Come April, well known and respected fluid power company Bimba will

introduce a line of electric actuators. And this jaded old editor

might be forgiven for thinking they're pretty excited about it, with

language like this in the draft press release:

“This is our most exciting new product launch in more than 10

years,” said Scott Meldeau, Bimba's VP Sales and Marketing. “Now

we can meet our customers' electric actuation needs with the same

value for which… Continue

As a user, how do you handle the challenge of upgrading your CAD system from 2D and DXF to a modern 3D modeler with capability to import major types of native CAD models from outside systems? And how would you handle this challenge if you were installing the new CAD modelers on dozens of waterjet machining systems for outside users?



That's the challenge faced when Flow Corp. realized that their existing software fell short of new needs. Designed years ago, the existing CAD software… Continue

Need control valves? This may be a good time to order. Because nobody else is, right now.



According to the authoritative Automation Research Corp., control valve suppliers face "precipitous drops" in control valve orders and declining backlogs. The worldwide market for control valves will decline over the next two years but is expected to rebound in 2011 according to a new ARC Advisory Group study.



The dynamics of the global control valve market have changed dramatically… Continue