valves • Weld Couplings • In-line Needle, Check, and Flow Control Valves in Carbon Steel • Split Flange Adapters • Split & Captive Flanges • SAE 4-Bolt Welded Port Flanges • SAE 4-Bolt Threaded Port Flanges • Square 4-Bolt Welded Port Flanges • Square 4-Bolt Threaded Port Flanges Our goal is to provide the highest quality finished products, with superior service & technical support!

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ANDERSON METALS CORP., INC. Founded in 1947, Anderson Metals is a market leader as a manufacturer of brass fittings and valves used to transmit and control a variety of gases and fluids. Markets served include commercial and industrial applications within transportation, automation, industrial, packaging, food processing, beverage and water, plumbing and hardware. The company offers extensive breadth and depth of product manufactured from industrial brass alloys, in addition the company has also taken a leadership role in manufacturing over 800 components that meet the Federal “No-Lead” legislation that was enacted January 1, 2014. The company’s growth has been the result of investments in operational excellence with a commitment to suberb customer service. Anderson Metals Corp., Inc. 1701 Southern Road P.O. Box 34200 Kansas City, MO 64120 USA Toll Free: 1-800-821-5672 Phone: 816-471-2600 FAX: 816-472-8700 Email: info@AndersonMetals.com www.andersonmetals.com

• More than 12,000 SKU’s • 99.35% order fill rate • Same day shipping available • No standard pack requirements • 99.96% shipping accuracy • 84,000 sq foot distribution center, centrally located in Kansas City • Family-owned and operated since 1947

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Some of our other key attributes include:

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Anomet Products Leading the way with a focused technology…

Anomet Products has focused exclusively on manufacturing innovative clad-metal wire composite solutions that deliver optimized performance for the most demanding applications and extreme environments. Our goal has always been to provide superior material quality, product value and customer satisfaction through service and support that far exceed expectations. We’re proud that this unwavering commitment has fostered strong, collaborative partnerships with leading OEMs and design engineers across an extremely diverse range of business sectors not only including the electronics and medical device industries but also, aerospace & defense, automotive, oil & gas, superconductors, and electrochemical industries.

Customized Metal Wire. Optimized Metal Performance. Electronic Applications • • • • • • •

For over 40 years, Anomet Products has been designing and manufacturing clad metal wire used in electronics and medical devices throughout the world. As a pioneer in clad composite wire, our team of highly skilled experienced material engineers has been on the leading edge of many of the following areas during this time. Anomet Products, Inc. 830 Boston Turnpike Shrewsbury, MA 01545 Direct: 857-302-2523 info@anometproducts.com www.anometproducts.com ISO 9001:2008 Certified

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High Speed / High Temperature Connectors High Reliability / Extreme Environment Underwater Corrosion Resistant Applications Unmanned Aerial Drone Technology Oil & Gas Applications Automotive Electronics Innovative Energy and Battery Technology

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Cardiac Rhythm Management Neuromodulation Vascular Therapy Biosensors and Monitors Marker Band Alternatives

Combine two or more metals into a clad metal wire “system” that acts as one.

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High Strength High Conductivity Biocompatibility Radiopacity Corrosion Resistance Wear Resistance Contact Resistance Shape Memory Ductility / Formability Solderability Cost Effectiveness

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Copper Gold Molybdenum MP35N Nickel Niobium Nitinol Platinum Tantalum Titanium Silver Stainless Steel Customer Specified Alloys

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Applied Motion Products Applied Motion Products is a leading manufacturer of drives and integrated motors, specializing in step motor, servo motor and BLDC motor and drive systems with sophisticated current control algorithms, closed loop operation, integrated drives/controllers, on-board motion control, and built-in fieldbus networking. StepSERVO™ closed loop stepper systems are The Next Evolution in Step Motor Technology.

StepSERVO™ Closed Loop Stepper Systems

The latest developments in step motor technology have been the application of low cost, high resolution feedback devices and advanced digital signal processing to close the loop on stepper motion, resulting in the efficient and high performance StepSERVO™ closed loop stepper systems. StepSERVOTM closed loop drives, motors, and integrated motors provide numerous performance advantages over traditional open loop step motors, including increased acceleration rates and higher efficiency operation, as well as less motor heating and less audible noise. These and other advantages make StepSERVOTM the Next Evolution in Step Motor Technology.

Applied Motion is committed to providing outstanding quality and the best customer service experience in the industry. Applied Motion Products, Inc. 404 Westridge Dr Watsonville, CA 95076 1-800-525-1609 www.applied-motion.com

Why Choose Applied Motion

Connected. Applied Motion provides communication options for EtherNet/IP, EtherCAT, Modbus and CANopen networks, as well as easy-to-use protocols for open networks over Ethernet TCP/IP, RS-485 and RS-232 connections.

Customized. If you’re looking for motor, drive or integrated motor solutions tailored to your specific design requirements, we have the product line, manufacturing capabilities and experience to provide it for you. Closed Loop. Our StepSERVO™ closed loop stepper technology greatly improves upon traditional step motor performance by providing more torque, faster acceleration, higher system accuracy, better efficiency and quieter operation.

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In Stock. Our warehouse in California is filled with motors and drives to meet your production needs. Same day shipments and quick turnaround on prototypes means your machine life cycle will be well-supported from beginning to end.

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Arthur G. Russell Company, Inc. The Arthur G. Russell Co., Inc. (AGR) develops state-of-the-art automatic assembly equipment for the medical device, consumer and electronics industries. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, AGR is an ISO 9001:2008 registered private company with over 70 years of designing, building, installing, and supporting world-class assembly, test, inspection, and packaging systems. Arthur G. Russell Company, Inc. 750 Clark Av. Bristol, CT 06010 United States www.arthurgrussell.com

Arthur G. Russell Co. Inc. (AGR) understands your automation needs. With over 70 years of experience designing, building and installing automation systems and equipment, we have helped get thousands of products into the market. We know that quality and dependability are as important on the assembly line as in the final product. That’s why AGR works with you from the start - custom designing an automation system that will exceed your expectations. AGR’s extensive industry experience has provided practical engineering “know-how”, resulting in superior automation concepts. We design and build equipment to “machine tool” quality that is proven to provide years of reliable service. Our use of heavy-duty construction methods and components, cam and servo-driven mechanisms, and state-of-the-art control and inspection systems, are our trademarks. Through dedication, focus, and experience, AG Russell is able to meet your most demanding automation applications. Providing more than just assembly equipment; we provide you with “the edge” you need to stay competitive in your market.

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In addition, AGR has a worldwide base of assembly, packaging and parts feeding systems. Our approach to automation is suited for medical devices, consumer products, electrical, electronic devices or any other product that requires a robust and reliable system for assembly, test and or packaging. Headquartered in Bristol, Connecticut, The Arthur G. Russell Co. is an ISO 9001:2008 registered private company.

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For many low demand applications these bearings have proven to give satisfactory service. However, in applications with high loads and/or high v bration levels, they can quickly develop excess clearance do to the deformation of the relatively soft race material.

Aurora Bearing Company was founded in 1971 and manufactures the world’s most complete range of rod end and spherical bearings. Configurations range from 2-piece economy commercial and molded race construction through 3-piece precision designs. Aurora also produces a full line of military spec rod ends,spherical bearings, and journal bushings. Custom designed rod ends, spherical bearings, and linkages are a specialty. Aurora Bearing Company 901 Aucutt Rd. Montgomery, IL 60538 Phone: 630-859-2030 Fax: 630-859-0971 www.aurorabearing.com

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Aurora Bearing Co’s new LCOM Spherical Bearings outperform “LS” bearings Like all Aurora Bearing spherical bearings, the LCOM series features a one piece steel race-way, swaged around the ball for a smooth, precise, close tolerance fit, along with the benefit of the strength and vibration resistance of steel. In addition, this series is optionally available with Aurora’s proprietary AT series PTFE liner, for a zero clearance, self lubricat-ing fit. Aurora LCOM Spherical Bearings were designed to offer a higher level of performance with dimensional interchangeability for the “LS” spherical bearing category; a market segment which has remained largely unchanged since the 1950s. “LS” bearings are characterized by being of 3 or 4 piece construction, with an inner ball, an outer ring, and a one or two piece brass, bronze, or cop-per alloy race between. Since the early 1950’s users of these bearings, which are also mar-keted with a “FLBG”, “RS”, or “VBC” prefix, have had to accept the low strength and poor vibration resistance of these bearings do to the low strength race material. Aurora’s LCOM bearings incorporate superior materials and manufacturing processes to overcome the performance deficiencies associated with “LS” bearings. COM-M Bearings are stronger choice for DIN ISO 12240-1 applications Metric spherical plain bearings built to DIN ISO 12240-1 (formerly DIN 648) schedule K often are made with inner races or rings made of brass, bronze or copper.

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This weakness is addressed in the Aurora Bearing Company’s COM-M series spherical bearings. Like all Aurora inch dimension spheri-cal bearings, these metric bearings all feature a 1 piece steel race way, cold formed around a chrome plated, alloy steel ball for strength, precision and structural integrity. Aurora COM-M series bearings are available in sizes from 3mm to 30mm., and follow the dimensions of DIN 648 schedule K. Bearings are optionally available with Aurora’s self lubricating AT series ptfe liner, for a smooth, zero clearance fit that is self lubricating and maintenance free. Maintenance free & cor-rosion resistant rod ends from Aurora The Aurora CM/CW-ET series rod ends offer a combination of features unique in the rod end industry. Instead of the low strength steels typically found in stainless rod ends, the ET series features bodies made from heat treated 174PH material. Not only do they offer excellent corrosion resistance compared to conventional rod ends, they provide greater load capacity, strength and durability as well. The ET series comes standard with Aurora’s exclusive AT2100 PTFE liner. This, combined with a heat treated 440C stainless ball, gives a durable, zero clearance, self lubricating, maintenance free bearing interface to go with the benefits of the heat treated body. Their two piece design allows these high performance features to be exploited at an economical price. The Aurora ET series bearings can be used to enhance the perfor-mance of equipment in wash down, marine, and other environments that require extra corrosion resistance.

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EZ Automation EZAutomation, a division of the AVG Group, is a manufacturer and direct online seller of innovative and cost effective industrial control products. The AVG Group has been in business serving the automation industry since 1968! In fact, Struther’s Dunn, a division of AVG which later changed its name to Uticor, first invented the PLC for welding controls in the automotive industry. EZAutomation was originally launched in 2001 when it first released the most innovative, cost effective, and EZ to program HMI/ Operator Interface, “EZTouch” used by over 35,000 companies today. Over the past 15 years, EZAutomation has designed hundreds of industrial automation products, becoming a one stop shop, of affordable automation innovations, while proudly maintaining the “Made in America” campaign.

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EZAutomation.net: Industrial Automation Product Shopping Made Easy and Cost Effective. EZAutomation, is a manufacturer of industrial automation products including, HMI/Operator Interfaces , Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), Din-Rail Mount Power Supplies, Industrial Panel PCs, Inductive Proximity Sensors, Rotary Shaft Encoders, all-in-one HMI-PLC combo units and much more. EZAutomation, a division of AVG, that has been serving the automation industry since 1968, first introduced itself into the market with its award winning EZTouch® in 2001. EZAutomation is proud to be one of the only remaining automation suppliers that continues to manufacture in the USA!! Innovation by Design We are always at the fore-front of technology innovating new concepts based on industry needs. With our latest EZ3 Series EZTouch® with even faster processing speeds, our Remote Monitoring & Control App for IPhones & Androids, the lowest cost, full featured inductive Proximity sensor for under $10, and Smart Din-Rail Power Supplies with a display for voltage, current and maintenance alerts, EZAutomation has taken industrial automation controls to another level. Most competitive prices in the market With all the most innovative technology reducing programming time and maintaining uptime, we

guarantee that our customers will have the lowest cost of ownership in the industry when using EZAutomation. Customer Service & Free Technical Support: At EZAutomation we focus on providing the best quality service that will put a smile on your face. With customer service and same day shipping available from 6:00 a.m to 7:00 p.m (CST), we have the East to West Coasts covered. Free Technical Support is available from 6:00 a.m to 12:00 (midnight), including weekend emergency support. EZAutomation also offers an “Online Chat” function to interact live with one of our experienced staff to get immediate answers. It is our mission to make sure the customer is always up and running! New Ideas? At EZAutomation, we strive to have the latest technology in the market. We value and act on customer feedback for new ideas. We are always excited to learn customer applications, giving us new ideas for products that may be lacking in the industry, or just helping find the best automation solution.

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Backer Hotwatt, Inc. Backer Hotwatt, made in USA, was established in 1952 and has maintained leadership in manufacturing resistance heating elements for over 65 years. We supply customized and stock electric heaters. We are dedicated to the design and manufacturing of resistance heating elements for a variety of OEM, industrial, medical, commercial, packaging, instrumentation, aviation, transportation, refrigeration/air conditioning and military applications. In addition, we can supply compatible accessory items, which enable us to offer a complete heater system. We began with the manufacturing of one product, the open coil heating element. Since then Backer Hotwatt has expanded our product line to include cartridge, air process, immersion, strip and finned strip, tubular and finned tubular, band, foil, flexible glassrope®, crankcase and ceramic heaters. Backer Hotwatt, Inc. 128 Maple Street Danvers, MA 01923-2096 Tel (978) 777-0070 Fax (978) 774-2409 email sales@hotwatt.com www.hotwatt.com

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CARTRIDGE HEATERS Our most popular product is our cartridge heaters. We make low to medium and high watt density cartridge heaters. Cartridge heaters provide localized heat to restricted work areas requiring close thermal control. Dies, platens and a variety of other types of processing equipment are efficiently heated. Closely controlled work temperatures up to 1400 deg, F (760 C) are obtained by a combination of heater location and proper wattage output. Immersion heaters are ideally suited for heating various liquids. They are available in various sheath materials and watt densities tailored for your specific applications. Units may be supplied for single, three phase or three heat operation. The lead end of the unit may be sealed for extreme environmental conditions.

STRIP HEATERS Stainless steel strip & Finned strip heaters provide clean, dependable heat with sheath temperatures up to 1200 deg. F (650 deg. C) and watt densities up to 40 watts per square inch. Finned strip heaters are available with aluminum or stainess steel fins. Mica insulated strip heaters are also available in various sizes. Foil Heaters are a self contained one piece assembly. A resistance element is laminated between two layers of aluminum foil. This heater is ideally suited for area and surface heating applications. Operating temperatures up to 300 deg. F (150 C). Sizes range from 125” to 60” wide with lengths of 4”and up.

Air process heaters will provide hot air and gas up to 1400 deg. F (760 C) with infinite control by varying the voltage and air flow. Air heaters are available with various male and female fittings, hose AIR PROCESS HEATERS adaptors (entry only) and flanges. We can also Glassrope® heaters are flexible provide temperature sensing control. heaters available in various lengths, sheath materials and terminations. Operating temperatures up to 900 deg. F (485 C).

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Baldor Electric Co. Baldor Electric Company, headquartered in Fort Smith, Arkansas, is a leading marketer, designer, and manufacturer of energy-saving industrial electric motors, drives, and mechanical power transmission products. Founded in 1920, Baldor has a long rich history dating back to 1878. Baldor offers the broadest range of industrial AC and DC electric motors to value-minded customers. BaldorReliance® motors range from 1/50th through 15,000 horsepower, as well as the entire line of ABB IEC motors and medium voltage motors up to 100,000 horsepower, providing Baldor-Reliance and ABB packaged solutions Baldor Electric Company 5711 R.S. Boreham, Jr. St. Fort Smith, AR 72901

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All Baldor products: electric motors, variable frequency drives and mechanical power transmission products are trusted to perform reliably – at maximum efficiency – around the clock. And, to improve plant reliability and achieve sustainability goals for customers to remain competitive and profitable, Baldor’s field support personnel are supported by the Baldor Industry Solutions team which consists of dedicated industry specific personnel to support each customers’ unique application needs. In 2011, Baldor Electric Company was acquired by ABB Ltd., and they are now a proud member of the ABB Group. Together, Baldor and ABB can offer complete industrial solutions to local and global customers more effectively than any other single industrial supplier.

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Our Super-E® motors are optimized for efficiency, ensuring the lowest operating costs. We also offer broad lines of brake-motors, explosion-proof, C-face, pump-motors and gear-motors to provide solutions for any purpose or environment. Custom motors to meet specific requirements with the shortest lead times in the industry are a Baldor specialty. Baldor is a leading producer of mechanical power transmission products including BaldorDodge® engineered mounted bearings, enclosed gear products, and power transmission components, including couplings, sheaves, bushings and pulleys, designed to thrive in the most rugged environments, with the lowest total cost of ownership over the lifetime of the product.

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Balluff, Inc. Discrete/Machine Control Strategies Discrete I/O, Sensors, Networks 8125 Holton Drive Florence, Kentucky 41042 Phone: 859.727.2200 Fax: 859.727.4823 Email: balluff@balluff.com www.balluff.us

Balluff, Inc. is one of the world’s leading sensor manufacturers, providing innovative and practical sensing solutions for a wide range of applications and industries. Balluff specializes in delivering dependable, rugged products for industrial sensing, networking, and ID to help prevent downtime and eliminate errors. Balluff adds value to automated systems by offering a wide range of enabling technologies that unlock hidden productivity potential. As a global leader in sensors, linear transducers and RFID, we have been in the forefront of seamless networking all the way down to the sensor level.

Complete System and Component Supplier • For industrial I/O products outside of the controls cabinet • Industrial networks, identification, sensors, power supplies, and measurement products • Managed inventory in 4 locations in North America and global product availability

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Unique Capabilities • SmartLevel® product allows for error-free fluid level detection • Linear measurement devices fit for every application • Leading the development and installation of IO-Link expanded network architecture of I/O products

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Rugged Industrial Products • The hardware is designed with your worst manufacturing environment in mind • Balluff products are installed successfully where others have failed • Real world applications drive our innovation, like our BunkerProx® technology for automated welding customers

Reliable Products and Support • Software and firmware are thoroughly tested in Germany and North America • Products are designed with data reliability as a priority • A well educated and technical support staff and network is available 24/7

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Bansbach - Easylift Motion Controls Bansbach Easylift® is a world leading manufacturer of motion control products since 1919. Our uniquely engineered products focus on product performance to provide the highest lifecycles, in the most challenging environments. We provide a wide array of motion controls which allows you to streamline your engineering and procurement. Our products include gas springs, linear dampers, large industrial shock absorbers, mini shock absorbers, rotary dampers, disk dampers, vane dampers, wire rope isolators, micro-hydraulics and linear actuators. Industries served Aerospace, Medical and Industrial. Bansbach-Easylift 50 West Dr. Melbourne, FLORIDA 32904 United States www.bansbach.com

Customer Service - Our dedicated staff is our best asset. When you call you will speak directly to an engineer who will provide with everything you need to design the best solution for you application. We have locations around the globe in the US, Europe, Singapore and Japan.

Our CeramPro® Piston rod surface treatment is a new innovative development from the Bansbach development laboratory. CeramPro® offers maximum rust and corrosion resistance of the piston rod. This special surface treatment provides an extremely smooth surface with excellent operating characteristics which provide superior protection against abrasion to the rod.

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Advantages of Bansbach Gas springs: • Highest corrosion resistance achieved through powder coated cylinders and CeramPro® treated piston rod surfaces. • Minimal friction for the production of lowest extension forces. • Best life cycles. • Protection against vibration and light side forces. • Integrated grease chamber. • Low break away forces. • Installation and storage in any position.

Powdercoated cylinders provide and extremely durable finish and is much better than our competitors painted finish.

Bansbach Easylift® is known for quality. We are EASA Form1 Part 21g certified for Aerospace applications. All of our products are Maintenance-free, self-contained and provide safe motion for a broad range of applications.

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Beckhoff Automation The next step toward IIoT is PC-based control.

In the movement toward Industrie 4.0, PC-based control technology from Beckhoff Automation provides the ideal toolbox to implement the leading automation concepts of our time. These concepts include IIoT, cloudconnected systems, centralized PC-based control systems, and ever-more connected devices via industrial Ethernet and OPC UA. Many users are already integrating Beckhoff controllers into advanced production networks, enabling them to communicate with databases, perform remote maintenance over the Internet, or request cloud-based services. Beckhoff Automation LLC 13130 Dakota Ave Savage, Minnesota 55378 www.beckhoffautomation.com

TwinCAT, the PC-based control software from Beckhoff, also permits the secure integration of a wide range of connected devices into the control system such as: smartphones, tablets and wearable technologies in the form of smartwatches and augmented reality glasses. Open industrial Ethernet technology in the form of EtherCAT and â&#x20AC;&#x153;vendor neutralâ&#x20AC;? solutions via OPC UA are available from Beckhoff to ensure data security without restricting connectivity. By adding new networking breakthroughs such as EtherCAT P, which combines power and data lines into one 4-wire Ethernet cable, leading manufacturers and machine builders can make great strides toward establishing meaningful Smart Factory practices while ensuring lean automation designs and streamlined system architectures.

standards for programming, networking and cloud connectivity, Beckhoff advances open and leading-edge automation solutions that deliver high performance and efficiency. This includes numerous Industrial PC and motion control solutions that are ideal for different industries including packaging, plastics processing, metalworking, machine tools/CNC and more. Durable EtherCAT I/O solutions for harsh environments range from IP 65 to IP 69K protection to withstand the demands of the plant floor.

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Bel Power Solutions Bel Power Solutions & Protection offers world-class AC-DC and DC-DC power conversion products, value-add solutions, complete box-build solutions and contract manufacturing services, along with a complete portfolio of Electronic Circuit Protection devices. Bel is a market leader in railway with Melcher™ brand products and technology leaders in the development of high-efficiency and high power density front-end products. Applications of our power conversion devices range from board-mount power to system-level architectures for servers, storage, networking, industrial and telecom industries. Bel Power Solutions & Protection 2390 Walsh Avenue Santa Clara, CA 95051 www.belpowersolutions.com

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Bel Power Solutions is a premier global manufacturer of power management devices, delivering high-end performance to the power conversion industry for more than 35 years. As one of the largest power supply manufacturers in the world, we have a long history of providing leading edge, innovative power solutions. Bel Power Solutions revolutionized power conversion through the introduction of digital power and is an industry leader, embracing the Climate Saver Initiative by introducing Platinum-level efficiency front-end products for the datacom market. We also serve the networking, telecommunications, computing, military, aerospace, transportation and broadcasting industries. Bel Power’s evolution into a tier-one supplier, competitive on a world-class level, has been facilitated by: • • •

Support for global customers, and local markets, with strategically-located customer support, manufacturing and R&D facilities in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Consistent investment in R&D to provide industry- leading energy efficiencies and breakthrough solutions such as our digital power management technologies. Custom-engineered solutions, from a modified standard to a value-add or even a full turnkey offering, our engineering expertise can provide a custom solution for a wide range of applications, including automotive, medical and consumer electronics markets.

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BellowsTech BellowsTech, a Servometer Company, is a premier US manufacturer of edge welded metal bellows and assemblies encompassing a wide array of alloys and dimensional configurations. The flexibility of material and size of metal welded bellows, as well as application expertise, have led BellowsTech into industries including aerospace, medical, test, semiconductor, solar, and oil and gas. BellowsTech products are engineered for high cycle life and low leak rates. Designed and manufactured in Ormond Beach, Florida, BellowsTech edge welded bellows are offered in various materials, sizes, and configurations to provide customers the flexibility to select the best product at the right price. Products are tested and verified throughout the process to ensure a quality product is delivered. ISO9001:2008 registered. For more information, Phone: (386) 615-7530 Email: bellows@bellowstech.com or visit www.bellowstech.com.

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In 2007 BellowsTech was acquired by Servometer®, the leading supplier of elecrodeposited miniature metal bellows. BellowsTech and Servometer have a synergistic relationship to offer customers solutions. Their technologies complement each other in size, compatibility, pressure and temperature limitations without sacrificing performance. The cross-over of engineering talent adds value and experience to ensure customers employ the right technology for their applications.

BellowsTech edge welded bellows production capabilities include outside diameter size ranges from 0.3” (7.6 mm) to 26” (660 mm), and inside diameters ranging from 0.15” (3.8 mm) to 25.5” (648 mm), in lengths up to 96” (244 cm). Materials include 316L SS, AM350 SS, Inconel/Hastelloy, Aluminum and Titanium. BellowsTech metal bellows provide a hermetic, all-metal pressure barrier and seal that flexes in one or more directions, providing the most flex in the smallest amount of space. For applications that require high quality, state-of-the-art micro fusion joining, edge welded bellows are very functional and cost effective.

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Henkel Henkel manufactures high performance BERGQUIST brand thermal management materials that offer exceptional thermal control for today’s advanced electronics devices. With a full range of materials that includes market-leading GAP PAD and SIL PAD thermal interface materials, T-CLAD substrates, and thermal absorbent films, Henkel offers a complete portfolio of thermal products that deliver exceptional performance, low cost of ownership, ease of use and reworkability. The Bergquist Company, a Henkel Company 18930 W. 78th Street Chanhassen, MN 55317 www.henkel-adhesives.com/thermal

WHY WE’RE A LEADER IN ENGINEERING Henkel uses high-quality BERGQUIST thermal management products to offer technological solutions for electronics. As a world-leading manufacturer with state-of-the-art facilities, we serve a multitude of industries worldwide including automotive, computing, consumer electronics, lighting/LED, solar, military, motor control, power conversion, telecommunications and more. We make it our business to know your business. We work closely with our customers to understand their problems and deliver technologically advanced solutions backed by exceptional service. BERGQUIST has developed over 260 materials that provide thermal solutions for a wide variety of applications.

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Many of our products were originally developed to satisfy a customer request for a specific material designed to perform to their particular specifications. This “can do” attitude and customized technology has earned The Bergquist Company, a Henkel Company its ISO 9001:2008 certification.

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Beswick Engineering

In the early 70s Paul Beswick, a registered professional engineer and founder of Beswick Engineering, first incorporated the captured o-ring face seal design into a variety of miniature 10-32 threaded pneumatic fittings. This novel approach to fluid power design, which was well ahead of its time, began a culture of innovation at Beswick. In succeeding years, Beswick introduced a long list of fluid power innovations and industry firsts. This history of innovation continues today as Beswick works closely with engineers at the top high technology OEMs throughout the world in developing unique solutions to fluid power control challenges.

Over 50 years ago, Beswick Engineering introduced a line of high performance miniature fluid power products. An early innovation was the incorporation of leak-tight captured o-ring face seals into a variety of miniature fittings. Fluid power design innovation became the focus of Beswick’s design team. Since the introduction of the o-ring face seal design, Beswick introduced award winning pressure regulators, valves, and quick disconnects for use in medical, semiconductor, analytical instrumentation, and other high technology applications. This focus on innovation continues today. Beswick engineering teams work closely with customers, essentially as an extension of the customer’s engineering department, to provide unique solutions to the customer’s fluid power design problems.

Fittings and Quick Disconnects:

Today, Beswick remains the leader in providing the largest range of brass, electroless nickel plated brass, 303 and 316 stainless steel fittings. In addition to the extensive 10-32 threaded line, Beswick offers fittings in many other thread sizes including imperial and metric versions. Fittings are offered in barbed, compression, luer, push- to-connect and orifices. Beswick popular quick disconnect styles permit easy leak pre-tube connections in a space saving package.

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Beswick’s piston and patented diaphragm style regulators provide outstanding performance in a miniature, light weight package. Designs include single-stage and multi-stage (two and three stage) designs. The award winning three-stage design handles up to 3,000 psig and provides output pressures as low as 0.5 psig.

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Beswick offers many types of valves including miniature needle, stem actuated (on/off), ball, check, fill, rotary selector, slide sleeve, flow control, metering valves and selector valves. The mixing diverting ball valve won a national design award.

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Bimba Why the Best Use Bimba If you’ve got an engineering challenge, Bimba has the solution. Whether it’s a standard off-the-shelf cylinder or a cutting-edge custom assembly, Bimba is uniquely positioned to help you take control of any motion control application. Its capabilities include an extensive line of industryleading air cylinders, rotary actuators, linear thrusters, rodless cylinders, hydraulics, air preparation equipment, valves, flow controls and positionsensing cylinders. In addition to its broad line of standard catalog products, Bimba also develops many custom and semi-custom products designed for specific customers and applications. These products, used in machinery and automation, are sold to original equipment manufacturers and end-users throughout the world in an expanding variety of industries. Bimba Manufacturing 25150 S. Governors Hwy University Park, IL 60484 Phone: 708-534-8544 Fax: 708-235-2014 Tech Support: 800-44-BIMBA www.bimba.com

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Delivering on Every Promise When you work with Bimba, customer commitment comes standard. With multiple manufacturing facilities, large inventories of standard catalog products and an international network of stocking distributors, Bimba is uniquely positioned to provide fast, on-time delivery. What’s more, state-of-the-art stocking software with real-time ship dates enables you to manage your supply chain more efficiently. Engineering Expertise is Everything It’s no surprise that customers rate Bimba above all other cylinder manufacturers when it comes to consistent product performance and trouble-free operation. All Bimba products undergo extensive heat, fatigue and life span testing to ensure the best in quality and durability. With 20 years of experience in Finite Element Analysis (FEA), Bimba designs and optimizes products in a 3-D environment, testing for product life and environmental conditions. From design to project management, Bimba’s engineers make it all possible.

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Motion Control is on the Move Doing whatever it takes to help design engineers get the job done is what Bimba does best. That’s why customer satisfaction drives everything we do. From consistently exceeding performance expectations to delivering more solutions, in more sizes, for more applications, Bimba goes above and beyond.

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Welcome to Pneumatics 2.0™ Innovation is all about keeping your customers on the cutting-edge. That’s why Bimba introduced IntelliSense®, a one-ofa-kind technology breakthrough combining sensors, cylinders and software to deliver real-time performance data for standard Bimba pneumatic devices. With IntelliSense®, users can now utilize condition-based monitoring to be proactive about maintenance and system optimization to maximize uptime. Solutions for Every Situation Innovation is all about keeping your customers on the cutting-edge. Since introducing the Original Line more than 50 years ago, Bimba has expanded its breadth and depth far beyond these standard cylinders. Today, Bimba is dedicated to moving motion control forward — one application at a time. The Original Line These industry-leading cylinders come in more bore sizes, mounting styles and options than any other brand. Whether it’s an off-the-shelf unit or a custom assembly, you can trust Bimba to deliver cylinders that are easy-to-use, reliable and ready for your engineering challenges. Air Preparation Equipment Dirty, under-lubricated shop air with inconsistent pressure can lead to inefficiency, corrosion and eventual failure of pneumatic components. That’s why Bimba offers a full line of Air Preparation Filters, Regulators and Lubricators (FRLs), including custom assemblies and optional accessories. Valves From solenoid air valves to button valves, Mead Fluid Dynamics has the technology to handle the most demanding pneumatic control applications. An innovative approach to design allows these corrosion-resistant valves to perform even in tough wash-down environments, while still yielding smooth speed and control.

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binder USA About binder USA

binder USA is part of the global binder Group, a family-owned enterprise and one of the market leaders in the area of circular connectors. A combined total of 1,400 employees work at our headquarters in Neckarsulm and subsidiaries in the United States, Singapore, China, Sweden, France, England, and the Netherlands. binder USA 3903 Calle Tecate Camarillo, California 93012 www.binder-connector. us

Expert

We are not only experts in manufacturing of a variety of industrial Ethernet circular connectors including built in and cable connectors for automation technology. We are also experts in the customized development, design and automated manufacturing of connections according to customer specifications.

Large product selection

Our selection of circular connectors ranges from miniature connectors to multi-pin power connectors. With a range of 5,000 catalog items, 3,000 designs and 500 customized parts, we are able to supply exactly the suitable product for nearly every industrial electronics application.

Reliability, quality, responsibility

Binder is a traditional company characterized by values that stand for absolute reliability towards customers, employees and service providers. Our daily operations are thereby governed by quality backed by UL listed products and various ISO certifications, including ISO 13485 for medical applications. We take responsibility for our employees.

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Bison Gear & Engineering Bison Gear and Engineering has maintained their 50+ year reputation for designing top quality electric motors and gearmotors by adhering to their own strict standards of providing unmatched value to their customers. Through product quality maximized by their Robusticity® design philosophy and engineering excellence, combined with responsive customer service, flexible manufacturing and a defined sense of corporate responsibility, Bison gives their customers the competitive edge in a multitude of different industries. For more information contact: 800-AT-BISON or 630-377-4327 www.bisongear.com.

What makes Bison a Leader - Robusticity. There’s a simple philosophy behind the design of every Bison product: start with the highest quality components and then, through better design and manufacturing techniques, maximize the throughput those components can produce. Higher quality components means more dependable performance, fewer field failures, up to 200% more torque than typical - leading to a lower cost per inch-pound of torque, a more compact product and longer service life. Engineering Excellence - We take pride that we are Bison Gear and Engineering. With more than 35% of our staff being an accredited engineer, we are committed to maintaining the engineering excellence needed to meet and exceed our customers’ expectations. So whether you need a standard unit or custom design, Bison has the engineering capability to provide optimized designs for your application needs.

Corporate Responsibility - At Bison, we uphold our responsibility to our associates and our community. With our continued education programs (G.E.A.R) and our MSSC training center, we provide our associates with a pathway for advancement and a long-lasting career in manufacturing. Through BisonCares, our 401c organization, we contribute to a number of local and national charities and manage several programs to give back to the community.

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Flexible Manufacturing - Whether the need is a lot or just a few at a time, Bison’s lean optimized manufacturing floor is able to rapidly respond to the needs of our customers. Our factory is equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment, allowing us to get the products out the door and into the hands of the customer faster.

Customer Service - Our dedicated staff of inside customer service representatives and outside technical sales team means that Bison is always available to assist our customers with quick response to their immediate needs.

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Bird Precision As technology continues to demand precision and smaller tolerances, engineers are turning to Bird Precision micro-drilled inserts, fittings and filter components. We offer a high value solution in nozzle, restrictor and orifice applications, all designed with Bird Precision accuracy. If you’re involved in product design and production, you’re always on the lookout for ways to improve manufacture, performance and quality in your products. Now is the time to investigate the wide range of accuracy and workmanship Bird Precision continues to supply for micro miniature components and assemblies. With the development of new laser drilling and wire lapping techniques, we have transitioned into micro miniature orifices, nozzles, filters, and connectors. We offer a whole line of micron level standard products ranging in size from 10 microns (.0004”) up through .080”. Flow rates from under 1cc/min are available. A full complement of Swiss CNC, production assembly and specialized secondary machines provide a vertical in house capability, enabling fast prototype and production delivery. Join us as one of our valued customers. We will work together to improve your product through a mutual exchange of ideas, service and quality. Bird Precision One Spruce Street Waltham, MA 02454 Phone: (800) 454-7369 Fax: (800) 370-6308 Email: sales@birdprecision.com www.birdprecision.com

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Ruby and sapphire materials are used exclusively because of their durable material characteristics. This economical man made crystal has amazing credentials 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.

Extreme hardness, 9 mohs scale, next to diamond Practically chemically inert, highly resistant to most alkalis and acids Extreme abrasion resistance, 5 x that of tungsten carbides. Does not outgas, zero porosity Non-thrombogenic, for medical applications Excellent insulator High temperature material, 2000 degree C melting point. No flash points, extensively used in oxygen environments.

With such impressive material characteristics, the designer can design with confidence in even the harsh environmental applications. Bird’s unique manufacturing process Bird Precision offers a unique series of laser drilled, wire lapped Ruby and Sapphire orifices.This unique wire lapping method insures that our orifices are round and highly polished. This method also removes all possibilities of burrs or loose particles in the orifice area. The orifices are all lapped both sides to impart a very uniform sharp edge to our orifices. It is this edge along with the roundness and high polish that yields a highly repeatable Cd value (Coefficient of Discharge). Further the wire lapping method guarantees hole tolerance .0002” or less as standard. Bird Precision has recently introduced our new Golden Orifices with .0001” total spread for those most demanding applications. It is this precise methodology and attention to detail that distinguishes us from all other manufacturing methods, yielding production quantities of highly precise flows at reasonable prices. Our orifices and micron level filters are conveniently packaged in a huge variety of stainless, plastic and brass fittings, inserts and connectors. Bird Precision continues to focus on putting orifices and filters where you need them. We also offer a host of standard Swagelok, Smc, Parker and Value Plastics, retrofits

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Bird sapphire and ruby orifices are scientifically designed to insure repeatable flow control of both liquids and gas.

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BishopWisecarver The Bishop-Wisecarver Group is a WBENC certified woman-owned family of companies who work with manufacturers to engineer, manufacture, and build custom complex assemblies, linear motion solutions and optimal embedded intelligence systems. Through the integration of mechanical, electrical, software, control and systems design engineering expertise, over 65 years of experience and 20,000+ unique clients, we continue to provide a single point of service that results in custom designs, increased efficiencies, and accelerated time to market. As we head into the future, the BishopWisecarver Group returns to its roots with a renewed focus on solving your design and engineering challenges. Discover our in-house engineering and manufacturing team online at www.bwc.com. The Bishop-Wisecarver Group 925-439-8272 888-580-8272 2104 Martin Way Pittsburg, CA 94565 sales@bwc.com www.bwc.com

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THE BISHOP-WISECARVER GROUP: Expertly Designed, Delivered to Perform

Bishop-Wisecarver grew through the innovation and problem-solving of co-founder Bud Wisecarver over 65 years ago. To this day, the company continues to craft this creative way of thinking when tackling tough application challenges. We keep these principles in mind as our services and products have evolved — our core fundamentals have never changed: • We deliver – whether it is 98 percent same- day ships from stock or a customized linear system in two weeks. • We value initiative – our team possesses the drive to solve your most difficult challenges. • We cherish innovation – our ability to help solve problems is led by creativity and expertise. • We are empowered – we work together to find the perfect solution to fit your needs. • We have respect for all – everyone is encouraged to share ideas. • We value superior customer satisfaction – being your first choice is our first priority. • We continually grow and develop greater value – we wisely invest in our internal resources, education, and communication in order to offer you superior design and product differentiation. • We have fun – we don’t just work together, we play together. The world is our playground, and these ground rules were created with you in mind. When BishopWisecarver refers to “we” this includes you, the customer. With our expanding engineering and manufacturing resources, Bishop-Wisecarver is more than a company that offers linear guide wheel-based solutions built on DualVee Motion Technology®. Our goal, to be your number one choice, is what drives us to continually develop our industry knowledge, services and imagination – whether it is an off-the-shelf product or a custom solution.

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DISCOVER OUR FAMILY OF SOLUTIONS Bishop-Wisecarver helps manufacturers and automation solution providers engineer linear and rotary motion products. With over 65 years of engineering expertise and manufacturing best practices working with over 20,000 customers, we understand our customers’ design and application requirements which enables us to develop unique solutions that ship within 2 to 3 weeks. Customers achieve 50% faster time to market, up to 50-75% lower maintenance and installed costs, product differentiation and longer product life. Black Diamond Manufacturing is a specialty contract manufacturer that works with other industrial companies to build mechanical subassemblies, manufacture specialty parts, and lower overall production costs. Specialty services include heat treating, linear grinding, milling and made-toorder parts. We provide a single source solution that combines motion components with custom subassemblies. Our clients have experienced upward of 35% reduction in overall manufacturing, logistics and labor costs. WRW Engineering helps companies integrate mechanical, electrical and software engineering to deliver custom mechatronic solutions. By understanding the interplay between these three disciplines, we design and develop optimal embedded intelligence systems such as automated flexible testing stations, smart products, and autonomous machines. Through this holistic approach, our customers realize higher production efficiencies, faster time to market, and increased revenues. January 2017

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Boker’s Inc. Boker’s Inc, Boker’s, Inc. is a Woman Owned, AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of high quality stampings and non-standard washers and spacers. To request a complimentary copy of the company’s 2017 Washer Catalog, 2017 Scheduling Calendar and Metric Conversion Chart, or Stamping Brochure, contact Boker’s at: Phone: 612-729-9365 TOLL-FREE: 800-927-4377 (in the US & Canada)  3104 Snelling Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55406-1937 bokers.com

Boker’s, now celebrating 98 years of experience, offers a wide selection of non- standard washers and spacers, as well as a broad range of stamping capabilities. Washers are available in 31,000 non-standard sizes with no tooling charges, outside diameters ranging from 0.080” to 5.140”. With numerous inside diameters, thicknesses and over 2,000 commonly specified and hard-to-find material options—including various types of steel, aluminum, brass, copper, nickel silver, plus non-metallic materials such as PTFE, Polyester, Fiber and Nylon—Boker’s provides endless washer possibilities. Boker’s also delivers precision manufacturing of stampings in a complete range of sizes: flat blanking and piercings up to 12” x 12”, metal forming in thicknesses from .005” to .134”, and draws of up to 3” deep and 8” in diameter. Boker’s additionally offers 3D printing for prototyping, complete Statistical Process Control (S.P.C.) capability, in-house tooling, “Dock-To-Stock” and “Just-In-Time” programs, AS9100C and ISO 9001:2008 certified status. Washers, spacers, shims and stampings are available in short, medium or long runs with fast (100 piece minimum) turnaround times.

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Bosch Rexroth • Actuators and Valves • Cables, Wiring & Connectors • Communication Protocols/Standards • Drives • Embedded Control • Enclosures • Energy Management • HMI Hardware • HMI Software • Hydraulics/Pneumatics • I/O Modules • Industrial PCs • Mobility • Motion Control Systems • Motors • Networking & Connectivity Bosch Rexroth 14001 South Lakes Drive Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: 800-739-7684 E-mail: info@boschrexroth-us.com www.boschrexroth-us.com

Bosch Rexroth is a global leader in engineering and delivering advanced drive, motion and control technologies, all from one source. Our automation portfolio—servos, HMIs, controls, I/O systems, conveyors, linear motion components and advanced software systems such as Open Core Engineering and Safety on Board technology—is matched by our efficient engineering tools and applications expertise. Companies worldwide trust us to provide innovative components, complete system solutions and expert services, drawing on our unmatched portfolio of proven, energy-efficient technologies. It’s what we do. We move everything. Sustainability: Regenerative electric drives, low-friction linear components and intelligent system design based on Rexroth’s 4EE principles for Energy Efficiency combine to reduce energy consumption and enable more energy-efficient packaging performance. Productivity: Rexroth components give you advantages in speed, capacity and precision— allowing you to do more, faster, with less waste. Ease of Use: Consistent graphical interfaces, pre-defined control modules specific to the packaging/processing industry make changeovers fast and efficient; plus, our mechatronics EasyHandling system enables faster engineering and implementation.

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Better Cost of Ownership: Rexroth technology is engineered for long-term value; for example, our VarioFlow conveyors need fewer motors, use less energy, require less maintenance and have a longer service life, reducing total cost of ownership.

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Emerson leads the global assemblytechnology market with the advanced portfolio of Branson Ultrasonic plastic joining, metal welding, and precisioncleaning technologies. The breadth of the Branson portfolio allows for a process-neutral approach to application development that ensures customers receive the best solution to address product specifications, regulatory and budgetary needs, while providing them with competitive advantages in product design, development, and robust manufacturing solutions for benchtop or automated processes. Part of Emerson since 1984, the Branson brand is now aligned with Automation Solutions, committed to providing customers with solutions to meet todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s challenging marketplace.

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Unmatched Material-Joining Technology, Service and Support Branson GLX Laser Welding Systems feature our patented Simultaneous ThroughTransmission Infrared (STTIr) technology to provide ultra-fast, particulate-free welds that are precise, visible, have uniform collapse, and are gentle on delicate parts. Laser welding allows for welding complex, contoured shapes for superior aesthetics, maximum product integrity and enhanced production efficiency. Request the case study to learn how Branson clean-vibration technology helped Odelo achieve an appealing, aesthetic design and high-quality weld on rear tail lights.

Its lightning-fast cycle times support highspeed, automated applications unavailable using previous generations of vibration welding equipment. Branson 2000Xc Ultrasonic Welding System is the latest offering in our ultrasonic portfolio. The 2000Xc delivers consistent, precise, high-quality welds, fast cycle times, and the process controls needed for todayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s benchtop and automated manufacturing environments. The 2000Xc aids with global regulatory compliance and security, while also enabling electronic records management and part traceability. The systems are available in multiple control modes, including time, energy, peak power, collapse, and absolute distance.

BransonUltrasonics.com Americas 203-796-0400 Europe 49-6074-497-0 Asia 86-21-3781-0588 Branson Ultrasonics Corp. 41 Eagle Road, Danbury, CT 06810 203-796-0400 info@bransonultrasonics.com

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Branson GVX Vibration Welding Systems set a whole new standard of performance for vibration welding quality, throughput, and efficiency. Offering continual feedback from closed-loop sensors, the GVX Series delivers improved weld quality, consistency, accuracy, and repeatability.

Branson Ultrasonic Precision Cleaning Systems provide aqueous and solvent solutions ranging from small benchtop to industrial, automated solutions.

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Braxton Braxton is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer of HIGH PRECISION DEEP-DRAWN METAL COMPONENTS, offering high accuracy and repeatability with tolerances of ±0.00254mm attainable. Our 60,000-square-foot Watertown, Connecticut facility and our 30,000-squarefoot Tustin, California facility are modern, state-of-the-art production plants that provide identical engineering and production capabilities on both coasts. Industries served include medical, communications, aerospace, specialty automotive and electronics. Braxton Manufacturing Co., Inc. 858 Echo Lake Road P.O. Box 429 Watertown, CT 06795 P) 860-274-6781 F) 860-274-9195 E) sales@braxtonmfg.com W) www.braxtonmfg.com

Braxton Manufacturing is your source for deep-drawn components that meet the high standards of the electronics, aerospace, communications, and medical industries. Braxton consistently meets the most unique size, tolerance and finishing requirements of the most challenging applications. We can deep-draw parts with diameters as small as 0.215mm O.D. with a wall thickness as little as 0.0127mm. Length to diameter ratios exceed 57:1. Finished part tolerances are as low as ±0.0001” (0.00254mm), with surface finishes to 8 microinches RMS. Braxton is experienced in drawing a comprehensive range of conventional and special materials, including: Aluminum, Beryllium Copper, Brass, Bronze, Copper, Gilding, Glass Sealing Alloys, 42, 52 and Ni/Fe48, Gold, Inconel, Invar, Kovar, Monel, Nichrome, Nickel, Nickel Silver, Phosphor Bronze, Plated Stock, Platinum, Platinum Iridium, Platinum Rhodium, Silver, Stainless Steel and Titanium. In comparison to competing processes, Braxton’s deep-drawing techniques allow us to produce more parts in more sizes (including subminiature), with significantly superior tolerances and finishes. Deep drawing starts with flat stock and ends with a tubular part. Slitting, flaring and hole punching can all be performed on the drawing machine, producing intricate designs not previously possible.

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Braxton Manufacturing is an ISO 9001:2008 certified manufacturer, and quality is an essential part of our operations. Our precision inspection equipment is regularly calibrated and enables us to work to extremely tight tolerances. To ensure superior quality, we build our own proprietary drawing machines and maintain in-house die-making facilities.

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Bodine Electric Company

Gearmotors, Motors and Controls

WE DRIVE THE WORLD’S LEADING PRODUCTS. With over 1,200 standard fractional horsepower gearmotors, motors, and speed controls on hand, we’ve probably already designed the drive system you’re looking for. For custom solutions, please contact our team of application engineers.

EFFICIENT AND RELIABLE PERFORMANCE AC motors, gearmotors and speed controls are ideal for factory automation, conveyors, and other industrial and commercial equipment. Bodine gearmotors deliver up to 1,000 lb-in torque. Single and dual voltage models: 115, 230, 230/460V; with rated power up to 3/4 HP. Large selection of three-phase AC inverter duty gearmotors for variable speed applications.

Typical Applications Medical and laboratory equipment, labeling and packaging machines, low-voltage, solar powered and battery operated equipment, and a wide range of factory automation solutions.

OVER 600 PMDC GEARMOTORS Bodine’s superior design and rugged construction set the industry standard for dependability, quietness and low EMI. Parallel shaft and right angle gearmotors are powered by three motor sizes. Voltage options are: 12/24, 90/130 and 180 VDC; rated power up to 1/2 HP (373 Watts). Low voltage models suited for remote location and solar/battery applications as well as portable medical devices.

Gearmotors • Right angle, parallel shaft, hollow shaft • NEW shaft and accessory kits now available for hollow shaft models • Fixed-speed AC, variable-speed AC, permanent magnet and brushless DC models System Matched Motion Controls for: • AC 3-Phase, PMDC, and BLDC gear motors and motors • 2-year system warranty for matched Bodine motors and controls 201 Northfield Road Northfield, IL 60093 USA Tel: 773-478-3515 | Fax: 773-478-3232 Contact: Customer Service Team Email: info@bodine-electric.com Web: www.bodine-electric.com

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ZERO MAINTENANCE WITH BRUSHLESS DC Bodine brushless DC gearmotors provide variable speed and high starting torque. 22B, 34B and 48B frame sizes; 24 and 130VDC, with a large selection parallel shaft and right angle models. Bodine INTEGRAmotors™ are an all-in-one drive solution, with built-in speed control, encoder and gearhead in one compact package. Class-I, Div 2 rated models for hazardous locations are available.

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BRECOflex CO,. L.L.C.

The World Leader in Polyurethane Timing Belts BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. is the world leader in the high precision polyurethane timing belt industry. OEMs to end users trust our timing belts, pulleys and accessories for their state-of-the-art construction, accuracy, durability and long service life. Our goal is to provide customers with outstanding products, free engineering support, and customer service to exceed their highest expectations. BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. is an ISO 9001:2008 Certified company and a member of the National Industrial Belting Association (NIBA). BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. 222 Industrial Way West Eatontown, New Jersey 07724 (732) 460-9500 info@brecoflex.com www.brecoflex.com

BRECOflex CO., L.L.C. high precision timing belts and pulleys are used in many diverse industries because of their unique features and adaptability. These products are ideal for driving, indexing, conveying, linear drive and power transmission applications. We manufacture the world’s most extensive range of polyurethane timing belts with more than 100 tooth configurations. The timing belts are constructed of highly wear resistant polyurethane (Shore 85 and 92 A) with high-tensile braided tension members in steel, stainless steel or Kevlar®. Dozens of backing materials, special machining and over 4000 custom profile molds are also available. Furthermore, custom-made pulleys ship in eight days or less which is the fastest lead-time in the industry. Most stock pulleys can ship the same day. The company has developed several patented processes for the production of sophisticated, high-precision polyurethane timing belts. As a testament to our quality, more OEM’s specify BRECOflex polyurethane timing belts and drive components than any other brand worldwide. Innovations such as the move-series AT10 timing belt, which is up to 75% stronger than standard AT10 belts, keep BRECOflex at the forefront of the industry. Our mission is to research, develop and dedicate ourselves to creating unique and better products while providing outstanding customer service.

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Brennan Industries, Inc. Brennan Industries, Inc., founded in 1953, supplies a wide range of industries throughout the world, with standard and special hydraulic fittings and adapters ranging from 1/8 to 3 inches. These include a wide choice of fitting and adapter types such as tube, O-ring face seal, instrumentation, metric bite type, pushto-connect, conversion and flareless bite type. Brennan Industries also offers valves, clamps and swivels. Most products are available in steel, stainless steel and brass, and meet or exceed J.I.C., S.A.E. and other specifications. Brennan products are stocked at eight strategically located, full-service distribution centers in: Atlanta, Cleveland, Dallas, Houston, Los Angeles, Seattle, Toronto Shanghai, and the United Kingdom. Toll-free: (888) 331-1523 Email: sales@brennaninc.com Website: www.brennaninc.com

Brennan Industries is a global leader in manufacturing and supplying hydraulic fittings and instrumentation products. With an extensive inventory that includes more than 40,000 part styles and sizes, and distribution in the United States, Canada, Asia and the United Kingdom, Brennan is committed to delivering the quality products you need. Seven strategically positioned distribution centers are located across North America, which means there is a Brennan distribution center within two days ground delivery of everywhere in the continental US. Brennan controls their own manufacturing both domestically and overseas, so if youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re in need of a custom solution the engineering team can help with anything from altering a standard to developing a prototype. This also means controlled quality, as an ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100C registered company, Brennan adheres to stringent quality control practices, assuring exceptional products. With an innovative website and mobile app, Brennan gives designers and engineers all the tools needed to make the correct product selection. Over 8,000 CAD files are available for free download in a wide selection of formats. A pressure ratings tool, competitor cross reference, and complete online part catalog make it simple to find the product information you need. When it comes to corrosion resistance, Brennan Industries is the leader. Every Brennan fitting exceeds the S.A.E. standard for corrosion resistance. Brennanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s standard trivalent plating performs at nearly double the SAE requirement. The zinc nickel plating solution offers five times greater protection. If your application requires the highest corrosion resistance available in a steel fitting today, the Brennan Black coating stands alone. Performing at 23 times the standard, Brennan Black is a proprietary coating, available on all steel hydraulic fittings and adapters that provides more than 1,700 hours of unequaled rust protection.

