Hardinge Inc. (Elmira, NY) manufactures workholding products to grip parts to be turned, milled, ground, welded, assembled or positioned in the small-to-medium parts machining industry. Hardinge has completed over 200,000 custom workholding designs, while offering over 40,000 standard products. Their group of workholding engineers has over 300 years of combined experience in designing solutions to [...]

Automated Barrier Door Designed with New OSHA, RIA Regulations in Mind; Features Improved Controls, More Resilient Curtain Material MILWAUKEE (January 25, 2012) — Frommelt Safety has just introduced the industry’s most sophisticated automated barrier door, the Guardian Defender. Designed to guard machinery, contain processes and protect employees from robotic/machine movement zones, the new door boasts [...]

ATLANTA, Apr. 2, 2012 — Today, Siemens announced that its versatile Sinamics S120 drive system has been expanded to include Profinet, Ethernet TCP/IP and EtherNet/IP connectivity, thus providing maximum flexibility for industrial Ethernet communication while offering innovative concepts for those wanting a single network for the entire plant. Whether a greenfield project with multiple vendors [...]

Reduces energy costs by up to 50 percent ATLANTA, Apr. 2, 2012 — The Motion Control Business of Siemens Industry, Inc. introduced today its new Sinamics servo pump for hydraulic injection molding machines. Built upon standard components such as the Sinamics S120 drive platform and distributed I/O, users will benefit from increased machine output and [...]

The ideal and efficient solution for closed-loop temperature control ATLANTA, Apr. 2, 2012 — Siemens Industry, Inc. unveiled today its improved TCP3000 temperature controller for plastics machines making extruders more simple and economic. This pre-configured solution allows OEMs to save time and expense when equipping their machines; provides users with the highest degree of flexibility, [...]

All Sunnen dial bore gages now available with optional large LCD indicators. Simple design and quick setup make fast GO/±NG judgments a snap. MAY 2012 – Sunnen Products announces the availability of optional, large-readout electronic indicators on its entire range of dial bore gages. Highly visible in the shop environment and a quick reference for [...]