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THINK INSIDE THE BOX Exceptional designs deserve superior components. The developer of the original world-class linear motion systems, THK continues to redefine industry standards and to meet an ever-growing range of needs. From aerospace and machine tool to packaging and medical, THK products play a vital role in the advancement of technology and capability.
To learn more, call us at 1-800-763-5459 or visit www.thk.com.
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Leadership in Engineering Any time a manufacturer listens to and 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 take great pride in their products and provide stellar customer service. The products described in the following pages were designed and manufactured for use in many categories, which include advanced materials, digital manufacturing, electrical, fastening
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and joining, fluid power, mechanical, mechatronics, motion control, networks, software, switches, and test and measurement. It has been a challenging last couple of years for all businesses, including manufacturers. But this year’s leadership competitors show how resilient manufacturers can be. These companies represent the best and brightest, and they reflect the continued vision, integrity, and creativity of their design (and manufacturing) engineers. 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 2022.
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Abaco Systems
Abaco is the leader in 3U and 6U VPX and meets open standards requirements, improving interoperability, technology insertion and your time to market.
We innovate. We deliver. You succeed. Abaco Systems is a global leader in commercial open architecture computing and rugged embedded electronics. With more than 30 years of experience in aerospace & defense, industrial, energy, medical, communications and other critical sectors, Abaco’s innovative solutions align with open standards to accelerate customer success. Abaco Systems is a subsidiary of AMETEK, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices with 2020 sales of more than $4.5 billion. Abaco Systems 12090 Memorial Parkway Southwest Huntsville, AL 35803 www.abaco.com
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Innovating Solutions for Engineers for Three Decades Abaco understands the challenges engineers face in the embedded computing industry. Development time, design limitations, compatibility, stability, safety, security, performance, and more are things we recognize implicitly through three decades of experience and expertise. Our dedication to solving these challenges through innovation and collaboration is what makes us an industry leader.
Rugged Single Board Computers Graphics and Video Boards and Computers Network Communications Digital Signal Processers Integrated Systems I/O and Storage Avionics Interfaces Embedded Software and Middleware
Faster and Easier for you to Build Cost-Effective, Reliable Systems We continue to innovate new solutions for engineers and are at our best when helping them integrate the latest technology into their products. We help engineers bring products to the market quickly while optimizing safety, quality, and cost. Learn more at abaco.com.
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Able Electropolishing QUALITY, EXPERTISE AND INNOVATION As the largest electropolishing specialist in the United States, Able Electropolishing has spent six decades at the forefront of innovation in electropolishing to eliminate defects and improve the surface finish of critical metal parts, with microscopically precise and consistent results. In close collaboration with clients in the aerospace, medical, laboratory, pharmaceutical and food processing industries - among others - Able has developed highly customized processes that produce the most precise, consistent and reliable results for a wide array of critical metal parts, with benefits that include: • • • • • •
Deburring Ultracleaning Resistance to Bacterial Growth Microfinishing Fatigue Life Improvement Improved Corrosion Resistance
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Prototyping Collaboration Puts Finishing Expertise to Work at the Start And while we play a vital role as the “last step” in the process for many critical metal parts, we also use our metal finishing expertise to improve parts from the start by consulting in the design and prototyping stage. Our “Finish First” methodology helps clients avoid design flaws that can trap debris and liquids and impede the ability to create the highest quality surface finish.
The Able Difference We’ve earned the trust of engineers and manufacturers in some of the most challenging industries in the world. That takes more than innovation and state-of-theart processes. It also means an attention to deadlines, efficiency, reliability and a tradition of continuous improvement. Our clients depend on us for jobs with no room for error. You can too.
Commitment to Our Customers Our commitment to our clients’ success drives our work toward continuous innovation, down to the customization of our processes for each part, including on-site tooling, custom racking, custom chemical formulation and prototyping runs conducted on full production equipment. We treat every single job as the critically important step that it is and our roster of clients worldwide shows the level of trust that we have earned over six decades of providing state-ofthe-art solutions and unmatched customer service.
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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
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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. 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 normalsized part up to about 3 inches in diameter — are another of Accumold’s capabilities.
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 highvolume applications. Facilities Accumold is an ISO 13485, 9001 and 14001 certified company with a state of-the-art, 130,000 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 six 100K clean rooms and three 10K clean rooms for micro-electronics and medical applications.
Lead Frame / Insert Molding 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
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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.
Tools for Engineers
We focus on developing tools and applications to help engineers be faster and more efficient. Our on-line sizing programs for hydraulic shocks and gas springs collect key application data and deliver the right solution for you. Download CAD files, print out installation drawings and even add products directly to your shopping cart.
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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.
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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 rubbermetal 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 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.
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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. www.designworldonline.com
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Actuonix Micro Linear Actuators and Servos Our unique line of micro linear actuators and linear servos are ideal for a wide variety of OEM applications. From Aerospace to automotive, robotics and medical devices, we provide cost-effective linear motion solutions for your products. We offer our actuators with a variety of control options, stroke lengths and gearing options to suit your needs. Actuonix Motion Devices Unit 201-1753 Sean Heights Saanichton, BC Canada V8M 0B3 Phone & Fax: +1 (206) 347-9684 Toll Free: +1 (888) 225-9198 Email: sales@actuonix.com www.actuonix.com
Actuonix offers a complete range of micro linear actuators, linear servos and track actuators to meet the specifications of almost any project. Our line of products features more than 160 unique models, each one designed and tested in our Canadian facility. New models are always being developed and added to our lineup. We strive to be a leader in linear motion engineering by not only constantly expanding our product lineup, but continually improving on our existing products. We pride ourselves on rigorous product testing and quality control that has helped establish us as not only a leader in the linear motion marketplace, but a trusted supplier to many OEM brands. In addition, we support the next generation of engineers through a variety of programs including our Engineering Scholarship Program, our First Robotics Sponsorship Program, student discounts and project sponsorships
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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
A well-recognized name in the industrial automation market, AutomationDirect provides quality products with FREE award-winning 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 30day money-back guarantee is offered on nearly all items. With tens of thousands of part listings, new products include the Productivity1000 PLC, the Do-more BRX PLC and the DURApulse GS4 AC drive. 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 motors, sensors, pushbuttons, enclosures, circuit protection and more.
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. 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. AutomationDirect’s customer support team has been rated top-notch by its customers. For 15 years straight, the Tech Support team was 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. For an in-depth look at products offered, visit: www.automationdirect.com.
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AEROTECH Aerotech is the global precision motion control and automation industry leader. With standard and custom products, controllers, systems and subsystems, Aerotech is the only company offering solutions for every motion challenge. We provide: • Controller software and hardware; • Servo and stepper motors; • Positioning mechanics and robotics using servo, stepper, piezo and galvanometer drive technologies; and • Motion subsystems and integrated system solutions. Our products support research and industrial organizations worldwide. Aerotech solutions enable manufacturing, testing and inspection processes on a micrometer and nanometer scale for the best-known technology companies in industries such as aerospace, consumer electronics and medical devices. Ph: 412-963-7470 Email: sales@aerotech.com aerotech.com
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Aerotech is proud to be an engineeringfocused company that employs more than 180 engineers—85% of our salaried workforce. Engineers love working at Aerotech because we apply a unique, collaborative approach to solving mechatronic challenges. Unlike some competitors that grow by acquiring multiple companies producing distinct, narrowly focused product lines, all of Aerotech’s technologies are developed by one engineering team at our Pittsburgh, Pa., manufacturing facility. Aerotech’s holistic method of designing all motion control solutions under one roof by one engineering group ensures that all of our technologies work together seamlessly. Mechanical, electrical and software engineers collaborate in interdependent teams. Mechanical engineers design the physical automation equipment. Electrical engineers develop electrical hardware to drive the automation equipment. And software engineers write controller interfaces that allow users to program and control the equipment. And with more than 50 years of experience developing custom solutions for a wide range of markets, Aerotech’s applications engineering team is the best in the industry at solving the most complex motion control challenges. In fact, more than half of our business comes from customengineered technologies. We build a deep understanding of specific customer applications so that we can recommend the perfect solution, whether that is a standard or customengineered product, subsystem or completely integrated system.
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ALA Industries Limited ALA Industries Limited was founded in 1993 as a Manufacturer’s Representative. They are a top-tier hydraulic equipment supplier. ALA’s primary focus was the Latin American market. ALA was Manufacturer’s Representative for international companies such as US Tsubaki, one of the largest manufacturers in the world of industrial, automotive, roller, and specialty chains, as well as Asahi Seiko, the largest manufacturer of mounted ball bearings. ALA is currently responsible for the sales of Yuken, GRH, Vivoil, and Fluid Press. ALA services over 100 value-added distributors across the USA, Canada, and Central America with a complete line of industrial and mobile hydraulics. Our distributors are independent contractors engaged in “value-added engineering.” ALA Industries Limited is based out of Portage, Indiana, USA.
ALA Industries Limited 3410 Delta Dr, Portage, IN 46368 (219) 762-2059
ALA Industries Limited is a leader in engineering. Leadership in engineering can be seen through teamwork not only within ALA Industries but with our manufacturing companies that we represent. We aim to create a seamless flow from our manufacturers to our distributors. The combined effort of all affiliated companies help ALA to better ourselves and provide excellent service and products. We focus on delivering outstanding communication, accountability, and transparency with all companies that we work along. ALA Industries is a leader in engineering due to the goal and ability to create and maintain long-term relationships with our distributors and the manufacturers that we represent.
ALA provides a prestigious product line throughout the Americas that aids the maximization of the end users hydraulic systems. The overall goal of ALA Industries Limited is to focus our time and energy not only on the success of our products, but also to be able to acknowledge areas of improvement and fix them within a timely manner. ALA Industries also seeks to expand their product market to help sustainability efforts, such as pitch control valves for wind turbines. Within ALA Industries, our employees are dedicated, dependable, and respectful to their fellow employees and clients. They have a focus on servant leadership. Overall, ALA Industries Limited has positioned themself as a leader in engineering due to their ability to have open communication with clients alongside providing premier products.
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All Motion, Inc. 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, ultra-compact 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 Union City, 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
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AllMotion Vector Servo Driver Controller with Ethernet Communications AllMotion introduces the next generation of Servo Drive and Control for 2021. The drive circuit is now Torque Vector controlled for smooth motor operation. The control side still provides ease of operation allowing the rapid implementation of servo motor solutions in products requiring automation. Big Power in a Small Package The Drive measures just 2.25” square and is 0.9” high. The fully intelligent servo motor Driver + Controller can deliver better than 20 amps of current into a 3 phase servo motor. Voltage input can range from 12 to 50 Volts. Four inputs for home and limits as well as general purpose inputs are standard. There is also a high power output for solenoids or brakes. No hall sensors are required and encoder feedback has options for single ended or differential inputs. New ways to Communicate The new Servo Drive also has CAN and Ethernet hardware interfaces to allow the integration of the drives into applications requiring these types of communications. Protocols such as CAN-OPEN and EtherCATTM can be run on the high speed processor expanding the possible applications of this next generation Driver + Controller. Tried and True For users already familiar with the AllMotion product line, the drive also incorporates the tried and true communications protocol that allows users to be up and running in no time.
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 Servo is also capable of stand-alone 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. The Servo Motor Controller will typically work with any motor that is 4” or smaller (size 34 or smaller). Starter Kits enable a first time user to make Servo Motors move intelligently in less than half an hour. For more information, contact Sales@ AllMotion.com or call us at 510-471-4000.
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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
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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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5G Technology World is EEWorldOnline’s newest site covering 5G technology, systems, infrastructure, and wireless design and development. Get caught up on critical 5G information, check out the following articles on 5GTechnologyWorld.com: Massive MIMO performance testing: Emulate the channel Performing MIMO testing using real-world conditions is critical for successful 5G deployments. www.5gtechnologyworld.com/massive-mimoperformance-testing-emulate-the-channel
5G is hot, keep your components and systems cool 5G’s antennas and the devices that drive them generate more heat than their LTE predecessors. That creates new cooling problems for wireless devices and systems. www.5gtechnologyworld.com/5g-is-hot-keep-yourcomponents-and-systems-cool
5G moves into production, causes test issues 5G Technology World talks with Teradyne’s Jeorge Hurtarte, who explains components and over-the-air production test of 5G components. www.5gtechnologyworld.com/5g-moves-intoproduction-causes-test-issues
IEEE 1588 adds timing performance while reducing cost and risk GPS and GNSS have been the standards for network timing, but they have security issues. A Master clock and IEEE 1588 reduces the risk and lowers installation costs. www.5gtechnologyworld.com/ieee-1588-adds-timingperformance-while-reducing-cost-and-risk
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Altech Corporation Altech Corp. – Automation & Control Components Serving automation and control industries since 1984, Altech’s products meet UL and international standards and all are RoHS and REACH compliant. Altech’s commitment to quality has been recognized since May 27, 1999 when they were awarded the prestigious honor of ISO 9001 certification and maintains a ISO 9001:2000 certification today. Product lines include miniature circuit breakers, busbars, DCUPS devices, digital panel meters, terminal blocks, enclosures, contactors, many types of relays including safety relays, motor disconnect switches, strain reliefs, receptacles, foot switches, push buttons and pilot lights. Many other products are also available.
35 Royal Road Flemington, NJ 08822 United States Phone: 1-908-806-9400 Email: info@altehcorp.com www.altechcorp.com
Altech Corporation is an established USA supplier of components and devices used in industrial control, instrumentation and automation. It is an ISO 9001:2000 certified manufacturer and distributor of electrical, electronic and electromechanical components. Altech provides many services. This begins with its product managers, providing technical support and partner with customers in design assistance, ensuring the best solutions. The Customer Service Department ensures that customers are informed with complete order information. The versatile assembly department provides manufacturing, value added or customization services to expedite delivery. The marketing department has been highly recognized for its catalogs, advertising and website, while the sales department motivates over 25 manufacturer representative companies throughout North America, ensuring product information is complete. The product line includes miniature circuit breakers, busbars, DC-UPS devices, panel meters, terminal blocks, contactors, motor discon¬nect switches, pin & sleeves, receptacles, foot switches, many types of relays, push buttons & pilot lights. Also available are metal detection systems, ferrules, marking & engraving systems, fuses, power distribution blocks, tubing, liquid tight strain reliefs, timers, test & measurement, LED panel lights, thermostats, panel filters, tower lights & wire ducts. Altech’s products meet UL and many international standards and all are RoHS compliant.
Circuit Breakers
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AMETEK Programmable Power Powering Success Globally Located in San Diego, CA, AMETEK Programmable Power designs, manufactures and markets precision AC and DC programmable power supplies, electronic loads, and application specific power subsystems, as well as advanced testing solutions for customers requiring & valuing differentiated power products and services. AMETEK Programmable Power manufactures one of the industries’ broadest portfolios of programmable power products under the well known and respected Sorensen, Elgar, and California Instruments brands. VTI Instruments further broadens the portfolio with over 25 years of experience in test and measurement, and is recognized as an industry leading brand with a reputation of providing reliable data, first time, every time. AMETEK Programmable Power 9250 Brown Deer Road San Diego, CA 92121 www.programmablepower.com
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AMETEK Programmable Power specializes in developing highly differentiated power and testing equipment for the world’s leading markets. What separates AMETEK Programmable Power from others is the ability to work closely with customers to develop specialized equipment to meet their specific requirements. With a customer focused mindset AMETEK Programmable Power also brings decades of experience to developing next-level power and testing equipment solutions. With that extensive experience and a proven track record in a wide variety of markets, AMETEK Programmable Power has the unique Asterion DC ASA and ASM Series: capability to help their customers Enhanced 3-Channel Programmable Power Supply succeed with the broadest range of systems in the market. AMETEK Programmable Power’s products serve a wide range of stimulus (T&M) and process power needs in applications including semiconductor fabrication, commercial and defense ATE, oil exploration, solar array and battery string simulation, avionics, general R&D and EMC compliance testing.
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Automation24 is the premier online supplier for industrial automation components offering a well-rounded selection of products and solutions from sensor to control cabinet. Automation24 has been developing a continuously growing range of items from brand name manufacturers and offers them to their valued customers at the best prices. Throughout 2021 a variety of new items were added to the continuously growing product portfolio: Process instrumentation from Endress+Hauser to reliably measure and monitor pressure, temperature, level, and more Safety technology from Schmersal to ensure the safest work environment for your applications and personnel Precision transmitters, controllers and data loggers from NOVUS to accurately measure, control and record
FAST DELIVERY AND FREE APPLICATION SUPPORT
By having our own on-site warehouse here in the US and consistent availability of products, items that are shown as available according to the real-time inventory update on our webshop will be shipped the same working day. Need it tomorrow? No Problem! Expedited delivery services are also available. To make your purchase with us as pleasant and easy as possible, we place great emphasis on a comprehensive online service. We offer an in-shop search capability, and a filter function which separates products based on technical characteristics to simplify selection. In addition, we have a product comparison function and provide comprehensive product information. You will find answers to frequently asked questions in our FAQ section, but should you have any further questions, our outstanding Technical Customer Service Engineers are at your disposal Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. EST via phone, live chat, email, or fax. They are available to assist with product selection and provide support for your application before, during and after your order.
Automation24 Inc. 3600 Horizon Dr Ste 110 King of Prussia, PA 19406 Contact: 800-250-6772 (toll-free) mail@automation24.com www.automation24.com
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Avnet Avnet – enabling the transformative possibilities of tech As a leading global technology distributor and solutions provider, Avnet has served customers’ evolving needs for an entire century. We support customers at each stage of a product’s lifecycle, from idea to design and from prototype to production. Our unique position at the center of the technology value chain enables us to accelerate the design and supply stages of product development so customers can realize revenue faster. Decade after decade, Avnet helps its customers and suppliers around the world realize the transformative possibilities of technology. Learn more about Avnet at www.avnet.com.
Avnet: A Leader in Engineering It takes a lot to get a product to market quickly without sacrificing quality or exceeding budgets. With more than 1,800 field application engineers globally, Avnet acts as an extension of its customers’ design teams by bringing the skills and resources necessary to help them reach production. Avnet’s engineers have expertise in hardware, embedded software/firmware, IoT, application and cloud computing development. They come from an OEM background, designing products for a broad range of applications. They’re also trained and certified by the technology suppliers Avnet represents. Avnet engineers also offer technical training workshops showcasing the latest development tools and best practices for its customers’
engineering teams. Through the acquisitions of Softweb in 2018 and Witekio in 2019 Avnet has added to its extensive resources of software designers as well. This allows Avnet to support and fill any software design gaps for its customers. Another benefit Avnet engineering customers have is they can quickly access what they need to complete their prototyping online through Farnell, Avnet’s high-service electronics components distributor. In addition, if design engineers hit any roadblocks, Avnet community members, digital tools and educational resources are available to help. And Avnet’s design expertise is even more valuable in this time of chip shortages where redesigns or finding comparable parts might be necessary. Avnet’s support doesn’t end once a product is launched. Its services are designed to extend product longevity throughout the entire lifecycle.
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Bailey International, LLC Your Source for Hydraulic Solutions Bailey International is a recognized industry leader in custom and standard hydraulics, specializing in the manufacturing and distribution of system components and thousands of related products. For more than 45 years, Bailey has been a committed supplier to some of the largest names in heavy machinery and the smallest of family businesses. No matter the size, each client experiences our commitment to providing the highestquality products at competitive pricing within the shortest possible lead time. As needed, our professional support team can assist with problem solving and system configuration questions. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified for quality and continuous improvement systems. Bailey International, LLC 2527 Westcott Blvd Knoxville, TN 37931 www.baileyhydraulics.com
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Bailey’s engineers design our products to exceed industry standards. We stock standardized hydraulic system components and Bailey’s in-house engineering team can custom design and manufacture hydraulic cylinders and power units to meet your specifications.This unique ability has solidified Bailey as the go-to supplier for even the most specialized applications.
Bailey has a team of engineers, technical support specialists, and mechanics on hand to help with troubleshooting, product selection and hydraulic system inquiries. Additionally, our close working relationship with suppliers allows us to tap into their knowledge, experience, and resources when needed. We’ve also developed the Learn with Bailey series — a collection of articles, white papers, videos, calculators and other helpful information designed to empower you with the knowledge you need to work on your hydraulics and equipment confidently.
Industry leading reliability is maintained through Bailey’s extensive, on-site, qualitycontrol monitoring and testing. Prior to fabrication, endurance and destructive qualification design testing is conducted. All suppliers are then trained to maintain quality standards throughout production, with regular quality audits and source inspections conducted by the Bailey team. Each product container shipment is inspected before entering our warehouse. These measures are supported by controlled drawings and lean manufacturing practices and processes.
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Banner’s sensors, LED lights and indicators, wireless and safety products are used by companies large and small, from industry leaders in the Fortune 500 to innovators just entering the market. Companies around the world use Banner’s award-winning products and solutions to increase efficiency, reduce costs, safeguard equipment, and protect personnel. Headquartered in Minneapolis, MN, Banner has sales offices, production facilities, and field representatives throughout North and South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. Banner Engineering 9714 Tenth Avenue N. Minneapolis, MN, 55441 USA Phone: 1-888-3-SENSOR Email: info@bannerengineering. com www.bannerengineering.com
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Every 3.5 seconds, a Banner sensor is installed somewhere in the world. Banner solves problems for most of the manufacturing companies in the Fortune 500, as well as the startups changing industry with leading-edge production. Banner technology supports manufacturing of the cars you drive, the food you eat, the medicine you take, and virtually every product in your daily life. Whatever the industry, Banner offers solutions to automate production, improve efficiency, and manufacture to the highest standard of quality. Manufacturing Specialists With over 30,000 products, Banner is a leading source for your manufacturing needs. We offer award-winning sensors, wireless solutions, machine safety, indication and LED lighting. Application Solution Experts Highly trained Banner field sales engineers are available around the globe. These industry professionals are able to assess your process and your goals to help you find the best solution.
Global Presence Banner offers worldwide sales and support through offices on six continents, manufacturing facilities on three continents, nearly 2,000 employees, and over 3,500 factory and field representatives. Through face-to-face or virtual interaction with
customers, Banner leads in the evolving manufacturing industry with innovative products and solutions. Durable Solutions Banner double-tests each of its products during assembly to ensure they stand up to extreme environments and your stringent requirements.
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BAYCABLE Interconnect Solutions Our specialty is working with clients to design application specific solutions to complex interconnection problems that are solved by our capability to manufacture custom cable, coil cords, molded cable assemblies and electromechanical sub-assemblies in Fremont, California and Sonora, Mexico. SPECIALTIES: •
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BAYCABLE is vertically integrated and can offer a wide range of manufacturing capabilities including custom cable constructions, full turnkey cable assembly and molding services, component customization, specialized testing, and in house mold tool manufacturing. BAYCABLE delivers unparalleled engineering expertise “an integrated solutions partner” that can help skillfully create the optimal interconnect system for your application. Early design collaboration with our Silicon Valley based engineering group takes you from concept through pre-production into the initial production runs quickly, and we provide medium to higher volume production by transferring production to our plant in Sonora, Mexico. Both manufacturing locations are ISO Registered. BAYCABLE has a long legacy of delivering high performance reliable interconnect solutions to our customers.
Bay Associates Wire Technologies 46840 Lakeview Blvd Fremont, CA 94538 Tel: 510-933-3800 Email: bayinfo@baycable.com www.baycable.com
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Beckhoff Automation Adaptive Automation Offers Unrivaled Flexibility
Beckhoff Automation is a global provider of open automation systems based on advanced PC Control technology. The “New Automation Technology” philosophy at Beckhoff represents universal and open automation solutions used in a wide spectrum of hightech applications around the world. These applications range from control of machines and robots, to Internet of Things (IoT) systems, to category-defining mechatronics solutions and much more. The world headquarters of Beckhoff Automation is in Verl, Germany while the U.S. headquarters office is in Savage, Minn. (Minneapolis area). Beckhoff Automation LLC 13130 Dakota Ave Savage, MN 55378 www.beckhoff.com
A breakthrough in adaptive mechatronics technology, the XPlanar flying motion solution delivers unrivaled flexibility and throughput in part, product and package handling. The highly adaptive system uses planar motor tiles as a base to levitate passive movers that can fly at speeds of 2 m/s and up to 1 g acceleration. Path planning and collision avoidance software produce extremely efficient and maintenance-free motion control for complex assembly, packaging, inspection and material handling applications. Antisloshing functionality in TwinCAT 3 software optimizes XPlanar’s transport capabilities in applications involving liquids, such as filling of beverages, cosmetics and other goods. XPlanar offers wear-free movement and the ability to cover planar motor tiles with stainless steel, glass or other hygienic surfaces.
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Beckhoff has also expanded the highly adaptive eXtended Transport System (XTS) portfolio recently with new hardware and software enhancements. XTS Hygienic, a stainless steel, IP69K version, is ideal for wash-down production environments in packaging, pharma, food and beverage. In addition, new Track Management functionality allows individual movers to transfer between multiple XTS systems, enabling further customization, quality inspection, automatic defect ejection and more. These features, along with the system’s high speeds, dynamics, small footprint, instant recipe changeovers and real-time integration with robotics, further revolutionize possibilities in machine design.
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Beswick Engineering Co. Inc. DESIGNS FOR MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE AT MINIATURE SIZE Over 58 years ago, Paul Beswick pioneered the use of captured O-ring face seals into a wide variety of miniature fluid power products. Perfecting the design of miniature pressure regulators, valves, quick disconnects & fittings along with working together with our customers to provide the most reliable, high quality, assembly became our company’s mission. That culture of innovation continues today. We continue to innovate with our team of highly trained engineers, machinists, and technicians, improving on existing products, inventing new ones and lending our in-depth technical support to our customers. Our team works closely with your design team to find solutions to fluid handling challenges while providing top notch customer service. 284 Ocean Road Greenland, NH 03840 Telephone: +1 603.433.1188 Fax: +1 603.433.3313 E-mail: techsupport@beswick.com www.beswick.com
Innovation: Beswick Engineering’s innovations have been utilized in high technology industries for more than 58 years. Our customers know Beswick products will provide maximum performance when dealing in critical applications, when failure is not an option. We take great pride in our innovations and being on the leading edge in miniature fluid power. You will find our pressure regulators, valves, quick disconnects and fittings in a wide range of industries including aerospace, analytical instrumentation, defense, hydrogen fuel cells, semiconductor equipment, robotics, lasers & UAVs. The designs have been specifically engineered and perfected to provide long life, space savings, and leak-free connections. Engineered for Maximum Performance at Miniature Size: Beswick award winning product designs provide the best performance in the smallest package size. Machined from brass or stainless steel, the products are suitable for a wide range of application conditions. Pressure Regulators: Patented Beswick diaphragm and piston style regulators provide outstanding performance in a miniature, light-weight package. Valves: Beswick award winning valves provide the best performance while saving a considerable amount of space. Fittings & Quick Disconnects: Our fitting and quick disconnect products are offered in high performing materials and assembled with leak tight O-ring seals. Beswick offers the most complete selection of miniature fittings in the industry.
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binder USA Circular & Power Connectors and Custom Cordsets The binder group is a family-owned leading global manufacturer of circular connectors, custom cordsets, and LED lights. binder products are used around the world in industrial environments for factory automation, process control, and medical technology applications. For 55 year defined by technical innovation and traditional values, the binder name is synonymous with the highest standards of quality and reliability. binder group has a total of 1,800 employees between headquarters in Neckarsulm, Germany and subsidiaries in the United States, Singapore, China, Sweden, France, England, Austria, Switzerland, and the Netherlands. binder USA 3903 Calle Tecate Camarillo, CA 93012 www.binder-usa.com
Industry Experts
Our solution and application orientation differentiates us from our competitors and contributes to progress in growing and developing industries. We are not only experts in manufacturing circular connectors, custom cordsets, and LED lights, but also experts in the customized development, design, and automated manufacturing of custom connections according to customer specifications. Our products are used around the world in industrial environments for factory automation, process control, and medical technology applications.
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 can 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. Our daily operations are thereby governed by quality and backed by UL listed products and various ISO certifications, including ISO 9001, 14001 and 13485 certificated for medical applications. We take responsibility for our employees and respect the environmental resources. Openness and honesty form the basis of everything we do, every single day.
