Festo will close its Appleton, Wis., center and move custom assembly and kitting services to a larger facility in Mason, Ohio. The move places custom services within a few miles of the parts and logistics resources of the Festo North American Regional Service Center. The new Customer Solutions Center will provide customized products to the […]
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Expanded piFLOWp vacuum conveyor offers Wet-In-Place function
Ensuring a safer working environment in food and pharmaceutical processing plants, Wet-In-Place (WIP) functionality has been added to Piabβs popular piFLOWp vacuum conveyors. WIP spray nozzles are now available for inclusion/retrofitting in new and existing piFLOWp conveying systems. The water sprayed by the WIP nozzles will wet any dust from food or pharmaceutical materials left […]
Update: HARTING’S ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ Module Metal performs through 10,000 cycles
With robust metal contacts that can be plugged and unplugged at least 10,000 times, the new Han ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ Module Metal from HARTING presents another significant cost- and space-saving opportunity to use connectors to streamline flexible production processes with high mating cycles. It can withstand pressure up to 10 bars, covering the entire low pressure range. […]
PACK Expo scholarship program to distribute $30,000
The new PACK EXPO scholarship program will provide $30,000 annually to support the future packaging and processing workforce. Each year, six $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to students studying packaging and processing at PMMI Partner Schools. A portion of the proceeds from the PACK gives BACK events at PACK EXPO International and PACK EXPO Las […]
Allmand expands into portable air compressor market
Allmand Bros. Inc., a subsidiary of Briggs & Stratton Corp. is expanding its product offerings into the portable air compressor market. The Maxi-Air Portable Air Compressorβs heavy-duty, over-sized rotary screw air end provides consistent, high-pressure air volumes at low rpm for enhanced fuel efficiency. The Maxi-Air comes in two models, the MA185 and MA400, with […]
PACK EXPO in Las Vegas is coming up quick
PACK EXPO in Las Vegas is coming up fast … in a little more than 100 days, the event will be upon us! Sustainability, efficiency and product safety are among the top issues to be addressed at the show in the Las Vegas Convention Center, Sept. 25β27.Β Co-located with the Healthcare Packaging EXPO, the event is […]
PHD Inc. celebrates 60th anniversary
PHD Inc. was founded this month in 1957. Over our 60 years of innovation, PHD has made automation work better and more efficiently for manufacturers around the world. The first product developed, and still popular today, was the Tom Thumb pneumatic cylinder. Today PHD manufactures a very broad offering of products used for industrial automation. […]
Bimba enhances βBlue and Improvedβ cylinder line with Blue and Improved Flat-1, including 19 new features
Bimba today announced the release of the latest in its cutting-edge, compact air cylindersβthe Blue and Improved Flat-1. βBlue (as in New) and Improvedβ designates Bimba products that have been redesigned to offer enhancements applying the most recent advances in design technology. The Blue and Improved Flat-1 features 19 new product enhancements such as permanent […]
Ritter Technology acquires Fluid Systems Engineering
Ritter Technology, LLC (Ritter), a leading provider and distributor of industrial motion and control products, announced that it has acquired the business of Fluid Systems Engineering located in Clinton Township, MI.Β This most recent acquisition strengthens Ritter’s commitment to providing engineered hydraulic and pneumatic products to its customer base in the greater Detroit area. Fluid […]
Aventics makes a move beyond pneumatics, acquires Vector Horizon Technology
AventicsΒ hasΒ announced the acquisition of Vector Horizon Technology LLC (VHtek), based in Bowling Green, Ky. By this acquisition, the pneumatics specialist says it will further strengthen itsΒ position in the global commercial vehicles business. The business of VHtek is defined as the management of design, research, development, prototyping of products and applications around the electro-mechanical actuation and […]
