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Yaskawa and Clearpath Partner to Develop Mobile Manipulation Solution

Yaskawa America, Inc., Miamisburg, OH

4 Apr 2016 — Yaskawa and Clearpath have partnered to develop a mobile machine tending and material movement solution ideal for shop floor environments.

Industrial Motion Technologies, Inc. Wins Eriez Merwin Sales Award for Third Time

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

31 Mar 2016 — Charlie Ingram, Eriez® Vice President of Sales and Marketing, announces that Industrial Motion Technologies, Inc. (IMT) of West Des Moines, IA, is the recipient of the 2015 Eriez Merwin Sales Award

Yaskawa Motoman’s Strategy for Robotics Education is Strategy for the Economy

Yaskawa America, Inc., Miamisburg, OH

29 Mar 2016 — Successful workforce development and sustainable economic growth depend on close alignment of STEM education, certification and training with the needs and expertise of industry leaders. Organizations must provide the right products, technology and education to fill the gap between what the industry wants and what educational institutions can provide. Yaskawa Motoman is addressing these critical needs with innovative products, curricula, training certification and services for education and industry.

Spirax Sarco will be presenting at the Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

28 Mar 2016 — Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is exciting to announce that they will be presenting a thirty minute educational session entitled “How healthy is your steam system” at the Food Automation and Manufacturing Conference in Sanibel Harbour Marriott, Fort Myers, Florida.

NIST: Baldrige Trainees Prepared to Advance Excellence in All Sectors

By Baldridge Customer Service

29 May 2014 — Participants in the recent 2014 Baldrige Examiner Preparation course expressed appreciation for the enriched learning and cross-sector fellowship they experienced in and outside their classrooms

Automated Guided Vehicles Ripe for Standardized Performance Tests

By Mark Bello

21 May 2014 — AGVs are evolving so rapidly in capabilities and electronic intelligence that the need for the equivalent of standardized performance testing has become apriority for the fast-growing AGV industry and its customers.

NIST Seeks Comments on Major Revision to Industrial Control Systems Security Guide

By Mark Bello

21 May 2014 — The NIST guide advises on how to reduce the vulnerability of computer-controlled industrial systems used by industrial plants, public utilities and other major infrastructure operations to malicious attacks, equipment failures, errors, inadequate malware protection and other software-related threats

Nanotube-Infused Clothing May Protect Against Chemical Weapons

By Chad Boutin

8 May 2014 — Scientists at the NIST have demonstrated a way to engineer carbon nanotubes to dismantle the molecules of a major class of Nerve Agents

NIST Awards 19 Advanced Manufacturing Technology Planning Grants

By Mark Bello

8 May 2014 — The grants, awarded to universities and other nonprofit organizations, are the first conferred by NIST's new Advanced Manufacturing Technology Consortia (AMTech) Program.

NIST Scientists Demonstrate Career Options for Earth Science Students

By Linda Joy

30 Apr 2014 — Jennifer Marshall, homeland security manager in the NIST Office of Special Programs and a geology graduate of Dickinson College, arranged for the students to speak with several NIST scientists whose work involves chemical analysis of rock and mineral materials.

Eriez ProGrade Line of Magnetic Separators Now Offer More Power

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

12 Apr 2016 — Eriez® ProGrade® Tubes, Grates and Liquid Line Traps are now available with the new and improved Xtreme® RE7 Rare Earth Tube Circuit, which proved to be 13 to 40 percent stronger than other magnets on the market today in head-to-head pull tests.

New Noise Logger efficiently and reliably measures sound levels

Bruel & Kjaer, Royston, United Kingdom

12 Apr 2016 — Noise Logger delivers accurate, unattended noise level measurements for planned developments and compliance investigations

Popular Sump Cleaners from Eriez HydroFlow Now Available for Quick Shipping

ERIEZ, Erie, PA

7 Apr 2016 — Eriez® HydroFlow® has expanded its inventory to enable even faster shipment and delivery of state-of-the-art Sump Cleaners.

Spirax Sarco steams ahead at the AIChE Spring meeting

Spirax Sarco, Blythewood, SC

5 Apr 2016 — Spirax Sarco, the leader in products and services for steam systems, is excited to announce that they will be exhibiting at the AIChE Spring Meeting and 12th Global Congress on Process Safety on April 10 – 14, 2016. At booth 304, our Oil, Petrochemical, and Chemical Industry experts, will be happy to discuss how our total customer solutions approach will benefit your organization.