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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
Bird sapphire and ruby orifices are scientifically designed to insure repeatable flow control of both liquids and gas. 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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BishopWisecarver Bishop-Wisecarver makes designing and delivering complex linear and rotary assemblies easy while reducing labor, costs and inventory requirements. Through the integration of mechanical, electrical, software, control and systems design engineering expertise, we continue to provide a single point of service that results in: custom designs, increased efficiencies and accelerated time to market. Bishop-Wisecarver develops innovative motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform from a company you can trust. Leveraging over 70 years of experience, we’ve earned the reputation of providing unmatched quality, reliability, service and engineering support for every stage of a customer’s design cycle. No matter your application, volume shipment requirements or extreme environmental conditions, BishopWisecarver listens to your specific needs. Then we design innovative solutions enabling you to finalize projects from concept to completion quickly, easily, and cost effectively. Our customers consider us a valued partner that helps solve even their toughest problems with unmatched commitment. How can we help you today?
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Expertly Designed, Delivered to Perform Founded as a custom machine builder 71 years ago and built through two generations of family ownership, Bishop-Wisecarver (BW) has maintained some of the longest-lasting partnerships in packaging automation. Our customers know they can trust the reliability of our motion systems - but the trust doesn’t end there. Packaging OEMs and integrators trust the motion experts at BW for custom products, subassemblies, kits, and design support. What’s more, our customer service is rated among the best in the automation industry.
See the difference our unique Signature Experience program brings to customers.
The result? BW collaborates with our customers to create differentiated packaging machines that lead the market.
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You may be designing a transfer system for multi-stage filling, an orbital wrapper, a moving scanner assembly, or any number of projects requiring high throughput automation. If ease of assembly, low maintenance, and the ability to endure dust, cutting debris, and high duty cycles is important to your equipment, BW can help!
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Our Signature Experience™ process promises our customers: • That our technology and designs will be the right fit for your application. • We assess and document your specific needs, to guarantee alignment with how you define project success. • We can customize your solution - even for a single unit. • We communicate through all stages of your order, from beginning to after installation. • We have met or exceeded your definition of success on your project through a post installation follow-up meeting.
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Bodine Electric Company THE RIGHT DRIVE FOR YOUR APPLICATION Bodine stocks over 1,400 fractional HP gearmotors, motors and speed controls. From automated guided vehicles in state-of-the-art distribution centers, explosion-proof pumps in hazardous locations to outdoor battery- and solarpowered equipment, Bodine drives today’s critical industrial technologies.
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GEARMOTORS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF INDUSTRIES AND APPLICATIONS HOLLOW SHAFT OFFSET GEARMOTORS DELIVER 1020 LB-IN TORQUE Bodine’s new offset parallel shaft HG/H gearhead provides flexible mounting and high torque in a small package. The gearmotor can be fitted with single-or double drive shafts, and features large hardened helical and spur gears and needle bearings to ensure quiet, longlasting operation. PMDC and inverter-duty AC models available.
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VARIABLE SPEED 90V & 180V PMDC GEARMOTORS To provide greater flexibility and compatibility with unfiltered SCR speed controls, the gearmotors are rated with a maximum armature speed of 2500 rpm. These stock models can replace 90V or 180VDC gearmotors sold by Baldor, Bison Gear, Leeson, or Grainger. Hypoid, high-efficiency rightangle PMDC gearmotors now also available.
Right angle, parallel shaft, hollow shaft gearmotors and accessory kits Fixed-speed, variable-speed AC, PMDC and brushless DC windings 2-year system warranty for matched Bodine motors and controls
Bodine Electric Company 201 Northfield Road Northfield, IL 60093 USA Tel: 773-478-3515 Contact: Customer Service Team Email: info@bodine-electric.com Web: www.bodine-electric.com
GEARMOTORS FOR HAZARDOUS LOCATIONS We now offer a large selection of CI/D1 (IP-66) and CI/D2 (IP-44) gearmotors and motors with both AC inverter-duty, PSC, and Low-Voltage Brushless DC (12VDC or 24VDC) windings, including a family of 12VDC & 24VDC BLDC INTEGRA gearmotors with built-in speed controls for solar power, battery or off-grid operation (IP-44).
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Boker’s Inc. Boker’s, Inc., is a woman-owned, AS 9100:2016 and ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturer of precision stampings, washers, spacers and shims. To request a complimentary copy of the company’s 2022 Stampings & Washers Catalog and a 2022 Scheduling Calendar with Metric Conversion Chart, 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
With over 100 years of experience, Boker’s has earned the reputation as a stamping leader. They deliver precision stampings in a complete range of sizes: flat blanking and piercings up to 12” x 12” (flat) with thicknesses from .005” to .190” (varies by material) and draws up to 3” deep and 8” in diameter. 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— whatever your requirements, if it can be stamped, Boker’s can turn it into the part you need. Boker’s also delivers a wide selection of standard and non-standard washers, spacers and shims. With over 32,000 stock tools, and outside diameters of .080” to 5.140” along with a variety of inside diameters, you have millions of flat washer possibilities. All stampings, washers, spacers and shims are available in short, medium and long runs with a 100-piece minimum. Boker’s also offers 3D printing for prototyping, complete Statistical Process Control (S.P.C.) capability, in-house tooling, and “Dock-to-Stock” and “Just-in-Time” programs.
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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.
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.
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 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.
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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 custommade cutting blades. Now with more than 35 years in business, over 85 engineers on staff, and numerous capabilities under our belt, we continue to create new manufacturing technologies and invest in highly technical solutions to make critical metal components, complex subassemblies, and finished devices as a single, turnkey manufacturing partner for medical, aerospace, automotive, 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 to be ISO 13485 certified and are FDA registered.
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Canfield Connector Canfield Connector develops and manufactures a wide range of interconnection devices such as DIN and Deutsch type connectors, M8 and M12 electrical connectors, angle, tilt, and magnetic proximity sensors, electronic timers, specialty electronic devices. We are an ISO 9001 certified company that takes pride in American craftsmanship, commitment to superior quality, and long-lasting product performance. Each and every Canfield Connector product, is produced here in the United states. Building and strengthening relationships with our customers is one of our main goals. We strive to improve every area of our business while continuing to deliver exceptional customer service. Our ability to provide custom engineered solutions keeps our customers coming back. Our engineering and sales staff will work with you to design, fabricate, test, and ship your custom product using the highest quality standards backed by our ISO 9001 design certification. Our customer’s ability to succeed is our top priority.
Canfield Connector 8510 Foxwood Court Youngstown, Ohio 44514
Magnetic Proximity Sensors Canfield Connector’s proximity sensors cover a full range of applications including NEMA 6 designs, hazardous location versions and fully customizable configurations.
GT Products The 2- and 3-pin GT Series of rugged, connectors are fully molded, eliminating the need to purchase expensive crimping tools and reducing labor required to assemble former field-wire versions. With the addition of the 5JGT DIN to Deutsch adapter, any solenoid valve DIN connection can easily convert to Deutsch-style connection. The rugged GT Series is an all-in-one molded connector assembly proven to work in the harshest environments with an IP67 rating resistant to dust, vibration, shock, and moisture. The connectors are over molded to enhance connection performance and ensure that high stress or vibration will not cause unintentional disconnection.
Phone: 330-758-8299 Toll Free: 800-554-5071 Email: customerservice@canfieldconnector.com Website: www.canfieldconnector.com
An optional LED indicator light and MOV or diode surge protection are also available.
This family of robust, molded electrical connectors are specified by those needing a sure connection to valves, sensors, or automation of all types.
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Each 2- and 3-pin GT Connector can be highly customized to include various media compatibility or high-flex, special use, or hightemperature cable.
M8 & M12 Connectors Canfield Connector is known for it’s robust connections with an American twist, and the CANFast brand of M8 and M12 electrical connectors are no exception.
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Our magnetic sensor portfolio includes reed, electronic, and hall effect sensors. Various mounting options include tie-rod mounting, clamp mounting, dovetail slots and grooves. They have been specifically designed to fit the most popular cylinders in the market. Additional options include MOV surge suppression, LED indicator lighting, M8/M12 quick connect options, shielded cables.
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Canon U.S.A., Inc. Precision Designs “MOVE” Canon started cultivating our core technology for DC micro motors in 1962. Today, Canon USA uses that advanced technology to propose customized solutions to meet all kinds of customer needs. Our flexibility in design, allows us to work closely with each customer to provide the exact solution required, be it simple or complex. “M”otion control solution We combine technology, production, and response to create leading edge motion solutions. “O”ptimum solution We study your requirements and promptly propose the optimum solutions to meet your needs. “V”alue added solution We provide gears, encoders, even custom actuators, as well as other value added solutions. “E”cological solution Canon U.S.A., Inc. 3300 North First Street San Jose, CA 95134 www.usacanon.com
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Our compact DC motors, developed for use in Canon 8-mm movie cameras, have been further refined for use in audiovisual devices, singlelens reflex cameras, office equipment, and other applications. The scope of application for these motors has continued to expand, and they can now be found in product categories subject to high demand, including polygon mirror drives for laser printers, information peripherals, industrial machinery, appliances, cash machines and medical devices. Our product lines include iron-core, coreless and brushless motors as well as optional equipment for gears and encoders. In addition, our simulation technologies enable us to offer actuator units and other essential parts to meet the needs of a wide range of customers. Energy-efficient small motors have the advantage of consuming little power, which makes them the popular choice of industries worldwide. By offering the unique ability to customize our products, we remain committed to meeting customer needs. Linear Piezo Motors: Canon’s linear ultra sonic piezo motors are compact, quiet and accurate for linear positioning applications. Canon has been using this technology for driving focus lens in camera products. Applications include Medical, Robots, Surgical, Scanning electron microscope(SEM), Semiconductors. Brushless DC Servo Motors: Achieves Best-in-Class torque and compactness BLDC, compared with other Canon motors. Applications include Gantry Robots, SCARA Robots, Surgical Robots etc.
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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. 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. 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. 750 Hastings Lane Buffalo Grove, Illinois 60089-6904 847 465-6100 : Phone 847 465-7373 : Fax www.gavazzionline.com
Our comprehensive range of products includes: SENSORS: Capacitive/Inductive Proximity Sensors and Photoelectric Sensors (with and without IO-Link), IO-Link Masters, IO-Link Smart Configurator, Motion/Presence Sensors, Level Sensors, Magnetic Switches, Limit Switches, and Safety Interlocks SWITCHES: Solid State Relays, Solid State Contactors, Electromechanical Contactors, Definite Purpose Contactors, Overloads, Manual Motor Starters, Miniature Circuit Breakers, Soft Starters, Switching Power Supplies, Electromechanical Relays, Push Buttons, and Pilot Lights CONTROLS: Energy Meters & Gateways, Current, Voltage & 3-Phase Monitoring Relays, Current Transformers, Timers, Digital Panel Meters, Dupline Field & Installation Bus, and DuplineSafe Mining Monitoring & Safety System Product Categories: • Electrical and Electronics • Motion Control • Networks and Fieldbuses • Switches and Sensors • Test and Measurement
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Industrial Ethernet Networking CC-Link Partner Association - Americas 500 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, IL 60061 USA (847) 478-2647 info@cclinkamerica.org am.cc-link.org
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The CC-Link family of industrial open-technology integrated automation networks are IIoT Ready: CC-Link IE TSN – A next generation network based on the current CC-Link IE with the adoption of Time Sensitive Networking (TSN) technology. CC-Link IE TSN provides flexible IIoT system construction along with reduced downtime by using GP Ethernet diagnostic tools compliant with SNMP. CC-Link IE TSN can offer a best in class motion control operation with cycle times better than 31.25µs. For product developers, CC-Link IE TSN provides a diversification of development methods – both hardware and software.
CC-Link IE Field – IIoT Ready 1 Gigabit Industrial Ethernet network linking field level devices to controllers. CC-Link IE Field provides the bandwidth necessary for all of your IIoT requirements while maintaining absolute deterministic communications. CC-Link IE Field provides a secure industrial Ethernet network via its token-based architecture. CC-Link IE Field is IEC approved for safety communications and can provide integrated motion control functions all on a single Industrial Ethernet network.
CC-Link IE Field Basic – Software based, open-technology general-purpose Industrial Ethernet network. CC-Link IE Field Basic is a cyclic network that provides a cost effective and easy to use industrial Ethernet network for small-scale equipment not requiring high-speed control. CC-Link IE Field Basic is easy to use with a low cost software development cycle.
CC-Link – Open-technology fieldbus network providing complete deterministic behavior & cost effectiveness, flexibility and ease of use. Fully compatible CC-Link Safety is IEC/ISO approved for safety communications and meets or exceeds industry safety network standards.
Why choose CC-Link IE? Primary reason is that CC-Link IE TSN is the only released TSN compatible network on the market and that CC-Link IE Field is cost effective, flexible, highperformance as well as easy to install and use. 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 almost 24 million installed nodes & over 1800 CC-Link compatible products on the market. Many export oriented American manufacturers are incorporating CC-Link IE compatibility because of its strength and market leadership in Asia.
Are you ready for Industry 4.0 – CC Link IE is!
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CGI, Inc. Since 1967, CGI has consistently been providing for its customers exceptional craftsmanship and outstanding customer service. This unwavering commitment is what makes CGI the reliable choice for precision components and subassemblies. Our capabilities in precision manufacturing feature a careful blend of cutting edge technology and worldrenowned reliability. We’ve earned our superb reputation for partnering with our customers, bringing comprehensive technical knowledge, manufacturing expertise, high quality, and a “can-do” attitude to each unique application. Yet, perhaps most important is our commitment to providing your design and engineering team with a seamless connection to our manufacturing capabilities. We are able to provide our customers with an engineering team that is talented, knowledgeable and eager to help. We can turn-key your concept from the prototype stage all the way through to full production. With CGI you can count on us to provide the highest levels of manufacturing excellence and expertise while delivering it with the customer service you deserve. Our goal is to be the most trusted and reliable partner in your supply chain. CGI continues in its commitment to provide the latest technology with innovative new products while consistently investing in state-ofthe-art manufacturing, inspection, and assembly equipment. Our vertically integrated manufacturing facility is broad in its capabilities and features high end machinery aimed at providing excellent quality and rapid turnaround. 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
Advanced Products for Robotics and Automation At CGI we serve a wide array of industries including medical, robotics, aerospace, defense, semiconductor, industrial automation, motion control, and many others. Our core business is manufacturing precision motion control solutions. CGI’s diverse customer base and wide range of applications have earned us a reputation for quality, reliability, and flexibility. One of the distinct competitive advantages we are able to provide our customers is an engineering team that is knowledgeable and easy to work with. You will enjoy a winning attitude that will take your ideas and collaborate with your team to develop them into finished products. CGI is certified to ISO9001 and ISO13485 quality management systems. In addition, we are FDA and AS9100 compliant. Our unique quality control environment is weaved into the fabric of our manufacturing facility. We work daily with customers who demand both precision and rapid turnarounds. CGI has always been willing to go above and beyond to meet these needs.
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Chieftek (cpc) Largest miniature-guides supplier in the world Chieftek Precision USA of Chieftek Precision Co. Ltd. (cpc) is a manufacturer of complete linearmotion mechatronic solutions, including profile linear guides, linear motors, compact linear stages, servo drivers, XYZ tables, and gantry systems for automation machine tools and robotic industries. With distribution centers in California, cpc provides rapid and first-rate service to American customers — offering German quality with Taiwanese flexibility, prompt delivery, and competitive pricing. www.chieftek.com
Chieftek Precision USA of Chieftek Precision Co. Ltd. (cpc) supplies linear guides, direct-drive tables, linear motors, feedback components, and servo drives backed by a team of managers, engineers, and technicians dedicated to the R&D and manufacture of top-quality linear-motion components. Chieftek MR Series linear guides excel in precision measurement and inspection applications; ARC guides are widely used in machine tools; HRC and ERC guides complete heavily loaded axes; and RR linear guides with roller bearings deliver top performance in general motion designs. Chieftek P Series ironless linear motors have the highest thrust density and efficiency of their kind. C Series iron-core linear motors deliver high thrust with low cogging. For users familiar with belt and ballscrew-driven systems, Chieftek packages its linear motors into CLS/CLMS compact linear stages that integrate linear motor, guide, and positioning. Engineers can also source servo drives from Chieftek. The Will1 Series features high power density, easy-to-use autotuning, and advanced features to let machine builders create breakthrough products. The low-voltage Chieftek Will1-D accepts 48-Vdc input to 30 A continuous. It features an ultra-small size and high power density — and is suitable for AGVs, drones, and robot applications; Will1-B drives support all standard encoder formats.
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Most recently, Chieftek introduced the UF-30-09 ultra miniature linear-motor stage. With thickness to 9 mm and acceleration to 3.5 g, the stage excels in electronics assembly (SMT), medical pipetting, and other multi-head applications where space is limited.
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Electro-Mechanical Relays CIT Relay & Switch offers electromechanical automotive and UL approved relays, including latching relays, for use in applications ranging from golf carts, cars and trucks to automated machine tools and production lines to any application requiring quick, reliable operation.
Our dedication makes the difference. Circuit Interruption Technology, Inc. has expanded our product offering with the acquisition of Picker Components. CIT Relay & Switch manufactures electromechanical relays and switches, while Picker Components manufactures electromechanical and solid-state relays. Wherever opportunities arise, CIT works to provide customers the best product for the application and the most compelling support experience. Two quality manufacturers rolled into one for continued growth of CIT/Picker through paramount service, selection, quality, and value – we strive to be the best. CIT Relay & Switch 14680 James Rd. Rogers, MN 55362 www.citrelay.com
The combination of CIT Relay & Switch and Picker has generated value for our customers through a large choice of tailored solutions, a global network of services, and expanded engineering expertise. It has magnified our value with a wide breath of product while at the same time extracting synergies. CIT places the customer first. We work directly with customers from simple to complicated projects, tailoring custom solutions and designs. Our technical, engineering, and customer support personnel are well-trained and can help with your design selection requirements. With a stateof-the-art test lab, CIT can address custom or standard test requirements under a variety of conditions to validate your application. From small to large projects, we are here to help with all our customers’ testing and design needs.
Solid-State Relays Picker Components offers solid-state and signal relays with superior performance. Offering similar function as the CIT Relay & Switch electro-mechanical relays, our solid-state relays do not have any moving components, thus exponentially increasing the long-term reliability. Electro-Mechanical Switches CIT Relay & Switch has the right switch no matter your switching needs. From tactile, toggle, and rocker switches up to IP67 antivandal switches and everything in between, our product line is among the largest in the industry.
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Clippard Clippard Precision Fluid Control Products & Solutions Clippard provides thousands of standard and special precision flow control products to design engineers and manufacturers around the world. Clippard’s expertise is not limited to providing over 5,000 standard products, but also offers a unique advantage by providing custom products and value added assemblies for hundreds of applications. Products include: • Electronic Pressure Controls • Electronic valves, standard and proportional isolation • PTFE Isolation valves and pneumatic or electronic pinch valves • Precision flow controls • 7, 8, 10 and 15 mm electronic valves • Cylinders and fittings • Value-added custom assemblies • Special components and systems designed for customer’s OEM applications
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For over 75 years Clippard has been manufacturing and providing products and solutions to design engineers and manufacturers in a wide variety of industries including drug dispensing, laboratory equipment, medical devices, material handling, analytical, chemical analysis, sampling, life science/biotech, genetic research, gas chromatography, spectrometry, DNA synthesizing, blood analyzing, printing, diagnostic equipment, fermentation, packaging, water treatment and more.
Catalog Clippard offers a full-line catalog which contains over 5,000 standard products including photos, technical specifications, schematics, application and ordering information, and more. Call today for a free copy. Applications Today, Clippard pneumatic control devices are used virtually everywhere for control, interface, sensing, logic and actuation functions. This broad range of applications spans a variety of industries including machinery, textiles, medical equipment, animation, material handling, assembly, electronics, food processing, packaging and many more. 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 power transmission and motion control 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 complement of matching timing belts and flanges. CMT developed and patented a keyless hub-to-shaft connection system, allowing for precise component positioning and tight runout control on demanding applications. The new system, the 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. 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
Perfection in Motion Concentric Maxi Torque Innovative. Designed and developed specifically to suit the hub-to-shaft connection needs of small shafts and drive components in the power transmission and motion control markets. This patented keyless hub-to-shaft connection system enables customers to easily phase, install, adjust and remove drive componenets, all while offering precise component positioning. Concentric. With radial runout less than .001/.26mm as assembled, the Concentric Maxi Torque system enables customers to attain higher drive speeds, reducing unwanted vibration and maintain concentricity, offering a superior connection solution. Reliable. The mechanical shrink fit accomplished by the Concentric Maxi Torque system provides torque capacity which far exceeds that of two set screws arranged perpendicular to the shaft, offering the most reliable connection in the industry. Economical. The compact design eliminates the need for the extended hubs used to accommodate set screws, allowing motion system engineers to design drives which are lighter and use less space. The shaft damage and added expense of shaft modification often associated with the use of set screws or pins is eliminated. Versatile. Manufacturerd for synchronous belt drives in standard inch and metric pitches, for shaft sizes ranging from .118 in. (3mm) to 1.1875 in. (30mm). Other drive systems, including gears, sprockets, etc. using the Concentric Maxi Torque will be quoted upon request.
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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.
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Components Corporation Components Corporation is the global leader in the design, manufacture and engineering of precision printed circuit test points, wireform interconnect and testing solutions, printed circuit card edge connectors, preform jumpers and hardware, and battery contacts. We remain committed to solving the industry’s most demanding wireform interconnect and testing challenges with high-quality and innovative products for the broadest range of mission-critical applications. Our industrial, military, commercial and consumer customer base have come to rely on Components Corporation to ensure the excellence and economy of products regardless of the quantity required. Our products are marketed through a worldwide network of sales representatives and distributors. 866-426-6726 www.componentscorp.com
Components Corporation: Your Trusted Leader in Innovative Interconnect Solutions At Components Corporation, throughout our years we’ve focused on providing innovative, essential solutions to the most challenging problems faced by board designers, builders and technicians worldwide. Much of our skill in board-level product improvement and application technology can be traced to our strong history in successful research and development. Now concentrating strictly on board-level hardware, our early challenges in developing solutions in space flight, aviation, medical and fledging electronics applications have given Components Corporation a talent for anticipating that every new product has to be smaller, faster, less costly and more functional on rapidly shrinking board real estate. With a dedicated “no failure” policy, Components Corporation remains the leading manufacturer in Printed Circuit Wireform Interconnect Products. We’ve earned our reputation as being the driving, innovative force in the development of circuit board hardware technology And at Components Corporation, custom manufacturing is our standard. Given basic requirements or dimensions, Components Corporation is able to deliver an economical, perfectly functioning part from prototype to production run. A unique feature of both our custom wireform and standard products is their ability to function in extremely harsh conditions. All of our products are RoHS and REACH compliant (Directive 2015/863/EU RoHS and EU Regulation EC 1907/2006). Our in-house capabilities allow us to partner with each customer to design and develop the best custom products for any PCB design requirement, incorporating compliant materials to stringently meet industry directives.
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COMSOL, Inc. 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 applications. A particular strength is its ability to account for coupled or multiphysics phenomena. Add-on products expand the simulation platform for electromagnetics, structural, acoustics, 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 COMSOL Compiler™ and COMSOL Server™ to deploy applications to their design teams, manufacturing departments, test laboratories, and customers throughout the world. COMSOL, Inc. 100 District Avenue Burlington, MA 01803 USA Phone: +1-781-273-3322 Fax: +1-781-273-6603 E-mail: info@comsol.com www.comsol.com
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An electric motor simulated using COMSOL Multiphysics®. Design engineers can optimize and predict the performance of motor designs prior to building prototypes. Multiphysics simulation brings new opportunities to product design. Companies are using the COMSOL Multiphysics® software to drive innovation and expand their use of simulation in many technologies, such as vehicle electrification, renewable energy, medtech, electronics, power grids, and process engineering. COMSOL Multiphysics® provides a platform that integrates multiphysics modeling capabilities with application design and simulation data management. The Application Builder allows for the creation of specialized applications (apps) built on top of multiphysics models. Apps simplify the running of simulations, while expanding upon the information provided by the underlying models. They are designed in ways that focus simulations toward specific engineering uses. Apps can be distributed to anyone the app designer chooses as compiled executable files, using COMSOL Compiler™, or through an app management tool called COMSOL Server™. The Model Manager further enhances collaboration across teams by allowing version-controlled work to be performed by multiple engineers on individual models or apps, among other features. Introduced in COMSOL Multiphysics® version 6.0, it also provides a platform to centrally organize models, apps, and other external files to facilitate collaboration.
Simulation of the wind load on a sports car’s side door and mirror using the fluid–structure interaction capabilities of COMSOL Multiphysics®.
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Control Techniques We MAKE MOTION EASY Control Techniques, a Nidec brand, is a challenger with a big name in the drives industry. Our AC, DC, and Servo drives are the hidden heroes behind machines created by innovative engineers. Applications from 1/8 HP to 4,000+ HP are supported. We pride ourselves on designing easy-to-use products to drive complex motor control applications, supporting you through our network of Drive Centers, Distributors, and Integrator Partners around the world. We are drive obsessed, and our ambition pushes us to be the go-to expert for motor controls. Control Techniques 12095 NW 39th Street Coral Springs, FL 33065 United States www.controltechniques.us
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Control Techniques is the global drives specialist with a long entrepreneurial history. 5 Million+ installed units, 1,000+ OEM customers, and 1,400+ employees. From irrigation and pumping to high-speed labeling we have the right product for you and the team to back you up. Our drive obsessed engineers develop best-in-class solutions and stand ready to support your specific application. Making the complex simple. Imagine setting up and commissioning a motion control application, with ease. Our Motion Made Easy® solution is designed to get your motion control applications running in minutes. If it needs to spin or move… we are there. •
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Cornell Dubilier Delivering the Right Solutions Energizing Ideas You can count on us to provide the most optimal solution and insight for your engineering design. You will also find we specialize in critical applications. From fighter jets to radar systems, welders to wind turbines, we deliver the highest quality capacitors with easy access to our knowledgeable and helpful tech support team.
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Driven by American ingenuity, we are advancing capacitor technology for new applications and fueling recent innovations. The expansion of our line of Flatpack aluminum electrolytic capacitors now includes a high vibration package designed to handle up to 80g’s.
As the largest power capacitor company in North America, we offer one of the world’s largest selection of aluminum electrolytic capacitors, mica capacitors, AC film capacitors, and DC film capacitors. We’re also the only U.S. manufacturer of high-quality mica caps. Cornell Dubilier 140 Technology Place Liberty, South Carolina 29657 www.cde.com
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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 anti-friction 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
Leader in Engineering 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-of-the-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.
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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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. Cycloidal reducers, shaft couplings, torque limiters and screw jack lifting systems are also part of our program. 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.
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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.
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Digi-Key Global authorized distributor DigiKey Electronics offers more than 13 million electronic components and automation products from over 2,200 trusted suppliers. The company’s reputation extends worldwide as the provider of the widest selection of electronic components in the industry, ready for immediate shipment. With products available in both design and production quantities, Digi-Key is the best resource for designers and buyers alike. The company offers a vast selection of online resources, including reference design, on-demand multimedia, and comprehensive article libraries, a range of EDA and design tools, product selectors, a parametric search, conversion calculators, and more. Learn more at www.digikey.com.
Broad product availability distinguishes Digi-Key from other electronic component distributors. New products are added every day in a continuous effort to offer the full range of electronic components and automation products required by customers. Digi-Key’s Marketplace gives customers access to even more products and services, benefiting applications such as industrial automation, test and measurement, IoT solutions, and virtually all things related to technology innovation. Digi-Key is finalizing construction of a 2.2 million square foot Product Distribution Center expansion in Thief River Falls, Minnesota that will enable the company to broaden inventory even further to meet the current and future demands of customers. It will also empower the company to search out new and innovative technologies and products from both existing and new supplier partners. Digi-Key provides numerous Supply Chain solutions, including eProcurement options, bonded inventory, and just-in-time shipping. The website is updated regularly with new features in response to customer feedback and industry needs. Digi-Key recently launched myLists, merging the features and capabilities from several previous list management tools into a single solution. New features include the ability to incorporate up to 1,000 parts, in-line suggestions of alternative parts when available, and an attrition calculator to plan for overages needed for parts lost or damaged during manufacturing.
Digi-Key Electronics 701 Brooks Avenue South Thief River Falls, MN 56701 USA
Digi-Key provides the best possible service to customers, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, by phone, fax, email, or webchat. From prototype to production, Digi-Key has the resources and products to enable the world’s ideas!