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Brogan & Patrick With experience in over 100 different plastic materials, Brogan & Patrick Mfg. has established itself has the leading solutions provider for custom plastic components. Brogan & Patrick Mfg.’s creativity, flexibility and unique approach to manufacturing solutions allows us to provide plastic solutions for our customers’ plastic designs. With expertise in plastic machining, plastic injection molding and fabrication, Brogan & Patrick Mfg. can take your project from inception all the way through to the production. Our growth can be attributed to our focus on quality and service. We provide great attention to detail and a fresh approach to the manufacturing process. The machinists and mold engineers that work on your projects have had countless years of experience in the plastics field. All components are manufactured on the proper equipment to insure a high level of quality and yet maintain the products economic integrity. Brogan & Patrick Manufacturing Wisconsin Office 515 E. Centralia St. Elkhorn, WI 53121 Phone: 262-723-6909 Illinois Office 505 Wegner Drive West Chicago, IL 60185 Phone: 630-639-5011 Contact: Shawn Healy shawn@brogan-patrick.com www.brogan-patrick.com

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Custom Plastic Injection Molding The assurance of quality and perfection can only be attained at Brogan & Patrick Mfg. Corp. The company has the right kind of facilities to take care of many assignments (prototyping, short run or long run) at the same time. We offer our clients full consultation services as well as assistance in designing each and every product. Importance of Plastic Injection Molding Domestically - ReShoring • Saves cost and time • Consistent level of quality every time • Design assistance from the inception of the product • Tooling is done in the West Chicago facility at a fraction of the total cost to get offshore tooling done. • Delivers high return on investment • A physical presence that is accessible within hours or minutes • An engineer, technician or service agent that can be physically present; face to face Custom Plastic Machining Our CNC Plastic Machining services are utilized in industries like electronics, mechanical, aerospace, medical, semiconductor, fluid power, and various other specialized industries. We provide prototypes, short run production as well as long run production parts. As every industry is different, their requirements also differ. We understand that and work with our customers on their specialized requirements. Because of our unique blend of machining techniques and sourcing www.designworldonline.com

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techniques we provide quick, high quality and economically efficient custom plastic components. We provide CNC turning services with these great capabilities: • 5 CNC lathes with 3 ½” through the spindle • Live tooling that provides drilling, tapping, hexing, and knurling in one setup. • Tolerances to +/-.0005 or better We provide CNC milling services with these great capabilities: • 4 CNC mills w/ 30” x 20” table capacity • Secondary drilling and tapping on molding parts • Tolerances to +/-.001 or tighter We provide Plastic Screw Machining services with these great capabilities: • Automatic Screw Machining to 1 3/4” • Secondary drilling, tapping, hexing and knurling available • CNC Screw machining capabilities utilizing multi-axis CNC equipment • Tolerances to +/-.0005 or better on certain applications.

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C-Flex Bearing Co., Inc. At the core of our business is the manufacture of flex pivots and flex couplings. Precision mechanical component used in variety of applications from food packaging to aerospace applications. Our strict attention to quality, responsiveness, flexibility has earned us a good reputation throughout our diverse customer base. C-FLEX Bearing not only manufactures flex pivots and couplings as standard product lines, we manufacture a variety of aluminum, stainless steel, and beryllium copper cryogenic transfer lines. We customize metal flexures to suit the client’s assembly requirements. From standard 400 series stainless steel to 17-4 PH materials, we offer a custom fit solution. C-FLEX Bearing Co., Inc. is located in Frankfort, New York, the Leatherstocking region and Mohawk Valley of Central New York. Our 6000 sq.ft. of manufacturing space is clean as our employees take pride in their company and their work. Call for samples.

C-FLEX Bearing Co., Inc. 104 Industrial Drive Frankfort, NY 13340 Phone: 315-895-7454 Fax: 315-895-7268 www.c-flex.com

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THE C-FLEX BEARING SOLUTION: A POPULAR PREFERENCE FOR MOTION CONTROL C-Flex bearings are based upon proven design concepts used for years in a wide variety of applications. The growing popularity of the C-Flex bearing is not only due to the quality of the product but it’s adaptation in today’s sustainability efforts. Our design utilizes crossed springs made to exacting tolerances of highstrength corrosion resistant steel, capsuled in a cylindrical housing, to provide angular travel up to +/- 30°, without the use of lubricants. These bearings provide unmatched performance characteristics for life, accuracy and resistance to detrimental environmental conditions. Again, they require NO lubrication, can function at limited angular travel for an infinite number of cycles, are frictionless, and have extremely low hysteresis. Problems related to common ball and roller bearings in limited angle oscillating applications such as lubrication migration and brinelling are eliminated. Starting and running torque variations due to thermal and lubrication variations do not exist. Contamination of sensitive electronic or optical systems due to the escape or out-gassing of lubrication through bearing seals is not a concern. A SUPERIOR CHOICE C-Flex bearings are free from inaccuracies exhibited by ball and roller bearings due to friction, wear and backlash. They exhibit a constant linear torsional spring rate and are self-centering when deflecting forces are removed. Movement is always precise. Adjustment is easy. Jeweled or ceramic bearings have their own limitations. Although they don’t require lubrication, they still suffer frictional inaccuracies, are sensitive to damage, and are difficult to adjust. The C-Flex Lattice Servo and the C-Flex Lattice Couplings are revolutionary, patented designs which combine the best characteristics of bellows, disc, and beam couplings into a single January 2017

integrated component. Designed to couple two rotating shafts together, they can accommodate misalignments far greater than other couplings on the market, while transmitting high torque loads with zero backlash. Their construction provides for a low moment of inertia and minimal impact upon system dynamics. A large through hole allows for smaller coupling utilization for fitting larger shafts and the fact that they can be disassembled prior to installation, makes them ideal for retrofit applications. Constructed using high strength hardened stainless steel flexures, the couplings require no maintenance, providing years of trouble free life, even in contaminated environments. Directionally independent, they can provide the same torsional rigidity and offset capability regardless of the rotation direction. The use of C-Flex Couplings in mechanical systems to connect rotating shafts will result in lower energy usage and bearing failure, since less stress is placed upon bearings. Misalignment forces on the bearings of a rotating system generates heat which is wasted energy. The use of C-flex couplings will minimize these misalignment forces and result in a more energy efficient system. C-Flex Super Plastic Couplings will stabilize high precision systems by dampening transient torque variations. C-Flex Couplings will provide superior technology at the lowest cost. Selection of the correct coupling for your application should result in exceptional long life, even in the most arduous environment. C-Flex Couplings are normally provided with two set screws aligned at 90 degrees to each other for clamping to the shaft, however, they may be provided with C-Flex progressive clamp bushing,s which will allow for secure mark free clamping of the coupling to a shaft. A collet style shaft locking design is available for the Lattice Servo coupling. Custom designs for greater torque capability, higher offsets, or special locating features can be provided upon request.

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C.matic C.matic, The Leaders in Push-toConnect Fitting Technology & Breadth of offering. Founded as a Pneumatic Fittings and special components manufacturer in 1979, after Many Years in the high precision metal parts Manufacturing Industry. Years of expansion led to radical change and the Craftsman Style Workshop turned into a Company whose main objective is to Project, Develop and Manufacture several lines of Specialized Pneumatic Push to Connect Fittings. C.matic’s philosophy pivots on ever changing market requirements, focuses on new materials and the development of new products. Deep- rooted Quality awareness is the reason C.matic achieved the Quality Assurance Systems according to the ISO 9001 in early 1994. In 2003 C.matic updated the Quality Management System to the ISO 9001:2000 standards, more commonly known as VISION 2000. Quality driven, combined with a high company flexibility makes C.matic the right business partner to work with for Standard-line or “Special Configuration” offerings. C.MATIC s.r.l. Via Matteotti 28-33 20833 GIUSSANO (MB), ITALY PH. +390362805245 Email: cmatic@cmatic.us Visit our website: www.cmatic.us

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NEW, DOT Nickel Plated Brass Pushto-Connect Fittings from C.matic Today C.matic boast a Wide range of Pneumatic Fittings covering every possible requirement. Our sales program offers different fitting lines ranging from Push to Connect All Metal-Nickel Plated Brass, Stainless Steel 316 fittings, one touch and olive fittings, function fittings, valves, flow controls, quick couplers, Multiple-Couplers and Push Button Safety Couplers to Specialized-DOT Nickel Plated Brass Push-to-Connect Fittings for the Truck, Trailer and Air break Industries. In Today’s fast paced markets, Companies and Engineers are challenged to deliver products that improve operational efficiency, meet market demand and exceed customer expectations. Keeping in lockstep with C.matic’s philosophy of staying current in ever changing Market Requirements, focusing on new Materials and the Development of new products, C.matic is proud to introduce our PT-Line of DOT Push-to-Connect Fittings. The PT-Line of DOT Push-to-Connect Fittings can safely operate in working pressures of 261 PSI while existing in an extreme tempreture range of -40 to 302 degrees Fahrenheit. These Industry leading tempreture ranges are possible because of the All Metal, Nickel Plated Brass Construction (NO Plastic Body Components like many in the industry) as well as the HNBR O-Ring compound used, which are not commonly found in other competitive industry offerings. In addition to these industry leading Tempreture ranges, the ease of the Push to Connect Feature offers Time and Money saving for the Manufacturers and installers of

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DOT regulated equipment. These New DOT Push-to-Connect fittings are game changers for the OEM Truck, Trailer & Air Break Markets when compared to the installation of time consuming Compression or Crimp style fittings once commonly used in this market. Application Fields: Pneumatic circuits for Truck and Trailers: Air Suspension, Air Breaking Systems, Transmissions, Locking Doors & Windows, Seat Adjustment, Instrumentation, Cylinders and Accessories. FEATURES, BENEFITS & CERTIFICATIONS: • Highest Industry Tempreture Ranges • All Metal, Nickel Plated Brass Construction • Time Saving Line Installation • Reduced Inventory Cost • Complying with DOT SAE J2493-3 e SAE J1131 specs.

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Cadence, Inc. The business now known as Cadence, Inc. began in 1985 as Specialty Blades in an old creamery building located in downtown Staunton, Virginia. Founded by engineer Martin Lightsey, Specialty Blades addressed the needs of companies who required high performance, razor sharp custom-made cutting blades. Now with more than 30 years in business, over 75 engineers on staff, and numerous capabilities under our belt, we continue to create new manufacturing technologies and invest in highly technical solutions to make finished devices as a single, turnkey manufacturing partner for medical, life science, and industrial OEMs worldwide. Cadence, Inc. 9 Technology Drive Staunton, VA 24401 USA Tel: 800.252.3371 Fax: 540.248.4400 Mail: sales@cadenceinc.com www.cadenceinc.com

Dedicated to Making Mission Critical Products Cadence is a contract manufacturing partner ranked among the top companies providing outsourced design and manufacturing solutions for medical, life science, and industrial applications. We use integrated and advanced technologies while offering complete services that range from design through manufacturing and full supply chain management. Our engineering and new product development teams develop expanded capabilities enabling us to provide complete solutions for your new products. Our broad set of core capabilities are competitive and differentiated in the marketplace. Unlike most contract manufacturers, Cadence offers significant custom manufacturing expertise, making new products a reality. We hope Cadence becomes your partner of choice when you are looking for the right solution for a new, successful product. We are proud of our ISO 9001, ISO 13485, and TS 16949 certifications and are FDA registered.

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Canfield Connector Canfield Connector offers a wide selection of quality electronic devices. We specialize in interconnection devices, electronic timers, proximity sensors, modules and specialty electronic devices.

Canfield Connector has been in business for more than 35 years. We began in a garage back in 1977 selling German solenoid air valves, and in 1980 we introduced the DIN style solenoids to the North American continent, followed by lighted connectors in 1981. By the mid 80’s, Canfield Connector was manufacturing its own DIN 43650 timers and solenoid drivers, and later we expanded to producing our own sensors in 1985. With the new millennium, came new developments at Canfield Connector. We began molding our own plastic parts and set a new standard to provide a new level of cost effective quality components. We were the first in the air valve industry to create a virtually indestructible all molded connector. Canfield Connector’s innovation as an air valve manufacturer continues to be a driving force in the quality of our product development. Our Vision It is the vision of Canfield Connector to meet the challenges of customers seeking innovative solutions to interconnection, interface, sensing and control of pneumatic, electropneumatic and electronic devices used in equipment and machinery. Canfield will provide world class service and products in an ongoing commitment to excellence.

Canfield Connector 8510 Foxwood Court Youngstown, Ohio 44514

Our Mission Canfield Connector’s mission is to utilize the highest quality, progressive technologies to produce world class electro-pneumatic, electronic, interface, sensing and control devices. Canfield will seek out applications, and use the highest quality standards to design, manufacture and test every product shipped to our customers. Using proactive continuous improvement methods, Canfield creates a positive foundation for the establishment of long term employment opportunities and customer relationships. It is the goal of every Canfield employee to surpass our customers’ expectations.

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Our Quality Policy Total customer satisfaction through unmatched quality, products, service, and integrity.

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Carlo Gavazzi Founded in 1931, CARLO GAVAZZI is a multinational electronics group active in the design, manufacture and marketing of electronic and electrical components for industrial automation and building automation.

Our comprehensive range of products includes: SENSORS: Capacitive and Inductive Proximity Sensors, Photoelectric Sensors, Ultrasonic Sensors, Environmental Sensors, Radar Sensors, Motion/Presence Sensors, Level Sensors, Magnetic Switches, Limit Switches, and Safety Interlocks

With several ISO9001 and ISO14001 certified manufacturing and R&D facilities throughout Europe and Asia, and dozens of sales offices spanning the globe, you are assured that product support, service, and inventory are only a phone call, email or mouse click away. CARLO GAVAZZI products are developed and manufactured in full compliance with the most important standard regulations, such as UL and CSA.

SWITCHES: Solid State Relays, Solid State Contactors, Electromechanical Contactors, Definite Purpose Contactors, Overloads, Manual Motor Starters, Mini Circuit Breakers, Soft Starters, Electromechanical Relays, Push Buttons and Pilot Lights

Typical customers are original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) of packaging machines, injection molding (plastics) machines, agriculture machines, food and beverage production, conveying and materials handling equipment, door and entrance control systems, parking guidance systems, elevators and escalators as well as heating, ventilation and air conditioning devices. System integrators and distributors are typically the channels we utilize to reach the market.

CONTROLS: Switching Power Supplies, Timers, Current/ Voltage/3-Phase Monitoring Relays, HMIs, Digital Panel Meters, Energy Meters/Software, Current Transformers, PID Controllers, Counters, and Safety Modules FIELDBUSES: Dupline Field and Installation Bus, Parking Guidance Systems, DuplineSafe Mining Monitoring/Safety System, Building Automation Systems, and Elevator Systems

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Product Categories: • Electrical and Electronics • Motion Control • Networks and Fieldbuses • Switches and Sensors • Test and Measurement

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Carlyle Johnson

INDUSTRY-LEADING PRODUCTS. We are always inventing. One of our newest products, the MAXITORQ® MTL TORQLOK® bi-directional clutch, transmits torque from the input shaft to the output shaft in either direction, without backdrive. This patented design uniquely sustains torque overload and shock loading.

For over a century Carlyle Johnson has earned a reputation as one of the world’s leading brake and clutch manufacturers. We have sold over one million parts, and the average service life of our components is greater than 15 years. Customers rely on our products to provide dependable performance even with rigorous, long-term use. From deep space to the ocean floor, and from the battlefield to the Tour de France - when you see advanced engineering achievements in power transmission, you see Carlyle Johnson. The Carlyle Johnson Machine Company 291 Boston Turnpike Bolton, CT 06043 Phone: 860-643-1531 FAX: 860-646-2645 www.cjmco.com

Since 1903 Carlyle Johnson has delivered innovative power transmission products. With a dedication to excellence and a focus on engineering we have earned a position as an industry leader – providing clutches, brakes and power transmission systems for even the most critical applications. Our spirit of innovation is driven by an experienced leadership team – almost all of whom are engineers. The entire company works to maintain excellence and foster invention, and we are dedicated to the values that define our success: THE POWER OF INNOVATION. Our engineering team designs custom solutions for nonstandard applications, often integrating our parts into larger systems.

PERFORMANCE AND LIFESPAN. Our parts are designed to perform at their best for the longest lifespan possible. It’s not unusual for us to service products that we originally produced more than 50 years ago. From standard products to custom designs to complete system integration –Carlyle Johnson is dedicated to excellence.

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DEDICATED TO SERVICE AND SUPPORT. CJM assigns an engineer to every order. From sales and design to production and maintenance, each Carlyle Johnson part is worked on by the industry’s very best.

SOLUTIONS FOR THE TOUGHEST CHALLENGES. We continually look for new ideas and unique solutions to meet our customers’ requirements. In fact, competitors often refer customers to us – we solve the problems others cannot.

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CC-LINK Industrial Networking CC-Link Partner Association - Americas 500 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA Phone: (847) 478-2647 Fax: (847) 876-6611 e-mail: info@cclinkamerica.org www.cclinkamerica.org

CC-Link is a family of industrial opentechnology automation networks that process control, information & diagnostics to provide efficient, integrated factory-wide industrial and process automation. The family provides IIoT Ready high speed, deterministic communication seamlessly linking a wide assortment of multi-vendor automation devices. The ‘Family of CC-Link Networks’ is ideally suited for machine automation, cell or process control in a wide variety of industries. The CC-Link family includes fieldbus and Safety networks – CC-Link & CC-Link Safety; and the most advanced Industrial Ethernet networks – CC-Link IE Field & CC-Link IE Control. The Ethernet-based networks operate at 1 Gigabit speed providing extremely fast and inherently deterministic IIoT Ready communication from the field/sensor/actuator level to the control level of a manufacturing operation. The CC-Link family of industrial open-technology integrated automation networks are IIoT Ready:

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• CC-Link IE Field – IIoT Ready Industrial Ethernet network linking field level devices to controllers at an ultra-fast 1 Gigabit. It provides absolute deterministic communications without the requirement of switches or the detailed knowledge of Ethernet networking. CC-Link IE Field is IEC approved for safety communications and can provide integrated motion control and/or energy management functions all on a single Industrial Ethernet network.

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• CC-Link – Open-technology fieldbus network with performance up to 10 Mbps providing absolute deterministic behavior & cost effectiveness, flexibility and ease of use.

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• CC-Link Safety – Open-technology fieldbus safety network that is IEC/ISO approved and meets or exceeds industry safety network standards. It provides cost effectiveness, flexibility and ease of use to automation safety networks, all while delivering full compatibility with the CC-Link fieldbus network.

Why choose CC-Link? Primary reasons include CC-Link and CC-Link IE Field are high-performance, cost effective, flexible, as well as easy to install and use. These networks are globally accepted and CC-Link IE is an industry leader with Gigabit Ethernet networking. If that’s not enough; CC-Link is a market leader in Asia, the fastest growing market in the world. There are about 17 million installed nodes & over 1500 CC-Link compatible products on the market. Many export oriented American manufacturers are incorporating CC-Link compatibility because of its strength and market leadership in Asia. Are you ready for the IIoT Revolution – CC-Link IE is!

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CEJN is a manufacturer of high quality, quick connect products for all types of media, from compressed air to gas, breathing air, fluids and hydraulic oil. Our standard range also includes, air hose, high pressure hydraulic hose, air & fluid guns, pressure gauges, fluid monitoring systems as well as custom, ultra-high pressure hose assemblies, CEJN produces quality connections. While CEJN’s main production is done in Sweden, we also offer a local presence across the globe, including two locations in North America: Chicago and Houston. Each location extends the technical know-how of our hub, offers on-location product support and on-time deliveries to our customers in all major industrial markets. At CEJN, we are united by our five core values: safety, environment, quality, innovation and performance. They are our cornerstones and define who we are, how we work, what we believe in and what we stand for. CEJN Industrial Corp. 212 Ambrogio Dr. Gurnee, Il 60031 Phone: 1-847-263-7200 Fax: 1-847-263-7207 Email: customer.service.usa@cejn.com www.cejn.us

Customer Request Product features, application environment and other important variables are specified. Design and Prototype CEJN engineers and application experts work closely with customers during product design. A prototype is produced for review and ongoing development. Testing CEJN’s field testing takes place in tough environments. Test results are then compared to CEJN’s laboratory tests before being approved for production.

CEJN Worldwide Since the launch of our first patented coupling in 1955, CEJN has been an independent global niche company with its head office in the heart of Sweden. Over the years we have expanded to 18 locations, inluding three Design Centers worldwide, supplying products and services to virtually every industry segment. CEJN North America includes two locations: Chicago, IL and Houston, TX.

Quality Control Safety and quality is guaranteed for each project with the administration of routine audits and functional testing.

Engineering by CEJN

CLOSE TO YOUR BUSINESS, FAST TO RESPOND For us, close cooperation with the customer is essential for a successful project. CEJN’s skilled Application Experts translate customer needs into viable product solutions, while the Design Engineer is the source for custommade prototypes, small batch runs and special materials. The vision is then transformed into a physical product using our ultra-modern CNC machines, followed by stringent testing in our laboratory before delivery to you.

Making the Right Connection

We provide our customers with a full range of quick connect solutions from standard to unique applications, implementing state of the art design software, FEM and CFD software simulations, and the latest technologies in CNC machining, forming, assembly measuring and testing. We work with our customers until their connection needs are met.

CEJN’s wide range of standard quick connect products coupled with our 60 years of experience provides you with invaluable resources – all in one place. Following initial contact we’ll put you in touch with our Engineering department at one of our Design Centers. Your project will have a designated Design Engineer and Application Expert who will work closely with you throughout the development process: from idea to finished product.

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Since 1974, Central Semiconductor has manufactured standard and custom innovative discrete semiconductors used in end products worldwide. Products include small signal transistors, bipolar power transistors, MOSFETs, diodes, rectifiers, protection devices, current limiting diodes, bridge rectifiers, thyristors, and silicon carbide devices. Central’s devices are available in industry standard surface mount and throughhole packages, bare die, TLMs (Tiny Leadless Modules™), and MDMs (Multi-Discrete Modules™). Upscreened devices to meet various standards or customer-specified requirements, as well as diminishing source products, are available.

Customer Specific Discrete Devices:

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Central will design solutions specific to customers’ requirements. Examples include device configurations, special packaging, and custom wafer metallization/diffusion.

Central manufactures a wide range of products which target specific solutions for alternative energy, communications, consumer, ISM, military, and aerospace.

Central has earned a reputation as a manufacturer of the highest quality products with outstanding reliability and consistent on-time delivery.

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When commercial or industrial devices do not meet electrical performance or environmental conditions, Central’s Super Industrial™ devices are the perfect solution. Up-screening to various reliability standards available.

Central can combine multiple devices or monolithic die into a single package. MDMs are ideal for space-saving designs or applications where an integrated solution or design security is beneficial.

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CGI, INC. For more than 40 years, CGI has enabled design excellence in motion control across a range of industrial applications. The people at CGI have demonstrated a deep commitment to providing the latest technology, innovative product, and unrivaled customer service to earn the reputation as one of the most trusted experts in the business. CGI’s engineering footprint is seen in a range of industries including medical, aerospace, robotic, semiconductor, machine tool, packaging, food/beverage, textile, material handling, telecom-munications and specialty machine design.

You will find CGI components integrated into in-dustrial robotics and machine automation systems including applications for artificial hearts, robotic surgical systems, laser eye surgical equipment, drills and attachments used for orthopedic surgery. CGI components have played a role in the repair of the Hubble telescope. Astronauts used a CGI precision-crafted wrench to repair the telescope that allows scientist to peer into the deepest recesses of space. CGI technology is also used on the spectacular Bellagio Resort dancing fountains and other hotels in Dubai and China also use CGI technology in their fountains. In a market where companies are challenged with designing products that deliver a competitive technological advantage, CGI’s team of engineers has proved to be a valuable asset to helping OEM’s develop custom solutions that improve performance. CGI, Inc. 3400 Arrowhead Drive Carson City, NV 89706 Tel: 775.882.3422 Toll free: 1.800.568.GEAR (4327) Fax: 775-882-9599 www.cgimotion.com

Our team is renowned for being able to provide complex precision- machined component parts of high quality and hold tolerances as tight as 2.5 microns (.0001”). These parts are machined from diverse metals, and involve a variety of hardness, surface treatment, heat-treat-

ing and plating requirements. One of the distinct competi-tive advantages we are able to provide our customers with is an engineering team that is knowledgeable and easy to work with.

When comparing the manufacturing capabilities offered by CGI with those of our competitors the clear difference is in the commitment have to exceeding expectations. This commitment can be seen by our customers each day through our investment in technology, our attention to precision and the high level of service we provide.

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CGI enables design excellence. Our lead-ership in the market features a careful blend of cutting edge technology and renowned reliability. With CGI you can count on us to provide the highest levels of manufactur-ing acumen and expertise while delivering it with the customer service you deserve. Our goal is to be the most trusted partner in your supply chain. Whether it’s an improve-ment on a current design or groundbreak-ing new designs, CGI has the know-how and team to enable design excellence.

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Chieftek (cpc) Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (cpc) manufactures complete linear motion mechatronic solutions including profile linear guide, linear motor, compact linear stages, servo driver, xyz table, and gantry system for automation, machine tools and robot industries. With distribution center in California, cpc provides excellent customer service to America customers. cpc offers Germany quality, Taiwanese flexibility, prompt delivery service and very competitive cost. www.chieftek.com Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. (cpc) includes professional managers, engineers and technicians who devote their efforts to the R&D and manufacture of highquality linear motion components. Beginning with its first productâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;MR series linear guides for precision measurement and inspectionâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;cpc soon expanded to offer general-purpose ARC guides for automated machine tools, HRC and ERC guides for heavily loaded axes, and RR guides with roller bearings. After intensive R&D, cpc then began offering P series ironless linear motors (with the highest thrust density and efficiency of their kind). Next came compact C series iron-core linear motors that deliver high thrust with low cogging. For users familiar with tradition belt or ballscrew-driven systems, cpc also packages its linear motors into CLS/CLMS Compact Linear Stages and subsystems. These integrate a linear motor, guide, and positioning in a turnkey package. As linear motors cannot operate without a control system, today cpc also offers the TC1 series servo drive. The TC1 series features high power density, easy-to-use autotuning and advanced features to let machine builders create breakthrough products.

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Power Conversion Automated Test Equipment

Chroma is a leader in providing power conversion and electrical safety test instrumentation and automated systems. Chroma’s programmable power supplies, electronic loads, meters, hipot testers and automated testing systems provide solutions for applications in Aerospace, Defense, Commercial, Medical, Battery, and Regulatory Testing as well as Solar, Electric Vehicle and LED. With facilities located around the globe, Chroma is dedicated to providing the highest quality equipment for compliance and R&D test engineers as well as unparalleled service and support. Chroma Systems Solutions 19772 Pauling Foothill Ranch, California 92869 www.chromausa.com

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Chroma’s best in class programmable COTS instrumentation includes AC Power Sources, DC Supplies, Electronic Loads, Digital Power Meters, and Electrical Safety Testers that are ideal for power input/output terminal testing and dynamic simulation. Chroma’s engineering capabilities provide cost-effective design, development and delivery of turnkey automated test systems and fixtures to fit their customer’s diverse power conversion and electrical safety test technical requirements maximizing their time, improving validation processes, and increasing output. Since Chroma’s C8000 automated test platform rolled out in 2001, over 5,000 systems have been deployed in the field globally. Chroma has a strong user support organization which can install, train, support, and calibrate their instruments and systems virtually anywhere on the planet.

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ATE is Chroma’s core business. For the past 30 years, Chroma has been the leader in the introduction of innovative and unique technologies to the test and measurement market. On average, Chroma invests $14 million and over 400 engineers each year in R&D to make their test equipment and systems better, faster and less costly. Their largest customers - Delta, Lite-on, Intel, and others - require that their equipment support the newest power conversion technologies and do so with increased efficiency. With over 1,200 employees, Chroma ships hundreds of systems and thousands of instruments each year.

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Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. William L. Clippard, Jr. founded Clippard Instrument Laboratory in 1941. The initial product line consisted of electrical test equipment, magnetic windings, and radio frequency coils. The first miniature pneumatic devices designed and built by Clippard were for use in the manufacture of this equipment. In the early 1950’s, Clippard introduced Minimatic® components as a new product line. The need for miniature pneumatics was so widespread, that the Minimatic line was successful enough to become Clippard’s primary product line. The complete Minimatic line includes over 5,000 standard products. Some of the many products offered include valves, cylinders, fittings, modular components, push buttons, FRLs, electronic manifold cards, circuit analyzers and pre-piped manifold subplates. Special components designed for customer’s OEM applications are also welcomed.

Miniature Pneumatic Products & Solutions Web Visit www.clippard.com to find complete product information, engineering drawings, technical specifications, full color photos, CAD files, order information, literature downloads, helpful calculators, technical assistance, distributor information and more. Quality Quality remains a primary feature of every product Clippard produces. This is achieved through the excellence in manufacturing practices and craftsmanship that has continued throughout the years. The high standards set by Leonard Clippard, in company relationships with customers, distributors, suppliers and employees continue to be upheld. The company motto, “Quality People, Quality Products”, emphasizes the important role every employee plays in maintaining the company’s reputation.

Minimatic® is a registered trademark of Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. 7390 Colerain Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45239 877-245-6247 www.clippard.com

Distributors Clippard products are sold through a worldwide distributor network that offers products plus design engineering expertise.

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CMT Custom Machine & Tool Co., Inc. (CMT) has been a US manufacturer of timing pulleys, drive systems and components for the motion control and power transmission markets since 1964. CMT’s product offering includes: standard and made to order precision timing pulleys in all metric and inch tooth profiles; timing pulley bar stock, backed by our 72-hour shipping guarantee; and a full compliment or matching timing belts and flanges. CMT has also developed and patented a keyless hub-to-shaft connection system, which allows for precise component positioning and tight run out control on demanding applications. The new system, called Concentric Maxi Torque, offers superior features and benefits compared to other connection methods such as keyways, set screws, pins, clamp collars and other locking devices. CMT uses state of the art manufacturing and QC systems to provide its customers with precise and reliable components manufactured to ISO 9000 standards. Our experienced staff provides design solutions, reliable product and the very best in customer service. Custom Machine & Tool Co., Inc. 301 Winter Street Hanover, MA 02339 Phone: 781-924-1003 or 800-355-5949 Fax: 781-924-5154 or 800-355-4490 e-mail: info@cmtco.com www.cmtco.com

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CMT - Custom Machine & Tool Co., Inc. has over 50 years of design and application experience in the synchronous drives market. CMT saw the need for an improved hub-to-shaft connection system and designed the Concentric Maxi Torque keyless system. Developed and tested using prototyping and FEA modeling, the CMT system has proven to be more reliable and easier to use than any other hub-to-shaft-connection system in the industry. As machine and indexing speeds continue to increase and require more accuracy, engineers search for ways to reduce inertia, eliminate vibration and ensure precise component alignment. Second and third generation synchronous timing belt drive systems require higher initial tensions and produce higher torques, both of which require more robust shaft connections. CMT designed the Concentric Maxi Torque keyless hub-to-shaft connection system to lower inertia, minimize vibration and achieve better run out control as assembled. A single screw, which never contacts the shaft, locks the split taper bushing in place and assures near perfect hub-to-shaft concentricity. Since its introduction to the market in 2000 the CMT system has performed beyond expecations. Engineers and machine builders have taken notice. Some machine builders rely on set screws to connect their components to the shaft. However, set screws can damage shafts and tend to loosen and slip during clutching and braking, often resulting in shaft damage, loss of machine productivity and increased maintenance costs. Using the CMT

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system, components maintain their axial and radial position, reduce run out and increase machine efficiency and availability. Similarly, keyways and clamp collars require additional machining of the shaft, adding cost and time to the project. The CMT system’s compact design and versatility saves engineers time and money by eliminating the need for secondary machining and enabling the engineer to phase the component without reducing torque capacity. The CMT system is available in twelve bushing sizes cover bores from .125 in (2mm) to 1.1875 in (30mm). Multiple bore sizes per bushing size allows maximum “mix and match” flexibility with minimum component inventory. The Concentric Maxi Torque keyless hub-to-shaft connection system is available in our full offering of precision timing belt pulleys and can be designed into any rotary motion application. Order from our stock catalog today and we will ship your parts today. CMT is confident that you will not find another hubto-shaft connection system or method that provides a better solution to your motion control and power transmission shaft attachment requirements. Email or call today for our stock product catalog.

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Coilcraft Headquartered outside of Chicago in Cary, Illinois, Coilcraft is a leading global supplier of magnetic components including high performance RF chip inductors, power magnetics and EMI filters. In addition to a large selection of standard components, we also design and manufacture custom magnetics to meet your exact electrical requirements. Engineers and buyers consider Coilcraft a preferred supplier because of our reputation for quality, reliable delivery, engineering support and the superior performance of our products. In independent surveys, engineers consistently rank Coilcraft the number one magnetics company they would recommend to a friend.

Coilcraft is a preferred supplier of RF chip inductors, power magnetics and filters

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The most comprehensive website in the magnetics industry A rich library of online design tools to simplify product selection and performance analysis Liberal free sample policy with same day shipping Designer’s Kits containing samples of all component values in a product family S-parameters and SPICE models for most surface mount product families

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• Free product samples for student design projects and complete RF and Power Magnetics Kits for ECE instructional labs • Lab posters and selection guides • Broad range of technical resources and easy-to-use design tools @ Coilcraft supports students and educators with free www.coilcraft.com/students product samples, lab kits and technical resources

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COMSOL, Inc. Using a local installation of the COMSOL Server™ product, simulation specialists give colleagues and customers worldwide access to the apps they developed. Shown is an app simulating the induction heating of a steel billet.

COMSOL is a global provider of simulation software for product design and research to technical enterprises, research labs, and universities. Its COMSOL Multiphysics® product is an integrated software environment for creating physics-based models and simulation apps. A particular strength is its ability to account for coupled or multiphysics phenomena. Add-on products expand the simulation platform for electrical, mechanical, acoustic, fluid flow, heat transfer, and chemical applications. Interfacing tools enable the integration of COMSOL Multiphysics® simulations with all major technical computing and CAD tools on the CAE market. Simulation experts rely on the COMSOL Server™ product to deploy apps to their design teams, manufacturing departments, test laboratories, and customers throughout the world. COMSOL, Inc. Burlington, MA +1 781 273 3322 info@comsol.com www.comsol.com

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The adoption of simulation apps makes the workflow streamlined and inclusive. Design teams can reach the optimal solution faster by providing other departments with apps to let them experiment with parameters affecting manufacturability and esthetics, for example. With simulation apps, you do not have to be an expert in numerical simulation to suggest a design iteration based on high-fidelity multiphysics simulation results. We are committed to continue to deliver the most efficient and robust multiphysics environment with a wide range of products for electrical, mechanical, acoustics, fluid, thermal, and chemical simulations. With the Application Builder and COMSOL Server™, we provide design teams with the software technology to bring multiphysics to everyone, from departments in their organization to customers worldwide. To learn more, visit https://www.comsol. com/showcase/application-builder.

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We at COMSOL realize that designing great products is a company-wide challenge. Therefore, we are leading the democratization of simulation efforts by providing engineers from various fields with the software tools to collaborate and simultaneously optimize a design based on geometrical dimensions, material properties, and external conditions while including all relevant physics in the mix. Developed specifically for solving multiphysics problems, our software is already uniquely positioned to address these complex design challenges. That is why we expanded our suite of products to include the Application Builder in COMSOL Multiphysics® and COMSOL Server™. The Application Builder provides design teams with tools to turn detailed virtual multiphysics models into easy-to-use apps. COMSOL Server™ further allows worldwide deployment of these apps by hosting them locally and making them readily accessible through the latest web technology.

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Convergent Science About Convergent Science Founded in 1997 in Madison, Wisconsin, Convergent Science is a global leader in computational fluid dynamics (CFD) software. Its customers include leading automotive and commercial vehicle manufacturers, tier one suppliers, and professional motorsport teams. Its flagship product, CONVERGE, includes groundbreaking technology that eliminates the user-defined mesh, fully couples the automated mesh and the solver at runtime, and automatically refines the mesh when and where it is needed. CONVERGE is revolutionizing the CFD industry and shifting the paradigm towards predictive CFD. Contact info needed...

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CONVERGE CFD is a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) software package that fully couples and automates the meshing process at runtime. This allows for the removal of the manual meshing process, one of the key components in using CFD as a predictive tool. CONVERGE CFD also fully couples the flow and chemistry solver which makes it ideally suited for modeling reactive flows. This combined with Adaptive Mesh Refinement (AMR) which adds cells at runtime when and where they are needed to capture important phenomenon. Once the variability of the meshing process is removed and the correct refinement level set, CONVERGE CFD can be used as a predictive tool. Innovating the legacy process to become more predictive is one of the reasons CONVERGE CFD is a leader in Engineering software.

The majority of the engineering community are using their CFD as a post-dicitve tool. Meaning that they rely on physical testing prior to ever running a CFD simulation. This may seem baffling to many but the there are very good reasons as to why this is done. The first being that the meshing, which is imperative for accurate results was in the past a manual process. Meaning that every engineer would ultimately create a different mesh and would get different answers. This combined with stretching of the mesh and not knowing where to add the extra cells to capture the complex phenomena exacerbated the issues. So what was left is post-dictive CFD. With CONVERGE CFD you know can become predictive.

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CPC

Changing the way you think about fluid handling.

(Colder Products Co.) Colder Products Company (CPC) is the world’s leading supplier of plastic quick disconnect couplings, connectors, and fittings. We exist to help companies and entire industries change the way they think about fluid handling at the critical point of connection. By collaboratively creating right-engineered solutions, we help our customers achieve their mission and make the world a better place. CPC invented the category and to date has produced over 10,500 custom and standard products to meet the fluid handling challenges of countless industries worldwide. We never settle and continue to invent better connections and deliver world-class fluid thinking, day in and day out. Founded in St. Paul, Minnesota in 1978, CPC has more than 300 employees, operations in St. Paul, Germany and China, sales offices in ten countries, and more than 200 distributor partners around the globe. CPC is a Dover company. For more information, visit cpcworldwide.com CPC (Colder Products Company) Parent Company: Dover Corporation 1001 Westgate Drive St. Paul, MN 55114 Phone: 800-444-2474 Email: info@cpcworldwide.com

CPC delivers unmatched product design and quality with local engineering support in the United States, Europe and Asia. Many of CPC’s standard couplings and fittings began as custom engineered solutions that found broader use in applicable markets. Our innovative solutions are supported by a team of specialized engineers, solid modeling capabilities and cutting-edge prototyping and testing equipment. Your solutions benefit from extensive testing and validation to ensure product performance based on risk assessments performed under CPC’s ISO 13485 quality system. This streamlines your approval process and allows you to reach market faster and with less work.

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We exist to help companies and entire industries change the way they think about fluid handling at the critical point of connection. We are problem solvers and inventors to the core. Our team of engineers starts with the unique problem and works backwards to create a solution that is engineered right. Just as fluid is free to take any shape, our products are created to fit exactly into any system, any validation requirement, and any project plan. We never settle until the right solution is attained, and neither should you.

We invented the plastic quick disconnect category. Today we continue to invent leading edge solutions for fluid connectors, couplings and fittings that drive applications forward and deliver premium user experiences. Our connectors have provided solutions for a multitude of industries including Bioprocessing, Liquid Cooling of Electronics, and Medical.

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CS Hyde Company CS Hyde Company supplies high performance materials used in most major industries. We are a custom converter of: Pressure Sensitive Adhesive Tapes, films, Fabrics, Silicone, Rubber, Belting and Threads. Our unique capabilities include: Laminating Adhesives, Die Cutting Parts, Slitting, Sheeting, and Print & Bar-Code Packaging. We stock a variety of different products including: Teflon® Fluoropolymer, Kapton®, UHMW, PEEK™, Mylar®, FEP & PFA, Ultem®, Kevlar®, Silicone products, and many more. We are the perfect source for both the small and large customer. We offer little to no minimums and competitive prices. We also can provide samples to help identify the right material for your application. Technical assistance and data sheets also available! CS Hyde Company 1351 North Milwaukee Avenue Lake Villa, IL 60046 USA Phone: 1(800) 461-4161 Email: sales@cshyde.com www.cshyde.com

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CS Hyde Company is always changing and adapting to suit you, the customer. We take the initiative to work on your project along with you, offering suggestions and our product knowledge wherever it may be useful. We enjoy learning new things and our team is always looking for a new challenge. We believe it is a necessity to take the time to give you our support. With the benefit of an automated control system, our precision slitting machine can cut rolls of material to standard and custom sizes. We support 1-1/2”, 3, and 6 inch cores, and can cut material as large as 60 inches WIDE while maintaining tight tolerances throughout. We also have the capability to die-cut pieces of material using a variety of different methods. Whatever your company needs, we have something to suit your specific application. CS Hyde Company is proud to offer the capability to cut custom shapes to a very tight tolerance. If you only need a few pieces of a complex shape, ask about our rapid prototyping capabilities, which allow for small runs, with no tooling charges, and ultra-fast turnaround times. In addition, we can cold laminate an adhesive of your choice to a variety of materials, and utilize the superior product line that 3M has to offer to ensure the best performance out of your CS Hyde order. Whether it’s Teflon Tape, Silicone Foam, Kevlar thread, or Mylar film, we have what your company needs to keep running smoothly. Call one of our representatives today to help find the product your specific application requires. We are open from 8am to 5pm on week days, call us today for a quote or email sales@cshyde.com. You can also order on-line at our website, www.cshyde.com.

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Del-Tron Precision, Inc. Del-Tron Precision, Inc. was founded in order to serve the needs of automated equipment manufacturers for innovative, high quality and reasonably priced antifriction linear bearings. After 38 years, we remain firmly focused on that original premise. Although we currently offer one of the broadest product ranges in the industry, we still concentrate on our greatest strength, which is to offer components which provide a reliable mechanical interface for modern industrial equipment. Hundreds of thousands of Del-Tron slides, positioning stages, ball and lead screw actuators and other linear motion devices have been incorporated into medical diagnostic and other equipment, semiconductor processing equipment, assembly systems, scientific instruments and many other products. Del-Tron Precision, Inc. 5 Trowbridge Dr. P.O. Box 505 Bethel, CT 06801 Phone: 1.800.245.5013 www.deltron.com

Best of all, we offer customized solutions to solve even the toughest design challenges. If you want to change the finish, the shape, or have holes placed at different intervals in a linear motion slide, Del-Tron Precision specializes in modifications. We are always eager to collaborate with you to create a linear motion slide that fits your exacting requirements. If you need help with drawings, solid models are available for all of our parts.

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Del-Tron Precision’s linear motion slides are known throughout the industry for their very low friction and smooth operation. We offer hundreds of different types of linear motion slides, some that are not readily available from any other source. If your application calls for a space-saving design with a smaller footprint for sub-miniature devices requiring precision miniature motion, we offer a wide range of options and you’ll find them at a competitive price.

If you have engineering questions or concerns let one of our knowledgeable engineers provide you with immediate technical assistance to enable you to find work-arounds so you can design and develop unique out-ofthe-box solutions which utilize our customized or standard slides. In fact, we expect you’ll experience a level of responsiveness you just won’t see elsewhere. You’ll find we’re nimble and always ready to help in any way we can, offering personalized attention that’s unparalleled in the industry.

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Smarter. Greener. Together.

About Delta Delta is a major provider of Industrial Automation product technology and a key contributor to the global advancement of smart manufacturing. The Industrial Automation Business group mission is “To elevate our living environment through advanced automation technology and value added innovation”. With key competencies in design, manufacturing, and services/ solutions – new technology is developed with higher levels of integration within a wide portfolio of automation products including: AC Motor Drive, Servo Motion, PLC Control, HMI Visualization, Temperature Control, Ethernet Switch, Field Device, Actuators & Robotics, and Power Supply product categories. Well rooted in USA since 1982, Delta Products Corporation is dedicated to customer satisfaction in the America’s region and long term sustainability of the Delta brand. Delta Products Corporation (USA) 5101 Davis Drive, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709 Customerservice.ia@deltaww.com 919-767-3813 www.delta-americas.com/ia

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Delta Products Corporation offers scalability of controls from distributed standalone components to centralized architecture systems. Machine builders select Delta Industrial Automation Technology to reduce their overall control system footprint to create lean architectures for superior engineering designs. Built-in Control for Stand-Alone Machinery High-functionality product technology such as the A2-series Servo Drive with built-in motion macros, eCAM with dynamic shifting, and sequencing engines can be used to create cost efficient stand-alone automation modules and solve performancebased rotary knife, flying shear, and point-to-point indexing applications. The C2000 and MS300 AC Motor Drive product lines ranging from ½ to 800HP includes a built-in PLC capable of 10k steps with on-board I/O and EtherNet/IP connectivity, can both be programmed with the same IEC 61131-3 ISPSoft software that is used to program Delta’s entire line of DVP series PLC’s. EtherCAT Network for Centralized Motion Control Delta provides scaled up architecture solutions for complete machine control with network platforms. The AH500 series PLC comes with integrated motion to deterministically synchronize up to 32 axis of Servo, VFD AC Motor Drives, and remote I/O modules – all from Delta, all over EtherCAT – the fastest, most efficient, open control network on the market. Delta offers smart connectivity and IIoT solutions for various Industry applications with its reliable 3G cloud router which offers seamless cloud and gateway integration to new installations or traditional legacy device support for factory modernization initiatives.

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Deublin Deublin is the leading manufacturer of precision rotating unions for water, steam, air, hydraulic, vacuum, coolant and hot oil service. With manufacturing and / or sales offices in 17 countries worldwide, Deublin’s international headquarters is located at 2050 Norman Drive, Waukegan, IL 60085-6747 USA Phone: 847.689.8600 Fax: 847.689.8690 www.deublin.com Since 1945, Deublin has grown from a small garage shop to the world’s largest manufacturer of rotary unions (rotating unions) - a mechanical device that allows transfer of pressurized fluid from a stationary source into rotating machinery for heating, cooling or transfer of fluid power. Deublin’s entree into the Rotating Union market was its unique design that incorporated balanced mechanical seals. The then innovative design was immediately accepted by the industry and this began the growth of the company.

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Rotating Union applications include Air Clutches, Gear Boxes, Machine Tool Spindles, Textile Equipment, Rubber & Plastic Manufacturing Machinery, Steel Continuous Casting Machines and Paper Machine Calender stacks. In 1989 Deublin product line was expanded to include Steam Joints and Siphon Systems for Paper Machine Dryer Cans.

With its world headquarters in Waukegan - a suburb of Chicago, IL - Deublin spans the world with wholly owned subsidiaries in Austria, Brazil, Canada, China, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. In the rest of the world, Deublin products and services are available through Authorized Distributors. Our worldwide distribution network allows OEM’s all over the world to specify Deublin rotary unions when purchasing equipment made in another country. Wherever you’re located, Deublin has a stocking distributor nearby to meet your fluid handling requirements— quickly.

Rotary unions must accommodate a broad range of materials, viscosities, temperatures, pressures and speeds. That’s why the Deublin rotary union product line offers over 500 standard rotary unions, over 3,000 separate models, and more than 6,000 individual components to handle them.

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DieQua Corporation is a manufacturer and supplier of a wide range of gearboxes, gearheads, speed reducers, shaft connecting components and screw jack systems. Products are available for general power transmission and precise motion control requirements. We strive to be an extension of our customer’s engineering team by working closely with them to identify goals and help select the optimal solution to meet the performance needs of their machine designs. For over 30 years, DieQua has established and maintained exclusive partnerships with European manufacturers to offer a variety of premium quality mechanical drive technologies to the North American market. These include bevel, helical, planetary, worm and hypoid gearbox designs in both inline and right angle configurations. Shaft couplings, torque limiters and screw jack lifting systems are also part of our program. From the beginning to now our engineering, manufacturing, assembly and warehousing capabilities have grown dramatically allowing us to provide outstanding personal service, cost effective solutions and timely deliveries.

Planetary and Bevel Gearheads Offered in three precision levels, these gearheads are available in inline and right angle configurations with square or round bodies. Features include low backlash, output shafts or rotary flanges, and sizes from 42mm-220 mm.

Worm Speed Reducers Premium design features, including a unique flexible input interface that accommodates NEMA or IEC motor misalignment while eliminating fretting corrosion, provide superior performance and reliability.

Precision Worm Gearheads This versatile gearhead offers 3 levels of backlash from 10 to below 1 arc minute. Shaft, hollow bore and robot flange output options are available on sizes with center distances from 35-200 mm.

Helical Gearmotors & Reducers These rugged gearmotors and reducers come in inline helical or right angle helical bevel designs. Input options include integral motors from 1/4 to 60 HP and flanges for NEMA or IEC motors.

High Torque Series Gearheads These economical right angle helical gearheads are available with capacities up to 14,000 Nm, appropriate for some of the largest servo driven applications. A variety of output shaft options provide connection design versatility.

Spiral Bevel Gearboxes These low backlash bevel boxes come in 8 sizes with a wide range of ratios and shaft configurations, including hollow bores. In addition to a variety of options, design modifications and complete special designs are offered.

As automated processes increase in most industries, many gearbox technologies can cross over from typical power transmission to solve motion control applications. With a vast array of gear products to choose from, along with the experience and expertise to know when, where and how to apply them, DieQua is in a unique position to offer multiple options to machine design engineers and motion system integrators. So, whether you have one or several gear drive requirements, for standard or customized designs, DieQua Corporation is your one stop shop for gearbox selection, integration assistance and superior customer service. 180 Covington Drive Bloomingdale, IL 60108 630.980.1133 www.diequa.com

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Digi-Key Global distributor Digi-Key Electronics is the industry leader in electronic component selection, availability and delivery. Digi-Key is committed to stocking the broadest range of electronic components available for immediate shipment with over 1.3 million products in stock and more than five million searchable parts online from its 650+ authorized industry-leading suppliers. The company also has an impressive selection of online resources and provides exceptional service to its customers including 24/7 technical support. Supporting design engineers from Prototype to Production®, the company’s website features a vast collection of technical resources, multimedia content and a broad portfolio of high-value design tools. Learn more at www.digikey.com. Digi-Key Electronics 701 Brooks Avenue South Thief River Falls, MN 56701

Digi-Key’s unique business model serves the engineer in many ways. First and foremost, by providing the industry’s broadest selection of electronic components as a fully-authorized distributor for more than 650 quality, name-brand manufacturers, ensuring original and reliable products. Working with these key suppliers, customers can come to a single source for the latest technology, state-of-the-art products, unparalleled service, and continual new product introduction. With more than 5 million searchable components on their website and over 1.3 million in stock and ready for immediate shipment, engineers can get the parts they need in the quantities they desire quickly and from a single source within the company’s warehouse in Thief River Falls, Minnesota. Digi-Key’s aggregate collection of components offers a one-stop-shop buying experience that allows for delivery in just a few days. The Digi-Key website has gone through numerous updates in the past year aimed at the design engineer, providing benefits such as localized live webchat, ability to add favorites, and easier navigation and search features. Digi-Key also offers superior customer service and 24x7 technical support via e-mail, web or phone, along with high-value resources such as reference designs, electronic design automation (EDA) and CAD tools, a robust bill-of-materials (BOM) manager, informative articles and videos on technology trends and applications, ‘how to’ articles, product tutorials, and numerous other multimedia resources.

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Donwell Company, Inc. The Donwell Company, a licensed TeflonTM applicator, is an industry leader in surface preparation and coating applications. Donwell applies high-performance coatings including non-stick, non-wetting, heat resistant, chemical resistant and cryogenically stable to temperatures as low as -450˚F (-270˚C). Coatings from a variety of manufacturers can be applied to metals, elastomers, composites, rubber, ceramics, glass and more. We are capable of accommodating parts from miniature to 20 feet, from one-piece to large production runs. Donwell’s experience with high-technology coating applications and knowledgeable personnel provide engineering assistance to customers with all types of coating application needs. For more information, visit www.donwell.com Donwell Company, Inc. 130 Sheldon Road P.O. Box 906 Manchester, CT 06042-2388 Phone: 860-649-5374 Email: donwell@donwell.com

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For over 50 years, Donwell has been applying coatings to meet many aerospace, medical, industrial and military specifications. Coatings are applied electrostatically by state-of-the-art methods for ease of application, complete coverage and cost effectiveness. They can be applied to many substrates, including metals, elastomers, composites, rubber, ceramics and glass. Curing temperatures range from ambient to 1000°F (540°C). Our knowledge of the properties of coating materials from many different manufacturers allows us to apply the right coating to meet each customer’s needs. We also offer a liberal prototype and sample policy that enables potential customers to evaluate a coating application prior to production. The high-performance coatings with which we work can be used in an almost unlimited variety of applications including medical parts, electronic devices, hardware, appliance parts, bearings, valves, pumps, gaskets, hand tools, automotive parts, industrial equipment and more.

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Quality materials and workmanship are the focus of every coating project handled by Donwell Company to ensure that our work meets commercial, aerospace, military and medical specifications, where applicable. Donwell has a Quality Management program utilizing Statistical Process Control (SPC) and Continuous Improvement with a goal of zero defects. Ensuring the quality of Donwell’s coating services requires attention to surface preparation, coating thickness, curing procedures and coating integrity. Our quality system provides for prevention and detection of non-conformance, timely corrective action and analysis of information to evaluate quality and effectiveness. Donwell’s quality system complies with ISO 9001 and has been approved by major military, commercial and aerospace manufacturers.

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Dorner Mfg. Corp. Dorner Mfg Corp is a privately held World Leader in the design, manufacturing, and integration of conveyor systems. At Dorner, we make it out mission to provide systems that our consumers can depend on to move their product from point A to B with precision and speed. Founded in 1966 and based in Hartland, WI, Dorner serves the market worldwide in industries such as packaging, automation, food processing, manufacturing, pharmaceutical and medical. With our complete line of customizable conveyors, from Low-Profile Aluminum to Stainless Steel, we have the solution for almost any application. To keep up to date with what’s happening at Dorner, visit the Dorner Conveyor Blog www.dorner.com DORNER MFG. CORP. 975 Cottonwood Ave P.O. Box 20 Hartland, WI 53029 USA INSIDE THE USA TEL: 800.397.8664 OUTSIDE THE USA TEL: 262.367.7600

Our employees, our products and out commitment to customers contribute to Dorner Mfg. Corp. as being a World Leader in industrial conveyor systems. Dorner’s application and support team has decades of experience in creating smart application solutions. We also employ experienced service technicians that assist with customer installations and the optimization of conveying investments through parts auditing, preventative maintenance and other post-sale support.

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Our Engineered Solutions Group is a designer and manufacturer of modified standard conveyors to complete custom designs. We provide innovative solutions to increase your line’s performance and achieve better results. Dorner offers the application, design and engineering knowledge from start to finish. Simple or complex, small or large, we are committed to providing solutions that deliver the highest value and the optimal fit for the application. Our strength is solution flexibility, customer responsiveness and operational excellence.

Dorner conveyor systems are flexible, easy to select, easy to select, easy to acquire through efficient delivery, and easy to integrate with our world class support network. We offer the widest breadth of conveyor platforms in the marketplace, which enables us to have the right conveyor for almost any application and the expertise to tackle our customers’ projects with the right approach.

