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has dramatically increased the throughput of its oxyacetylene steel cutting machinery, and automated the process, by developing a new twin-head machine controlled by NUM's Axium CNC platform.In total, this powerful CNC kernel controls 16 motor axes to... more »
In wafer bonding, two flat substrates are permanently joined by applying carefully calculated pressure, temperature, and voltage. Of the three parameters, pressure is often the most difficult to precisely ascertain and control. Traditional methods assume... more »
RedPrairie Corp., a productivity software provider, has supplied and implemented its Duty Management program at Houston Bottling and Co-pack, an independent Scottish-based bottling and co-packing company for the Scotch whisky industry. The software has... more »
Umpqua Dairy manufactures and distributes dairy products throughout Oregon, Washington, Idaho, and northern California. In an effort to optimize productivity, the dairy implemented programs from HighJump Software, a provider of supply chain execution... more »
Today most brewers use manual systems or bar codes to track their beer kegs. With both methods it is difficult to tell which customer has which kegs and who is responsible for damaged kegs when they are returned to the brewers. When applied to the right... more »
Global packaging solutions leader MeadWestvaco Corp announced that it has begun to supply with Natralock® paperboard-based security packaging for their Sharpie® Fine Retractable 10-count marker pack in club stores. Newell Rubbermaid, a worldwide manufacturer... more »
Nate Murphy is dedicated to his passion and profession of paleontology — but he didn’t want to literally “live and breathe” his dinosaurs. So he went digging for a solution and found a better way to protect himself and his crew from inhaling particles... more »
With its "one touch" button control, the OneTouch-LS™ linescan metrology and inspection station from. allows engineers to inspect images easier and faster than vision systems requiring a PC keyboard and mouse for entering commands. Today, it is in use... more »
Quick, what is Chip Ganassi’s real first name? If you know the answer, you also know the Pittsburgh native and Duquesne University graduate has racing in his blood, having raced motocross, Champ cars, and Indy cars, and competed in the Indianapolis 500... more »
A custom provider of coffee and condiments has been using an Aero-Mechanical Conveyor (AMC) from Spiroflow Systems, Inc. in its flavored coffee production operation for the last 14 years, without replacing a single part. The Model PC3 Aero-Mechanical... more »
With a proud 60-year heritage built on quality and craftsmanship, manufactures more than 270 types of Johnson brand levels, and distributes nearly 900 other hand tools under the Fuller Tool brand. Its products can be found at outlets nationwide. It also... more »
As a supplier of parts to the world’s leading automotive companies, has no room for error. That’s why the company uses three vision sensors to error-proof automated assembly of oil caps at its Prairie du Chien, WI facility. With 41 molding machines ranging... more »
Honeywell Analytics’ Single Point Monitor (SPM) was the gas monitoring instrumentation chosen by FEMA during the recent take-down of a U.S. spy satellite. The SPM was deployed in a backup role to monitor for potential hydrazine gas leaks that could have... more »
Providing drilling services to oil and gas companies means that must frequently move its drill rigs from one site to another. That process is now safer and easier, since the company started using the Meltric Decontactor Series switch-rated motor plugs,... more »
Producing more than 42,000 parts a day takes efficiency, precision, and reliable equipment. But a single broken part is all it takes to bring production to a halt. That’s why uses Dorner 2200 Series conveyors to move bus bars in preparation for packaging.... more »
It was definitely the most unique packaging request Bill Armstrong had ever received. “It was a true chance in a lifetime,” said Armstrong, technical development manager for Sealed Air Corp., who led a team of packaging professionals in designing, testing,... more »
When a leading producer of closed die hot forgings, was contracted by a leading piston manufacturer to provide large piston forgings for a new off-highway equipment engine, a requirement was that each piston forging have specific information marked on... more »
From a single-lift model in 1977, the core Pflow product line has grown to include six standard model series, each of which can be customized as needed to fit perfectly with the specifications of a particular customer.Sometimes the modifications are minor,... more »
Chemical processing plant Aldrich Chemical in Sheboygan Falls, WI, includes several volatile areas with large, heavy fire-rated blast doors. These areas are accessed several times a day by plant personnel, who were being slowed down waiting for the doors... more »
Steve Ostrowski was at his wit’s end, searching for the exact component that would enable easy installation of his canopy system and would be able to integrate with the system’s motor with a drive beam. Ostrowski is a partner with in Toronto, ON, manufacturer... more »