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Dodge Industrial, Inc. Dodge: The Diamond Standard Dodge Industrial, Inc.–an RBC Bearings company–is a leading manufacturer of mounted bearings, enclosed gearing, and power transmission components. With a rich history spanning over 140 years, Dodge is a trusted name known worldwide for its ongoing development of innovations and advanced technologies that help manufacturers improve output, decrease downtime, and monitor systems for safety, efficiency, and peak performance. Manufactured in US-based plants, Dodge products are designed to withstand the most rugged environments and meet the most stringent specifications across a broad range of industries. Dodge Products: • Mounted bearings • Enclosed gearing • Conveyor components • Belted drives • Couplings • Bushings, hubs, and collars Dodge Industrial, Inc. 1061 Holland Road Simpsonville, SC 29681 +1 864 297 4800 www.dodgeindustrial.com
At Dodge, our engineering experience and an expansive portfolio of products are designed to meet the unique needs of the many industries and markets we serve across the globe including OEMs, packaging, food and beverage, grain, and mining and aggregates. Our expertise starts in R&D where we create cutting-edge equipment and technology and extends to the field where our engineering experts address challenges and continuously improve efficiencies for our customers. With each innovation, we strive to improve efficiency, effectiveness, safety, or a combination of these key attributes. One of our newest product introductions addresses a major safety issue for manufacturers by providing a shaft guard for Torque-Arm reducers that protects employees from injuries. Another example of an innovation is one that addresses efficiency and effectiveness of food processing. Our enclosed Food Safe bearings–the first IP69-rated–feature a patented lubrication protection system and superior coating
to improve cleanability and maximize life in applications requiring high pressure and corrosive washdowns, saving money with less downtime and replacement bearings. We’re committed to providing products that are safe and reliable, and we do this by using the highest-quality components combined with innovative designs and a diverse offering of features and configurations to meet wide-ranging needs and specifications. With many patented technologies and systems, Dodge products deliver industryleading performance and save time and money through extended product life, maximum uptime, and lower maintenance requirements.
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Dorner Transforming Conveyor Automation At Dorner, our mission is to Transform Conveyor Automation by providing cutting edge solutions with best-in-class support. It’s that commitment and history of proven excellence that has made the Dorner Brand a recognized leader in product handling for over 55 years. With our complete line of customizable stainless steel and aluminum conveyor automation systems, Dorner can provide solutions for almost any conveyor need. To keep up to date with what is happening at Dorner, visit our website at: www.dornerconveyors.com DORNER 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
Dorner’s conveyors are designed to move product to the exact location, at the exact time and in the exact position it needs to be for the next phase of the production line. With benefits such as industry best product transfers and in-house belting capabilities, Dorner is leading the market in precision conveyance. This extremely accurate product control allows Dorner conveyors to easily integrate with robots, workers and equipment. Using Dorner’s Online Configurator, you can design and engineer simple or complex conveyors to meet your needs in minutes. The industry leading tool delivers a complete 3D CAD assembly model for instant validation of fit.
Engineered Solutions Dorner’s Engineered Solutions Group is transforming product handling with innovative solutions designed to solve customers’ unique needs. We can provide systems for applications such as accumulation, indexing, positioning, product flow and much more. With a custom-designed conveyor system in place, products are built faster, services are delivered quicker, and profits are increased with the help of highly specialized engineering technology.
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Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc. Dynatect designs and manufactures “flexible protection for equipment in motion” and “components for motion control” including bellows, way covers, cable carriers, roll-up doors, ball screws, and slip clutches. Dynatect’s custom-molding division turns unique challenges into successes with engineered polyurethane and rubber solutions. Dynatect is a growing, diversified business with a 75-year track record, providing over 90 different major products, to 25 major industries. Dynatect manufactures on 3 continents, including 5 facilities in the US. Each year Dynatect services nearly 5,000 customers in North America. Dynatect has supported 22,000 different North American customers since 2008 including OEMs, distributors, and MRO customers. Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc. 2300 S. Calhoun Rd. New Berlin, WI 53151 USA Phone: +1 (800) 298-2066 Email: sales@dynatect.com dynatect.com
Over 75 Years of Product Innovation and Customization Dynatect invests in new product development, with 12 new products introduced since 2017, such as patented long travel cable carriers and automated, roll-up machine safety doors. Dynatect partners with customers to tailor solutions, whether you need just one piece or thousands. As Dynatect prepares for the next 75 years, we continue to focus on bringing reliable engineered solutions to complex and specialty applications. We look forward to an opportunity to work with you along the way.
Mechanical Motion Control and Equipment Protection • Precision ground ball screws are manufactured based on your needs, not a catalog. With full design flexibility to optimize life, load, and speed, Dynatect specializes in long screw lengths, diameters from 16mm to 150mm, and lead accuracy of +/- 0.0005”/ft. cumulative. • Mechanical & pneumatic slip clutches provide torque or tension control, indexing, and mechanical overload protection with capacities from 0.5 to 1000 lb-in. • Bellows & way covers protect precision motion components such as ball screws and linear actuators. • Cable carriers guide and protect cables and hoses while the equipment in motion, preventing entanglement, and improving operator safety. • Automated roll-up doors for machine safety & laser protection, separating hazardous processes from operators with a physical barrier and safety sensors.
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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 close-tolerance 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, applicationengineered fractional-horsepower motor and motion products. The ElectroCraft Powering Innovation custom manufacturing services cover the following products: AC motors, PMDC motors, brushless DC motors, stepper motors, servo motors, gearboxes, gearmotors, linear actuators, drives, servo drives, and integrated motor drives. Our products are found in thousands of different applications within industrial, commercial, and consumer product markets. While ElectroCraft provides a wide array of standard products with many configurable options, we have built our brand on custom OEM solutions that meet the precise performance, cost and quality our customers require. For OEM Customers who are unsatisfied with having to design around inflexible off-the-shelf products, our technical knowledge and customizable product families provide for a design experience which results in motor systems that provide superior reliability and performance at the lowest possible cost. To Learn More, Visit www.electrocraft.com
Dependable Mobile Power ElectroCraft mobility solutions are driven
by a combination of engineering innovation and manufacturing expertise. Global engineering collaboration has led to the ground breaking MobilePower Wheel-Drive. ElectroCraft’s MobilePower™ MPW series offers OEMs a compact, high-torque density electric wheel drive that solves drivetrain design challenges and cuts the lifetime running costs of mobile robots.
Two Models: MPW52 - 52mm brushless DC gear motor, 150 mm wheel • Peak torque: 12.4 Nm (110 lb.in) • Maximum Load: 68 Kg (150 lbs.) per wheel • Rated Speed: 2.4 meters/second MPW86 - 86mm brushless DC gear motor, 200 mm wheel • Peak torque: 35 Nm (310 lbs.in) • Maximum Load: 227 Kg (500 lbs.) per wheel - Rated Speed: 1.9 meters/second
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Encoder Products Company Your responsive experts in motion control At Encoder Products Company (EPC), we specialize in the encoders that provide you with motion feedback. Our Accu-Coder, Accu-CoderPro, and Tru-Trac encoders come with an industry-leading three-year warranty. EPC has been a leading designer and manufacturer of motion feedback devices for more than 50 years. With all that experience, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. That’s why our encoders are highly configurable, and each one is specially built for your order in our 100,000 square foot, verticallyintegrated manufacturing facility in Idaho, right here in the US. Encoder Products Company 464276 Highway 95 South PO Box 249 Sagle, Idaho 83860 PH: 1-800-366-5412 www.encoder.com
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At EPC, we specialize in encoders – and customer service. Our customers are loyal because they can rely on us for expert service, quality products, and fast delivery. And many of our products have same-day expedite options available. When you call EPC, you talk to real engineers and encoder experts who can help you find the right motion feedback solution for your motion control application. At EPC, we understand that each industrial automation application is different, and you need encoders that fit the needs of your applications. 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. EPC also offers: • A wide variety of incremental rotary encoders • Programmable encoders • Magnetic-based multi-turn absolute encoders, in both shaft and blind hollow bore, that retain position information even after a power loss • Encoders with a broad operating temperature range from -40° C to 120° C • Tru-Trac linear measurement solutions with an encoder, measuring wheel, and springloaded torsion arm integrated into one unit • Draw wire units that install easily with our encoders, offering draw wire lengths up to 42.5 meters. Our encoder experts know motion feedback, and we’re here to help. Call us today. We’ve got your motion feedback solution.
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Enidine Inc. is a world leader in the design and manufacture of standard and custom energy absorption and vibration isolation solutions since 1966. Our 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 Enidine product will meet your application requirements, please contact us toll free at 800-852-8508. www.enidine.com
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Custom Engineering Enidine engineers focus on solving complex application challenges worldwide. Our experts are experienced, knowledgeable and responsive partners, assisting customers through each step in the design process. Whether it is automated storage and retrieval systems 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 that demand the highest level of quality with superior service and support. Quality Products Industrial shock absorber technology is a proven method of safeguarding critical equipment and operations from sudden or constant impacts across a wide range of industrial applications. At Enidine, we are constantly improving our product offerings to meet the demands of our customers who serve many different end markets. Our products enable our customers to maximize efficiency and output of their equipment, allowing them to be leaders in their respective industries. Our vibration isolation products offer customers the ability to control destructive noise and vibration that can damage sensitive equipment and components. Enidine wire rope isolators provide multi-axis control of movement and can be used in harsh environments. Our unique Eni-Vibe technology allows us to measure noise and vibration inputs directly on customer equipment. This ensures the most complete and accurate solution for a specific application and takes the guesswork out of product selection. Service & Support Our customers choose Enidine over the competition because our products give them a lifetime of exemplary performance and service. We guarantee our components and workmanship for the life of the product. All products are manufactured in-house with lean manufacturing processes and testing capabilities, giving you fast reliable service to meet your critical application needs.
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Enidine continually strives to provide the widest selection of highly engineered shock and vibration isolation products in the global marketplace today. We bring our customers the most cost-effective products with more features, greater performance and improved ease of use. Our customers stay with us because of our global reach, superior service and focused commitment to their business success. To learn more about our extensive energy absorption and vibration isolation products, visit our website at www.enidine.com and be sure to check out our video library at: https://www.enidine.com/videos
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EXAIR Corp. 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. EXAIR Corporation 11510 Goldcoast Dr. Cincinnati, OH 45249-1621
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).
Gen4 Static Control Products EXAIR’s Gen4 static eliminator products have undergone independent laboratory tests to certify they meet the rigorous safety, health and environmental standards of the USA, European Union and Canada that are required to attain the CE and UL marks. They are also RoHS compliant. A complete line of static eliminators includes Super Ion Air Knives, Ion Air Guns, Super Ion Air Wipes, Ion Air Cannons and Ionizing bars, all in stock.
Phone: (800) 903-9247 Fax: (513) 671-3363 E-mail: techelp@exair.com https://exair.co/58_dwleader
Highly Efficient Air Nozzles EXAIR’s engineered air nozzles are the most efficient air nozzles available and can help optimize compressed air efficiency, especially when replacing homemade or commercial air nozzles. Return on investment for EXAIR’s engineered air nozzles is generally weeks, not months or years. An enormous range of nozzles are available from a tiny M4 x 0.5 thread to a large 1-1/4 NPT which produce a gentle puff or a massive blast of air. EXAIR products are made in Cincinnati, OH and can be modified (special lengths, materials and sizes) to suit specific application requirements.
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FABCO-AIR, Inc . . . Delivering interchangeable air cylinders in 3 to 5 days Who is Fabco-Air? – Fabco-Air is a US supplier of a wide array of pneumatic components and solutions based in Gainesville Florida. Beginning with the invention of the Original Pancake cylinder in 1958, Fabco-Air has been in business for 60 years, servicing a wide range of markets across the US manufacturing industry. Since then, we have developed a specialty in manufacturing of interchangeable air cylinders including the products you see here. The US based production facility allows for quick response times and flexibility to meet the industry’s ever changing requirements. What makes Fabco-Air products different? – In a market full of pneumatic actuator suppliers, Fabco-Air differentiates its products through its people. The entire organization of more than 80 people, from the shop floor to the front office, strives tirelessly to meet the needs of our customers. Whether it’s identifying the interchange product needed to remedy a machine down situation, guiding product selection to find the right solution based on your application’s requirements, or even designing a customized solution to fit your unique needs, the Fabco-Air team is well equipped to help overcome any challenge. Of course we have the proven, high quality products you need, but with an average tenure of 24+ years, you too will quickly learn that it is the people behind our products that keep our customers coming back.
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3716 N.E. 49th Avenue Gainesville, FL 32609 Tel: 352.373.3578 Fax: 352.375.8024 service@fabco-air.com www.fabco-air.com
F Series & H Series Cylinders Pancake® Air Cylinders out-perform the entire field of compact air cylinders. Rugged construction provides unequalled strength, rigidity, and piston rod support maintaining perpendicularity and concentricity for locating, mounting and making attachments to the rod. Heavy wall prevents damage to the bore. 8 bore sizes 1/2” to 4”; strokes to 4”.
Global Series™ Cylinders - Features hard anodized aluminum extrusions, oversized hard chrome plated stainless steel piston rods, and non-lube service to 150 psi. Bores 12-100mm. Strokes 5-150mm • Ports NPT, BSP Parallel, or BSP Tapered • Magnetic piston sensing, & more!
Pancake® II Air Cylinders – Here’s direct interchangeability with performance superior to Brand B. High strength composite cylinder barrel is self-lubricating and impact resistant. Rod bearing, captive in cylinder head, has higher load capacity, lower friction, zero slip-stick. Bores ½” to 4”. Stroke to 4”
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Fabco has purchased the Humphrey Stainless Steel Disposable Cylinder line, adding to our existing F-Series products. Get 3 to 5 day delivery of drop-in interchanges in bores 5/16” to 3” and strokes to 12”.
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equivalent to low pressure hydraulic systems. They can produce forces as high as 4300 pounds at 90 psi !
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OEM-Priced NFPA Air Cylinders incorporate important no-cost options. Standard features: • Adjustable air cushions both ends • Magnetic pistons • 303 Hard chrome plated piston shaft • Stainless steel tie rods • Special rod bushings provide self lubrication of piston rods • Anodized aluminum end caps • Factory lubricated with Magnalube-G® • Shipping in 3 to 5 days.
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FAULHABER MICROMO As the exclusive provider of FAULHABER products for North America, FAULHABER MICROMO creates value through advanced design and engineering services. We’re proud to offer the broadest range of high precision, high performance products for micro motion applications in the medical market. FAULHABER brings together the highest quality motion technologies and valueadded services in North America plus global engineering, sourcing, and manufacturing to deliver the best micro motion solutions. FAULHABER partners with customers to deliver quality, innovative solutions faster and better every time. Contact our team today. FAULHABER 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 FAULHABER’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. FAULHABER MICROMO 14881 Evergreen Ave. Clearwater, FL 33762 (800) 807-9166 www.faulhaber.com
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A SOLUTION FOR EVERY MOTION APPLICATION EXCELLENCE IN MICRO MOTION SOLUTIONS Since 1961, FAULHABER MICROMO is the trusted partner of OEMs for micro motion solutions and subassemblies. As the industry leader with micro motors, encoder technology as well as design customization, we bring together valueadded services and cutting-edge technologies from around the world through high efficiency, high performance rotary and linear offerings, such as brushed, brushless, stepper, thin-profile DC, piezoelectric and linear motors.
FAULHABER’s product line includes fractional horsepower DC coreless motors, brushless DC motors, stepper motors, piezo motors, linear servo motors, gearboxes, encoders, fail-safe brakes, speed and motion controllers, micromechanical systems, and custom subassemblies that incorporate these products for integration into OEM devices.
YOUR SOLUTION, OPTIMIZED FAULHABER MICROMO creates value through advanced design and engineering services: • Precision Actuation Systems • Design and Integration Components • Drive and Control Integration • Performance and Cost Optimization
IT’S ALL HERE IN NORTH AMERICA From concept to delivery, FAULHABER 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 our strength. FAULHABER MICROMO’s operations include a state-of-theart 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. FAULHABER MICROMO’s engineering team partners with customers for the design, specification and after sales support of industry leading motion control products. “Advanced online tools, such as the FDST (FAULHABER Drives Selection Tool) used for evaluating and selecting a variety of product configurations and performance options, combined with our easy online store, OEM engineers can easily and quickly purchase compact motion systems day or night. Plus, with our localized inventory, many products can be delivered in three days or less to meet immediate design and testing requirements.
QUALITY LEADERSHIP FAULHABER MICROMO is ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 certified as well as RoHS compliant. With the FAULHABER Group’s ISO 14001 certification, FAULHABER MICROMO provides the highest quality standards for the design, development and manufacturing of fractional horsepower drive systems for diverse markets. TECHNOLOGY LEADERSHIP 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, FAULHABER MICROMO is the premier provider of micro motion control systems.
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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 61 national headquarters serving over 175 countries. Why Festo is a Leader in Engineering With 50 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.
Festo US has become known as an innovative and preferred supplier of pneumatics and electromechanical automation solutions through its 50 years of working with U.S. partners. A leading organization helping to improve customer productivity, Festo US has made significant investments in its U.S. infrastructure, from people to resources. In 2016, the company opened the Festo Regional Service Center in Mason, Ohio. The service center lowers customer inventory requirements by stocking components and ensuring prompt shipment. The facility houses the Festo Customer Solutions Center for custom solutions.
Phone: 800.99.FESTO Fax: 800.96.FESTO E-mail: customer.service.us@festo.com www.festo.us
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With a range of 30,000 products, including Fabco-Air inch-based pneumatic cylinders, Festo supports the most complex automation and production requirements across multiple industries, including medical testing and diagnostics, providing smart automation solutions from a single source. Within this line are Festo’s “core range” of affordable pneumatic and electromechanical products
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that meet 80% of all application needs. The core range simplifies ordering, lowers the cost and time of product acquisition, and improves the uptime of systems through global availability of always-in-stock core parts.
Digitalization is a core competency of Festo. The online catalog, engineering productivity tools, component-based digitalization capabilities, and artificial intelligence (AI) initiatives are all integral to the company’s digital transformation capabilities on behalf of customers. Festo Didactic Learning Systems, the worldleading provider of equipment and solutions for technical education, creates hands-on technical training systems and digital and blended learning solutions to help train the next generation of workers. Didactic Learning Systems training can be on location or time-andlocation independent.
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Fischer Connectors Reimagining Connectivity, Together. For more than 60 years, the people of Fischer Connectors have been reimagining connectivity. Every day, over 500 employees in 10 countries work to create innovative connectivity solutions that help design engineers around the world turn ambitious ideas into success stories. From the first push-pull connector in 1954 to our current range of five product series, we draw on our history of innovation to help shape the solutions of the future. We partner with customers in a variety of industries, solving their connectivity challenges to co-create reliable, highperformance devices. Our global headquarters are in Saint-Prex, Switzerland, along with our R&D center and modern manufacturing facilities. Our North American headquarters is located near Atlanta, GA, and is home to our engineering team that works on assembled solutions, cable assembly teams, customer support, and services. It is ISO certified and ITAR registered. We also have cable assembly sites in EMEA and Asia, eight local subsidiaries and a wide network of distributors and agents all over the world. Fischer Connectors, Inc. 1735 Founders Parkway Alpharetta, GA 30009 Phone: 678 393 5400 | 800 551 0121 Email: mail@fischerconnectors.com Web: fischerconnectors.com
The five series of rugged connectors from disposables to up to 10,000 mating cycles. Our products are manufactured according to rigorous and controlled processes - ensuring the highest standards of quality, every single time.
Here at Fischer Connectors, we believe that even a connector company can change the world. It may sound ambitious. But together with our customers, we’re already pushing the boundaries of connectivity. Our vision, mission and values put into words who we are, what we do, and why and how we do it. They’re a map for our future, as well as a reflection of our history. They are the way we see the world and the change we want to make in it. We believe that to make a difference, we must see things differently. We know from experience that the best ideas begin with asking, “What if?” Our vision is to reimagine connectivity, helping turn ambitious ideas into solutions that shape the future. Our mission is to make our customers’ lives easier with a collaborative approach, tailored connectivity solutions and passionate employees who turn challenges into success. The values are a behavioral compass, guiding the way we work, the decisions we make and the way we treat others. Collaboration. Longevity. Entrepreneurial Spirit. Innovation. Respect. Excellence. They aren’t just words, they’re instructions for action. As a family company, we put human relationships at the heart of everything we do. Our experts around the world are passionate about making our customers’ lives easier through close collaboration, both internally and externally. The Fisher Freedom™ Series offers easy mating, easy cleaning and easy integration into fixed or wearable devices for any market. Its breakthrough connectivity technology maximizes efficiency, usability and performance while facilitating integration and optimized cable management.
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FluiDyne Fluid Power FluiDyne Fluid Power is located in Fraser, Michigan. We provide highquality, 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 large scale inventory and streamline shop, most of our products ship within one day. 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. For more information: 31915 Groesbeck Hwy Fraser, MI 48026 Phone: 586.296.7200 800.842.5377 www.fluidynefp.com
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GAM Enterprises, Inc. GAM, a U.S. company with U.S. manufacturing, is your complete source for robotic and servo gear reducers, rack & pinion systems, servo couplings, linear mounting kits, and other precision mechanical drive solutions used in automation technology.
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With one of the largest product offerings in the motion control industry as well as the engineering expertise and manufacturing capabilities to develop customized solutions, GAM can help with your application.
ROBOTIC GEARBOXES • GPL zero-backlash planetary maintains lifetime high precision ≤0.1 arcmin • GCL cycloidal supplied with integral pre-stage • GSL strain wave with harmonic gearing for high precision in a small gearbox
U.S. manufacturing, being flexible to meet the needs of customer requests, and great service are what set us apart from the rest.
SERVO GEAR REDUCERS • Low backlash in-line and right-angle gearboxes • Wide range of sizes and gear ratios available with quick delivery
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PRECISION RACK & PINION • Helical gearing for quiet operation • Pair with GAM gearboxes for optimized linear systems
GAM Enterprises, Inc. Corporate Headquarters 801 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
COUPLINGS • Zero-backlash bellows and elastomer couplings machined to order with same day shipping • Distance couplings that can span lengths of 20ft MOTOR MOUNT KITS • Customized mounting solutions simplify connecting gear reducers or motors to linear actuators • Include adapter plates, coupling, and hardware with quick delivery SPECIALS • Complete custom designs • Special features • Integrated assemblies
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GE Digital Putting industrial data to work. GE Digital is transforming how industry solves its toughest challenges. GE Digital’s mission is to bring simplicity, speed and scale to its customers’ digital transformation activities, with software that helps them to better operate, analyze and optimize their business processes. GE Digital’s product portfolio – industry-leading HMI/SCADA, analyst-recommended historian, optimization and analytics, and on-prem and cloudbased Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) – helps industrial organizations spanning nearly every industry put their industrial data to work.
GE Digital 2623 Camino Ramon San Ramon, CA 94582 www.ge.com/digital
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At GE Digital, we believe HMI/SCADA software should do more than monitor machines and plants; it should support your decisions. We also believe that high value innovation shouldn’t come with a high cost. Our best-in-class automation solutions go beyond traditional HMI/SCADA, by providing a high productivity development environment that enables users to realize optimized plant operations. This is underpinned by rapid application development, centralized visualization for an intelligent user interface, and continuous improvements with data analysis in context.
Real World Results: You Can Afford the Best We continuously develop our industryleading Proficy products and prove our innovation at both GE and customer plants. Our iFIX and CIMPLICITY software provide real-world results to thousands of customers globally, including 40% faster development, 35% improvement in alarm resolution, 80% less time navigating, 40% reduced waste, 2X efficiency, 5X increase in problem detection, 70% increase in productivity, 33% increase in operations capacity, and more!
All the SCADA clients you want - plus reliability and faster time to value GE Digital is providing the technology, processes and expertise needed to create plant operations of the future, by bringing together disparate data sources and multiple software tools into a centralized hub, and providing users access to data, that can be leveraged in new and significant ways. Users can quickly build targeted apps for an immediate need and deploy them and the contained visualization as needed. Our solutions leverage technology and standards including OPC UA, MQTT, HTML5, Cloud, ISA 101, ISA 18.2, to make it far more efficient than in the past.
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GoEngineer GoEngineer Helps Companies Stay Competitive GoEngineer has been at the forefront of technical innovation for over 35 years helping engineering, manufacturing, and product design companies stay competitive. Our solutions portfolio contains industryleading products from SOLIDWORKS, Stratasys, 3DEXPERIENCE, CAMWorks, Velo3D, Creaform, DraftSight, Artec 3D, DriveWorks, Xact Metal, PostProcess Technologies, Materialise, and Oryx. Customers have access to thousands of training resources, on-demand support, customer portal access, mentoring sessions, and a unique interactive community for engagement and camaraderie with other engineers. To learn more, visit our website: www.goengineer.com
Companies have improved their product development process with help from GoEngineer by integrating intelligent design validation, automation, data management, & technical communication software solutions from the leaders in 3D CAD software. GoEngineer customers can easily access all of their assets, user-base, and more in the Customer Portal. Ask questions, comment in forums, and interact with fellow engineers in the GoEngineer Community! SOLIDWORKS Training Register for self-paced, virtual classroom, and in-person Professional SOLIDWORKS training for all experience levels.
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SOLIDWORKS Support Get on-demand technical support from one of our 125+ certified technical specialists. Mentoring Sessions Meet with our highly-skilled Application Engineers and explore the full scope of your technology investment.
3D Printing Unleash the power of innovation with additive manufacturing. Create detailed medical models, realistic consumer good prototypes, and robust, automotive end-use parts. Our impressive range of 3D printing technology allows you to break the barriers of possibility. 3D Scanning Collect accurate 3D imaging data with professional 3D scanning equipment. Used widely for reverse engineering, industrial design, and manufacturing, 3D scanning can help capture precise measurements to create 3D models. Services Our portfolio of engineering services include CAD automation, CAM & CNC, hosting Agile PLM & PDM, implementation, Simulations, and beyond.
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High Precision Motion Control Harmonic Drive engineers and manufactures precision servo actuators, gearheads and gear component sets. We work closely with companies of all sizes to understand their application requirements and provide a standard, or, in most cases, a custom-engineered solution to enable the success of their design project. Our products are customizable. Our design engineers are tenacious when it comes to providing the absolute best possible solution for your specific project. We pride ourselves on delivering costeffective, high precision solutions. 42 Dunham Ridge Beverly, MA 01915 United States www.harmonicdrive.net
For over 50 years, Harmonic Drive has been your partner for precision motion control. Globally, the Harmonic Drive Group Companies are comprised of Harmonic Drive, LLC (United States), Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Japan) and Harmonic Drive SE (Germany). The unique principle of the strain wave gear was the brainchild of the genius American inventor C. Walton Musser in 1955. Musser was a brilliant inventor who was awarded more than 200 patents. Prior to his invention of the harmonic gear, the prevailing wisdom was that high-torque, accurate gear reducers must be rigid. Mr. Musser realized that the opposite could also be true and a design utilizing the flexible properties of metals could vastly improve both performance and reliability. This led to his seminal work in the field of non-rigid body mechanics and the development of the strain wave gear. Two companies then stepped forward to commercializing this concept. One was the U.S. company United Shoe Machinery Corporation (USM), the forerunner of Harmonic Drive LLC and the other was the Japanese company, Hasegawa Gear Works, Ltd., the forerunner of Harmonic Drive Systems Inc. Today, high precision Harmonic Drive® gears continue to be manufactured globally by the Harmonic Drive Group Companies: Harmonic Drive, LLC (United States), Harmonic Drive Systems, Inc. (Japan) and Harmonic Drive SE (Germany). We have shared core values, product designs and quality standards. State of the art manufacturing facilities in the US, Japan and Germany enable us to locally serve the needs of our global customers. C. Walton Musser
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Harwin Inc. For seven decades, Harwin has built up a global reputation for its trusted engineering – developing innovative connectors and board level hardware to address exacting technological challenges. At the forefront of the company’s product portfolio are its high reliability connectors. The robust Datamate, Mix-Tek and Kona offerings are optimized for deployment in uncompromising environments. Through advanced materials and proprietary design concepts, the Gecko and M300 families reach elevated performance benchmarks while also being incredibly compact – enabling use in situations with limited board space. Harwin Inc 3602 Northgate CT Suite 33 New Albany, IN 47150 www.harwin.com
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HAWE Hydraulik Based in Huntersville, North Carolina, HAWE Hydraulik is an ISO 9001:2015 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. HAWE develops solutions for mobile hydraulics, industrial hydraulics and the oilfield market place. Solutions for a World Under Pressure Twenty-five 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 70 plus years of HAWE’s dependable German engineering and experience to help them build equipment with extremely robust hydraulic systems. HAWE Hydraulik 13020 Jamesburg Road Huntersville, NC 28078 Phone: (704) 509-1599 sales@HAWEHydraulics.com hawe.com
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Give us your specifications and we’ll give you a perfectly customized hydraulic solution. At HAWE, we are interested in your ideas and needs, as well as understanding the demands placed on your machinery. This enables us 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-theart electronics. These devices increase the number of applications and expand the system’s capacity as easy as plug-and-play.
