MilwaukeeβDesigners of pneumatic systems will have the opportunity to learn how to use more accurate flow rating data to design more efficient pneumatic systems from a leading expert at the next National Fluid Power Association (NFPA) Educational webinar, to be held on September 18, 2012 (Tuesday) β 2:00 p.m. Eastern / 1:00 p.m. Central. Presenter: […]
Clippard receives award from FIRST
Clippard Instrument Laboratory Inc. recently received an award of appreciation from the FIRST organization. For the past 12 years, Clippard has been a contributor to the Kit of Parts that is used by all schools participating in the FIRST Robotic Challenge (FRC). Clippard is a Golden Sponsor, recognized for donating $100,000 in products and other […]
Bimba announces improved original line cylinders
Bimba Manufacturing Co. announced a series of product enhancements to its round line, non-repairable Original Line cylinders product series.
Bimba Manufacturing acquires Pneumadyne
Bimba Manufacturing Co. announced the completion of its acquisition of Pneumadyne Inc. Headquartered in Plymouth, MN, Pneumadyne has been a manufacturer of pneumatic components and control systems
Beswick’s quick-disconnect couplings: For those “not-normal” applications
Mike Donati of Beswick Engineering is quick and to the point: “I’ll bet that you, or one of your colleagues, have a requirement for a quick disconnect coupling. Normally that isn’t too difficult to source butβand this is why you drink several cups of coffee and stay late at workβyou do not have a ‘normal’ […]
Precision pneumatic-to-current P/I transducers
ControlAir Inc. has announced its P200 and P290 pneumatic-to-current P/I transducers. These transmitters are designed to convert standard 3-15, 3-27 or 6-30 psig air pressures into a two wire 4-20 or 10-50 mA signal with a total accuracy up to +/- 0.10%.
ACE Controls and Enertrols signs new distributor
ACE Controls has announced the appointment of Exotic Automation & Supply as a pneumatics distributor for ACE and Enertrols products in SE Michigan.
Special design award goes to pneumatic hand
East Providence, R.I.βLouisiana Robotic Machines has developed an innovative, all-pneumatic robot hand that uses Zipper-style cable carriers in its finger joints. The design won the “Special Design” award in the igus vector 2012 competition, which sought to honor those implementing polymer cable carriers in unique and challenging ways. Louisiana Robotic Machines designs, develops, and builds […]
Fluid power: A great career choice
Loved seeing a news item last week on the Facebook page of the Minnesota West Community & Technical College. Their Granite Falls Campus announced that its Fluid Power Technology program, a 2-year technical program, has had 100% job placement rate for the class of 2012.
ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs is key to human-robotic actuation
When the future doesnβt pan out quite the way that movies or television envisioned it, people often complain about the absence of items available todayβfrom flying cars to wristwatch TVs to lifelike robotics. While Ford has yet to announce the 2014 Floating Taurus and Apple hasnβt quite perfected the wearable iTV, automation technology expert Festo […]
