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Motoring into the IE5 era for energy efficiency

E&T

Industrial motors are used to control torque and speed on conveyor belts, robotic arms, automated guided vehicles and in compressors to regulate the volume of air, gas or liquid running through pipes. Unfortunately, on top of an energy crisis, there is also a supply crisis, says Hanigovszki, with lead times of around six months for motors.

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Diving Deeper Into Machine Monitoring Data

Modern Machine Shop

Thrailkill took over in 2008, when his grandfather retired. The leadership team discusses this data in weekly meetings, and account managers use it to determine how aggressive they can be in quoting lead times to customers. The company was founded in 1953, and current CEO Lance Thrailkill’s grandfather acquired it in 1978.

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Leading the way in automated monitoring with Kurloo Technology

Manufacturer's Monthly

Years into his career in measurement science as a consulting surveyor, the co- founder and CEO of Kurloo Technology, Lee Hellen, began his first commercial business in 2008. Three years later, Hellen’s team worked on the South Point project in Brisbane, with very heavily constrained tunnels and heritage buildings to deal with.

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Upgrade Your Shop’s Workflow with the Latest Material Handling Equipment

Fabricating & Metal Work

A variety of standard sizes are manufactured in the Louisville factory with industry leading lead times. EMH is ISO 9001:2008 certified. As with leading Silicon Valley software platform introductions, Rite-Hite will release upgrades to its ONE Digital software on a regular basis. Seegrid Corp.

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Midgard Inc. Tackles Tooling Challenges and Automates Production to Keep Molds Running

Mold Making Technology

Before 2008, we had around 100 employees, but since then, we’ve advanced and automated some aspects of production that reduced the need for manual labor. We use 3D modeling, Solid Works, AutoCAD and Mastercam coupled with the high-speed capabilities of our CAM department to shorten our mold lead times.