At Your Service 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 10,000 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 required 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, the HAWE service team follows through with quick responses from concept to completion, and beyond.
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HEIDENHAIN Enabling Motion Control Technology from HEIDENHAIN HEIDENHAIN develops and manufactures linear and angle encoders, rotary encoders, digital readouts, and numerical controls for demanding positioning tasks. HEIDENHAIN products are used primarily in high-precision machine tools as well as in plants for the production and processing of electronic components. With our extensive experience and know-how in the development and manufacture of measuring devices and numerical controls, we create the groundwork for the automation of tomorrow’s plants and production machines. HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION 333 East State Parkway Schaumburg, IL 60173 United States http://www.heidenhain.us
The requirement for highest achievable quality refers not only to the final products, but also to all activities in our company. The high HEIDENHAIN quality standard has been confirmed by certification according to ISO 9001.
Since 1889 we have maintained a continuous drive to provide technically superior products in combination with reliability, closeness to the customer, and a practice-oriented frame of mind form the basis of HEIDENHAIN’s efforts. HEIDENHAIN has always sought a dialog with science and research on the one hand and with users and customers on the other. Our competence in the area of linear and angular metrology is reflected by a large number of customized solutions for users. These include the measuring and test equipment developed and built for many of the world’s standards laboratories and the angular encoders for various telescopes and satellite receiving antennas. The products in the standard HEIDENHAIN product program naturally profit from the knowledge gained in such projects.
But quality isn’t everything. HEIDENHAIN also sets standards in environmental protection. Long life cycles and products designed for recycling on the one hand and resource conservation and the sparing use of energy on the other are prerequisites for environmental certification according to ISO 14001. Validation according to EMAS also affirms HEIDENHAIN’s sustained development efforts toward products that are lastingly economical, ecological and socially compatible.
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HELUKABEL USA HELUKABEL: The WorryFree Cable Experience HELUKABEL USA, based near Chicago 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 cables, torsion cables for robotics, 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 logistics operations. We call that the worry-free cable experience!
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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. Our 70,000 sq. ft. warehouse near Chicago is backed by a fully automated logistics center in Germany, allowing us to serve the North American market on a just-in-time basis, which truly makes HELUKABEL your onestop shop cabling solution provider.
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HUNGER HYDRAULICS Hunger Hydraulics is the leader in custom hydraulic cylinders and hydraulic solutions. Since 1945, Hunger has been providing hydraulic solutions to customers worldwide and has proven quality in the most demanding applications. From small to large, we have cylinders to meet your needs. #HOWBIGDOYOUWANTIT Hunger Hydraulics USA, located in NW OHIO since 1981, provides extensive manufacturing and repair of complete hydraulic cylinder solutions. Through the latest technology, conscientious design, precise workmanship and decades of experience, Hunger Hydraulics USA delivers high quality products across North America.
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With our experience and expertise, we have produced the world’s largest hydraulic cylinders weighing in at over 260 tons. Manufacturing facilities located in Germany, India and for over 40 years in the USA, and with offices in Brazil, China, France, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland and the UK - Hunger can fulfill your needs across the globe.
HUNGER HYDRAULICS USA 63 Dixie Highway P.O. Box 37 Rossford, Ohio 43460 USA Tel: +1-419-666-4510 Toll Free: +1-800-248-9232 Fax: +1-419-666-9834 info@hunger-hydraulics.com www.hunger-hydraulics.com
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IDS IDS Imaging Development Systems, Inc. develops high-performance, easyto-use USB, GigE and 3D cameras with a wide spectrum of sensors and variants. The almost unlimited range of applications covers multiple non-industrial and industrial sectors in the field of equipment, plant and mechanical engineering. Recently, the company expanded its portfolio with novel vision app-based cameras. Since its foundation in 1997, IDS has developed into an independent, ISO-certified family business with more than 280 employees. The headquarters in Obersulm, Germany, is both a development and production site. With branches in the USA, Japan, South Korea and UK as well as offices in Europe, IDS is represented internationally. IDS Imaging Development Systems Inc. 92 Montvale Ave, Suite 2800 02180 Stoneham, MA (781) 787-0048 usasales@ids-imaging.us www.ids-imaging.us
IDS: shaping the future since 1997
IDS is a leading manufacturer of digital industrial cameras with various interfaces. Whether in an industrial or non-industrial setting: the products assist companies worldwide in optimizing processes, ensuring quality, driving research, conserving raw materials, and serving people. The combination of quality “Made in Germany”, long-term availability, and exceptional ease of use makes IDS cameras unique. Based on many years of experience, the company develops and manufactures all products aiming to provide customers with the best user experience in the vision market.
Digitalization: new concepts for machine vision In addition to its successful CMOS cameras, IDS expands the portfolio with vision app-based cameras. The novel image processing platform IDS NXT is freely programmable and extremely versatile. Visionary thinking and modular concepts enable customers to realize innovative and individual applications.
3D: the future of robot vision
With Ensenso 3D cameras, IDS offers a solution for 3D image acquisition that provides impressive precision, speed and cost-effectiveness. They are offered with fully integrated housing, modular design or integrated data processing. The Ensenso selector on the IDS website helps to find the right model for your application.
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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. Online tools and lifetime calculation, cable assembly, custom component manufacturing, prototyping, and testing is available.
Plastics For Longer Life® igus® has been manufacturing engineered plastics for more than 50 years and develops each of the plastic materials and all technology behind its products. A family developed and owned company, igus is committed to using its innovative materials to develop 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:” energy chain systems®, chainflex® continuous-flex cables, iglide® self-lubricating bearings, and drylin® linear bearings and guides. We extensively test our products under realworld conditions inside our 41,000-square-foot test laboratory in Germany. Data from these tests are compiled into online tools and service life calculators to help customers specify the best material and part for their specific application. With over 28,000 products available from stock in our Rhode Island warehouse, we are able to ship up to 97 percent of orders 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 onsite assistance or installation and engineering services. We also offer complimentary online CAD files and extensive free product samples. In addition to providing customers with reliable, high-performance products and superior customer service, igus also believes in the importance of fostering the mechanical design ideas of students. Through our YES (Young Engineers Support) Program, igus donates free products to robotic competitions, schools, and hundreds of thousands of students worldwide.
To contact igus® call 800.521.2747 email sales@igus.com visit www.igus.com
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engineered to glide instead of roll, ensuring quieter and smoother operation. They’re lightweight and designed with self-lubricating components that are corrosion resistant and maintenance-free. drylin® gantries also cost up to 40% less than traditional gantries and can be configured with your required workspace.
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equipped with interior separators to prevent cables from getting tangled. For strain relief, cables are tightly clamped and can be easily released for replacement. We offer chains in various sizes, chains with integrated rollers, and sensors to detect wear (smart plastics). Assembled systems are also available.
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INTECH Power-Core Founded in 1983, Intech specializes in the design and manufacturing of self-lubricating, 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 down-time. 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: 201 767 8066 www.intechpower.com
The Power of Knowledge Engineering®
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. 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. Intech engineers analyze each application for expected useful life and durability which includes stress analyses and other engineering calculations. The result: optimized deigns
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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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Interpower Since 1975, Interpower® has been making it easy for electrical equipment manufacturers to design and produce equipment for export. We offer power cords and cord sets that meet all the world’s various requirements, plus power inlets and outlets, and other components that conform to both North American and international product safety standards. Interpower makes it easy for customers to design, build, and maintain products for worldwide markets. Interpower has built its reputation on commitment to quality products and customer service. www.interpower.com
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Interpower also has a blog you can subscribe to that will assist you in designing your product for export markets worldwide. Sign up for our monthly e-newsletter Interpower Connections that features articles to help you design your products for export markets.
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1-Week U.S. Manufacturing Lead-Time No minimum order or dollar requirements Same day shipments available Lock in your price with blanket or scheduled orders. 4 million parts in stock and ready to ship Free evaluation samples Assembly services available Specialized labeling and packaging Free technical support
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Go global with IEC 60320 Inlets and make your products easily adaptable for world-wide markets.
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Guide to Worldwide Plugs and Socket Patterns and Power Mains (Single-Phase) IEC 60320 Appliance and Interconnection Couplers IP (Ingress Protection) Codes Chart Metric Conversion Guide UL and CSA Classifications of Cords International “Harmonized” Cable Recommendations Breaking Capacity of of North America and International Fuse Types Time-Current Characteristics: IEC vs. North American Standards for Fuses North American Cable Types Product Wall Charts North American Non-Locking NEMA Configurations IEC North American Cord Set Configurations IEC 60320 International Cord Set Configurations
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HELPING ENGINEERS SUCCEED JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, is a
leading supplier of Standard Industrial Machine Components and Assembly Hardware that also specializes in offering value-added services to engineers. Standard parts are extremely versatile in their application and therefore can offer great opportunities. An increased use of standard parts greatly reduces the costs of product development and in turn, provides the engineer with more time to devote on larger project requirements. The engineers can concentrate on the actual machine or equipment design, as standard parts can costeffectively be procured externally. The wheel does not have to be reinvented, and the creativity in developing can be the focus again. JW Winco offers catalogs or digital part libraries that users can access quickly. Along with an extensive selection of high-quality parts, JW Winco strives to make an engineer’s job easier. The company’s mobile-responsive website at www.jwwinco.com is dedicated to providing the customer with modern navigation and usability that also allows visitors to see product availability. Features include filtering capabilities to find products faster and easier, the ability to build and price parts to easily create the standard part required for the design, and free CAD download in all common 2D and 3D CAD formats. Customers can not only check product availability and pricing online, they can set up an account or make a purchase easily 24/7 with a credit card. JW 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, JW 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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Keller America Inc. 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 America Inc. 351 Bell King Road Newport News, VIRGINIA 23606 United States http://www.kelleramerica.com Contact: Chris Lilly (757) 596-6680 sales@kelleramerica.com
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QUALITY INTERCONNECT COMPONENTS AND ELECTRONIC HARWARE Leading–edge technology and precision manufacturing have defined Keystone’s performance as a world-class manufacturer of precision, electronic interconnect components and hardware since 1950. Keystone Manufactures precision stampings and specializes in progressive dies, four slides, wire forming, in-die tapping, and high-speed blanking. Assembly procedures include eyeleting, riveting, staking, swaging, inserting, crimping and screw insertion to assemble components into finished products. Our Product Design Guide M70 features products for OEM Designers and Engineers who create/develop state-of-the-art electronic products/instruments/systems. Our Custom Manufacturing Division provides modifications and custom fabrications and is fully integrated with in-house, precision tool and die shop that utilizes the latest CAD/ CAM and 3D modeling software to provide close tolerance Stamping, Machining and Assembly services. Keystone is ISO 9001:2015 certified and RoHS/REACH compliant with USA headquarters and offices in Canada, Europe, Australia and Asia. Visit our website for our Dynamic Catalog of Products or to request our New Product Design Guide M70.
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, costeffective products for most battery types.
Fuse Clips & Holders Fuse connectivity products for Electronics, Datacom, Telecom, Automotive and Solar use. Keystone offers Surface Mount, ThruHole and Rivet Mount products for Cylindrical, Automotive and Subminiature fuses.
Test Points & Terminals Low profile and limited board space drive today’s PCB connectivity designs. Keystone is the right fit with UL Recognized Quick-fit Male and Female PCB terminals, Snap-on, Snap-Fit and PCB Screw Terminals as well as SMT and THM Test points and Jumpers and more.
Spacers, Standoffs/Supports 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.
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Pins, Plugs, Jacks & Sockets 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. www.designworldonline.com
Multipurpose and Panel Hardware Check out the diverse selection of Panel and Mounting hardware Keystone is well known for. Fan Filters & Guards, LED Lens Caps, Holders & Spacer Mounts, Jack Screws and Connector Hardware, Instrumentation Handles, Cable Clamps, Knobs and more. January 2022
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KHK USA KHK USA is the factory direct distributor of KHK (Kohara Gear) products in North America. With over 20,000 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 80 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 20,000 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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KNF Neuberger KNF Neuberger is an independent family-owned company comprised of 17 global locations dedicated to providing tailor-made solutions with diaphragm, solenoid, swing piston and boxer pump technologies. We have solved thousands of design challenges for a variety of application tasks, including: fluid supply, liquid waste handling, washing, recirculation, and metering/dosing; aspiration, degassing/debubbling, chamber evacuation, and vacuum roughing/backing; gas transfer and pneumatics. KNF’s broad applications and systems experience stretches across a diverse set of industries, including medical device and diagnostics, environmental/industrial hygiene, laboratory equipment, reprographics, security and defense, semiconductor, energy, various process industries, and more. KNF Neuberger Phone: 609-890-8600 Email: knfusa@knf.com Web: www.knf.com
KNF is a technology leader with over 300 patents and a solid reputation for providing innovative, high performance, reliable pumps. Drawing on our expertise in various fields of engineering, from mechanics, materials, and fluidics to electronics and software, KNF strives to find the smartest solutions for every application – not just for today but innovated over time to continuously serve evolving needs. One size doesn’t fit all. We collaborate closely with our customers throughout the entire development process – from the initial idea to the final result – to create the best solution for each specific application while balancing required performance, product lifetime, and cost. By understanding customers’ applications and specifications, KNF engineers strive to optimize not only our pump, but to also assist customers in optimizing their overall system. Our job is to fit the pump to your application – not the application to a pump. In fact, customers often send us problematic systems for testing. Whether the issue is related to the pump or other system components, we’ll provide a full report with analysis and recommendations. Whatever the challenge, KNF is ready to bring a deep bench of engineering, fluidics, and applications expertise to your next project.
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KOA Speer Electronics KOA Speer… More Than Just Resistors KOA Speer Electronics, an affiliate of KOA Corporation, is a leading supplier of passive component solutions in North America since 1980. KOA Speer is best known as the world leader in thick film resistors, but our product line is broad and growing every day, including: • Shunt/Current Sense Resistors • Wide Terminal Resistors • High Voltage Resistors • Thin Film Chip Resistors • Surge Resistors KOA Corporation, whose global presence includes corporate headquarters in Japan, and sales locations in the USA, Germany, China and Singapore, offers a wide range of products which include thick and thin film resistors, current sensing resistors; thermal sensors, fuses and varistors; power and chip inductors; LTCC’s and modules. To learn more about KOA Speer Electronics, visit www.koaspeer.com.
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Our wide range of passive component solutions will help you make the leap Whether you’re designing the car of tomorrow or connecting the Internet of Things, you need cutting-edge product solutions to bring your design to fruition. At KOA Speer, we’re the ideal partner to help you do just that. Our constantly expanding line of passive components will give you the solution to make your concept a reality! And our engineering group will work with your design team to develop the passive component solution you need. Many of the hundreds of new products we’ve introduced in recent years are the result of such collaboration.
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You expect product quality from any component that makes it into one of your designs. But in today’s competitive global marketplace, there’s more to the quality equation. At KOA Speer, our Quality 1st initiative reinforces our organization wide focus on serving you at the highest possible level. Our commitment to quality in everything we do is paying off... in the past two years we’ve received ten major customer quality awards. We’re the industry’s most recognized and awarded supplier for achieving the highest product quality, on-time delivery and responsive customer service.
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KOA Speer can play a vital role in helping your operation achieve maximum efficiency. Our sales/customer service representatives will meet your design, production and purchasing teams to create a program that makes sense for your organization. We offer customized EDI and inventory management through dock-to stock and JIT programs.
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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%, 240°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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Kollmorgen Engineer the Exceptional Kollmorgen has more than 100 years of motion experience, proven in the industry’s highest-performing, most reliable motors, drives, linear actuators, gearheads, AGV control solutions and automation platforms. We deliver breakthrough solutions that are unmatched in performance, reliability and ease of use, giving machine builders an irrefutable marketplace advantage. Kollmorgen is a brand of Altra Industrial Motion Corp. (NASDAQ: AIMC), a premier global designer and producer of a wide range of motion control and power transmission solutions. With engineered components and systems that provide the essential control of equipment speed, torque, positioning, and other functions, Altra products can be used in nearly any machine, process or application involving motion. Kollmorgen 203 West Rock Road Radford, VA 24141 United States www.kollmorgen.com
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Comprehensive product lines. We offer everything from motors and drives to linear actuators, gearheads, motion controllers and complete automation control. Kollmorgen products are available in hundreds of thousands of standard configurations, with customizable options to suit virtually any motion requirement. As an Altra Industrial Motion brand, Kollmorgen products belong to a complete family of solutions for engineering nearly any machine, process or application involving motion. More than 100 years of technology and business leadership. More than 1 million AKM motors deployed. More than 30,000 vehicles placed into operation, engineered by more than 70 partners using our NDC automation and navigation technology. These results and more establish Kollmorgen as the leader—providing the innovations, resources, stability and commitment you need in a lasting partnership.
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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., 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/us
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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 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 9001:2015 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.
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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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Our Mission: • Providing The Kuriyama 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
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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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Kuri Tec® Thermoplastic Hose and Tubing Thermoplastic Non-Reinforced, YarnReinforced & Wire-Reinforced Tubing and Hose Products, All Food Grade Hoses are now Phthalate Free.
Rubber Hoses, Kuriyama 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 (lined and unlined), corrugated metal hose and metal hose assemblies with a variety of custom fittings.
Ducting Hoses Wire reinforced ducting hoses including polyethylene, PVC, thermoplastic rubber, silicone, polypropylene and metal material constructed versions. Tigerflex™ polyurethane and PVC material versions are also available.
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KYOCERA AVX KYOCERA AVX is a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Kyocera Corporation structured to capitalize on shared resources and technical expertise, KYOCERA AVX has an expansive global footprint comprised of several dozen research, development, and manufacturing facilities spanning more than 15 countries and staffed with talented personnel dedicated to innovation, component quality, customer service, and enabling a brighter future through technology. KYOCERA AVX designs, develops, manufactures, and supplies advanced capacitors, antennas, interconnects, circuit protection and timing devices, sensors, controls, filters, fuses, diodes, resistors, couplers, and inductors optimized for employment in the international 5G, IoT, aerospace, automotive, consumer electronics, industrial, medical, and military markets. KYOCERA AVX Fountain Inn South Carolina USA www.kyocera-avx.com
KYOCERA AVX is a leading global manufacturer of advanced electronic components engineered to accelerate technological innovation and build a better future. KYOCERA AVX manufactures leading-edge antennas, resistors, inductors, filters, connectors, fuses, sense/control modules and capacitors. Capacitor types range from ultrathin to traditional Multi-Layer Ceramic, MnO2 / Polymer / Wet Tantalum, Wet / Polymer / Hybrid Aluminum Electrolytic, film, to Low-Resistance Electric Double-Layer Capacitors (EDLC/ SuperCapacitors). These state-of-the-art components and modules are produced with the help of extensive modeling, 3D analysis, and crossfunctional teams, which combine materials, mechanical, and electrical engineering knowledge across manufacturing platforms. Physical & environmental testing is used to define part capabilities and includes accelerated life testing at high voltage and extreme temperatures, shock, vibration, and humidity. Additionally, impedance spectroscopy (using low frequencies reaching the MilliHertz range) helps us understand electrical and chemical processes related to contact resistance, energy storage, and lifetime performance. Electromagnetic testing capabilities range from far-field/half 3D anechoic chambers measuring from 600 MHz – 6 GHz, to a fully self-contained anechoic millimeter wave measurement system that tests wireless devices from 18 to 110GHz. In addition, traditional 2D and 3D destructive (cross-sectioning) and non-destructive (x-ray, acoustic microscopy) test capabilities are combined with FTIR, Raman, fluorescence, and electron microscopy to precisely characterize device structure and composition. For more information, visit www.kyocera-avx.com.
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Lenze Lenze is a global manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technology. We are a leading provider of automation solutions to the following industries: material handling and logistics, industrial equipment, consumer goods packaging, 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 Americas, a subsidiary of Lenze SE of Germany, is headquartered in Uxbridge, Massachusetts. Corporate global headquarters are in located 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 works with its customers to create high-quality mechatronic products and packages; powerful systems consisting of hardware and software for machine automation; as well as digitalization services in areas such as big data management, cloud or mobile solutions, and software for the Internet of Things (IoT). 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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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 mechatronic solutions and engineering software tools. For more than 70 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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Lin Engineering Optimized Step Motors and Motion Control Products for Your Specific Application
Lin Engineering will grow with your needs.
Lin Engineering designs and manufactures step motors and motion control components. Their motors and products are routinely used in medical, aerospace, automation, and many other applications, because their products can be optimized for each specific application. This is why thousands of Engineers from around the world trust the accuracy, reliability, and consistency of their products and their top-notch support.
Lin Engineering is capable of producing step motors and motion control components that will fit your specific requirements. They will also scale with your needs--from small bath volume to OEM quantities. Their line of standard products and specialty products will meet your exact requirements. They will deliver optimum torque, high precision, reduced resonance, or provide a product that can operate in various environments such as vacuum, hot/cold environment, or even submersion.
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Best of all, they can grow with your needs. The benefit of having multiple manufacturing facilities—within the United States and in Asia—allows them to maintain whatever volume you need, as well as handle spikes with minimal concern.
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Their Northern California manufacturing facility doubles as their prototyping facility, which means their engineers work within the premises of the manufacturing facility, and have access to the same tools that will be used to produce your motor in volume. This gives them a much higher flexibility to try out different components and windings to ensure the motor will perform at its best. This also ensures that prototypes operate the same as the manufactured parts. Plus, they test each motor in real time.
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LinMot USA, Inc. LinMot is a global manufacturer of high-quality, tubular style linear motors and linear motor system components. They focus on the development, production and distribution of linear direct drives for use in industrial environments. Founded in 1993 as an independent business unit of the Sulzer Group, LinMot has been in operation since 2000 as an independent company. LinMot headquarters is located in Spreitenbach Switzerland, near Zurich. LinMot USA Inc. assists customers with new and existing applications in North and South America. LinMot USA , Inc. Lake Geneva, WI 53147 linmot-usa.com
LinMot offers its customers a sophisticated direct drive linear motor system that can be easily integrated into all leading control systems. A high degree of standardization, delivery from stock, and a knowledgeable worldwide distribution network ensure immediate availability and excellent customer support. Currently, over 2000 different drive and motor combinations are readily available from stock. Our new linear SM Guides offer a stainless steel linear guide solution made for challenging environments including the food and pharmaceutical industries. The guide shafts are hardened stainless steel with high corrosion resistance, 1.4404/AISI 316L, and use FDA approved polymer bearings with built in solid lubricant for maintenance free operation. Hard chrome plated shafts with stainless linear ball bearings using food grade lubricant, NSF H1, are also available. This option allows higher load capacity, longer strokes, and increased guiding accuracy. Our linear DM Guides have a wide range of stroke and force capabilities suitable for a wide variety of applications. The clean design, higher stiffness/lower bending, and the ability to be combined as a two-axis system make them extremely popular for use as a simple pick and place system. LinMot’s linear rotary motors excel in capping and assembly applications. LinMot’s PR02 linear rotary motors are available with options for a MagSpring, force sensor, and torque sensor. This design is integrated within a slim hygienic housing. This design allows for easy cleaning and seamless integration and is particularly attractive to pharmaceutical and precision product assembly customers.
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Our completely encapsulated, laser-welded, stainless steel motors with an IP69K rating make LinMot well-suited for the pharmaceutical and food and beverage industries in washdown environments. Additionally, when an application calls for protection against explosive gas or combustible dusts, LinMot continues to provide solutions that ensure safe operation. LinMot’s linear direct drive motor technology is a high quality standard machine design element ready for your next project. We offer highly efficient solutions and a network of trained support personnel across the nation that will assist in making sure your system gets up and running smoothly!
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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 60 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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Master Bond formulates 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
Supreme 70CN: Toughened Epoxy Derived from Sustainable Ingredients Supreme 70CN is a two part epoxy adhesive formulated using a natural, renewable and sustainable ingredient. This moderate viscosity unfilled epoxy is black in color and can be utilized for bonding, sealing, coating and potting. It passes NASA low outgassing specifications, has a high glass transition temperature, and a high tensile strength.
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 • and more
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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maxon maxon drives set the world in motion. maxon 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 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. 125 Dever Drive Taunton, MA 02780 T: 508-677-0520 Email: info.us@maxongroup.com www.maxongroup.us
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Offering solutions that fit your customized needs At maxon, we focus on comprehensive solutions optimized through a diversified product range and client consultation. maxon manufactures small, high-quality brush and brushless DC motors ranging in size from 4 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.
maxon X drives Extremely powerful drives that 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 requiring 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 xdrives.maxongroup.us.
With over 60 years of experience, hightech innovations and superior product quality, maxon is the reliable partner in drive technology. Individual, customized drive solutions are our greatest strength.
Visit us online and discover the digital maxon world. On our website, you can find the latest information on our products and services as well as an integrated online catalog, the selection program and the maxon online configurator. Go to www.maxongroup.us
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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 (1U to 6U) and desktop mini-racks for 19” subracks, chassis and front panels (3U to 6U). 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 ENCLOSURES Abele Business Park 3000 Old Pond Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 Tel: (800) 965-9872 www.metcaseusa.com
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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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Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Midwest Motion Products, Inc. (MMP), is an established Motion Control Equipment Provider, founded in 2001 and headquartered in Howard Lake, MN. A Leader in Rapid Prototyping of HighQuality Motion Control Solutions, MMP specializes in cost-effective standard DC Gearmotor, 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 sales@midwestmotion.com www.midwestmotion.com
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• Lightning-Fast Delivery • Huge On-Hand Inventory • Cost-Effective Solutions • Gearmotors BUILT in USA
PRODUCTS OFFERED: Complete Planetary Gearmotor Solutions Right Angled Gearmotors STOCK Gear Ratios from 3:1 to 2076:1 Brushed & Brushless Designs Input voltage range from 12-120V DC Integral Failsafe Brakes Integral Optical Encoders Analog Tachometers PWM Motor Speed Controls DC Servo Amplifiers Economical DC Linear Actuators AC to DC Power Supplies Ultra-Quiet (Delrin) Gearmotors
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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 motion control. With offices, production facilities, and partner companies spanning the globe, our Customer Service and Engineering expertise are positioned at the forefront of our industry.
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PRODUCT LINE INCLUDES: • Electro-Magnetic Brakes • Electro-Magnetic Clutches • High Performance Shaft Couplings • Keyless Shaft Locking Devices
BXW BRAKE:
This unique, low profile design is 2/3 the thickness of other brakes that Miki offers.
We collaborate with Design Engineers to identify the most efficient, cost effective solutions for their rotary motion control and mechatronic applications.
BXR-LE BRAKE:
Provides highly responsive braking and holding power while minimizing battery usage for AGV applications.
We offer electromagnetic clutches and brakes for a variety of motion control applications. Additionally, we offer high performance servo couplings, jaw & spider style couplings, and high-speed metal disc couplings. Keyless shaft locking devices also bring a very simple, but important element to our product offering. We also offer downloadable 3D CAD models on our user-friendly website. Miki Pulley US 13200 Sixth Ave. N Plymouth, MN 55441-5509 800.533.1731
SFF COUPLING:
The additional plate spring connection bolts on the SFF model provides higher torsional stiffness, while accepting limited misalignment.