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Somos® Somos®, a DSM brand, is a global 3-D printing materials provider committed to delivering the best products available in the additive manufacturing industry. Through collaborative partnerships and groundbreaking material innovation, we provide you the confidence to create the designs once thought to be impossible. Since the late 1980s, DSM’s Somos® group has earned a global reputation for superior stereolithography material innovation. Our large portfolio of products offers a solution for any application, from thermoplastic-like performance to extreme clarity, while providing the speed and accuracy needed to deliver products to market quickly. Explore what’s available for your next project today. Contact info: 1122 St. Charles St. Elgin, IL 60120 Phone: 1-800-222-7189 Fax: 1-847-695-1748 Email: info.somos@dsm.com www.dsm.com/somos

Somos® Expertise Somos® has earned a global reputation for providing innovative, highperformance materials to the additive manufacturing market for close to 20 years. Our dedicated team members have an average of 10 years’ experience in the specialized area of stereolithography and are able to provide you with a solution that best meets the demands of your next design project. The Variety You Need Your projects have certain demands. Whether its flexibility, clarity, toughness, or a combination of these, Somos® offers a wide range of materials with various performance benefits to ensure the success of your latest creation. Your Long-Term Partner Our Somos® team is committed to partnering with you throughout the lifespan of your project to ensure its success. From determining the best solution at the beginning of a project to discussing the benefits and drawbacks of various material options, we’re with you every step of the way.

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Dynatect Global Leaders in Dynamic Protection for Equipment and People Dynatect (formerly known as A&A Manufacturing) was founded over 70 years ago when it introduced a basic line of sewn leather industrial protective bellows. From there, Dynatect began designing and manufacturing flexible covers to protect the mechanical components on virtually all types of equipment and machinery. Recognizing the need to protect valuable equipment from its operating environment without interfering with machine motion, Dynatect expanded its offering to include metallic covers, roll-up doors, and cable carriers to become a single source provider of industrial equipment protection. Dynatect Brands and Product Lines: • Gortite® Protective Covers • Gortite® Roll-Up Doors • Gortrac® Cable & Hose Carriers • Polyclutch® Slip Clutches • LSI Precision Ball Screws • Ro-Lab High Performance Elastomer Components

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Dynatect is a single-source provider of custom-engineered products to enhance safety and protect equipment. Dynatect is always ready to innovate and customize designs whether one piece or thousands are needed. Whether the application requires a complex assembly or basic component, customers can expect Dynatect to take the time to understand their application needs. Dynatect can draw from over 500,000 customized solutions to offer its customers the widest range of flexibility, backed by a unique blend of design ingenuity and support from concept through application. Unique Customer-Driven Solutions Driven by a commitment to solving customers’ applications, many solutions have led to the development of new product lines.

The Machine Roof Cover was introduced after collaborating with a manufacturer of CNC machines to develop a large-scale cover capable of containing dust and dampening noise, while allowing convenient access to loading/unloading of tools. The solution was a rail-gliding, self-supporting bellows with a 10:1 extendedto-retracted ratio, capable of high speeds while minimizing frictional forces on gantry.

Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc. 2300 South Calhoun Road New Berlin, WI 53151 USA Phone: (262) 786-1500 Fax: 262-786-3280 Email: sales@dynatect.com www.dynatect.com

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The Strongest, Lightest Steel Cable Carriers – Dynatect delivers more steel carrier systems than any other manufacturer. This is an outcome of partnering with customers to design the best unsupported spans in the industry – made from steel! Leaders in the lifting equipment industry prefer Dynatect’s lightweight steel carriers.

Custom Precision Ground Ball Screws – Dynatect can produce virtually any screw diameter and lead combination. But you won’t find a catalog for Dynatect’s ball screw division because it has aligned all resources around designing and producing engineered assemblies to meet customer specifications.

Molded components with superior design and chemistry – Dynatect provides up front design support and formulation expertise to achieve the most desirable performance characteristics in the final molded product. This makes it possible to: • Improve MTBF/Uptime with improved durability against abrasion/cut/tear/ flex-fatigue/extreme temperatures • Improve slip or grip of components with targeted polymer formulas for ideal friction characteristics • Mix performance needs with dual material molding to meet multiple attributes • Reduce cleaning with improved resistance to chemicals/corrosion/microbes

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Eagle Stainless

Tube & Fabrication, Inc. Delivering stainless steel, high nickel alloy & titanium components to customers in medical, aerospace and high tech manufacturing. Since its inception in1982, Eagle Stainless has a sterling record of on-time delivery, fair pricing, product quality and highly skilled employees dedicated to continuous improvement and training. Eagle has earned its reputation as a supplier of choice for off-the-shelf stainless steel products and fabricated stainless steel products. With “Eagle Eye Quality” you are assured: 100% parts made to your specifications. 100% on time delivery. 100% traceable certified material. Call us. We are ready to help with any of your metal needs! Phone: 800-528-8650 Fax: 800-520-1954 www.eagletube.com

Laser welding/cutting - Eagle’s computer controlled laser welding equipment (laser center shown above) enables us to produce extremely closetolerance cutting, notching, etching and welding operations. Cut-to-length tubing - Eagle’s facilities enable us to cut and deburr any diameter tubing in quantities from a single piece to millions of pieces or more…and from lengths of .010″ and longer with standard tolerances (see cutting tolerances below). Closer tolerances are certainly possible, simply request a quote with the details of your application, and we’ll be glad to help. Bending / Coiling - The ability to bend tubes without excessive distortion, wrinkling or fracturing is an art born of experience. Eagle craftsmen working with state-of-the-art machinery supply uniformly smooth bends - meeting the tightest customer specifications.

CNC / Swiss machining Specializing in CNC machining for more than two decades, Eagle Stainless has been delivering some of the most intricately machined part imaginable. Working in diameters ranging from .030” to 2”, we’re ready to meet the requirements of your most demanding application!

Flaring and reductions Flaring and end reduction of tubing is an every day precision process at Eagle. Special tools and procedures have been developed to insure repeatability for proper mating of flared and end-reduced tubes.

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Custom shaped tubing in sizes from .040” to 1.00” to lengths to 17 ft. • Round • Oval • Square • Triangular • Rectangular • Hexagonal • and more! With a complete in-house tool and die facility, experienced toolmakers will develop a custom extrusion die to yield tubing that will meet or exceed your expectations.

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ElectroCraft, Inc. ElectroCraft, Inc. is a global provider of dependable, application-engineered fractionalhorsepower motor and motion products for AC motors, DC motors, brushless motors, gearboxes, servo motors, AC gear motors, DC gear motors, brushless gear motors, stepping motors, linear actuators, integrated motor drives, motor speed controls, servo and stepper drives. Our products are found in thousands of different applications from air conditioners to aircraft. Utilizing our lean business process and worldwide resources, we deliver these solutions with responsive yet reliable flexibility. 844-338-8114 www.electrocraft.com

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ElectroCraftâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s custom motion control services are driven by a combination of our engineering innovation and our manufacturing expertise. ElectroCraft maintains distinct design engineering and manufacture engineering groups in the United States, Europe and China to service the design and delivery needs of a diverse global motion control market place. The integration of our design engineering and manufacture engineering teams ensure that ElectroCraft custom solutions are innovative both on paper and efficient and exact in

production. With more than 100 years of continuous motion control engineering experience, ElectroCraft brings that cumulative knowledge to our custom clients most difficult design challenges, and our manufacturing team is unparalleled in cost effective and qualitative implementation. For OEM customers, frustrated with the requirement to design around off-the-shelf products from inflexible suppliers, ElectroCraft offers customizable product families and access to our deep engineering resources. We pride ourselves in providing a best-in-class design experience, resulting in motor and motion systems that provide superior quality, reliability and performance at the lowest possible cost-of ownership.

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Elesa U.S.A. Direct Drive Position Indicators Are Easy to Read, Built for Tough Duty

Elesa manufactures a complete line of precision thermoplastic and metal operating elements for industrial machines and equipment for clamping and control operations. Our aesthetically pleasing original designs, unmistakable style and a thorough approach to ergonomics are the main features of our products. Elesa products are recipients of the most prestigious international awards for industrial design.

Direct drive electronic position indicators provide excellent readability with up to 12mm LCD displays and up to 6-digits. They are designed for use in dirty or wet environments with IP 65 and 67 ratings available. Flexible programming allows units to be displayed in mm, inches or degrees; absolute or incremental; right or reverse orientation. Cases are resistant to solvents, oils, greases and other chemical agents. Long-life lithium batteries ensure a battery life of up to 8+ years.

Most products are available with threading and assembly holes in inch and metric configurations. The Elesa staff is dedicated to meeting your needs for high-quality products delivered to meet your production schedule. If a standard element is not the correct solution, we will work with our R&D Department to develop a custom or customized product to meet your requirements. Toll-Free: 800-374-7686 Phone: 330-405-1300 Email: elesainfo@elesausa.com 1930 Case Parkway N. Twinsburg, Ohio 44087 www.elesausa.com

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The VDN machine handwheel features an original Elesa design introduced in 1963: a matte Aluminum ring contrasting with a high glossy black Duroplast surface. This traditional, unmistakable design feature is what many Civil Courts (IPR sections) and Courts of Appeal in Europe over many years have declared “a unique and distinctive design”. Reg. U.S. Pat. & Tm. Off.

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Elesa VTT knobs with three lobes offer a safe grip for manipulating small diameter knobs and when wearing work gloves. The absence of recesses prevents residue and dust accumulation. These are ideal for food, medical and pharmaceutical applications.

Elesa – The Original Handwheel

New 3-Lobe Knobs are Ideal for Ergonomics, Allow for Easy Cleaning and Resist Corrosion

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Inspiring Motion Elmo develops and manufactures cuttingedge servo drives and network motion controllers that are one-stop solutions for any motion control technology. As a leading global company with over 25 years of experience and millions of servo drives at work, we provide our clients with profitability and success. With a focus on highest performance, efficiency, reliability, safety, ease-of-use and standards compliance, Elmo’s solutions are used by leading machine manufacturers in nearly every industry around. Elmo Motion Control Inc. 42 Technology Way Nashua, NH 03060, U.S.A. Tel: +1 603-821-9979 Email: info-us@elmomc.com www.elmomc.com Elmo Quick Facts: Elmo offers one-stop solutions for modern manufacturing system design and operation: • • • •

Established in 1988 Global Elmo Presence: China, Germany, Israel, Italy, Korea, Poland, USA Over 3,000,000 servo drives installed and operating globally Worldwide sales and support network

Superior Performance Outstanding performance, offering the best results with any load and any feedback. Gold Line servo drives deliver up to 65 kW, are UL and IEC 61800 certified to operate up to 800 VDC and 530 VAC, feature DS-402 profile modes as well as advanced capabilities, are SIL3/PLe STO certified and com-pliant with EtherCAT and CANopen standards.

Motion In Perfect Harmony Elmo’s perfectly tuned motion orchestra boosts your machine beyond its boundaries. Elmo’s Maestro series is a state of the art Machine Motion Controller integrated with intelligent GOLD Servo drives provides the optimum solution to achieve rapid, simple, and unequaled machine operation. Optimized performance of any mechanical load using the built in advanced control algorithms and features of Elmo’s powerful perfectly tuned servo drives. Multi-axis advanced motion blending, superimposed motions, real-time updates of target positions, 1D, 2D, 3D high resolution error mapping, ECAM, smart Gearing, High Order Polynomial motion segment and trajectories buildup, PVT, PT, and spline profiling’s will execute any multi-axis motion scenario with high precision and rapid response. Controlled by the Maestro, the best utilization of Elmo’s smart drives is achieved for smooth, accurate, wide bandwidth and fast response movements. The “MotionWithout-Programming” evolution enables implementation of the most advanced applications by simply using “ready to use” “Smart Building Blocks” without the need for motion or servo expertise, ensuring the most efficient real time operation. Highly efficient and certified EtherCAT networking with cycling time down to 100μs provide fast and precise machine motion. The innovative State of the Motion, Servo and Power control implemented by smart and simple application tools, guarantee in addition to best results.

Comprehensive Solutions

Elmo offers one-stop solutions for modern manufacturing • Wide range of intelligent, compact, high power density servo drives • Advanced single/multi-axis integrated network motion controllers • State-of-the-art, wizard-driven drive setup and performance optimization tool • Integrated drive-motor high performance systems • Matched rectifying AC power supplies Elmo’s standalone or distributed network-based solutions satisfy the broadest range of requirements for motion applications, easily and efficiently.

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Elmo’s top performance in every aspect of motion control lowers operating costs and increases competitiveness: • Gold Line servo drives offer unmatched engineering flexibility to overcome most any challenge and achieve new efficiencies. • Gold Maestro cost-efficiently brings advanced motion control to a unified platform and stream lines solution development. • EASII simplifies and speeds drive and machine setup, reducing the time required for machine development and maintenance.

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The Ultimate Tool that “Walks You Through” the Entire Motion Implementation Elmo’s Application Studio II is the 2nd generation advanced wizard-based tuning tool providing a flexible, smart, advanced user-friendly tools, and easy motionprogramming environment. It offers intuitive interfaces built to simplify complex advanced motion programming - EAS II contains many innovative capabilities. EAS II configures programs, maintains, and analyzes every feature and capability in Elmo’s servo drives and Maestro motion controllers. Elmo’s hardware and software integration demands software usability to give motion designers the ability to translate specific motion control needs quickly and simply. New Features interface design walks through features, capabilities, configurations, motion programming, system integration, and monitoring tasks • Software tools enable motion control innovation in every field. Explosion of innovation in: • robotics, unmanned vehicles, factory automation, and everything that moves • User unit support, error mapping and correc- tion, drive feedback emulation • Maestro controller and servo drive ECAM configuration, with simplified external reference • Input processing, bode & Nichols tuning graphical analysis • Management (upload/download) of numerous servo drives configurations • Automated recording live scope • Comprehensive inline help system and gauge displays

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Encoder Products Company Founded in 1969 by William Watt, Encoder Products Company, Inc. (EPC) manufactures the popular Accu-Coder™ line of encoders, recognized for their exceptional quality. When you contact EPC, you talk to real engineers and encoder experts for your toughest encoder questions. With manufacturing located in the United States, EPC’s standard lead time is just 4 – 6 business days, with same-day expedite options on many models. If something does go wrong, we’ve got you covered with our industry-best 3-year warranty. Call us today. We’ve got your motion control solution. Encoder Products Company 464276 Highway 95 South Sagle, Idaho 83860-8021 United States PH: 1-800-366-5412 www.encoder.com

Encoder Products Company – Quality Since 1969 EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion sensing devices for almost 50 years, and we’ve been responsible for many “firsts” in encoder innovation: • First to design the cube style encoder, now an industry standard. • First to resolve mounting installation problems with flexible-mounting systems. • First to include Opto-ASIC technology, virtually eliminating miscounts by reducing electrical noise and enhancing signal quality. At EPC, we understand each industrial environment is different, and you need an encoder that fits the needs of your application. That’s why our encoders are highly configurable, offering a wide array of shaft or bore sizes, output types, connector types, mounting options, and resolutions as high as 65,536 CPR.

Our encoders also offer: • Advanced Opto-ASIC and phased-array sensor design for reliable, stable signal output over a wide range of conditions. • Programmable encoder options. • Magnetic-based multi-turn absolute encoders that operate in the absence of power, without the need for gear trains or batteries. • Encoders with a broad operating temperature range from -40° C to 120° C. • Encoder modules with sealing up to IP69K. At EPC, we specialize in encoders, and our engineers know motion control. Call us today. We’ve got your motion control solution.

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EPLAN Software & Service Our goal at EPLAN Software & Service is to be the world’s leading provider of engineering solutions and process consultancy services. Our motto – “EPLAN - efficient engineering” – emphasizes our expertise in optimized, efficient processes which help customers remain competitive over the long term. EPLAN develops CAE solutions and advises companies in the optimization of their engineering processes. Customers benefit from increased efficiency in the product development process through standardized procedures, automated sequences and consistent workflows. Our service portfolio also covers customizing, consulting and training. Seven German EPLAN branches and a presence in more than 50 countries provide support to more than 45,000 customers around the world with over 120,000 installations. EPLAN Software & Service 425 N. Martingale Rd., Suite 470 Schaumburg, IL, 60173, USA email: info@eplanusa.com www.eplanusa.com

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The digitalization of industry is here. Industry 4.0/IIoT is going live, ushering in the next wave of factory and process automation. Digitalizing production adds complexity to designing machines and systems. Since CAD engineering software is labor intensive, requiring a great deal of manual and often redundant data processing, its use in the Industry 4.0/ IIoT environment is becoming increasingly problematic. The solution is design automation. EPLAN is the global leader in design automation, delivering the productivity needed to succeed in the competitive environment of today and tomorrow – for businesses of all sizes. EPLAN design automation software employs a database architecture – the EPLAN Platform – to handle simple or elaborate projects in a fraction of the time it would take with CAD software. It offers virtually unlimited scalability. In electrical engineering, EPLAN Electric P8 performs many time-consuming tasks like wirenumbering, device-tagging, crossreferencing, table of content creation and error-checking. Late additions and modifications are a snap; renumbering wires, reordering pages – functions that are especially laborious and error prone in CAD environments – are done automatically in EPLAN. The EPLAN Platform enables individual EPLAN solutions like Electric P8, Fluid and Pro Panel to connect to one another, even automate the setup of manufacturing functions like machining control cabinets. All users can share the same basic data. Engineers in the same or different disciplines or locations can work concurrently rather than sequentially, shortening project timelines.

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The EPLAN Data Portal further enhances the EPLAN design experience. The portal simplifies the acquisition of high quality, electrical and fluid component data. There’s nothing quite like this free, web-based tool. Designers can search over 690,000 vendor-validated parts from over 170 manufacturers for the device data they need. While the portal is open to EPLAN and non-EPLAN users alike, it’s embedded in the EPLAN Platform, so users can import device datasets directly into projects or build macro libraries without having to recreate these datasets manually.

EPLAN leads through innovation. EPLAN is driven to bring more productivity enhancing software solutions to the engineering world. A new version of the EPLAN Platform CAE lineup, with new features, is introduced each year. The new cloud-based Syngineer, developed by EPLAN and sister company CIDEON, permits unrivalled mechatronic collaboration among mechanical, electrical controls and PLC software engineers. And EPLAN Smart Wiring, a new browser-based software solution, makes control panel wiring noticeably faster for installers of any skill level and greatly reduces the potential for errors.

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Epson Exceed Your Vision Epson is a global technology leader dedicated to connecting people, things and information with its original efficient, compact and precision technologies. With a lineup that ranges from inkjet printers and digital printing systems to 3LCD projectors, smart glasses, sensing systems and industrial robots, the company is focused on driving innovations and exceeding customer expectations in inkjet, visual communications, wearables and robotics. Epson 3840 Kilroy Airport Way Long Beach, CA 90806 epson.com

Epson leverages direct customer feedback to engineer printing solutions designed to boost productivity and are tailored to meet unique business needs. Ideal for the engineering industry, the Epson SureColor T-Series plotters create spectacular presentation-quality output with extreme line accuracy and resolutions up to 2880 x 1440 dpi at incredibly fast speeds, producing a presentation quality D-size plot in 25 seconds. Touting the renowned Epson PrecisionCore™ TFP® printhead technology, the SureColor T-Series provides outstanding print speeds, productivity, and reliability. Available in single-and dual-roll models, SureColor T-Series leverages a five-color pigment ink system that delivers brilliant color and crisp lines, as well as truly archival and extremely smudge and water-resistant output. Cost-effective color output allows for clear and concise blueprints and building plans that can be easily read by designers, engineers, and vendors. The SureColor T-Series utilizes a horizontal catch basket for enhanced output stacking, while the dual-roll printers feature a highcapacity catch basket for quick retrieval and reduced sorting time and increased productivity for technical and corporate engineering professionals.

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Optional expansion features include an internal print server and additional modules add high-speed color copying and document scanning, PC-free sharing, batch printing and secure PDF printing printing capabilities to create a complete, custom solution.

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Special customer needs are fulfilled by modifications to standard designs or by custom enclosures. As a diverse metal fabricator we have standard product lines, each consisting of multiple variations and accessories, based on the EIA RS-310 standard (often referred to as the 19 inch standard). Many of these products are covered by the company’s numerous patents. Contact us and you will discover a responsive team of professionals ready to take on your performance, budget and delivery challenges. Equipto Electronics Corp. 351 Woodlawn Avenue Aurora, IL 60506-9988 Phone: 630-897-4691 or 800-204-RACK (7225) Engineering: engineering@equiptoelec.com Sales/Customer Service: sales@equiptoelec.com

The following are popular examples.

Heavy Duty Cabinets With incredible strength and flexibility, our double-ledge double-plane provides support for over 3,000 pounds of equipment per cabinet. The standard cabinet meets many FCC and EMI/ RFI attenuation requirements without gasketing and exceeds shock and vibration tests per MilStd 901 and Mil-Std 810D and can be hardened for seismic requirements through Zone 4 and EMI/RFI applications through Tempest. EMI Shielded Cabinets Manufactured from 400 series magnetic stainless steel, they offer shielding levels through Tempest. Using beryllium copper and silver-coated gasketing ensures galvanic compatibility and long-lasting shielding effectiveness.

R6 - The highest EMI/RFI protection available! The new R6 not only meets but far exceeds the NSA 94-106 standard. Cabinets are custom sized to your requirements with options such as front and/or rear doors, panels or a combination of the two; and adjustable vertical mounting rails. N6 High-End Shielded NEMA Cabinets Equipto’s High-End Shielded NEMA Cabinets are designed to fully protect valuable electronics that are deployed in the most harsh environments. Challenger Cabinets Designed to meet most commercial requirements, with both vertical frames and sloped-front consoles in a variety of sizes with modular design, all welded construction, adjustable EIA panel mounting angles and hundreds of accessories. Instrument Cabinets Featuring the same modular construction as our other enclosure lines. Available in aluminum or steel, 60 standard sizes, two widths, three depths and 10 heights.

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Equipto Electronics offers a broad array of standard enclosures. Design modifications and fully-custom products are also available.

Equipto Electronics Corporation is a leading manufacturer of packaging products for the electronics industry. We design and manufacture a wide variety of standard equipment enclosures, from full-size cabinets to sub-racks, at our facility in Aurora, Illinois.

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ESI Inc ESI Incorporated has grown into the market leader in pressure measurement over the last 25 years. We design and manufacture pressure transmitters and transducers for process and general industrial markets, medical, oil & gas, defense, aerospace and automotive. Our customer base extends across the world to more than 40 countries. ESI Inc 6560 W. Rogers Circle, Suite 22 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: 561-989-8540 Fax: 561-989-8816 Email: sales@esi-transducer.com www.esi-transducer.com

Pressure Transducers Early success was on designing pressure transducers and transmitters for exacting military and aerospace applications. More recent success is due to the quality and performance or our Silicon-on-Sapphire sensing technology and its ability to operate at high temperatures, outstripping the performance of conventional silicon pressure switches. Our Strengths: • Offering a full range of pressure transducers and transmitters • Designing and developing new and existing products • Producing customized solutions • Incorporating Silicon-on-Sapphire technology • Creating sensors to operate over a very wide temperature range without loss of performance • Creating sensors with virtually no hysteresis and superb repeatability • Offering repair and re-calibration services • Providing outstanding customer service with an expansive product portfolio

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Hydraulic Process & Industrial Hygienic/Sanitary OEM Test Calibration

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All Products are rigorously tested to IS09001:2008 and Mil-I-45208 procedures and conform to CE requirements. Intrinsic safety certification is also available.

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EXAIR Corp.

Super Air Knife Replaces Noisy Blowers EXAIR’s Super Air Knife™ delivers a uniform, high volume, high velocity sheet of air for blowoff, cooling and drying applications. Energy use is 1/3 that of typical blowoffs, comparable to a blower without the costly downtime and maintenance. Noise is 69 dBA at high pressure of 80 PSIG. Air knives are CE compliant and available in one piece construction up to 108” (2743mm).

EXAIR Corporation manufactures Intelligent Compressed Air® products that provide innovative ways to blowoff, dry, cool, vacuum, convey, lift, and eliminate static electricity. Since 1983, EXAIR products have been engineered to improve the overall efficiency of a wide range of industrial processes. Their staff of qualified application engineers is familiar with a wide variety of manufacturing processes and offer help to individuals trying to find the best solution to their problems. With the world’s largest selection of engineered, intelligent compressed air products we offer the widest variety of material and sizes to match your requirements. Download 3D models, CAD drawings and installation manuals from our website’s knowledge base. Design compressed air conservation and safety into your coating, cooling, conveying, cleaning and more applications with EXAIR.

Cool Electronic Cabinets Cabinet Cooler® Systems stop electronic control downtime due to heat, dirt and moisture. They produce 20 degree Fahrenheit air from an ordinary supply of compressed air. Thermostat control minimizes air usage. Cabinet Coolers are UL Listed and CE compliant and maintain the NEMA 4, 4X and 12 rating of the enclosure.

EXAIR products are made in Cincinnati, OH and can be modified (special lengths, materials and sizes) to suit specific application requirements. All of the catalog products have a 30 Day Unconditional Guarantee and ship from stock.

Static Control Products The cold, dry months of winter produce all sorts of static electricity problems such as dust attraction, jamming, tearing and painful shocks. The EXAIR web site details the causes of static electricity and how to eliminate it. EXAIR static eliminators neutralize the static charge on plastics, webs, sheet stock and more to improve production speeds, product quality and surface cleanliness.

EXAIR Corporation 11510 Goldcoast Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45249-1621 Phone: (800) 903-9247 Fax: (513) 671-3363 E-mail: techelp@exair.com www.exair.com/58/prod_home.htm

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FABCO-AIR, Inc......A Quick Look at our Products Introducing the INSTANT ON-LINE CONFIGURATOR The new FABCO-AIR Configurator is the fastest, easiest to use, and most comprehensive program in the industry. On almost any platform (even your cell phone), you can generate all the following deliverables from one location: Part number • Price • Available quantity • Lead time • CAD file • Seal & repair kit part numbers/prices • Accessories, mounting hardware, and attachments • Switches/sensors & more! It also includes an unprecedented DECONSTRUCTION feature. Simply input a valid Fabco part number to get all relevant information displayed. Deconstruction can also be used to re-configure a basic part number for different mounting, stroke, added options, etc. Fabco-Air, Inc. 3716 N.E. 49th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32609 Tel: 352.373.3578 Fax: 352.375.8024 email: service@fabco-air.com www.fabco-air.com www.fabco-air.com

Pancake® Air Cylinders – Originated in 1958. Today they have evolved into a major product line with 3 body styles available in 8 bore sizes 1/2” to 4” and strokes to 4”. Multi-Power® Air Cylinders deliver forces equivalent to low pressure hydraulic systems. Forces as high as twenty-two (22) tons! As example, the power unit on the air press (below) is a 3-piston, 5” bore MultiPower® cylinder that delivers 5,076 lbs. at 90 psi.

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Pneumatic grippers Complete Pneumatic Valve Selection Manual, mechanical, air piloted, solenoid operated control valves. Manifold valves. Specialty valves.

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FESTO Festo is a leading global manufacturer of pneumatic and electromechanical systems, components and controls for process control and factory automation solutions, with more than 55 national headquarters serving over 180 countries. Why Festo is a Leader in Engineering With over 40 years of innovation in the United States and over 80 years globally, Festo has continuously elevated the state of manufacturing with innovations and optimized motion control solutions that deliver higher performing, more profitable automated manufacturing and processing equipment. Our dedication to the advancement of automation extends beyond technology to the education of current and future automation and robotic designers with simulation tools, teaching programs, and on-site services. Phone: 800.99.FESTO Fax: 800.96.FESTO E-mail: info@us.festo.com www.festo.com/us

To win, manufacturers need partners they can trust to help them build better products. To streamline production. And of course, to continuously cut costs. It’s all about innovation. For over 40 years in the US and 80 years globally, Festo has been a positive force for manufacturers. Our passion is automation — intelligent automation solutions that transform the way people work — and the way companies compete. Ultimately, it’s about continuously stimulating progress. In big ways and in small ways. We are driven by a desire to always be helpful. We observe. We analyze. We inspire. We engineer with an intense focus on every last detail. We operate with a simple, yet powerful manifesto: That intelligent automation isn’t just about movement - it’s movement with purpose. And it’s not just about innovative products. It’s about products that come with expert advice and differentiated customer support. Our aim is to help our customers make their products faster, smarter and more precisely. That’s how they thrive instead of just survive. And when our customers win, we win. We are Festo. And our purpose is to help people turn the power of intelligent automation into a catalyst for transformation.

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Industry Specific Expertise Whether designing new machinery or modernizing existing systems, Festo can provide the resources you need to meet your unique requirements in every stage of industrial production and manufacturing. • Automotive • Biotech/Pharmaceutical • Electronics & Assembly • End of Line Packaging • Flat Panel/Solar • Food & Beverage • Lab Automation • Medical Technology • Printing, Paper & Converting • Semiconductor • Water/Wastewater Complete System Solutions Our experienced engineers provide complete support at every stage of your development process, including: conceptualization, analysis, engineering, design, assembly, documentation, validation, and production. • Engineering & Design • Handling & Custom Assembly • Control Systems

Full Range of Standard and Customized Products With a comprehensive line of more than 30,000 automation products, Festo can support the most complex automation requirements. • Pneumatic Drives • Servo Pneumatic Technology • Handling & Vacuum Technology • Air Preparation, Pneumatic Connections and Tubing • Valve and Valve Manifolds • Sensors and Machine Vision • Control Technology • Electromechanical Components January 2017

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Fischer Connectors Fischer Connectors has been designing, manufacturing and distributing high performance connectors and cable assembly solutions for 60 years. Our connectors are known for their reliability, precision and resistance to demanding and harsh environments. Fischer Connectors’ products are commonly used in fields requiring faultless quality, such as: medical equipment, industrial instrumentation, measuring and testing devices, broadcast, telecommunication and military forces. Primary design and manufacturing facilities are located in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, with additional ISO certified cable assembly operations in the US and Germany. Fischer Connectors has eight subsidiaries and many distributors located worldwide. Fischer Connectors, Inc. 1735 Founders Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30009 Phone: 678-393-5400 | 800-551-0121 Email: mail@fischerconnectors.com Web: www.fischerconnectors.com

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Leadership at Fischer Connectors is more than just a commitment to producing some of the most reliable and innovative connector solutions on the planet. Our leadership involves a strong, long-lasting commitment to our customers, and finding new ways to help them achieve design and product goals while breaking new ground in their respective industries. Our tradition of innovation – Fischer Connectors has been designing and manufacturing rugged, circular connectors and cable assembly solutions for more than 60 years – has served our customers well. We help designers make devices smaller, faster & smarter by imagining and manufacturing innovative connectors, data storage devices, and cable assembly solutions to fulfill industry’s everchanging needs. • Miniaturization & wearable connectivity solutions to reduce space, weight, and costs • Ultra-fast & reliable data transmission to transfer large amounts of data quickly (USB 3.0, HDMI, Ethernet, etc.) & safely • Sealing & ultra-ruggedness to protect equipment against environmental stresses (corrosion, radiation, temperature, chemicals, etc.) • Complete cable assembly solutions designed and manufactured in ISO- certified and ITAR registered facilities.

Jonathan Brossard, who belongs to the Fischer family that founded the company in 1954, recently took the helm of the company as CEO. He says it is a great honor to serve the company’s many customers. “Customers have been our focus in all the breakthrough innovations we have introduced to the market since the Fischer family founded this company, and they will continue be our focus as we move into the future.”

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Flaretite Seals New “Leak-Free” Connections Flaretite’s seals make your 37 & 45 degree flared fittings permanently leakfree, and yet allow serviceability. Clip them onto the nose of the flare or insert in the nut, assemble and torque. Seals are rated for –65F to +1200F, and are compatible with all Refrigeration gases, Hydraulic fluids, fuels, hot oil, and steam. • • • • • •

Permanent Leak-Free connections Lower cost than alternative soldering Ease of installation World-wide availability Fits all brands of flared fittings Compatible with most Refrigeration gases & industrial fluids

For more information contact: Flaretite Inc. Attention: Vito Accetta 4036 Shadow Oak Ct. Fenton, MI, 48430 USA Phone: 810-750-4140 www.flaretite.com

In June 2000, Flaretite, Inc. released a new sealing device for use with flared tube and fittings. The technology of this seal has propelled the old, 37 degree flared connection into the new “No-Leak” world demanded by modern hydraulic systems. The Flaretite Seal is a stainless steel stamping, designed with multiple, concentric rings. The entire seal is impregnated with a bakedon Loctite coating. When inserted into a flared fitting, the concentric rings form multiple seals down the face of the flare and the Loctite coating fills minor imperfections. The sealing rings prevent environmental debris and aggressive cleaning solvents from attacking the sealing face and also protect the face from fretting, galling and over-tightening. And unlike the ORFS fittings, the Flaretite Seal will not fail during a fire. This prevents atomized hydraulic oil from fueling combustion. The design of the Flaretite Seal makes it easy to install into any JIC fitting. They snap onto the male end of the flare and the fitting is tightened in the usual way. The result is a permanent, zero-leak connection, which exceeds the performance of today’s ORFS fittings, at significantly less cost.

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Flaretite Seals are available through Eaton-Aeroquip and EatonWeatherhead distributors, and many other quality-conscious hydraulic distributors. Eaton has thoroughly tested the Flaretite Seal with extensive 1,000,000+ square wave cycle testing. In all cases, the seal passed the stringent test requirements without failures. Flared connections fitted with Flaretite Seals are today’s answer to low cost, high integrity, “Zero-Leak” fittings.

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Flow Ezy Flow Ezy has been manufacturing hydraulic, pneumatic, air, oil, and fuel filters for over 70 years. Flow Ezy Filters, Inc 147 Enterprise Dr. Ann Arbor, MI 48103 United States www.flowezyfilters.com

We have been manufacturing filters since 1945. That is over 70 years. That is all we have ever made. We have never pretended to make anything else, just filters, and we’re good at it, too. We have designed and engineered our complete line of quality filtration products to meet exacting standards, giving our customers superior, costeffective performance. We don’t sit back and rest on our reputation of providing the best products, we strive to keep it. And by the way, in 70+ years of manufacture, all our products have been made in the USA.

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Fluid Metering, Inc. Fluid Metering, Inc. (FMI) manufactures unique, patented, valveless piston metering pumps and dispensers. FMI Pumps utilize only one moving part, a rotating and reciprocating ceramic piston to accomplish all fluid control functions within the pumps, thereby eliminating valves and their associated maintenance. Flow rates range from 2.5 µl/dispense to flows of 4,600 ml/min with pressures to 100 psig. FMI pumps will dispense and meter fluids for millions of cycles with a drift free accuracy precision of 1% or better. These pumps are ideal for Medical Applications including precise dispensing, aspirating, rinsing, & mixing systems and for syringe pump replacement in diagnostic, clinical chemistry, dialysis and medical equipment manufacturing. Also for dispensing adhesives and lubricants used in assembly of disposable medical components. Ideal in other industries with typical applications including fluid metering, dispensing and sampling for chemical process, laboratory, pilot plant, food processing, water treatment, and environmental analyzers. Fluid Metering, Inc. 5 Aerial Way, Suite 500 Syosset, NY 11791 USA 516-922-6050 800-223-3388 Fax: 516-624-8261 Pumps@fmipump.com www.fmipump.com

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Metering Pumps and Dispensers Ultra-Precise Fluid Control. . . from Microliters to Liters FMI is a metering pumps and dispensers manufacturer, who pioneered the first valveless rotating and reciprocating piston metering pump concept over 56 years ago. Enhanced and improved over the years FMI metering pumps continue to provide innovative fluid control solutions. Our dispensers and metering pumps are the industry standard for high degree of accuracy, precision and reliability. Utilized in a broad range of Medical, Laboratory, Analytical, Industrial Process, Environmental and OEM applications requiring precision fluid control, FMI pumps have provided users with the ultimate performance Our Unique Valveless Pump Design Features: • Patented “No-Valve” Pump Design Eliminates problems and errors caused by valves which clog, leak, hang up, and require service. One Moving Part! FMI’s CeramPump® design utilizes a single, dimensionally stable, chemically inert CERAMIC piston ensuring long term, drift free fluid control. The valveless pumping function is accomplished by the synchronous rotation and reciprocation and reciprocation of the ceramic piston in the precisely mated ceramic cylinder liner. One complete piston revolution is required for each suction/discharge cycle. •

Accuracy, Precision, & Reliability Long term drift free performance measured in millions of “trouble-free” cycles. Fluid Metering Pumps accuracy is held from microliters to the full flow range. Output does not change more than ± 1% of set value. An important cost saving factor considering the waste generated by inaccurate pumps.

• Proven Performance! Over 56 years of experience and more than 1 million metering pumps and dispensers in service.

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FluiDyne Fluid Power FluiDyne Fluid Power is located in Fraser, Michigan. We provide high-quality, fully-tested and technically supported hydraulic pumps, motors and valves to the fluid power industry. We are known for our outstanding customer service and responsiveness. With our massive inventory and streamlined shop, most of our products ship the same day they are ordered. FluiDyne is an ISO 9001:2008 company and has over a 30 year history of supply and service to the sales channels, repair shops and OEM’s using hydraulic components.

Why we are your leader: Do you have an old obsolete pump that you need to replace? Can’t find it anywhere? FluiDyne’s knowledgeable engineers have the ability to cross over and retro fit old obsolete units to newer more ready available units. All you have to do is give us the model code number and we will take it from there! FluiDyne maintains full “form, fit and function” interchangeability, which allows for a “soft conversion” from existing brands. Our engineers provide in-depth application and technical support needed on some applications and units. We provide CAD downloads in a wide range of engineering design formats. Our engineering support is available and accessible. Call us today and put our engineers to the test!

For more information: 31915 Groesbeck Hwy Fraser, MI 48026 Phone: 586.296.7200 800.842.5377 www.fluidynefp.com Talk to a representative live on our website.

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Fluke Electronics Leaders in test and measurement tools and software Since its founding in 1948, Fluke has helped define and grow a unique technology market, providing testing and troubleshooting capabilities that have grown to mission critical status in manufacturing and service industries. Fluke Electronics 6920 Seaway Blvd Everett, WASHINGTON 98203 United States www.fluke.com

Fluke has achieved the number one or number two position in every market in which it competes. The Fluke brand has a reputation for portability, ruggedness, safety, ease of use and rigid standards of quality. From industrial electronic installation, maintenance and service, to precision measurement and quality control, Fluke tools help keep business and industry around the globe up and running. Typical customers and users include technicians, engineers, metrologists, manufacturers, R&D professionals, and computer network professionals â&#x20AC;&#x201D; people who stake their reputations on their tools, and use tools to help extend their personal power and abilities.

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Fotofab LLC Precision metal fabrication for tech companies. Celebrating 50 years, Fotofab is committed to suppling high quality, custom etched-metal components to a wide range of leaders in the aerospace, defense, medical, industrial, and electronics industries. We are ISO 9001:2008 certified and we are working toward AS9100 certification, which is projected for 2017 implementation. Our commitment doesn’t stop with our products. We also take pride in our high levels of customer service and satisfaction. From our design services to rapid prototyping to production, the Fotofab team is committed to collaborating with our customers to find the best solutions to their project challenges; completed on-time and with the professionalism which our customers have come to expect. Located on Chicago‘s Northwest Side, our main plant houses multiple etching lines, a thoroughly equipped CAE/CAD department and modern inspection/ testing capabilities. Our tooling, forming and stamping facility is located in Elk Grove Village, a short drive from our main facility and very close to O’Hare airport. Fotofab LLC 3758 W. Belmont Ave. Chicago, Illinois 60618 United States 773.463.6211 www.fotofab.com

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Fotofab provides a wide range of high precision metal fabrication services to produce standard and custom components with geometries from simple to very complex. From RF Shields to Encoders to Springs to Electrical Components Fotofab has the capability. Whether the mission is a quick turn prototype to a high-volume production run, Fotofab has been satisfying engineers for five decades. While our core competency has not changed over that time, the technology of our production tools continues to evolve. As we look to our next decade, we see opportunities for our customers to benefit from our unrivaled experience, while knowing that their parts will be produced with state of- the art production methodologies and uncompromising quality standards.

As a leader in the chemical etching industry, not only do we offer a variety of services such as stamping, cutting, forming and plating we also work with exotic metals. From Titanium to Tungsten to Molybdenum, Fotofab can deliver etched parts from almost any metal or alloy. Be it medical, aerospace, electronics or any other market, Fotofab has the experience and resources to meet and exceed customer expectations.

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Galil Motion Control Innovator and Leader With over 750,000 controllers serving customers worldwide, Galil Motion Control is a leading manufacturer of motion controllers and PLCs. Starting with the introduction of the first microprocessor-based motion controller in 1983, Galil has continued to innovate to meet the increasing demands of our customers in the motion control industry. Galil offers our customers powerful, cost-effective, and easy-touse motion controllers and PLCs and our commitment is to be your primary source for any motion control and I/O application. Galil’s unparalleled array of motion controllers and PLCs are backed by superior technical support and can accommodate the most demanding applications with absolute precision. 270 Technology Way Rocklin, CA 95765 Toll Free: (800) 377-6329 (916) 626-0101 support@galil.com www.galil.com

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Galil’s EtherCAT controllers are designed to provide the ultimate performance and flexibly for your application. The DMC-52xx0 Series is Galil’s 1-32 axis pure EtherCAT Master. The DMC-500x0 Series is Galil’s 1-8 axis EtherCAT master but has the option of controlling and coordinating analog as well as EtherCAT amplifiers. Both the DMC-52xx0 and the DMC500x0 have integrated I/O but if addition EtherCAT I/O is required, the RIO-574x0 Series EtherCAT PLCs is a cost effective and compact solution.

Easy-to-Use Controllers Get You to Market Quickly It has always been a top priority at Galil to design and manufacturer controllers that are easy-to-use. That’s why Galil controllers use two-letter, intuitive commands to make programming a snap. For example, the command BG begins motion; SP specifies the speed; and ST stops motion. With over 200 commands, you can quickly and easily program a Galil controller to handle virtually any application. Additionally, Galil provides software tools that simplify system setup and tuning. The powerful GDK software provides multiple modes of tuning and a multi-trace storage scope for display of real-time data such as position, speed and torque for all controllers in your system.

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Broad Range of Products Galil’s full product offering can accommodate all your motion and I/O needs. You can choose from single or multi-axis controllers, bus-based or stand-alone, and box-level or card-level controllers and PLCs. The DMC-4000 series offers the highest speed and performance, the DMC-4103 series is designed for the more cost-sensitive applications, and the DMC30000 series provides for a compact single axis solution. Each of these controllers can be equipped with integrated drives for steppers and servos which save space, cost, and wiring. Galil’s RIO PLCs provide compact and extremely cost-effective solutions for intelligently handling both analog and digital I/O. If you cannot find a motion controller or PLC to meet your requirements, then Galil will design a custom product specifically for you. We are geared to build cost-effective high performance products that meet your criteria, whether adding a new command, changing connector type, accommodating a special communication network, or adding a unique mode of motion.

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GAM – GEAR REDUCERS, COUPLINGS, AND MOTOR MOUNT KITS

GAM GAM is a leading provider of precision mechanical power transmission components used in the automation of machinery. GAM has a broad product range of gear-reducers, servo-couplings, safety-couplings, and motor mount kits. GAM’s mission is to give customers what they want and be able to do it in small quantities and at a value to the customer. Standard products or custom solutions… remember…GAM can! GAM corporate Headquarters 901 e. Business Center Drive Mount Prospect, IL 60056 Toll Free: 888-GAM-7117 Phone: 847-649-2500 Fax: 847-649-2501 For more information about GAM or any of our products, please visit www.gamweb.com

Eliminate components, save space, reduce cost, and increase performance... These are all challenges that design engineers are facing these days. With one of the broadest selections of standard products in the motion control industry, in addition to the ability to provide customs, GAM has a product that can help solve these issues. Not only will you find a product to meet your machine requirements – we are confident that you will be satisfied with the entire experience. With an extensive network of qualified sales representatives, to a website with a custom 3D model generator, finding your solution is easier than ever. Can’t find exactly what you’re looking for? Pick up the phone and call GAM. From that initial phone call until your order has shipped, you have a dedicated application engineer that will answer all of your questions, and with in-house design engineering and high precision machining capabilities, GAM is prepared to service your needs. Utilizing the latest design software available, implementing lean manufacturing practices, and monitoring key performance indicators, GAM is continually improving to ensure sustained success. GAM employees are passionate, responsive, and have “can do” attitudes. With a solid foundation of innovation and engi-neering, GAM is committed to partnering with you and is honored to be a part of your machine design. GEAR REDUCERS • Low backlash in-line and right angle gearboxes • Multitudes of output designs include: solid shaft, hollow shaft, flange mount, Metric, and NEMA • Frame sizes from 35mm up to 350mm • Varying levels of precision (backlash measurements <1 arc-min) • Wide range of gear ratios available COUPLINGS • Zero-Backlash bellows and elastomer couplings machined to order and available to ship same day • Couplings that can handle temperatures up to 300°C and speeds up to 25,000RPM • Distance couplings that can span lengths of 20ft • Safety couplings that provide overload protection during machine crashes

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MOTOR MOUNT KITS • Customized mounting solutions simplify connecting gear reducers or motors to linear actuators • Include adapter plates, coupling, and hardware • Quick deliveries SPECIALS • Complete custom designs • Special output shaft features and housing modifications • Stainless or anodized options • Special lubrications • Integrated product assemblies

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GE Digital GE (NYSE: GE) is the world’s Digital Industrial Company, transforming industry with software-defined machines and solutions that are connected, responsive and predictive. GE is organized around a global exchange of knowledge, the “GE Store,” through which each business shares and accesses the same technology, markets, structure and intellect. Each invention further fuels innovation and application across our industrial sectors. With people, services, technology and scale, GE delivers better outcomes for customers by speaking the language of industry. GE Digital Americas: 1-855-YOUR1GE (1-855-968-7143) International: gedigital@ge.com www.ge.com/digital

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GE Digital connects streams of machine and process data to powerful analytics and people, providing industrial companies with valuable insights to manage assets and operations more efficiently. Our world-class talent and software capabilities help organizations drive digital industrial transformation for big gains in productivity, availability, and longevity. We provide a wide portfolio of offerings, including Asset Performance Management, Brilliant Manufacturing, Cyber Security, HMI/SCADA, Predix, and Services. As the industrial world increasingly adopts the Internet of Things, we believe that designing systems, devices, and solutions that are IoT-ready require a level of governance around cyber security, data management, and data presentation. GE Digital believes that following the governance standards to maximize benefits in a hyper-connected industrial world should be simple and reliable. Our expertise in cyber security for the operational technology (OT) world, a best-inclass big data Historian, and a Decision Support SCADA provides customers, especially engineers, with the right combination to design systems that are high in performance, secure by design, and scalable to your needs.

Secure by design cyber security

Wurldtech, a GE company, offers expertise in cyber security assessments, Achilles Secure by Design certifications, and operational technology security products. Together, these offerings provide a comprehensive and proactive cyber security alignment to every solution designed for IoT. With a deep domain

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knowledge of industry-leading communication protocol signatures, Wurldtech experts can simulate the design and test it for any security vulnerabilities while the product or project is in the development stage, thus ensuring that security is an integral part of the design–and not an afterthought.

Decision Support HMI/SCADA enables the smart operator

Featuring the latest technologies that leverage the power of the Industrial Internet, GE Digital’s HMI/SCADA solutions, iFIX and CIMPLICITY, provide decision support to help operators precisely monitor, control, and visualize every aspect of operations. With a quick glance, operators can understand what’s critical and take the right actions to drive increased efficiency and reduce costs.

Big data Historian

Studies indicate that the Internet of Things will put a significant demand on the need for effective data management generated in the industrial world. GE Digital’s Historian is the first to have adopted the big data principles that allow customers to design systems that are built to scale. The flexibility of data, highly advanced compression algorithms, and a robust programmable calculation engine allows customers to store, manage, and extract their data effectively and rapidly.

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GEFRAN, Inc. GEFRAN, sensing solutions for mobile hydraulics Gefran is the leading designer and producer of sensors to measure position, pressure, temperature, and force.

With 50 years of know-how, it offers a complete range of devices specifically for applications such as agricultural machinery, earth moving machines, and aerial work platforms, as well as solutions for the fluid power (i.e., hydraulic and pneumatic cylinder) market.

Experience and know-how, technology and innovation, expert personnel, and enormous passion. For over fifty years, Gefran has been creating solutions for leading companies in the industrial automation and power electronic sector.

Gefran supplies complete packages of sensors for total equipment of machinery, focusing on specific characteristics of the application to satisfy the various needs of markets and customers. Gefran Inc. 8 Lowell Avenue Winchester, Massachusetts 01890 www.gefran.com/en/us

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Harmonic Drive LLC Harmonic Drive LLC designs and manufactures precision servo actuators, gearheads and gear component sets. We work with industry-leading customers and companies of all sizes to provide standard catalog product as well as custom-engineered solutions. We provide high precision, high performance solutions to meet customer’s application requirements. Key performance features: • True Zero Backlash • Accuracy Better than 1 arc-min • Repeatability ±5 arc-sec • High Torque-to-Weight and Torque-to-Volume ratio • High Reliability Gear components and gearheads are available in many configurations including hollow shaft and differential gears as well as gearheads designed to quickly connect to any servomotor. We are happy to customize our products to meet your specific application needs. However, the easiest way to reap the benefits of these high performance gears is to use one of our performance matched servo actuators. www.HarmonicDrive.net Call to Speak with an Engineer: 800-921-3332 Harmonic Drive and Harmonic Planetary are registered trademarks of Harmonic Drive LLC

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Harmonic Drive® Servo Actuators Harmonic Drive designs and manufactures all key components of our actuators including the motor, encoder, gearing and cross-roller output bearing. Because these components are designed to be an optimum performance match, our actuators have extremely high torque-to-weight ratio and torque-to-volume ratios. It also allows us to incorporate unique features such as a thru-hole in the output flange. The SHA Brushless Servo-Actuator provides the highest torque density of any actuator in its class. Positional accuracy better than 1 arc-min and repeatability of ±5 arc-sec is achieved while delivering up to 30,250 in-lb peak torque. A robust cross-roller bearing allows mounting of large loads directly to the actuator without the need for additional support. Made in the USA Our US Headquarters and manufacturing facility, located in Peabody, MA, is ISO9001 and AS9100C registered. The majority of the products we sell are manufactured here in the United States. Affiliated companies in, Japan (Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc.) and Germany (Harmonic Drive AG) provide additional manufacturing capabilities. With shared values, designs and quality standards, we can deliver high quality, precision and reliability around the globe.

High Performance Servo Gearheads Building a high precision actuator is easily achieved by coupling any servomotor to one of our precision Quick Connect® gearheads. Harmonic Planetary® and Harmonic Drive® gearheads are available with a wide range of gear ratios and torque capacities. Available with short lead times, our new value-priced HPN planetary gearhead series incorporates helical gears for quiet performance and delivers high accuracy with low backlash. Typical applications for Harmonic Drive products include: Robotics: Industrial, Semiconductor and Flat Panel, Humanoid, Exoskeleton Medical: Surgical Robots, Medical Imaging including CT Scan, Therapeutic, Prosthetics, Laboratory Automation Defense: Unmanned Vehicles, Weapon Stations, Antenna Pointing Aerospace: Solar Array Drives, Antenna Pointing, Valve Actuators, Lunar and Interplanetary Rovers Machine Tool: Milling Head, Tool Changer, Rotary Table, Grinding, B & C Axis on a Variety of Machine Tools Energy: oil exploration, drilling and positioning, wind power, solar

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HARTING, Inc. HARTING, first established in 1945 and the inventor of the rectangular connector, is a global leader in connectivity technologies. HARTING develops, manufactures and sells the world’s most durable and reliable products and solutions for use in: mechanical and plant engineering, transportation, broadcast and entertainment, factory automation, power generation and distribution as well as industrial electronics and telecommunication. HARTING’s products include electrical and electronic connectors, device terminations, backplanes, network components, as well as cable harnesses for networks and machinery, and for power and data application in factories. HARTING, Inc. of North America 1370 Bowes Road Elgin, IL, 60123 Phone: 877/741-1500 Fax: 866/278-0307 Email: more.info@harting.com www.HARTING-usa.com

HARTING: THE EDUCATIONAL GO-TO-SOURCE FOR ENGINEERS As an expert in the industry, HARTING is committed to educating the North American market and providing the tools engineer’s need to make educated buying decisions. An overview of the most popular educational tools HARTING-U is HARTING’s web-based content hub with tools (white papers, FAQs, videos, and more) that engineers need to find the right technology for their application. Visit HARTING-U.com to start learning. HARTING’s Knowledge Center App gives users access to all of these educational materials on their Apple or Android devices. The HARTING Knowledge Center App allows users to sort by market, product, and content type so that they only see information relevant to them. Available on the iTunes and Google Play stores. HARTING’s Configurator and Calculator App for iPad allows users to create a modular connector based on their needs and shows how using connectors can lower the total cost of ownership. Download at the iTunes store. HARTING also launched a Roadshow Truck that is touring North America. The truck features product-based and market-based stations that encourage the engineer to find the solution for their application. Learn more or schedule the truck at: HARTINGRoadshowTour.com. HARTING knows that sometimes the best way to get the answers needed is to talk face-toface. HARTING’s VideoCall an Expert allows engineers to use their Apple, Android or PC device to get real-time support via video conferencing. They can VideoCall immediately or schedule a VideoCall or around their calendar. Learn more at: HARTINGVideoCall.com.

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HAWE Hydraulik Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, HAWE Hydraulik is an ISO 9001:2008 certified international supplier of sophisticated modular hydraulic components and systems. HAWE offer sales and application engineering services for the custom design of modular hydraulic solutions, an extensive local inventory, and after-sales support, including product training, troubleshooting, and on-site service.

SYSTEC (System Technology) Solutions Give us your specifications and we’ll give you a perfectly customized hydraulic solution. At HAWE, we are interested in your ideas and needs, and understand the demands placed on your machinery. This enables use to provide you with a completely innovated and fully tested turnkey solution.

