Camozzi ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs designed the Series 6PF Positioning Feedback Cylinder to increase both precision and control in its pneumatic actuators. In compliance with ISO 15552 standards, the Series 6PF is equipped with a potentiometric transducer of a linear position integrated inside the rod. This type of cylinder, when used with the LRXA4 proportional servo valve, makes […]
PMMI releases newly revised B155.1-2016 packaging machinery standard
PMMI, The Association for Packaging and Processing Technologies, is pleased to announce the approval of its ANSI/B155.1-2016 Safety Requirements for Packaging and Processing Machinery standard as an American National Standard by the American National Standards Institute by the Board of Standards Review. The objective of the ANSI/PMMI B155.1-2016 standard is to improve the safety of […]
Firestone Industrial Products team to compete in Annual Engine Challenge
Five students from Sequoyah High School in Soddy Daisy, Tenn., are raring to rev their engines at the national Hot Rodders of Tomorrow Engine Challenge. Their team sponsorβFirestone Industrial Products (FSIP)βwill be cheering the young auto enthusiasts on as they battle it out at PRI 2016 in Indianapolis this December 8-10. At stake? Millions in […]
LVIT inductive linear sensor for cylinder position feedback requires no magnet
Alliance Sensors Group is pleased to announce the MR Series of Linear Position Sensors for use in measuring the ram position of hydraulic and pneumatic cylinders. The MR Series is designed to be a drop-in form, fit, and function replacement for magnetostrictive sensors but with much more robust construction and a lower cost of ownership, […]
Humphrey Products introduces new proportional valve driver
Humphrey Products has introduced theΒ latest product within the company’sΒ ProControl family, the PCD proportional valve driver. The PCD produces the appropriate current control, either constant current or PWM, to effectively drive any ProControl proportional valve upon receiving signal from a variety of data acquisition sources (ie PLCs, IoT, closed loop sensors, etc). Suitable for product development, […]
Compressed air fail: Draining profits
A food products company suffered a failure of one of their compressors that caused production outages due to low pressure. They were forced to rent a portable compressor and place it outside to return the production to normal. This portable compressor consumed about $10,000 per month in rental and fuel costs. Around the same time, […]
Piab offering specialized vacuum equipment to automakers
Through an extended and dedicated sales network, Piab is going global with its market leading range of vacuum generation products for the automotive industry. Car manufacturers in the U.S. and Northern Europe have benefitted from the company’sΒ specialized vacuum equipment for many years, but now products are being rolled out globally through the companyβs extensive sales […]
Can fluid power play a role in wearable exoskeletons?
Popular movies have long imagined robotic assist type machinery, from the Power Loader exoskeleton that Ripley wore in Aliens to the military weaponry showcased in Starship Troopers and Avatarβnot to mention basically the entire premise of the Iron Man movies. But, as so often happens, the real world is catching up to the imaginations of […]
Motion Industries acquires Braas Co.
Motion Industries Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., announced that it has acquired Braas Company. Execution of the transaction was effective October 3, 2016. Braas Company is a leading distributor of products and services for industrial automation and control. Braas was founded in 1961, and has been an employee-owned company with headquarters […]
Looking to the future of AI … in 2026
In celebration of our parent company’s 10th anniversary, our entire editorial staff authoredΒ forward-thinking columns, examining how we think the world and the manufacturing industry will be different in another 10 years. Here’s my take … What will the manufacturing world be like in 2026? How will it be different? How will the job of a […]