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MISUMI 80 Sextillion Configurations with MISUMI MISUMI is the most comprehensive and user-friendly resource for factory automation, press die, and plastic mold components. Our 80 Sextillion part configurations fit a wide scope for many of today’s advanced manufacturing technologies in such industries as automotive assembly, aerospace, medical manufacturing, 3D printing, semiconductor production, and warehouse automation MISUMI offers a vast selection of standard and customized parts, which make us an unmatched, one-stop-shop to meet customer specifications. Our products make us an ideal resource for many of today’s engineering teams and we are committed to empowering customers to do incredible designwork, incredibly fast, at the lowest possible cost. misumi.info/discover
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MISUMI is a leader in engineering by manufacturing configurable components. Configurability allows the engineer to select the material, surface treatment, and dimensions of the component they need, with some dimensions up to 1 micron all on our website. A unique and globally accepted part number is generated along with a CAD model for easy importing into their assembly. This model creates over 80 Sextillion configurations! Configurable components provide easy and fast solutions for every phase of the design process from concept to build and every industry requires this type of flexibility in component design.
The benefits of configurable components are not only the flexibility but the time savings. A part that could take weeks to create with an in-house machine shop can now take just a few days with MISUMI. Our mission is Quality, Cost, and Time – QCT – to provide quality components, at competitive pricing, and with reliable lead times. The design possibilities are endless with MISUMI configurable components.
Not only is MISUMI a manufacturer but also a distributor and continues to expand its product offering by onboarding the best brands in the market covering categories like pneumatics, linear motion, and Industry 4.0. Because of our manufacturing background, we expect our brand partners to rise to our quality standards in their products, the same quality that our customers experience with MISUMI manufacturing. MISUMI is a one-stop-shop for every engineer and industry.
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Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. Mitsubishi Electric, among the top automation suppliers globally, offers manufacturers, machine builders, and system integrators the most advanced and reliable automation solutions for improving performance, lowering total cost of ownership, and enhancing competitiveness. We offer a complete product portfolio from controllers and visualization solutions, drives and motion control, to robotics, allowing us to create uniquely innovative and integrated solutions on one platform for highest quality performance. Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. 500 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 847-478-2100 us.MitsubishiElectric.com/fa/en
Innovate Smarter Mitsubishi Electric has a clear, defined goal behind its products and services: innovate smarter. With precision and performance-based servos and VFDs, advanced controllers, HMIs, and a complete line of smart factory robots, we can provide OEMs and end users with the most advanced machines or complete lines on a single automation platform. Our commitment to quality and performance means machines built with our controls and drives run in top operating condition for a long lifetime. With real-time diagnostics, predictive maintenance analytics, and continuous tuning, producers are able to run for extended periods without unplanned stoppage. In addition, we offer services to keep your equipment running at peak performance, and comprehensive training classes to support you and your staff. We empower innovators to create superior solutions by providing products that have unmatched levels of precision and ease of integration. We care about the success of your business; combine that with our know-how, products, and services, and you have the foundation for a trusted partnership that values quality, performance, and compatibility.
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mk North America, Inc. mk North America, Inc. believes in providing not only a better product, but also a better solution. This core belief is what drives us to provide the best possible product offering, selection, quality and support for every project. Our modular solutions for factory automation not only includes more than 50 piece and pallet-handling conveyor, but also over 250 different aluminum extrusions and a full compliment of workstations, guards, machine bases and so much more. mk North America, Inc. 105 Highland Park Drive Bloomfield, CT 06002 USA Phone: (860) 769-5500 Email: info@mknorthamerica.com https://www.mknorthamerica.com
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better products. better solutions. Since 1988, mk North America, Inc. has been engineering and manufacturing a wide variety of factory automation solutions. mk offers what no other conveyor company or aluminum extrusion company can offer – complete conveyor and aluminum extrusion lines. mk’s aluminum frame conveyors are built out of mk’s t-slotted aluminum extrusion, which means they can be easily added to or have additional accessories mounted to them. This also means that mk conveyors are fully compatible with mk’s aluminum extrusion and vice versa. mk’s conveyor offerings include: • Belt conveyors • Plastic modular belt conveyors • Timing belt conveyors • Chain conveyors • Roller conveyors • Flexible flat top chain conveyors • Pallet-handling systems • Specialty conveyors mk’s aluminum extrusion offerings include: • T-slot profiles in four different families to meet application specific demand • Close sided profiles for cleanrooms and laboratories
• A complete offering of accessories from angles to hinges, braces and floor supports, closure strips and end cap • Guarding with doors, windows, and a wide variety of paneling options • Workstations that can standalone or mount to conveyors • Machine bases for all types of equipment • Carts, racks, planning boards and so much more • Items can be ordered as raw stock, cut to length of assembled When you work with mk, you are working with a leader in mechanical industrial automation equipment design and build.
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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. Also included are many styles of Threaded and Non-Threaded Caps and Plugs, a variety of paper caps and plugs, as well as several families of pipe and flange protection. Most items are in stock and available for immediate shipment in box, mini-pack and micro-pack quantities. Free Samples are also available for testing.
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Moog Animatics Moog Animatics is a global leader in integrated motion control. With headquarters in the U.S., Moog Animatics designs, manufactures and markets motion control products and systems. Leading the way in SmartMotor design, Moog Animatics provides innovative solutions for today’s expanding machine requirements and sets a pace ahead of the competition. Additionally, unmatched customer support and training provides another key advantage. With over 32 years of experience in the motion control industry, the company has international offices in Germany and Japan and a network of Automation Solution Providers worldwide. For more information: www.animatics.com Moog Animatics 1995 NC Hwy 141 Murphy, NC 28906
S-Style SmartMotor™ The Pioneer and Leader in Fully Integrated Motion Control Moog Animatics offers the most highly integrated automation solutions in the industry. Starting with the SmartMotor, the world’s first fully integrated servo system, and extending through a large variety of I/O, machine control and linear actuator products. Moog Animatics offers total solutions with a much smaller footprint, lower cost and a simplicity that reduces your machine development and build time – getting you to market faster. For over 32 years, Moog Animatics has been providing customers in a wide variety of industries with the products and customer service to help them succeed. Moog Animatics’ products are at the heart of applications ranging from material handling, semiconductor, pan/tilt, winding/spooling, process tension control to biomedical and life sciences. Our returning customers are a testament to our continued innovation and support.
Class 6D SmartMotor™ Complete Motion Control System Inside the SmartMotor What makes the Moog Animatics SmartMotor by far the most powerful integrated motor in the industry is its unique ability to control an entire machine. The SmartMotor is not just a product -- it is a complete motion control system and a byproduct of an innovative design philosophy. The unsurpassed programming ease, networking capability, highly flexible and expandable I/O, and high power density servo performance is what you should expect from the recognized global leader of integrated motion control.
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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: 2info@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, production facility 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. 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 2700 employees around the world, your contact is never far away. 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 70,000-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 70 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
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 pre-packaged 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. 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.
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NB Corporation of America Since 1939, NB has been the leading manufacturer of high quality linear motion products in Japan. Our growth can be attributed to unique product designs, attention to detail and fresh approaches to meeting linear motion needs. NB Linear Systems are linear motion mechanisms using the recirculating movement of ball or roller elements to provide smooth and accurate linear travel. All products are designed to minimize size and weight while providing superior performance in high-precision equipment. The products are characterized by low friction and low noise and are available as total systems or as individual components. Downloadable CAD drawings of all slide guides, ball splines, round shaft products such as Topball®, slide shafts, slide way products including tables, gonio ways, STUDROLLER™, slide tables, actuators, slide rotary bush products, as well as many flanged products, off-the-shelf case hardened tapped and threaded shaft, mounted units and mounting accessories from our website and the “NB Linear” mobile app. NB Corporation of America 930 Muirfield Drive Hanover Park, IL 60133 www.nbcorporation.com
Sub-Millimeter Accurate ROTARY BALL SPLINE NB’s ROTARY BALL SPLINE can be used for both rotational motion and linear motion. Popular applications include robots, assembly equipment, tool changers, loaders, etc. NB’s rotary ball spline has a nut that rolls on the ball spline shaft making it capable of both linear and rotary motion and provides submillimeter accuracy every time. Splines feature arch-shaped grooves on both the shaft and inner portion of the cylinder. These grooves approximate the diameter of the ball bearings, allowing them to carry a high load in a linear motion.
An example of the application of these capabilities is the robotic arm that assists in orthopedic surgery giving the surgeon greater precision than the human hand. The surgeon preprograms the movements of the ROBODOC Surgical Assistant.The ball spline controls the vertical movement of the robotic arm as the robot mills the patient’s bone precisely as planned. This robotic arm also has a rotary function. The nut that rolls on the ball spline shaft is capable of both a linear and rotary motion. This allows it to adjust to the exact locations of the pre-surgical plan providing sub-millimeter accuracy.
A ball spline’s forte is the transfer of torque. In addition, it can even be customized so cabling can run the length of the robotic arm by using a hollow shaft ball spline. Ball splines with cross rollers as opposed to balls in the rotary motion increase load rating without increasing size.
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ND Industries, Inc. Advanced Fastening and Sealing Technologies ND’s core business revolves around the application of a wide variety of materials onto fasteners and assemblies to aid in functions such as locking, sealing, masking, lubricating, and noise and vibration damping. ND also manufactures a line of bottled adhesive and sealant products under the Vibra-Tite brand name for MRO and retail use. ND’s in-house R&D and Chemical Manufacturing staff continually works to optimize existing materials and formulate new products through rigorous lab and Quality Control procedures. The ND Technologies Group holds an A2LA ISO/IEC 17025:2005 accreditation and is able to assist customers by performing independent testing for a wide range of criteria. ND Industries, Inc. 1000 North Crooks Road Clawson, MI 48017 www.ndindustries.com
ND’s success in the Pre-Applied fastener industry is due in large part to the strength of its resources. Whether a customer’s project requires chemical engineering, chemical manufacturing, mechanical engineering, inspecting and sorting, bottling and packaging services, or A2LA lab testing, no other fastener processor can match ND’s in-house capabilities. As a family owned business, our goal has always been to provide customers with unmatched personalized service and support. Knowledge gained as both an applicator and a chemical manufacturer gives us extra insight and control over how to meet even the toughest requirements. Our processing divisions deal directly with regional customers and pride themselves on their quality and delivery. From two base products in 1965 to currently over 220, ND has built one of the most extensive product portfolios in the industry through continual research, lab testing, and customer feedback. ND’s wide selection and chemical manufacturing capabilities make it easy to find a material, or have one formulated, to solve even the toughest assembly challenges.
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New England Tubing Technologies Custom Medical Extrusions Incorporated in 2001, New England Tubing Technologies occupies a 14,000 square foot state-ofthe-art controlled environment manufacturing facility in the beautiful White Mountains of New Hampshire. Partnering directly with the world’s leading medical electronics and device manufacturers, we design custom braid or spiral reinforced tubing, lined catheter shafts, and hybrid tubing built to exacting specifications. New England Tubing Technologies 132 North Main Street Lisbon, NH 03585 United States www.newenglandtubing.com
Working directly with clients in the medical electronics and device industries, as well as with other custom industrial and commercial projects, we design and manufacture custom braid or spiral reinforced tubing, lined catheter shafts, multi-durometer and multi-lumen tubing, hybrid tubing configurations, as well as medical braid. Building on the decades of extrusion and wireprocessing experience of our parent company, New England Wire Technologies, New England Tubing is advancing innovation in thin-wall, tight tolerance tubing, reinforcing, bonding layers of thermoplastic to fluoropolymer, and braiding all types of round and flat wire. Our team of design engineers work personally with each customer to develop innovative, one-of-a-kind tubing solutions and custom OEM components from their specifications or to meet unique performance characteristic requirements. We also offer a wide range of value-added and postprocessing services—tipping, hubbing, flaring, Parylene coating, centerless grinding, and cut to length options. Through true vertical integration of manufacturing processes, New England Tubing Technologies is able to offer customers everything from rapid prototyping services and small quantity orders to full production and value-added services. Let us help you dream beyond today’s technology and achieve the impossible!
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New England Wire Technologies 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
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Founded in 1898 in response to the birth of the communication age, today New England Wire is advancing innovation in several industries including medical device and electronics, aerospace, defense, robotics/automation, power generation, and alternative energy. Our capabilities include custom Litz wire, miniature, micro-miniature, single and multiconductor cables, low-noise, high temperature, coaxial and hybrid cables. Since the 1960’s, we have provided cabling and insulating services to the superconductor industry where our products are integrated into most of the major accelerator projects, ore separator magnets, NMR magnets, and superconducting magnetic energy storage (SMES) magnets. Through our creative design and development expertise, 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, braiding, cabling, insulating, 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 true vertical integration of the manufacturing processes, our customers’ design-to-market curve is the shortest in the industry. New England Wire Technologies is committed to being the premier custom cable manufacturer of choice for customers in existing and emerging worldwide specialty cable markets. We help our customers dream beyond today’s technology and achieve the impossible!
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Newark, An Avnet Company Newark provides customers fast access to the latest electronic technologies from over 600 industryleading manufacturers. With personal service, buying tools to simplify your purchasing, and free design resources, Newark makes it easy to get the industrial and electronic components you need, when you need them. Newark, An Avnet Company 300 S Riverside Plaza #2200 Chicago, IL 60606 www.newark.com
Supporting your journey at every stage
Newark is a high-service distributor of technology products, services, and solutions for electronic system design, maintenance, and repair. We bring together the latest products, services, and development software, all connected with an innovative online engineering community where purchasers and engineers have access to peers and experts, a wide range of independent technical information, and helpful resources.
Global access, with service that’s close to home
Newark has operations in the US, Canada, and Mexico, serviced from our regional distribution hub in Gaffney, SC. As part of Premier Farnell and Avnet, our global reach provides greater access to stock and stronger relationships with suppliers, ultimately allowing us to better serve your needs with the latest technologies and a wider range of products.
A commitment to innovation that powers change
Along with Premier Farnell, Newark has a history of innovation. We’ve developed many industry firsts that save precious time, like the first online community for engineers, customizable online catalogue, and the element14 engineering video library. This leadership can also be found in our Trust Agenda – our focus on driving sustainability through our planet, our people, and our principles. We continue to work to provide a sustainable future through leadership in packaging, exceeding green standards, supporting for environmental legislation, and more.
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Nitto Kohki USA Nitto Kohki USA, Inc. designs, develops, engineers, and continuously improves high quality air compressors and vacuum pumps for applications like medical devices, laboratory equipment, applied robotics and environmental sensing equipment. Nitto Kohki’s unique linear free piston design has one moving part per pump— the piston. The result is a pump with exceptionally reliable performance in tough medical applications. The linear free piston concept enables Nitto Kohki pumps to be smaller and lighter than conventional aerators, allowing designers greater flexibility in system design. Nitto Kohki USA, Inc. 46 Chancellor Drive Roselle, IL 60172 www.nittokohki.com
Nitto Kohki leads through exceptional product design and execution, with pumps that meet the rigorous demands of today's medical device industry. Nitto Kohki pumps feature a unique, patent-awarded linear-motor-driven free piston system that is globally proven in the medical device, instrumentation, and other critical industries. This unique design theory eliminates the wear components typically found in conventional air compressors and vacuum pumps, such as crank shafts, connecting rods and ball bearings. The only moving part is the piston! Also eliminated is the need for any lubrication. Fewer parts translate into fewer problems.
WHY DESIGNERS CHOOSE NITTO KOHKI • Exceptionally reliable performance for critical applications • World class manufacturing expertise ensures consistent product quality • Clean, simple design maximizes performance, minimizes maintenance — adding value over the integrated product lifecycle.
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NORD DRIVESYSTEMS NORD DRIVESYSTEMS designs and manufactures gear boxes, electric motors, and control products for hundreds of industries worldwide with modular designs that deliver more than 20,000,000 standard configurations. NORD Gear Corporation A Member of the NORD DRIVESYSTEMS Group 800 NORD Drive Waunakee, WI 53597 Tel. 888.314.6673 info.us@nord.com www.nord.com
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DuoDrive – The latest generation of IE5+ PMSM motors integrated into a single-frame, single-stage helical gear unit housing. DuoDrive features a power range of 0.5 HP – 2HP, output speeds of up to 1000 rpm, max output torque of 700 lb-in, and speed ratios from 3.24 – 16.2:1. Ideal for washdown environments, these innovative gear units are compact, quiet, and highly efficient. NORDAC ON/ON+ – Developed to meet the special requirements of horizontal conveyor technology, as well as for interaction with NORD’s new IE5+ synchronous motors (NORDAC ON+). These VFDs are characterized by an integrated Ethernet interface, full Plug-andPlay capabilities, and a very compact design.
IE5+ Synchronous Motors – NORD’s IE5+ motors offer 0.47 – 1.5 HP and 14.2 – 42.5 lb-in. of torque in a single motor frame with several industry-standard mounting options. Designed for compatibility with NORD’s modular gear units, this motor allows the number of variants to be reduced significantly, making systems easier to maintain and saving Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) costs. Condition Monitoring for Predictive Maintenance – Optimize operational safety and efficiency with NORD’s condition monitoring solutions. This integrated VFD analog/digital sensor functionality captures real or near-real time system status data and analyzes it to detect issues preventing costly downtime. It also allows for proactive maintenance, reduces overall service and material costs, and increases system availability.
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Novotechnik Novotechnik is a manufacturer and global supplier of linear and rotary position sensors based on innovative potentiometric, Hall-effect, magnetostrictive and inductive measurement principles. The company was founded in 1949 and is part of the Siedle Group. Customers routinely benefit from our experience gained from our long-term focus on position sensing products. Our application-proven sensors include premium position sensing solutions for customer applications requiring high precision and time-proven reliability under harsh conditions. Novotechnik develops a wide spectrum of state-of-the-art position sensors with numerous standard options and custom enhancements. All sensors are rigorously tested to meet customers’ needs and application requirements while adhering to international standards. Novotechnik is certified to ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016. Dedicated local engineers provide technical support to assist with the seamless and cost-effective integration of position sensor systems into a wide variety of automation, agriculture, automotive, marine, robotics, medical and other applications. Novotechnik U.S., Inc. 155 Northboro Road Southborough, MA 01772 Toll free: 800-667-7492 Ph: 508-485-2244 www.novotechnik.com
Many Novotechnik angle and position sensor are integral parts of complex industrial feedback loop controls. To meet rising safety demands selected Novotechnik sensors are available in redundant versions, have diagnostics built in and are suitable for safety-relevant applications according to ISO 13849. Non-contact rotary angle sensors utilize the NovoHall™ Hall-Effect for measurements without shafts or couplings to measure without mechanical wear and through solid or nonsolid materials. A magnetic marker attaches to an application´s rotating part and a sensing part with NovoHall technology detects the field orientation and converts the detected angle into an analog or digital output signal. One of six product families this technology is used in is the RFC4800 Series and enables up to 14-bit resolution and repeatability of 0.1° or better. The high temperature rating of -40°C to +120°C and high seal rating of IP69 are key specifications that express the long-term robustness of this low profile sensor.
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Headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan, NSK Americas consists of United States, Canada, Mexico, Latin America and Brazil operations. Seven manufacturing facilities are located in the USA, including a linear precision components facility in Franklin, Indiana. Certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 standards, this state-of-the-art manufacturing plant ensures shorter lead times and faster turnaround. NSK has a dedicated team of sales, marketing, customer service, and engineering experts that not only serve as your personal guide to selecting the right product solution but also as a long-term solutions provider. NSK can assist in domestic repairs and replacement services minimizing potential downtime to provide significant cost savings. For more information: www.nskautomation.com
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NSK: Engineering Leadership in 3D Printing A 3D manufacturer developed a revolutionary technology that significantly speeds up the printing process, to enable both production flexibility and high-volume capacity.
Challenge This 3D printing OEM had a small footprint available to design a linear positioner that could support and move the printer’s build platform, while also preventing the large reversing forces induced by the build platform and the liquid resin. High rigidity and a low backlash mechanism were also needed to enable exceptionally accurate positioning for the production of high precision parts.
Solution Locally based NSK Application Engineering recommended the Monocarrier linear actuator with dual carriages to provide a compact-sized positioner with high stiffness, high load capacity, and smooth precision motion. The Monocarrier also came standard with NSK’s K1 lubrication seal, allowing the customer to enjoy maintenance-free operation for up to 5 years or 10,000 km of travel. For more information, visit: www.nskautomation.com/applications/3dprinting
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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 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and IATF 16949:2016. 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 Visit us at www.ogura-clutch.com
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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: • Sliding doors and locking mechanisms • Transfer cases, power transfer units, and electro magnetic locking differentials • Liquid heat generators, powertrain components, and more
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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 and where safety is important. 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 warehouse automation • Medical equipment • Factory automation and processing equipment • Paper handling for copiers and printers
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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 Tel: (800) 965-9872 www.okwenclosures.com
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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.
Wall Mount Enclosures
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 Automation Integrated, Intelligent and Interactive
Omron Automation is an industrial automation partner that creates, sells and services fully integrated automation solutions that include robotics, sensing, motion, logic, safety, and more. Established in 1933 and currently headed by President Yoshihito Yamada, Omron’s 37,000 employees help businesses solve problems with creativity in more than 110 countries. Learn more at omron247.com. OMRON Automation 2895 Greenspoint Parkway, Suite 200 Hoffman Estates, IL 60169 www.omron247.com
Today’s marketplace demands flexible and scalable manufacturing solutions that are easy to design, maintain and optimize. More than ever, choosing the right automation partner is critical to your long-term success and competitiveness.
We have the experience, technology and services you need to exceed your customers’ demands and expectations. Empower your production with highly advanced solutions that have the proven reliability to maximize your customer’s loyalty.
Omron prides itself on its ability to help you develop highly advanced, yet practical solutions to your challenges today, while positioning you with the technology needed for the factories of the future.
Together we can create a more productive tomorrow with unique automation solutions that are integrated, intelligent and interactive. Let us prove how we can be your trusted partner in automation.
At Omron, we deliver a comprehensive range of products and services designed to increase the speed, versatility, and safety of your machines. Our unmatched integrated solutions including control, robotics, motion, safety, vision, sensing, components and services will allow you to achieve performance that you never thought was possible.
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OMS Motion, Inc. Proven Motion Control Excellence OMS Motion, Inc. operated as Oregon Micro Systems, a privately owned corporation, until the mid-90’s when the company was acquired by a public company with a focus on powered medical devices. OMS operated as a division of the public company, supporting the powered medical devices while maintaining the motion control business. Then in early 2017 OMS separated from the public company, regaining a renewed focus on the motion control business.
OMS Motion, Inc. 15201 NW Greenbrier Pkwy Suite B1 Beaverton, Oregon 97006 www.OMSmotion.com
OMS Motion Inc. has been successfully producing motion controls for over 40 years. Originally founded in the early 80’s as Oregon Micro Systems, OMS developed patented technology that provides advantages in the motion control industry. The core products include multi-axis controllers up to 10-axes, fully coordinated and synchronized, as well as single-axis integrated drive/controllers. OMS Motion has the experience, proven reliability, and performance that has gained the confidence of engineers and scientists worldwide. OMS Motion’s products are designed to be easy to commission while providing superior performance. Through the use of advanced components, OMS is able to avoid the overhead of an OS and produce very effective results. Because of this, OMS products have found success in markets around the world including semi-conductor equipment, lab automation and life science instruments, factory automation, large-and small-scale research facilities/projects, astronomy research and others. Currently there are OMS products in use around the world, on every continent and several countries, supporting mission critical applications. The company’s strong commitment to their customers success has manifested the support of some individual product applications for more than 25 years, which is no easy task. OMS Motion firmly believes in doing the right thing, which is a testament to how they have realized over 40-years of continued success.
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OPC Foundation OPC is the interoperability standard for the secure and reliable exchange of data in the industrial automation space and in other industries. It is platform, industry, and protocol independent and ensures the seamless flow of information among devices from multiple vendors. The OPC Foundation is responsible for the development and maintenance of this standard. To learn more about the collaborations currently underway, contact the OPC Foundation or visit the Markets & Collaboration page on the OPC Foundation’s website. Become a member: opcfoundation.org/ membership/become-a-member/step1 OPC Foundation Headquarters and Administrative Office 16101 N. 82nd Street, Suite 3B Scottsdale, AZ 85260-1868 USA Phone: 480 483-6644 Email: office@opcfoundation.org Web: opcfoundation.org Organization OPC Foundation President and Executive Director Stefan Hoppe, stefan.hoppe@opcfoundation.org
The OPC standard is a series of specifications developed with the cooperation of industry vendors, end users, and software developers. These specifications define the interface between Clients and Servers, as well as Servers and Servers, including access to real-time data, monitoring of alarms and events, access to historical data, and other applications. With the introduction of service-oriented architectures in manufacturing systems, came new challenges in security and data modeling. The OPC Foundation developed the OPC UA specifications to address these needs and, at the same time, provided a feature-rich technology, open-platform architecture that was future-proof, scalable, and extensible. Today the acronym OPC stands for Open Platform Communications. These are just some of the reasons why so many members and other technology organizations (collaborations) are turning to OPC UA for their interoperability platform.
Collaboration Domain Specific Information Models The OPC Foundation closely cooperates with organizations and associations from various branches. Specific information models of other standardization organizations are mapped onto OPC UA and thus become portable.
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For over 45 years, OEMs, machine builders, system integrators, and IT and operations personnel have looked to Opto 22 for innovative automation products at an affordable price.
Built on decades of field-proven experience, groov products are backed by lifetime guarantees on solid-state I/O, UL Hazardous Locations approval, ATEX compliance, and a wide -20 to 70 °C operating temperature range.
Heard of OPC? We co-wrote the spec as one of the founding members. Ethernet I/O? That was us too. How about PACs? Us again. Today, we design and manufacture industrial control and IIoT products, like groov EPIC® and groov RIO™, that bridge the gap between IT and OT, following a core philosophy of open, standards-based technology. Opto 22 products are deployed worldwide in industrial automation, process control, building automation, refrigeration, remote monitoring, and data acquisition applications through our network of distributors and system integrators. Opto 22 43044 Business Park Drive Temecula, CA 92590 United States 1-800-321-6786
Replace costly, high-maintenance Windows PCs for HMI, OPC, and data processing with Linux-based controllers Secure existing PLCs, traditional I/O, and standalone equipment, then integrate it with databases, business systems, and cloud services
Let the engineers at Opto 22 help you build your connected automation system Opto 22’s groov® family of industrial edge controllers and I/O is designed from the ground up with integrated control, connectivity, and security tools to help you connect automation, enterprise, and cloud data. • • •
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Count on free pre-sales engineering help and product support as well. All Opto 22 products are developed, manufactured, and supported in the U.S.A. With 45+ years as a trusted automation manufacturer, we understand your projects and speak your protocols. Contact our engineers today.
Securely access, monitor, and maintain your systems at remote locations or customer sites Collect, process, and publish operational data backed by fault-tolerant storage and store-and-forward capability Develop real-time control programs in a language you know: ladder logic, function block diagram, flowcharts, Python, C/C++, and more Build dynamic operator HMI screens for embedded or external touchscreens, mobile devices, and browsers
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Oriental Motor USA Innovative Motion Control Solutions Since 1885 Founded in Japan in 1885, Oriental Motor has been developing fractional horsepower precision motors and electronic circuits for motion control as part of the Oriental Motor Total Service experience to meet the demands of today’s global market. Oriental Motor offers an extensive product line-up of 50,000 different products that provide a motion control solution for the most unique application. For over a century we have concentrated on technological advancement and product design improvement. This emphasis is evident in the breadth of sophisticated devices that we market today. Oriental Motor USA 570 Alaska Ave. Torrance, CA 90503
Since our success in standardizing compact motors, we have been developing products to accommodate all kinds of motion requirements. The current demand for robots that can replace repetitive tasks is increasing. As a result, there has been more interest in designing robots to do this work while incorporating requirements to make robots smaller. The AZ Series family of products from Oriental Motor is a compact Hybrid Control System with a built-in mechanical sensor that allows for the configuration of a battery-free absolute system. The newly released Compact Driver, with a weight of just 39 g (1.4 oz.) works with a variety of AlphaStep AZ Series, DC input absolute stepper motors and actuators. This driver can be controlled using RS-485 communication and daisy chained to maximize design, space and improve installation time. The Compact Driver is also designed to be close to the motor, making it ideal for robotic application.
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Parvalux gearmotors for a wide range of industries and applications
Leading Manufacturer of Geared Motor Solutions Parvalux Electric Motors is a leading global manufacturer of geared motor solutions, chosen by manufacturers to power hundreds of diverse applications. We have over 70 years’ experience designing and manufacturing the perfect combination of motor and gearbox to match our customers’ applications and we offer thousands of standard AC, PMDC and BLDC electric motor options. Parvalux products are found in hundreds of applications, globally but we are particularly recognized for our work within the healthcare, leisure, mobility, transport and a diverse range of industrial applications. Parvalux, a maxon company 125 Dever Drive Taunton, MA 02780 sales.us@parvalux.com www.parvalux.com
< PMDC Motors Parvalux manufactures an extensive range of Permanent Magnet DC (PMDC) motors; standard, semi-custom and fully-custom permanent magnet DC motor designs. Combined with our in-house manufactured gearboxes, Parvalux PMDC motors are suitable for a vast range of applications in a range of industries from mobility and patient care to industrial and leisure products.