Flexible Modular Systems HAWE’s broad and varied product line is designed with a modular approach, where components can be combined to create any number of systems and solutions. An essential component of our flexibility is in the development of our own state-of-the-art electronics. These devices increase the number of applications and expand the system’s capacity as easy as plug-and-play.

Solutions for a World Under Pressure Twenty years ago, North America was introduced to HAWE Hydraulik through its American subsidiary, HAWE Hydraulik. Today, many of America’s most rugged industries rely on 68 years of HAWE’s dependable German engineering and experience to help them build equipment with extremely robust hydraulic systems. HAWE Hydraulik 9009-K Perimeter Woods Drive Charlotte, NC 28216 Phone: (704) 509-1599 sales@HAWEHydraulics.com hawe.com

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Tough as Steel Because all HAWE pressurized components are made of steel, they have the highest power density with the smallest footprint when compared with similar products. Hydraulic components made of steel have greater durability in intermediate pressure applications, but are designed to handle pressures up to 6,000 psi. Our components and systems are designed for low leakage and, in some cases, are leak free for a more reliable and efficient use of the energy it takes to operate the machinery.

HAWE Hydraulik knows the value of the machinery you build. That’s why we add value with our sales and application engineers, who are available to assist you with the custom design of your modular hydraulic solution. Once that is decided, we have local inventory to supply your products and we’ll provide after-sales support including product training, troubleshooting, and on-site service.

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HBM, Inc. HBM designs and manufactures the highest quality products for an extensive range of measurement applications. Users worldwide rely on the perfectly matched components of the measurement chain that guarantees maximum accuracy of measurement results and enables optimization of the complete product life cycle, from the development through the testing stages, as well as in manufacturing and production. Their product range covers sensors (both standard and custom), strain gauges, data acquisition systems, and software for structural durability investigations, tests and analysis. HBM, Inc. 19 Bartlett Street Marlborough, MA 01752 United States www.hbm.com

For over 65 years, HBM has earned itself a global reputation in its three key competencies: flexibility, precision and innovation. HBM develops and manufactures its products at its seven locations in the United States, Europe and China. As a leader in the measurement technology market, HBM is synonymous with quality, and offers all of the components in the measurement chain. Clients rely on HBM’s solutions to guide their design, development, production and maintenance. In addition, HBM has vast application knowledge and proven ability to help OEM manufacturers add strain gauge based pressure, force, reactionary torque or load measurements to their product. When catalog sensors are not an option, HBM will assist in designing a custom sensor solution all the way through to the final product, helping to meet the needs of today’s smart products and with as little change as possible to their existing system.

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Helical In 1958 Helical invented the beam style flexible shaft coupling by taking a novel concept and developing the method to generate the versatile HELI-CAL® Flexure into a piece of stainless steel. Over time, the adaptability of the HELI-CAL Flexure in flexible couplings, u-joints and machined springs has helped to solve thousands of mechanical misalignment problems. Helical Products Company manufactures parts that provide a competitive edge combining simplicity of manufacture/ assembly with durability and quality in a compact design at a reasonable cost for virtually any industry from military and aerospace to medical and energy. AS9100 certified, RoHS Compliant and ITAR registered. Helical Products Company is part of the MW Industries (MWInd.com) family of premier manufacturers which includes Century Spring, Hyperco, Servometer and Bellows Tech.

HELI-CAL Machined Spring®:

The HELI-CAL Flexure used as a machined spring is a single piece of material machined into a spring configured as either a compression, extension, torsion, lateral translation or lateral bending spring, to specific design requirements that provide more precise performance, feature and functions than other more traditional types of springs. Manufactured in a wide range of materials from Titanium, Stainless Steel, MP35N, Inconel, etc. The possibility of integrated attachments and multiple-start coil configurations (for squareness-under-load) give an endless array of solutions, offering engineers new levels of possibilities in their designs.

U-Joints:

The HELI-CAL Flexure is an advanced and unique u-joint solution that generally exceeds the capabilities of common u-joint designs. A Helical u-joint is really a Flexure capable of over 5° angular misalignment. It may accommodate up to 90° of angular misalignment in certain circumstances. This type of u-joint will also compensate for axial and parallel misalignment. Replacement with a maintenance free Helical Flexure u-joint can save money, both on initial purchase price and on maintenance costs.

Helical Products Company MW Industries, Inc. 901 West McCoy Lane Santa Maria, California 93455 Phone: 877-435-4225 Email: engineering@heli-cal.com. www.heli-cal.com www.MachinedSprings.com

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Couplings:

The HELI-CAL Flexure used as a coupling will transmit torque while compensating for lateral, axial, and angular misalignment movements. This technology enables customer specified end attachments such as tangs, clamps, flanges or threaded ends, to be integrated into a single multifunctional component. Helical offers an extensive line of standard flexible couplings and has designed and manufactured over 20,000 custom couplings to maximize value and performance for 1000’s of customers.

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HELUKABEL, USA HELUKABEL: The WorryFree Cable Experience HELUKABEL USA, based in Elgin IL, is a global manufacturer and supplier of cables, wires and cable accessories. Our extensive product line includes flexible and continuous-flex control cables, data/network/bus cables, VFD/ servo motor cables, torsion cables for wind turbines, single-conductors, and multi-norm cables with domestic and international electrical approvals. HELUKABEL combines excellent cable quality, innovation and technical expertise with a vast product portfolio and smooth logistic operations. We call that the worry-free cable experience!

New automation technology means new cable challenges. With almost 40 years in the cable business, we have designed our products to provide an uninterrupted flow of power and data to today’s advanced manufacturing systems, regardless of working conditions. Our cable engineering expertise allows us to meet and exceed customer expectations as industry technology becomes more cutting-edge. We continuously provide new cable solutions for our customers, which allows them to maintain their position at the forefront of the market. HELUKABEL’s cables have long service lives, and have been tested to multi-million flexing cycles. This makes the automated manufacturing process leaner by reducing downtime and increasing productivity. We also develop and manufacture cabling protection systems for robotic applications.

HELUKABEL, USA 1490 Crispin Dr Elgin, Il 60123 United States

Combining a product portfolio of over 33,000+ line items with worldwide logistics operations allows us to deliver the cable products you need, when you need them. With a fully automated logistics center in Germany, and a large warehouse in Elgin IL, we are able to serve the North American market on a just-in-time basis. Truly making HELUKABEL your one-stop shop cabling solution provider.

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Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. Prevent Bearing Damage with Helwig BPKs Helwig Carbon uses proven silver graphite brush technology in a variety of bearing protection kits (BPKs) for motor shafts. The BPKs provide the lowest resistance path to ground diverting electrical currents away from the bearings and safely to ground. Variable frequency drives (VFD) used on AC and DC motors produce induced electrical currents on the motor shaft. Left unprotected these currents follow a path through the motor bearings causing electrical arcs that lead to fluting, pitting and bearing damage. These conditions deteriorate overtime and result in premature bearing failure.

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Helwig Carbon BPKs offer the following advantages: • • • • • •

Helwig Carbon Products, Inc. 8900 West Tower Ave. Milwaukee, WI 53224 United States www.helwigcarbon.com

Most effective proven technology to minimize shaft voltage and damaging currents Provides lowest resistance path to ground Longevity – typically outlasts the unit it is installed on Easy to install and maintain Stock kits fit multiple shaft sizes Sealed kits to avoid exposure to outside and contaminated environments

Bearing protection is typically needed on: • Motors with VFDs • HVAC units • Pump motors • Fans • Air Handling

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Hiwin We are the world’s largest supplier of High performance linear motion systems. Our products are engineered and built to match exactly customer’s specifications. Our systems are found in a large array of industries and applications: FPD inspection and repair, Wafer inspection, Solar panel manufacturing, PCB assembly and inspection, AOI, lithography, laser machining, CNC machines, Laboratory equipment, Medical beds, Industrial robots, automation, and cell phone manufacturing among others. Our success and leadership are linked to our ability to provide the highest quality at the most competitive pricing. Hiwin Corporation 1400 Madeline Lane Elgin IL 60124 Phone: (847) 827 2270 Email: info@hiwin.com www.hiwin.com

We continuously introduce products to the market place that are technologically superior to competition and at the most competitive pricing. Our latest product release, the Hiwin D1 AC servo drive features an ultra precise motion controller with sub-nanometer servo jittering, zero speed encoder initialization, unique common gain tuning, error compensation for encoder feedback and very easy set up. Another winner from Hiwin Corporation.

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and eventually system start up at the final customer location. Technical support is also available at all time for on site product performance and tracking.

Hiwin can provide complete turnkey systems and key components such as Ball Screws, Linear guideways, Linear motors, Torque motors, Linear encoders, AC servo and stepper motors and AC servo drives. For some of these key components (for instance Ball screws and Linear guideways) we rank in the top three manufacturers in the world. Any combinations of key components are available at the sub system level. Our Engineering team in Elgin, IL will study your request and submit to your company the best component, sub system or complete turnkey system that complies to your specification at the lowest possible cost. We will also assist you on achieving a successful integration of the system into your environment, including prototype testing, training

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The Holmbury Group The Holmbury Group is a family run hydraulics company with its head office located in Tonbridge, United Kingdom. Holmbury was established in 1982 and has become a global provider of hydraulic quick release couplings, valves and other hydraulic components. In 2003, driven by the need to respond rapidly to worldwide customer demand, Holmbury set up its North American operation Holmbury Inc, based in Eastlake, Ohio. With over thirty years’ hydraulics industry experience and a well-established global presence, the Holmbury Group is perfectly positioned to offer customers a wide range of hydraulic system solutions. For more information, visit www.holmbury.com The Holmbury Group 33801 Curtis Blvd., Suite 104 Eastlake, OH 44095 Phone: 866-464-6287 Fax: 440-578-1073

Holmbury’s highly qualified design engineers and knowledgeable sales staff take great pride in being able to provide exceptional levels of customer service globally to a di-

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Holmbury manufactures hydraulic couplings and valves in a selection of materials including carbon steel, stainless steel and brass for a wide array of applications to suit individual customers’ requirements. Holmbury products are also available in a variety of thread forms, with different seal materials and plating options available. Holmbury has developed a market leading, corrosion resistant zinc nickel plating which was salt spray tested in October 2014 to 1200 hours without the appearance of red rust. This plating proved to be far superior to zinc chromate and Holmbury now offer zinc nickel as an alternative to zinc chromate on many of their products.

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The Holmbury Group have been at the forefront of the design, manufacture and distribution of hydraulic flat face, screw connect and poppet style couplings and valves for over thirty years. Since 1984 when Holmbury developed the world’s very first working range of flat face hydraulic couplings, which formed the basis of ISO 16028, the largest global OEM’s have specified Holmbury’s precision engineered products as standard.

verse range of industries. With an unrivalled reputation for quality and reliability, Holmbury strives to provide a rapid response to customers’ inquiries and offers prompt worldwide delivery from either their UK or North American based facilities or global distribution network.

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Humphrey Who is Humphrey Products? We have been in the manufacturing industry for more than 110 years in Kalamazoo, Michigan as a leading producer of pneumatic and fluid control products, serving organizations worldwide. These products are proudly built by a group of loyal and dedicated Humphrey employees, of whom the average service is 15 years. Our products are made in Michigan with 96% of our suppliers from the USA. Industries utilizing our products and engineered solutions include medical devices, healthcare rehabilitation, transportation, general industry and factory automation, and analytical instrumentation. Our subsidiary, South Haven Coil, in South Haven, Mich. manufactures coils and other electrical components and for over 50 years, we have maintained an alliance with Japan-based Koganei Corp, one of the largest and highest quality fluid control companies in the world. Our quality management system has been assessed and registered by Intertek Testing Services NA, Inc. as conforming to the requirements of: ISO 13485:2003 and ISO 9001:2008. • Visit www.humphrey-products.com • Download Literature, Catalogs and Engineered Solutions Case Histories • Find Product Specs • View and download 3D CAD Drawings for Valves and Cylinders • Request a Quote • Find one of more than 50 Humphrey Distributors Worldwide

Humphrey designs and manufacturers pneumatic and fluid control components – specifically valves and cylinders – for a variety of applications, including medical devices, analytical instrumentation, factory automation, package conveyor systems and many more. Our expertise in a wide range of industries is based on technologies proven in our standard products, enabling us to create engineered solutions for critical commercial and industrial applications. We work to solve not only your fluid control challenges, but to also improve the ease and efficiency of your manufacturing process. This comprehensive approach offers you tremendous outsourcing advantages, significantly reducing your product development cycle and creating vital cost efficiencies. You gain access to our advanced manufacturing technologies, reduced time-to-market, and the ability to leverage critical resources to focus on your core competencies.

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The Humphrey tradition of innovation continues as our family-owned company introduces three new valve technologies: The ProControl Proportional Control Series; Balanced Solenoid Valve Series; and Latching Valve. Our Engineered Solutions We are an innovative company of pneumatic and fluid handling experts. We develop Engineered Solutions for customers with unique and challenging needs, where standard components fall short. Drawing from our years of experience and unique valve designs, we tailor “best solutions” for the difficult customer problems.

Our Standard Products • Solenoid Valves • Electronic Pressure Regulators and Flow Control Valves • Air Piloted Valves • Manual and Mechanical Operated Valves • Cartridge Valves • Quick Exhaust Valves • Pneumatic Auxiliary Components • Air Cylinders

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Hy-Pro Filtration Hy-Pro Filtration manufactures cutting edge fluid contamination solutions for hydraulic and lube oils as well as diesel fuel. Our DFE rated filter elements and fluid conditioning equipment can address many issues including: lube oil varnish, phosphate ester fluid maintenance, servo valve failures, gearbox filtration, oil reclamation, particulate contamination, water from removal from oil and diesel fuel, and many more. Our expertise and shoulder to shoulder commitment to solving your fluid contamination challenges enable us to optimize the reliability of your hydraulic and lubrication assets to keep your plant operating at peak productivity. Hy-Pro Filtration 6810 Layton Road Anderson, IN 46011 Ph: +1-317-849-3535 Email: info@hyprofiltration.com www.hyprofiltration.com

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No matter what is fouling your fluid (varnish, particulate, water, sludge, acid, etc.), our engineers have developed a comprehensive solution for it and theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re eager to tailor it to your specific applicationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s requirements. Our dedication to developing new products, continuously improving existing products and applying our expert product and industry knowledge to develop both standard and custom contamination solutions on a case-by-case basis is what makes Hy-Pro Filtration an engineering leader in the fluid power industry.

Hy-Pro Filtration designs, manufactures and implements proactive strategies to solve issues related to industrial fluid contamination. Innovation is at the core of our culture and is exemplified by our engineers through the development of a full range of products to overcome even the most demanding fluid contamination challenges. From filtering high viscosity fluids at low temps in Canadian strip mines to removing dirt & water from diesel fuel deep in the rainforests of the Amazon and countless applications in-between, our filter elements and filtration equipment excel beyond expectations in almost every condition.

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HYDAC HYDAC Innovative Fluid Power Solutions HYDAC was founded in 1963 as a company producing hydraulic accumulators and filters. Today, we are internationally active with 8000+ employees, 30+ manufacturing locations and 500 trade and service partners throughout the globe. Our fluid engineering solutions are defined by the scope and complexity of our customers’ requirements.

HYDAC stands out as a leader in engineering with its unique approach to the engineercustomer relationship. Our engineers work side by side with customers, building strong relationships based on mutual respect and trust. This environment fosters an engineer’s thorough understanding of the customer’s application as well as commercial needs. We offer an extensive range of standard product that meets the broader market. However, HYDAC sets itself apart through the development of customized solutions, making the engineer-customer relationship all that more important.

Our products range from individually designed components in the fields of fluid engineering, hydraulics and electronics right up to complete systems for specific functions.

rewarding experience. The benefit to the customer is an engineer who understands their needs and is fully motivated to find the best solution.

All components and systems are conceived and designed in-house. Experienced industrial and product specialists develop innovative products and efficient solutions for high-quality, cost-effective production. Our production facilities share one common goal; quality. We take pride in both our products and solutions. HYDAC 2260 City Line Road Bethlehem, PA 18017 United States

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Creativity is encouraged at HYDAC, giving engineers the freedom to explore solutions. Involving the engineer in the entire process, from design to implementation, keeps the engineer engaged and allows them to see first-hand the value of the designs and solutions they are creating, leading to a more

Experience has taught us that close collaboration with our customers is key to success. Mutual understanding and a common goal leads to innovative solutions, mutual rewards, and a strong partnership.

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I-PEX Connectors “Your Signal Integrity Solutions Experts” I-PEX Connectors uses innovative, “Perfection in Precision” manufacturing to produce very small, high-performance connectors that provide the foundation for high-data-rate and high-frequency solutions in the electronics industry. I-PEX Connectors is a division of Dai-ichi Seiko, located in Tokyo, Japan. I-PEX Connectors has a family of miniature connectors that deliver high-data-rate and high power performance while providing full 360 degree EMI shielding. These low-profile connectors enable electronics manufacturers to create slimmer devices, allowing them the freedom to focus on their own innovative solutions. I-PEX Connectors – your signal integrity solutions experts.

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ICOMold Toledo, Ohio-based ICOMold provides custom plastic injection molding and CNC machined prototypes to a variety of industries worldwide. We provide a fast turnaround for low-cost, high-quality prototypes and lowvolume production, but also produce steel molds for high-volume custom plastic injection molding projects. Our U.S. headquarters makes us easy to do business with, and the lower cost structure of our China manufacturing plant allows us to pass the savings on to the customer. Our online quotation system provides instant, interactive quotes, and also serves as a project management platform. Visit www.ICOMold.com.

opposed to just general engineering degrees. Their knowledge and experience allow custom plastic injection molding projects to be completed very quickly and accurately for the customer.

When customers come to ICOMold for their custom plastic injection molding project, they count on our engineering expertise to ensure that their plastic parts meet their design specifications and functionality. The process starts with our U.S.-based project engineers, who have extensive engineering backgrounds in plastic materials and molding.

During the entire process, the customer is in constant communication with the U.S. project engineer, and with the mold engineers in China, through an online project portal. The customer initially uses the interactive system to request a quote, which is returned instantly, based on the quantity, size, material and other factors of the part. Then, as the project goes to production, the customer can check on the status of the project and interact with the engineers through an online discussion board within the project management system.

Before a plastic injection molding project goes to production, our engineers review the design, and may make suggestions for improving the moldability of the parts. In cases where a project involves multiple, related parts, we can usually combine multiple parts into a family mold, saving the customer time and money.

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In China, where we own and operate our own manufacturing plant, our tooling engineers quickly get to work on the molds. These engineers are highly-educated professionals with specialized degrees in plastics, as

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IDEC Corporation IDEC Corporation 1175 Elko Drive Sunnyvale, CA 94089 Tel: (800) 262-IDEC (4332) Fax: (800) 635-6246 www.IDEC.com/usa PLC HMI Pushbutton Switches Pilot Lights Selector Switches Key selector switches Mono lever switches General Purpose Relays Interface Relays PCB Relays Force Guided Relays Timers Power Supplies LED Lighting Light Towers E-Stops Safety Interlocks Safety Relays Safety Controllers Light Curtains Circuit Breakers Contactors Terminal Blocks Sensors

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A leading manufacturer of automation and control products for 70 years, IDEC delivers reliable and innovative components backed by exceptional personalized support. This includes Field Sales Engineers’ onsite expertise and hands-on PLC/HMI training seminars. IDEC also offers technical support with no annual contract and free software upgrades. Passion drives us to design and build only the highest-quality devices; constantly looking for ways to leverage our technologies and services to ensure increased safety and machine efficiency while protecting the environment.

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As we enter the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0), IDEC’s mission is to develop safer, network-compatible human-machine interfaces to connect the world and help advance the IIoT (Industrial Internet of Things) for future generations. As real and virtual worlds converge, it gives us an opportunity to connect technology and people anytime from anywhere through responsible innovation; transforming daily lives and creating a bridge to Human Machine Interface and sustainable global living. At IDEC, we utilize innovative products and personalized support to provide the most versatile solutions for all your automation needs. We provide customized solutions to optimize the efficiency and flexibility of a system by offering engineers a wide product selection and easy-to-use programming to choose from. Next-generation MicroSmart FC6A, a powerful micro PLC that delivers the features of a PAC without complicated programming, works with IDEC HMIs to offer industry-leading features including the ability to monitor and control from anywhere at any time by connecting to an interactive web page using your cell phone, tablet or computer. Trying to reduce costs and enhance performance? By combining PLC processing and HMI monitoring in one unit, FT1A Touch HMI+PLC makes it faster and easier to build compact smart machines. This integration reduces initial design and maintenance costs by eliminating extra components and duplicate programming.

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igus Inc. ®

igus® develops industry leading plastic plain, spherical, and ball bearings, linear bearings and guides, cable carrier systems, and guaranteed continuous-flex cables. These seemingly unrelated products are all linked in a belief of making technically advanced, yet affordable components and assemblies for almost any moving application. With more than 50 years of research and development, igus is able to provide the right solution for your application based on a massive range of tested, reliable components from stock with the ability to ship as early as same-day. igus works with all customers to find the best, most cost-effective solution for all applications via online chat, phone, email, or on site. Cable harnessing, custom component manufacturing, prototyping, and testing available. To contact igus® call 800.521.2747 email sales@igus.com visit www.igus.com

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iglide® self-lubricating plastic bearings are cost-effective, selflubricating, and maintenance free, and are available in more than 40 materials to suit even the most demanding application requirements and environmental factors. A range of online tools, including product selectors and lifetime calculation available free online.

chainflex® continuous-flex cables are extensively tested and fully guaranteed for up to 36 months of continuousflex operation. More than 1,200 cables are available in types including control, data, Ethernet, fiber optic, bus, measuring system, servo, hybrid, motor and robot.

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energy chain® cable carrier systems are the lifeline of modern machines. They guide and protect cables and hoses on automated machinery in a massive range of applications. Available in a wide range of styles and configurations to suit all types of industrial motion. Pre-harnessed, plug and play systems available.

guides offer self-lubricating, quiet linear movement based on the sliding property, rather than rolling. Resistant to dirt dust and chemicals, it offers an extensive maintenance free service life in a wide range of applications. Individual components for full motorized systems available.

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igus has been manufacturing engineered plastics for more than 50 years, and develops each of the engineered plastic materials and all technology behind its products. A family developed and owned company, igus is committed to using its innovative materials to develop products to provide creative solutions, and exceed customer expectations while delivering fast, accurate service. Our business is centered around four main product lines that focus on the idea of “motion plastics.” igus’ lines of energy chain cable carrier systems, chainflex flexible motion cables, iglide self-lubricating bearings, and drylin linear bearings and guides, all utilize igus’ own proprietary plastic materials, and are extensively tested at what is possibly the world’s largest plastic components test laboratory in Germany. Data from these tests are compiled into online tools and calculators to help customers to specify the best material and part for their specific application, as well as provide accurate service life calculators based on use in real-world applications and environments. With over 28,000 products available from stock in our Rhode Island warehouse facility, we are able to provide customers with the components they need extremely quickly

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and efficiently. Our lean processes and components inventory enables up to 97 percent of orders to be shipped within 24 hours. Our team of sales engineers is available from 8 AM to 5 PM, coast to coast, with a dedicated team of technical sales experts located across North America for quick on-site assistance or installation and engineering services. Complimentary online CAD files, extensive free product samples, and a range of online tools also separate igus from its competitors. In addition to providing customers with reliable, high-performance products and superior customer support and service, igus also believes in the importance of fostering the mechanical design ideas of students. Through the YES (Young Engineers Support) Program, igus donates free products to robotic competitions, schools, and students worldwide. igus executive leadership, sales, finance, and marketing operations are all involved with the YES Program, which benefits students and organizations including FIRST® Robotics, BEST™ Robotics, Botball®, The SAE Collegiate Design Series, many more. Through our partnership with FIRST® Robotics alone, igus is able to help more than 100,000 students each year through product donations.

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IKO IKO is a world renowned producer of quality needle bearings, linear motion rolling guides, precision positioning tables and machine components. Only IKO offers C-Lube; a 5 year or 12,500 miles maintenance-free feature in “M series” linear ways, maintenance-free cam followers and many mechatronic items. IKO offers specialized solutions for numerous manufacturing situations including: clean rooms, vacuum environments, high temperature areas and dust or spatter protection. IKO products are highly regarded in the worldwide marketplace and the company strives to live up to the inspiration for the name IKO: Innovation—our employees are constantly striving to develop new technologies. Know-How—our extensive technical knowledge is applied to every situation to determine an optimal solution. Originality—our creativity allows us to continuously improve the performance of our products. Toll Free: 1-800-922-0337 www.ikont.com

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IKO Needle Roller Bearings enable reliable and smooth rotational motion in numerous applications. This design incorporates thin, needle-shaped rollers to achieve high load capacity in a small footprint. IKO Needle Roller Bearings have lower crosssection height and higher load capacity than traditional ball bearings. They are small and compact for reduced overall machine size in lightweighting efforts.

Available styles include roller type rolling guides, ball type rolling guides, ball splines, anti-creep crossed roller ways, ball slides, and both linear and rotary bushings to meet the needs of different applications and machine geometries. IKO Precision Positioning Tables are available in a wide variety that serve as reliable positioning mechanisms within industrial equipment and machinery.

IKO Needle Roller Bearings are widely used in automobiles, motorcycles, printing presses, industrial robots, construction equipment and other demanding applications. There are many styles to choose from including: radial, thrust and combined models, plus cam and roller followers.

Sizes range from micro and nano models to long stroke versions.

IKO Linear Motion Rolling Guides are employed in a wide range of applications in order to reduce friction in the positioning mechanisms of industrial equipment and machinery. Sizes range from tiny to extra large, from the world’s smallest track rail featuring a 1-mm width to those built for high rigidity and load capacity in huge machines.

Available styles include positioning tables with ball screw drives, tables with linear motor drives and specialized models such as rotary tables, alignment modules and stages, elevating tables and programmable controllers to meet the needs of specific applications.

IKO Precision Positioning Tables are widely used in multiple industries, from semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing to packaging and highprecision equipment.

The Linear Motion Rolling Guide Series is used in many industries such as semiconductor, medical, life sciences, machine tool and solar.

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Imagineering Imagineering is now AS9100C Certified for Printed Circuit Boards and Assemblies. This certification is an internationally recognized standard focused on quality requirements necessary in the Defense and Aerospace industry. With over 30 years of experience in the PCB/contract manufacturing industry, with a customer list that includes technology leaders such as Whirlpool, Siemens, Motorola, Honeywell, and GE., Imagineering is known for its same day prototype and aggressive quick-turn offering and is proud to be one of the industry pioneers in having created a truly Web-based approach to the quoting and ordering of PCBs, components and assembly, at one place and all at one time.

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Imagineering has harnessed the technical know-how to enable the quick turn assembly processes in 24 hours rather than days. These new process’s include state of the art machines, like stencil-less jet printers and proprietary PCB assembly turnkey quote systems which give customers a quote in minutes, not in days or weeks, and a fully assembled prototype PCB in 24 hours, after receipt of all materials. Multi-day lead times for PCB Assembly are a thing of the past. Our advanced thinking has been able to remove the time roadblocks, which enables us to offer very quick prototype assembly.

PCBA Quotes Online allows you to input the project data and receive a guaranteed quote in minutes. Coupled with our state of the art automated PCB Fabrication process, which has the ability to offer HDI micro via’s, we truly offer a unique combination of high technology products. We are also AS9100C/ISO9001:2008 certified further expanding our ability to not only serve the consumer market but the Aerospace and Defense markets as well.

A major time waster was the slow quoting process, which often resulted in days for a customer to get a quote. Our new more interactive, intuitive software such as Instant

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Intech Power Core Founded in 1983, Intech specializes in the design and manufacturing of selflubricating, light weight machine components including gears, rollers, and cam followers made of Intech Power-Core™ and other engineered polymers. By using advanced stress analyses and other engineering calculations to optimize designs, we are opening new areas where plastics can replace metal. When you build machines with Intech Power-Core components, your machines, your equipment can run maintenance-free at higher speeds and with less downtime. Intech customers benefit from our extensive experience in designing with plastics and an engineering approach that empowers fast, problem-free motion. Intech serves both the OEM and maintenance markets and we are proud to work with the leading companies in their respective industries. Phone: 877-218-2650 www.intechpower.com

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Physical properties of Power-Core™ components open the way for engineers to satisfy demands for higher machine speeds, greater reliability, and low maintenance. Customers that benefit from our innovative design approach come from many industries including medical, packaging, food processing, clean room automation, paper converting, aerospace, architectural, and manufacturing plants among others.

For the last 30 years, Intech engineers have delivered cost-saving gears, rollers, and cam followers made of Power-Core™ and other engineered polymers. Our components require no lubrication. And they have less wear, noise, shock, vibration, inertia, moisture absorption, and corrosion than conventional metal or plastic components. Today Intech is a leader in the engineering and design of precision machined plastic gears, guide rollers, and cam followers as well as complex cast structural components replacing metal and aluminum.

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For example, Intech designed a custom backlash-free gear to improve image resolution for a dental x-ray, guide rollers for a Wi-Fi antenna in airplanes to absorb shock and vibration and provide for uninterrupted satellite lock, and a rack-and-pinion system for a fish crowler to be submerged under water. An unconventional, electrically insulated robotic arm designed by Intech enabled a robot manufacturer to register five new patents and strengthen their industry leadership position. Intech cam followers eliminate metal-to-metal wear and can run on mild steel or aluminum. This eliminates the need to case-harden and grind the contact surfaces and central lubrication systems. With Intech components and engineering know-how, our customers can build machines that run faster, are friendly to the environment, cost less to make, and require less maintenance.

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includes stress analyses and other engineering calculations. The result: optimized deigns and innovative solutions that offer customers a competitive performance advantage in their machines.

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Interroll USA Inspired By Efficiency The Interroll Group is the worldwide leading producer of high-quality key products and solutions for material handling. Core industries are courier, parcel and postal services, airports, food processing industry as well as distribution centers and other industries. Interroll products are in daily use at amongst others well-known global brands such as Amazon, Coca-Cola, DHL, FedEx, PepsiCo, Procter & Gamble and Walmart. Headquartered in Sant’Antonino, Switzerland, Interroll operates a worldwide network of 32 companies with about 2.000 employees. Interroll USA 3000 Corporate Dr Wilmington, NC 28405

Interroll is the most global core product provider for the material handling industry, The company offers a broad product range in the four product groups rollers, drives and controls, conveyors & sorters and pallet & carton flow to around 23,000 customers (system integrators and OEMs) around the world. Interroll is engaged in global research projects for logistics efficiency and actively supports industry associations in developing standards.

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IronCAD Based in Atlanta, GA, IronCAD is a leading provider of 3D design productivity solutions that deliver the highest levels of customer satisfaction and productivity. Individual components of this solution can be used standalone, complementary within an existing design environment, or can be used together to collaborate effectively throughout the enterprise to extend productivity. Its flagship product IRONCAD has won many industry awards for its innovative technology and leads the industry in its ease of use and design productivity. For more information on IronCAD, call 1-800-339-7304 or visit www.ironcad.com.

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With a key focus on the machine design, fabrication, and assembly markets, IronCAD’s products deliver engineers the ability to create intelligent designs supporting smart manufacturing. The core product, IRONCAD has powerful patented technologies that make the system incredibly easy to use such as the TriBall® which allows the user to easily position anything, whether it be a feature, part, assembly or even an animation path, easily in 3D space. Designs have built in handles on control surfaces to allow dynamic editing in 3D without having to edit 2D sketch planes. IRONCAD allows for both stepby-step history-based detailed engineering designs, and “free” or direct design without any of the restrictions imposed by histories or constraints. Moving seamlessly between these two design methodologies, which are both needed during different stages of the design process, IRONCAD provides the most flexible and efficient design approach.

Parts and assemblies both can have added intelligence so components know how to interact with one another for both positioning, sizing, and automatic constraint creation. Through our API’s users can enable additional customized intelligence and behavior. Similarly, IRONCAD does not separate part and assembly design. Working in a unified design environment, users can design a part by referring to other parts or assemblies. They can also create and save parts or assemblies in catalogs, making them available for easy use in the future. Just drag and drop cataloged parts or assemblies into IRONCAD’s unified design environment. IRONCAD also offers industry leading translators allowing for communication with all major CAD software applications. IRONCAD can also be fully integrated with a company’s ERP or back office system enabling IRONCAD to be part of a business solution.

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Celebrating 50 years, ITT Enidine Inc. has been a world leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions since 1966. ITT Enidine products can be found throughout the global marketplace within the industrial, aerospace, defense and rail industries. Product ranges include seismic dampers, small and large shock absorbers, rate controls, air springs, wire rope isolators, heavy industry buffers and emergency stops. “Enidine is widely recognized as the preferred source for energy absorption and vibration isolation products.” If you are unsure whether an ITT Enidine product will meet your application requirements, please contact us toll free at 800-852-8508. www.enidine.com

Innovation ITT Enidine engineers focus on solving complex application challenges worldwide. Our experts are innovative and responsive to partners, assisting them through each step in their design processes. Whether it’s within automated storage retrieval systems (ASRS) in warehouses or the hostile environments of glass and steel manufacturing, we offer the widest range of standard and custom energy absorption and vibration isolation products for global industrial applications that demand the highest level of quality, on time delivery, service and support. Learn more about our extensive capabilities by viewing our company overview video at: https://www.youtube. com/ watch?v=QjQDXyLR20k The latest innovation at ITT Enidine is our ECO Series shock absorber which was designed using materials and fluids that are safe for our global environment. Models have the flexibility to accommodate a wide range of operating conditions with varying masses or propelling forces and cover a variety of application parameters. Whether your application has a low velocity/high drive force or high velocity/low drive force condition, the New ECO Series will deliver the performance you come to expect. New ECO series shock absorbers offer the best corrosion resistance package for a standard shock absorber within this size range in the industry, by enduring a 336 hour continuous salt spray test, making it ideal for harsh environment applications where product longevity is critical to the machine’s life. As a market leader in multiple global industries, ITT has a rich heritage of delivering products that are reliable, durable and efficient. Our adaptable technologies are engineered to meet the growing needs of today’s global marketplace, and we focus on working closely with our customers to solve their most difficult challenges. No matter the application or the industry, we solve it. Customer Service At ITT Enidine, our customers choose us over the competition because we offer innovative and differentiated products. All of our products are manufactured in-house with lean manufacturing processes and testing capabilities, giving you fast reliable service to meet your critical application needs with unsurpassed on-time delivery. Our customers stay with us because of our global reach, superior service and focused commitment to their business goals. Product Life Through proper care and maintenance, ITT Enidine products will give you a lifetime of exemplary performance and service. Components and workmanship are guaranteed for the life of the product.

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J.W. Winco, Inc. is a leading supplier of standard industrial machine components, and specializes in offering value-added services to engineers.

Manually Operated Toggle Clamps that accommodate both inch and metric mounting-hole patterns.

Along with an extensive selection of high quality parts, J.W. Winco strives to make engineers’ jobs easier. The company Web site at www.jwwinco.com is user-friendly and easy to search. Free CAD models are available for almost the entire product line, downloadable in all formats. Customers can check availability and pricing online, and purchase easily 24/7 with credit card, or set up an account. J.W. Winco prides itself on its knowledgeable technical sales associates, who provide assistance with products and applications. Customer service is a top priority. To provide customers with complete solutions, J.W. Winco also offers secondary machining, special kit packaging, and bar coding. For more information, visit www.jwwinco.com call 800-877-8351 fax 800-472-0670 or email sales@jwwinco.com.

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Toggle clamps are used for temporary clamping that can be latched and released easily via the motion of a handle, lever, or pneumatic switch. Different applications for toggle clamps require different sizes, clamping pressure and different configurations. J.W. Winco supplies toggle clamps in the configurations of vertical, horizontal, push-pull, cam, latch, and hook designs. J.W. Winco offers a large variety of designs in our toggle clamp line, in both steel and stainless steel as well as accessories and related products like spindles, toggle screws, plastic handles, clamping arms and extenders, bushings, base plates, proximity switches, toggle pliers and knee lever modules. GN 3663 Aluminum Torque Limiting Knurled Knobs insures that maximum permissible torque is not exceeded GN 3663 Aluminum Torque Limiting Knurled Knobs from J.W. Winco are offered in a threaded stud or tapped insert type. These knurled knobs are used when manually applied torque is to be limited. When turned clockwise, the torque mechanical system of the knurled knob triggers an “overengagement” as soon as the specified torque is reached. When tightening, this insures that maximum permissible torque is not exceeded. When turned counter-clockwise, loosening the knob, the mechanical system locks so that the torque is not limited. Torque necessary for release will always be transmitted properly.

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After removal of cover and loosening of the countersunk screw, the tapped or threaded stud insert can be dismantled. In addition, versions with inch size tapped holes or threaded studs are available upon request. The body of these RoHS compliant knobs is aluminum, with a black anodized finish, while the torque mechanism is steel with a blackened finish and the cover cap is plastic with a light gray matte finish. Anti-Vibration Mounts act as dampers and prevent damaging shock and rebound J.W. Winco offers a full range of Anti-Vibration Mounts in inch and metric sizes, with steel and stainless steels components, tapped and stud types. Vibration absorption mounts, made of natural rubber, absorb most of the accumulated kinetic energy on impact. They act as dampers and prevent damaging shock and rebound. They also act as sound dampers, and can be used as leveling feet. The parabolic shape generates progressive resilience characteristics: impact and shock effects are absorbed more gently. These mounts are simple and economical construction elements. Their resilience and their broad range of different sizes, shapes and dimensions allow them to be used in many applications that require vibration isolation. These RoHS-compliant vibration isolation mounts, also known as vibration mounts, antivibration mounts, vibration bobbins or rubber bumpers, are suitable for use on a variety of equipment including motors, compressors and pumps.

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KEB America KEB America is the North American subsidiary of Karl E. Brinkmann GmbH located in Shakopee, Minnesota. It has full design, manufacturing, sales, and service groups to serve the North American market in its 86,000 sq ft facility just south of the Twin Cities. KEB manufactures and sells industrial automation products including: industrial PCs, HMIs, I/O modules, routers, VFDs, servo and induction motors, integral gearmotors, and clutches and brakes. KEB has sales subsidiaries and representation in 30+ countries and 4 global production sites. KEB America, Inc. 5100 Valley Industrial Blvd. South USA-Shakopee, MN 55379 Phone: +1 952 2241400 FAX +1 952 2241499 www.kebamerica.com www.kebblog.com Visit us on social media

In 1972 KEB introduced the CombiBox - an innovative electromechanical clutch-brake module which offered the industry’s best cycle rates in an easy to adjust assembly. Since then, KEB has continued to innovate and today offers a complete range of high performance automation solutions. HMIs - KEB visualization tools are offered in sizes ranging from a compact 4.3” HMI to a vibrant 21.5” IPC with touch technology. The C6 HMI LC includes an EtherCAT master and is capable of basic PAC functionality. Every HMI by KEB boasts 16IM colors and are rated IP65. They are equipped with a variety of communication ports and include drivers which communicate with all major PLC platforms. KEB HMI products include Combivis Connect™ which allows secure remote connection. iPCs & I/O - KEB offers a family of industrial and embedded PCs at different price and performance levels. The new C6 Smart embedded industrial PC can be used as a full automation system with integrated visualization and a wide range of interfaces in a narrow DIN rail mounted form. I/O modules that run on an EtherCAT backbone are also available. These flexible modules offer solutions for communication gateways, temperature monitoring, analog and digital I/O. All KEB control products all feature an EtherCAT master and have a number of additional communication options. Industrial Routers - KEB’s C6 router provides a secure connection to controls in the field making it an ideal tool for remote maintenance and commissioning. Ethernet and serial connections come standard and optional 2G/3G/3G+ wireless is available for cablefree implementation.

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VFDs - KEB offers a suite of open and closed loop variable frequency drives. The G6 series is a high performance open loop drive featuring SIL3 safe-torque-off and an integrated EMI filter. The F5/F6 series is offered up to 900Hp with a modular design. The S6 servo drive is ideal for high-performance servo applications. Finally, the H6 inverter is a multiaxis design with an integrated EtherCAT master.

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Integral Gearmotors - KEB high efficiency gearmotors are available as induction or servo motors. The product is highly customizable with different brake, encoder, and advanced IP protection options as well as multiple configurations. Brakes and Clutches - KEB’s spring-set, power-off brake product has been proven time and again in critical holding and stopping applications. KEB permanent magnet holding brakes provide best-in-class torque density and are popular for use in robotic and servo motor applications.

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Keller America Inc.

Global Pressure Instrumentation Experts Keller is one of the original designers of the piezoresistive silicon pressure measurement technology and has been building upon that idea for over 40 years. As the last privately-held major pressure instrumentation manufacturer to be privately-held, Keller has the freedom and flexibility to create new smart and capable instruments to meet the growing needs of product designers around the world.

Keller is a world -leading manufacturer of level and pressure measurement instrumentation with products ranging from OEM pressure sensors to wireless pressure transmitters. Headquartered in Switzerland, Keller is built on a tradition of inspired design and fine craftsmanship. And, with subsidiaries in 11 countries and representation in 24 more, Keller can provide global sales and support around the world. Keller products are built to streamline your product development, reduce R&D costs, and shorten times to market.

Keller pressure instrumentation has been used in aerospace, automotive, environmental, food an beverage, automation, water & wastewater, oil & gas, inventory management, processing, chemical, medical, and pharmaceutical industries and the list grows with each new innovation.

Keller America Inc. 351 Bell King Road Newport News, VIRGINIA 23606 United States http://www.kelleramerica.com

Keller works directly with our customers to identify and build the ideal pressure measurement instrument for their application. Keller can also provide existing products in various stages of completion to better accommodate the implementation process by the design engineers and systems integrators.

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Key Bellevilles Key Bellevilles Inc. was founded in 1967 and is dedicated to provide unmatched products and services to our customers. Located in Leechburg, Pennsylvania .At this site, Key Bellevilles operates a manufacturing facility with over 87,000 square feet of state of the art equipment and technology. Our mission is to manufacture and distribute quality belleville disc springs.

Key Bellevilles, founded in 1967 is different from other manufacturers in that we only make one product: Belleville Disc Springs. We are experts on the design and manufacture of belleville springs. Key Bellevilles provides the following advantages over our competitors: Largest finished inventory in the world - no waiting on a production schedule Largest raw inventory in the world - no waiting on materials Quick delivery - majority of orders ship out same or next business day

Key Bellevilles 100 Key Lane Leechburg, PA 15656 United States

24 hour emergency service support Personalized design support provided by our engineering staff

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Custom built proprietary design software including Excel-based applications to help you in your design We are the largest manufacturer of belleville springs also known as belleville washers in the world! Our mission is to manufacture and distribute quality belleville disc springs. Belleville disc springs are referred to by many names including some of the following; bellevilles, belleville disc springs, belleville springs, belleville washers, conical springs, conical disc springs, cupped springs, disc springs, and disk springs. Belleville washers are used in thousands of applications related to aerospace, construction, drilling, refineries, power plants, and many, many more.

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Quality Interconnect Components and Electronic Hardware

Leading edge technology and precision manufacturing have defined Keystone’s performance since 1950. Their latest catalog M65 reflects this tradition. Keystone personnel take pride in meeting all requirements, efficiently and promptly. Our skilled and dedicated technicians, experienced production personnel and customer service teams have made us an industry leader. All Keystone facilities are fully integrated with 3D/CAD product modeling and CAD/CAM precision tool and die operations. Applications and Engineering specialist utilize progressive dies, four-slide, wire forming, in-die tapping and high-speed blanking along with automated machining to produce tight tolerance standard and custom products. Secondary operations include Tapping, Drilling, Assembly and Finishing.

Battery Clips, Contacts, Holders & Retainers Advances in portable electronics and LithiumIon battery technology demand dependable battery connections. Keystone leads the way with a vast range of reliable, high-quality, cost-effective products for most battery types.

Space-Saving Fuse Clips & Holders Fuse clips and holders for Electronics, Datacom, Telecom, Automotive and Solar use. Keystone answers your needs with SMT, Thru-Hole and rivet mount products.

PCB Test Points & UL Approved Terminals Low Profile and limited space drive today’s PCB connectivity designs. Keystone is the right fit with Solder and Solderless PCB Quick-Fit, Snap-on, Snap-Fit and Screw-on Terminals as well as Color-Coded Screw Terminals & THM and SMT Test Points and more.

Spacers, Standoffs/Supports Metallic & Non-Metallic Diverse insulated and non-insulated spacers and standoffs are available in a wide range of lengths, thread sizes, hole sizes, mounting styles & materials. Choose from English or Metric type products for your PCB, panel and mounting applications.

Pins, Plugs, Jacks & Sockets, Industry’s Most Diverse Group Keystone’s USB 2.0, 3.0 & 3.1 Jacks & Plugs, Micro Pins/Jacks, Banana and Phono Plugs & Jacks are designed for use in the latest Mobile & Computer Electronics, Home Theatre, Test Gear and Industrial Interconnects.

Panel Hardware, Handles, Screws & LED Spacers Check out Keystone’s value-added products: Fan Filters & Guards, LED Lens Caps, Holders & Spacer Mounts, Jack Screws and Connector Hardware, Instrumentation Handles, Cable Clamps, Knobs and more.

Application engineering services are available for product modifications or special design requirements. Keystone is an ISO-9001:2008 certified company and complies with RoHS and REACH directives. View inside the walls of Keystone Electronics and learn about our design and manufacturing capabilities, our customer service team and our complete line of interconnect components and electronic hardware. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhVH3DCngH0 There’s a Keystone in every great invention… Follow our latest blog. http://www.keyelco.com/blog.cfm 31-07 20th Road, Astoria, NY 11105-2017 Phone:. (800) 221-5510 or (718) 956-8900 www.keyelco.com

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KHK USA KHK USA is the factory direct distributor of KHK (Kohara Gear) products in North America. With over 15,000 configurations of stock metric gears available, KHK USA offers the broadest selection of gears designed for use in industrial automation applications including packaging equipment, gantry systems, robotics, and conveyor systems. www.khkgears.us KHK USA supplies the world renowned brand of KHK gears to all of North America. With over 70 years of manufacturing expertise, KHK is the brand of gears designers have come to rely on for their vast number of configurations, their diversity of materials and the expertise in production that leads to a durable, reliable product that is consistently available from stock. The KHK USA website details all of the product technical specifications, provides free 3D CAD models for download and includes a 24/7 shopping cart function. With over 15,000 metric spur gears, helical gears, internal ring gears, gear racks, straight, spiral & zerol tooth miter gears, straight, spiral, zerol & hypoid bevel gears, screw gears, worms & wormwheels, ratchets & pawls, gear couplings, gearboxes, involute splines & bushings, and educational gear knockdown kits, KHK USA is able to offer a stock gear that meets almost every application.

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Kocsis Technologies, Inc. 11755 S. Austin Ave. Alsip, Illinois 60803-6002 USA Tel: 708-597-4177 Email: service@kocsistech.com www.kocsistech.com

Kocsis Technologies, Inc. was established in 1990 with the acquisition of the American Bosch piston accumulator and hydraulic starter product lines. In just a little more than a quarter century, we have grown to become a key supplier of high quality hydraulic products. We take great pride in the fact that we manufacture all of our products in the USA. Our accumulator products range from ½ pint to 400 gallon capacity, which is only limited by the materials that can be manufactured. The standard pressure ratings include 3,000, 5,000, 6,000 and 10,000 psi. With the recent expansion of our underground testing lab. We can remotely test products up to 45,000 psi.The test lab was designed with growth in mind as it measure 15’ x 30’ x 8’ deep.This unique capability allows us to safely perform product validation testing as well as contract destructive testing. Call us today to inquire about our capabilities. In our recent history, we added bladder accumulators to our product portfolio. This has allowed us to offer our customers options for their accumulator needs. In addition to accumulators, we manufacture a line of hydraulic starting systems. These turnkey hydraulic packages are a means of reliable engine starting in extreme conditions including very cold weather and hazardous locations. Our starting systems have been used in numerous applications around the globe.

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Koford Engineering Koford Engineering, LLC 1441 Dorsey Road Winchester, OH 45697 (937) 695-1275 mail@koford.com www.koford.com

Koford Engineering manufactures high performance hall and sensorless brushless housed and frameless motors for demanding applications along with matching drives.

Brushless Motors

Best in industry efficiency and power density slotless brushless motors with speeds up to 200,000 rpm, housed and frameless, efficiency up to 94%, 240Â°C insulation, zero cog, ceramic hybrid bearings, autoclavable surgical tool motors, motors for aerospace and space applications, machine tool spindles, high vacuum motors, UAV servo motors, underwater UAV thruster motors. Sinusoidal back emf for zero torque ripple when used with Sinusoidal drives for precision motion control. Hollow shaft motors. Air bearing motors for long life high speed applications. Motor sizes from 16mm up to 129mm. Output power to 1600 watts. Planetary gearbox with nitrided alloy steel gears and needle bearings and encoders are also offered as options. Matching digital sensorless and hall sensor drives are available. Integral electronics are also offered. All Koford products and manufactured in USA.

Generators

High performance generators and matching generator boards for applications from 5 watts up to 500 watts. High speed and efficiency. Starter/generator drives for gas turbine and micro jet applications.

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Kuebler Inc. The Kuebler Group is one of the leading specialists worldwide in the fields of position and motion sensors, counting and process technology, functional safety as well as transmission technology. Founded in 1960 by Fritz Kuebler, the family business is being led by the second generation. Since the early days of the company, its success has always rested on 3 pillars: innovative products and solutions, customer focus as well as a strong international orientation. Kuebler Inc., the newest member of the Kuebler Group is located in Charlotte, NC to provide the North American customers with the enhanced level of service they deserve. Kuebler Inc. 10430-J Harris Oaks Blvd Charlotte, NC 28269 Toll Free: +1(855)KUEBLER (583-2537) Tel:+1(704)705-4710 Fax: +1(704)733-9170 email: usa@kuebler.com www.kuebler.com/usa

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Along with excellent product quality and innovative solutions our customers demand a high degree of flexibility, a rapid response and service on a global scale. Kuebler lives up to these expectations. Innovative product families Our SENDIX™ line of encoders consists now of over 53 different products that fulfils a wide range of customer requirements (Incremental, Absolute ATEX, SIL, and Field Bus). CODIX™ counters and process displays from Kuebler offers turn-key solutions for decentralized display. They permit fast fault recognition without a PLC thanks to local display and control. Kuebler slip rings are specially tailored to the requirements for the transmission of power, signals or data, pneumatics and hydraulics. Whether compact and economical or highly robust with many options – the optimal solution is available for every application. Innovation from the customer’s perspective At Kuebler, innovation requires that we know and understand all the current and more importantly the future applications and needs of our customers. From this knowledge we create fresh approaches to new technologies and products. Examples of these product innovations: Encoders: SafetyLock™ and SafetyLockplus™. Mechanically interlocked bearings, for greater safety. Tolerate rough handling during mounting of the encoder, greatly increasing the service life. Micro Counters: Shock and Magnetic-field resistant. Thanks to patented ACR technology and a patented drive system.

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Kuebler Design System or “KDS” is our structured method for converting your requirements step by step, with respect to quality and to a reduction in costs and number of models, into a product solution. Our goal is to provide tailor-made systems, customized to your requirements. Quality and Flexibility Our ISO 9000 certified plant, our processes and of course the attention to detail insures the highest quality and engineering standards Whether it is 1 piece or 10,000 pieces, our production can fulfill the delivery and product requirements within short notice. Our Service and R&D teams are a phone call away to understand and solve your product and application requirements around the globe. www.designworldonline.com

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Kuriyama of America, Inc. Kuriyama of America, Inc., a part of Kuriyama Holdings Corporation, has provided quality hose and accessories to the industrial marketplace since 1968. Located in Schaumburg, Illinois, Kuriyama provides a complete line of thermoplastic, rubber and metal hose products and accessories including couplings and fittings, for use in industrial and commercial applications.

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Tigerflex™ products are ISO 9001-2008 Registered Q.M.S. Kuri Tec® hose and tubing products are manufactured in our ISO 9001 Registered facilities in Canada and the U.S. Alfagomma® Hydraulic and Industrial Rubber Hoses have earned registration under ISO 9001-ISO 14000.

We provide solutions for Food and Beverage Industries Material Handling Septic and Waste Water Handling Industries Mounted Aerial Devices Biofuel Friendly Applications Oil & Gas Industry

• World class quality products & manufacturing processes. • Market leading products. • JIT– on-time availability and delivery. • Outstanding customer service. • Globally competitive pricing. Our Mission: • Providing TheKuriyama ValueTM for your company • The right products, at the right time Kuriyama of America, Inc. 360 E. State Pkwy. Schaumburg, IL 60173-5335 Phone: 847-755-0360 FAX: 847-885-0996 Email: sales@kuriyama.com www.kuriyama.com

TigerflexTM Hose Products PVC, Polyurethane and Rubber Industrial Hoses for Materials Handling, Liquid Suction and Ducting Applications, All Food Grade Hoses are now Phthalate Free

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KOA CouplingsTM Quick Acting and Pin Lug Couplings, Irrigation, Ground Joint, Universal Air, Quick Disconnect, Sandblast Couplings, Hose Clamps, Brass Push-On Fittings, Hydrant Wrenches & Adapters, Bridge Style Ducting Hose Clamps, Ductile Iron Quick Acting Couplings, Hammer Unions, Sight Glasses, Funnel Strainers and Accessories

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Kuri Tec® Thermoplastic Hose and Tubing Thermoplastic Non-Reinforced, Yarn-Reinforced & Wire-Reinforced Tubing and Hose Products, All Food Grade Hoses are now Phthalate Free

Rubber Hoses, Industrial Air/Water Hoses Alfagomma Textile/WireReinforced Rubber Hoses for Industry and Kuriyama EPDM Rubber General Purpose Air and Water Hose, Medium Oil-Resistant General Service Hose, Redi-Lock® Push-On Hose and Braid-LockTM Push-On Hose ®

Hose Tec® Metal Hose Interlocked Metal-Hose, Interlocked Metal-Hose-To-GoTM Assemblies and Swival Fittings

Ducting Hoses Neo-Duct®, Black Neoprene Fabric/Wire Reinforced Ducting Hose, SIL-Duct® Two-Ply Silicone Coated Fabric/Wire Reinforced Ducting Hose, Thermo-DuctTM Thermoplastic Rubber Ducting Hose and TigerDuct® Extendo-Duct® Polypropylene/Wire-Reinforced Air Ducting Hose

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Lee Spring Founded in 1918, Lee Spring is headquartered in New York, with multiple locations in the United States, Mexico, Europe, India and China. The Lee Spring brand sets the standard for excellence through bold product innovations, quality manufacturing and responsive customer care. Lee Spring takes pride in creating solutiondriven responses. The Lee Spring Sales Team, Engineering Team and Manufacturing Team collaborate to develop application specific resolutions. Lee Spring understands the value of our customers for well qualified engineering support. Lee Spring engineers can offer assistance from design conception through project completion. Extensive expertise in spring design and mechanical engineering complement our customers’ design teams. Lee Spring’s expanding global presence and indepth knowledge of the worldwide marketplace puts Lee Spring at the leading edge of creating market specific solutions for customers’ needs.

