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8 Engineers Canada
appoints Catherine
Karakatsanis
president

8 Discovery Air,
Hybrid Air Vehicles
deal expires
8 COM DEV completes
instrument for
space telescope
8 Robotics industry
posts record quarter
10 SNC appoints new
president and CEO
10 Siemens Canada
celebrates 100 year
anniversary
10 MCAD market
growth projected
12 Eurocom debuts
“Over the Top”
mobile workstation
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14 CAD Report
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faces challenges
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46 Motion Product Showcase
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 8 DesignNews
Up Front
Karakatsanis Appointed Engineers
Canada President
Engineers Canada elected
Catherine Karakatsanis,
M.E.Sc., FEC, FCAE, P.Eng., as
its 2012-2013 president. In the
role, she will lead the organiza-
tion’s board and represent its
approximately 250,000 engi- Catherine
neering profession members. Karakatsanis
Karakatsanis’ diversified
career includes an extensive resume of profes-
sional and volunteer positions. Currently, she
is the executive vice-president of the Building,
Technology and Energy Global Business Unit
of consulting engineering and management
firm Morrison Hershfield and has been a direc-
tor on the firm’s Board since 2005.
She has also volunteered in the engineering
community for more than two decades, serv-
ing as president and chair of Professional
Engineers Ontario and president and chair of
the Ontario Society of Professional Engineers.
She is currently on the Board of Engineers
Without Borders.
As president of Engineers Canada, Karakatsanis
says she will continue her support of engineer-
ing students and young engineers through her
involvement on the Board of the Canadian
Engineering Memorial Foundation and as the
chair of the University of Western Ontario’s
Faculty of Engineering Advisory Council.
www.engineerscanada.ca
Discovery Air, Hybrid Air Vehicles
deal expires
Discovery Air Innovations Inc. (DAI) and Hybrid
Air Vehicles Limited (HAV) agreed to allow
their commercial agreement to expire. Under
that deal, the companies entered a preliminary
agreement to launch a commercial heavy lift
air vehicle program.
“The commercial agreement provided a help-
ful framework for our initial collaboration, but
we have concluded that the option structure
does not align with our current investment
horizon,” said Paul Bouchard, President of DAI.
“We remain excited about this technology’s
potential and intend to continue working with
HAV to promote the commercialization of
heavy lift Hybrid Air Vehicles.”
www.discoveryair.com
September | 2012
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COM DEV completes
instrument for space telescope
COM DEV’s Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS) undergoing cryogenic testing at the
David Florida Laboratory. Photo courtesy of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA)
and the Communications Research Centre (CRC).
C OM DEV International Ltd. announced that it has completed
work on the instrument it designed and built for the James Webb
Space Telescope, successor to the Hubble Space Telescope. The two-
in-one instrument will serve to point the telescope precisely.
Canada is providing Webb’s Fine Guidance Sensor (FGS), as well
as one of the telescope’s four science instruments: the Near-Infrared
Imager and Slitless Spectrograph (NIRISS). The Fine Guidance Sensor
consists of two redundant cameras that will allow the Webb telescope
to determine its position on the sky, locate its celestial targets and
remain accurately pointed, down to one millionth of a degree.
The NIRISS is designed to find the earliest and most distant objects
in the Universe and discover Earth-like “exoplanets” and determine
their chemical composition to seek water vapour, carbon dioxide and
other biomarkers such as methane and oxygen.
Slated for launch in 2018, the James Webb Space Telescope is a
joint project between NASA, the European Space Agency and the
Canadian Space Agency. The Webb telescope will examine the first
stars and galaxies to form after the Big Bang, study the formation of
new stars, and seek extra-solar planetary systems capable of support-
ing life on planets like Earth.
Canada’s contribution—designed, built and tested by COM DEV
at its facilities in Ottawa and Cambridge, Ontario—will buy Canadian
astronomers a share of observing time once the telescope launches.
www.comdevintl.com
Robotics Industry posts record quarter
According to statistics released by the Robotic Industries Association
(RIA), North American robotics companies sold more industrial
robots in the second quarter of 2012 than any previous quarter in
history. A total of 5,556 robots valued at $403.1 million were sold to
North American companies, a jump to 14 percent in units and 28
percent in dollars over same quarter in 2011. Orders in the first half
of 2012 totaled 10,652 robots valued at $747 million, increases of 20
percent in units and 29 percent in dollars over same period last year.
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Up Front
SNC appoints new
president and CEO
SNC-Lavalin announced that,
effective October 1, Robert G.