Brushless DC Electric Motors > Parvalux offers a vast range of brushless DC motors, available as a BLDC motor only or with a choice of gearbox units, making them suitable for a wide range of applications. Our brushless DC motors deliver an array of benefits, ensuring your products deliver the highest possible performance throughout their lifetime: • High Torque at Low Speeds • Durability and Ease of Maintenance • Precise Motion Control < AC Electric Motors A large selection of AC electric and gear motors with excellent properties that make them easy to deploy and ideal for numerous applications: • Power range of 8 Watts to 1 kW • Single and three phase AC motors • Parvalux and IEC Frames • Asynchronous and synchronous single and two speed AC motors • IE2 and IE3 versions • Die cast zinc alloy, aluminium and cast iron housing material options Visit our website for the latest information on our products and services.
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PBC Linear A leader in the engineering, manufacturing, and assembly of a wide range of linear motion products, along with custom engineering services. Our core line of linear components includes bearings, shafting, rail assemblies, and cam roller sliders. Building on this strong foundation, we have created a sophisticated family of products that includes lead screws and motor lead screw assemblies, actuators, cartesian robotics, and mechatronics assemblies. The story of PBC Linear begins with an innovative and patented solution in bearing design, the Frelon®-lined plain bearing. That successful bearing design is now part of a larger family of products related to linear motion technologies, with many of them manufactured at our headquarters in Roscoe, Illinois USA. Dedicated engineers at PBC Linear can work with industry professionals to produce prototypes, pilots, and small production runs, helping to bring customer ideas to market.
MECHATRONICS For applications small to extra-large.
COMPONENTS Linear Bearings and Shafting Roller Bearings and Linear Guideways Linear Guide Systems Plain Bearing Linear Guideways
FACTORY AUTOMATION SOLUTIONS In response to growing demands on manufacturing, PBC Linear has launched their Factory of the Future program, offering new automation tools and workforce up-skilling.
To learn more about career possibilities at PBC Linear, visit pbclinear.com. PBC Linear 6402 E. Rockton Road Roscoe, Illinois 61073 USA
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Customers can effectively implement collaborative automation systems to increase safety, flexibility, and productivity. Find automation solutions on the Applied Cobotics product page at pbclinear.com.
Flexible Options • Linear Rails • Bearing Type • Transmission • Motors 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 pickand-place assemblies and lab automation equipment, to extra-large, heavy-duty lift systems used in industrial manufacturing.
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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 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.
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 www.permco.com
Permco understands the central role business plays in society and will always strive to be an example of integrity; service to our customers, employees, shareholders, and local communities, and excellence in everything we do. As a leading manufacturer of precisionengineered fluid power products, we design and build the best-value solutions that uniquely fit our customers’ needs. The Perfection Machining Company was founded in 1964 to design and manufacture replacement parts for the mining industry. Renamed Permco 4 years later, the familyowned 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 decadeslong 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. For more than 40 years, Permco has grown and prospered through lasting partnerships with our customers. We will continue to grow by understanding that our success is entirely dependent on the success of our customers while Permco’s commitment to innovation in manufacturing and initiatives in educating the next generation of industry executives will ensure the company’s continued growth as an industry leader.
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PHD Creating the Solutions that Make It All Possible PHD specializes in transforming seeds of ideas into complete solutions. Through hands-on processes reliant on collaboration, trust, and in deeply understanding needs, wants, goals, challenges, and pain points, we empower our partners with solutions to create the products that simplify, advance, and improve people’s everyday lives.
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When you have definitive needs, PHD has definitive solutions: product customization is what we’re known for. With the collective skill and expertise to custom design and build solutions for nearly any industry or application, count on us when you need unique automation and precise outcomes. PHD solutions are built to last for maximum efficiency, low cost of ownership, reduced downtime, and repairability. We proudly offer a complete line of build-to-order actuators including cylinders, grippers, slides, rotary actuators, multi-motion actuators, escapements, and proximity switches and sensors. Through a culture reliant on customer intimacy, we improve efficiency and productivity. We empower innovation and breakthroughs. And we keep you moving forward, so that you can keep the world moving forward. PHD Clamps PHD Clamps have become the industry standard for handling sheet metal in automotive transfer presses and other workholding/transfer applications. All PHD Clamps are customerdriven designs with on-site testing.
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PHD Custom Solutions Nearly every standard unit PHD makes is manufactured to order. That’s because PHD has a wide variety of actuators, options, and accessories available. If an application requires a modified component, our Custom Solutions team is ready to help. We welcome special requests for unique products, regardless of quantity or frequency of order.
the motor and controls of their choice. If you prefer a complete package, your local PHD distributor can provide motors and controls to fit your application needs. PHD provides the best offering of electric actuators with the flexibility to configure Your Motor, Your Way! YRG, Inc.® YRG, Inc. is the Master Distributor for Yamaha robots in North America. Since 1976, Yamaha has provided assembly robots to the industrial manufacturing market that are unsurpassed for payload, speed, and dependability. From single-axis robots to the broadest selection of Cartesian and SCARA robots available anywhere, YRG and PHD can supply the best solution for nearly any automated assembly requirement.
PHD Electric Solutions PHD’s line of Electric Actuators is built on the foundation of our proven pneumatic product technology, but is now driven with electric power. These actuators deliver superior speeds, thrust, and payloads with extreme accuracy. The “Your Motor, Your Way” process allows users to employ this technology operated by
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PI (Physik Instrumente) LP In-house engineered solutions for 5 decades PI designs and manufactures precision motion and automation systems in the USA, Europe, and Asia. Leading the world as the first and largest manufacturer of nanopositioning products based on piezo motor designs, PI is also leading the field of high precision hexapod 6-axis parallel-positioners, automatic photonics alignment systems and multi-axis precision automation systems based on linear motor technology and / or air bearings. Other technologies include piezo transducers, fast steering mirrors, motion controllers for laser processing, and magnetic levitation systems. Founded 5 decades ago at a Quantum Optics lab, PI has grown into a business of 1,300+ employees in 13 countries and $200 million in global sales. PI (Physik Instrumente) LP 16 Albert Street Auburn, MA 01501 www.pi-usa.us
ISO 9001 certified for 20+ years, PI runs R&D, engineering, and production centers on 3 continents. Multi-Axis Automation and Air Bearing Systems: Floating on a cushion of air, linear, rotary, and spherical air bearing stages deliver extremely precise, vibration-free motion, extreme geometric performance and repeatability, a highly constant velocity, and zero wear of mechanical components – ideal for high-end industrial inspection and manufacturing operations, such as optical metrology, flat panel display, precision scanning, and cleanroom applications. Parallel, Serial Kinematics Positioners: In 1990, PI began designing the world’s largest selection of parallel positioners (hexapod Stewart platforms) for sub-micron precision optical alignment applications in large scale astronomical telescopes. Over the years, many applications – alignment of fibers, medical apparatus, aerospace components, laser diodes, automotive components – have benefited from the flexibility and versatility of micro-motion hexapod robots. Piezo Technology: Piezoelectric solid-state drives provide many benefits over traditional stepper and servo motors for medical, automotive, semiconductors and aerospace applications including unlimited resolution, very high stiffness and force, extremely fast response, and no energy required to hold a position, even with heavy loads. NASA engineers confirmed the outstanding quality when testing PI actuators for the Mars Rover, observing zero failures after 100 billion cycles.
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Pilz Automation Safety, L.P. Leading in automation technology Our components, systems and services support you in the automation of your plants and machinery worldwide. Driven by our vision of “The Spirit of Safety”, we use our passion and our knowledge to offer you the best possible automation solutions. We are automation specialists committed to safety! Our innovative and proven product and service solutions will help you reach your automation safety goal! Our products and systems range from sensor technology to control and drive technology, and our services that cover the entire machine lifecycle, including training. Your projects are in safe hands! Pilz Automaton Safety, L.P. 7150 Commerce Blvd. Canton, MI 48187 Tel: +1 (734) 354-0272 info@pilzusa.com www.pilz.us
Pilz Automation Safety, L.P.,, is the United States subsidiary of German-based Pilz GmbH, Europe’s largest and most respected maker of safety automation equipment. The company has offices across the globe and does business in over 42 countries worldwide. Since 1948, their history of innovation includes the development of the first Emergency Safety Relay, the PNOZ product line, which has become the industry standard; the world’s first all-electronic safety relay, the PNOZpower; one of the first Programmable Logic Controllers (PLC’s); and now the modular safety relay myPNOZ – where the customer can design their own safety relay system, Pilz builds, tests and ships it ready to plug and play. Pilz is the world leader in developing and manufacturing safety automation and security products and services. . The objective of Pilz is to automate machines and plants in such a way that the safety of man, machine and environment is always guaranteed.
Pilz USA is headquartered in Canton, Michigan, with strategically located branch offices in Charlotte, NC; Poway, CA and Dallas, TX, to build on Pilz’s outstanding service and increasing customer base throughout the United States. Pilz USA provides solutions for automation functions that are safe, economical and reliable. We offer first-class components, which can be used individually or combined to form a system. Our qualified consultants are available for a variety of safety services, including risk assessments, plant assessments, safety concepts, safety designs, CE services, and more.
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Pivot Point Pivot Point is a designer and manufacturer of Non-Threaded Fasteners (i.e. clevis pins, cotter pins, quick-release pins and devices, wire rope cable assemblies, etc…) Our product line comprises fastening solutions that range from off-the-shelf fastening commodities to highly engineered custom assemblies. The vast majority of our product is designed and manufactured in our 50,000 ft2 facility in Hustisford, WI where we perform cold forming, screw machining, and various secondary operations including high-volume drilling, wire rope cable assembly, staking/detenting, CNC machining, bending, and more. Pivot Point is a third-generation family-owned manufacturer. Learn more at www.pivotpins.com
Pivot Point’s leadership in the field of Non-Threaded Fasteners has led to patents being awarded for a number of our solutions:
The SLIC PinTM: “SLIC” stands for “Self-Locking
Implanted Cotter” – a spring loaded plunger embedded in a pin to act as an automatic cotter. One of our flagship products, this design has increased speed, efficiency, and safety across thousands of applications. U.S. PAT 6,872,039 & 7,147,420
The Bow-Tie Locking CotterTM: An intuitive design
which locks on in a zero-tension position. Anti-vibratory.
The Auto-Lock Safety Pull Pin: A self-locking pull pin which features a plunger that locks in the forward position – will not disengage unless the ring is pulled. U.S. PAT 8,821,061
The Rue Ring Locking CotterTM: Surrounds the
shaft and locks on. Anti-vibratory Incredibly secure.
The “U-Lock” Nylon LanyardTM: Injection molded
Pivot Point, Inc. PO Box 488 761 Industrial Lane Hustisford, WI 53034 Phone: (800) 222-2231 Fax: (920) 349-3253 Email: mail@pivotpins.com
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replacement for more expensive steel tethers – snaps closed on itself for light duty tethering.
In addition to these proprietary designs, Pivot Point boasts a high level of customization across our products. Whether it’s customizing a ball lock pin for dust/grit resistance, tool activation, or tamper-proof applications, tailoring spring forces in our ball detent pins or ball plungers to provide the right product “feel”, or attaching custom stamped brackets to a wire rope cable assembly, our in-house Product Design team think outside-the-box to develop solutions for our customers. Behind our product lines, our custom automated manufacturing equipment allows us to achieve peak efficiency and compete with less elegant overseas solutions - because price still matters.
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PM PM | Precision linear guides and motion systems PM is a Dutch manufacturer of antifriction linear guides, linear slides, rotary slides and advanced motion systems. These products are a great success in high-tech industries as semiconductor, medical, analytical and life-science. PM is one of the leading companies in high-precision linear motion system solutions and is the world leader in the development and production of high-precision miniature slides. A unique company feature is that all mechanical components are designed and made in-house. With this indepth vertical integration, we control all engineering and manufacturing processes. The advantages of this approach is the extensive manufacturing knowledge, reduction of costs and time and complete control of the product quality. PM Galileistraat 2 NL-7701 SK Dedemsvaart Netherlands www.PM.nl
We excel in miniaturization: With the launch of the MSR series in 2020, PM offers the smallest lowfriction slides available in the industry with a height of only 3.2 mm and a width of 5.5 mm. The MSR slide includes numerous innovations as worlds’ smallest crossed roller bearings, produced in very tight tolerances and the miniature-sized anti-cage creep solution. The MSR is an innovative and smartly designed linear slide for short strokes, high speed and repeatable precision. Engineered-to-spec motion systems: Thanks to enhanced R&D and our engineering expertise, customers benefit from developments to reach the next level of quality and precision on the nanometer level. The flagship of innovation is the recently introduced 5-axis motion system XY2Z-Theta, an advanced motion platform for metrology applications in the semiconductor industry. The integrated design of all axes (not shown before) has the drive mechanics encompassed into one plane for very compact design, superior performance in precision and machine throughput.
Large machining capability: Semiconductor and aerospace parts can be complex and difficult to machine. With experience in different successful space projects (e.g. Ariane space program) and other products like landing gears and motor frames, we are the partner of choice for major and complex machined structural components. This expertise is also important for customers using our advanced high-end motion systems in vacuum chambers.
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Performance Motion Devices, Inc. Performance Motion Devices, Inc. is a world leader in motion control technology for life sciences, robotics, and industrial automation. PMD delivers a broad range of advanced electronic motion control products including integrated circuits, digital amplifiers, digital drives, and boards to a worldwide customer base. With over 6.5 million motors controlled by PMD solutions, they distribute products to manufacturer’s and OEMs around the globe.
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DELIVERING WORLD-CLASS MOTION CONTROL PRODUCTS SINCE 1992 Performance Motion Devices, Inc. (PMD) is a world leader in motion control technology for life sciences, robotics, and industrial automation. PMD delivers a broad range of advanced electronic motion control products including integrated circuits, digital amplifiers, digital drives, and boards. With over 6.5 million motors controlled, PMD distributes products to manufacturers and OEMs around the globe. PMD’s unique motion control products excel at Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motor control. These controllers provide profile generation, servo loop closure, advanced commutation and current control, and much more. With PMD’s Developer Kits and C-Motion programming language you’ll be tuning your system and building your application in no time. Performance Motion Devices, Inc. is an ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 13485:2016 certified company. MAKE EVERY MOVE COUNT PMD helps engineers solve their toughest motion control challenges. Discover how PMD’s world-class motion control solutions increase performance, improve reliability, and help get your products to market faster. • High-performance motion control ICs, modules, and boards
• Easy-to-use motion control development tools • A single common motion language for all products PMD’s motto, Motion Control At Its Core, reflects its uniquely powerful strategy of placing motion control ICs at the core of all of their products so that they speak one common motion language. NEW ULTRA-COMPACT MOTION CONTROLLER Meet the new PCB-mountable intelligent drive that provides advanced motion control features, flexible network connectivity, and advanced power amplification. • Fully Programmable • S-curve Profiling • 1 KW+ Power Output • Supports Brushless DC, DC Brush, and step motors Visit pmdcorp.com/nseries to learn more.
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PTC enables global manufacturers to realize double-digit impact with software solutions that enable them to accelerate product and service innovation, improve operational efficiency, and increase workforce productivity. In combination with an extensive partner network, PTC provides customers flexibility in how its technology can be deployed to drive digital transformation – on premises, in the cloud, or via its pure SaaS platform. At PTC, we don’t just imagine a better world, we enable it. PTC 121 Seaport Blvd. Boston, MA 02210 www.ptc.com/en/ products/creo/whatsnew
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From initial concept to design, simulation, and analysis, Creo provides designers with the most innovative tools to efficiently create better products. Thousands of leading manufacturers worldwide use Creo’s CAD, IoT, and Augmented Reality capabilities, in the cloud and on the desktop, to turn their ideas into reality quickly. Creo is the 3D CAD solution that helps you accelerate product innovation so you can build better products faster. Easy-tolearn Creo seamlessly takes you from the earliest phases of product design to manufacturing and beyond. You can combine powerful, proven functionality with new technologies such as generative design, augmented reality, real-time simulation, additive manufacturing and IoT to iterate faster, reduce costs, and improve product quality. The world of product development moves quickly, and only Creo delivers the transformative tools you need to build competitive advantage and gain market share.
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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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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 254 Tubeway Drive Carol Stream, IL 60118 630-521-9911 888-479-8728 info@r-wamerica.com www.rw-america.com
With a philosophy of meeting customer requirements from concept 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 engineering firms, keeping R+W at the forefront of technical development and product innovation in its field. Over the past 30 years this has resulted in a position of market leadership for metal bellows couplings, and global availability for all of its precision couplings and torque limiters. New for 2022 is the intelligent coupling series. This product line will integrate measurement electronics into R+W’s existing coupling designs, offering users much better visibility and understanding of their drive system performance. Information such as speed, torque, and axial compression are streamed live to a proprietary app to provide useful real-time data. The integral battery allows for continuous usage of up to 5 days, with an inductive charging design still in the works for 2021. This coupling can also be integrated into customer’s existing controls systems via a gateway converter, making installation and data management even easier. The future of couplings has arrived and is ready for Industry 4.0.
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RAM Industries Inc. RAM Industries Hydraulic Cylinder Custom Solutions RAM’s expertise involves establishing a close technical rapport with every client to share ideas and gather critical information regarding cylinder fit and performance requirements. RAM has extensive experience working with purchasers, engineers, manufacturing and maintenance teams, and entrepreneurs developing new product innovations that require custom cylinders. RAM serves a diverse range of OEM clients in construction, oil & gas, mining, forestry, transportation, industrial equipment and agricultural industries across North America. The RAM team offers ongoing engineering support, R&D consultation, prototyping services, and state of the art testing capabilities. Join the growing number of companies that trust and rely on RAM! RAM Industries Inc. 1-877-799-1005 www.ramindustries.com
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RAM Industries Inc. was established in 1973 with a focus on hydraulic cylinders. Today, over 45 years and 5 factory expansions later, custom cylinder design and manufacturing remains at the core of RAM’s operations! RAM offers OEMs a wide range of standard or custom product designs, including: • Single and Double Acting Cylinders • Single and Double Acting Multi Stage Telescoping Cylinders • Re-phasing Cylinder Sets • Position Sensor (Smart) Cylinders • Heavy Duty Construction Cylinders • Stabilizing Cylinders Buying custom built hydraulic cylinders gives OEMs increased design flexibility and options compared to off-the-shelf offerings. Our sales and engineering experts work with your team to determine the exact fit and function cylinder requirements that will give your equipment a distinct advantage! RAM is well-versed in cylinder componentry, design and manufacturing methods, as well as the latest technologies in materials to ensure your cylinders function exactly as required. Customized cylinder options include: • Mounting Configurations • Leading Edge Seal Technologies • External Guards for Ports, Hoses and Oil Lines • Bolt-in Glands • Position Sensor Technology • Replaceable Bushings and Bearings • Integrated Valves such as Relief, Counterbalance, PO Check • Custom Color Paint Finishes Choosing a custom engineered hydraulic cylinder solution will give your equipment the leading edge! Contact RAM Industries Today
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Regal Rexnord Optimized Industrial Electromechanical Powertrains Regal Rexnord (NYSE: RRX) is a global leader in the engineering and manufacturing of electric motors and controls, power generation products and power transmission components, serving customers throughout the world. We create a better tomorrow by developing and responsibly producing energy-efficient products and systems. Our company is comprised of four operating segments: Commercial Systems, Industrial Systems, Climate Solutions and Motion Control Solutions. Regal Rexnord is headquartered in Beloit, Wisconsin, and has manufacturing, sales and service facilities worldwide. For more information, visit www.regalrexnord.com.
Regal Rexnord provides complete, endto-end and optimized electromechanical powertrains for a wide range of applications and industries, utilizing products from Regal Rexnord’s brands that have been engineered to meet specific application requirements. We help customers to design, assemble and commission their powertrains, and then enhance performance with internet of things (IoT) monitoring via our Perceptiv™ intelligence platform.
Regal Rexnord 200 State Street Beloit, WI 53511 www.regalrexnord.com
The advantages of a fully integrated industrial powertrain include high efficiency, reliability, reduced complexity, and integrated ongoing support, services and diagnostics from just one supplier. We focus our expertise on creating a major improvement in industrial powertrain performance, and engineer powertrains to produce significantly reduced ongoing operational costs for energy, maintenance and repairs, while right-sizing the components in the system to minimize upfront capital costs. Further optimization and a proactive maintenance strategy is possible by incorporating industrial powertrains with IoT-enabled sensors. Remotely monitoring performance aspects of components via our Perceptiv intelligence platform enables customers to receive alerts when equipment performance, reliability or operation falls outside of specified ranges. In addition, predictive maintenance analytics can help better manage spare parts inventory and schedule maintenance in order to avoid equipment failures and expensive downtime.
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ROLEC Enclosures, Inc. Advanced Enclosures and Suspension Arm Systems ROLEC manufactures a huge range of designer industrial enclosures for electronics and electrical equipment. The enclosures are sealed to IP 65, IP 66, IP 67 and IP 69K for indoor and outdoor applications. ROLEC enclosures stand out from the norm with their advanced modern designs which include many unique features. The enclosures are manufactured in diecast aluminum, stainless steel, GRP, LURAN, ABS and PC. ROLEC also manufactures HMI enclosures and suspension arm systems. All enclosures can be supplied fully customized to customer requirements. Samples are available for your evaluation. ROLEC ENCLOSURES INC Abele Business Park 3000 Old Pond Road Bridgeville, PA 15017 www.rolec-usa.com
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ROLEC manufactures innovative enclosures and suspension arm systems for industrial electronics. The enclosures can be supplied fully customized to customer specifications. The range includes the following popular versions: Diecast Aluminum Enclosures Modern and ergonomically designed diecast enclosures in a huge range of industry standard sizes. Unique round, rectangular and square styles. ROLEC designer features include recessed lids for membrane keypads, front plates or labels, clip-on lid trims which hide all of the fixing screws and integrated hinges. PCBs, terminal rails and cable glands can be easily fitted. The housings are sealed to IP 66, IP 67 and IP 69K for indoor and outdoor use. The enclosures can be mounted without opening the lid, so the electronics are protected during installation. Plastic Enclosures ROLEC manufactures a comprehensive range of modern and highly versatile plastic enclosures. These are manufactured in GRP, ABS, and UV-stable LURAN ASA. The enclosures are sealed to IP 65, IP 66 and IP 67 and have flammability ratings up to UL 94 V-0. ROLEC designer features include recessed lids for membrane keypads and labels. Pole/mast mounts are also available for outdoor applications. HMI Enclosures and Suspension Arms ROLEC manufactures a range of modern HMI/display panel enclosures and suspension arm systems for machine control applications. The enclosures will accept standard displays from manufacturers such as Siemens, B&R and Beckhoff.
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Rota Engineering Ltd. Rota Engineering is an
innovative, quality-driven company which specializes in the design and manufacture of Position Transducers: Internal & External Linear Transducers, Fluid Level & Temperature Transducers (Fuel/ Hydraulic/Chemical tanks), 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
Rota’s Linear Transducers used for monitoring crane outrigger / stabilizers
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Rotor Clip Rotor Clip is a globally recognized manufacturer of high-quality retaining rings, spiral rings, wave springs and hose clamps. Companies across a broad range of industries rely on Rotor Clip products, value-added services and expertise to build reliable and safe equipment for virtually any application. Rotor Clip operates in the US, UK, Germany, China, and the Czech Republic - providing worldwide service to its customers. Recognized worldwide, Rotor Clip has received numerous quality awards from major OEMs, automotive manufacturers, and distributors. Rotor Clip also produces its products under IATF 16949, ISO 9001, AS9100, ISO 14001, ISO 13485, and TISAX standards. Rotor Clip 187 Davidson Ave Somerset, New Jersey 08873 www.rotorclip.com
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Wave Springs - Rotor Clip manufactures the largest range of Wave Springs in the market. We have the capability to make Wave Springs from .188” to 25” O.D. Spiral Rings - Spiral Rings are axially installed into machined grooves in housings/bores or on shafts to retain assemblies. They provide 360° contact with the groove and offer more clearance than a tapered section ring. Made from .188” to 25” O.D. Tapered Section Retaining Rings – Inch, DIN, ANSI metric, and JIS retaining rings to world standards. We make over 50 different styles, and well over 1000 part numbers. Hose Clamps - Perfect fit every time, uniform hose pressure, and a lower cost and weight leaving more budget room. Custom Material and Finish Options - We can produce these parts in Carbon Steel, Stainless Steels Alloys, Beryllium Copper, Phosphor Bronze, and Specialty Steel Alloys. We also have several finishing options to withstand almost any condition: including many RoHS and REACH compliant options.
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Ruland Manufacturing Carefully made collars & couplings since 1937 Ruland Manufacturing, founded in 1937, is a stable and growing familyowned domestic manufacturer of shaft collars, rigid couplings, and motion control couplings. We are a culturally diverse company with 70 employees in our Massachusetts factory representing more than ten countries. Ruland has a sales and marketing offices in Berlin, Germany to locally support customers in Europe. Our internal teams consist of operations/ manufacturing, marketing, sales, customer service, engineering, and accounting working together to exceed customer expectations. We contribute to our community through our donation of time and parts to the FIRST Robotics Competition. Our vision is to be a 100-year-old successfully run family business. Ruland Manufacturing 6 Hayes Memorial Dr Marlborough, MA 01752 https://www.ruland.com/
Ruland Manufacturing is the industry leading manufacturer of shaft collars and couplings for two reasons. First is the performance of Ruland products. Shaft collars and couplings are crucial components for precision and highly demanding applications. These applications require features such as balanced designs in flexible couplings, honed bores on rigid couplings, or precisely controlled face to bore perpendicularity on shaft collars. Ruland takes the time and effort to manufacture these features and more into our standard products. The second reason is service. Sourcing components is often a frustrating experience full of uncertainty where designers cannot be sure what they are getting. Ruland has created and maintains a modern, easy-touse website that provides as much product information as possible, including specs, dimensions, ratings, technical articles, and free 3D CAD files. Ruland also offers traditional over-the-phone customer service as well as live chat with technical experts. Customers can order right on the Ruland website and expect to receive their parts in just a few days. Ruland maintains a high ready-to-ship inventory and offers free 2-day shipping on all domestic web orders. These industry-leading lead times have not changed throughout the pandemic – Ruland has continued to prioritize customers and service levels to keep everyone up and running.
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Sager Electronics Distributing Confidence since 1887 Sager Electronics, a wholly owned subsidiary of TTI Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company, is a North American distributor of Interconnect, Power, and Electromechanical products and custom solutions provider. Grounded in 135 years of innovation and service, Sager Electronics provides customers and suppliers a unique combination of operational excellence and innovative business solutions. Sager has always been identified for its strong IP&E offering and its branded line card of interconnect and electromechanical components as well as personalized services such as bonded inventory, VMI, BOM quoting, credit, and more. Sager Electronics 19 Leona Drive Middleborough, MA 02346 www.sager.com
A growing presence in the power supply market, in 2015 Sager launched Sager Power Systems, a specialized group dedicated to design intense power supply products. Since its launch, the company has made three key acquisitions in support of its power systems strategy, enhancing its offering, expertise, and distribution capabilities as well as its ability to offer modular and custom design solutions. In 2017, Sager expanded Sager Power Systems to include thermal management products and two short years later further strengthened its custom capabilities through the acquisition of a battery specialist focused on battery packs and assemblies.
prototyping, manufacturing and testing. Sager Power Systems’ in-house team of expert electrical and mechanical engineers and technicians offer engineering and manufacturing – all with faster time to market and higher reliability than a typical custom build. Sager Electronics operates a national network of field sales representatives and power systems sales engineers, strategically located service centers and distribution facilities across North America, and two custom solution centers.
