EXAIR’s new EasySwitch Wet-Dry Vac simplifies the filter change process when switching from vacuuming a dry material to a liquid or vice versa. Utilizing minimal compressed air, the EasySwitch is a powerful pneumatic vacuum that is ideal for any application – wet, dry, light and heavy.The fast and tool-less conversion to vacuuming liquids is done…
NewAge Industries invests in new plastic hose manufacturing equipment
When NewAge Industries was founded in 1954, it didn’t make anything. The company was a distributor that purchased and resold plastic tubing, reinforced hose, fittings and clamps. It wasn’t until the early 1990’s that NewAge began manufacturing products. Extrusion – a method of forcing material through a die to make a certain shape – is…
Nitto Kohki low-pressure Cube Cupla fluid couplings
Nitto Kohki offers a full range of low-pressure Cube Cupla fluid couplings that connect to hose with hose barbs, threads, or trans-panel mounts. The plastic-resin couplings include NBR seals to reliably join air and water lines to 10 bar of pressure. Both the sockets and plugs for the fluid couplings come in valve and valveless…
Pig’s Tail hose protection: HDPE spiral wrap from Caplugs
For more than 70 years, Caplugs has served as a leader in product protection. With 10 manufacturing facilities across the globe, Caplugs is a trusted source for plastic product protection, masking solutions, and custom-molded component solutions. Caplugs carries a full line of protective hose guard for hydraulic and pneumatic hose protection. The heavy-duty Pig’s Tail…
Dual Point Mini Cooler from EXAIR cools small parts and tools
EXAIR’s new Mini Cooler with Dual Point Hose Kit provides a stream of 20°F (-7°C) cold air to prevent heat buildup, reduce downtime and increase productivity. It is effective on small machining operations to eliminate burning, melting, and heat related breakage. The dual point option allows the cold air outlet to be directed at two…
Caplugs sells comprehensive Pig’s Tail spiral wrap for hose protection
Leader in plastic molding Caplugs has acquired Pig’s Tail — the leader in hose protection and spiral wrap. The Pig’s Tail spiral wrap product line is a heavy-duty wrap manufactured from 100% High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). Using quality material ensures optimum flexibility and memory retention for “bounce back” after installation. A proprietary cutting technique creates…
Larger 316SS air conveyors for food, pharma, and chemical
EXAIR’s new 2-1/2-in. (64mm) and 3-in. (76mm) 316 stainless steel Line Vacs are powerful in-line conveyors that transport high volumes of material through ordinary hose or tube. Designed for areas like food and pharmaceutical processing which require the benefits of 316SS including excellent chemical and corrosion resistance, performance in high or low temperatures, long service…
Al Glick awarded MFG Lifetime Achievement Award
In November 2018, the Michigan Manufacturers Association hosted their Annual Awards Gala. During the event, Al Glick was presented with the MFG Lifetime Achievement Award. The MMA explains, “this honor is given to an individual who has excelled in the industry and inspires their peers, emerging leaders, lawmakers and educators to strive to make significant…
Mill-Max announces press-fit PCB pins for plated-through holes
Mill-Max Manufacturing Corp. had announced four new pins specifically designed for press-fit into PCB plated-through holes, providing a secure connection while maintaining plated-through hole integrity and continuity. These new PCB pins incorporate square press-fit geometry and angled vent features making them suitable for solderless press-fit or press-fit and solder PCB termination. The four pins presented…
Establishment of a CLPA Working Group on Industrial Ethernet Security
Recently, the IT and OT worlds have started to overlap. While this has brought many benefits to manufacturing, it also means that plant staff now also needs to consider IT security threats to their operations. Actual measures for reducing those risks need to be considered and implemented. From the factory system point of view, it…
Do engineers deserve the blame for big mistakes in big projects?
