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OMEGA Engineering Sponsors <i>FIRST</i> Robotics Team

Omega Engineering sponsored the Sim-City robotics team from Simsbury High School at the 4-day FIRST Robotics National Championship in St. Louis, Mo., from …

Hydraulic Oil Receives RDE 90345 Fluid Rating

PANOLIN HLP SYNTH 32 from The PANOLIN Group is the first rapidly biodegradable hydraulic oil to obtain the Bosch Rexroth RDE 90245 fluid rating. It was also …

Yates Industries Announces New Hires

Yates Industries added two members to its inside sales team: Stacie R. Weissert has been named inside sales manager where she manages the inside sales team and …

Poclain Receives Award by Caterpillar in India

Poclain Hydraulics PVT Ltd., part of POCLAIN Group and based in Pondicherry, India, successfully met the challenging requirements of the CAT SQEP certification …

Hengli Expands to New U.S. Facility

On May 1, Hengli America started operating from its newly acquired 47,000 sq.ft. facility located in Bolingbrook, Ill. Since 2012, the company, a subsidiary of …

SPS-Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou 2017 Achieves Record Visitor Attendance

SPS-Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou, held March 1-3, 2017, ended with record-breaking attendance at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, …

Ritter Technology Acquires Fluid Systems Engineering

Ritter Technology, LLC acquired the business of Fluid Systems Engineering in Clinton Township, Mich., which has been serving the automotive, industrial, and …

WABCO Plans New Engineering Center in Hanover

WABCO Holdings Inc. laid the foundation stone for its new Engineering Innovation Center in Hanover, Germany. Starting in 2018, approximately 450 employees will …

Bishop-Wisecarver Celebrates a Decade as <i>FIRST</i> Sponsor

Bishop-Wisecarver Group, celebrated a decade of support to STEM education in 2017 as it continues to sponsor the FIRST® Robotics programs. The company, a …

Air-Way Mfg. Achieves Certification

Air-Way Global Manufacturing achieved ISO 14001: 2015 Environmental Management certification. The company has been pursuing certification since Fall 2016 and …

SCHUNK Receives Hermes Award at Hannover Messe

The Hermes Award, one of the most coveted technology prizes for innovation, was awarded to SCHUNK during the opening of Hannover Messe by the German …

NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman Visits Aggressive Hydraulics

Aggressive Hydraulics received a surprise visit from NASCAR driver Ryan Newman before his recent victory in Phoenix, Ariz. Ryan toured the facility and met …

Aventics Acquires Vector Horizon Technology

Aventics, Lexington, Ky., acquired Vector Horizon Technology LLC (VHTek) based in Bowling Green, Ky., in order to support further development of the commercial …

Automate 2017 Hits New Heights

The Association for Advancing Automation (A3) announced that the Automate 2017 show and conference broke all previous attendance records with show attendance …

NASCAR Driver Ryan Newman Visits Aggressive Hydraulics

Aggressive Hydraulics received a surprise visit from NASCAR driver Ryan Newman before his recent victory in Phoenix, Ariz. Ryan toured the facility and met …

Yates Industries Announces New Hires

Yates Industries added two members to its inside sales team: Stacie R. Weissert has been named inside sales manager where she manages the inside sales team and …

Poclain Receives Award by Caterpillar in India

Poclain Hydraulics PVT Ltd., part of POCLAIN Group and based in Pondicherry, India, successfully met the challenging requirements of the CAT SQEP certification …

SPS-Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou 2017 Achieves Record Visitor Attendance

SPS-Industrial Automation Fair Guangzhou, held March 1-3, 2017, ended with record-breaking attendance at the China Import and Export Fair Complex in Guangzhou, …

SCHUNK Opens Service and Technology Center in Houston

SCHUNK held its grand opening to launch its new Service and Technology Center in Houston, Tex. The center has a milling machine, lathe, air chuck display, and …

Plattco Partners with Nexmatix for Energy-Saving Valve

Plattco Corp., through a partnership with Nexmatix, is introducing an energy-efficient Double Flap Airlock® valve for material handling. The valve, built with …

Monster Truck Event Calls in PIRTEK to Keep Show on Schedule

A front-end loader had blown a hose while preparing the ground for a New Orleans Monster Jam competition at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome, prompting a call to …

Siemens Partners with U.S. Technical Schools for L.E.A.P. Initiative

Siemens, through its Siemens Cooperates with Education, is launching a workforce development program for secondary and technical schools across America called …

Peninsular Cylinder Company Announces New Partnership with Amlok!

Peninsular Cylinder Company is proud to announce their new partnership with Amlok! This allows Peninsular the ability to incorporate the rod lock, providing a …

Coxreels Expands Current UL-Approved Products

Coxreels received approval on current UL-Listed Power Cord (PC) reels to show compliance with Canadian Safety Standards. This is effective on the company’s …

Electro-Matic Completes Acquisition of RAF Automation

Electro-Matic Ventures, Inc., Farmington Hills, Mich., has acquired RAF Fluid Power, a provider of advanced automation with a focus on pneumatics and robotics …