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STOCK SPRINGS Over 25,000 Stock Springs Online CAD Downloads Free Ground Shipping Options Available • Over 25,000 Stock Imperial and Metric Designs • Free CAD Downloads • Live Engineering Support • Free Ground Shipping in Continental U.S. • Free Passivation on Stainless Steel Springs • Free Plating on Music Wire Springs • Free Grinding on Standard Compression Springs • Free Certificates of Compliance • Guaranteed RoHS & Reach Compliance • Online or Phone Ordering • Inch and Metric Designs

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CUSTOM SPRINGS Wire Forms, Stampings and Springs Prototypes to Production Runs Turning Ideas Into Reality • Pull/Kanban Capabilities • CAD Assisted Product Design, Drawing & Modeling • Live Engineering Support • In-House Prototype Production Services • Free Material & Chemical Certification • Free Certificates of Compliance • In-House Tooling Production Including EDM • Governmental and Industrial Regulatory Expertise • Global Supply Chain Network • Long or Short Runs • Proprietary Quality Control System

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LEMO®, founded in Switzerland in 1946, took its name from the company founder, engineer Léon Mouttet. Originally a manufacturer of contacts in noble and rare metals, the company took a major step forward in 1957 with the introduction of the push-pull selflatching connector. In 1984 LEMO purchased REDEL and LEMO then began marketing plastic connectors to the medical market. Today LEMO’s largest market in the USA is medical and continues to grow. Due to the high-demand and increase in sales for cable assemblies, LEMO purchased Northwire, Inc., a wire and cable manufacturer, in the Summer of 2014, to complete the solution. Contact Info LEMO USA, INC. 635 Park Court, Rohnert Park, CA 94928 USA Tel : (707) 578-8811 Fax : (707) 578-0869 Mail : info-us@lemo.com www.lemo.com

LEMO has been designing precision connectors for seven decades. Offering more than 75,000 combinations of product that continues to grow through custom specific designs LEMO, and it’s affiliated sister companies REDEL, NORTHWIRE and COELVER, currently serve more than 100,000 customers in over 80 countries around the world. LEMO is ISO 9001:2005 and 13485 Certified!

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LEMO is the acknowledged leader in the design and manufacture of precision custom connection and cable solutions. LEMO’s high-quality connectors are found in a variety of challenging applications including medical, industrial control, test & measurement, audio video, military/aerospace/aviation and telecommunications.

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Lenze Lenze is a global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology. As a global specialist in Motion Centric Automation, we offer our customers products, drive solutions, complete automation systems, engineering services and tools from a single source. We are a leading provider of automation solutions to the packaging industry, and our other focus industries include automotive, material handling and logistics, robotics, and commercial pumps/fans. With a global network of engineers, sales representatives, and manufacturing facilities, Lenze is well-positioned to meet the motion control needs of customers worldwide. Lenze, the American subsidiary of Lenze SE of Germany, is headquartered in Uxbridge, Massachusetts, with an assembly and logistics center in Glendale Heights, Illinois. Corporate global headquarters are in Hamelin, Germany. Lenze Americas can be found online at www.Lenze.com

“The best machines and production facilities around the world use Lenze.” As a global specialist in Motion Centric Automation, Lenze offers you products, drive solutions, complete automation systems, and engineering services and tools from one single source. Lenze supports the entire machine development process – from initial idea to after-sale, from control systems to drive shafts. We are a reliable solutions partner with the knowledge and expertise to provide you with the best possible overall solutions. Engineering made easy In order to deliver the ideal solution for your machine tasks, Lenze advises and supports you through all five phases of the engineering process:

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Developing ideas Drafting concepts Implementing solutions Manufacturing machines Ensuring productivity

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we always work with you to develop the optimum solution for your machine requirements. L-force Engineering In the future, key challenges will lie in the areas of cost efficiency, time-savings and quality improvements. Faster project planning and commissioning, improved performance and increased flexibility in production are expected. Therefore, new ideas are needed for the machines of the future. Lenze has risen to this challenge and can offer you an innovative family of drive and automation products, as well as a comprehensive portfolio of solutions and engineering software tools. For more than 60 years, drive and automation systems have been our core competence. We take an integrated approach to projects and help get the best from your machines and systems.

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Lillbacka USA Finn-Power was formed in 1969 by founder and CEO, Jorma Lillbacka. Hydraulic hose crimping and cutting machines were the first products manufactured by the company under the trade name Finn-Power. Each year Lillbacka Powerco Oy manufactures thousands of portable, benchtop and production model crimping machines, as well as hose cutting and nut crimping machines. Approximately 95% of Powerco’s production is exported through an international distributor network to more than 60 countries from the company’s factory in Finland. Lillbacka USA 1629 Prime Court, Suite 400 Orlando, FL 32809 Phone: 847-301-1300 Email: sales@lillbackausa.com www.lillbackausa.com

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Finn-Power crimping machines are produced by Lillbacka Powerco with nearly 50 years of manufacturing experience of crimping machines. Finn-Power products have been developed to meet the requirements in a variety of different industries. They are used globally in such industries as hydraulic hoses, automotive components, construction equipment, heavy machinery, railroad, marine, electric power transmission, industrial hoses and tube, pipe, wire and cable industry, etc. Generally wherever metals, plastics, rubber, fiberglass, wood and ropes are joined or formed Finn-Power products are being used.

with a go-ahead attitude, driven by a strong willingness to be of service to our global customers who have standardized on the FinnPower products. Finn-Power crimping machines are manufactured using the state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and technology. The precision manufactured parts, together with our engineering and assembly expertise, and combined with our quality control and final testing procedures, result in highly-reliable and accurate crimping machines for your production needs We make the quality for you.

Finn-Power products offer the highest and most dependable quality thanks to the many years of experience in product design, engineering, development and manufacturing. Products are designed and produced with an eye on customer’s productivity. The operator friendly functions make them easy to use while providing reliability and long life. The outstanding driving force behind the success of Finn-Power products lies in the many professional and skilled personnel

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Lin Engineering The Step Motor Specialists Lin Engineering’s diversified customer base includes: • Aerospace & Avionics • Automation • Food & Beverage • Medical & Instrument Devices • Printing & Packaging • Security & Surveillance • Semiconductor • Solar & Green Technology • Tracking Systems Lin Engineering Corporate Headquarters 16245 Vineyard Blvd Morgan Hill, CA 95037 (408) 919-0200 (408) 919-0201 www.linengineering.com

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Founded in 1987 as a consulting company specializing in step motor applications, Lin Engineering has grown to be a global supplier of cutting edge, quality stepper motors with manufacturing in both the United States and China. Making it Work with Custom Designs With full manufacturing capabilities in the United States and a complete team of Design and Manufacturing Engineers, we are capable of providing you with custom solutions regardless of how simple or complex the request may be. From modified shafts, connector assemblies, and custom wiring harnesses to vacuum ratings, sealed motors for use in water, and windings for higher torque or more efficiency, we have the engineering expertise and manufacturing capability to provide you with the right solution. Free Online Tools with Designer’s Corner We have released a variety of online engineering tools to help you get the information you’re looking for. Quickly and easily select the right stepper motor and instantly view a performance curve.

Quality You Can Count On One of the reasons that more and more engineers are turning to Lin Engineering is due to our reputation for developing and manufacturing high quality and consistently reliable products.

The Leader in Step Motor Technology 15 Patents on step motor technology with a few more on the way. What more can be said about being the leader in step motor technology?

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LinMot USA, Inc. LinMot is the world’s leading manufacturer of direct-drive, industrial linear servo motors for use in production machines and automation applications around the world. Established in 1997, LinMot has been manufacturing linear motors and actuators to traditional, high quality Swiss standards in company owned facilities in Europe. Every LinMot linear motor delivers high speed, long service life and complete controllability, making them your best choice for use in demanding and highly dynamic positioning applications. Their U.S. headquarters in Elkhorn, Wisconsin serves the entire Western Hemisphere and offers very distinct sales oriented advantages to their customers. These important advantages include US based technical assistance and exclusive LinMot linear motor application and sales support programs. LinMot USA, Inc. 204 E. Morrissey Drive Elkhorn, WI 53121 Phone (877) 546-3270 Fax (800) 463-8708 Email: usasales@linmot.com

LinMot is the world’s leading manufacturer of cylindrical linear servo motors for industrial production machines and processing applications. The motors employ a direct electromagnetic principle to provide linear movement without the use of cams, gears, belts or other mechanical devices. Currently offered are over 15 different linear motor configurations with peak forces ranging from 7 to 600 pounds. These configurations provide over 300 standard motor specifications producing speeds up to 200in/s, accelerations to 100g and having stroke lengths up to 82 inches. All LinMot motors are designed for use in rugged industrial environments, clean room processes, and food production facilities.

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In addition to the extensive line of standard motors, LinMot offers industry leading, specific purpose products including high performance motors, IP69K stainless steel motors and our latest innovation, a two axis combination of a linear and a rotary motor in a single, compact assembly. Join the rapidly growing field of automation professionals who have already discovered the linear motion advantages only LinMot products provide... today’s proven performance for tomorrow’s motion needs.

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Mach III Brakes, Clutches and Torque Limiters For 45 years Mach III has supplied OEM, distributor and user clients with air and spring applied friction brakes, clutches and torque limiters designed and manufactured in Northern Kentucky. Since our inception we have focused on providing customized products tailored to the specific requirements of the motion control systems in which they are used. We have manufactured more than 2,000 models meeting torque requirements up to 60,000 pound inches. Find out why clients throughout the Americas and around the globe rely on Mach III for quality motion control solutions.

Food Processing & Packaging > Mach III products keep tension on film in tray sealing machines, prevent torque spikes in beef jerky processing and hold gates that usher cows in and out of milking stalls. Enclosed, sealed, stainless, plated, anodized, whatever the spec, Mach III adapts brakes, clutches and torque limiters to meet the demand.

< Label & Narrow Web Converting Mach III brakes and clutches provide reliably smooth tension control for narrow web converting, label printing, wire and cable winding and other applications where clutches and brakes are required to slip. The patented SENSIFLEX® design dissipates heat and provides for a long and low maintenance service life.

MACH III 101 Cummings Drive Walton, Kentucky 41094 United States http://machiii.com

Material Handling & More > From simple clutches with integral sprockets for live roller conveyors to covered and sealed stainless steel clutches-brakes with spider coupling adapters, Mach III products are used in a wide array of machines and industries to connect and disconnect, stop, hold, slip and protect machine components.

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Made To Order Detail with Quick and Reliable Delivery Even Mach III catalog models can be ordered bored to the specific shaft size needed so they arrive ready-to-install. Typical lead times range from 2 to 4 weeks, even for custom solutions. Machine design professionals can rely upon quick turnaround of designs and quotations from the Mach III engineering team, who can be reached with one phone call or email.

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Main Manufacturing Products, Inc. MAIN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS, INC. has manufactured and distributed hydraulic flanges to SAE J518, ISO 6162, ISO 6164, JIS, and other flange standards for over 50 years. MAIN also manufactures and/or sells flange adapters, SAE split flanges, manifolds, subplates, special hydraulic connectors and other components. A twenty-first century manufacturing facility, located in Grand Blanc, Michigan, allows MAIN to control quality and helps assure On-Time Delivery of both standard and special parts. Main Manufacturing Products, Inc. 3181 Tri-Park Drive Grand Blanc, MI 48439 www.mainmfg.com

WHY USE MAIN MANUFACTURING? EXPERIENCE & QUALITY - comes from over 50 years of experience, our employees’ dedication to quality, and a well equipped and picky QC department. AVAILABILITY - and on time delivery comes from our over 4 million-dollar inventory of standard flanges, special flanges, and other components (7500+ different items) and a quick turnaround of non-stock items. ASSISTANCE - experts are available to HELP YOU and review your orders. MAIN’s engineers are part of the SAE, NFPA, and ISO committees. EFFICIENCY - was designed into our “State-of-the-Art” 48,000-sq.ft. US manufacturing facility. We can handle both small and large special requests quickly.

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Orders and inquiries are reviewed by engineers. Each week MAIN’s order review system discovers many customer typos, mismatched descriptions, mismatched parts, and other problems. This saves time, money, and embarrassment. MAIN’s engineers sit on several SAE and NFPA committees, have been US experts to ISO committees, and are involved in writing the standards. These same people are available to help customers with a difficult connection or piping situation.

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Maple Systems For more than 33 years, Maple Systems has proudly provided control solutions for the automation and industrial controls marketplace. We strive for continuous product improvement by being experts in our field, employing the latest technologies, and ensuring that every product is fully tested and inspected before leaving our facility. Maple Systems, Inc. 808 134th St. SW, Suite 120 Everett, WA 98204 Tel: (425) 745-3229 Fax: (425) 745-3429 To learn more about Maple Systems products, please visit us online: www.maplesystems.com

Innovative Control Products Founded in 1983, Maple Systems first began as a systems integrator, and in building systems for others, saw a great need for lasting and innovative control products. Maple Systems specializes in the design, manufacture, and support of: • • • • •

Touchscreen HMIs Remote HMIs HMI + PLCs Industrial Panel PCs Text-Based Operator Interface Terminals

Control Solutions for Every Machine Maple Systems control products are utilized worldwide in industrial, OEM, automation, and municipal applications. No matter the industry, our control solutions streamline your process, offering top quality and reliability. In addition, Maple Systems provides complimentary technical support, and several Class I, Division 2 certified models. Industry’s Best HMIs and Panel PCs • Wide selection of display sizes • Bright touchscreen displays • High-speed processors • Durable and reliable construction • Feature-rich, easy-to-use software • Complimentary technical support

PLC Integration Maple Systems products integrate with more than 250 programmable controllers from the biggest names in PLCs including Allen Bradley, Schneider Electric, GE, Siemens, Mitsubishi, Omron, and more. Comprehensive Online Support Center Our comprehensive support center provides customers with 24-hour answers to complex control automation needs. Explore technical notes, product literature, sample projects, tools, drivers, and software upgrades. Have a question? We offer complimentary technical support to our customers. Reliability You Can Trust As a preferred provider of industrial control and automation products in North America, our goal is to offer high-quality control solutions at affordable prices. Paired with an outstanding support team and technical website, you’ll soon see that Maple Systems truly is your industrial control solution. What can we help you control? Explore our products today: www.maplesystems.com

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Master Bond

HELPING ENGINEERS MEET SPECIFIC REQUIREMENTS EP42HT-2LTE: Epoxy Has Ultra Low Coefficient of Thermal Expansion Featuring coefficient of thermal expansion of 9-12 x 10-6 in/in/°C, EP42HT-2LTE is a two component epoxy for bonding, sealing, coating and select casting applications. It has paste consistency with some flow that imparts outstanding dimensional stability and will bond well to a wide variety of substrates. EP42HT-2LTE is also noteworthy for its low linear and volumetric shrinkage.

Master Bond is celebrating 40 years of formulating cutting edge adhesives, sealants, coatings and potting/encapsulation systems utilizing advanced technology for challenging applications. High Performance Adhesives, Sealants & Coatings Our expansive line of epoxies, silicones, UV curable and LED curable compounds can be customized to meet a myriad of property requirements including: • High/low temperature resistance • Electrical conductivity/insulation • Thermal conductivity • High/low viscosity • Flexibility and toughness • Chemical resistance • Optical clarity

EP90FR-V: Passes Vertical Burn Test Formulated for specialty aviation applications, EP90FR-V is a two component system meeting FAR standard 14 CFR 25.853(a) for flame retardancy. The most noteworthy applications include interior panels, door frame lining and floor/door assemblies. Since it is a superior electrical insulator, this epoxy is also a candidate for electronic potting and sealing applications. Additionally, EP90FR-V is a non-halogenated system.

Developed to withstand harsh environmental conditions, our products feature superior long-term durability. They are used in a variety of industries and are designed to meet stringent industry standards and are certified for: • NASA low outgassing • USP Class VI • FDA CFR 175.300 & FDA CFR 175.105 • UL 94V-0 & UL 94V-1 • ISO 10993-5

Resource Library Keep informed of the latest developments in adhesive technology. Get the answers you need from top industry experts. White Papers Master bond offers an easy to read collection of white papers that provide concise answers and solutions to difficult issues.

Outstanding Customer Support Master Bond makes customer support a fundamental priority in the adhesive selection process. Our technical specialists have decades of experience and will work with you, one-on-one, throughout the design, prototyping and manufacturing stages of your application.

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Videos Enjoy friendly characters and helpful hints in brief videos that focus on product highlights and how to demonstrations.

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maxon precision motors

System Solutions

maxon drives set the world in motion. maxon motor combines electric motors, gears and DC motor controls into high-precision, intelligent drive systems that can be custom-made to fit the specific needs of customer applications. maxon motor helps provide innovative solutions at competitive prices for numerous applications in various markets, such as industrial automation, medical, robotics and aerospace.

maxon precision motors, inc. 101 Waldron Road Fall River, MA 02720

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maxon precision motors focuses on comprehensive solutions optimized through a diversified product range and client consultation. maxon motors manufactures small, highquality brush and brushless DC motors ranging in size from 6 mm to 90 mm. maxon’s rhombic wound ironless rotor motors provide exceptionally high efficiency, low EMI emissions, fast acceleration, no preferred rotor position,

torque constants and long service life. The drive components are assembled and designed according to your individual needs. Our modular system includes planetary, spur and special gearheads as well as encoders and control electronics. With over 50 years of experience, high-tech innovations and superior product quality, maxon is the reliable partner in drive technology. Individual, customized drive solutions are our greatest strength.

A perfect drive solution in a few easy steps

DC brushed and brushless motors configurable online and ships in 11 days.

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Now even stronger, more efficient and with yet more combination options: There are new additions to the maxon family of X drive products. Several long versions of brushed DC motors (DCX), with higher torques and more power, have been added to the product range along with matching planetary gearheads. In addition, maxon’s brushless DC motor (ECX) line is also available with a larger variety of diameters ranging from 8 – 22 mm, achieving speeds of up to 120,000 rpm. They run very smoothly and are highly efficient in standard or sterilizable versions (up to 2,000 autoclave cycles). Ideal for use in hand-held surgical tools and industrial spindles. maxon motor’s X drives are extremely powerful and are easily configured online. Customers can fit the drives with specific mechanical and electrical components specific to their application needs. It is possible to customize the shaft lengths, winding types, ball bearings and much more. When combined together with maxon encoders and planetary gearheads, you form a high-precision, robust drive system ideal for any application from aerospace to medical to robotics. In fact anywhere that requires a compact, powerful, quiet and strong drive system. In addition, detailed product data may be viewed immediately online and 3D CAD data for the configuration is available for downloading. Visit dcx.maxonmotor.com for more information. www.designworldonline.com

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MEAN WELL USA Your Reliable Power Partner MEAN WELL was established in 1982 and is a leading standard switching power supply manufacturers in the world. MEAN WELL USA was established in 1999 as a sales and support center for customers in North America and Canada. Located in Fremont California, MEAN WELL USA offers customers local engineering and technical support as well as a local warehouse to provide just-in-time delivery for any power supply requirement. Our trained staff of sales and technical engineers can help you select from a wide assortment of power supplies the best one that fits your needs. MEAN WELL USA, Inc. 44030 Fremont Blvd. Fremont, CA 94538 mwsales@meanwellusa.com www.meanwellusa.com

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8000 Standard Models We have over 8,000 standard models widely used in automation, communication, LED lighting, medical, moving sign, and office automation fields. Our 15,000m2 modern facility and the intelligent information management system allow us to keep enough stock for 95% of standard models, enabling prompt delivery. To meet customers’ demands, MEAN WELL can deliver orders ranging in size from 1 to 20,000 units. Small and medium quantity orders are offered through our local MEAN WELL members or authorized distributors, helping to save time. Large quantity orders can be sent directly from MEAN WELL.

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“Total Quality Assurance and Customer Satisfaction” are the central goals of our company. We believe that our industry is one where reliability in long-term use, functionality and cost are all of great importance, but that it is reliability that differentiates the truly superior products. So, every product in the MEAN WELL range is the result of rigid procedures governing design, design verification test (DVT), design quality test (DQT), component selection, pilot-run production, and mass production. We have recently implemented a new and highly efficient computerized management system. This system allows improved administration of sales, purchasing, manufacturing management, shipping, customer service, and quality analysis, allowing us to ensure the best QCDS (Quality, Cost, Delivery Time, Service) for our customers Our goal is to offer total solutions that satisfy our customer’s requirements. We have earned a good reputation based on the quality, competitive prices and punctual delivery of our products. Currently, we have around 200 distributors and thousands of customers throughout the world. We have formed long-term associations with most of our customers, working together for many years, developing many treasured relationships.

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Memory Protection Devices Memory Protection Devices, Inc. (MPD) is an ISO 9001 certified global manufacturer of battery holders,battery contacts, auto plugs, auto sockets, fuse holders, DC jacks, DC plugs, and other electronic components and devices. Our parts are manufactured to rigorous standards in factories located around the world, which meet not only our quality requirements, but our social ones as well. We believe that many components have not been given as much thought as they deserve, and every day we work to find the next innovative design. After all, a defective component can cause complete failure in most devices, and a poorly designed one can cause many inconveniences to end users. It is due to this core value that MPD is viewed as the industry’s leading innovator. 200 Broad Hollow Rd., Ste. 4 Farmingdale, New York 11735 Phone: 631-249-0001 Fax: 631-249-0002 memoryprotectiondevices.com

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SnapDragon and Gliders were the last chapter in the story of MPD’s quest to make sure that battery holders are as technology-driven as the products in which they are used, stay tuned for more announcements in 2016. New products, new ideas, new designs coming your way soon !!

MPD is one of the world’s largest creators and suppliers of innovative and cost-effective battery and coin cell holders and contacts. We created the coin cell holder, and it is still the core of our product line. MPD also offers a full line of automotive plugs, cord sets and other components like fuse holders and power plugs, jacks and adapters. Another advanced concept introduced by MPD is our line of “Gliders’: hybrid coin cell holders that combine the low cost of retainers with even higher reliability than standard coin cell battery holders. MPD is proud to be partnering with Microsoft to bring you the patented new Instaload technology. Gliders, SnapDragon and Instaload are the next chapter in the story of MPD’s quest to make sure that battery holders are as technology-driven as the products in which they are used.

Products and services include electronic design, prototypes and mass production for Battery holders, contacts and sockets and other power connection related products. Since 1980, Memory Protection Devices, Inc has been offering battery holders and contacts for lithium coin cells and alkaline cells. We offer products based on a range of standard products and custom proprietary solutions.

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METCASE Standard and Custom Made Enclosures METCASE specializes in the design and manufacture of aluminum enclosures for electronics equipment. The extensive range includes modern and versatile instrument enclosures for desktop, portable and wall mounted systems. The range also includes 19” rack cases in 1U to 6U sizes. The company can also modify its enclosures with non-standard sizes, machined cutouts, custom colors and finishes, digital printing, and much more. Fully finished enclosures are supplied ready for mounting the customer’s components. Full technical information, including 3D drawings, is available on the METCASE website.

METCASE manufactures modern enclosures for electronics and 19 inch equipment. Customized or fully bespoke enclosures can be supplied to customer specifications. The range includes the following popular types:

19 Inch Enclosures

Modern and highly versatile 19 inch enclosures for rack mounted electronics equipment. The program includes 19” rack mount cases in standard 1U to 6U sizes and 3U desktop cases for housing subracks, chassis and front panels. Standard features include fixed or removable front panels, ventilation slots, PCB mounting rails and pillars and ergonomic front handles. The desktop cases can also be ordered with a bail arm.

Instrument Enclosures

METCASE manufactures an extensive range of instrument enclosures for table-top and portable applications. The enclosures include many useful design features. A large range of sizes and styles is available painted in light gray, anthracite or black. Standard features include anodized aluminum front panels, PCB guide rails and mounting pillars, handles and bail arms, ventilation slots, tilt feet and non-slip feet.

METCASE Abele Business Park 3000 Old Pond Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 www.metcaseusa.com

Customizing Service

All METCASE enclosures are designed with customizing in mind. 3D models are available to help designers integrate their electronic components. METCASE customizing options include CNC punching and drilling, digital printing, custom colors and finishes and much more. METCASE can also manufacture fully bespoke enclosures and sheet metal components.

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MFP Seals Founded in 1977, Martin Fluid Power includes five distribution locations in the US, plus locations in England, Colombia and Taiwan. MFP Seals represents a culmination of bringing together, our Design, Engineering, Machining, Molding, Kitting, and Die Cutting departments. Today we are focused on designing, engineering and manufacturing the highest quality seals, made in the USA. MFP Seals, a division of Martin Fluid Power, is focused on providing you superior service, an effortless experience and access to our sealing devices worldwide. Through our website, stocking locations and authorized distributors, our products are available wherever you are. MFP Seals 900 E. Whitcomb Avenue Madison Heights, MI 48071 Phone: (248) 585-8170 Fax: (248) 585-4398 sales@mfpseals.com www.mfpseals.com

The MFP Seals Manufacturing division encompasses our research and development, design and engineering, CNC machining, injection molding and die cutting departments. The focus of this division is to provide our customers with the highest level of engineered success, from initial plan to final production, throughout our product line. Whether we are working for a customer, enhancing an existing seal’s capability, or designing a new seal, our engineering team utilizes the latest technology to achieve the best results. Finite Element Analysis and state-of-the-art measuring systems are among the tools used to achieve the capabilities, tolerances and engineering accuracy our customers have come to expect from us. The capability of a seal’s design is not only based on precision engineering, but also in the materials and machinery used to manufacture it. MFP Seals not only tests the compounds we use in the production of our seals, we also specially blend compounds to enhance specific properties based on the intended use of the product. From there we determine what type of manufacturing is necessary to achieve the optimal product. From start to finish, our goal is to Seal in Success™, the successful performance of our sealing products and the success of the thousands of businesses worldwide, that depend on our sealing products every day.

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WHY IS MICROMO THE LEADER WITH MICRO MOTION SOLUTIONS?

MICROMO

MICROMO (FAULHABER Group) is the quality leader for custom micro motion solutions and full service capabilities. MICROMO offers excellence in micro motor and encoder technology as well as design customization. MICROMO brings together value-added services and cutting-edge technologies from around the world through high efficiency, high performance offerings, such as brushed, brushless, stepper, thin-profile DC, piezoelectric and linear motors for diverse applications (www.micromo.com). Founded in 1961 and based in Florida, MICROMO provides a variety of linear and rotary motion solutions for the North American market. MICROMO is part of the global FAULHABER Group, which has over 1,600 team members worldwide. MICROMO is your full service, value added outsourcing partner: • ISO 9001 and 13485 certification • Custom design and complete clean room subassembly • Express prototyping • Machining center • State-of-the-art testing laboratory • Energy-efficient solutions and enhanced product life MICROMO’s benchmark contributions with motion solutions are a part of many leading products and applications in markets such as Medical Devices, Robotics and Automation, Optics and Photonics, Aerospace, Defense and Instrumentation. MICROMO 14881 Evergreen Ave. Clearwater, FL 33762 T: (800) 807-9166 F: (727) 572-7763 www.micromo.com

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EXCELLENCE IN MICRO MOTION SOLUTIONS For over 50 years, MICROMO has partnered with a range of markets to provide the highest precision and highest performance motion systems and components based on dc motor technology. MICROMO combines the widest range of linear and rotary motion solutions with value-added services and the global resources of the FAULHABER Group to provide a variety of benchmark custom motion solutions across markets, such as medical devices, robotics, aerospace, optics, and semiconductor equipment. QUALITY LEADERSHIP MICROMO is ISO 9001 13485 certified and RoHS compliant. With the FAULHABER Group’s ISO 14001 certification, MICROMO provides the highest quality standards for the design, development and manufacturing of fractional horsepower drive systems for diverse markets. TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP--STARTED DECADES AGO WITH THE “FAULHABER COIL.” Decades ago, Dr. Faulhaber patented the first self-supporting, ironless, skew-wound rotor coil, and the FAULHABER Group motor technologies grew from this revolutionary patented system. The system centers on winding hollow, low-inertia moving coils for maximum power and efficiency in the smallest physical spaces. By remaining close to the company’s engineering roots, MICROMO is the premier provider of micro motion control systems. MICROMO’s product line includes fractional horsepower DC coreless motors, PMDC motors up to 1,000 Watts, brushless DC motors, stepper motors, piezo motors, linear servo motors, precision gearboxes, optical and magnetic encoders, fail-safe brakes, tachometers and tacho-generators, controllers, micromechanical systems, complete servo systems, and custom subassemblies that incorporate these products for integration into OEM devices. IT’S ALL HERE IN NORTH AMERICA From concept to delivery, MICROMO (Clearwater, FL) provides it all. With on-site machining and assembly facilities, a versatile standard product line, an Advanced Engineering Group, and over 5,000 special executions, customization is MICROMO’s strength. MICROMO’s operations include a state-of-the-art CNC machining center, a 12,000 ft² clean room assembly operation (class 100,000 capable), and a design, R & D and engineering testing center. All application work is carried out by in-house engineering staff. MICROMO’s engineering team partners with over 3,000 customers for the design, specification and after sales support of industry leading motion control products. With extensive local inventory and online product analysis and purchase via the MICROMO Motion System SelectorTM, many products can be delivered in three days or less to meet immediate design and testing requirements.

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Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Midwest Motion Products, Inc. (MMP), is a well-established, healthy, & growing Family Owned Business, founded in 2001. MMP specializes in cost-effective standard DC Gearmotors, Motors, Controls, and ancillary equipment. Known world-wide for our “Lightning Fast” delivery capabilities, you can have a Standard Planetary or Right Angled DC Gearmotor BUILT and SHIPPED, often on the very same day you call. Offering Brushed and Brushless designs, with winding voltages ranging from 12 VDC to 120 VDC, we can deliver your “Robust & Reliable” samples within HOURS, instead of weeks, or even months. There are no minimum order quantity requirements, and visitors to our Website can identify a performance-optimized solution within just a few clicks, using our unique and very popular “Solution Finder” program. Midwest Motion Products, Inc. 1000 Industries Circle Howard Lake, MN. USA 55349 Ph. 320-490-7060 Fx. 480-247-4096

PRODUCTS OFFERED:

• Complete Planetary Gearmotor Solutions

• STOCK Gear Ratios from 3:1 to 2076:1

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• Right Angled Gearmotors

• Brushed & Brushless Designs

• Input voltage range from 12-120V DC • Integral Failsafe Brakes

• Integral Optical Encoders • Analog Tachometers

• Optional NEMA Flanges (17, 23, 34, 42) • Motor Speed Controls

• PWM Servo Amplifiers

• Economical DC Linear Actuators • AC DC Power Supplies

• 12V Remote Controls with FOBs

• ULTRA QUIET (Delrin) Gearmotors • Gearmotors BUILT in USA • High Volume Capacity

• Shipping “Thousands” of units per year

Are you under pressure to complete your OEM product development project with a tight deadline?

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BXW BRAKE

BXW brake is used for braking, holding, and braking & holding.

Miki Pulley A World-Class brand. Miki Pulley established its business roots by providing variable speed belt drives to the burgeoning Asian machine industry several decades ago. Over time, our product line has evolved to serve many more facets of the machine and manufacturing market worldwide. With offices, production facilities, and partner companies spanning the globe, our customer service and Engineering expertise is at the forefront of the world market.

SFC COUPLING

The SFC model utilizes metal plate springs to offer high torsional stiffness, while forgiving a degree of misalignment.

We collaborate with Design Engineers to identify the most efficient and cost effective solutions for their rotary motion control and mechatronic applications. Our zero-backlash coupling line includes: jaw & spider type, high performance servo type, and high speed metal plate spring couplings. Positive shaft locking devices also bring a very simple, but important element to our product offering. Electromagnetic clutches and brakes round out our compliment of solutions. CAD files for our equipment are available.

BXR BRAKE

This unique, low profile design is 2/3 the thickness of other brakes that Miki offers.

MiKI PULLEY US 13200 Sixth Ave. N Plymouth, MN 55441-5509 800.533.1731 www.mikipulley-us.com

SFF COUPLING

The additional plate spring connection bolts on the SFF model provides higher torsional stiffness, while accepting limited misalignment.

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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. As one of many Mitsubishi Electric affiliates around the world, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., is part of a $40 billion global company serving a wide variety of industrial markets with a family of automation products including programmable logic controllers, variable frequency drives, operator interfaces, motion control systems, computer numerical controls, industrial robots, servo amplifiers and motors, and industrial sewing machines. The corporate philosophy of the company includes a commitment not only to providing superior solutions and service to Mitsubishi customers, but also to contributing to the local community and creating a rewarding work environment for its employees.

Mitsubishi Electric Automation U.S. operations are headquartered in Vernon Hills, Illinois — 30 minutes from O’Hare International Airport. Visit the company’s website at https://us.mitsubishielectric.com/fa/en

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A Global Perspective Mitsubishi Electric Automation, among the top three automation suppliers globally, offers manufacturers, system integrators, and OEMs the most advanced and reliable automation solutions for improving performance, lowering total cost of ownership, enhancing quality, and furthering competitiveness. Understanding Customers Mitsubishi Electric Automation is a major global manufacturer and automation systems supplier that faces all the same issues of performance, cost, and quality as its customers. For example, Mitsubishi Electric Automation implemented its own e-F@ctory solution at its servo motor manufacturing plant in Nagoya, Japan in order to optimize production. As a result of using this enterprise-unifying solution, monthly output of the company’s servo motors increased from 55,000 to 100,000 units, while production lead time and nonconforming parts both decreased by 50 percent, and productivity increased by 180 percent. Because Mitsubishi Electric Automation tackles manufacturing realities and challenges every day, the company understands the needs of its customers and develops products and solutions to meet those needs. Innovative, Comprehensive Automation Solutions As an innovator of factory automation technology, Mitsubishi Electric Automation addresses manufacturing challenges with a comprehensive portfolio of products and technologies designed to help factories achieve maximum productivity. These include solutions that provide real-time communication between the factory floor and the enterprise, energy monitoring and management solutions, and

integrated solutions to optimize the entire manufacturing process. Through Mitsubishi Electric Automation, North American companies participating in and supplying to the following industries can access the most advanced and reliable manufacturing solutions available in any region of the globe. • Automotive manufacturing and assembly • Energy management • Food, beverage, and pharmaceutical packaging • Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning • Machine tool manufacturing • Material handling • Semiconductor manufacturing and assembly • Textile production Exceptional Service and Support Mitsubishi Electric Automation customers have come to expect industry leading technical and logistical support. A testament to its reputation for exceptional service and support is the longevity of its customer relationships. The company enjoys cooperative, decadeslong relationships with manufacturers, system integrators, and OEMs who have come to rely on the high quality and reliability of Mitsubishi Electric Automation products, solutions, training and support.

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mk North America, Inc. better products. better solutions. mk North America believes in delivering not just a better product, but a better solution. This core belief drives us to provide customers with the best possible selection, quality, and support for every project and defines us as an industry leader within the conveyors and aluminum extrusion channels. More than 50 different conveyor products and 250 aluminum extrusion shapes combined with our specialty in customizations provide customers confidence mk North America offers a solution to meet their needs. Founded in 1988, mk North America serves as the North American headquarters for the mk Technology Group.

Why We’re an Industry Leader mk North America’s dedication to its customers is apparent in the quality, flexibility and value we provide throughout our diverse selection of products and services. Additionally, our commitment to innovation – mk’s Engineered Solutions offer unique, cutting-edge solutions for the not-so-everyday applications. mk continues to develop new solutions and offer best-in-industry products so that we may meet and exceed our customer’s expectations. Engineered Solutions from mk North America • Sanitary stainless steel vertical conveying • Vacuum conveyors for high speed and position sensitive applications • Ultra durable and reliable conveyors and devices for high load assembly and test applications • Back-lit conveyors for vision applications • Precision conveyors with fixtures for parts indexing and locating • Integration with robotic systems and assembly operation Products Advancements and Innovations • Internal drive drum motor for the GUF-P 2000 belt conveyor • Redesigned plastic modular belt conveyor MBF-P 2040 for a more robust solution • Redesigned plastic modular belt Z-conveyors KFM-P 2040 for meeting elevating challenges • Development of tight-nose drive transfers for CleanMove stainless steel food and beverage conveyors • Design innovations for VersaMove pallet- handling conveyors including updated transfers, stopping and locating devices

mk North America, Inc. 105 Highland Park Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 USA Phone: (860) 769-5500 Email: sales@mknorthamerica.com www.mknorthamerica.com

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• Highest load capacity ratings in the industry for VersaMove Ultra pallet-handling conveyors • All new curved plastic modular belt conveyor KMF-P 2040 providing the tightest turn radius on the market We are gearing up for 2017 with additional, new product advancements. To keep up with mk, subscribe to our newsletter or follow our blog at www.mknorthamerica.com.

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MOCAP 409 Parkway Drive Park Hills, MO 63601 Phone: 800-633-6775 314-543-4000 FAX: 314-543-4111 www.mocap.com

MOCAP is the Industry Leader in the manufacturing of quality Dip Molded, Injection Molded and Extruded Plastic & Rubber products for virtually every market. We offer extensive lines of Caps, Plugs, Grips, Tubing & Tapes commonly used as Components, Masking & Protection for Pumps, Valves, Fittings, Threads, Tubes, Pipes & Filters. MOCAP stocks a wide assortment of Vinyl Caps, Plugs and Grips along with numerous styles of Polyethylene Caps and Plugs for immediate shipment. We have also recently completed tooling on many styles of Threaded and Non-Threaded Caps and Plugs and have recently added many sizes of paper caps and plugs, as well as several families of pipe and flange protection.

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Model Solution More than design validation, tooling, model making, injection molding, or 3D printing, Model Solution offers more prototyping and manufacturing services, expertise, and support to accelerate your product development and get you to market faster. When it comes to product development in the world of design - quality delivered quickly spells success. At Model Solution, we have the resources to make our customers’ specialized designs come to life. Model Solution is the one-stop shop for: • complex tooling • precision prototyping & modeling • design for manufacturability • low volume manufacturing up to 100,000 pieces Model Solution delivers products with vivid colors, innovative materials and state-of-the-art finishes. Serving a wide range of industries including aerospace, automotive, consumer, medical, industrial and more, Model Solution’s precision, speed, expertise and innovation make it the default choice for your next design project. Model Solution Phone: 1-408-856-1257 www.model-solution.com

Model Solution does more – especially when it comes to innovative product design & development. Its world-class team of engineers works closely with customers and employs the latest design, prototyping and modeling techniques to develop high quality products…fast – and within budget. Model Solution condenses your design cycle and delivers prototypes and models to validate the design functionality and evaluate the color, material and finish.

Tooling

From prototype to production – from plastics to metals to silicone, Model Solution precision prototype, pre-production and production tooling means more quality parts delivered quickly. State-of-the-art equipment and processes combined with Model Solution’s tooling experts results in your products reaching customers’ hands faster.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing made easy – Model Solution embraces the production experience, from concept to prototype to Lot-B production. Offering metal stamping, plastic injection molding, compression molding and clean-room molding services, Model Solution delivers machined or molded parts in the color, finish and material you specified – FAST. Model Solution also offers subassembly or finished product assembled in production quantities up to 100,000 pieces to bring product to market even faster.

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MP Filtri MP Filtri, founded by Mr. Bruno Pasotto in 1964, designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies a comprehensive range of hydraulic filters and accessories for the fluid power industry. The company also manufactures a complete line of condition monitoring equipment for oil-based fluids, subsea (water based) fluids, and aggressive fluids. The corporate office is located in Milan, Italy and international locations include the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Russian Federation, China, and India. All MP Filtri locations are supported by a worldwide distribution network.

Excellence in filtration MP Filtri’s devotion to research, design and development of hydraulic filtration solutions began in the 1960s. In the 1980s, the company acquired a foundry and a workshop dedicated to machining, therefore being able to control, monitor, and manage the entire production process from raw materials to assembly.

Development MP Filtri’s development goal over the years has been product customization according to specific market requirements. The company has been working on extensive product analysis in order to develop versatile and market-oriented solutions. Today’s market focuses on versatility and adaptability of the manufacturer, and is requiring solutions able to adapt to various dimensions and layouts while maintaining highly competitive costs even for special solutions.

No difference between “special” and “standard”

MP Filtri USA, Inc. 2055 Quaker Pointe Drive Quakertown, PA 18951

MP Filtri has focused on these issues, developing solutions to address them while maintaining quality of the product. The new in-line and return filters feature head versions with different inlet/outlet options both in quantity and type. This range of connections provides great adaptability of each part, which is an increasing requirement. MP Filtri uses the design logic that looks to actively develop products that are more versatile in their standard design, which then can be used in highly customized production.

Toll-free: 888-263-0090

Quality without compromise

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Quality has always been the essential feature of the entire MP Filtri product range. Each product undergoes a thorough series of tests, verifications, and checks carried out by a laboratory which certifies the product’s performance. MP Filtri’s research, development, and product innovation focus on uncompromising quality.

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MTS Sensors Highly precise and durable MTS position sensors and liquid level transmitters help customers automate a wide range of functions and processes. Our exclusive Temposonics® magnetostrictive technology facilitates the highest levels of manufacturing speed, safety and efficiency. Because our sensors are non-contacting and non-wearing, there isn’t a more accurate, reliable sensor anywhere. Customers enjoy trouble-free operation for years without the need for adjustment or recalibration. As an organization, MTS Sensors delivers value through a combination of great technology products and people with the experience to help customers optimize their design decisions. In essence, we help organizations around the world improve productivity and reduce total cost of ownership. MTS Systems Corporation Sensors Division 3001 Sheldon Drive Cary, N.C. 27513, USA Phone: +1 (919) 677-0100 sensorsinfo@mts.com www.mtssensors.com

ABSOLUTE, LINEAR POSITION SENSORS

You deserve extraordinary solutions – we respond with an extensive range of measuring stroke options, simultaneous measurement of multiple magnets, smart electronic designs with built-in diagnostics, innovative housing concepts and a wide variety of controller interfaces. Our Temposonics® magnetostrictive technology is maximized with powerful electronics and double-shielded construction to assure immunity against interference. Robust designs guarantee maximum reliability, high-precision position measurements and long term operation even in the harshest environments.

YOUR CHALLENGE OUR SOLUTION We address your exact design and performance needs – with multiple mechanical and output options.

SAFETY IN MIND We offer the first linear position sensor to combine SIL2 safety capability with hazardous area approvals for industrial applications. The T-Series sensor is optimized for safe use in settings where there is potential for exposure to flames and caustic substances, as well as the possibility of explosive atmospheres.

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Muncie Power Products, Inc. Muncie Power Products Inc. is a full hydraulic systems provider, serving the truck equipment industry with leading customer support, power take-offs and hydraulic components. Dedicated to delivering value to its customers for more than 80 years, Muncie Power Products meets customer needs and the demands of today’s industry with easy, trouble-free solutions. For more information, visit www.munciepower.com Muncie Power Products 201 East Jackson Street Muncie, IN 47305-2834 Phone: 765-284-7721 Toll Free: 800-367-7867 Fax: 765-284-6991

Since 1935, we’ve been serving the truck equipment and other fluid power markets as a provider of quality products and services. With roots as a distributor of automotive replacement parts, our company has evolved into one of today’s leading manufacturers of power take-offs and fluid power components in North America. Headquartered in Muncie, Indiana, we maintain manufacturing and distribution facilities across the country, in addition to a global network, as a member of the international, publicly traded Interpump Group.

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As an innovative leader in the truck equipment industry, we’re a company dedicated to delivering value to you, our customers. At Muncie Power Products we build more than just hydraulic components, “We Build Trust.”

At Muncie Power Products we are proud to offer a wide range of mobile power components to meet your application needs including: power take-offs, gear pumps, valves, cylinders, motors, reservoirs, DC power packs, electronic spreader systems and more.

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Murrelektronik, Inc. Cables, Wiring & Connectors I/O Modules Power Supplies Safety, Machine Safety, Process Murrelektronik, Inc. 1327 Northbrook Parkway Suwanee, GA, 30024 • USA Phone: 770/497-9292 Fax: 770/497-9391 Email: ahenry@murrinc.com murrinc.com

Murrelektronik is your system partner: From the control cabinet via the interface, active or passive into the field. We have a widely diversified product range and can supply you with well thought-out solutions that are made to fit your industrial automation applications - from a single source. Murrelektronik’s U.S. office and warehouse are located in the suburbs of Atlanta, GA. Our team is customer oriented and we strive to give our customers the very best in product, price, delivery and service. Backed up by a skilled technical support team and a distribution network across the country, we can provide detailed product and application advice from concept to completion. Our success has been based on innovative products, a highly-developed market and customer orientation, effective logistics, teamwork and quality products.

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As a Murrelektronik customer, you are our main focus. Our “stay connected” claim has emerged from this philosophy. It underlines the fact that we consistently orient ourselves to market requirements with regard to products, performance, price, quality, logistics and service. We throw a great deal of innovation and flexibility into the mix to create an orientation that is supported by a cooperative management culture, flat hierarchies and short decision-making routes. Murrelektronik is a globally operating company. With more than 1000 employees around the world, your contact is never far away. Each Murrelektronik employee is competent, reliable and open to your suggestions and ideas. Read more about Murrelektronik, Inc.’s innovation in Automation World: www.automationworld.com/company/murrelektronik-inc

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Nason Located in Upstate South Carolina, Nason operates a 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility that is home to a team of expert design engineers and customer service specialists with decades of combined experience. After more than 60 years, Nason is now a proven leader in spaceefficient electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic components. Nason’s switches, compact cylinders and transducers have set a new industry standard for quality, efficiency and flexibility — yet their biggest point of pride is their commitment to taking on new challenges for their customers, big and small. They are always willing to create exactly what a customer needs. Nason 1307 S. Highway 11 Walhalla, SC 29691 Phone: 800-229-4955 Phone: 864-638-9521 Fax: 864-638-7903 Email: nassales@nasonptc.com www.nasoncylinders.com

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Our components are the most compact, space-efficient designs available — so instead of building around an unwieldy component, our smaller footprint gives you more room to work with. All Nason components are precision-manufactured with an unmatched attention to detail. A perfectly concentric bore. Extended product life. That’s the Nason difference — components that work harder longer, saving our customers time and money. Our customers can forget designing around a standardized component. With Nason, they get the precise specifications they need — putting them in control and guaranteeing that the final product fits the application. Not only are Nason components a better value based on initial purchase price, they continue to deliver cost savings over the product’s entire life cycle.

At Nason, we consider ourselves leaders in engineering because we come at things with a smarter approach: our customers’. We start with real questions, not prepackaged answers. What is the ideal solution for our customers’ applications? What would work best for them? Once we understand exactly what they need, we get to work designing and engineering the perfect component.

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New Slide Way Ends Slippage

NB’s innovations, starting in 1939, have produced Linear Systems that minimize size and weight while providing superior performace in the high-precision equipment.

The NB STUDROLLER™ is perfect for motion control applications with extremely fast acceleration and deceleration (at dimensions ranging from 30600mm lengths, 2-12 mm rollers, endurance is 150 million cycles), NB’s new NV type STUDROLLER™ with stainless steel Anti-Creep Cage Technology guarantees zero slippage. The STUDROLLER‘s Raceway depressions track STUDROLLER’s nodules preventing slippage - in any position. (Patent Pending).

At www.nbcorporation.com, detailed product drawings and tables that provide dimensional and mehancial information can be further explored in our catalog. Hard copy catalogs or CD Roms can be requested from our website as well as downloadable CAD drawings. NB products are designed to be inter-changeable with competing brands and come in Inch Standard along with both Asian and Euro Metric Standards.

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High Load Capacity Actuator

Smooth motion, fast accelerations and a high degree of accuracy are hallmark requirements for linear movement actuators. The BG Actuator meets all of these requirements. In fact, it won a design award in Japan. Now, NB Corporation of America is presenting this compact single axis actuator, which has a unique “U” shaped integrated slide guide and ball screw. The guide rails positioned lower than the ball screw center also increase rail rigidity and allow the block to carry heavier loads. These factors, together, allow the BG Actuator’s highly rigid metal structure to even be one-end supported. The 4, stainless steel, ball circuits contained in its slide block deliver high load capacity, accuracy and rigidity and does not increase the overall size of the actuator. BG’s 4-point contact arch design is (because of its shape, called a gothic arch) eliminates any clearance that could lead to deﬂection.

NB SGL slide guides are all highprecision, high-rigidity, high load capacity linear bearings with low friction, non-stick or slip mechanisms that provide smooth linear motion even under high loads. SGL Slide Guides range from 160mm lengths to 3000mm lengths. Six types of blocks are available depending on the mounting space and desired mounting method. The three accuracy grades offer the right SGL Slide Guide for every highprecision positioning device or highprecision machine. The number of tracking grooves for ball elements or rows of rollers.

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NBK America NBK America LLC was established in 2015, as a 100% subsidiary of Nabeya Bi-tech Kaisha,to support North American customers. NBK develops, manufactures, and sells Miniature Couplings, Special Screws and Machine Elements. NBK products are used in advanced industries, such as manufacturing equipment for semiconductors, robotics, machine tools and medical devices. NBK America LLC 421 Feheley Drive Suite B King of Prussia, PA, 19406 Ph: 484-685-7500 Fax: 484-685-7600 www.nbk1560.com/en-US/products/coupling/couplicon/

We provide high-precision, high-performance machinery products, to support North America’s remarkable developments in the semiconductor, flat panel display, LED, robotics, solar cell, biotechnology and other industries. We also support the world’s machine tool and CNC industries with the widest selection of motion control couplings available. NBK has a long history of such institutional commitment to employees, customers, and the environment, as demonstrated by our MITI award-winning Seki Garden Factory in Japan. We are proud of our heritage, and we will continue to create value through products appropriate to the society we live in now.

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Our history of more than 450 years, in which NBK has constantly renewed itself, providing new value to our customers, is a testament to our success. The NBK brand has always stood for the design, manufacturing and sale of products based upon the needs of the time.

Continuing to Innovate & Creating new value for our customers are embedded in NBK culture

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NEUGART USA Corp NEUGART USA is the US subsidiary of the German company Neugart, a leading manufacture of precision gearheads for automation, motioncontrol, and robotic applications. NEUGART is a family owned company dedicated to product excellence and total customer satisfaction. Founded in 1928, machining precision gears for instruments, in the 60’s NEUGART developed its first precision planetary gearbox product line for stepper motors, used predominantly in automated systems that time. With our attention to details, ongoing product enhancements we remain the leading force in this technology.

Gearboxes are highly mature products. To be a leader in the precision planetary gearbox technology, one must have better and smarter solutions than the competition in many, if not all the details. By only doing a few things right, one will not become a leader in this field.

NEUGART USA Corp 14325 South lakes Drive Charlotte, NC 28273 United States

A) - Streamlined, simple, integrated design – no unnecessary parts; “Perfection is not when there is nothing more to add, but nothing left to take away.” (A. de Saint-Exupery)

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B) - 4 to 6 planet gears – increased load sharing, high torque density C) - Full-needle, cage-less planet bearings – with the gears, the fundamental torque carrying components in the planetary system D) - Gearboxes are offered in zero helix angle or helical tooth shapes E) - All gears are plasma case hardened – (carbo-nitrided) to 63 HRC F) - Gears are precision honed – ensuring a superior tooth profile-quality, smooth gear contact flanks, facilitates increased loadability, smooth running, and consistent backlash G) - Precise motor shaft clamping system – ensures concentric clamping, reduced run-out, safe torque transfer from the motor to the input sun gear

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H) - Rating values and all technical specs based on well-defined recognized and proven standards – we are not involved in the “rating- and guessing- game” of the others

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New England Catheter Custom Medical Extrusions Incorporated in 2001, New England Catheter occupies a 14,000 square foot state-of-the-art controlled environment manufacturing facility in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. Working directly clients in the medical electronics and device industries, we design custom braid or spiral reinforced tubing, lined catheter shafts, and hybrid tubing built to exacting specifications. New England Catheter 132 North Main Street Lisbon, NH 03585 United States

Calling on the decades of extrusion and wire-processing experience of our parent company, New England Catheter excels in thin-wall, close tolerance tubing, bonding layers of thermoplastic to fluoropolymer, and braiding all types of round and flat wire, specializing in tight tolerances, custom designs and short lead times.

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We also offer a wide range of value-added and postprocessing services—tipping, hubbing, flaring, Parylene coating, centerless grinding or cut to length to your specification. Through true vertical integration of manufacturing processes, New England Catheter is able to offer customers everything from rapid prototyping services and small quantity orders to full production and value-added services.

This unique combination of advanced extrusion expertise & extensive wire processing capabilities allow us to produce custom braid or spiral reinforced tubing, lubricious lined catheter shafts, single/multi-lumen tubing and hybrid configurations. New England Catheter’s team of design engineers work closely with each individual customer to develop innovative, one-of-a-kind tubing solutions and custom OEM components from their specifications or to meet unique performance characteristic requirements.

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New England Wire Technologies Custom Designed & Manufactured Wire & Cable

New England Wire Technologies is a privately held company with an employee stock ownership program. For over 115 years, we have manufactured the most technologically advanced wire and cable in the industry. Our 400,000 square foot, state-of-the-art facility, located in Lisbon, NH, houses manufacturing, R&D, quality/ testing, tooling/machine fabrication and office space. With almost 400 employees, we operate 3 shifts per day, five days a week. As an ISO9001 registered company, we specialize in technical cable solutions, short lead times, and unparalleled customer service. New England Wire Technologies 130 North Main Street Lisbon, NH 03585 www.newenglandwire.com

New England Wire Technologies is committed to being the premier custom manufacturer of choice for customers in existing and emerging worldwide specialty cable markets.

