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Thomson publishes Guide to Industrial Linear Actuators
The guide provides an overview of applications that can benefit from electric actuation, and non-commercial information on the benefits of converting manual, hydraulic or pneumatic applications to electromechanical motion. -
ABB orders decline in Q4
Orders declined to $7.5 billion as lower demand mainly in mature markets outweighed continued growth in emerging markets. Revenues for the quarter were $8.8 billion, down 12 percent -
Mayfran International joins Okuma Partners in THINC
Mayfran provides solutions for chip and coolant management in metalcutting applications. -
Eastern Europe offers opportunity for automation vendors, says Frost & Sullivan
The transition of the manufacturing base from Western Europe to low-cost eastern European countries has opened new prospects for automation. -
Bosch Rexroth updates drives and controls website
The site covers CNC, PLC and Motion Control technologies for manufacturing automation. -
Siemens announces Converting Toolbox automation tools
Converting Toolbox is a set of standardized automation tools for the integration of various machine components that previously had to be performed individually. -
Fanuc CNC America emerges from demerger
FANUC CNC America is a result of the merger of the former GE Fanuc CNC parts and systems business into FANUC AMERICA Corporation. -
Chuck Edwards named president of Lenze Americas
Edwards was previously at Molex Incorporated (MOLX), Woodhead Industries and Rockwell Automation. -
Lenze-AC promotes Eric Klein to Director of Sales
Klein is a graduate of Cornell University with a BS in Engineering and four years with Lenze-AC Tech, 16 years at Toshiba and four years with Reliance Electric. -
Manufacturing technology consumption down 60.4% in 2009
AMT says U.S. manufacturing technology consumption was up in December but down 60% from 2008. -
Myths about Manufacturing’s Smallest Technologies
While they may sound like futuristic concepts, micromanufacturing and nanomanufacturing are becoming the biggest thing in our industry since the moving assembly line. -
SME elects Barbara M. Fossum president
For the first time in its 78-year history, the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has elected a woman to lead the organization. -
Market for operator panels to recover as OEMs and SIs die
ARC says the current economic situation has resulted in consolidation among companies that buy operator panels. For example, in 1988 there were roughly 30,000 OEMs and system integrators in the auto industry; by 2000, there were 5,600 suppliers left. -
Okuma appoints Jim King VP of Sales
King comes to Okuma from Siemens Energy and Automation where he served as the Director of Strategic Channel Development. -
AMT presents machine tool industry's recommendations to Biden
AMT wants extension of the current R&D tax credit and the 50 percent bonus depreciation for capital spending on equipment and plant infrastructure. -
Economic outlook for manufacturing sector in 2010
In general terms, FMA says 2010 will be better than 2009. GDP growth will be in the range of 2% to 3% and that is far superior to the negative numbers registered in the last year. -
Astraeus Wind Energy receives $7 million stimulus funding
Astraeus received the grant to develop a wind hub machining cell for high-volume manufacturing, as well as pursue development of carbon-fiber turbine blades. -
Doraville Custom Machine wins Okuma contest
Okuma named Charles Blair and Doraville Custom Machine Services the winner in their Real Help Machine Tool Giveaway contest. -
GE and FANUC finalize their divorce
The two companies signed the final agreement and will now operate independently as GE Intelligent Platforms and FANUC LTD. -
Misumi offers CD-ROM with CAD models of mechanical components
3D CAD Model library in CD-ROM format is available free of charge, to machine builders, automation system designers and product design engineers.