Today, Sager offers a dedicated sales force of power systems sales engineers focused on power, thermal management and battery solutions with the added ability to provide traditional distribution services and value-add design. From simple modifications to high complexity design, Sager guides customers through the entire engineering process including design, component sourcing,
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Schmersal The DNA of Safety
Machine safety is a complex topic. Companies are increasingly calling on qualified specialists for support. For Schmersal, safety is in our genes – the company is now managed by the third generation of the Schmersal family. But that’s not the only reason machine safety is part of our DNA: 70+ years of competence and expertise allows us to develop excellent safety solutions for individual plants, for machine builders, and operators. Schmersal 15 Skyine Drive Hawthorne, New York 10532 www.schmersalusa.com
Since 1945, Schmersal has been industry leader in the design and manufacture of machine safety products, industrial switches, position sensors, and control accessories for a wide variety of applications. As safety requirements have changed over the years, Schmersal products have evolved as well. We’re constantly adding new innovations to our range of products, such as: • Electronic safety switches utilizing RFID technology • Programmable Safety Controllers • Installation architecture options with plug-in connections. Schmersal is your one-stop shop for developing safety solutions - combining the building blocks of safety rated components with control systems and software for customized and comprehensive safety systems. Motivated by the vision of safe working environments and leveraging our vast experience in machine safety systems, Schmersal also offers machine builders and production facilities 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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SCHURTER Electronics SCHURTER Electronic Components SCHURTER is known globally as an innovator, manufacturer and distributor of fuses, connectors, circuit breakers, switches, EMC products, and input systems. Touch screens and touch panels, capacitive sensor keypads, membrane keypads and housing systems are developed in close cooperation with its customers. Within its business unit Solutions, SCHURTER combines all competencies and puts them at the customer’s disposal. SCHURTER products and solutions are developed especially for specific industry segments – medical, data and communication, automotive, avionics & space, energy and the broader industrial market. SCHURTER considers the quality of its products and services as the key factor to the company’s lasting success. SCHURTER Electronics 447 Aviation Blvd Santa Rosa, CA 95403 www.schurter.com
The SCHURTER Group is the world’s leading Swiss technology company providing components and complex solutions that ensure safe power supply and simplified equipment operation. The company’s professional competence, financial independence, innovative strength and distinctive corporate culture, propel the SCHURTER Group, together with its customers and partners, into the digital future. The safe & easy brand claim not only refers to the products, but also the company’s business philosophy, which strives for sustainable success through innovation, high-quality products and service, flexibility and proximity to customers.
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SDP/SI Setting Ideas Into Motion Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument (SDP/SI) makes it easier for OEMs to get their products to market by designing and delivering precision components and complex drive assemblies while managing costs and inventories. Well known as the one-stopshop, we provide mechanical and electromechanical components, engineering development, precision manufacturing, and problem-solving customized solutions. Established in 1950, we are a proven partner to the most recognized names in medical, aerospace, defense, and robotics industries providing innovative solutions, world-class quality, and engineering support from concept to completion. We look forward to working with you! Stock Drive Products/ Sterling Instrument Web: www.sdp-si.com Email: sdp-sisupport@sdp-si.com Phone: 516-328-3300 Toll Free: 800-819-8900 Fax: 516-326-8827 250 Duffy Avenue Hicksville, New York 11801
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SDP/SI has over 70 years of experience in engineering development and precision manufacturing for a diverse range of industries, including medical, aerospace, robotics, and industrial automation. Combining our engineering expertise in power transmission and motion control applications with a stateof-the-art-manufacturing facility ensures our customers receive components and assemblies that meet their specific needs. SDP/SI is ISO 9001:2015 + AS9100D certified, ITAR, Reach, and RoHS compliant. Offering a comprehensive selection of mechanical and electromechanical components, SDP/SI products are available with a wide range of standard features for easy integration intended for all applications. Shaftloc® and components featuring the Fairloc® Hub Design are exclusive to SDP/SI and provide added benefits. Buy online 24/7 • Timing Belts and Pulleys • Precision Gears • Couplings • Motors • Gearheads • Motion Control Products • Bearings Beyond standard components, SDP/SI offers significant custom manufacturing capability to set your ideas into motion. Our engineers are always available for engineering and design support and we look forward to helping with your next project. Visit www.sdp-si.com to find detailed product specifications, custom capabilities, 3D CAD models, product literature, and quality certifications. Check out our Engineering Resources for useful calculations, gear design, timing belt and pulley design, and helpful calculators.
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SEW-EURODRIVE brings the best in drive and automation technology to our customers worldwide.
SEWEURODRIVE 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 more than 18,000 employees with a presence in 52 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
integrated drive components, control electronics and automation software – all from a single source. The key to the MOVI-C platform is that each of those components is designed to work together perfectly. As a world leader in drive technology and a pioneer in drive-based automation, SEWEURODRIVE has established a reputation for quickly solving the most difficult power transmission and motion control challenges. Since introducing the combined gearmotor in 1931, we have been bringing the best in drive technology to our customers worldwide.
The MOVI-C platform utilizes the latest automation technologies – from AC motors and gear units to ultra-efficient permanent magnet servomotors, control electronics, and software. Machine builders will appreciate the seamless integration and prebuilt software modules tailored to the customer’s application.
More than just gearmotors SEW-EURODRIVE offers much more than just components. We offer the expertise and expanded line of control components and software to drive them. Our team of automation experts understand the latest technology and can solve even the most complex motion control challenges. Being a single-source automation partner radically sets us apart from others. Our team of automation engineers provides the expertise, project planning, software, commissioning, and worldwide support for your most challenging motion control projects. They can serve as a valuable extension of your engineering team, reducing the stress and demanding workload. Our experts provide a solution of perfectly matched SEW components that have been designed to work together seamlessly.
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MOVI-C Automation Platform In addition to engineering excellence, SEWEURODRIVE is also known for innovative new products. Our MOVI-C® modular automation system is a flexible one-software, one-hardware automation platform that combines fully
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MOVIGEAR® for decentralized drive installations MOVIGEAR is the all-in-one mechatronic drive system that combines the gear unit, IE4 motor, and electronics in one compact unit. Recent updates include fully integrated Ethernet/IP communications and digital motor integration. Advanced single-cable technology carries power, feedback information, and control signals along a single hybrid cable between decentralized devices. FLEXIBILITY Our products are based on a unique system of modular components that can be assembled in literally millions of different configurations. So, every drive solution is custom built to our customer’s exact specifications. Our five regional assembly centers in the U.S. stock millions of dollars of our modular inventory for quick delivery of drive solutions and spare parts. SEW-EURODRIVE…Driving the World
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SICK Your Digital Transformation Partner From factory automation to logistics automation and process automation, SICK is one of the leading sensor manufacturers. With more than 1,000 patents for its products, SICK continues to lead the industry in new product innovations. The diversity of its product line allows SICK to offer solutions at every phase of production in the automotive, packaging, electronics, and consumer goods industries. Founded in 1946, the company now has more than 50 subsidiaries and over 9,000 employees worldwide. SICK 6900 W 110th ST Bloomington, MN 55438 Phone: 800/325-7425 Email: info@sick.com www.sick.com
For over 70 years, SICK has been a pioneer of intelligent sensors and solutions for the industrial automation market. As a world leading manufacturer of sensors, safety systems, machine vision, and automatic identification products for factory, logistics, and process automation. Regardless of packaging color, shape, or size, companies can count on SICK for innovative products and top-notch expertise to deliver a wide range of product application solutions, systems, and services. SICK sensors initiate, inspect, confirm, monitor, and control the movement of product between automated packaging operations in a variety of packaging industries. In wash-down applications, our tough, IP 69K-rated photoelectric sensors are here to help. For inspection applications, intelligent camera sensors can detect the position of packaging components. And for entry/exit systems, you’ll gain maximum availability and safety on palletizer and stretch-wrapper machines. Solutions from SICK offer advantages in performance, networkability, and flexibility. In addition, we are a leading provider of Industry 4.0 solutions for the market. As the world leader of intelligent sensing solutions, we will continue to innovate new solutions that provide insight and analysis. This will enable our customers to proactively solve their complex issues and more efficiently manage production, throughput, quality, and safety.
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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
5 product lines - A broad range of products for most diverse measurement jobs The SIKO product portfolio includes a total of 5 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) •
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Smalley As the inventor of the edgewound wave spring and with over 100 years of manufacturing excellence, Smalley is the Engineer’s Choice® in providing wave springs, retaining rings, and constant section rings for all of your application needs. Smalley stocks over 10,000 standard parts across 30 configurations and 400 sizes, ready for delivery. If a standard part doesn’t meet your requirements, you’ll work with our team of over 30 industry-specialized engineers to quickly create an economical custom part in the material of your choice, all without new tooling. Prototype or production volume, our No-Tooling-Charges™ manufacturing process meets the design flexibility your application, budget, and timeline requires. Standard or custom, we are dedicated to delivering the right part in the right material for all of your applications. Smalley Steel Ring Company 555 Oakwood Road Lake Zurich, IL 60047 Phone: (847) 719-5900 Email: info@smalley.com expert.smalley.com/DW
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WAVE SPRINGS Optimize space by providing the same spring force as an ordinary compression spring at a reduced operating height. • Reduce spring height by up to 50% when used to replace an ordinary compression spring • Compact design fits tight radial and axial spaces, reducing spring cavity size • Light-weight assembly that saves production time and material costs • Accurate and predictable load(s) toleranced at specific working height(s) • Easy customization, design around your application with No-Tooling-Charges™ U.S. MANUFACTURING WITH GLOBAL SUPPORT While all of our manufacturing is produced in our U.S. based 300,000 ft2 facility, our global network of offices, engineers, and distribution partners allows you to quickly receive parts and support from anywhere in the world. TRUSTED AND PROVEN QUALITY In accordance with the requirements of ISO 13485:2016, ISO 9001:2015, IATF 16949:2016, AS9100:2016, and ISO 14001:2015, Smalley is able to offer customers worldwide unparalleled service and quality. Smalley’s dedication to manufacturing excellence has earned us multiple service and quality awards as well as the trust of OEMs worldwide.
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Smart Products USA, Inc. Check Valves, Pumps, & More Smart Products USA designs and manufactures check and pressure relief valves, liquid and air pumps, and related components. Products are compact, customizable, and provide accurate, reliable flow control in advanced, low pressure, low flow systems. Customers work closely with us to determine the right components based on liquids/gasses used, application environment, and intended shelf life. We also provide additional services such as special testing, hot melt gluing, and other value-added solutions to meet specified exacting requirements. An ISO 9001:2015 Certified Company.
Smart Products USA, Inc. 644 Fanning Fields Road Mills River, NC 28759 United States Tel: (828) 595-8107 Toll Free: (800) 338-0404 Email: sales@smartproducts.com
At Smart Products USA, nothing is off the shelf. Customers work directly with our Product & Application Specialists to build their own exclusive check / pressure relief valve solutions. Ideal for liquid or gas applications in any industry, our valves are fully customizable by 43+ sizes and styles, 9+ plastics, 7+ o-rings, and opening pressure ranges from 0.09 – 20 PSI. Options include cartridge, barbed, NPT, side seal, flanged, Luer, and more. Depending on valve model chosen, the following materials are available: • Plastics: Polypropylene, Nylon, Acrylic, Acetal, PVDF (Kynar), Polycarbonate, Ultem®, ABS, and Radel® • O-rings: Buna-N, EPDM, Viton®, Silicone, Fluorosilicone, Aflas®, and Kalrez®
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Beyond cartridge valves, customers can further customize with our popular modular end fitting options. Modular valves allow you to mix and match sizes and styles or use the same configuration for both inlet and outlet. Options by series include: • Series 300: Barbed sizes 1/16”, 3/32”, 1/8”, 3/16”, 1/4”, 5/16”, 3/8”, and 1/2”. NPT sizes in 1/4” and 1/8”. Additional styles in foot/ filtering, manual relief, and smooth stem • Series 500: Barbed sizes 1/16” and 1/8”. Male Luer and Female Luer Lock • Series 200: NPT sizes 1/8” and 1/4”. Plus, a Metric M10 option In addition to valves, we also offer customizable liquid and air pumps. Our Series 3000 Liquid Pumps feature builtin check valves. They run wet or dry and feature a single diaphragm, positive displacement design. We provide a precise and quality product for every customer.
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SMC Corporation of America SMC offers technology in pneumatic components such as actuators; cylinders; directional control valves; airline preparation equipment; chillers and dryers; vacuum components; static elimination products; fittings and tubing; electric actuators; grippers; pressure switches high purity chemical valves and fittings as well as process gas equipment. SMC Corporation of America 10100 SMC Boulevard Noblesville, IN 46060 www.smcusa.com
Automation is changing rapidly due to the continual demand for increased sophistication and simplification placed on its various components. Thus, the Research and Development groups at SMC are directed towards keeping up with this trend. Smaller, faster, multi-functional components are a high priority as are the application of electronics and sensing to pneumatics and other devices. With SMC, you get the innovation of over 130 engineers driving performance up and cost-of-ownership down.
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SOLIDWORKS SOLIDWORKS - Moving Beyond the Desktop SOLIDWORKS is a word synonymous with design, but today the company does so much more; design is just one part of turning ideas into reality. While SOLIDWORKS remains the industry leader in CAD, it must constantly be forward-thinking, always investigating what new technologies offer the most potential to improve how products are developed. The company—much like our customers—must continuously innovate and improve what it offers its customers. SOLIDWORKS now delivers solutions in myriad of ways so users can adopt the tools that are best suited for the unique needs of their businesses. SOLIDWORKS users can now choose between solutions that run on the desktop, are cloud-connected or pure cloud tools. For the latest news, information, or an online demonstration, visit our Web site: DS SOLIDWORKS 175 Wyman Street Waltham, MA 02451 www.solidworks.com or call 1-800-693-9000 (outside of North America, call +1-781-810-5011).
The 3DEXPERIENCE Works portfolio of tools was designed specifically for people who use SOLIDWORKS today. These tools provide users with capabilities that exceed what was possible on the desktop alone, such as AI, Generative Design, Sub-D modeling, advanced, multi-axis CNC toolpath creation, advanced nonlinear simulation, advanced data management, and High-Performance Computing (HPC). The backbone of these tools is the 3DEXPERIENCE platform. What makes the 3DEXPERIENCE platform different from other platforms is it’s the only purpose-built business platform for product development. This platform approach improves efficiencies and workflows, and enables everyone in your organization to have access to a single source of truth. This digital continuity spans the entire lifecycle of the product. And, once your SOLIDWORKS data is saved on the 3DEXPERIENCE platform, all your data is automatically managed in a structured environment.
By connecting all of your teams in one unified environment and providing access to real-time data, they can innovate, collaborate, and make critical, data-driven decisions faster than ever. As a result, rapid design and engineering iterations can take place with less physical prototyping needed to finalize product development and manufacturing.
It also means customers get products faster, resulting in higher customer retention and lower overhead costs so you can focus on what matters most: creating that next competition-crushing, new product.
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Sorbothane Inc. 40 Years of Proven Shock, Vibration & Noise Reducing 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 viscoelastic 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.
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. For 40 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.
STANDARD Sorbothane® PRODUCTS Sorbothane, Inc. offers an extensive line of standard Sorbothane parts. These standard products have been developed over 35 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.
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Stratus Technologies Powering Digital Transformation at the Edge For leaders digitally transforming their operations to drive predictable, peak performance with minimal risk, Stratus ensures the continuous availability of business-critical applications by delivering zero-touch Edge Computing platforms that are simple to deploy and maintain, protected from interruptions and threats, and autonomous. For 40 years, we have provided reliable and redundant zero-touch computing, enabling global Fortune 500 companies and small-to-medium sized businesses to securely and remotely turn data into actionable intelligence at the Edge, cloud and data center – driving uptime and efficiency. For more information, please visit www.stratus.com or follow on Twitter @StratusAlwaysOn and LinkedIn @StratusTechnologies Stratus Technologies 5 Mill and Main Maynard, Massachusetts 01754 www.stratus.com
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Simple, Protected, and Autonomous Edge Computing for Smart Machines Stratus is the leader in zero-touch Edge Computing platforms that are simple, protected, and autonomous, enabling teams to develop smart machines and digitally transform operations to drive predictable, peak performance with minimal risk. Organizations rely on Stratus to run critical equipment at the operational edge – plant floors, distribution terminals, access control and monitoring points, stranded assets – to eliminate downtime, gain insight, and operate safely. Stratus ztC Edge Reduces Downtime for Critical Equipment ztCTM Edge is Stratus’s award-winning Edge Computing platform that is secure, rugged, highly automated, and purpose-built for edge environments. ztC Edge reduces downtime for critical equipment and is built to integrate with existing infrastructure anywhere, carrying a Class 1 Division 2 UL certification for the most demanding environments. The Stratus ztC Edge platform can be quickly installed without needing specialized skills and enables teams to run multiple applications concurrently on a single platform through pre-configured virtualization.
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Stratus Customers Innovate at the Edge Stratus supports 25,000 customers worldwide, and ensures business-critical operations that treat 200 billion gallons of water, support 275,000 miles of pipeline, 200 million tons of beverage manufacturing, and rail transportation serving 45 million passengers annually. As organizations focus on operational excellence at the edge, they turn to Stratus to reliably, securely, and remotely turn data into actionable intelligence at the edge, cloud, and data center.
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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 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. 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 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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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 28+ 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, bobbintype 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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effective solution, as these batteries do not require the use of an HLC but still deliver relatively 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), and 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 cost-
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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. OFFERING AN INDUSTRIAL GRADE LI-ION RECHARGEABLE 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-ion 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 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 full 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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Technosoft Technosoft is a leading motion control technology company specialized in the development, design and manufacture of motion control products and custom motion systems. Technosoft is distinguished in its focus on innovative design based on the latest control technology, which has culminated in the design of MotionChip™ – a dedicated DSP solution for motion control that is embedded today in a broad range of intelligent servo drive products. Technosoft is committed to bringing compact, flexible, cost-effective solutions to a large variety of motion applications ranging from medical, textile, robotics to factory automation. The modular concept of dedicated OEM solutions Besides the standard product lines, Technosoft’s emphasis on modularity at both hardware and software levels allowing us to create highly flexible and adaptable dedicated solutions that can be easily and rapidly prototyped to meet specific OEM needs. Clients from various industries have effectively utilized Technosoft motor and control expertise in the fast realization of dedicated solutions for high demanding environments. We to provide our customers: • Intelligent drives • Intelligent motors • Custom solutions Our field of expertise covers: • Digital motion control • Solutions for decentralized application with various field busses (CANopen, Ethernet, EtehrCAT)
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TECHNOSOFT is a leading motion control technology company specialized in the development, design and manufacture of motion control products and custom motion systems. For over 25 years, TECHNOSOFT has been helping customers enjoy commercial success in various field of industry. This experience has matured into the continuous improvement of the performance and robustness of our products. Motion Control Solutions TECHNOSOFT has pioneered the intelligent drive as a cost-effective solution in many motion control applications. Embedding a motion controller and a drive into a single unit, an intelligent drive can perform many of the tasks that are traditionally assigned to a central unit. Customers from various industries requiring a wide range of motion control products and systems for specialized applications have effectively utilized TECHNOSOFT’s expertise in the following application fields: • Medical: laboratory, automation, life support devices • Packaging: intelligent solutions for distributed control • Textile: yarn feeder, high dynamic controls • Robotics: robots and cobots,grippers, automated guided vechicles (AGVs), warehuse automation • Machine tools: electronic screw drivers and nut runners • Semiconductor industry: wafer handling and processing • Aerospace/avionics/ruggedized solutions
Functional safety STO inputs with safety integrity level SIL3/Cat3/PLe
Encoders capabilities Incremental,1Vpp Sin/Cos, SSI, BISS-C, EnDat 2.2, Digital Halls, Analog Halls, Tacho, Sensorless, Panasonic, TAMAGAWA, Nikon, Sanyo Denki
Benefits of TECHNOSOFT Motion Technology • All in one: controller and drive in a single unit • One for all: same drive for DC, stepper, brushless and linear motor • Intelligent motors with integrated motion controller and absolute position center • Advanced motion control profiles supporting EtherCAT, Ethernet, CANopen and TMLCAN Protocols.
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Temposonics Temposonics (formerly MTS Sensors) is recognized as an industry leader in sensing technologies and solutions. These sensors and transmitters permit high precision and dynamic position and/or speed measurement in state-ofthe-art automation and safety-relevant systems. With a versatile and everincreasing product portfolio and a focus on superior regional support, Temposonics cooperates closely with customers, to optimize performance and reduce downtimes. Outstanding quality associated with practical expertise ensures that customers achieve utmost productivity and success. Continuous research, development, and production of sensor systems constantly enable new solutions for measuring tasks in the industrial, mobile hydraulics as well as process technology fields. Since April 2021, the company Temposonics is part of Amphenol Corporation (NYSE: APH). Amphenol is one of the largest manufacturers of interconnect products in the world. The company designs, manufactures and markets electrical, electronic and fiber optic connectors, coaxial and flat-ribbon cable, and interconnect systems. As a sensor solutions manufacturer, Temposonics matches the portfolio of the group of companies that are all part of Amphenol, enabling customers to benefit from an extended, complementary product selection.
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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 robust Temposonics® designs guarantee maximum reliability, high-precision position measurements and long-term operation even in the harshest environments. Compatible with a wide range of controllers with advanced outputs such as EtherNet/IP and SSI. YOUR CHALLENGE OUR SOLUTION We address your exact design and performance needs – with multiple mechanical and output options. INTEGRATION Temposonics® E Series provides IO-Link serial based bi-directional communication that enables consistent communication between sensors and the controller.
SAFETY IN MIND The ET Sensors offer hazardous area approval combined with high temperature rating. T-Series sensors are 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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The Lee Company Founded in 1948, The Lee Company is a manufacturer of miniature fluid control components for aerospace hydraulic and fuel systems, automated liquid handling in medical and scientific instrumentation, medical disposable applications, oil exploration and production, automotive and offhighway equipment, machine tools, high performance motorsports, and other industries worldwide. The Lee Company employs over 1,000 people and occupies over 1 million square feet of modern manufacturing and office space 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. 2 Pettipaug Road, P.O. Box 424 Westbrook, CT 06498 Phone: 860-399-6281 Toll Free: 800-533-7584
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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 re-circulating, 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,maintenance-free operation, and Long Service Life.
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The Model SDAN-V is a compact precision ball screw with an external nut. New technology is utilized inside the ball screw nut to achieve an ideal ball circulation structure with smoother rotational motion. The double nut system provides for high rigidity. THK offers 7 screw shaft diameters from 32 to 63 and lead sizes 5 mm to 40 mm for 47 possible combinations.
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THK’s Utility Slide ATG, is a new product with a high load capacity and superior durability designed for logistics and railways.The ATG is a telescopic slide rail with an inner and outer rail that expand and collapse. This product features a high load capacity, superior durability, and two rows of balls that enable smooth, stable movement. It can also be mounted with an ease unique to slide rails.
Our new Type HDR LM Guide offers a rigid design that is suitable for single rail applications. It enables single-axis tables to be compact and lightweight. The ball raceways of the Type HDR are positioned on the sides of the LM rail, making it difficult for foreign materials to reach them. This LM Guide is ideal for applications where a constant MC moment will be applied. The HDR offers an improved dust-proofing plate cover easily be applied to rails up to over 5 m long.
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Two drive systems are combined into a single package for a compact overall design. The Type KR-RL handles loads in all four directions (radial, reverse-radial, and horizontal), making it possible to install in any mounting orientation. It is optimal for end effectors of robot arms that move freely.
Backlash-Free and High Accuracy Circular Motion
Type KR-RL Actuator
Our new Type KR-RL Actuator features a driving element that uses right/left threads and enables symmetrical movements with a single motor.
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THK’s four-way equal load Type HCR Curved LM Guide provides backlash-free and high accuracy circular motion. It features four rows of raceways precision-ground on an LM rail and an LM block. LM blocks are arranged at the load points, allowing for large circular motion of 5m or greater and the capability of receiving loads in all directions. Multiple LM blocks can individually move on the same rail.
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TLX Technologies Custom Electromagnetic Solutions TLX Technologies is leading the charge in designing and manufacturing custom electromagnetic solutions. We use proportional, high-speed, high-temperature, and latching technologies to custom design solenoids, actuators, and valves. We can also integrate smart functionality into our products to provide data collection, diagnostics, and IoT communication at the component level. With over 150 years of combined electromagnetic design experience and multiple patents, TLX is a leading innovator in a variety of industries such as fire protection, automotive, off-highway, powersports, and industrial. To speak with a member of our technical team about your application and its unique needs, visit tlxtech.com. TLX Technologies N27 W23727 Paul Road Pewaukee, WI 53072 www.tlxtech.com
For over 20 years, TLX Technologies has been developing high-quality electromagnetic solutions that optimize the capabilities of new and existing systems.
The DPV draws very little power, achieves zero hysteresis, and is capable of a true zeroflow state if required by the application. Always on the cutting edge of innovation, TLX Technologies’ products are up to 25% smaller than competing designs, minimize overall power consumption, and can withstand harsh environments (as required by the application).
Many industries are looking for solutions that will minimize the power consumption of their products. TLX Technologies recognized that latching solenoid technology would provide the energy-efficient solution that many OEMs were looking for. Latching solenoids are ideal for applications where high cycle rates are not needed. This is because these solenoids require only a short pulse of power to actuate, and no power is drawn to maintain a commanded state. Additionally, they do not produce the excessive heat often associated with conventional solenoids. TLX has applied latching solenoid technology to develop the discrete proportional valve system (DPV)—an energy-efficient alternative to conventional proportional control valves.
Thanks to critical capabilities such as 3D CAD design, in-house testing, and electromagnetic and fluid dynamic analysis, TLX Technologies seamlessly partners with design teams to develop solutions built to meet their specific needs.
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Tolomatic, Inc. Tolomatic: Excellence in Motion® for over 65 years Since 1954, Tolomatic has designed and manufactured innovative actuators and linear motion solutions built to your requirements and distinguished by exceptional quality and customer service. Tolomatic continues to offer the fastest delivery of standard catalog products. Modified and custom products ship weeks ahead of the competition. Contact us for more information. Tolomatic, Inc. 3800 County Road 116 Minneapolis, MN 55340 Tel: 800-328-2174 www.tolomatic.com
What is “Endurance Technology(SM)? We call our design philosophy Endurance Technology(SM). That means everything we make—electric rod and rodless actuators, pneumatic actuators, power transmission products—is designed for maximum durability to provide long and reliable service life. Components such as planetary roller screws, special surface-treated thrust rods, high quality and robust internal components and key features for easy maintenance are built into our actuators to insure 100 percent uptime and years of service.
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Our tools are one click away and include: • On-Line Electric Actuator Sizing • 3D CAD library • Your Motor Here® (YMH) • YouTube library • Reference materials (eBooks, guides, webinars, white papers) Learn more Download our overview brochure: https://www.tolomatic. com/about-us
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Traco Power TRACO Electronic AG, is a Swiss company with headquarters in Baar, Switzerland. TRACO markets its products worldwide under the registered trademark TRACO POWER. As a leading power supply specialist with more than 35 years’ experience we are dedicated to the design and manufacturing of high quality DC/DC and AC/DC power conversion products with an emphasis in ruggedized products for harsh industrial & railway solutions. Traco Power North America 2025 Gateway Place, Suite 330 San Jose, CA 95110 P: (408) 916-4570 F: (408) 916-4571 Email: salesusa@tracpower.com www.tracopower.com
Ruggedized DC/DC Converters
Designed for Railway and Harsh Industrial Applications Full performance under the harshest environmental conditions with reliable performance against shock, vibration, airborne
particles as well as extended thermal performance. TRACO Power offers a wide selection of DC/DC converters that
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railway applications in accordance to the EN 50155 standard including increased EMC immunity against surge, burst, radiated and conducted disturbances.
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Your Partner for Sealing Technology Trelleborg Sealing Solutions is a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of precision seals, bearings, and custom-molded polymer components, offering a wide range of patented product designs and proprietary materials for static and dynamic sealing applications in the general industrial, automotive and aerospace markets. With 9 R&D centers and more than 32 production facilities and 60 Customer Solution Centers worldwide, backed by a global supply chain management network, Trelleborg offers customers the strength of a global supplier combined with the service and support of a local partner, an unrivaled product range, and a portfolio of established brands and ServicePLUS value chain solutions.
