By Paul J. Heney and Mary Gannon Cincinnati-based Clippard Instrument Lab created its EV line of valves in 1973. The companyβs workhouse pneumatic valves have seen a lot over their lifetimeβvideo games like Pong have evolved into lifelike realty games and mobile phones the size of loaves of bread are now compact, thin devices that […]
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Looking ahead to Aventicsβ next moves
I recently had the chance to chat with Kjell Lyngstad, the Director-North American Sales, Marketing & Engineering for Aventics, the former Bosch Rexroth ΊΪΑΟ³ΤΉΟs. Aventics has its U.S. headquarters in Lexington, Ky.; Lyngstad has been with the company in Sweden since 1997, and he relocated to the U.S. in 2001. Q: How do you think […]
IFPS plans βFluid power professionals dayβ for June
The International Fluid Power Society (IFPS) has dedicated June 19 as βFluid Power Professionalsβ Dayββa day of recognition for everyone who works in the fluid power field. Fluid power has been described as a βhidden giant,β because it is so common in our day-to-day existence that we have simply overlooked the obvious. There is not […]
Fort Wayne Manufacturing Company to Expand Huntington Facility
PHD, Inc., a manufacturer and supplier of industrial automation components, announced plans to expand operations in their Huntington, Ind. facility, creating up to 22 new jobs by 2017. Headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind., PHD is investing $4.18 million to equip its 76,000 square-foot production facility in Huntington. Multi-axis CNC equipment will be installed in the […]
NFPA shows fluid power shipments rose in February
The latest data published by the National Fluid Power Association shows industry shipments of fluid power products for February 2014 increased 6.0% compared to February 2013, and decreased 5.1% compared to last month. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic and pneumatic shipments increased in February 2014 when compared to February 2013. Mobile hydraulic, industrial hydraulic and pneumatic […]
3 Ways to Reduce Your Vacuum System’s Carbon Footprint
By Josef Karbassi, Vice President, Automation Div., PIAB How to reduce your energy consumption and carbon footprint when most electrical power is produced by gas, oil and coal-based power plants. Carbon dioxide (CO2) is considered to be the largest environmental threat to our world by most researchers. In order to reduce the usage of fossil […]
Vaccon announces the appointment of Joseph D. McCarthy as Inside Technical Sales Engineer
Vaccon Company, an engineering and manufacturing company specializing in air operated venturi vacuum pumps for the automation, robotic and process control industries,announced the appointment of Joseph D. McCarthy as Inside Technical Sales Engineer. Joseph has more than 30 years of engineering experience in equipment manufacturing, testing and diagnostics, most recently with EMC2 and Speedline Technologies. […]
Vaccon Company announces the appointment of Jim Watters as Midwest Regional Sales Manager
Vaccon Company., a U.S. manufacturer of air-powered venturi vacuum pumps, announced the appointment of Jim Watters as Midwest Regional Sales Manager. Most recently, Jim promoted Vaccon products for over 20 years as a fluid power and controls salesman for Kiser Controls in Illinois. Previously, Jim was employed by the Robert Bosch Fluid Power Group in […]
Festo Support Community is a forum for technical questions
Festo has opened a new forum on its website, called the Festo Support Community, to give Festo customers easy access to technical support and help each other solve problems and troubleshoot system designs. A product of the Technical Hotline team at Festo, the Support Community allows users to post technical questions online and respond to […]
NFPA’s 2014 Conference gives attendees a lot to mull over
The 2014 NFPA Conference at the Eau Palm Beach Resort & Spa, held on the sunny southeast coast of Florida this week, has been an excellent educational event, in addition to the always-excellent networking opportunities. I found one of the most interesting talks to be from Peter Zeihan of Zeihan on Geopolitics. His talk, “Powers […]