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Whether working with customer supplied specifications or designing to a unique requirement, our engineering staff specializes in product development, concurrent engineering, design for manufacturability and quick-turn prototyping. Our on-site manufacturing processes include wire drawing, plating, braid, cabling and extrusion services. And, since all of our proprietary equipment and tooling is designed and built in-house, we have complete control while also offering quick modifications when needed. Through thru vertical integration of the manufacturing processes our customersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; design-to-market curve is the shortest in the industry!

Founded in 1898 in response to the birth of the communication age, today New England Wire serves a full range of industries including medical device and electronics, aerospace, defense, robotics/automation, power generation and alternative energy to name just a few. Our products include miniature, microminiature, single and multiconductor cables, low-noise, high temperature, coaxial and hybrid cables, cables with reinforced jackets, and medical braids. Additionally, we have provided cabling and insulating services to the superconductor industry since the 1960â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and are currently the only US cable manufacturer supplying services to the ITER program.

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Newcomb Spring For more than a century, Newcomb Spring has manufactured precision springs, wire forms and stampings. As one of North America’s largest and most technically-advanced metal form manufacturers, we produce custom components in large runs, short runs and prototypes for customers around the world. With state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and one of the industry’s most experienced staff, Newcomb Spring is able to serve customers in a wide array of industries and applications, including mission critical components. With nine locations in the U.S. and Canada, we can respond quickly to your order requests. We’re ready to exceed your expectations for service, quality and efficiency.

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Expert Design Assistance

Each Newcomb Spring facility offers experienced engineers who are happy to review your order. We can advise on materials, spatial considerations, part performance and manufacturing options. We have even designed our very own free spring calculator app – the Springulator® - to assist customers in the development process.

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Widest Range of Materials

Newcomb Spring is recognized for our diverse manufacturing capabilities. Our processes reduce waste and non-compliant parts, and our staff offers decades of experience in precision metal form manufacturing, which ensures accuracy and repeatable compliance. We can produce components out of an incredibly wide variety of material types, shapes and sizes – including standard, semi-precious and precious metals – with wire from .004-.625 inches in diameter.

Advanced Quality Controls

Our advanced part inspection utilizes some of the world’s most advanced technology, including computerized laser and camera gauge equipment that monitors compliance as each part is formed. Our modern QC equipment and experienced staff can produce parts that meet even the strictest order requirements.

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Nippon Pulse America, Inc. Nippon Pulse is a global manufacturer and Tier 1 supplier of precision motion control products for original equipment manufacturers. For more than 60 years, Nippon Pulse has built state-of-the-art rotary and linear motion control solutions, including the innovative Linear Shaft Motor, industryleading stepper motors, linear stages and controllers. Our high-quality products can be utilized in an extensive number of applications and industries, and can be customized to meet individual customer specifications. Nippon Pulse America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Nippon Pulse Motor Co. Ltd. Nippon Pulse America, Inc. 4 Corporate Drive Radford, VA 24141 Contact: (540) 633-1677 www.nipponpulse.com

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Custom manufactured motors for your OEM solutions Nippon Pulse is a leader in engineering because of: 1) our thorough approach to new projects, 2) our exceptional custommanufactured motion control products, and 3) our application engineers’ in-depth knowledge of the mechanics, physics and operations required when developing new applications, and their ability to communicate these during development. At Nippon Pulse, we want to provide exceptional customer service and support for OEMs. Our engineers have extensive product knowledge and can help determine the best solution for each individual motion control application. We approach each new application from an overall project standpoint, taking time to learn about the desired functionality, which enables us to make specific recommendations for the best mechatronic solutions – even if it means suggesting products with different capabilities than we can provide. We have invested in hiring engineers that are willing to go above and beyond for the absolute best customer experience. It’s about building trust with customers: We want to impress them, not just satisfy them. www.designworldonline.com

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We make a point to explain technical details and specs when necessary, in a way that helps our customers fully understand our product capabilities and limits, and provides a confidence and consistency they can expect when they work with our company. As one long-time customer says, “NPM gives us the best of both worlds: excellent quality and highly engineered Japanese products with exceptional American service.”

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Novotechnik Novotechnik is a world leader in the development and manufacture of a wide spectrum of touchless, noncontact, and potentiometric rotary and linear position sensors for motion control in industrial, automotive, aerospace, robotic, and medical equipment applications. These applications include the Segway personal transporter, where Novotechnik engineers worked with the customer to develop a critical application-specific steering sensor. Novotechnik owes its success to superior engineering and the development of leading technologies resulting in new application capabilities with proven product reliability and accuracy enabling the company to provide its customers with the clear and comprehensive specifications needed by design engineers. These capabilities include linear noncontact, linear inductive and single-turn rotary non-contact using Novostrictive®, Indres®, NOVOPAD™, NovoFoil™, Novohall™, PsP, and Vert-X® proprietary technologies.

Novotechnik angle and position sensors are integral parts of complex industrial feedback loop, and other, motion systems including: Chicago’s Willis Tower, the London Eye, forklifts and even a NASA space probe. Touchless rotary angle sensors utilize some of many new technologies found in Novotechnik products. Novotechnik’s Novohall technology enables angle sensors to measure without any mechanical wear and through solid and non-solid materials. A magnetic marker attaches to an application’s rotating part and a sensing part with NovoHall technology detects the position of the magnet and converts the detected angle to a usable voltage output. One product family this technology is used in is the RFD4000 Series and enables 12-bit resolution and repeatability of 0.1° or better.

Products include Novotechnik’s touchless rotary sensors with no moving parts and a maximum angular resolution of 0.022°. Novotechnik is ISO 9001 certified and was one of the first companies to achieve ISO/TS 16949 certification worldwide. Novotechnik U.S., Inc. 155 Northboro Road Southborough, MA 01772 Toll free: 800-667-7492 Ph: 508-485-2244 www.novotechnik.com

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Novotechnik’s non-contacting Magnetoresistive technology is utilized in their RSM2800 Series of magnetic encoders. This series measures up to 16 turns as well as the precise angle within a turn. Once power is applied, the RSM2800 Series is able to measure and and retain turns and angle even during a loss of power. For applications with a need for precision, these sensors deliver 16-bit resolution and linearity of 0.13%. They also provide various analog output options and one or two channels. Combining new industry leading position sensing technologies and capabilities, Novotechnik continues its history of engineering leadership, and brings products with new abilities and features to market that empower motion control engineers to design solutions that were impossible a short time ago.

Novotechni is enhancing its magnetoresistive technology introduced a few years ago and this technology gives engineers a magnetic encoder which continues to measure rotation after power fails or is removed, all without batteries. The information is stored for years– even without power.

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Looking Toward Next 100 Years In celebration of NSK’s 100th anniversary, the company has developed a vision for how it will set the future in motion: NSK is a world class manufacturer of motion and control products. Founded in 1916, NSK was the first company in Japan to develop and produce bearings. For the last century, NSK has proven to be an industry leader backed by superior quality, engineering research and technical innovation. NSK manufactures and distributes a wide range of rolling element bearings, linear motion, mechatronics and automotive component products. Striving to set the future in motion, NSK will constantly find ways to innovate and bring value to society by creating new products and technologies for the next 100 years. Operating in the Americas, NSK Corporations is a member of the NSK Ltd. Group and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan. NSK Corporation has a network of sales and engineering teams working in partnership with customers to deliver high performance products, application-specific solutions, superior technical support and exception service to the Americas market. The company’s strategically located manufacturing and distribution centers supply both original equipment manufacturers and the industrial aftermarket through a broad distribution network. For more information, visit www.nskamericas.com

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We bring motion to life, to enrich lifestyles, and to build a brighter future. Dedicated to uncovering society’s needs, we set ideas in motion to deliver solutions beyond the imagination. We’re NSK. In the field of motion & control, innovative engineering is paramount to optimal design and performance. NSK strongly believes this and invests its resources accordingly. The company has 14 global technology centers that focus in 4 core technologies: Tribilogy, Mechatronics, Material Engineering and Analysis Technology. Through advancement in these areas, NSK continually supplies high quality products to its customers while ensuring its reputation as an industry leader. The product solutions listed below can be tailored to achieve linear motion across multiple industries requiring automation.

NH/NS Series Linear Guides™

Achieves world’s highest load, high speed and precision The new NH/NS Series achieves the world’s highest load ratings, while maintaining superior precision and accuracy required for multiple applications. Upgrade to NSK’s NH/NS Series Linear Guides™ to receive the following benefits: • World’s highest load rating. • Doubled operating life (compared to standard LH/LS Series Linear Guides™). • Higher speed, lower noise and improved motion. • Capability to downsize linear guide and still meet required fatigue life. • Convenient drop-in replacement from NSK LH/LS Series (same mounting dimensions). • Interchangeable sliders and rails, sold separately or assembled. • Optional K1™ Lubrication Unit further extends product life and provides maintenance-free operation. • Inventory available for fast delivery. www.designworldonline.com

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K1™ Lubrication Units

Long-term, maintenance-free, peace of mind Patented K1™ Lubrication Units provide long-term, maintenance-free operation in environments where grease replenishment is undesirable or where grease may be easily washed away. These units can be installed on NSK ball screws, linear guides, Monocarrier™ or Robot Module™ products. • • •

No maintenance required for 5 years or up to 10,000 km operational distance. Effective in any mounting orientation. FDA approved option available.

Quick Ship Program

Precision, fast delivery and proven results Selected lines of NSK’s Compact FA Series ball screw and Moncoarrier™ products are available within a 4 week delivery time. These programs are ideal for smaller volume purchases with quick turnaround needs. • Compact FA Series Ball Screws offer quiet, high speed performance in a compact design. • Monocarrier™ linear actuators integrate NSK ball screws, linear guides and support units into one lightweight, compact design. • Various leads and stroke combinations available. • Domestically manufactured. For more information on NSK, their dedication to innovative engineering and industry leadership visit www.nskamericas.com

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ODU-USA, Inc. The ODU Group is one of the world’s leading suppliers of connector systems, employing 1,650 people around the world. In addition to its company headquarters in Mühldorf am Inn (Germany), ODU also has an international production and distribution network throughout Europe, North America and Asia. The ODU Group sells its products globally through its nine subsidiaries in the US, Denmark, England, France, Italy, Sweden, China, Japan and UK as well as through numerous international sales partners. ODU-USA, Inc. 4010 Adolfo Road Camarillo, CA 93012 USA Phone: +1 (805) 484-0540 Fax: +1 (805) 484-7458 E-Mail: sales@odu-usa.com www.odu-usa.com

ADVANCED CONNECTOR SOLUTIONS

ODU’s customer orientated connector systems ensure a reliable transmission of power, signal, data and media for a large variety of demanding applications including medical technology, military and security, eMobility, energy, industrial electronics, and measurement and testing. We provide all relevant areas of expertise and key technologies including design and development, machine tool and special machine construction, injection, stamping, turning, surface technology, assembly and cable assembly.

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OGURA Industrial Corp. Ogura Industrial Corp has demonstrated its leadership in providing motion control solutions and is currently the world’s largest manufacturer of electromagnetic clutches and brakes. In order to meet customized needs of today and tomorrow, we have continued investment in manufacturing technologies and latest design principles. We are ISO 9001-2000, 14001, and ISO/TS 16949. We have 14 manufacturing plants worldwide capable of producing 30 million clutches/ year. Our current product portfolio includes 3000+ clutch and brake designs meeting torque requirements ranging from 0.01 in-oz to 25,000 ft-lb. We welcome the opportunity to put our manufacturing and engineering skills to work for you. Ogura Industrial Corp 100 Randolph Rd Somerset, NJ 08873 Phone: (732) 271-7361

Electromagnetic clutches and brakes are used in any rotational application where motion needs to be controlled. Holding brakes are commonly used for servo motors and robotics. Micro-clutches are used on paper handling and office automation equipment. Single face friction, multiple disk, tooth, magnetic particle, hysteresis and permanent magnet units are used to control motion and provide safety for: • Robotics and medical equipment • Factory automation and processing equipment • Paper handling for copiers and printers

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Ogura supplies roughly 1/3 of automotive compressor clutches throughout the world. This high volume production base gives Ogura an edge in other high volume electromechanical components and clutches for: • Throttle bodies and variable shaft cam timing • Transfer cases, power transfer units, and electro magnetic locking differentials • Liquid heat generators, powertrain components, and more

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CONSTRUCTION & OUTDOOR POWER EQUIPMENT

Ogura electric PTO clutch designs have proven reliability through millions of installations. We supply a significant portion of the world’s consumer/commercial turf market. Our mobile pump clutches allow auxiliary engine components to be disconnected when not in use, reducing power consumption, extending component life and providing better fuel economy for: • Mowers, tractors, stump grinders, trenchers • Ag applications (spreaders, seeders, harvesters) • Pumps (hydraulic, water, vacuum)

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Ogura produces specialty products like superchargers (air blowers) and special motor sports clutches and brakes. Our superchargers have very high efficiency versus traditional roots blowers. They are helping to reduce engine horsepowers, lower emissions and are increasingly being used in fuel cell requirements to control both air and hydrogen. Because of Ogura’s high quality production, we are also certified to produce aircraft components under ISOJIS Q9100.

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OKW Enclosures, Inc. Award-Winning Electronic Enclosures OKW Enclosures, Inc. is a specialist manufacturer of enclosures for OEM electronics. The company’s extensive and award winning program includes pocket-size, handheld, desktop, portable, wall mount and DIN rail enclosures, plus accessories and a large range of tuning knobs. OKW also offers a comprehensive customizing service which can supply the enclosures fully finished with all the modifications necessary for mounting the customer’s components. Options include CNC machining, custom colors and materials, digital printing and much more. Free samples are available for evaluation. OKW Enclosures, Inc. Abele Business Park 3000 Old Pond Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 United States

OKW manufactures advanced enclosures for today’s electronics equipment. The enclosures can be supplied fully customized to customer specifications. The range includes the following popular versions:

Handheld Enclosures

Modern and ergonomically designed enclosures for mobile electronics used both indoors and outside. Standard features include recessed tops for locating membrane keypads, battery compartments for AAA, AA and 9V cells, integrated cable glands, infra-red versions, sealing kits up to IP 65, desk stations for charging and wall holders for storing. Many of these enclosures can also be used as wearable devices with the optional wrist/hand straps, belt/pocket clips and lanyards.

Instrument Enclosures

Stylish high quality enclosures for table-top and portable electronic instruments. Large range of designs in plastic or aluminum with removable front panels or sloping front sections. Options include aluminum or plastic front panels recessed for membrane keypads, ventilation slots, battery compartments, bail arms or integrated handles and non-slip feet.

Advanced wall mount enclosures for indoor and outdoor electronics equipment. Stylish and modern design sets these enclosures apart from the norm. Standard features include hidden fixing screws for a clean and tamper-proof assembly, recessed top for a membrane keypad, standard ingress protection up to IP 67 ( NEMA 4X) and hinged solid or transparent lids.

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Omron Integrated, Intelligent and Interactive Omron is a global provider of complete automation solutions with industry leading technologies covering: Input, Logic, Output, Safety and Robotics. Our team of professionals around the world have the know-how to recommend and apply unbiased solutions for our customers, whenever and wherever it’s needed.

It all starts with understanding our customer’s needs and their applications. Omron produces a wide range of products that can solve manufacturing challenges in a multitude of ways. We have everything you need for complete machine automation: sensing, control systems, visualization, drives, robotics, safety, quality inspection, control and switching components.

With 80+ years of proven products and widely adopted applications in various industries, Omron focuses on solutions for manufacturing in automotive, packaging, semiconductor, electronics/small parts assembly and pharmaceutical/cosmetics industries.

Our engineers are knowledgeable, experienced and involved. If you have a design challenge, they will find the answer. If you have a control issue, we’ll help you solve it. If you want to manufacture in a different country, we’ll connect you with our experts in the field.

OMRON Automation 2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 200 Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 www.omron247.com

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Through continued innovation we can deliver solutions that improve speed, increase throughput and enhance operator safety. Our outstanding track record is proof of our never-yielding dedication to improvement. Our promise to always push boundaries remains our hallmark.

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Our complete portfolio for machine automation: over 200,000 products that integrate Logic, Motion, Vision, Networks, Safety and Robots. With unmatched application know-how combined with machine and motion control; we provide fast, flexible, versatile, reliable and competitive solutions.

Make your bright ideas even brighter in our state-of-the-art Automation Center in Chicago, Our engineers are ready to try out the latest applications and test your new ideas. Anything you need to know about machine automation, contact...

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OMS Motion, Inc. OMS Motion Produces Superior Motion Control OMS Motion, aka Oregon Micro Systems, has been successfully producing motion control for more than 35 years. OMS evolved from patented motion control technology that provides superior advantages in the industry and has built a strong reputation for reliable and quality motion control products. Applications of OMS products include semiconductor and medical equipment, life sciences and factory automation markets, as well as major research projects at facilities around the world. OMS has the experience, proven reliability and performance that gain the confidence of design engineers worldwide. OMS Motion, Inc. 15201 NW Greenbrier Pkwy Suite B1 Beaverton, Oregon 97006 www.OMSmotion.com

OMS Motion provides world-class motion control solutions in applications of all types. Whether itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s vital medical analysis, precise semiconductor equipment or advanced scientific research, engineers depend on the proven reliability that OMS Motion provides. OMS Motion, located in Beaverton, Oregon, and has been successfully producing motion controllers for more than 30 years. OMS Motion was founded as Oregon Micro Systems (OMS) and evolved from patented motion control technology that provide superior advantages in the industry. OMS built a strong reputation in the market for reliable and quality motion control products backed by superior customer service and technical support. These motion controllers can control 10 axes of motion on a single controller for servo and/or stepper motor control. Applications of these controllers include semiconductor and medical equipment, life sciences and factory automation markets, as well as research facilities around the world. In addition to creating multi-axis motion controllers, OMS offers motors, drives and accessories that are often tailormade to support specific applications. Currently, there are well over Â˝ million axes of OMS motion control being used to support mission critical applications around the world. OMS Motion provides the experience, proven reliability and accuracy that gain the trust and confidence of design engineers worldwide.

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ONDRIVES.US Ondrives.US is a leading manufacturer and direct online seller of precision gears, gearboxes and mechanical drive components. Originating from a long, established history as an innovator and driving force for industry standardization since it’s inception in 1953. The Ondrives. US commitment to remain at the forefront of the precision manufacturing industry is realized through consistent reliability and the continual delivery of the highest quality through personal service. With manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and the U.K., the Ondrives companies produce and distribute a vast array of gears, gearboxes, shaft couplings, ground shafts, fasteners, timing pulleys and belts. We also fabricate countless other precision mechanical parts, utilizing the latest, state of the art equipment and technology. Our knowledgeable, experienced Design Team and Application Engineers are available to provide superior assistance in selecting the best components for a project and can accommodate the design requirements or provide modifications for any application to satisfy your needs, from prototypes to large volume production runs and assembly. For immediate engineering assistance, a recommendation, or to select products from our vast array of parts in stock. Visit us online at: www.ondrives.us Or call Customer Service: 1.888.260.7466 Ondrives.US Corp. 216 North Main Street Freeport, NY 11520 516.771.6777 sales@ondrives.us

WE THINK INSIDE AND OUTSIDE THE RED BOX! Gearboxes are a fundamental component of many drive systems. They can accomplish speed reduction and in lower ratios, speed increases. They are also used to increase torque, reverse rotation, and change the input/output direction of the drive-shaft. Ondrives.US offers precision gearboxes in a range of sizes from miniature to robust. We offer unique, compact, light weight gearboxes in ratios up to 3600:1. Output torques are available from instrumentation sizes to 850Nm. We carry the widest standard range of gearbox types and conﬁgurations available.

Broad Gearbox Selection: Right Angle Worm & Wheel • Crossed Axis Helical & Worm • High Ratio Bevel & Worm Wheel • Right Angle Bevel & Bevel T • Parallel Axis • Spur Gear • Counter Rotating Outputs • Epicyclic In-line • In-Line Shaft • In-line Planetary • Servo • NEMA Flange Mount • Miniature • Taper Gear • Hollow Bore Output • Miter • Oil Filled Reducer Spiral Miter Gears • Washdown • Motorized • Rack and Pinion

The combination possibilities of these conﬁgurations are limited only by system requirements and designer imagination.

The Ondrives.US Advantages: • 50+ Years of Experience in Precision Gearbox Manufacturing • Standard, Modiﬁed or Fully Custom Gearboxes Made to Order • Gearboxes for Servo Drives, Encoders & Power Transmission • Low Backlash Gearboxes to a Max. of 4 Arc Minutes • Unique Miniature Gearboxes Down to a 0.55” Cube • Ingress Protection Available to IP65 or Higher • Light Weight Aluminum or Plastic Housings • All Gearboxes are Conservatively Rated • High Eﬃciency Gearboxes • Greased for Life

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Onshape Onshape is the only company in the world 100% focused on cloud and mobile CAD, offering the first professional 3D CAD system that lets everyone on a design team work together using any computer, mobile phone or tablet. As the leading CAD platform for Agile Product Design, Onshape helps companies speed up their time-to-market and build more innovative products. Using full-cloud CAD, engineers, designers and manufacturers get secure and simultaneous access to a single master version of their designs without the hassles of software installation, licenses or copying files. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, Onshape includes key members of the original SOLIDWORKS team plus elite engineers from the cloud, data security and mobile industries. For the latest news, visit Onshape.com/press-room. For a customized demo of full-cloud CAD, call +1 (844) 667-4273 ext. 2.

Onshape Delivers Startup Agility to Companies of All Sizes Onshape is the leading CAD platform for Agile Product Design, a new approach to build products faster and with more innovation – strongly emphasizing rapid iteration, tight communication between a geographically diverse team, and an openness to embracing change. Agile designers and manufacturers are quickly realizing that traditional file-based CAD tools are slowing down their time to market. Full-cloud Onshape, which runs in a web browser or mobile app (iOS or Android), gives companies of all sizes the agility and flexibility of a startup by offering: 1. Real-Time Deployment and Access – Onshape instantly provides secure access to CAD and data management to everyone on a team, everywhere, on every one of their devices. No clients or servers to install. No waiting to get started. 2. Real-Time Data Management – With Onshape, any design change made by anyone, anywhere is instantly reflected to everyone, everywhere – without the need for separate PDM servers, copies, syncing, etc. Unique simultaneous editing means no worries about overwriting each other’s changes or finding the latest version.

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3. Real-Time Analytics & Controls – Management and executives get real-time access on any of their devices to comprehensive up-to-the-second data about their product design process (right down to the granularity of a dimension change or rounded edge). It’s the information and controls they need to make real-time decisions in the fast-moving Agile Design process.

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Opto 22 Opto 22 knows control. We’ve been building reliable SSRs, controllers, I/O, and automation software for over 40 years, all based on open standards and all manufactured and supported in the U.S.A. Founded in 1974 by engineers who designed a better SSR and built a noncorporate, flat organization, Opto 22 fosters individual responsibility, quick response to customers’ needs, and fast development of cutting-edge products. Opto 22 makes automation simple for engineers, OEMs and machine builders, integrators, and anyone who needs to monitor and control equipment and systems. Reliable hardware, easy-to-use software, and people you can talk to: that’s the Opto 22 difference. Opto 22 43044 Business Park Drive Temecula, CALIFORNIA 92590 United States www.opto22.com

A Complete IoT-enabled Automation Toolset: Industrial I/O, Control & Logic, Visualization, and Data Management for the engineer, operator, technician, machine builder, and OEM. • 40+ years as an automation manufacturer with customers worldwide • Easy integration through open and scalable architectures and non-proprietary technologies • Guaranteed-for-life solid state relays and industrial I/O modules • PACs with free control and HMI software, and integration of automation and manufacturing systems with IT systems • All Opto 22 products are developed, manufactured, and supported in the U.S.A. Input/Output. Monitor and control almost any electrical, electronic, or mechanical device with highly modular I/O designed around an intelligent, distributed, and scalable architecture. Control. Build applications for process control, SCADA, RTU, or DCS, or interface with existing MES/ERP and cloud-based systems using flowchartbased control and HMI software, or RESTful APIs and SDKs. Visualization. Design rich mobile operator interfaces to centralize your siloed processes, systems, equipment, and data, regardless of source and without coding. Build screens once and securely deploy to any authorized mobile device or PC.

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Data Management. Move data directly from operations systems into IT systems without protocol conversion or middleware. Use edge processing to parse and report data from field assets to cloud-based systems. Take advantage of a unified automation platform for your enterprise, built from the ground up to connect automation systems to enterprise IT and cloud-based systems. Reliable hardware, easy-to-use software, and free support from people who speak your protocol and understand your code: that’s the Opto 22 difference.

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Orion Fans Orion Fans has the most extensive line of AC fans, DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories and blowers. With the quickest response, largest available fan inventory, shortest lead times and competitive pricing, When your design requires something special, Orion Fans will meet your fan or fan tray needs fast... from pricing to prototype to production. • Application-specific fans including dual-voltage, spot cooling, sealed sleeve, low-noise, water-proof, high static pressure, thermal controlled • In-house engineering support • Value-added services and capabilities Orion Fans will deliver the exact cooling solution you need, faster than anyone. Orion Fans 10557 Metric Drive Dallas, TX 75243 Phone: 800.323.2439 or 214.340.0265 www.orionfans.com

Harsh Environment Fans Orion’s comprehensive line of harsh environment AC fans, DC fans and accessories are designed to protect against dust, moisture, salt fog, salt spray, temperature changes, humidity and more. Orion offers rugged IP55-rated, salt-fog and all-metal cooling solutions can be quickly integrated into process control, HVAC, industrial and military designs. Since 1995, Orion Fans, a registered trademark of Knight Electronics has been designing, developing and manufacturing a broad line of AC fans, DC fans, fan trays, fan accessories and blowers to meet the continuing thermal management needs of OEMs worldwide. Fast responses on specials, short lead times and better inventory management programs result in lower inventory carrying costs for OEMs. Your Special Requirements Aren’t Specials To Us Orion Fans welcomes your requests for special features or unique design requirements. With in-house design engineering teams in the U.S. and Taiwan, our expert logistics and customer support departments develop the right product and program to minimize lead times, order quantity and overall cost. Orion Fans provides greater value and further cost reduction by supplying higher-level sub-assembly and turnkey assemblies through our contract manufacturing services.

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Motorized Impellers The Orion Fans Series of motorized impellers provide high airflows up to 1900 CFM and maximum static pressure of 5.4” H20. These motorized impellers are designed for electronic cabinet, telecom, networking, air filtration and ventilation systems. Orion Fans ships the required capacitor with all impeller models.

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Standard and Custom Fan Trays As the industry’s lowest cost producer of fan trays, Orion Fans delivers the optimum 3-, 6- or 9-fan tray solution – FAST. Ideal for use in enclosures, cabinets, racks or ventilation hoods, Orion fan trays save you time and money, reduce your overall product cost, reduce your lead-time and lower your finished goods inventory.

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COMPONENTS Linear Bearings and Shafting

PBC Linear is a US-based manufacturing facility that is committed to delivering new and innovative linear motion solutions to a wide array of industries. Since 1985, when the Simplicity® bearing was introduced to solve common industry problems in varying environmental situations, PBC has strived to design solutions based around the need of the customer. With expanding capabilities and subject matter expertise, PBC now offers a wider variety of services than ever before.

PBC Linear 6402 E. Rockton Road Roscoe, Illinois 61073 USA

Linear Guide Systems Plain Bearings Linear Guideways

• Linear Rails • Bearing Type • Transmission • Motors

MANUFACTURING AGILITY

PBC Linear headquarters, based out of Roscoe, Illinois, USA, is a 150000 square-foot facility. With continuous investments in new and innovative technologies, production is optimized to unmatched quality standards. By preserving high quality processes, even the most complex and meticulous applications result in ready-toinstall solutions.

WIDE RANGE OF APPLICATIONS

PBC Linear manufactures a full range of highperformance linear motion solutions for a wide array of applications ranging from IoT-capable systems, to pick-and-place assemblies and lab automation equipment, to extra-large, heavy-duty lift systems used in industrial manufacturing.

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For applications small to extra-large.

Roller Bearings and Linear Guideways

PBC Linear combines in-depth industry knowledge with decades of experience, and incorporates a team-approach to meet the requirements of every application. From heavy-duty industrial to hygienic clean rooms—from standard components to fully integrated systems— PBC Linear products and linear motion solutions complete your competitive advantage. PBC Linear offers individual components and fully assembled, pre-engineered systems, and slides, with a full mechatronics line of actuators with screw and motor options.

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Pelonis Technologies, Inc. Your Source for Fans, Blowers, Heaters, and Motors Our goal at Pelonis Technologies, Inc. is to offer the latest technology in customized and standard fans, blowers, heating elements, and motors. With increased demand for innovative and improved heating and cooling of a variety of applications, Pelonis Technologies is here to provide solutions across all industries. We pride ourselves on timely, effective communication and support when helping our customers. Pelonis Technologies, Inc. 444 Creamery Way #500 Exton, PA 19341 www.PelonisTechnologies.com

Pelonis Technologies, Inc. (“PTI”) is a leading manufacturer of axial AC and brushless DC fans, motors, and heating elements. We specialize in high technology and Original Equipment Manufacturing solutions. With over 25 years of product development and manufacturing experience, PTI’s management team and engineers are committed to providing exceptional quality, product innovation, and service at competitive pricing. Our company’s passion is to improve existing products and to develop new applications that benefit our customers and their constantly changing needs. This dedication has enabled PTI to build long-term partnerships with our global customers. Valued PTI customers come from a variety of sectors, including medical equipment, aerospace & defense, heating & air-conditioning, automotive, and appliances. Our unique competitive advantage in Flexible Manufacturing Efficiency enables us to produce high quality innovative products at lower costs and has made us a preferred vendor within our industry. We manufacture and test our products based on the highest standards of quality and reliability. Our ISO-certified production facilities employ flexible manufacturing techniques that enable us to respond quickly and efficiently to large- and small-scale production requirements.

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Our Latest in Innovative Technology Includes: • Micro Fans • Micro Blowers • Ultra-Thin Flexible Heaters

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Peninsular Peninsular Cylinder Company’s stance in the Fluid Power Industry dates back to 1948, when they originally served automotive assembly and powertrain plants throughout the U.S. and Canada. Today, they are an ISO 9001: 2008 registered company that puts quality and client commitment at the forefront of their business. The manufacturer of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders has also diversified their application base to a wide variety of industries. From wood and pulp, plastic injection molding, stamping, marine, food processing and many more, their technology and tightened quality regulations have taken their business to unprecedented levels. Peninsular’s Cylinder Configurator is one of the most useful aspects of doing business with them, as it makes the cylinder ordering process much simpler and faster, yet just as thorough. From 3-D solid model downloads and 2-dimensional prints including dimensions and corresponding part numbers, Peninsular is proud to provide this tool to their client base. Contact them today to find out more: Email: sales@peninsularcylinders.com Web: www.peninsularcylinders.com P: (586) 775-7211

In addition to its NFPA and ISO (Metric) industry standard cylinders (steel and aluminum), Peninsular manufactures MILL cylinders, cylinder accessories and large bore cylinders ranging up to 24” bores and 500mm bores.

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An ISO 9001: 2008 registered company, the organization is providing Americas Industrial Base and international market with a full complement of world class air and hydraulic cylinders designed to survive the most destructive applications imaginable. The Peninsular Team provides custom engineered cylinders to suit a wide variety of specific customer applications.

Peninsular also offers a Cylinder Configurator which produces 3-D solid model downloads and 2-dimensional prints including dimensions and corresponding part numbers, thus simplifying the ordering process.

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Penn Engineering PennEngineering Celebrates 75 Years as Innovative Leader In 2017 PennEngineering celebrates 75 years as a global leader in innovative fastening technologies and solutions. Moving forward, as in the past, we will focus on providing total design and manufacturing support to a growing worldwide market. Our goal now and moving forward is to deliver solutions that enable manufacturers to improve quality and reduce total assembled costs. Particular areas of ongoing emphasis include the enhancement and expansion of: • • • • •

Global manufacturing capabilities Technical services and support Online resources New product development Custom solutions

Particularly exciting is our recent acquisition of Heyco Products. The combined product offerings and global sales and operating platform will provide current and new endusers worldwide with the leading offering of metal and plastic component assembly solutions. Of course we will also continue to offer innovative solutions with our PEM®, PROFIL® and Atlas® brand fastener and installation equipment products as we remain the “go-to” fastening resource for virtually every industry, including the electronics and computer, data/telecom, medical, automotive, marine, aerospace/avionics, and general manufacturing categories.

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PEM® VariMount® fastening system mounts to composites and other rigid materials using an array of attachment methods The new PEM® VariMount® fastening system utilizes proven self-clinching technology paired with a round steel or stainless steel base plate to offer a clean and ready-made assembly for mounting into any rigid material or panel, including composites, plastics, and metals. Multiple radial holes in the base plate and a generous footprint combine to promote effective mounting of the assembly. Read more at www.pemnet.com Self-Clinching Captive Panel Screws can satisfy a wide range of application requirements including limited space applications, low-profile design, limited access areas, high corrosion resistance, tool or hand actuated, long screw projection for thicker panels, installation into printed circuit boards, and flush mounted. Read more at www.pemnet.com Automotive Fastening Solutions PennEngineering provides this select group of products and focused engineering services to specifically target the unique assembly challenges of the automotive, transportation and heavy industrial equipment markets. This model brings together the combined resources of PennEngineering’s products, global facilities and years of expertise to offer a unique combination of standard and “make-to-print” components and fasteners along with customized installation solutions for any application.

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Founded in 1942 and headquartered in Danboro, PA, USA, PennEngineering is a global leader in the fastening industry with technical and manufacturing facilities in North America, Europe, and Asia supported by a global engineering-focused sales force and a worldwide network of authorized distributors. www.pemnet.com Email: info@pemnet.com

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Permco Permco is a leading manufacturer of high-pressure hydraulic gear / vane pumps and motors, flow dividers, intensifiers, and accessories. Available in a wide variety of sizes and configurations to suit your application needs.

PERMCO, INC. 1500 Frost Road P.O. Box 2068 Streetsboro, OH 44241 Toll Free: 800-626-2801 Phone: 330-626-2801 Fax: 330-626-2805

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The Perfection Machining Company was founded in 1964 to design and manufacture replacement parts for the mining industry. Renamed Permco 4 years later, the family-owned business developed a wide array of replacement hydraulic parts and eventually expanded its manufacturing capabilities to include cast iron parts and the resulting complete units. Today, we maintain our focus on customer service and continue a decades-long tradition of developing fluid power systems that meet each of our customer’s specific needs. Permco’s product offering now includes gear and vane pumps/motors, flow dividers, intensifiers and a variety of accessories and components. Permco offers the highest quality product possible to our wide customer base of OEMs and distributors. Because we understand that our success depends on the success of our customers, we are committed to reducing customers’ costs and increasing the simplicity of doing business with us.

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PHD, Inc. A Leader in Modular Automation Since 1957

Solutions for Greater Productivity

Based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, PHD, Inc. is a leading manufacturer of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric powered devices helping companies across all industries optimize automation and manufacturing processes. Our wide product range, unique options, and made-to-order manufacturing processes set us apart in the industry.

PHD offers the widest selection of high-value, long-life pneumatic automation actuators in the industry. They lead the industry in engineering expertise, testing facilities, and latest generation engineering design and FEA software. PHD engineers analyze virtual prototypes and optimize the design prior to building physical prototypes, saving weeks of design time. PHD provides fast delivery to help reduce inventory costs and keep production schedules on track. PHD has optimized its manufacturing processes and capabilities, and utilizes a highly trained work force. This combination of equipment, processes, and people gives PHD the ability to manufacture nearly every standard product to order and ship in as little as 1-3 working days.

PHD offers: • Local and worldwide distributor support • Powerful engineering software and web tools including sizing and CAD to simplify and save design time • Factory-trained application and industry specialists to ensure a cost- effective and field-proven solution • 1-3 day delivery on most products

Unique Solutions for Unique Needs

PHD’s full line of automation components provides flexibility, durability, and repeatability while welcoming the challenge of many different types of operating environments.

PHD has dedicated an engineering group, Unlimited Unique Solutions®, to exclusively meet unique requests by designing and building unique solutions based on specific requirements. • • • • •

PHD’s standard products offer millions of application possibilities: • Cylinders • Escapements • Grippers • Linear Slides

Because of our wide variety of actuators, options, and accessories, nearly every standard PHD unit is manufactured to order. Our factory capabilities allow us to modify standard products within our everyday processes, and producing a unique solution is simple and fast.

PHD, Inc. PO Box 9070 Fort Wayne, IN 46899 www.phdinc.com phdinfo@phdinc.com

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Customer-driven solutions to meet application-specific needs PHD’s database includes more than 35,000 existing unique designs With 100,000 quotes in the database, most quotes are sent the same day Oftentimes, unique solutions are delivered faster than a competitor’s standard product No minimum of quantity or frequency of order required

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Revolutionary SLIC Pin™ a self-contained pin and cotter

Pivot Point Pivot Point is a leading Designer and Manufacturer of Non-Threaded Fastening Solutions. Decades of experience in Clevis Pins, Cotter Pins, Quick-Release Pins/Devices and Wire Rope Cable Assemblies have resulted in a deep stock selection, and an unparalleled ability to develop application-specific solutions with our customers. With innovative products like the SLIC Pin™, Bow-Tie Locking Cotter™, U-Lock Nylon Lanyard™, Auto-Lock Safety Pull Pin™ and Rue Ring™ Locking Cotter – Pivot Point continues to evolve the world of Fastening to new levels of efficiency, safety and cost savings. Free samples, 3D models, product information and more available at www.pivotpins.com. Pivot Point, Inc. PO Box 488 761 Industrial Lane Hustisford, WI 53034

SLIC Pin™

US PAT# 6,872,039 & 7,147,420 FOREIGN PATENTS ISSUED • Speeds Assembly by over 3x • Strong, Spring-Loaded Plunger • Easy install, No tools • Quick-Locking and Secure • Carbon Steel, Stainless, Aluminum, and more • Easier, Faster, Safer • Eliminate Cotters, Bolts, Nuts and Clips • Ideal for limited access or tight spaces • Free Samples!

Quick-Release Pins

Toll Free: 800-222-2231 Phone: 920-349-3251 Fax: 920-349-3253 For more information please visit: www.pivotpins.com

• Pull Ring & Headed Styles • Ø 3/16” through 3/4” • Custom Ball Forces • Stock & Specials • Carbon, Stainless & More

Ball Lock Pins

• Ø 1/4” through 3/4” • T-Handles • Key Locking • Stock & Specials

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Posital Fraba PPOSITAL, a member of the international FRABA group, is a leading supplier of position sensors for motion control and industrial automation applications in a wide variety of industries and applications. The company has sales and production facilities in Europe, the US and Asia, backed up by an active R&D group, based in Aachen, Germany. This group is staffed by engineers, physicists and software specialists dedicated to producing innovative products that can meet the most stringent requirements of the company’s industrial customers in terms of performance, reliability and cost effectiveness. POSITAL-FRABA Inc. 1800 East State Street, Suite 148 Hamilton, NJ 08609-2020, USA Phone: 1 609-750-8705 Email: info@posital.com www.posital.com

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POSITAL-FRABA has introduced a new set of component-level products designed for servomotors or other equipment requiring built-in rotational position measurements or commutation signals. Based on POSITAL’s well-proven magnetic rotary encoder technology, these new products offer manufacturers a flexible way of incorporating rugged and precise measurement capabilities directly into their products. POSITAL’s new kit solutions offer a unique combination of accuracy, reliability, cost efficiency, reduced manufacturing costs and low maintenance requirements. Proven Magnetic Sensor Technology: The new motor feedback kits use the same core technology as POSITAL’s well-proven IXARC magnetic rotary encoders. Key components include a compact electronics package, built on a 35 mm diameter PCB, and a small permanent magnet installed on the motor’s shaft. The electronics package contains four Hall-effect sensors, a powerful 32-bit microprocessor and a POSITALdeveloped Wiegand wire system that captures electrical energy from the rotating magnet. This energy harvesting system powers a rotation counter that records every complete rotation of the motor shaft – even when control system power is not available. No backup batteries required!

POSITAL Kit Encoders for Servomotors and Rotating Equipment

Reduced Manufacturing Costs: With the new POSITAL kit encoders, assembly costs are lower since there is much less need for the clean-room conditions, high-precision assembly techniques and specially-trained staff typically required for optical encoder systems. The magnetic sensors are significantly more tolerant of dust and moisture than optical systems. Small sensor-to-shaft alignment errors can be compensated through a built-in electronic self-calibration capability. The maximum electrical resolution of these devices is 17 bits, with an accuracy of +/- 0.2 °. The operating temperature range is -30 to 115 ° Celsius. Read more about POSITAL at https://www.posital.com/en/products/kit-encoders/kitencoders.php

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Prince Manufacturing Prince Manufacturing is a U.S. manufacture of hydraulic components specializing in cylinders, mobile valves, gear pumps and motors. Prince started in business in 1941 and now manufactures in three states including: 5 manufacturing plants, a research and development lab, stocking warehouse, technology center and corporate headquarters. We sell to a very diverse market that enables us to utilize our expertise in making custom product for a unique OEM application. For more information, visit www.princehyd.com Prince Manufacturing Corporation 612 North Derby Lane North Sioux City, SD 57049 Phone: 605-235-1220 Fax: 712-233-2181 Email: prince@princehyd.com

Let Prince deliver to your bottom line by having us design, build, and deliver high-quality products that will meet the rigorous demands of your application. We are very driven by customer service and speed to market so please ask about our tools we provide to help your business in both the day to day activities as well as new projects that are time sensitive.

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At Prince we have steadily expanded our standard product line to include a full offering of hydraulic control valves, gear pumps and various types of cylinders. In addition we have an experienced engineering staff capable of designing virtually any solution to meet your needs with in-house capabilities of building cylinders with bores ranging from 1” to 24” and with strokes up to 52’. Currently we have over 400,000 square feet of manufacturing space, a dedicated warehouse / distribution facility and fully equipped R&D lab. The cornerstone of Prince Manufacturing is our 400 dedicated employees who remain grounded by our Ag roots and Midwestern values of hard work, trust and respect.

Prince Manufacturing Corporation had its beginnings in a small machine shop in Sioux City, Iowa in 1941. The company, then known as Prince Hydraulics, was started by John Prince and was later incorporated by his son, Richard, in September, 1950 with a contract for 100 simple, single-acting hydraulic cylinders. Over the past 64 years, Prince has grown far beyond those initial cylinders through ongoing investments in our capabilities, product designs and our people.

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Pro-face America Pro-face America 1050 Highland Drive, Suite D Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48108 Phone: 800-289-9266 FAX: 734-864-7347 Email: customercare@profaceamerica.com www.profaceamerica.com

The Proven Leader in HMI Pro-face is a leading global HMI supplier and offers the most reliable touchscreen

operator interfaces and industrial computers in the automation solutions market.

Our core product offer includes Pro-face brand HMI software and hardware, and

both panel and box style Industrial PCs.

Pro-face offers dedicated and PC-based,

open architecture, visualization and control systems. Our high powered, but easy to use software allows for a clear and

functional operator interface. An extensive

connectivity to PLCs and industrial devices make Pro-face the best choice for your

control solution. Our renowned product

quality, start-to-finish support, and global reach are unsurpassed.

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Pro-face brand products have been

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sets the HMI standard with state-of-the-art technology, efficient manufacturing,

unparalleled testing,and global distribution and support. We continually upgrade our offerings to help keep your HMI applications on the cutting edge.

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Proto Labs Proto Labs is the world’s fastest digital manufacturing source for custom prototypes and low-volume production parts. It’s a technology-enabled company that uses advanced 3D printing, CNC machining and injection molding technologies to produce parts within days. The result is an unprecedented speed-to-market value for designers and engineers and an on-demand manufacturing resource throughout a product’s life cycle. Global Headquarters 5540 Pioneer Creek Dr. Maple Plain, MN 55359 USA 877.479.3680 customerservice@protolabs.com protolabs.com

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Proto Labs’ manufacturing facility in Plymouth, Minnesota houses more than 300 CNC machines along with injection molding presses and other equipment.

Company History Proto Labs began in 1999 specializing in the quick-turn manufacturing of custom plastic injection-molded parts. In 2007, the company introduced its CNC machining service and in 2014, expanded into 3D printing with the addition of additive manufacturing. Proto Labs is a global company with full-service manufacturing operations in the United States, Europe and Japan.

3D Printing Proto Labs uses the latest additive manufacturing (aka 3D printing) technologies to provide precision accuracy to plastic and metal part production — from small pieces with complex geometries to large, highly detailed patterns. 3D printing is ideal for 1 to 50 parts and works well for form and fit testing, reducing multipart assemblies and as fully functional components in some cases.

Why Proto Labs? Proto Labs has radically changed the economics and lead times traditionally associated with manufactured parts. The rapid manufacturer provides a fast, easy and cost-effective way to obtain 1 to 10,000 parts within days, routinely shipping parts before conventional suppliers can even quote them. These quick delivery times are possible because it has automated the manual process of mold design and toolpath generation through the use of proprietary software.

CNC Machining The company’s CNC machining service uses three and five-axis milling along with turning with live tooling to machine up to 200 parts from more than 30 stocked plastic and metal materials. The result is functional parts made from engineering-grade materials for prototype testing, jigs and fixtures, and end-use applications.

Interactive Quoting Product developers can upload a 3D CAD model online at any time and receive an interactive quote with real-time pricing information and free design analysis within hours. The manufacturability analysis helps eliminate problems, like sink or warp, so modifications can be made before any actual production begins.

Injection Molding For those who need low-volume production, bridge tooling or on-demand parts throughout a product’s life cycle, rapid injection molding can manufacture up to 10,000 parts from hundreds of different engineering-grade plastic and liquid silicone rubber materials.

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PTC unlocks the value created by the convergence of the physical and digital worlds. PTC brings to market 8 leading technology brands: • • • • • • • •

Creo (CAD) Windchill (PLM) Integrity (ALM) Servigistics (SLM) Kinex (Connected Apps) ThingWorx (IoT) Vuforia (AR) Kepware (Industrial Connectivity)

PTC has the most robust Internet of Things technology in the world. In 1986 we revolutionized digital 3D design, and in 1998 were first to market with Internet-based PLM. Now our leading IoT and AR platform and field-proven solutions bring together the physical and digital worlds to reinvent the way you operate, and service products. With PTC, global manufacturers and an ecosystem of partners and developers can capitalize on the promise of the IoT today and drive the future of innovation. Visit www.ptc.com and discover why the most innovative companies partner with PTC.

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Pyramid, Inc. About Pyramid Incorporated PYRATHANE® (a combination of the words PYRAmid and ureTHANE) is our registered trade name for the polyurethane (also known as urethane) elastomer used in the manufacture of our endless stretch belts. Pyrathane® belts are used in a wide variety of low and fractional horsepower drive applications as well as transport devices for film, currency, small parts and many other items that need to be moved. Our belts are often used to replace O-rings which, while designed to be seals, are sometimes used as drive belts. Pyramid Inc. 522 N 9th Ave E Newton, IA 50208-0200 sales@pyramidbelts.com www.pyramidbelts.com

At Pyramid, we believe our continued success is directly linked to our company’s stated goal of “Unquestionable High Quality Products made with Efficiency by a Team of Satisfied Employees.” What this means to you, our valued customers, is that QUALITY has been and always will be our highest priority. We pledge to produce the highest quality polyurethane belts and cord to your specifications, efficiently and at competitive prices. We will respond to your needs with outstanding service, including a turnaround time that is exceptional. If you are currently a Pyramid customer, thank you for your business. If you’re looking for a quality supplier, give us a try. We’re ready to demonstrate that we deserve your business.

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QA1 Precision Products, Inc. Since 1993, QA1 Precision Products, Inc. has manufactured and supplied rod ends, spherical bearings, ball joints, shock absorbers, suspension components and linkages, as well as custom products. QA1’s products fit a variety of markets, including agriculture, lawn and garden, construction, off highway, packaging, energy, HVAC, car washes, medical equipment, fitness equipment, motorsports and more. QA1’s engineering expertise, manufacturing capabilities and technology allows them to offer quality, state-ofthe-art connecting components, suspension parts and numerous custom products designed for the individual needs of their customers. QA1 Precision Products, Inc. 21730 Hanover Ave. Lakeville, MN 55044 Phone: 800-721-7761 www.QA1.net/industrial

Products

• Rod Ends

• Spherical Bearings • Ball Joints • Clevises

• Rod Eyes

• Weld-On Wrench Hexes • Spacers

• Tube Adapters • Jam Nuts

• Linkage Adjusters

• Shock Absorbers/Dampers

• Tubular Suspension Components • Carbon Fiber Driveshafts

Custom Capabilities

QA1 has the industry experience and engineering expertise that allows them to design and manufacture custom sub-assemblies for suspension applications and composite material products. QA1 works with numerous customers from product conception to design, development and production of many distinct items.

Quality

QA1’s #1 priority is quality, which is why their quality system is ISO 9001:2008 certified. QA1’s products are designed, built and tested to ensure consistent quality, ultimate reliability and unbeatable performance. They follow strict processes, use precision machinery and inspect all of their products to ensure the quality meets the highest standards.

Reliable Products and Support • Largest selection in the industry • Economical prices

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QC Industries QC Industries, the industry leader in low profile belt conveyors, strives to exceed the expectations of automation, packaging, medical/pharmaceutical and food processing professionals by offering superior design, products of the highest quality and world-class service. They provide a wide range of products based on either aluminum or steel frames, offering single-source convenience for every application. Their products include flat belt conveyors, cleated conveyors, angled frame conveyors and timing belt conveyors, with most offering a profile smaller than two inches, making them an ideal fit for almost any application. QC Industries 4057 Clough Woods Drive Cincinnati, Ohio 45103 Tel: 513-753-6000 www.qcconveyors.com

QC Industries focuses on providing innovative, customer-focused solutions designed to make the jobs of end users easier. Their new, stainless steel HydroClean sanitary conveyors, for instance, can be completely disassembled without tools to make cleaning easy. Automation Series conveyors feature tool-less Tension Release Tails that flip up at the push of a button to make belt changes and cleaning easier and a rotatable drive that moves to any position to make interfacing with other machinery a breeze. All QC Industries products offer an industry-leading 10 Year Warranty and most are available with a fast five day lead time. QC Industries is also dedicated to leading the industry with customer-centric ordering and quoting technology. Customers can quote and configure conveyors online 24 hours a day with an easy-to-use configurator built around engineer-developed rules that ensure proper sizing and compatibility. Users can access manuals and generate replacement part quotes simply by looking up the conveyor’s serial number online. The company stands poised to continue innovating in 2017 with new conveyor products designed around the customer and new features and additions to their online quoting tools.

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Quantum Devices, Inc. Quantum Devices, Inc. is the USA based manufacture of the QPhase optical incremental encoders. The QPhase series offers various standard options, including line counts up to 20,000 ppr and sinusoidal outputs. Rounding out the QPhase series is the QM35 and QML35 our new low profile, high performance modular encoders.

Quantum Devices is dedicated to manufacturing high quality, high performance encoders and photodiodes for a multitude of industries with an emphasis in the motion control industry. Our vertically integrated, ISO 9001:2008 manufacturing facility allows us to control all aspects of our manufacturing. By relying on our expertise in the areas of photodiode fabrication, electrical assembly, injection molding plastics and machined components, our encoders and photodiode assemblies are leaders in the global marketplace.

Quantum Devices, Inc. 112 E Orbison St Barneveld, Wisconsin 53507 United States www.quantumdev.com

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Custom Photodiodes Low leakage devices P on N type Class 1000 clean room Computer aided designs Custom Packaging Hybrid Capabilities Low micro-inch pattern geometries Interdigitated arrays for encoder applications

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QR12 Bearing design Simplifies Encoder Attachment Resolutions up to 20,000 lines per revolution SIN/COS Outputs available up to 1250 CPR 4, 6 or 8 pole commutation Through shaft sizes up to 0.375” Diameter Cost Competitive with Modular Encoders 500 kHz Frequency Response

QR145 500 kHz Frequency Response Bearing design Simplifies Encoder Attachment Resolution up to 5000 CPR Direct Read 4, 6 or 8 Pole Commutation Through Shaft Sizes up to 0.375″ Diameter Cost Competitive with Modular Encoders

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QM/QML35 Bearingless modular design Resolutions up to 8192 CPR 4, 6, 8 or 10 pole commutation Easy Lock-n-Twist assembly feature Through shaft sizes up to 0.375″ Diameter Up to 1Mhz Frequency Response

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R+W Coupling Technology Engineering and manufacturing of precision flexible shaft couplings for motion control and power transmission applications, with a wide variety of designs for torsional rigidity, vibration damping, and overload protection. Whether for micro motors or 10 megawatt drives, couplings are customizable for most applications, while many standard models ship from stock. Configurable CAD models are available in a large number of file formats online. R+W America Bensenville, IL (888)479-8728

With a philosophy of meeting customer requirements from conception to production, R+W has supplied many thousands of custom coupling designs, creating a wealth of knowledge about the technical requirements associated with a wide variety of industries and applications. Constant new product development takes place in house, in addition to intensive collaboration with universities and technical schools, keeping R+W at the forefront of technical development and product innovation in its field. Over the past 25 years this has resulted in a position of market leadership for metal bellows couplings, with global availability for all of its precision couplings and torque limiters.

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R+W understands coupling applications. Knowing that performance dynamics and installation space restrictions can be critical, many hundreds of custom designs have been developed into catalog standards over the years. Still 40% of product turnover is made up of customized coupling solutions to this day. Over the past year R+W has expanded its design and manufacturing operations in the USA, allowing for ever faster turnaround times for both precision couplings as well as the more recently introduced industrial drive coupling and torque limiter product lines. Contact R+W today to see what’s new.

