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Automation Systems Market is coming back very slowly
ARC says the short term forecast for discrete automation systems looks bleak, but moderate market growth is expected five years from now. China and India are doing well, of course. -
ISA appoints Bill Lydon chief editor for InTech
Automation.com's Bill Lydon was appointed editor of InTech, further strengthening ISA’s partnership with Automation.com to jointly publish several e-newsletters for InTech and Automation.com subscribers. -
CAMWorks doubles productivity at CP Pistons
CP Pistons doubled its productivity and improved consistency in products using CAMWorks CAM solution from Geometric Limited. -
Sterling Instrument releases catalog on CD-ROM
CD-ROM catalog contains technical information, specifications and photos on linear motion systems, hardware, right angle drives, gearheads, gearmotors and other machine control products. -
NEMA-backed motor rebate bill introduced in Congress
Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) launched a $700 million motor rebate bill for an energy-efficient motor rebate program advocated by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA). -
Workholding shipments down in third quarter
At $39.6 million for third quarter 2009, shipments of workholding equipment were down 34.1 percent from third quarter 2008 according to the Advanced Workholding Technology (AWT) Group of AMT -
Okuma provides machine tools to Davis Applied Technology College
Equipment includes CNC lathes, vertical machining centers, multi-tasking machines and a horizontal machining center with a Fastems flexible manufacturing system. -
Dan Janka appointed Chairman of AMT Board
Dan Janka, President, MAG Global, was elected Chairman of the Association of Manufacturing Technology (AMT) Board of Directors. -
ISA selects Automation.com as advertising sales partner
In addition to daily and weekly digital and online content, ISA will publish 6 print issues of InTech magazine in 2010. ISA selected Automation.com as the advertising sales representative for InTech magazine’s print, digital, and online editions. -
ABB orders decline 15% in Q3
ABB reported third-quarter net income of $1 billion. Orders declined 15% and revenue was down 5%. -
NUM CNC upgrades Gleason 782 gear hobber
The machine is used by a large aerospace components manufacturer in Chihuahua, Mexico, to produce spur, helical and crown gears with complex profiles. -
ARC says general motion control market will grow
ARC expects the GMC market will experience modest growth in 2010, as businesses slowly start investing in capital equipment. -
Factivity installs shop floor MES at Swanson Industries
Factivity fit Swanson Industries with its shop floor technology, replacing pen-to-paper with a PC based manufacturing execution system (MES). -
ISA selects Automation.com to provide E-Newsletters
The co-branded e-newsletters will be distributed to Automation.com’s subscribers, InTech subscribers, and ISA members and customers, creating a combined total distribution of more than 90,000 world-wide automation professionals. -
Paper describes Reliability of Piezo Actuators
By Physik Instrumente Paper describes the development and lifetime tests of PI's ceramic encapsulated actuators in comparison with conventional polymer coated piezo actuators. Several graphs enable the quick calculation of lifetime under different operational and environmental conditions. -
PackML Implementation Guide
This implementation guide, by the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, has been created to aid software developers in achieving a clean and efficient implementation of PackML. -
Okuma opens Technical Centers in Houston and Chicago
Grand opening ceremonies will feature machining and productivity seminars. Both centers will have Okuma CNC lathes and machining centers on display. -
Siemens merges four divisions into one
Siemens Energy & Automation, Siemens Transportation Systems, Siemens Building Technologies, and Siemens VAI Services merged into a new company, Siemens Industry. -
POSITAL encoders certified for IRT by Profibus
OPTOCODE rotary encoders with PROFINET I/O interfaces are now certified for IRT (isochronous real-time) data transfer protocols. -
Thomson upgrades Linear Motion website
Website covers actuators, ball screws and lead screws, clutches and brakes, linear bearings and guides, linear motion systems, precision balls and planetary gearheads.