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Trelleborg Sealing Solutions offers a broad range of sealing solutions for industrial applications in aerospace, automotive, chemical transportation, energy and renewables, fluid power, robotics, food, beverage and water, and other segments. Our experts collaborate with customers to design, engineer, and manufacture seals to meet specific application requirements. Whether starting with a customer specification, supporting with testing and qualification to get a product to market, or developing solutions to enhance manufacturing and supply chain processes, we help customers find the best solutions to their most challenging projects. Trelleborg’s global footprint and capabilities enable us to provide resources to customers worldwide while offering local support in country. Our material, product, and application expertise effectively provide additional engineering resources to our customers’ teams. Trelleborg’s ServicePLUS program offers customers a wide range of value-added services to simplify the workflow in every part of their value chain, from engineering to manufacturing, procurement to aftermarket. We provide physical, environmental, and chemical testing, Finite Element Analysis to reduce prototyping loops and Root Cause Analysis to determine product failure modes. Our self-service tools and apps are designed to help engineers sealing related queries, with information ranging from material compatibility to installation instructions.
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Trim-Lok, Inc. Trim-Lok, Inc. is a well-respected and recognized manufacturer of top quality extruded plastic and rubber trims and seals. Trim-Lok provides competitively priced and innovative trim and seal solutions, along with unmatched superior service, making them a leader in the industry. In the late 1960’s owner Gary Whitener began work on a new and innovative plastic trim used to trim the edges on motorcycle helmets. His proprietary process slit, stamped and coined steel or aluminum, extruded that metal inside a flexible PVC plastic and then roll formed the part into the Trim-Lok Edge Trim part that is commonly used in nearly every industry and still sold today! Trim-Lok continues to push engineering limits and lead innovation within our industry with several patented parts, including our all-in-one “living hinge” SnapIn Seal for RV slide-out units that combines a flap seal and bulb seal into one uniquely designed part. After installation the bulb “snaps” into place eliminating the need for additional labor and parts. Trim-Lok’s “living hinge” has translated into other Trim-Lok designs and other patent pending designs. 888-TRIM-LOK (874-6565) www.trimlok.com info@trimlok.com
Trim-Lok, Inc. manufactures hundreds of in-stock and off-the-shelf Edge Trims, Trim-Seals, Rubber Seals, Gaskets and other plastic and rubber profiles that can be found in nearly every industry including heavy equipment, machinery, automotive aftermarket, RV, HVAC, and more. Trim-Lok product lines are easily customized by edge gap and bulb size requirements, as well as glue and tape options, or customers can rely on a team of highly skilled engineers to design and manufacture a custom part for their application. Their team brings high caliber mechanical design, excellent materials knowledge and strong manufacturing expertise when providing custom trim and seal solutions. Several Rubber Seal products are UL certified, and Trim-Lok is IATF 16949 and ISO 9001 certified for automotive supply assuring their customers that parts will be made to specification, on-time, with 100% traceability. Trim-Lok is able to provide ultimate flexibility in design specializing in single and multi-material profiles and specializes in numerous rubber and plastic materials including:
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Trim-Lok’s mission is “To be the leader and trusted supplier of choice for innovative trim and seal solutions!” Trim-Lok continuously goes above and beyond each customer service request to deliver a full service solution and offers engineering design and development using the latest in 3D CAD and FEA software, reverse engineering as required, state of the art rapid prototyping, internal lab testing, materials consulting, onsite fit trials of first articles and more! It is that hands-on approach and attention to detail making certain that each part matches the customers’ requirements, and our unmatched ontime delivery, fair pricing and highly skilled employees that has ensured Trim-Lok’s steady growth!
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Turck Turck is a pioneer in industrial automation technology, providing customers with a comprehensive line of quality and advanced technology in a fast, flexible and accurate manner. With more than 4,600 people working in 30 countries, Turck has built global partnerships with customers based on engineering expertise, flexibility and a willingness to take on engineering challenges that others won’t. Turck 3000 Campus Drive Minneapolis, MN, 55441 USA Phone: 763/553-7300 Email: info@turk.com www.turck.us
Turck is a leader in listening to customers’ automation challenges and engineering custom application solutions. Its specialties are sensors, connectivity solutions and fieldbus technology, with additional strengths in RFID. Since it first opened in 1960 as an engineering office, Turck has grown into a leading, global solutions supplier for factory and process automation applications.
Fieldbus Technology—Expand your communication capabilities while consolidating your wiring using fieldbus technology. Turck’s fieldbus technology is used to link devices to an automated controller. From distributed I/O to junction boxes and HMIs, Turck offers a wide range of options that are compatible with all major network protocols. Whether on-machine or in a panel, Turck has a solution.
Sensors—Turck offers more than 5,000 proximity sensors based on inductive, capacitive or magnetic principles of operation, along with ultrasonic, flow, linear and rotary position sensors to solve your detection, positioning and measurement applications. They are rugged and reliable even in the toughest of environments with versions rated up to IP69K or that are weld immune.
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Connectivity—You’ll get endless connection possibilities with Turck’s rugged industrial cable, connectors and wiring harnesses. They are designed for the toughest applications and harshest environments. Our cut-to-length Bulk Cable program is second to none, allowing you to buy only what you need. If you can’t find what you are looking for, our team of local experts can custom engineer a solution for you.
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Veljan VELJAN is a focused Fluid Power Product Manufacturer with over 50 years of manufacturing experience. Our multiple facilities are equipped with state of the art manufacturing machinery supported by ISO processes, inspection and test facilities, as well as a large R&D group dedicated to product improvement and development. Over the years, VELJAN has developed a long list of satisfied customers as a global supplier of vane products, pressure controls, check valves, and power units. VELJAN was the first company in India to manufacture complete line of pneumatic products and has been successfully providing them to customers since 1965. These products are now available for global markets.
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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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.
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WAGO Corporation WAGO Corporation provides North America with innovative Interconnect, Electronic Interface, and Automation solutions. Headquartered in Germantown, WI, WAGO features state-of-the art manufacturing and 75,000 square feet of storage capacity for 37,000 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. To see our capabilities in action, watch the video at www.wago. us/capabilities. WAGO Corporation N120 W19129 Freistadt Road Germantown, WI 53022 1-800-DIN-Rail www.wago.com/us info.us@wago.com
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A Modern Approach to IP67 Rated Distributed I/O IP67 rated I/O SYSTEM FIELD provides cabinet-free automation meeting the requirements of modern decentralized production facilities. The modules support popular IIoT protocols as well as industrial fieldbuses. With configurable DIO ports and innovative load management, one SYSTEM FIELD module can do it all. Learn more: www.wago.com/us/discover-io-systems/field Highly Efficient Power Supplies Pro 2 Power Supplies include 6 units with up to 96.3% efficiency that incorporate an interface allowing them to be tailored to any application requirement. The Pro 2 has an easy fieldbus connection with snap-on communication modules that maximize system uptime and lowers hardware costs. Learn more: www.wago.us/pro2 Lean Managed Switches Optimized for Industrial Networking Lean managed switches are engineered for use in industrial environments that are installed and maintained by control minded automation engineers. A graphical active topology map and diagnostic dashboards provides makes it easy to monitor and troubleshoot any network. Learn more: www.wago/com/us/lean-managed-switches
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Watlow® Customers Thrive with Watlow Thermal Solutions Watlow® is a global industrial technology company that uses its world-class engineering expertise, advanced thermal systems and manufacturing excellence to enrich everyday life. Many of the world’s leading companies leverage our technology in vital applications such as semiconductor processing, environmentally-friendly energy solutions and lifesaving medical and clinical equipment, to name a few. Founded in 1922, Watlow’s culture is driven by our purpose of “Enriching Lives Through Inspired Innovation,” enabling us to deliver high-impact solutions that improve our customers’ competitive advantage. Watlow 12001 Lackland Road Maryland Heights, MO 63146 United States www.watlow.com
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The world’s leading companies start with Watlow for all their thermal needs.
F4T® Process Controller
Watlow, with over $500 million in annual sales, 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 thermal systems consist of a wide variety of electric resistance heaters, sensors, controllers and software. Watlow’s engineering prowess is second to none with deep domain knowledge in the most demanding industries where our technollogy 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.
OPTIMAX® Heat Exchanger
Watlow holds more than 1,000 patents and employs about 4,000 team members worldwide with 17 manufacturing and technology centers 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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Weidmüller USA Weidmüller – Your Solution Partner in Industrial Connectivity Did you know that Weidmüller has stood for Service, Competence and Reliability since 1850? Or that we are represented in 80 countries all around the world? Be it automotive manufacturing, electricity generation or water management – there’s hardly any industry that can do without electronics and electrical connectivity today. As experienced experts we support our customers and partners around the world with products, solutions and services in the industrial environment of power, signal and data. We are a true partner with extensive knowledge and understanding of its customer and their application, together we set standards in Industrial Connectivity. Let’s Connect. Weidmüller USA 821 Southlake Blvd. Richmond, Virginia 23236 United States www.weidmuller.com
Why Weidmüller - Consulting and engineering for your individual solution With Weidmüller you can rely on a partner who is very much at home in the industrial environment. Our experienced Connectivity Consulting team delivers a practical impetus rather than just abstract theories.We have experienced engineers in automation and connectivity all over the world that are ready to solve problems you encounter every day in your applications. The challenges of reducing costs and increasing efficiency requires intelligent, individual solutions. Whether it is modified products, pre-fitted mounting rails or complete small cabinets, our application centers provide a highly qualified custom-made engineering and production service.
Our driver is to optimize your efficiency. So, alongside our product offering, we support you with our range of services through all the phases of machine construction. The result of this collaboration is a reduction of up to 30% in cycle times, up to 20% more space in the control cabinet and significant fault reduction. The control cabinet is the control center for constantly evolving machines and production cells. Through early integration in the planning process, Weidmüller engineering solutions simplify your product development and simplifies your planning process with our engineering software, Weidmüller Configurator.
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Weintek USA, Inc. Professionals in Human Machine Interface Founded in 1996, WEINTEK LABS is a global-leading HMI manufacturer and is dedicated to the development, design, and manufacturing of practical HMI solutions. WEINTEK LABS’ mission is to provide quality, customizable HMI-solutions that meet the needs of all industrial automation requirements while maintaining customer satisfaction by providing “on-demand” customer service. WEINTEK LABS brought their innovative technology to the United States in 2016 to provide their HMI expertise and expedient solutions to the North American industrial market.
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Weintek USA, Inc. 6219 NE 181st St Suite 120 Kenmore, WA 98028 www.WeintekUSA.com
OPC UA and MQTT are also embedded, with which data from the connected devices can be uploaded to an IIoT datacenter. Additionally, users can activate EasyAccess 2.0 to remotely monitor, control, or update their HMI and PLC projects. With the cMT X Series users can also take advantage of capacitive multi-touch gesture control, 1080P Full HD resolutions, PLC Web Browsers, and optional built-in WiFi on their HMIs, among many other new features.
Weintek has continued to consistently set higher goals in the HMI market. In the past 5 years, our Research & Development team has tripled in size. In 2013 Weintek introduced the new generation 7” and 10” models, MT8070iE and MT8100iE. The iE Series was fully compatible with its i Series predecessor. In 2017 Weintek integrated IIoT Capabilities to provide one of the most capable HMI solutions available, ready for Industry 4.0 applications.
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Weintek has not been limited to conventional HMI architectures. Recently Weintek integrated CODESYS in the cMT X Series. With built-in CODESYS, the cMT X Series supports true PLC programming with multiple languages such as FBD/LD/IL/ST/SFC/CFC.
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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 non-threaded devices, locknuts, lockwashers, mechanical retaining devices, locking collars, shrink discs, rethreading dies, and assembly sockets.
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WON ST LLC A Leader in the Linear Motion Bearing Founded in 1989 in Korea, WON ST’s history of success has gained them recognition as the representative brand of linear motion bearings in Korea. WON ST continues the same traditions of providing the highest quality products, technical support and services to meet and exceed customer satisfaction. WON ST provides a full portfolio of linear motion bearings including a variety of Linear Guides including Ball Linear Guides for a general use of linear motion, Mini Linear Guides for a compact environment of linear motion, and Roller Linear Guides for ultra-high load, high rigidity and high precision, Linear Bushings, Cross Roller Bearings, Cross Roller Guideways, Ball Splines, Smart Actuators, Shafts and other linear motion parts. WON ST LLC 14325H Willard Rd Chantilly, VA 20151 www.wonst.co.kr/english
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WON ST’s most concern is developing customized uses of its existing products for our valuable customers, and a variety of more precise products. R&D has been our best priority among sales, management, manufacturing or others thanks to the indefatigable Engineering sprit of our founder who has been developed most of WON ST products together with his R&D team of long experienced and degreed members. Further, as a Number 1 manufacturer of linear motion bearings in Korea, WON ST has been supported by many government and private R&D agencies including KIMM (Korea Institute of Machinery & Materials) and funds. Proven Quality and Global Recognition Semiconductor manufacturing equipment, Automobile Manufacturing Systems, Machining Tools and Medical Devices which are the signature industries of Korea have been supported by our various products. Robotics, medical devices, machining tools, packaging equipment etc. have been major industries that we have supported in U.S. Our Chinese factory supports for Chinese market and Vietnamese factory is recently added to our Korean manufacturing lines. Manufacturing Efficiency, Ontime Support and New Products Our own heat treatment, hardening process, simultaneous multi-face grinding and other own developed equipment have allowed us for a reasonable price and on time support. WON ST will continue to invest for manufacturing efficiency and new products.
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Würth Industry North America REDUCE COSTS WHILE IMPROVING PRODUCTION PROCESSES The way we do business at Würth Industry North America is the difference between a contract and a partnership. It is the difference between a supply chain that works, and one that anticipates what you need. Our difference is people. Founded in 1945, we’re a privatelyheld, family-owned business just like we were in the beginning. Now, as an international supply chain solutions provider, we harness global purchasing power and a deep investment in an everexpanding network of North American locations across the U.S., Canada, and Mexico. As a collection of North American companies with deep local, regional, and national roots, we provide local support that’s backed by the world’s largest industrial distributor. Würth Industry North America 598 Chaney Ave. Greenwood, IN 46143 www.wurthindustry.com
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There’s more to providing a better supply-chain strategy and ensuring you have parts on time. Reducing costs and cycle times, consolidating part numbers, and improving product design are all key factors to the success of your inventory management program. CPS®TECH, Würth’s engineering assistance program, will support you in all stages of your design and manufacturing process. Acting as a true extension of your engineering team, we help drive down costs and increase operational efficiencies. You’ll find our value-added services and extensive engineering resources form an integral component of our customer service—and our partnership with you. Our national network of engineers provides you with local support and access to vast industry knowledge--so you can concentrate on your core objectives. Involved in all stages of the design and manufacturing process, our engineers consult with yours to deliver numerous advantages. Your benefits: • Ensure higher quality products • Collaborate on new part designs, assist in product introductions, cut cost from legacy products and systems • Generate cost-savings opportunities • Working with your team to design production floor space for efficient parts usage, storage, and flow Take advantage of our engineering expertise and contact us today!
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Xometry At Xometry, we created a proprietary software platform to enable product designers and engineers to instantly access the capacity of a network of manufacturing facilities. Our platform makes it possible for customers to receive instant pricing, expected lead times and manufacturability feedback in seconds. At the push of a button, the network is able to deliver high-quality machined, 3D printed, and molded parts at consistently fast lead times while offering very low prices. We make it easy for all customers — from startups to Fortune 100 companies — to access manufacturing on demand by providing the most efficient way to source high-quality custom parts. Xometry 7951 Cessna Avenue Gaithersburg, MD 20879 https://www.xometry.com
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Custom Manufacturing on Demand. Xometry is the US’s largest custom manufacturing network platform. Launched in 2014, the company has grown rapidly, driven by the ease of our instant quoting platform, our manufacturing expertise, and our relentless devotion to helping customers with their project engineering needs. In 2018, Xometry acquired MakeTime, another leader in the manufacturingon-demand space to create the single largest manufacturing partner network in the industry. In 2019, Xometry acquired Shift, Europe’s largest CNC manufacturing network. Our partner network now spans the globe to support the needs of customers and to help drive the business of local machine shops and manufacturing facilities. Our algorithm sends jobs to a list of carefully vetted facilities with matched capabilities. Xometry’s Project Engineering team is always responsible for making sure the parts are done correctly and on time.
Xometry’s manufacturing capabilities include CNC Machining, Sheet Metal Fabrication, Direct Metal Laser Sintering (DMLS), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM), HP
Multi Jet Fusion, PolyJet 3D, Die Casting, Binder Jetting, Urethane Casting, Finishing Services, and Injection Molding. We can produce a wide range of quantities, from single-use prototypes to millions of molded parts. Some of our top customers included NASA, BMW, Bosch, and Dell Technologies. We are ITAR registered and AS9100 and ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Yaskawa America, Inc. Rethink What’s Possible with Yaskawa Yaskawa is the leading global manufacturer variable frequency drives, servo systems, machine controllers and industrial robots. Our standard products, as well as tailormade solutions, are well known and have a high reputation for outstanding quality and reliability. Rather than accepting the status quo, we invite you to wonder, “What if …?” And then we make it possible. Experience is often the difference between solving a problem the right way and settling for “good enough.” Our global expertise is unmatched and unquestioned, with 100+ Years of manufacturing excellence, 30 countries with sales, service, and manufacturing locations, and $4.0 billion in global sales per year. Yaskawa America, Inc. 2121 Norman Drive South Waukegan, IL 60085 www.yaskawa.com
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Yates Industries is a manufacturer and rebuilder of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders of world-class value. Established as a fluid power distributor in 1972, Yates has evolved into a state-of-the-art company with four locations and 300,000+ sq. ft. of manufacturing and repair space. Going strong for over 50 years; we proudly serve all industries from agriculture, aerospace, and defense to construction and steel. Our goal has always been to offer our customers the utmost in quality, service, and reliability. Yates Industries, Inc. 23050 Industrial Dr. E. St. Clair Shores, MI 48080 586.778.7680 ph 586.778.6565 fax sales@yatesind.com Yates Cylinders Alabama 55 Refreshment Place Decatur, AL 35601 Phone: (256) 351-8081 Fax: (256) 351-8571 alsales@yatesind.com
Yates Industries began with the goal of providing exceptional products with superior customer service. 50+ yearss later, we have exceeded those goals and have earned the reputation for delivering a superior product that not only lasts but also surpasses its expectations. Yates combines efficient manufacturing with an engaging staff who is devoted to service your request 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. We have the means to handle your largest cylinder applications — with the in-house capabilities to turn parts up to 65 inches in diameter, 27 feet in length. With experience creating hundreds of new cylinder designs across three major design platforms, Yates offers over a dozen engineers on staff to help design and manufacture the most comprehensive cylinder supply in the marketplace, while also having one of the largest cylinder repair footprints in the United States. Through our dependable and affordable products and passionate service staff, we guarantee that when you think quality hydraulic cylinders, you think of Yates, YOUR CYLINDER SOURCE.
Yates Cylinders Georgia 7750 The Bluffs Austell, GA 30168 Phone: (678) 355-2240 Fax: (678) 355-2241 gasales@yatesind.com Yates Cylinders Ohio 707 Mary Etta Street Middletown, OH 45042 Phone: (513) 217-6777 Fax: (513) 217-5777 ohsales@yatesind.com www.yatesind.com
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The Zero-Max brand is known throughout the world for its high quality and premium performance. The Zero-Max team is committed to providing best in class service with passion. If the extensive standard product offering doesn’t provide exactly what you need, Zero-Max application specialists can engineer a solution to meet your unique requirements. Configurable 3D CAD downloads at www.zero-max.com Zero-Max® 13200 Sixth Avenue North Plymouth, Minnesota 55441-5509 Phone: 763-546-4300
Zero-Max Primary Product lines are: Flexible Shaft Couplings and Torque Limiters for Servomotors, Linear Actuators, Wind Turbines, Printing Presses, Label Printing, Converting Machines, Machine Tools, Test Equipment, Feedback Devices, Packaging Machines, Process Equipment, Dynamometers, and other high performance applications. Variable Speed Mechanical Drives for Agricultural, Printing, Peristaltic Pumps, Food Processing, Pharmaceutical, Packaging, and many other applications.
Overhung Load Adaptors for Timber Processing, Brush Clearing, Road Construction, Marine, and other rugged applications that need overhung load protection for hydraulic pumps and motors. Keyless Locking Bushings for Packaging, Processing, Tooling, Automated Assembly, and applications that would benefit from the unique qualities of a keyless locking bushing. Contact us for more information regarding quality motion control components that can solve your most demanding motion requirements.
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Kyocera AVX ..........................................................57 Lenze Americas ................................................. 167 Lin Engineering .................................................. 157 Main Mfg ............................................................... 142 Master Bond.......................................................... 36 maxon ..................................................................... 151 METCASE .............................................................. 131 Miki Pulley U.S. .................................................... 48 Misumi USA, Inc. .................................................BC mk North America, Inc. ..................................... 43 Moog Animatics .................................................. 211 Murrelektronik, Inc. ..............................................70 Nason ..................................................................... 40 NB Corp .................................................................. 89 ND Industries ....................................................... 63 New England Wire & Tubing Technologies .................................................. 181 Newark, An Avnet Company ......................... 201 Nitto Kohki USA .................................................. 95 NSK ......................................................................... 152 Ogura Industrial Corp. .................................... 202 OKW Enclosures, Inc. .........................................33 OMS Motion, Inc. ...............................................203 Opto 22 ...................................................................25 Oriental Motor USA Corp ................................ 143 Parvalux ................................................................ 173 PBC Linear ............................................................ 96 Permco .................................................................. 212 Phd Inc. ................................................................200 PI (Physik Instrumente) LP ...............................24 PM B.V. ................................................................... 113 PMD ........................................................................ IBC Pyramid ................................................................ 202 R+W America ......................................................206 ROLEC Enclosures, Inc. .................................... 69 Rota Engineering ............................................... 110 Ruland Manufacturing Co., Inc. .................... 197 Schmersal ............................................................ 130 SCHURTER Inc. ................................................... 103 SIKO ......................................................................... 58 Smalley Steel Ring ...............................................31 Smart Products ....................................................97 SMC Corporation of America ........................ 137 Sorbothane ......................................................... 142 Stock Drive Products/ Sterling Instrument .......................................52 Super Swivels ........................................................18 Tadiran Batteries ................................................ 119 The Lee Company .............................................. 28 THK America, Inc ................................................ IFC TRACO POWER North America, Inc. ............ 141 Trim-Lok ..................................................................35 Veljan Hydrair ...................................................... 191 WAGO Corporation ............................................ 117 Weidmuller ...........................................................109 Weintek USA ....................................................... 163 Whittet-Higgins ....................................................27 WON ST US .......................................................... 125 Würth Industry North America ...................... 59 Yaskawa Electric America .................................51 Yates ...................................................................20,21 Zero-Max, Inc. ......................................................... 2
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Abaco Systems Inc .............. 214 Able Electropolishing .......... 215 Accumold ................................. 216 ACE Controls .......................... 217 Actuonix Motion Devices ............................... 218 Aerotech ................................. 220 ALA Industries ....................... 221 Allied Moulded Products .. 223 AllMotion ................................. 222 Altech Corporation ............. 225 AMETEK Programmable Power ................................. 226 Automation24, Inc. .............. 227 AutomationDirect ................. 219 Avnet ....................................... 228 Bailey Hydraulics ................. 229 Banner Engineering ...........230 Bay Associates Wire Technologies, Inc. ........... 231 Beckhoff Automation ........ 232 Beswick Engineering .......... 233 binder USA ............................ 234 Bird Precision ........................ 235 Bishop Wisecarver ..............236 Bodine Electric Company .......................... 237 Boker’s Inc. .............................238 C-Flex Bearing Co. Inc ........239 Cadence ................................. 240 Canfield Connector .............. 241 Canon U.S.A. Inc .................. 242 Carlo Gavazzi ........................ 243 CC-LINK PARTNER ASSOCIATION ................. 244 CGI Inc. .................................... 245 Chieftek Precision Co., Ltd. ............................. 246 CIT Relay & Switch .............. 247 Clippard ................................... 248 CMT .......................................... 249 Coilcraft ...................................250 Components Corporation ....................... 251 COMSOL ................................. 252 Control Techniques Americas ........................... 253 Cornell Dubilier Electronics, Inc. .............. 254 CS Hyde Company .............. 255
Del-tron Precision, Inc. .......256 DieQua ..................................... 257 Digi-Key Electronics ............258 Dodge Industrial ..................259 Dorner ......................................260 Dynatect Manufacturing, Inc ......................................... 261 Eagle Stainless Tube ......... 262 ElectroCraft, Inc. ..................263 Encoder Products Company ..........................264 EXAIR Corporation ..............266 Fabco-Air, Inc. ....................... 267 FAULHABER MICROMO .........................268 FESTO ......................................269 Fischer Connectors ............ 270 FluiDyne Fluid Power .......... 271 GAM .......................................... 272 GE Digital ................................ 273 GoEngineer ........................... 274 Harmonic Drive LLC ............ 275 Harwin ..................................... 276 HAWE Hydraulik ................... 277 HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION ............... 278 HELUKABEL USA ................ 279 Hunger Hydraulics ..............280 IDS Imaging Development Systems, Inc. .................... 281 igus ........................................... 282 Intech .......................................283 Interpower ..............................284 ITT Enidine .............................265 J.W. Winco, Inc. .....................285 Keller America Inc. ...............286 Keystone Electronics Corp. ................................... 287 KHK USA Inc. .........................288 KNF Neuberger ....................289 KOA Speer Electronics ......290 Koford Engineering .............. 291 Kollmorgen ............................. 292 Kuebler ....................................293 Kuriyama of America ..........294 Kyocera AVX ..........................295 Lenze Americas ...................296 Lin Engineering .................... 297 LinMot USA Inc. ....................298 Main Manufacturing ...........299
Master Bond .........................300 maxon ....................................... 301 METCASE ...............................302 Midwest Motion Products, Inc. ..................303 Miki Pulley U.S. .....................304 Misumi USA ...........................305 Mitsubishi Electric Automation ......................306 mk North America, Inc. ...... 307 MOCAP ....................................308 Moog Animatics ...................309 Murrelektronik, Inc. ............... 310 Nason ........................................ 311 NB Corp .................................... 312 ND Industries ......................... 313 New England Tubing Technologies .................... 314 New England Wire Technologies .................... 315 Newark, An Avnet Company ........................... 316 Nitto Kohki USA .................... 317 NORD DRIVESYSTEMS ....... 318 Novotechnik ........................... 319 NSK Precision .......................320 Ogura Industrial Corp. ........ 321 OKW Enclosures, Inc. ......... 322 OMRON Automation ........... 323 OMS Motion, Inc. .................. 324 OPC Foundation .................. 325 Opto 22 ...................................326 Oriental Motor ...................... 327 Parvalux ..................................328 PBC Linear .............................329 Permco ....................................330 phd Inc. .................................... 331 PI (Physik Instrumente) LP ........................................ 332 Pilz Automation Safety L.P. ....................................... 333 Pivot Point Inc. ..................... 334 PM B.V. .................................... 335 PMD ..........................................336 PTC ........................................... 337 Pyramid Incorporated ........338 R+W America .........................339 RAM Industries .....................340 Regal Rexnord ....................... 341 ROLEC Enclosures, Inc. ..... 342
Rota Engineering ................ 343 Rotor Clip ................................344 Ruland Manufacturing .......345 Sager Electronics ................346 Schmersal .............................. 347 SCHURTER Inc. .....................348 SDP/SI-Stock Drive Product ..............................349 SEW-Eurodrive .....................350 SICK, Inc ................................... 351 SIKO Products ....................... 352 Smalley Steel Ring .............. 353 Smart Products USA ..........354 SMC Corporation of America .............................355 Solidworks ..............................356 Sorbothane ........................... 357 Stratus Technologies ........358 Super Swivels .......................359 Tadiran Batteries .................360 Technosoft .............................. 361 Temposonics .........................362 The Lee Company ...............363 THK ...........................................364 TLX Technologies ................365 Tolomatic ................................366 TRACO POWER North America, Inc. ........ 367 Trelleborg Industrial Div .......................................368 Trim-Lok, Inc. .........................369 Turck ........................................ 370 Veljan Hydrair ........................ 371 WAGO Corporation ............. 372 Watlow ..................................... 373 Weidmueller ........................... 374 Weintek USA, Inc. ................ 375 Whittet-Higgins .................... 376 WON ST USA ......................... 377 Würth Industry North America ................. 378 Xometry .................................. 379 Yaskawa Electric America .............................380 Yates ......................................... 381 Zero-Max, Inc. .......................382
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