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Red Lion Controls Communication Protocols/Standards Data acquisition Encoders

HMI Hardware HMI Software I/O Modules

Instrumentation Mobility

Networking & Connectivity Power Supplies

Process Control Software RTU

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Sensors, discrete

Sensors, process

Industrial Internet of Things OEE

Quality Management Smart grid

System Integration Red Lion Controls, Inc. 20 Willow Springs Circle York PA 17406 Phone: 717-767-6511 Fax: 717-764-0839 Email: info@redlion.net www.redlion.net

• Controllers: PID controllers, signal conditioners and data acquisition devices for machine and process control • Protocol Conversion: extensive protocol library connects otherwise incompatible devices on wired or wireless networks • HMIs: combine protocol conversion, data logging and web server capabilities with visualization functionality for PLCs, motor drives and more • Panel Meters: a wide range of models and sizes with expansion capabilities that easily adapt to changing requirements • Visual Management: enables the display of real-time KPI data and Andon messages on televisions to drive productivity • RTUs & I/O Modules: provide simple yet powerful monitoring and control systems for remote sites

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Red Lion also offers the following industrial networking products capable of operating in the most extreme environments: • Unmanaged Switches: compact IEEE 802.3 Layer 2 industrial switches with automatic speed, duplex and cable sensing • Monitored Switches: enable Layer 2 network performance monitoring via N- View software • Managed Switches: provide Layer 2 and Layer 3 networking in a rugged package • PoE Solutions: designed to transmit power and/or data over an Ethernet network • Wi-Fi Radios: IEEE 802.11a,b,g,n hardened radios support data bandwidths up to 300 Mb/s • Cellular M2M Routers: provide uninterrupted, secure communication for remote sites To learn more, we invite you to visit www.redlion.net or email info@redlion.net

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The following industrial automation products collect, present and process data anywhere, anytime:

As the global experts in communication, monitoring and control for industrial automation and networking, Red Lion Controls has been delivering innovative solutions for over forty years. Our automation, Ethernet and cellular M2M technology enables companies worldwide to gain real-time data visibility that drives productivity. Product brands include Red Lion, N-Tron and Sixnet.

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Renishaw is a global company with core skills in measurement, motion control, spectroscopy and precision machining. We develop innovative products that significantly advance our customers’ operational performance - from improving manufacturing efficiencies and raising product quality, to maximizing research capabilities and improving the efficacy of medical procedures. Our products are used for applications as diverse as machine tool automation, coordinate measurement, additive manufacturing, gauging, Raman spectroscopy, machine calibration, position feedback, CAD/CAM dentistry, shape memory alloys, large scale surveying, stereotactic neurosurgery, and medical diagnostics. In all of these areas we aim to be a long-term partner, offering superior products that meet our customers’ needs both today and into the future, backed up by responsive, expert technical and commercial support. Renishaw Inc 1001 Wesemann Drive West Dundee, IL 60118 USA Phone: (847) 286-9953 Fax: (847) 286-9974 Email: usa@renishaw.com URL: www.renishaw.com

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Renshaw offers a comprehensive range of advanced encoders used by OEMs around the world for exact positioning, highest reliability, and superior performance-to-cost value. A variety of different encoder technologies provide machine designers with proven solutions to difficult applications. All are engineered to deliver non-contact, friction-free operation, exceptional ease of installation, space savings, and application flexibility.

Optical encoders

Renishaw optical linear and rotary encoders bring high precision, speed and reliability to thousands of tough industrial applications. Robust metal scales avoid the fragility of glass scale encoders, while unique noncontact readheads eliminate the bulk hysteresis and wear with traditional encoders. The new VIONiC™ series is Renishaw’s ultra-high accuracy, all in-one digital incremental encoder for both linear and rotary applications. VIONiC combines all necessary interpolation and digital signal processing inside the readhead, with Sub-Divisional Error (SDE) as low as <±10 nm and resolutions down to 2.5 nm. Available in two variants, the VIONiC and VIONiCplus™ readheads offer a wide range of configurations to optimize the speed and performance of your motion control systems.

Linear encoders

Use flexible, self-adhesive, cut-to-length metal scales, a Renshaw innovation white patented optics filter out effects from scratches, dust, or dirt. Rotary encoders feature a steel ring with engraved scale that direct mounts on shafts, eliminating coupling losses, oscillation, and hysteresis eras A broad range of optical encoders lets designers tailor accuracy and subdivisional errors. A broad range of optical encoders lets designers tailor accuracy and sub-divisional error (SDOE) to application needs. Resolute™, a true absolute, fine pitch optical encoder system that has excellent dirt immunity and an impressive specification breaks new ground in encoder feedback. It is the world’s first absolute encoder

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capable of 27-bit resolution at 36000 rev/min. It has an astonishing market-leading resolution of just 1 nanometer at up to 100 m/s to both linear and angle encoding applications.

Magnetic encoders

RLS rotary and linear magnetic encoders— produced in Slovenia by RLS d.o.o., a Renishaw affiliate — are ideal for dirty, wet and extreme temperature environments. IP68 is a “norm” for this range of encoders. Low cost, compact size and design simplicity have won use in a wide range of industries. Non-contact solid-state design— essentially a chip and magnet —eliminates seals, bearings and moving parts for lifetime reliability. Rotary encoders beat glass disk encoders in affordability, reliability, thermal range, shock and vibration resistance, dirt immunity, compactness, and speed. They provide class-leading performance, industry’s first 13-bit capacity. Available in component, modular and packaged shaft-style models, rotary encoders offer up to 8,192-count resolution, accuracy to 0.4°, speeds over 50,000 rpm, and extreme thermal range from -40°C to 125°C. LM10 linear magnetic encoders continue Renishaw cut-and-stick application simplicity with a self –adhesive, magnetic metal scale. The encoders offer “down to” 1 µm resolution at 8 m/ sec. travel, -20°C to 85°C operation, and 100-meter range.

Miniature encoder

ATOM™ is an innovative non-contact optical incremental linear and rotary encoder system that uniquely combines miniaturization with leadingedge dirt immunity, signal stability and reliability. This combination is unique in the marketplace and represents a significant advance in the performance and reliability of miniature encoders. ATOM is available in sizes as small as 6.8 mm x 20.5 mm x 12.7 mm, is the world’s first miniature encoder to use filtering optics with Auto Gain Control (AGC) and Auto Offset Control (AOC). This advanced technology is found in Renishaw’s proven TONiC™ incremental encoder range and provides excellent signal stability and exceptional dirt immunity. January 2017

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Rittal Rittal Corporation, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, is the U.S. subsidiary of Rittal GmbH & Co. KG and manufactures the world’s leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks and accessories, including climate control and power management systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications. Rittal‘s off-the-shelf standard, modified standard and customengineered products are recognized throughout the world as innovative, high quality solutions for practically any industrial or IT infrastructure application — from single enclosures to comprehensive, mission critical systems. www.rittalenclosures.com

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Rittal Corporation is built on a strong tradition of innovation and takes pride in a progressive approach to engineering. From a pioneering role in modular enclosure technologies and collaboration in developing what has become the standard 19-inch server rack for the IT industry, to the use of nanotechnology that drastically improves the efficiency of industrial climate control products, Rittal has a proven track record of meeting the challenges faced by its customers. Rittal designs and manufactures the world’s leading industrial and IT enclosures, racks and accessories, including high efficiency, high density power management and climate control systems for industrial, data center, outdoor and hybrid applications.

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Rittal leads the way in engineering innovation through products like its modular freestanding TS 8 enclosures which offer practical flexibility over traditional unibody enclosures. Their new Blue e+ air conditioning units represent a quantum leap in terms of cost-effectiveness and energy conservation due to its speedregulated components and patented heat pipe technology, resulting in up to a remarkable 75% in energy savings. Rittal also brings Industry 4.0 technology to electronic enclosure and panel manufacturing with automated solutions for a lightning-fast value chain for the engineering and production of custom enclosures.

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ROLLON Corporation Leading Manufacturer of Motion Control Systems

ROLLON Corporation is a manufacturer of linear motion systems, telescopic guides, linear actuators and Cartesian robots. Our products include the Compact Rail linear guide, Telescopic linear guides, actuators and gantry systems that are designed to meet the requirements of engineers involved in designing for applications in the fields of industrial automation and robotics. ROLLON Corporation 101 Bilby Road Hackettstown, NJ 07840 www.rollon.com

We have a dedicated engineering staff located throughout the USA. Our engineers are experienced in applications across a variety of industries including: • plant assembly • packaging machinery design • industrial automation • machine tools and robotics • semiconductor • medical and pharmaceutical • other capital equipment such as construction and specialty vehicles, aircraft, and passenger trains Rollon has proven custom engineering capabilities: delivering engineered solutions and custom products for OEM’s and machine builders worldwide to solve unique and difficult applications. Our Linear Line includes Compact Rail, a durable, precision, linear bearing system that is easy and inexpensive to mount to all surfaces – even nonmachined. Other linear motion solutions include the Telescopic Rail which is a linear slider that acts like an industrial drawer slide because it telescopes beyond its mounting structure. Available in belt, rack and screw driven models, all of our new Actuator Line models are available as standalone modules–for use without our linear guides. The actuators offer an extremely attractive balance of low cost, high performance and fast delivery times.

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ROSS Controls Headquartered in Troy, Michigan, ROSS CONTROLS is an international manufacturer of pneumatic valves, control systems, and safety products for the fluid power industry. Since being established in 1921, ROSS has always been one of the industry’s strongest leaders in pneumatic valve technology. ROSS’ focus is to continue to be the expert in key industries where its tailored technology offers customers a distinct value advantage. ROSS has ISO 9000 certified facilities and sales offices located in the United States, Germany, the United Kingdom, and Japan. In addition, ROSS has dedicated facilities and sales offices in Brazil, France, India, and China, which are augmented by a worldwide network of 145 stocking distributors for a truly global customer service capability. Through ROSS or its distributors, guidance is available for the selection of ROSS products, both for those using pneumatic components for the first time and those designing complex pneumatic systems. ROSS CONTROLS 1250 Stephenson Hwy. Troy MI 48083 Phone: 248-764-1800 Fax: 248-764-1850 www.rosscontrols.com

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Dale CX Series Valve Manifold For Leak Tight Applications

vacuum, port pressure independent, and leak test applications.

ROSS Operating Valve was created to meet the requirements of Detroit Seamless Tube after a fire destroyed their existing valves. From that unexpected yet opportunistic beginning a company was created based on the premise of improving designs and meeting the customers’’ requirements. ROSS worked closely with customers not just to provide products but to provide innovative solutions. It is this response to customer demand that allowed ROSS to develop new and innovative products. This is especially true in for safety applications. ROSS poppet valves were well known in the stamping press industry for their reliability but the risk of injury led customers to use two valves to ensure worker safety. ROSS introduced a monitored dual valve for clutch brake applications in 1954, nearly 20 years before the OSHA standard for presses was introduced requiring their use. 50 years ago in 1963 ROSS introduced the first valve for lockout of pneumatics for machinery. OSHA did not begin to require this until the 1980’s but clearly customers saw the need and ROSS met the challenge. During the 1980’s ROSS expanded its customtailored solutions with the beginning of its FLEX® process which uses proven standard component internals repackaged to fit customer specific applications. In 1998 the innovation continued with dual valves for cylinder applications to ensure that a safe state was achieved. Requirements for this are just starting to be recognized in some global standards such as ISO 13849-1, CSA142, and ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2015. In 2009 ROSS expanded its poppet valve offering with the introduction of its Dale Series – including both inline and manifold options for high flow,

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In 2013-2014 ROSS expanded the DM2® Series double valves family with the Modular, dynamically monitored with memory and soft start capability. When the valve is energized the air is gradually introduced back into the system, for a safe start-up. In 2014 ROSS also expanded its CrossMirror® Series double valves family with smaller ported options to complement the larger versions. These valves are used for returning cylinders safely to its home position. In 2015 ROSS introduced the DM1 Series C valves and DM2® Series C Explosion Proof valves, an expansion of the DM Series product line. The DM1 Series C is a base mounted Control Reliable Double Valve with dynamic monitoring that can be used in Category 4 PL e applications. The DM2® Series C, also base mounted is a Control Reliable Explosion Proof Double Valve that includes dynamic monitoring & memory, and is explosion proof for Category 4 PL e applications in hazardous locations. DM2® Series C In 2016 ROSS expanded Safety Exhaust its DM Series C valves Double Valve. family with smaller size options. The DM1 Series C and DM2® Series C are base mounted Safety Exhaust Control Reliable Double Valves with dynamic monitoring and memory used in Category 4 PL e applications. ROSS is working to continue to lead the way be developing new and innovative pneumatic valves to meet the ever changing needs of customers to not only reliably meet production but to provide safe sustainable solutions.

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Rota Engineering Ltd. Rota Engineering

is an innovative, quality driven company which specialises in the design and manufacture of Position Transducers: Internal & External Linear Transducers, Radial Transducers and Position Switches.

Rota’s External Transducer can be seen mounted on top of the double rod combine steering cylinder.

Specifically for the mobile hydraulic cylinder market we design the smallest, most robust linear transducers to position control / monitor hydraulic cylinders. In addition to internal sensors, Rota has a patent applied for technology where the sensor can be mounted externally which is designed for double rod steering cylinders and longer stroke cylinders Rota transducers are used throughout the world in some of the harshest environments, in the construction and agricultural industries, oil and gas both subsea and topside, in tunnelling and mining industries, where they are subject to both physical abuse and exposure to dust, salt water etc.

For more information, visit www.rota-eng.com Rota Engineering Ltd. Wellington Street Bury Manchester BL8 2BD United Kingdom US Phone: 972-359-1041 UK Phone: +44 (0) 161 764 0424

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Rota’s Linear Transducers used for monitoring crane outrigger / stabilizers

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Rotor Clip Rotor Clip is a global leader in the manufacture of tapered, constant section and spiral retaining rings meeting Inch, DIN, ANSI Metric and JIS standards. This includes the manual and automatic tools needed to install/remove every ring we sell. Rotor Clip also manufactures wave spring rings as well as self-compensating hose clamps, all produced in a lean environment dedicated to eliminating waste and ensuring quality through ISO/TS 16949, ISO 9001 & ISO 14001 registration, and AS9100C certification.

It’s all about Service We focus on producing quality products delivered on time to your facilities around the world. We service you after the sale is made by providing technical advice on how to handle, inspect and install our products and help in selecting the best materials, finishes and packaging for your application. It’s all about Choice Rotor Clip manufactures tapered, constant section and spiral retaining rings. One ring isn’t better than the other. Rather, it depends on your application. We help you select the right retaining ring for your requirements, ensuring that you are getting the most effective ring at the best price

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It’s all about servicing our customers. See how Rotor Clip can make a difference in the retaining rings, wave springs and hose clamps you buy. For more information or FREE samples, visit www.rotorclip.com.

It’s all about Innovation Our experience producing our product spans 55 years. During that time we have improved on every aspect of producing retaining rings. From rings on wire to shrink wrapping and innovative wave spring designs we have set the bar high in our attempt to meet customer expectations.

It’s all about Quality Rotor Clip is registered to TS16949, but that isn’t why our customers buy from us. They know we are continuously improving our processes to reduce costs and pass savings on to them. Ours is a culture of analyzing data, uncovering problems and solving them through coordinated actions. The result: our customers can depend on quality, reliable products competitively priced.

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Ruland Established in 1937, Ruland is an IS0 9001:2008 certified manufacturer focused on the design and manufacture of high performing shaft collars, rigid couplings, and motion control couplings including: beam, bellows, miniature disc, zero-backlash jaw, and oldham. Fred F. Ruland founded the company making precision machine parts to tight tolerances including clamp type shaft collars when they were specialized components in top secret technology and valves that pressurized the suit of the first American spacewalk. All products continue to be carefully manufactured from North American bar stock in our Marlborough, Massachusetts USA factory under strict controls using proprietary processes. 3D CAD files, full product specifications, and additional technical information, are available at www.ruland.com.

Why Ruland?

Ruland has been a leader in the design, development, and manufacture of shaft collars and couplings since 1937. This history has allowed us to develop proprietary processes such as special surface treatments, anti-vibration coupling hardware, and precision honing that increases the performance and appearance of our shaft collars and couplings. Ruland products are trusted in a wide variety of applications in industries such as packaging, printing, medical, semiconductor, solar, machine tool, and linear automation. All Ruland products are designed and manufactured in our Marlborough, Massachusetts factory to ensure product consistency. New products such as quick clamping shaft collars, patented hygienic clamping assemblies, thin line shaft collars, and motion control couplings with keyways and balanced designs have been developed to better meet application specific needs. Advances in manufacturing technology allow for reduced lead times and new

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Ruland.com is the hub for shaft collar and coupling information. Our decades of customer feedback, engineering, and product testing are reflected in an industry leading website that includes full product specifications, technical articles, installation videos, and test data. Free 3D CAD file are available for download in various formats for our over 13,000 standard parts and users have round the clock access to live technical support and inventory. It is localized by our engineers in four languages and supported by sales offices in Massachusetts, USA, Berlin, Germany and Shanghai, China.

standard materials such as 316 stainless steel, PEEK and titanium. Ruland has a robust in-house engineering staff with over eighty years of application support experience to assist customers in selecting the right standard or custom product for their design. This frequent customer contact helps drive new product development and testing to better meet customer needs.

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RYCO Founded in 1946, RYCO Hydraulics is a manufacturer of Hose, Couplings, Adaptors, Filters and accessories for the fluid power market around the globe and emphasizes the importance of safety and training as key elements of our offering. RYCO now offers 24 hours-a-day, 7-days-a week availability with our “RYCO 24•7” service for the replacement of hose, hose assemblies and fittings for all types of hydraulic systems.” RYCO Hydraulics began manufacturing hoses, fittings and filters in 1946. As the hydraulic industry evolved, so did the company. Under the direction of Mr W.J.K. Morrison and Mr W.J. Hayward, the company expanded the product range and the main product line soon became quality high-pressure hydraulic hose and fittings.

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Over the years, RYCO Hydraulics has established a commitment to quality, extensive research and product development, placing RYCO Hydraulics at the forefront of the hydraulic industry. Positive direction and growth has seen the company expand its horizon and develop its manufacturing and distribution business on a global scale. Our manufacturing centers: Melbourne, Australia; Dalian, China and Kuala Ketil, Malaysia; are all fully Quality Accredited, ensuring quality product is delivered to our customers and distribution network. RYCO Hydraulics is continually improving and enhancing its product range, meeting and surpassing the most stringent of industry requirements. The company strives for innovative design and technological advancement.

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RYCO Hydraulics simple belief of “Higher Technology Equals Greater Performance” applies throughout the organization. RYCO Hydraulics Research & Development centers are dedicated to improving product and pioneering new technologies and processes in fluid conveying systems. RYCO Hydraulics quality range of hydraulic hose and fittings is supported by a network of loyal and committed distributors as well as Original Equipment Manufacturers and defense organizations across the globe.

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Sager Electronics Sager Electronics, Celebrating 130 Years Grounded in 130 years, Sager Electronics provides customers with a branded product offering of interconnect, power and electromechanical components, and offers personalized services like bonded inventory programs, VMI, BOM quoting, credit, inventory management and value-added capabilities to meet customers’ critical requirements. Sager’s network of field sales professionals and sales engineers, a team of inside sales representatives, its value-add Power Solutions Center, and a system of service centers are strategically located across North America to provide a comprehensive level of service. 19 Leona Drive Middleborough, MA 02346 www.sager.com

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Sager has always been identified for its strong interconnect and electromechanical offering, and was a growing presence in the power supply market as a resource for these design intense products. Sager recognized a growth opportunity in an “underserved” market and developed its power supply strategy as a means to differentiate itself both within the industry as well as within TTI.

Sager made two important acquisitions in support of its strategy, which cemented its power strategy and contributed to the creation of a unique brand within electronic distribution. Sager Power Systems, a specialized group within Sager, was launched in January 2015. The group offers a dedicated sales force of sales engineers concentrated on power only with the added ability to provide more services and value. The focus is on supporting new product designs, offering high reliability custom power solutions and quick-turn capability with access to more power products and standard inventory.

Celebrating its 130th year in business and its 5th year as a wholly owned subsidiary of TTI Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, Sager Electronics is a North American distributor of interconnect, power and electromechanical components from leading manufacturers worldwide. Sager has built its business on integrity, service and adaptability, and its Distributing Confidence® business model goes beyond fulfillment to provide a unique combination of operational excellence and innovative business solutions.

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Schmersal Safe Solutions For Your Industry

Schmersal is a safety industry leader with 70 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in the design and manufacture of machine safety products, industrial switches, position sensors, and control accessories for a wide variety of applications - focusing on ways to protect machinery operators and maintenance personnel from recognized hazards in compliance with current local and international standards, without compromising productivity. With over 25,000 different products to offer, Schmersal is considered one of the largest machine safety component suppliers in the world. Schmersal 15 Skyine Drive Hawthorne, New York 10532 www.schmersalusa.com

Since 1945 Schmersal has built their reputation as a premier supplier of quality products, such as the industry standard AZ16 keyed interlock. Today, with a global reach, Schmersal supplies and supports multi-national companies with machine safety systems and engineered solutions. Our extensive network of safety engineers located around the world allows us to take a local approach to global support. Our development engineers are continuously producing new devices and systems for all sorts of application situations. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve developed product portfolios based around the unique challenges and requirements of specific industries such as packaging, food and beverage, wood working, machine tools, and heavy industry. We embrace the latest emerging technologies when developing new products, such as the new AZM400 motorized safety bolt lock which has an integrated RFID sensor, or the PROTECT SRB-E series safety controllers with electronic components to offer up to 11 preconfigured function settings to help achieve the highest safety levels. Motivated by the vision of a safe working environment and leveraging our vast experience in machine safety systems, Schmersal also offers qualified services related to machine safety in support of our considerable range of safety products and system solutions. Through seminars and training, risk assessments, technical support, consultancy and integration program services we support safety engineers with first-hand specialist knowledge.

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Schneider Electric About Schneider Electric Schneider Electric is the global specialist in energy management and automation. With revenues of ~$30 billion in FY2015, our 160,000+ employees serve customers in over 100 countries, helping them to manage their energy and process in ways that are safe, reliable, efficient and sustainable. From the simplest of switches to complex operational systems, our technology, software and services improve the way our customers manage and automate their operations. Our connected technologies reshape industries, transform cities and enrich lives. At Schneider Electric, we call this Life Is On.

Schneider Electric continues on the path of innovation and leadership in power distribution As electrical technology continues its evolution, circuit breakers remain the backbone of power distribution in industrial and commercial applications. For decades, Schneider Electric led the way in low voltage distribution with innovations that became industry standard such as the double-break technology. However, our customers’ requirements never stop evolving: higher interrupting ratings in smaller volumes at globally competitive prices. That was exactly the PowerPact B-frame circuit breaker challenge: smaller, lighter and with higher interrupting ratings than the older products it is replacing. Once again, the Schneider Electric engineering teams rose to the challenge and dared to push the limits of the current state of the art. They leveraged their knowledge and expertise in advanced materials and challenged the prevailing paradigms such as heavy reliance on thermoset materials for critical circuit breaker parts. By utilizing advanced thermoplastic materials, Schneider Electric engineers were able to achieve an unprecedented level of design intricacy and refinement to meet the stringent and complex performance requirements of the final product. A departure from the beaten path such as this would not have been successful without the skillful application of many other engineering disciplines. In particular, our advanced simulation of interruption phenomena made it possible to accelerate the development cycle and comply with numerous constraints.

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Thus, with PowerPact B-frame circuit breaker, our latest addition to the low voltage family, Schneider Electric steps up its engineering leadership to the next level to deliver to the world safe, reliable, efficient, sustainable and connected products.

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Schneeberger, Inc. SCHNEEBERGER is a manufacturer of high precision linear bearings: ball, needle and cross roller bearings, miniature linear bearings, slides, spur and helical gear racks, box ways, ball and roller Monorail linear guideways with AMS integrated linear encoder option. SCHNEEBERGER is your turnkey supplier! Designing and manufacturing consistently high quality linear technology, including single to multiaxis linear motion systems, supporting the Machine Tool, Semiconductor, Life Science, Metrology, Photonics, Electronics, Automation and Packaging industries.

At Schneeberger Linear Technology, leadership starts at the top. Dr. Hans-Martin Schneeberger is the 3rd generation owner of this 800+ employee global company. Every day, Dr. Schneeberger is fully engaged and excited about the company strategy, new technology, and growth. Schneeberger is an innovator and leader in combination technology, combining linear guideways with integrated encoders and/or precision gear racks, saving our customers assembly & alignment time, and the cost of auxiliary mounting hardware. Schneeberger introduced its first Monorail with integrated linear encoder in 1992. That product is now known as AMS (Advanced Measuring System). A handful of other companies have introduced “me-too” alternatives in the years since, but none come close to Schneeberger’s application expertise and installed customer base.

Schneeberger, Inc. 44 Sixth Road Woburn, Massachusetts 01801 United States 800-854-6333 www.schneeberger.com

Dr. Schneeberger spearheaded lean manufacturing throughout the company, dramatically reducing lead times, manufacturing and assembly cost to push competitive envelopes. These efforts are now ingrained in the Schneeberger psyche, ensuring the company will ceaselessly offer customers competitive advantage both technically and commercially.

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Leadership shines through in the sense of family that filters down from 3rd generation ownership. Dr. Schneeberger’s words and actions communicate to employees the assurance that they are highly valued. That same respect and care is given to Schneeberger customers. When you become a Schneeberger customer, you are family.

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Schneider Electric Motion USA Simplifying machine building with compact integrated motors Automation component manufacturer Schneider Electric Motion USA (formerly IMS) is a proven leader in innovative motion control solutions for stepper motors and electronic controls, including the premier integrated motor brand MDrive®. SEM offers integrated motion solutions across multiple market segments, for a wide range of applications from factory floor to laboratory bench. NEW Lexium Motion Module / LMM is an ultra-compact, programmable motion controller delivering chipset flexibility with leading MDrive integrated motor features including MCode programming language. To facilitate rapid prototyping and design verification, development boards are available with features including isolated I/O, locking pluggable connectors and serial RS-422/485 programmable motion or CANopen. A range of motors, encoders, USB communication cable and starter kit are also offered.

Lexium MDrive® is the newest addition to this premium product line. LMD products are well suited for industrial automation, incorporating robust design features and performance enhancements including closed loop to eliminate loss of synchronization/ stalling, reduce heat, save energy, and lower operating costs. MDrive® Linear Actuators integrate linear actuator stepper motors, electronics and mechanicals all in one compact linear motion system delivering high accuracy and long life. Non-captive and external shaft styles are available, with nominal load limit of up to 200 lbs. Built-to-order, you specify the screw lead/pitch, length, end finish, coating, and nut style for your application.

MDrive® Plus integrated rotary motors are available in a wide range of low cost, extremely compact configurations. These all-in-one motion control solutions can reduce system cost, design and assembly time for a large range of motion control applications.

Contact information: Schneider Electric Motion USA 370 North Main Street, Marlborough, CT 06447 Ph: 860-295-6102 Fax: 860-295-6107 Email: info@imshome.com www.motion.schneider-electric.com

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SDP/SI Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument a Designatronics company Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument is an ISO 9001:2008 + AS9100C certified manufacturer of precision gears, high-quality machined parts, molded components and mechanical assemblies. We provide total motion control and power transmission solutions to a wide variety of product applications. • • • • • • •

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In February, 2017 we will begin operations in a new state-of-the-art facility designed to improve lead times and efficiency. SDP/SI - Stock Drive Products/ Sterling Instrument 250 Duffy Avenue Hicksville, NY 11801 USA Tel: (516) 328-3300 Email: sdp-sisupport@sdp-si.com www.sdp-si.com

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Established in 1950, Stock Drive Products/ Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) is the company engineers and OEMs depend on for highquality components, subassemblies, and engineering expertise. As a company founded and managed by engineers we understand and respond to the developing needs of our customers better than anyone. Over 100,000 components are available off-the-shelf for fast turnaround. When a standard part won’t meet your requirements we can provide alternative solutions through custom design and manufacturing. Our engineering and manufacturing teams will partner with you throughout the entire process. By providing design, development, manufacturing, assembly, and testing in one location we can ensure the end product will meet your expectations. For prototype and small to large production runs you can rely on SDP/SI. High Volume Precision Gear Production Precision Gears, Custom Gearboxes, Differentials, and Planetary Gearheads State-of-the-art gear production facility has increased capacity and offers new capabilities. • High-precision gear production 24/7 • Faster turnaround – including gear cutting on CNC lathes for one piece flow (depending on quality (UP TO AGMA 11) and process requirements). Services and Products We Offer SDP/SI designs, manufactures and produces custom and standard gears and other power transmission components. Our precision gears, gear assemblies, high-quality machined parts and molded components are used in a wide variety of product applications worldwide including aerospace, defense, military and commercial aircraft, robotics, and medical. • • • • • • • •

Timing Belts and Pulleys Precision Gears Precision Gearboxes Precision Machined Components Molded Components Mechanical Assemblies Customized Components and Assemblies Contract Manufacturing

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Servo Kinetics, Inc. 3716 Plaza Drive Ann Arbor, MI 48108 Phone: 800-824-0808 FAX: 734-668-6630 Email: info@servokinetics.com www.servokinetics.com

Servo Kinetics, Inc. Hydraulic Repair, Refurbishment, Products and Engineering Services BACKGROUND Servo Kinetics, Inc. was founded over thirty five years ago and is ISO 9001-2008 certified. President George Kokalis, has over 40 years of experience, a pioneer in developing hydraulic products and repair services before establishing SKI. Experienced technicians, extensive testing and quality repairs differentiate us from our competitors. Some technicians have thirty years of service with SKI. Expert evaluation of failure and recommended corrective actions optimize your application. Saving you time and money, while increasing production and minimizing down time. Our mission is to provide the highest quality products and services, in the shortest time, at the lowest possible cost.

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PRODUCTS AND SERVICES We provide repairs and refurbishment of; pumps, motors, servo, proportional, and cartridge valves, gearboxes, vacuum pumps, actuators and other hydraulic devices. We support hundreds of sophisticated and traditional manufacturing facilities around the world. AEROSPACE: Commercial airlines and military refurbishment of flight training simulators. ENERGY: Nuclear, fossil and gas turbine power generating plants using SKI Classic 2000 pumps on GE EHC circuits. MANUFACTURING: Automotive, plastic injection, stamping, blow molding, die-casting, paper mills, amusement. www.designworldonline.com

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BENEFITS OF SKI SERVICES Superior test equipment, computer OEM spec library, trained fluid power technicians, computer tracking support, ISO 9001:2008 Certified, excellent delivery, 24 hour service available, free evaluations and inspections, free test documentation, immediate feedback on critical issues, factory OEM parts, rebuilt to OEM performance, expert reverse engineering. SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION AND COST SAVINGS Servo Kinetics features the Classic 2000 Series piston pumps and fluid motors. Formerly owned by Vickers Corporation the line was discontinued. Now owned and manufactured by Servo Kinetics, Classic 2000 Series are precision machined to aircraft aerospace standards, ensuring superior quality. Hence these devices last for decades without service. Acquisition of this product offered tremendous cost savings to customers who were faced with obsolescence and major cost for retrofits. The nuclear, stamping, steel, and marine industries are just a few who faced millions in cost to retrofit. SKI also reversed engineered and created OEM replacement parts for Beach Russ vacuum pumps after closing many years ago. Possibly the only source for repair of these devices, once again SKI provided huge cost savings. RECOMMENDATION For the best in quality and service contact Servo Kinetics today.

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SERAPID Inc Our Technology SERAPID was founded in 1972, and we have built our reputation by providing innovative solutions to challenging projects. More than four decades of engineering expertise combined with our unique technology allows us to deliver exceptional results for the most complex projects. SERAPID Inc 34100 Mound Rd Sterling Hts, MI 48314 United States

The non-magnetic RigiBelt actuator provides incremental motion.

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SERAPID’s core technology is the Rigid Chain, the chain that can push. It consists of interlocking links that behave like a chain yet lock like a rigid bar, providing a safe, reliable and compact telescopic actuation mechanism with unequalled performance even in harsh environments.

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SERAPID products and systems are used in diverse sectors – In industrial applications: manufacturing facilities, thermal treatment furnaces, die change and die handling, tube and pipe processing, pallet pushing systems and nuclear waste transfer. In the medical sector: The unique RigiBelt, a plastic, non-magnetic version of the Rigid Chain is used in MRIs. In construction: architects and engineers use rigid chain to move structural elements (walls, roofs, stands, etc.), elevators, service and vehicle lifts. In theatre: SERAPID offers stage, orchestra platform elevation solutions, horizontal scenery movement, and seating systems that allow the configuration of multi-functional venues. SERAPID systems are also used in aerospace and composite manufacturing, as well as in the defense industry. With a longstanding commitment to continued innovation in product design as well as to providing leadership in the advancement of engineering practices worldwide, SERAPID’s team of talented engineers look forward to new challenges.

The completely electro-mechanical Rigid Chain is a genuine alternative to hydraulic solutions; with no need for fluids, SERAPID products have a reduced environmental impact and minimal maintenance costs. The robust design of the chain makes for outstanding reliability, high cycle use and high load capacity. SERAPID chain is telescopic, capable of delivering long strokes and then retracting into a compact magazine. The links allow for incremental positioning and will hold its position indefinitely, even under load. Our lift products have been tested to maintain low deflection even in demanding weather conditions, and are resistant to seismic forces.

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Servometer® Servometer® is the leading developer and manufacturer of electrodeposited miniature metal bellows. Since 1957, Servometer has been supporting customers with premier quality products like its miniature bellows as well as bellows assemblies, contact springs, flexible shaft couplings and structurally rigid electroforms. Each is designed and manufactured to the highest performance standards in terms of flexibility, strength, reliability and sensitivity to meet stringent customer specifications. Today, Servometer precision products are used in hundreds of applications in a diverse variety of industries including, semiconductor, aerospace, defense, medical, solar and oil and gas. Servometer is an ISO 9001:2008 registered manufacturer. Phone: (973) 785-4630 Email: sales@servometer.com www.servometer.com

Servometer’s custom designed products are typically made of electrodeposited nickel, copper, gold or combinations of all three. The resulting electroforms are thin walled, hollow metal parts as small as 0.20 inches (.5 mm) in diameter; 0.24 inches (.6 mm) in length and .0003 inches (.008 mm) in thickness.

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In 2007 Servometer acquired Bellows Tech, the leading supplier of edge welded bellows. BellowsTech and Servometer have a synergistic relationship to offer customers more design solutions for their applications. The two companies complement each other in compatible technologies and design capability.

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Miniature bellows are often used as a sensing element in pressure responsive devices such as transducers, actuators and volume compensators. The flexible shaft couplings are ideal for use in resolvers, encoders, servos, motion control devices and computers. Servometer electroforms can be made into unusual shapes with close tolerances, and are extremely lightweight as well as rigid to meet almost any design challenge.

In addition, the company offers complete bellows subassembly services to customers who want to help reduce parts counts and costs, improve process control and simplify assembly, purchasing and scheduling.

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SETCOTM For over 90 years — since 1912 — Setco™ has designed and built precision spindles and is recognized worldwide as a technical leader in design and manufacturer of precision spindles and spindle/slide combinations. Setco™ is a major spindle manufacturer with well over 250,000 spindles in the field — new and rebuilt — which include belt-driven, geared, motorized, high speed and high frequency models. In addition, Setco™ offers a complete line of precision linear slides; which include dovetail, hardened way and linear rail slides in 21 standard sizes and hundreds of standard catalog models. Setco™ products are used worldwide in a large variety of industries; including automotive, aerospace, construction, die/mold, cabling and winding, plastics, woodworking, stone cutting and general metalworking industries. Through acquisitions, Setco™ is the home of MASTER, POPE and WHITNON brand spindles, slides and modules. 5880 Hillside Avenue Cincinnati, OH 45233 Toll Free: 1-800-543-0470 Phone: (513) 941-5110 Fax: (513) 941-6913 www.setco.com

Setco™ is the largest independent rebuilder of precision machine tool spindles in the United States offering complete repair, rebuild and spindle retrofit services. Spindle service is

• Machine Tool Manufacturers • Special Machine Tool Builders and Integrators • Powertrain Machinery Manufacturers and End Users • Industrial End Users in General. Setco™ geographical markets include the United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Europe and Asia.

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Setco™ is a world leader in the design, manufacture & service of high performance precision spindles and slides; which includes belt-driven, CNC, gear-driven, motorized models, high speed, high frequency spindles, and complete lines of dovetail, hardened way, linear bearing, tooling, utility slides, and single and multi-axis machine modules. Setco™ products are recognized worldwide for accuracy, durability and quality.

supported by six spindle service centers with US locations in California, Michigan, Ohio, Georgia as well as Taiwan and India providing technical support for the following market segments:

WORLD LEADER IN HIGH PERFORMANCE PRECISION SPINDLES AND SLIDES

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SEW-EURODRIVE About SEW-EURODRIVE Engineering excellence and customer responsiveness distinguish SEW-EURODRIVE, a leading manufacturer of integrated power transmission and motion control systems. SEW-EURODRIVE solutions set the global standard for high performance and rugged reliability in the toughest operating conditions. With its global headquarters in Germany, the privately held company currently employs over 16,000 employees with a presence in 51 countries. U.S. operations include a state-of-the-art manufacturing center, five assembly plants, more than 63 technical sales offices and hundreds of distributors. SEW-EURODRIVE . . . Driving the world. SEW-EURODRIVE, Inc. 1295 Old Spartanburg Hwy Lyman, South Carolina 29365 Phone: (864) 439-7537 Fax: (864) 439-7830 Email: cslyman@seweurodrive.com www.seweurodrive.com

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We offer the broadest product line in the industry - from gearmotors and control electronics, to software and complete drivebased automation. Our products are based on a unique system of modular components that can be assembled in millions of different configurations so every drive solution is custom built to each customer’s specifications. Our regional assembly centers stock millions of dollars of our modular inventory for quick delivery of drive solutions and spare parts anywhere in the U.S. At SEW-EURODRIVE, our expertise doesn’t stop with the sale of our products. We offer one of the most accessible customer support systems in the industry. Our trained product specialists are readily available for on-site start up assistance and applications support. In addition, our PT Pilot® drive selection tool quickly selects the drive for your specific needs. Our customer service personnel, engineers, product specialists, and service technicians are available to answer questions and troubleshoot problems. SEW-EURODRIVE offers on-call emergency technical support around the clock.

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As a world leader in drive technology and drive-based automation, SEW-EURODRIVE has established a reputation for quickly solving the most difficult power transmission and motion control challenges. We introduced the gearmotor in 1931 and in the 86 years since then, we have been bringing the best in drive technology to our customers worldwide.

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SIKO SIKO - Measurement technology since 1963 Today SIKO sums up five decades of experience in length, angle and speed measurement technology. Building upon this core competence, SIKO develops and manufactures groundbreaking products for automation and drive engineering. The highest demands of our industrial and machine engineering customers lead to quality, precision and functionality of our products and services. SIKO is certified according to DIN EN ISO 9001 : 2008. Sustainable resource management is a matter of course for us. SIKO Products Inc. 2155 Bishop Circle E Dexter, MI 48130 (734) 426-3476 sales@sikoproducts.com www.siko-global.com

6 product lines - A broad range of products for most diverse measurement jobs The SIKO product portfolio includes a total of 6 product lines: These cover high-quality measuring technology (measuring devices and sensors for length measurement, angle measurement, speed measurement and rotational speed measurement) as well as positioning systems for industry and mechanical engineering. We offer solutions for a wide range of different measuring tasks and applications – with a constant focus on the requisite accuracy in recording measurement values. Working on your behalf or together with you, we develop sensor systems for recording measurement values. The primary focus here is often on reducing setup times and optimizing manufacturing and production. OEM customers, projects and special solutions or the delivery of spare parts directly to the end user: all of our customers are important to us! • Digital position indicators (position indicators / position displays) adjustment knobs and hand wheels (PositionLine) • Rotary encoders / encoders / incremental encoders, geared potentiometers and electronic displays (RotoLine)

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• High-precision optical sensors (OptoLine)

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• Magnetic measuring systems – magnetic band and sensors, absolute or incremental (MagLine)

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SMAC SMAC Moving Coil Actuators manufactures a wide range of precision programmable electric actuators based on its patented moving coil technology. These proprietary and patented moving coil linear motor based designs are technically far ahead of old generation pneumatic and electric actuators, including moving magnet linear motors. SMAC’s technological edge, combined with continuous costdown/ quality-up process and its worldwide sales basis makes SMAC the most dynamic electric actuator manufacturer in automation today. SMAC electric actuators are unique in that force, position, and speed are totally programmable. They are designed to perform at exceptionally high rates >2000 cpm, repeatable within 1 millisecond. They are capable of submicron positioning and have the patented capability to “Soft-Land” on surfaces and then perform work. They also provide feedback on the work being done. This makes them ideal for a wide range of positioning, measuring, inspection, thread check and pick and place applications, particularly where 100% verification is required. For more information, Phone (760) 929-7575 Email: info@smac-mca.com or visit www.smac-mca.com

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Benefits of Moving Coil Technology • Lower moving mass with the voice coil actuator means extremely high acceleration and velocity, as opposed to the heavier “moving magnet” technology used in most linear motors. • Safe and energy efficient: operates at low current, typically at 1.5 amps at 24 volt DC. • Quiet (< 55dB), airless operation: no expensive compressed air generation required. No air consumption or air leaks to attend to. No compressed air generating environmental particulate contamination. • Long Cycle Life: >100 Million Cycles. 10x that of air cylinders or ball screw actuators. • Linear Rotary: SMAC invented linear rotary technology in 1998 and since have become the preferred solution for small parts assembly in the electronics industry, thread check in the automotive industry and capping in the packaging industry. Soft-Land SMAC’s “Soft-Land” is a patented unique routine which allows the actuator rod or gripper jaw to sense the surface of a component then applies a specific force. It gives extremely accurate sensing of product location or dimensions. This is particularly useful for handling delicate or high value components. Soft-Land also elongates the life of the actuator. Used in: • • • • •

• Force Mode: Force Mode is open loop, using no feedback from the encoder. The actual position is still monitored but has no effect upon the output. • Velocity Mode: Velocity Mode allows the actuating rod to be moved with a given velocity, acceleration, force and direction. Typically used for a “Soft-Land” routine. • Position Mode: Position Mode will allow the actuating rod to be moved to various positions along the stroke using acceleration, velocity and force. It is possible to perform absolute, relative and “learned position” moves.

Pick and place of delicate objects Gauging of fragile or pliant materials Bottle ejecting/diverting/sorting Switch / material testing Many, many other applications

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Programmable Features SMAC actuators are totally programmable in force, acceleration and velocity. They give you flexibility to run various products with a quick change over at the touch of a button. Multiple motion profiles (programs) can be stored/ preset in the SMAC controller. The actuator can operate in three different modes:

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Smalley Innovation, quality and engineering excellence has driven Smalley to be the leading manufacturer of Spirolox® Retaining Rings, Constant Section Rings and Wave Springs. We believe that engineers should work with engineers. So our customers work directly with our experienced team. This access to technical expertise and problem solving, prototyping and collaboration is rare in the industry. But it allows you to take your designs further than you thought possible. Every Smalley ring and spring is backed by our legendary customer support. Our commitment to service combined with our reputation for on-time delivery has earned us an approved supplier status with leading OEM manufacturers around the world. Our commitment is to quality, customer service, and finding the most cost-effective solution. Smalley Steel Ring Company 555 Oakwood Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Phone: +1 847 719 5900 Fax: +1 847 719 5999 Email: info@smalley.com www.smalley.com

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Constant Section Rings: Constant Section Rings are often specified for heavy duty or impact loading applications. Smalley offers eight series of rings from stock in over 1,000 sizes.

About Smalley:

For over 50 years, Smalley has manufactured retaining rings and wave springs using our unique coiling technology. Smalley has become established as the top manufacturer of spiral retaining rings and flat wire wave springs. Smalley is ISO 9001, ISO/TS 16949, AS9100 and ISO 14001 certified.

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Wave (Compression) Springs: Smalley Wave Springs offer the unique advantage of space savings when used to replace coil springs. By reducing spring operating height, wave springs also produce a decrease in the spring cavity. With a smaller assembly size and less material used in the manufacturing process, a cost savings is realized. Wave springs operate as load bearing devices. They take up play and compensate for dimensional variations within assemblies. A virtually unlimited range of forces can be produced whereby loads build either gradually or abruptly to reach a predetermined working height. This establishes a precise spring rate in which load is proportional to deflection.

Spirolox® Retaining Rings: Spirolox Retaining Rings, available exclusively from Smalley, have No Ears To Interfere® with the mating components in the assembly. Spiral rings offer a 360° retaining surface, require no special tooling for removal and are interchangeable with ordinary snap ring grooves.

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Laminar Sealing Rings: A Smalley Laminar Sealing Ring is a metallic labyrinth seal consisting of multiple rings in a groove. This arrangement of the rings and the specific orientation of the rings are dictated by the application and the severity of the environment. Hoopster Rings: Hoopster Rings fit into much shallower grooves than regular snap rings or retaining rings. Hoopster Retaining Rings are suitable for light to heavy loads and are ideal for thin wall tubes. Manufacturing Process: Smalley offers an exclusive Circular-Grain® Process. This process is not a stamping, but rather a continuous coil that is made from edge-wound, pre-hardened, spring-tempered flat wire. The flat wire has a grain structure that is linear, providing exceptional strength and dimensional stability. Smalley’s unique manufacturing process reduces scrap allowing for the economical production of special alloy products including a large selection of stainless steel retaining rings and wave springs. No-Tooling-Cost™ Process: Smalley’s Circular-Grain® Process offers unusual flexibility in production. There is no special tooling needed, even for prototype or custom configurations. This results in low prototype cost and quick deliveries.

Free Samples: Smalley will send samples of catalog items for your evaluation, free of charge. Simply go to www.smalley.com/samples to request free samples, catalogs, download CAD models, design assistance or design your own application specific ring or spring.

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Smart Products, Inc. Smart Products designs and manufactures check and pressure relief valves, JACO Smart Fittings, liquid and air pumps, and related components. Our products provide accurate, reliable flow control in advanced, low pressure, low flow systems. An ISO 9001:2008 Certified Company. Smart Products, Inc. 644 Fanning Fields Road Mills River, NC 28759 United States http://smartproducts.com

People often ask, what makes your valves smart? The answer is the ability to take customizable components - plastic body material and o-ring and pair them with a precise opening pressure. This custom configuration coupled with a wide range of styles allows for over 3 million possible combinations to create an exclusive low pressure, low flow valve to meet a specific design criteria. Ideal for liquid or gas applications, our valves are in every industry, economical, FDA & NSF compliant, corrosion resistant, as well as able to withstand operating temperatures ranging from sub-zero to 400°F, depending on materials specified. The thermoplastic materials used in these check valves provide improved corrosion resistance and make them a superior alternative to comparable metal valves.

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Additionally, most of our check valves can also be used as pressure relief valves as long as the o-ring side vents to atmosphere. We provide a unique and quality product for every customer based on liquids/gasses used, application environment, and intended shelf life. Smart Products also provides additional services such as custom designs, special testing, custom assemblies, and other value-added services.

The majority of our check valves incorporate a low inertia poppet design with doubletapered o-ring seats to achieve a fast, positive seal in ultra low pressure applications.

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solidThinking, Inc. solidThinking employs a relent-

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of industry and domain experts. solidThinking is a wholly owned subsidiary of Altair where its products are also available through the Altair HyperWorks® suite.

solidThinking, Inc. (An Altair Company) 1820 East Big Beaver Rd Troy, MI 48083 Phone: (248) 526-1920 Fax: (248) 526-1921 Email: info@solidthinking.com www.solidthinking.com

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WHY WE’RE A LEADER… solidThinking Inspire isn’t simulation for Design Engineers, it’s inspiration for better products. Inspire can help every Design Engineer, Product Designer, and Architect quickly create dramatically lighter structures and better understand the effect of material placement in whatever they’re developing. We believe you should design lightweight in, not engineer mass out. A traditional structural simulation allows an engineer to check if a design will support the required loads. Inspire generates a material layout within a defined package space using the loads as an input. This efficient design proposal can then be evolved into a finished product with easy export to major CAD tools. Inspire uses Topology Optimization, a technology well established in the design of airliners, racecars and other highly engineered products. This technology has previously required simulation experts to run it. With a new user experience Inspire brings topology optimization to the CAD workstation. The ability to use this proven technology earlier in program development eliminates redesign cycles later on. The software is easy to learn, with new users needing, at most, just a few hours of training and many require none at all. solidThinking Inspire can quickly assist your team to create parts that are right the first time, to reduce costs, development time, material consumption, and product weight.

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Sorbothane Inc. Innovating Shock & Vibration Solutions Sorbothane, Inc. serves widely varied market segments with Standard and Custom Engineered components. MARKETS SERVED TRANSPORTATION SHIPPING & LOGISTICS • Sorbothane® Safeguards Precious Cargo PRECISION LABORATORY EQUIPMENT • Sorbothane® Isolates Disruptive Vibration MOBILE ELECTRONIC DEVICES • Sorbothane® Attenuates Impact Shock & Isolates Vibration CONSUMER & COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS • Sorbothane® Damps Unwanted Vibration & Noise INDUSTRIAL & MANUFACTURING EQUIPMENT • Sorbothane® Extends Equipment Life AEROSPACE & AERONAUTICAL • Sorbothane® Protects Critical Components MEDICAL EQUIPMENT • Sorbothane® Protects Performance SPORTING GOODS & FITNESS • Sorbothane® Protects, Cushions & Comforts Sorbothane, Inc. is located in Kent, Ohio and operates 10 specialized pouring machines. With 64,000 square feet of manufacturing space and supply support systems in place, the Sorbothane team stands ready to meet any production need. Sorbothane, Inc. has an engineering design staff that specializes in shock and vibration solutions plus an in-house testing and quality assurance lab.

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Sorbothane® is a proprietary visco-elastic material that has been specified by engineers worldwide for over three decades. Sorbothane® is a highly damped polymeric solid that “flows” like a liquid under load. Its superior damping and isolation properties have been scientifically and real-world proven. Sorbothane® is ideal for engineering design applications requiring shock absorption, vibration isolation and acoustic damping. Produced in a durometer range from 25 to 85 - Shore 00 scale Sorbothane® is considered a super soft polyurethane. Unique applications call for innovative solutions. Standard Sorbothane® parts and custom engineered solutions are available to meet individual product objectives. STANDARD Sorbothane® PRODUCTS Sorbothane, Inc. offers an extensive line of standard Sorbothane parts.

CUSTOM Sorbothane® SOLUTIONS Unique applications call for very innovative solutions. Our engineering team will help design the custom Sorbothane® component perfect for your individual product specifications. Since 1982, Sorbothane, Inc. has engineered individualized shock and vibration solutions for numerous and diverse markets. Our goal is to protect the performance and integrity of your product. Sorbothane, Inc. - Innovating Shock and Vibration Solutions For over 33 years Sorbothane, Inc. has been - and will continue to be - the innovative and trusted choice of engineers worldwide for developing materials and components that isolate vibration, attenuate shock and damp unwanted noise.

These standard products have been developed over 30 years and are selected for their specific shock absorbing and vibration isolating applications. The Sorbothane® Standard Products Guide is available at www.sorbothane.com or by contacting Sorbothane, Inc. directly. Sorbothane, Inc. 2144 State Route 59 Kent, Ohio 44240 Phone: 800.838.3906

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SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS, a Dassault Systèmes brand, is a world leader in 3D solutions that help millions of engineers and designers succeed through innovation. Our products deliver an intuitive experience in product design, simulation, publishing, data management, and environmental impact assessment. For the latest news, information, or an online demonstration, visit our Web site: www.solidworks.com or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-781-810-5011).

Ever since electronic products were first created, engineers have used different, disconnected tools to design them. The use of disparate tools limited the collaboration between design teams designing the electrical and mechanical components. This lack of collaboration caused translation issues, format conversion challenges, and headaches. SOLIDWORKS combined the best technology in PCB design with an easy-to-use interface, and linked it with SOLIDWORKS CAD to give you an efficient design experience that gets your PCBs done quickly and easily — just what you need when PCBs are only a part of your product design workflow. The new SOLIDWORKS PCB design tool adds the scientific power and natural design intuition of Altium with the 3D design expertise of SOLIDWORKS. Native integration of all disciplines — electrical, mechanical, and electronics — facilitates collaboration and increases productivity, resulting in more consistent and standardized designs, lower costs, and fewer product delays for faster time to market.

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With SOLIDWORKS PCB, data is effortlessly shared between your electrical and mechanical workflows, uniting two sides of the design process under one common method of communication and collaboration. • Easily link SOLIDWORKS CAD mechanical models to electrical data, all combined into a single managed project to keep all of your design data in sync. • Link directly to SOLIDWORKS Parasolid models for enclosures and component bodies, and then visualize them in native 3D to ensure your board fits the mechanical enclosure right the first time. • Improve the accuracy of your designs by sending your board designs to SOLIDWORKS CAD with copper information included, and get detailed thermal, vibration, and mechanical simulations for a new perspective on your design. SOLDWORKS PCB is focused on bringing the best of both worlds together. Do what you do best in SOLIDWORKS CAD, and let SOLIDWORKS PCB handle all of your PCB design needs.

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Steinmeyer Steinmeyer Customers are Driven to Precision.

When engineers pursue the best, Steinmeyer is their choice for premium ball screws. In the realm of linear motion control, our company has become synonymous with precision, innovation, and exacting standards of quality. Steinmeyer’s extensive product line is used widely in drive systems for industrial machines as well as precision positioning in optical instruments, medical devices, and other mechatronic applications. Steinmeyer was founded in 1920 in Albstadt, Germany. In 1940, the Beck family took over operations and still owns the company to this day. Production of ball screws began in 1965 and soon became the company’s leading product. Steinmeyer is now known globally as the engineer’s preeminent choice for precision ball screws. Steinmeyer www.steinmeyer.com 781-273-6220 infoUSA@steinmeyer.com

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Steinmeyer---the Engineer’s Choice for Ball Screws

The design of modern machines with linear drives places high demands on precision and reliability. Incorporating ball screws requires a high degree of product knowledge. Steinmeyer is your indispensable partner for development, production, and application engineering. Steinmeyer ball screws are developed and manufactured with the highest precision at its headquarters in Germany. Experienced staff and the most advanced equipment ensure we stay at the top - which our customers have come to expect.

