Attendees to the Fluid Power Technology Conference, presented by Fluid Power World, will have ample opportunities to learn from industry experts and pneumatic and hydraulic manufacturers at the two-day event. Slated forMilwaukee School of Engineeringβs Kern Center Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22, the event will feature nearly 10 sessions led by experts in […]
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Aventics publishes machine safety guide for pneumatics
Aventics has published a manual titled βMachine Safety Expertise for ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟsβ covering key topics in the implementation of directives and standards for safety-related pneumatics. Protecting people, machines and property is the primary objective of safety-related pneumatic systems and components. For all production machinery, international standards and regulations define measures to prevent accidents through safe machine […]
Top Donaldson award goes to heatless, regenerative desiccant dryer design
Donaldson Co. Inc., a manufacturer of filtration systems and parts, announced its patent recipients and winners of the Companyβs 14th Annual Inventor Awards, which are given to employees whose work on various technology innovations has contributed to Donaldsonβs continued success as a leader and filtration innovator. Employees are eligible to win one of five […]
ControlAir launches its new mobile responsive website
ControlAir, Inc., a leading manufacturer of precision pneumatic and electro-pneumatic controls, launched a new mobile responsive website, designed to optimize visually across any size screen, platform and orientation.Β Content will automatically be adjusted to fit within the browserβs window whether it be a laptop, iPad, iOS or Android device. βThe new responsive mobile website gives […]
Vaccon company to exhibit at the Hannover Messe
Vaccon Company will be attending the Hannover Messe International Trade Fair to exhibit its robotic end-of-arm-tooling and venturi vacuum product line to a diversified global audience. Hannover Messe is the world’s leading trade fair for Industrial Technology with over 5,000 exhibitors from 70 countries. The trade fair showcases key technologies and core areas of industry […]
Creative automation and Sterling Engineering form partnership
Creative Automation, Inc. and Sterling Engineering & Manufacturing jointly announced a partnership in which Sterling Engineering and its president, James B. Canner, now represent Creative Automation. Gerd Walter, Creative Automation’s Vice President of Operations, said, “Sterling’s full range of special technologies and processes are now offered under the Creative Automation name.” James Canner added, “I […]
Hydraulic and pneumatic industry trends with NFPA
Fluid Power Industry Growth Trend The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows industry shipments of fluid power products for February 2016 decreased 12.3% compared to February 2015, and increased 4.9% when compared to last month. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic, and pneumatic shipments decreased in February 2016 when compared to February 2015. […]
New Festo mobile app enables quick delivery of industrial automation components
Festo, Hauppage, N.Y., has launched a new mobile app with features that allow fast delivery of parts and lower cost inventory. Β The new Mobile App delivers quick and easy access to Festo’s FAST Catalog of industrial automation components that are available for shipping on either the same day an order is placed, in three days, […]
Nearly 200 students learn fluid power at annual event
Each year, hundreds of middle school students are actively engaged in learning about fluid power during the NFPA Fluid Power Challenge, a competition that challenges kids to solve an engineering problem using fluid power. The latest challenge was held at Macomb Community College in Detroit. Sponsored by Master ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟ, this yearβs event included nearly 170 […]
ASCO introduces integrated automation solutions with ready-to-install pneumatic assemblies
ASCO has introduced ASCO Numatics Integrated Automation Solutionsβcustomized assemblies of best-in-class electrical and pneumatic components designed to meet specific customer needs. βLeveraging ASCOβs 127 years of expertise, our customized integrated solutions offer original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) the convenience and cost savings of engineered, pre-assembled, tested, and ready-to-install pneumatics packages,β said Robert W. Kemple, Jr., executive […]
