Regardless of what they are made of β paper, plastic, fabric β or what they contain (flour, sand, pharmaceutical ingredients), all sacks are handled with ease with the help of Piab’s ergonomic Vaculex vacuum lifter. No more heavy manual work such as lifting sacks for stacking on pallets, emptying into hoppers/feed stations, or feeding/loading/palletizing directly […]
Noshok named one of 2019 Best Employers in Ohio
Noshok has announced that it has recently been named as one of the 2019 Best Employers in Ohio.Β The companyΒ is committed to maintaining a positive and healthy work environment, in which its employees can thrive and grow personally as well as professionally. The annual list of the Best Employers in Ohio was created by the Ohio […]
How do you check the health of your compressed air system?
With a little bit of imagination, we can relate a compressed air system to the circulatory system of a human body. We have the heart of the system, the air compressors, pumping out the life blood of the plant through the piping system, something we might relate to veins and arteries Β A healthy system is […]
Advanced EOAT solutions for the plastics industry
From components to complete systems and from stock to custom, your needs as an injection molding manufacturer will be met at Piab. End-of-Arm Tooling for the plastics industry can cover a number of functions β all of which will help you reduce cycle times, produce consistent parts, save on personnel costs and cut down on […]
How should you select air wands and blow guns?
Air wands and blow guns are widely used in industrial plant for cleaning, product movement, drying and sometimes cooling.Β These components often work very effectively for the said purpose but you should be forewarned that they do come with some very definite drawbacks: Safety β Compressed air can pick up and propel small objects, dust, […]
Compressed air fail: Cheap source of trouble
By Ron Marshall A power generation plant on a small island was having trouble. The plant’s instrument air was supposed to be dry β but there were many instances where water was pouring out of drains and collecting in low spots in piping. This left the engineers scratching their heads in puzzlement … the water […]
Festo’s pneumatic robotics meet artificial intelligence
Whether it’s grabbing, holding or turning, touching, typing or pressing β in everyday life, we use our hands as a matter of course for the most diverse tasks. In that regard, the human hand, with its unique combination of power, dexterity and fine motor skills, is a true miracle tool of nature. What could be […]
Catching up with Clippard in 2019
I had the opportunity recently to sit down with Robert Corazzini, a Regional Sales Manager for Cincinnati-based Clippard, a company known for its valves and other components in the pneumatics, automation and fluidics industries. βA lot of whatβs new and exciting at the company revolves around our NR product line, which is the line of […]
Emerson to introduce the combined Aventics and Asco lines at Hannover Messe
Emerson will be using the Hannover trade show to introduce its new combined Fluid Control & ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs product offering. The Aventics product brand has been combined with the brands Asco, Tescom and Topworx. The company says this will allow it to offer one of the broadest portfolios of products for controlling fluids and automating manufacturing […]
Should you oversize VSD air compressors?
When sizing air compressors, the typical strategy is to err on the side of caution. Nobody wants to be the dummy who sized the compressor too small, causing low pressure production shut downs. So when compressors are installed, the usual act is to buy the next size bigger, without regard to the actual compressed air […]