Precision Instrument Applications

Steinmeyer offers an elite line of high-performance miniature ball screws (3 mm to 16 mm diameter). These components deliver precision positioning in a variety of delicate operations such as inspection, micro-assembly, and pipetting. Engineers trust Steinmeyer to select the perfect ball screw for their application---and to deliver the smoothest running, highest quality on the market. Our main application sectors include semiconductor, optics, medical devices, and laboratory instruments.

Machine Tool Applications

Ball screws are precise drive components characterized by high accuracy and efficiency. Demanding engineers turn to Steinmeyer for high performing large screws (over 16 mm diameter). The Steinmeyer brand is known globally for the highest levels of workmanship, innovation, and performance.

Aerospace Solutions

Applications in aerospace place unique demands on a ball screw, requiring uncompromising reliability under all imaginable operating conditions. Design, manufacturing, and testing of aerospace ball screws must be tightly controlled to ensure that failure is nearly impossible. Steinmeyer develops aerospace ball screws per exacting customer specifications or drawings. With a proven variety of products, over 50 years of experience in ball screw production, and EN 9100 (AS 9100) approved quality systems, our expertise is second to none.

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Suco Technologies Founded in 1938, Suco Technologies has become a well-established, proven leader setting benchmarks in the development and production of pressure monitoring devices. Our products include: mechanical pressure and vacuum switches, electronic pressure switches, pressure transducers and transmitters. Our state-of-the-art production facilities with end-of-line test benches and a Research and Development center with an in house test laboratory guarantees a high level of product quality and offers permanent improvements as well as continuing innovations. Suco utilizes a sales network with factory trained application engineers who are available to offer local support in over 40 countries. We have relocated our offices quadrupling our office and warehouse space. Suco Technologies, Inc. 6560 W. Rogers Circle #22 Boca Raton, FL 33487 Phone: 800-473-7313 Fax: 561-989-8816 Email: info@suco-tech.com www.Suco-tech.com

Your Specialist in Pressure Monitoring Electronic Pressure Switches, Pressure Transducers and Transmitters Pressure Transducers and Transmitters based on Silicon-on-Sapphire (SOS) technology have outstanding performance features that include excellent overpressure safety and burst pressure, ability to operate at extreme temperatures, outstanding long term stability, and high rise rate, accuracy and repeatability. SOS Pressure Transducers are now being used in the offhighway industry. The Suco Technologies line of Transducers and Transmitters is available with 4-20mA (2-wire), 0-10V (3-wire) and 0.5-4.5V (radiometrically) output. Wetted parts are all made of stainless steel. The stainless steel diaphragm is welded with the casing that results in a low leakage rate even with difficult gasses.

Mechanical Pressure Switches Suco pressure switches and pressure transducers are produced to operate in harsh operational conditions in mobile equipment, off-highway, material handling and industrial applications. They are designed to withstand pressure spikes, prolonged exposure to continual pulsation, shocks and vibrations. Mechanical pressure switches are available in zinc plated steel body, stainless steel, brass, and aluminum body. Set points range from 1 to 5,800psi with an overpressure safety up to 8,700psi.

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Super Swivels® Established in 1986, Super Swivels® provides superior products for a large variety of hydraulic uses. We design and manufacture heavy-duty, leak free, live swivels at a competitive price and outstanding performance.

Hydraulics is the cornerstone of modern automation and power. Without hydraulics heavy lifting, moving repetitive motions would be at the mercy of huge motors limiting the ability to get the job done.

A heat treating process and patented design enables higher working pressure ratings. Our large inventory provides exceptional service and delivery times. Custom design, engineering and adaptation fulfill demanding hydraulic needs.

Super Swivels® are heavy-duty, leak free, live swivels for many applications, a few of which include; hose reels, sprayers, heavy machinery, automatic car washes, trucks, drilling, wheel motors, robotics, railroads, and mining. These swivels are engineered for simplified connections, allowing direct connections to hose lines doing away with adapters.

Super Swivels® are available in wide range of materials, plating, and seal options for many applications including; hose reels, sprayers, heavy machinery, automatic car washes, trucks, drilling, wheel motors, robotics, railroads, and mining, to mention a few. For more information, visit www.superswivels.com Super Swivels 7917 Beech Street NE Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA 55432-1762 Phone: 763-784-5531 Fax: 763-784-7423 Email: sales@superswivels.com

Super Swivels has been an engineering leader in the hydraulics industry for nearly 30 years and looks to maintaining that leadership role in designing and producing superior patented live hydraulic swivels.

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By engineering the best heavy-duty and compact live swivel designs Super Swivels allows manufactures to create the most efficient and smallest products possible. The same design and reliability features allow for the most efficient aftermarket modifications and repairs.

Super Swivels live swivel action reduces risk of hose twisting and kinking even in 90 angel connections. This simplification reduces the complication of hose line connections so less hose is required, reducing space needs. The increased hose movement allowed by Super Swivels’ superior design reduces system rigidity and helps to absorb system impulses. Less hydraulic line congestion, reduced hose kinking, lower risk of shock damage and twisting which means lower maintenance costs and less downtime.

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Tadiran A worldwide leader in lithium battery technology, Tadiran manufactures a complete line of lithium thionyl chloride batteries, including the iXtra Series, XOL Series, PulsesPlus™ Series for high pulse applications (Amps), TRR Series for medium pulse applications (hundreds of Milliamps), TLM Series lithium batteries for very high rate (tens of Amps) mil/aero and medical applications, and TLI Series rechargeable lithium-ion batteries. Validated by millions of batteries that were still operational after 25+ years, Tadiran offers unrivaled manufacturing and quality systems that deliver unmatched product reliability and incredible long-life performance. The longevity of Tadiran batteries is directly related to the battery’s extremely low self-discharge (less than 1% per year), which results from the unique combination of lithium thionyl chloride chemistry, bobbin-type construction, and proprietary manufacturing techniques that enhance product quality and reliability: processes that are continuously refined to deliver industry-leading battery performance. To learn more about the wide spectrum of Tadiran lithium batteries, visit our website: www.tadiranbat.com

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use of an HLC but still deliver high capacity and high energy density without experiencing voltage drop or power delay.

POWERING REMOTE WIRELESS DEVICES Remote wireless devices are being designed with increased functionality, which increases power consumption. To ensure long-life, these remote wireless devices are typically designed to operate mainly in a “sleep” mode to conserve energy, with daily power consumption ranging from nil to a few microamps, briefly alternating with an “active” mode that requires high pulses of up to several amps to energize the device for data acquisition and communication before returning to “sleep” mode. Wireless sensors that remain dormant at elevated temperatures then periodically require high current pulses may experience lower transient voltage readings during the initial phases of battery discharge. This phenomenon, known as transient minimum voltage (TMV), is strongly correlated to the chemical make-up of the electrolyte and/or the design of the cathode. Tadiran offers two effective solutions to combat TMV: PulsesPlus™ batteries for high pulse applications; and TRR Series batteries for moderate pulse applications. PulsesPlus™ lithium thionyl chloride batteries combine a long-life bobbin-type LiSOCL2 cell with a patented hybrid layer capacitor (HLC) that stores and generates high pulses. PulsesPlus batteries feature high voltage, high capacity, low self-discharge (less than 1% per year), low ESR (Equivalent Serial Resistance), a wide operating temperature (-55°C to 85°C). PulsesPlus batteries also offer the potential for an end-of-life indication, including a 3.6v system with a 5% end-of-life indication; and a 3.9v system with a 10% end-of-life indication. For applications requiring moderate pulses, Tadiran Rapid Response TRR Series batteries offer a costeffective solution, as these batteries do not require the January 2017

When a standard LiSOCl2 battery is first subjected to load, voltage can drop temporarily, and then return to its nominal value. TRR Series batteries virtually eliminate this voltage drop under pulse (or transient minimum voltage), resulting in zero delay during the voltage response. TRR Series batteries also utilize available capacity more efficiently, and thus can potentially extend the operating life of the battery by up to 15% under certain conditions, especially in extremely hot or cold temperatures. INTRODUCING A NEW RECHARGEABLE LITHIUM BATTERY While bobbin-type lithium thionyl chloride (LiSOCL2) batteries remain the preferred choice for remote wireless sensors designed for long-term use in extreme environmental conditions, new applications are emerging that are well suited to energy harvesting devices in conjunction with rechargeable lithium batteries that store the harvested energy. Standard rechargeable lithium-ion cells have inherent drawbacks that limit overall performance in certain applications, including short operating life (maximum 5 years), low maximum cycle life (500 cycles), a high annual self-discharge rate (up to 60% per year), and a limited temperature range (0°C to 60°C) with no possibility of charging at low and high temperatures. To address these problems, Tadiran recently introduced TLI Series lithium-ion batteries, which utilize a modified version of the patented hybrid layer capacitor (HLC) to deliver improved performance, including 20 year service life, 5,000 recharge cycles, extremely low annual self-discharge (less than 5% per year), the ability to deliver high pulses (up to 5A for AA cell), plus a much wider operating temperature range (-40°C to 85°C, with storage up to 90°C, able to be recharged at extreme temperatures). TLI Series rechargeable batteries come in standard AA and AAA sizes, and custom battery packs.

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Tech-Etch, Inc. Tech-Etch has been a leader in the manufacture of precision engineered parts, EMI/RFI shielding products, and flexible circuits for the medical industry for over 40 years. Our technology has enabled the development of cataract lens replacement surgery, artificial heart valves, and medical diagnostic ultrasound imaging. The Tech-Etch Quality Management System is registered to both ISO 9001:2008 and AS9100. Corporate headquarters is in Plymouth, Massachusetts, and additional facilities are located in Fall River, MA and Litchfield, Minnesota.

Precision Parts for the Medical Industry Precision Parts, Flexible Circuits & EMI Shielding Products Tech-Etch photo etches precision parts for medical imaging, implants and surgical devices. Light gauge parts are manufactured from a wide range of medical materials, including elgiloy, titanium, tungsten, nitinol, stainless steels, niobium, molybdenum, and copper alloys. Applications include maxillofacial screens and cranial closure implants, HTC grids, X-ray ID tags, stents, vascular stiffeners and closures, haptics, needles, surgical blade blanks, springs, and interconnects.

Tech-Etch, Inc. 45 Aldrin Road Plymouth, MA 02360 Phone: 508-747-0300 Fax: 508-746-9639 sales@tech-etch.com www.tech-etch.com

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Standard and custom EMI/RFI shielding products include finger stock gaskets, board level shielding, knitted wire mesh gaskets, conductive elastomers, metalized fabric, conductive foam, and shielded honeycomb vents and filters. Shielding solutions are offered to address interference at the component level, board level, or the assembly/enclosure level.

produced at production levels. Laser processing supports precision drilling of hole sizes down to .001” dia. for micro via and blind via multilayer construction. In-plant, value-added operations include precision hand assembly as well as automated SMT assembly supporting package sizes down to 0201 and .4mm leaded devices.

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The Lee Company For over 65 years, The Lee Company has pioneered the development of miniature fluid control components for aerospace hydraulic and fuel systems, automated liquid handling in medical and scientific instrumentation, medical disposable applications, down-hole oil tools,machine tools, inkjet printing, and other industries worldwide. Products include miniature solenoid valves, high-speed microdispense valves, nozzles, dispense pumps, custom manifold systems, inert tubing, Lee Plugs, check valves, shuttle valves, pressure relief valves, directional flow controls, safety screens, flow restrictors and associated fluid handling components. Lee’s unique capabilities in miniaturization and engineering expertise (one of every eight employees is a graduate engineer) keep the company at the forefront of fluid flow technology, and enable it to work effectively with customers to solve difficult fluid control problems. The Lee Company employs over 1,000 people at its Technical Centers in Westbrook and Essex, Connecticut where all engineering and manufacturing is performed. Lee Company sales offices, staffed by degreed sales engineers, are located throughout the United States and Europe, and the Company’s distribution network spans the entire globe.

Ultra Miniature 2-Port HDI Solenoid Valve The Lee Company continues to redefine miniature fluidics with the introduction of an even more compact High Density Interface (HDI) solenoid valve. Now available in magnetically latched and non-latched designs, this 2-port normally closed valve is exceptionally small in size, light weight, and offers consistent performance throughout its life. Both designs are offered in plug-in and face mount styles. In today’s culture, the persistent demand for reliable and innovative products compels companies to integrate new and more advanced technology into smaller packages. Our ultra miniature 2-port normally closed solenoid valve offers similar performance characteristics to our traditional 3-port HDI design, but in a smaller package. Miniature Stepper Dispense Pump Designed for Flexibility and Cost Savings After 20 years of experience designing and manufacturing dispense pumps for in vitro diagnostics and scientific instrument applications, The Lee Company is pleased to offer its most cost effective design yet. The new LPD Series variable displacement pump meets the demands of modern day applications: consistent performance and significant cost savings in a compact lightweight package. Designed to be completely maintenance free, this miniature, chemically inert pump is readily available in 50, 250, 1,000 and 3,000 microliter full dispense volumes. Standard performance models meet the demands of most applications, while high performance models are available for the most demanding applications. The LPD Series Pump can be customized for a variety of performance characteristics, feedback options and port head materials. Contact your local Lee Sales Engineer today for additional information.

2 Pettipaug Road, P.O. Box 424 Westbrook, CT 06498 Phone: 860-399-6281 Toll Free: 800-533-7584 Fax: 860-399-2270 E-mail: inquiry@theleeco.com www.TheLeeCo.com

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Miniature Solenoid Valve Sets New Standards The Lee Company’s new 250 Series Solenoid Valve sets a new standard in reducing space, weight and power consumption. Designed for 28 volt systems, this 2 position, 3-way miniature piloting solenoid valve features Lee’s field proven Piloting Solenoid coil, as well as Lee’s unique and patented MultiSeal technology. The one-piece MultiSeal provides reliable sealing both axially and radially, minimizing the size of the hydraulic interface. It’s omni-directional design allows porting flexibility without the need for O-Rings or anti-Extrusion Rings. This new 250 Series Solenoid Valve is available in both single and dual coil, as well as normally open and normally closed models. The single coil valve weighs only 0.14 pounds and consumes just 7.8 watts at 28 Vdc.

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Model SRG ENGINEERING MAKES THE DIFFERENCE. As the pioneer of the linear motion system and the patent innovator of Caged Technology, THK continues to be the preferred world leader in recirculating, ball linear motion guide technology. When engineers select THK as their motion control partner, they get the benefit of THK’s industry leading Global Engineering Team of Linear Motion Experts. Caged Technology offers these specific benefits: 1. Quiet Operation that Minimizes Metal Contact. Collision noise between balls is eliminated by the ball cage resulting in quiet operation. 2. Orderly Ball Movement. Since the balls are held by the ball cage in the form of a belt, they are aligned uniformly and move in a circulating manner.There is no skewing of the balls, while sudden variations in friction are also eliminated, allowing for stable movement. 3. Original Cage Structure Exhibiting Excellent High-Speed Performance. The use of ball cages eliminates generation of heat caused by friction between balls resulting in excellent high-speed performance. 4. Grease Holding Structure (Consecutive Grease Pockets) for Long-Term, Maintenance-Free Operation, and Long Service Life. Grease Pockets are provided consecutively over the entire ball circulation path to constantly lubricate the balls enabling long-term,maintenancefree operation, and Long Service Life. 200 E. Commerce Drive, Schaumburg, IL 60173 Phone: 800-763-5459, 847-310-1111 e-mail: marketing@thk.com website: www.thk.com.

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Features: • Ultra-high Rigidity - A higher rigidity is achieved by using highly rigid rollers as the rolling elements and having the roller length (L) more than 1.5 times greater than the roller diameter (Dw). • 4-way Equal Load - Since each row of rollers is arranged at a contact angle of 45º so that the LM block receives an equal load rating in all four directions (radial, reverse radial and lateral directions), high rigidity is ensured in all directions. • Long term Maintenance-free Operation - Use of the roller cage eliminates friction between rollers and enables the lubricant to be retained in grease pockets formed between adjacent rollers. As the rollers recirculate, the grease pocket serves to provide the adequate amount of lubricant to achieve long-term maintenance-free operation.

Model BTK-V

This Rolled Ball Screw feed achieves High Speed Operation (DN value of 100,000) by using a new circulation structure.

Micro Cross-Roller Ring Model RAU

The all-new micro-size Cross-Roller Ring RAU achieves rotary motion in a compact package. • Micro Cross-Roller Ring Series starts from an inner diameter of 10 mm and outer diameter of 21 mm. • More compact than a conventional angular contact ball bearing with the same capacity. • Spacer retainer enables smooth movement and high rotation accuracy. Structure In the RAU, the rollers travel on the V-shaped raceways ground into the inner and outer rings. • Alternating rollers are arrayed orthogonally

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Since the nut outer diameter and the mounting holes of this model are dimensionally interchangeable with the previous model BTK, model BTK can be replaced with this model.

Model SRG is an ultrahigh rigidity Roller Guide that uses roller cages, allowing low-friction, smooth motion and long-term maintenance-free operation.

Caged Ball LM Guide Actuator model SKR

Caged Ball LM Guide Actuator model SKR is a compact actuator that has a inner block consisting of LM blocks and a ball screw nut integrated inside a U-shaped outer rail. In addition, this model achieves high speed operation, lower noise and longer-term maintenance-free operation by using ball cages in the LM Guide units and the Ball Screw unit. (A ball cage is used only for the LM guide section of models SKR20 and SKR26 and the ball screws are fitted with QZ lubricators.) 4-way Equal Load Each row of balls is arranged at a contact angle of 45o so that the rated load on the inner block is uniform under loads applied to the inner block in the four directions (radial, reverse radial and lateral directions). As a result, model SKR can be used in any mounting orientation.

so that one bearing can support loads and moments in any direction. Also, because of the integrated structure, the RAU can be used for either inner ring or outer ring rotation. • The RAU is more compact and lighter weight than a double row angular contact ball bearing. It is also more rigid, even though it is made as compact as possible. Light Weight The cross-sectional area of the model RAU is 57% smaller than the Cross-Roller Ring model RA, which was previously the thinnest ever. This enables further weight reduction. The line-up also includes other models whose inner diameters are the smallest to date: 10, 15, 20, 30, and 40mm.

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Tolomatic Tolomatic: Excellence in Motion® for over 60 years When you need a motion solution that is innovative, cost-effective and durable, Tolomatic is dedicated to helping you find the right answer. We help solve your linear motion challenges with a full line of electric linear actuators, pneumatic actuators and power transmission products—all backed by our legendary customer service. Fast delivery Tolomatic continues to offer the fastest delivery of standard catalog products. Modified and custom products ship weeks ahead of the competition. For more information, call Tolomatic at 800-328-2174 or visit www.tolomatic.com.

Meet the Tolomatic high-force electric rod actuator family

Heavy-duty IMA, hydraulic-class RSX, high-force RSA and washdown ready ERD (Left to right).

Tolomatic’s expanded line of high-force electric rod actuators are designed for heavy duty use and long life in a variety of applications and industries. With many actuator sizes and options that range from low forces to forces up to 50,000 lbf (222.5 kN), Tolomatic actuators replace pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders for improved accuracy and repeatability. We offer 20 days built-to-order lead time, legendary customer service and the flexibility to build your actuator exactly the way you want it. RSX hydraulic class electric linear actuator: extreme force Now there’s an electric linear actuator for extreme forces—up to 50,000 lbf (222.5 kN). Replace hydraulic cylinders: No more messy leaks or noisy operation; high efficiency and flexiblity. Roller-screw driven and heavy duty construction ensure long, consistent life.

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IMA servo linear actuator: high performance in a small package The compact IMA integrated linear servo actuator delivers up to 6875 lbf even in high duty-cycle applications. Available in ball and roller screw configurations, the IMA actuator is designed for long service life. Options include IP67 rating, food-grade white paint and many connector/encoder selections to match any servo drive. ERD hygienic electric actuator: high-force food and beverage applications The Tolomatic hygienically designed allstainless steel electric actuator is 3A/USDA approved for food contact zones and, with an IP69k rating, is clean-in-place compatible. Choose ball or roller screws for long life, efficiency and forces up to 7868 lbf (35 kN).

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RSA actuator: high force, heavy duty actuator for tough environments The RSA/RSM-HT heavy duty electric rod actuator (13,039 lbf (58 kN), accommodates

larger motors and delivers high force with excellent accuracy, making it ideal for pneumatic or hydraulic cylinder replacement. Choose roller, ball or acme screws for long life, efficiency and economy.

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Tompkins Industries, Inc. Since 1967, Tompkins Industries has been your single source for hydraulic adapters and fluid power products. Beyond the quality of our products, we believe our commitment to superior customer service has been key to the leadership position we maintain today. With 12 warehouses in the U.S. and Canada, we offer the broadest range of hydraulic adapters and fluid power products in the industry including: flanges, quick-disconnect couplings, test points, gauges, ball-valves (full-sized and mini), and drain & needle valves. Hydraulic fittings are available in steel, brass, and stainless steel, in SAE and metric sizes, and meet or exceed all SAE standards. We have a range of hose protection products, including Protec hose sleeve, fire sleeve, ProWrap hose wrap, and Burst Guard nylon hose sleeve, an ultra-dense, two-layer sleeve that is three times the density of standard sleeve. Our Same-Day Shipping Guarantee for U.S. addresses means we hustle to make sure it happens every time to keep your production line up and running. We are continually adapting to our customers‘ needs with new resources and technologies such as real-time inventory lookup, customer-specific pricing, industry service training videos, printable bin labels, and downloadable resource guides. Accessible with all major CAD applications, we have free, downloadable 2D and 3D CAD models for over 4,000 of our hydraulic adapters and hydraulic tube fittings. Tompkins sincerely believes that we enjoy our leadership status today because of our enduring pledge of superior customer service. Visit us at tompkinsind.com Tompkins Industries, Inc. 1912 East 123rd Olathe, KS 66061 Phone: 913-764-8088 Toll Free: 800-255-1008 Fax: 913-764-8340

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Since 1967, Tompkins Industries has thrived in an industry that demands quality. And while providing quality products has been essential to our success, we believe our commitment to superior customer service has been key to the leadership position we maintain today. No claim of inventory selection is worth the cyberspace it‘s written in unless your order is complete and in your hands when you need it. At Tompkins, we‘re proud of our Same-Day Shipping Guarantee for U.S. addresses, and we hustle to make sure it happens every time. Tompkins is your single source for hydraulic adapters and fluid power products. We offer the broadest range of adapters in the industry - more than 8,000 different configurations! We carry Brass, Steel Stainless Steel, Metric, Flange, O-ring Face Seal adapters and Flanges, from 1/16“ to 3“, that meet or exceed all SAE standards. Tompkins also offers Protec nylon abrasion-resistant hose sleeve, fire sleeve, ProWrap extreme-duty hose, cable wrap, as well as test points and test point kits. Tompkins Industries understands that the success of your business or project may be hindered by machinery in need of parts or repair. You can depend on Tompkins‘ Same-day Shipping Guarantee and 98% fill rate from stock on standard catalog items to keep your production line moving along smoothly. When you need to replace a hydraulic adapter or fitting, reducing down time is essential. You can‘t afford the luxury of conducting price comparisons. Tompkins ensures that the prices on all of our products remain competitive. Tompkins sincerely believes that we enjoy our leadership status today because of our enduring pledge of superior customer service. We are continually adapting to our customers‘ needs with new technologies to make finding and ordering the right products easier than ever before. Tompkins is your single source for hydraulic adapters and fluid power products. Our customer service is second to none. As a manufacturer and master distributor, we offer the broadest range of adapters in the industry as well as flanges, test points, gauges, and ball-valves (full-sized and mini). Tompkins also supplies a wide selection of hose protection products, and patented-design hydraulic tank covers. We have 2D and 3D CAD models available for download for over 4,000 of our fittings. We offer special services available for MROs and OEMs. Sameday shipping guaranteed on in-stock items. Tompkins Industries is ISO 9001 certified.

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Tormach Tormach represents a new era in making things with the line of PCNC Mills, the 15L Slant-PRO Lathe, and the PSG 612 Grinder. By providing quality machine tools that are approachable and cost-effective, Tormach looks to enable the ideas of everybody from machinists and inventors to makers and educators. For more information about personal CNC mills and accessories, please visit www.tormach.com or contact Tormach directly at info@tormach.com

Affordable Personal CNC Mills Help Engineers Become Entrepreneurs. PCNC stands for Personal CNC because Tormach products are designed to make machining easier, while still providing real manufacturing capabilities. With second-to-none support and a full line of tooling and accessories, it’s easy to get started and grow into your machine or start producing high-end parts right away. Tormach Mill Helps Kids Make Rovers Robotics is hard, especially when you want to build something new and have to rely on outside shops or vendors for components. Robert Beatty and his two daughters, Camille and Genevieve, decided to take on the challenge of building robots on a whim of inspiration.

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Being new to CNC machining, Beatty liked the availability of Tormach’s components and resources. “I liked the fact that it was a turnkey solution – tools, software, mill, controller – showed me that the company had a full breadth of capability and understanding of what was required,” he says. When building their robots, the girls use a combination of parts that they buy, parts that they hack out of other things, and parts that they design and fabricate on the Tormach, so customization is a big element of their design process.

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More than Just Milling for NASA’s PCNC 1100 The Tormach PCNC 1100 that NASA’s Goddard Spaceflight Center has in their lab is used for all the milling projects you might expect from an aeronautics organization. Alan Kogut, an astrophysicist at the center, explains, “We’re using it for making parts for flight projects, high-altitude balloons, and prototyping things for an eventual satellite mission.” The Goddard Spaceflight Center has a small machine shop attached to the lab, which contains a number of older, large, manual mills. Before purchasing the PCNC 1100, the team often had to send components to outside shops for prototyping and production that required higher precision, with a great cost and loss of time. Though they don’t use many exotic materials – mostly aluminum, stainless steel, copper, and the occasional block of titanium – NASA has to keep their tolerances tight and their budgets even tighter. They use a Tormach because it can do everything they need, without breaking the budget nor taking up valuable space in the machine shop.

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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Founded in the early 1950s, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is one of the world’s leading developers, manufacturers and suppliers of precision seals and bearings. A one-stop-shop, we provide the best in elastomer, thermoplastic, PTFE and composite technologies. Within our portfolio are some of the longest established sealing brands, including Busak+Shamban, Chase Walton, Dowty, Forsheda, GNL, Palmer Chenard, Shamban, Skega and Stefa along with a large number of proprietary products and materials such as Turcon®, Zurcon®, Orkot®, Isolast®, Stepseal® and Wills Rings®. Our Americas headquarters is located in Fort Wayne, Indiana, and includes our industry-leading Research and Development Center and Materials Test Lab, as well as Supply Chain Management Americas, a 90,000 square-foot facility using the latest warehouse management technology. Our certifications include: ISO 9001:2008, ISO 17025, AS 9100, FAA-TSO C150, ISO 14001, AS 9000, QS 9000 and TS 16949. www.tss.trelleborg.com

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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions has a pedigree based on decades of support for engineers in a wide range of industries around the world. Whenever designers are creating new products where motion and fluids come together, seals and bearings become vital components of their work. While most suppliers will offer a limited range of seals from which the designer can choose, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions provides a total line of reciprocating, rotary and static seals and provides Applications Engineering support to assist the designer in making the best selection.

For those customers with the most demanding applications, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions provides: • • • • •

On-site support from our Application Engineers, Product Engineers or Development Engineers to conduct a true joint development, evolving the sealing system while the customer’s own system is being developed. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis of the system, including the modeling of pressure, motion, viscoelastic effects, friction and heat transfer. Alternate proposals allowing the user to evaluate different options. For example, one proposal may be developed to provide the lowest possible friction while another might focus on the lowest possible leakage. Testing of products in our state-of-the-art Product Test Laboratory, either in our advanced test equipment or in the customer’s own hardware. Testing of materials in our ISO17025 accredited Material Test Laboratory offering a wide range of mechanical, thermal, analytical and tribological tests.

Trelleborg’s knowledge base is deep and wide and that’s why we regularly conduct training for customers at their locations, at our Fort Wayne, IN headquarters or via Web and videoconferencing. In addition to seal technology, training topics include the understanding of surface finish, the effects of alternate surface treatments and how to effectively design a test program.

After the appropriate sealing solution has been identified, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions will support their customers in specifying robust seal assembly techniques, whether manual or automatic, and should a seal fail to perform in the field, our disciplined approach to failure analysis will consider all the system parameters to identify a root cause and propose corrective actions. In addition to the engineering support offered directly to the customer, our R&D engineers and chemists are continually seeking to advance seal and bearing technology to provide the innovative products that will be required as our customers continue to innovate and expand the capabilities of their products. In summary, Trelleborg Sealing Solutions understands the risk:reward scenario faced by our customers who specify seals; a relatively low cost item can be a make-or-break component in system of much higher value. We are not satisfied until our customer and the end user can be certain that the system is a robust as it can be. www.designworldonline.com

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Trim-Lok, Inc. Trim-Lok is well recognized and respected as a leader in the manufacture of top quality trims and seals. Trim-Lok provides high quality, superior service and competitively priced trim & seal products. Trim-lok produces UL component recognized Rubber Seals. Trim-Lok brings the most experienced team in the industry toward the development of custom fabricatedsolutions across all of the industries it serves. Trim-lok’s product development assistance unifies industrial design, engineering rigid prototyping and manufacturing to serve their customers. Trim-lok’s product development team brings high caliber mechanical design, excellent materials knowledge, and strong manufacturing expertise. All of our processes involve continuous improvement and our employees are recognized for their contributions. All aspects of Trim-Lok from custom design and engineered solutions to on-time deliveries are centered around our highest priority keeping the customer satisfied. 1-888-Trim-Lok (874-6565) www.trimlok.com

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Trim-Lok works with all kinds of rubber and plastic materials including dense and closed cellular sponge EPDM, Silicone, Nitrile PVC, dense Neoprene, rigid and flexible PVC, ABS, PP, PE, TPO, TPE, TPV and TPR. Our extrusion lines provide the flexibility to run single material extrusion as well as multimaterial extrusion (co-extrusion).

Our mission states, “To be the leader and trusted supplier of choice for innovative Trim and Seal solutions”. Trim-Lok goes above and beyond the normal supplier service requests. We like to deliver a full service “solution” to our customers. That means performing the following: onsite customer reviews of the problem, engineering design & development using the latest in 3D CAD software and FEA, reverse engineering as required, utilizing state of the art rapid prototyping techniques, internal lab testing of the desired specifications, specific selection of materials to match the customers’ requirements, onsite fit trials of first articles, and more! Trim-Lok provides a personal hands-on approach to every customer. That is why our custom business growth has been in the double digits over the last few years.

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Trim-Lok, Inc. manufactures custom rubber and plastic extrusion parts for over 20 different industries (RV, automotive aftermarket, marine, heavy equipment, machinery, etc.) The company has a 40 year track record of producing high quality products, on-time delivery, fair pricing, and highly skilled employTRIMS AND SEALS ees. Trim-Lok is ISO TS 16949 certified for automotive supply which assure its customers that parts will be made to specification, on-time, with 100% traceability.

Trim-Lok was founded in the late 1960’s starting with an innovative coextruded trim piece used on motorcycle helmets. Using a proprietary process to slit, stamp and coin steel and/or aluminum, these strips get coextruded with flexible PVC and roll formed. Recently, we have taken that same inventive approach to solving problems in the RV industry.

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Turck Turck is a pioneer in industrial automation technology, providing customers with a comprehensive line of quality and advanced technology products in a fast, flexible and accurate manner. With more than 4,000 people working in 28 countries, Turck has built global partnerships with customers based on engineering expertise, flexibility and our willingness to take on engineering challenges that others won’t. For more information, visit www.turck.us.

Turck is a leader in listening to customers’ application challenges and engineering custom solutions. Its specialties are sensors, connectivity solutions and fieldbus technology, with additional strengths in human-machine interfaces and RFID. Engineering has been at the heart of Turck’s business since it opened in 1960 as an engineering office. Turck is now a leading, global solutions supplier for factory and process automation applications. Sensors have been the backbone of Turck’s engineering solutions since the 1960s. Turck channels this historical expertise into solutions that meet unique challenges of today’s manufacturers and OEMs. Its recent Uprox3 sensors respond to the need for smaller solutions, offering advanced Factor 1 sensing capabilities in compact housing. Plant floors require smart communication to operate efficiently and minimize downtime, and high-quality connectivity solutions solve these needs. Turck’s focus on improving connectivity for manufacturers led to its M8 Ethernet solutions, which can transfer up to 100 Mbps per second of data in compact housing. Turck’s attention to fieldbus technology led the company to create a new category of control for engineers, OEMs and integrators: Field Logic Controllers powered by ARGEE. With this solution, engineers can now program logic directly to compatible I/O blocks for costeffective, device-level control in industrial environments.

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To build its suite of products, Turck engineers are experts in the field, gaining industry-specific knowledge by engaging customers about their automation challenges. These conversations lead to custom-built solutions for industries including automotive, food and packaging, mobile equipment and oil and gas. This ingenuity in engineering puts Turck at

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U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC Tsubakimoto Chain Company was founded in 1917 in Japan and began manufacturing roller chain in 1923. Today, Tsubaki chain is marketed in over 70 countries and sales exceed $700 million globally. U. S. Tsubaki, a subsidiary of Tsubakimoto Chain Company, was founded in 1971. U.S. Tsubaki’s corporate headquarters and main distribution warehouse are just outside of Chicago in Wheeling, IL and it has full manufacturing facilities in Holyoke, MA and Sandusky, OH. In addition to this it has service centers strategically located in Los Angeles, CA; Dallas, TX; Atlanta, GA; Philadelphia, PA; and Anoka, MN.

Tsubaki offers some of the most versatile power transmission products on the market. Tsubaki Roller Chain innovations have yielded popular problem solvers such as self-lube Lambda® series chain, the new Titan™ Series chain for extended wear life, corrosion resistant Neptune® chain, fatigue resistant Super Chains, and rugged Energy Series™ oilfield chains. Attachment chains used for conveying a variety of products are also available in a range of configurations.

The TSUBAKI name is synonymous with excellence in quality, dependability and customer service. An intense focus on research and development, along with continuously modernized production facilities, has resulted in Tsubaki meeting the ever changing needs of the marketplace.

Tsubaki’s Engineering Class Chains are manufactured with high-performance base materials to ensure increased wear life and are designed specifically to meet the demanding needs of a vast array of industries. Specialty engineering class chains include, Iron Hawk™ Series shuttle car chains, WORKHORSE™ elevator chains, and Sealed Joint chain options, all designed to prolong wear life under rigorous operating conditions.

As a part of this vast, international network of corporate and industrial resources, Tsubaki offers its customers the finest state-of-the-art power transmission products available in the world. And Tsubaki is well positioned to meet the challenges of the 21st century as we strive to be the “Best Value” supplier in the industry.

Tsubaki Sprockets are built from top-grade, heat-treated carbon steel and precision manufactured to offer long wear life and meet the highest quality standards. Alloy and stainless steel sprockets are also available for extra corrosion resistance and food-grade applications. Tsubaki sprockets can also be fitted with the SMART TOOTH™ option which includes their patented wear indicator technology, which notifies the user when the sprockets need to be replaced.

Our global presence affords us unprecedented opportunities to market advanced new products and technologies, and to utilize the intellectual assets we have from some of the brightest minds in business and engineering from around the world. This combined with our continuous improvement of quality and processes, has Tsubaki poised for lasting growth. Not only now, but well into the future.

Tsubaki’s Power Transmission Component Products consist of belts, cam clutches, actuators, dampers, overload protection options and reducers. These Tsubaki products are focused on protecting your application and getting the most out of it. Specialized engineers can assist you by creating solutions for your specific application needs.

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An ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14000 registered company. U.S. Tsubaki Power Transmission, LLC 301 E. Marquardt Dr. Wheeling, IL 60090 USA Phone: (847) 459-9500 Toll free: (800) 323-7790 Fax: (847) 459-9515

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Tsubaki Cable & Hose Carrier Products come in a wide variety of options including high-grade stainless steel, solid plastic cable carriers and hybrid cable carriers with aluminum stays and plastic sidebands. They are available in standard sizes or can be tailor-made to an individual customer’s exact size and application requirements. They offer complete assembly with continuous flex cables and connectors so your application can be up and running right away.

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Veljan Veljan is a pioneer Hydraulics and Pneumatics company in India and a leader in its own right. Veljan has a wealth of experience in developing and manufacturing a wide range of Hydraulic and Pneumatic Products and systems for over 45 years now at it’s three manufacturing plants near Hyderabad. These plants are equipped with state-of-the-art production and test facilities and supported by a 500 – strong skilled workforce. Veljan’s joint – venture company manufactures Hydraulic Pumps, Motors, Valves and Custom-built Power systems. www.veljan.in

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Veljan has the products – Hydraulics: Cylinders, Piston Pumps, Vane Pumps & Motors, Pressure controls, Flow controls, Directional controls, Check Valves, Seat Valves, Stack Valves, Custom-built Manifolds and Systems, Pneumatics: Air Cylinders, FRL’s, Directional Controls & Systems and expertise to provide complete solutions in all applications such as marine, energy, mobile and industrial segments. With its own in-house product development & enhancement, expansion of product range is an ongoing process at Veljan to meet the market demands. Veljan also offers complete turnkey systems for project orders that include erection and commissioning.

The Vane Pumps in four basic frame sizes are available in Single, Double, Triple and Drive Train configurations with rated pressures upto 4650 psi (320 bar) and flows ranging from 2 to 105 gpm (7.5 to 397 lpm) in Single Pump. Vane Motors in four basic frame sizes feature reversible shaft rotation with a wide choice of torque ratings and port locations. These are rated for pressures upto 3340 psi (230 bar) and speeds up to 4000 rpm.

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Visumatic Industrial Products

Hand Held screw feeding and driving systems are used in assembly production when volume is not sufficient to fully automate. They are designed to automatically deliver screws, nuts or pins to the tooling tip, keeping the operator from having to reach for screws and manually place them onto the bit. The operator physically locates the driving position and initiates the drive cycle.

The experts in automated fastening & joining technology. Visumatic Industrial Products designs and builds automatic feeding and driving assembly equipment to install screws, nuts, bolts, push pins, rivets, and specialty fasteners. From robot end of arm tooling to vision guided robots, engineered fastening is their only business and they’ve been at it for over 55 years. Their passion for innovative technology has allowed corporations with similar missions to become some of the most productive on the planet. Visumatic’s breadth of expertise means you can rely on them to handle every fastening challenge your company faces – today and forever. Visumatic 856 Porter Place Lexington, KY 40508 USA Call: 859-255-7907 Click: www.visumatic.com

VIN-700 Pin Insertion

VNR-800 Nut Driving

Machine Builder Components are modular plug and work screw installers for machine builders to quickly integrate into an automatic assembly process. Visumatic’s expertise in fastener automation provides machine integrators out of the box functionality to meet demanding build schedules. Systems are designed to interface with your equipment incorporating your bolt hole pattern. They include integral I/O contacts, cabling and a suggested PLC code, all carefully planned and written for you. Single or multi-spindle drivers for stationary or six-axis robot integration – their design seamlessly fits your process.

VPM Screw Driving Spindle

VIM-700 Pin Insertion Module

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Visumatic components are custom engineered for your parts and your business. All designed, built, and extensively tested in house. Each machine delivers longer life cycles, extreme durability, and pinpoint accuracy. Every system is backed by the strongest guarantee in the business and supported by a dedicated on-call customer service group working to ensure your line stays up and running.

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Engineering Change:

WAGO Corporation WAGO Corporation provides North America with innovative Interconnect, Electronic Interface, Terminal Block and Automation solutions. Headquartered in Germantown, Wis., WAGO features state-of-the-art manufacturing and 75,000 square feet. of storage capacity for 36,000 product locations. Extensive engineering resources, a 25,000+ product portfolio, custom manufacturing, and a global network of dedicated professionals ensure WAGO has the resources and expertise to help you get the job done. WAGO Corporation N120 W19129 Freistadt Road Germantown, WI 53022 1-800-DIN-Rail www.wago.us info.us@wago.com

WAGO has dedicated itself to engineering electrical and electronic components that provide the utmost in safety, reliability and ease of use. Screw-less, Spring Pressure Connections 1951 marks the beginning of WAGO’s success story. In this year, the first terminal block with spring pressure termination technology was born. This innovation led to the first push-wire connection in 1968, and then in 1977 to the industry changing termination technology known as CAGE CLAMP®. In contrast to traditional screw-type terminations, WAGO’s screw-less, spring pressure termination technologies reduce wiring time by up to 75%. Even more important is the fact that, because the clamping force automatically adjusts to the size of the conductor, it provides a highly reliable, maintenance-free contact that is independent of operator skill. The end result is a secure, vibration proof, corrosion-resistant, temperature cycling resistant and cost saving connection – every time.

The WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM:

In 1995, the world’s first fieldbus independent, modular I/O system was introduced by WAGO. In contrast to other solutions available at the time, the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM® supported multiple fieldbus networks and offered granular (as little as 1 channel), slice style I/O modules. Today the system has grown to support more than 16 fieldbus networks, granularity up to 16 channels of I/O in just a 12mm housing, and has proven to be an industry standard. The spirit behind CAGE CLAMP® and the WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM® continues to fuel our drive to provide engineering solutions.

RECENT INNOVATIONS:

XTR The 750 XTR offers a modular, compact solution for automation architecture operating in extreme environments. It is capable of withstanding temperatures ranging from -40 °C to 70 °C, 5g vibration resistance, 25g shock resistance, and EMC isolation of up to 5 kV impulse voltages. The 750 XTR product line includes PLC’s for stand-alone applications, couplers for distributed I/O, plus digital, analog and specialty I/O modules. For more information visit: www.wago.us/xtr

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PFC200 The PFC200 offers advanced compact, computing power in an easy to use environment for PLC programming and process visualization. The PFC200 acts as a fieldbus gateway to communicate between MODBUS TCP/UD/RTU, CAN, PROFIBUS, Smart Grid and RS-232/RS-485, eliminating the need for third-party converters. A 600 MHz ARM Cortex A8 processor offers the high speed processing and support of 64 bit variables, required to power applications involving complex algorithms. For more information visit: www.wago.us/pfc200

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Watlow Customers Thrive with Watlow Thermal Solutions Watlow provides best-in-class engineering expertise and leading thermal products that enable customers to thrive. Watlow designs and manufactures complete thermal systems, allowing us to recommend, develop and deliver the optimum thermal solution. Watlow, with over $370 million in annual sales, manufactures thermal systems for a range of industries including semiconductor processing, energy processes, diesel emissions, foodservice equipment, medical equipment and aerospace and defense. Our customers receive the highest level of technical expertise combined with exceptional customer service. Watlow 12001 Lackland Road St. Louis, MO 63146 United States

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The world’s leading companies start with Watlow for all their thermal needs. Since 1922 Watlow has consistently delivered highly innovative products for a broad array of industries. Whenever thermal is a critical part of the process, Watlow provides industry-leading solutions that deliver uniform and reliable heat. Our product lines consist of a wide variety of electric resistance heaters, sensors, controllers and software; all the components that make up the thermal loop. Watlow’s engineering prowess is second to none with deep domain knowledge in the most demanding industries where our technology can be leveraged best. Thermal expertise, world-class manufacturing capabilities across the globe and a long-standing reputation for getting things done uniquely position us to continue delighting our customers as we approach the next century of doing business.

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EXACTSENSE® Temperature Sensor

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F4T with INTUITION® Process Controller

FLUENT® In-Line Heater

Watlow holds more than 450 patents and employs 2000 team members worldwide with 13 manufacturing and technology facilities in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia. Our company has grown at an exponential rate, but our commitment remains the same - to provide our customers with superior products and services for their individual needs.

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Weber Knapp A proud US employer and manufacturer since 1909, Weber Knapp has provided a wide range of custom components to a diverse group of OEMs in a variety of industries, ranging from home entertainment and home furnishings, to appliances and medical devices. Starting in the early 1960s, Weber Knapp worked on developing an ever-broadening range of unique springloaded counterbalance hinges used in hundreds of products from toy boxes to operating room lights. Today, the success of its customer’s products in the marketplace continues to be a testament to the company’s tradition of design, engineering and manufacturing excellence. Weber Knapp 441 Chandler Street Jamestown, New York 14701 United States www.vectiscounterbalance.com

Based on a family of four pre-engineered standard configurations, Vectis hinges are individually tailored and manufactured to match your specific load requirements. Since the tooling and engineering is common across the offering, the four standard Vectis hinges – 200, 600, 1200 and 1800 – can cost-effectively address a wide range of force outputs and have been tested to 100,000 cycles. Whether you need one or 1,000, take advantage of Weber Knapp’s decades of engineering experience to meet any project needs without prohibitive design and start-up engineering costs.

Using Vectis’ online DYO software located on vectiscounterbalance.com, simply plug in your product’s critical load parameters - lid weight and lid center of gravity (CG) to hinge pivot axis dimensions. Then adjust the slide bar variables to generate the optimum spring torque curve to fit your requirements. Click to submit and your order will ship to you within a couple of weeks. For projects demanding a higher level of expertise ask about Vectis Custom, built to address specific design challenges and incorporate additional features.

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As a leading manufacturer of mechanical motion control solutions, Weber Knapp created Vectis™ - the first design your own (DYO) springloaded counterbalance hinges. Vectis utilizes standardized parts while taking advantage of CNC capabilities to provide customized characteristics unique to any application.

Explore Leveraging Controlled Balance with Vectis™

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Weiss North America Weiss North America provides Four Steps to perfect automation. An unparalleled product portfolio in terms of scope: from basic machines, through handling units, right up to frames, plates and special mechanical solutions. And all freely programmable components can be controlled using the WEISS Application Software (WAS) Weiss North America, Inc. 3860 Ben Hur Avenue Willoughby, OH 44094 (440) 269-8031 info@weissna.com www.weissna.com

Experts in Mechanics, Software and Electronics

Our integrative approach â&#x20AC;&#x201C; from electromechanics, through the software/ control system, all the way to engineering support â&#x20AC;&#x201C; enables us to develop preinstalled, intelligent and highly convenient solutions. We think one step ahead and always take the total cost of ownership into account. Our units offer a high level of cost efficiency, coupled with low engineering costs, both during commissioning and operation.

Intuitive, Highly Convenient Solutions

We do not just build products, we supply our customers with solutions. Highly convenient solutions that cover all bases in terms of handling and speed of integration.

From Germany to the Entire World We are represented where our customers need us: in Germany, in Europe, North America and around the world. We view the ongoing globalisation not only as a challenge, but also as a catalyst to innovation.

We Manufacture Ourselves

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For over 40 years, staff at Weiss have been driving progress in the automation sector. Reliability and an end-to-end system philosophy have always been the top priorities here.

Our 100% vertical range of manufacture and our strict quality control system guarantee the quality of our products and ensure long service life.

Inspiring Technology for over 40 years

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Weldaloy Custom Forging. Customer Focused. Weldaloy is a single source for custom copper, aluminum, and other nonferrous forgings for industries such as aerospace, semiconductor, power gen, OEM/material processing, and more. We handle every step of the forging process including raw materials, sawing, forging, heat treating, machining, testing, and shipping. Our commitment to consistent quality means that we’re flexible, reliable, and always looking to add value without increasing cost. Vertical integration makes this possible. Our standards make it a reality. Weldaloy 24011 Hoover Rd Warren, MI 48089 United States weldaloy.com

While many other forging companies continue to outsource crucial phases within their forging process, Weldaloy handles raw material processing to shipping and everything in between (sawing, open die forging, closed die forging, rolled ring forging, heat treating, machining, and testing) — all under our roof. We call this our Vertical Integration Process, and it allows us to efficiently deliver custom quality forged parts to our customers while also trimming back unnecessary costs and time. Our customers come from some of the largest corporate names in aerospace, electronics, oil and gas, power generation, manufacturing machinery, and other industries. They continue to work with us because we’re flexible, reliable, and we value long-term relationships. We hope to have the privilege of becoming a valued partner to you.

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Whittet-Higgins Whittet-Higgins Company is a leader in the design, engineering and manufacture of standard and custom retaining devices and installation tools for mechanical power transmission applications. Whittet-Higgins Company products can be found major capital goods markets throughout the world including agriculture, off-road equipment, industrial machinery, military equipment, forestry, mining, power generation, steel production and medical equipment. Standard and custom products include threaded and nonthreaded devices, locknuts, lockwashers, mechanical retaining devices, locking collars, shrink discs, rethreading dies, and assembly sockets.

Why make Whittet-Higgins your power transmission retaining component provider of choice? • Greatest variety of products to meet users particular needs • Over 3600 products in stock

For more information about product offerings, CAD models, and company please visit us at www.whittet-higgins. com or for technical support please contact our staff of mechanical engineers at (401) 728-0700.

• Staff of mechanical engineers to help with your application problem

Whittet-Higgins Company 33 Higginson Avenue Central Falls, Rhode Island 02863 Tel: 401-728-0700 Fax: 401-728-0703 Email: info@whittet-higgins.com www.whittet-higgins.com

• Custom products and prototyping available

• 3D CAD models available at www.whittet-higgins.com

• RoHS & DFARS Compliant • US Department of Defense Qualified Supplier (QSLM) • Product identification service and reverse engineering

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• Lot traceability

• 40 years of producing the finest retaining components in our USA facility

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Yaskawa America, Inc. Yaskawa Makes You Capable of More Yaskawa is the world’s #1 manufacturer of AC servo systems, machine controllers, industrial robots and low and medium voltage AC inverter drives. Every Yaskawa standard product and tailor-made solution shares the same solid reputation among automation professionals. Yaskawa America, Inc. 800.YASKAWA (800.927.5292) 2121 Norman Dr. South Waukegan, IL 60085 www.yaskawa.com

Products that Perform: The statistics on Yaskawa products show a significant edge in performance, leading to a marked improvement in productivity. The result is a machine that works as expected every time, giving you a competitive edge in tight markets. Operational Achievement: Generations of customers have learned to trust the rock solid consistency of Yaskawa supply and support, leading to satisfied end users and an end to unscheduled downtime. Engineering Expertise: Yaskawa works as an extension of your engineering staff to provide the time, resources, and confidence to create elegant, reliable automation.

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Robotics: With over 300,000 robots installed worldwide, Yaskawa has earned an enviable reputation for robotic solutions that assure customer success. Our line of industrial robots increase efficiency, provide consistent quality, and boost productivity to deliver outstanding ROI. The Yaskawa Robotic product portfolio ranges from 4-15 axis industrial robots with load capacities of 2 to 800 kg to special machines, devices, and turnkey robotic systems.

Motion & Drives Products: A broad range of rotary, linear, and direct drive servo motors are matched with digital SERVOPACKS and linked to single or multiaxis machine controllers, yielding a system with the best quality and reliability in the industry. Our AC inverter drives cover every application in the industrial plant, offering size and performance options from fractional HP to 16,000 HP.

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Yates Industries, Inc. In the spring of 1972, in a small Detroit location, Yates industries Incorporated was founded by William H. Yates II. Yates Industries began as a distributor of fluid power products and repair facility for the fluid power industry. Today, with expanded facilities in St. Clair Shores, MI, Decatur and new location Austell, Georgia proves that Yates continues to grow to meet the ever changing needs of our customers. Yates Industries, Inc. 23050 Industrial Dr. E. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586.778.7680 ph 586.778.6565 fax sales@yatesind.com

Keeping American Industry moving one cylinder at a time. Yates Industries recently announced we have expanded our operation into Georgia. We have recently acquired certain assets of Georgia Hydraulics International and set up new operations in a 75,000 sq ft facility in Austell, Georgia. With over 265,000 sq ft of manufacturing and repair space Yates Industries is ready, now more than ever, to meet your cylinder needs.

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POSITAL-FRABA ................................... 456 Prince Manufacturing ....................... 457 Pro-Face America ............................... 458 Proto Labs .......................................... 459 PTC ...................................................... 460 Pyramid Inc. ....................................... 461 QA1 Precision Products, Inc. ............ 462 QC Industries ..................................... 463 Quantum Devices Inc. ....................... 464 R+W America ...................................... 465 Red Lion .............................................. 466 Renishaw ............................................ 467 Rittal .................................................... 468 Rollon Corporation ............................. 469 ROSS Controls .................................... 470 Rota Engineering ............................... 471 Rotor Clip ............................................ 472 Ruland Manufacturing ...................... 473 RYCO Hydraulics ................................ 474 Sager Electronics .............................. 475 Schmersal........................................... 476 Schneeberger, Inc. ............................. 478 Schneider Electric ............................. 477 Schneider Electric IMS ...................... 479 SDP/SI-Stock Drive Product .............. 480 Serapid Inc ......................................... 482 Servo Kinetics ................................... 481 Servometer® ...................................... 483 Setco ................................................... 484 SEW Eurodrive ................................... 485 SIKO Products .................................... 486 SMAC MAC ........................................... 487 Smalley Steel Rings .......................... 488 Smart Products ................................. 489 SolidThinking ..................................... 490 SOLIDWORKS ...................................... 492 Sorbothane ........................................ 491 Steinmeyer ......................................... 493 Suco Technologies ............................. 494 Super Swivels .................................... 495 Tadiran ................................................ 496 Tech-Etch ............................................ 497 The Lee Company .............................. 498 THK ...................................................... 499 Tolomatic ............................................ 500 Tompkins Industries ......................... 501 Tormach .............................................. 502 Trelleborg Sealing Solutions ............. 503 TRIM-LOK ............................................ 504 Turck ................................................... 505 US Tsubaki .......................................... 506 Veljan Hydrair .................................... 507 Visumatic ........................................... 508 WAGO ................................................... 509 Watlow ................................................ 510 Weber Knapp Company .................... 511 Weiss North America.......................... 512 Weldaloy ............................................. 513 Whittet-Higgins .................................. 514 Yaskawa America, Inc. ...................... 515 Yates Industries................................. 516 Zero-Max, Inc. ..................................... 517

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