Leland Teschler, Executive Editor lteschler@wtwhmedia.com On Twitter @ DW—LeeTeschler Governments today struggle with budgetary overruns and deficits, and the resultant wrangling has put what might be called megaprojects in the spotlight: Big bridges, high-speed rail lines, and new fighter jets that are all large-scale, complicated undertakings typically having price tags in the billions. Of course,…
Siemens: Digital Twin Slashes Development Time, Improves Quality
Optima, of Germany, which makes packaging systems, recently created a digital twin of one of its transport systems by using software from Siemens PLM to digitally map the system as it moved through the design and manufacturing process. Engineers at Optima wanted a way to test, develop, and validate their designs digitally. But they wanted […]
Sensata’s new linear voice coil actuator for ultra-small motion designs in medical devices
Medical devices are often smaller and lighter in weight than the majority of applications that require some type of motion control, simply because they are often portable/mobile, hand-carried or lifted. Internal components needed for these devices are chosen carefully to make for the smallest overall device footprint. This poses unique challenges to component manufacturers supplying […]
Gallery: New automotive component tech at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show
The recent North American International Auto Show — the Detroit Auto Show for short — is known for highlighting the debuts of new production vehicles and concept cars. But a lot of automotive suppliers also use NAIAS to highlight new developments in component and subsystem technology. We have put a few of the more interesting…
Red Lion Controls Names Jack Lee as President
Red Lion Controls announced the appointment of Jack Lee as President of the company. Jack, whose appointment is effective immediately, will be based at Red Lion’s headquarters in York, Pennsylvania. Jack Lee succeeds Mike Granby, who served as President of Red Lion for seventeen years, and is leaving the company to pursue other entrepreneurial projects.…
IDEC Adopts Leading-Edge Consumer Technology for Industrial Use
IDEC Corporation announces the 4.3” HG1G HMI, one of industry’s first display products to take full advantage of the worldwide standard 4.3” LCD screen size. Because this screen size is so widely used in consumer gaming devices and other commercial products, it effectively obsoletes HMIs with smaller screen sizes by offering a larger and higher…
Burkert’s new micro dosing unit Type 7615
Burkert’s new micro dosing unit Type 7615 – a high-precision diaphragm pump for exact dosing of liquids in the µl range – is the fluid technology specialist’s latest addition to its product portfolio for analytical, bio-medical and medical applications. The micro dosing unit, comprising of three valves, doses 5 µl in one stroke with a…
Stainless Steel Threaded Line Vac Turns Pipe Into a Conveyor
EXAIRs new 303 stainless steel 3/8 NPT and 1/2 NPT Threaded Line Vac Air Operated Conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a powerful conveying system for parts, scrap, trim and other bulk materials. Their small size makes them perfect for fitting in the cramped spaces and tight confines of many production lines. The Threaded Line Vac…
Get Rotor Clip’s eBook “Still Made In America”
The e-book tells the history of Rotor Clip and its founder, Robert Slass, against the backdrop of US economic history during the decades following World War II. From Eisenhower’s approval of a super highway system to connect the country (and stimulate the economy during a rather nasty recession) in the 1950’s to the push to…
Improving CFD mesh generation
One of the fundamental properties affecting aerodynamic performance of a body is its shape. Demands for improved performance and optimization of airframe shape simulation and analysis continue to increase. The International TechneGroup Incorporated (ITI) CADfix team worked with geometry handling and integration (GHandI) program partners to develop capabilities for extracting information from geometry and adapting…
Freudenberg-NOK helps launch new harmonized material data sheet
The Association for Rubber Products Manufacturers (ARPM) and Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies, as a lead member of the organization, have unveiled a new harmonized material data sheet that will save suppliers time and money when implemented into their material testing practices. The data sheet can be used globally to track material characteristics. The new harmonized material…
Simpler, faster, smarter: a new approach to system design
Advances in design software offer greater efficiencies for designing, deploying and maintaining automation systems Andy Stump • Business Manager • Design Software • Rockwell Automation Manufacturing and industrial end users are turning to smart manufacturing to be more responsive, efficient and flexible in how they operate. But this presents a new challenge for automation system…
CNC technology helps makes high precision medical implants
Substantial legal requirements have resulted in more complex specifications for implant manufacturers: From the design through production, the complete process chain must be documented and validated. CNC-controlled machines support prosthetics manufacturers and permit high-quality products to be manufactured, despite being subjected to continuing high cost pressures. The idea for a new medical implant normally arises…
Large Back Blow Air Nozzle For Cleaning Inside Diameters
EXAIR’s new 1 NPT Back Blow Air Nozzle has been designed to effectively blow debris and liquids from pipe or hose inside diameters, axle housings, bores, holes, internal threads and other internal part features found in hydraulic cylinders, gear boxes, differential housings and more. An array of holes provide a forceful 360 degree airflow to…
First low-temperature FKM available for food and beverage industry
Freudenberg-NOK Sealing Technologies will showcase a trio of globally-certified sealing materials, including a new low temperature FKM that is being readied for use in the European food and beverage industry, at the 2016 International Beverage Dispensing Equipment Association (IBDEA) conference. The new material, 70 FKM 425727, will be the first low-temperature FKM that complies with…