Card will become its new president
and CEO, and a member of the
board of directors. According to
the company, Card was selected Robert G. Card
based on his credentials in leading Orders for spot welding robots, used primarily in automotive
engineering, construction and operations businesses solutions, jumped 68 percent in the first half of 2012. Other big
internationally. jumps were seen in coating & dispensing (+42 percent), arc weld-
Card has almost 40 years of experience in the ing (+20 percent), and assembly (+19 percent). Material removal
operations and management of infrastructure and orders, a smaller application area, rose 364 percent.
energy projects in the industry and with the CH2M Automotive related orders accounted for 65 percent of units
Hill Companies Ltd. group. and 64 percent of dollars in the first half of 2012. This represents
At CH2M Hill, he held a variety of positions, includ- sharp gains of 44 percent in units and 56 percent in dollars over
ing president and group chief executive of the the opening half of 2011. RIA estimates that some 220,000 robots
International division; president of the Government, are now used in the United States, placing the US second only to
Environment & Nuclear division; President of the Japan in robot use.
Facilities & Infrastructure division; and President of www.robotics.org
the Energy, Water & Facilities division, as well as
having been on the board of directors. Siemens Canada Celebrates Centennial
www.snclavalin.com Siemens Canada celebrated its 100-year anniversary with an event
at its new 110,000 square foot headquarters in Oakville, to be
completed in late 2012. The event was attended by Siemens senior
executives, including Siemens AG CEO Peter Löscher.
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Ireland to Halifax, in 1874. The company was chartered federally
common mechanical methods. as the Siemens Company of Canada Limited in Montreal in 1912.
Sealing is just one of many tasks Since then, Siemens Canada has been involved in several impor-
for custom-built, fabric-reinforced, tant Canadian firsts, including the first national telex network
elastomeric inflatables. They’re ideal for in1957; one of the first modern light rail systems in North Amer-
use as actuators, brakes, valves, ica in 1975; and the design and installation of the world’s first
clutches, wipers and for other
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Backed by in-depth in 1989. Siemens also played a role in some of Canada’s most iconic
technical/customer projects, including lighting areas of Expo’67 in Montreal; illumi-
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from discrete manufacturing industries. The market has Canada’s “Over the Top”
also been witnessing that vendors are developing platforms Mobile Workstation
for interoperability, to provide integrated software. However, If your work computer seems a bit on the slow side, Ottawa-
the lack of standardization could pose a challenge to the based laptop maker Eurocom recently launched a mobile
growth of this market, the report contends. workstation that sports better specs than many high-end
“The Global Mechanical Computer-aided Design desktop computers. Called the Scorpius, the notebook sup-
(MCAD) vendors are developing interoperability platforms ports dual graphics chips including two of NVIDIA’s latest
to integrate MCAD with other applications,” an analyst Quadro K5000M GPUs, which pack 1344 CUDA cores and
from TechNavio’s Engineering team said. “Integration of 4GB GDDR5 graphics memory per chip.
MCAD and electronic CAD (ECAD) is one of the emerging In addition, the desktop replacement
trends in the market. Many end-users prefer integrated rig supports the Intel Core i7-3920XM
MCAD and ECAD software, which resolves various conflicts processor Extreme Edition (3.8
in the market. This integrated software reduces product GHz); up to 32 GB of DDR3
development time and also reduces operating expenses.” 1600 memory; and
According to the report, the Global MCAD market is has room for three
driven by discrete industries such as industrial machinery, storage drives (SSD,
automotive, electronics, and aerospace and defense. In addi- HDD, Hybrid HDD)
tion, the global discrete industry is growing at a faster rate to accommodate RAID
in developing countries than developed countries and is 0/1/5/10 setups.
therefore enhancing demand for MCAD software. Further, Unlike many other
the report also says that the increasing demand for open- mobile workstations, Euro-
source software affects the growth of the commercial vendors com’s systems, including the Scorpius, are fully upgradeable
in the global MCAD market. and can be customized based on graphics, processor,
www.technavio.com memory, storage, display and wireless technology.
www.eurocom.com

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14 CADReport
Mobile CAD
As hand held devices gain in performance, running CAD on
tiny screens has its appeal but still faces challenges.
By Ralph Grabowski
C AD software operating on mobile
devices is not new. Companies in
the late 1990s, like Graebert, already had
simple 2D CAD systems running on
PDAs (personal digital assistants), pre-
cursors to today’s smartphone.
But drawbacks were serious enough
to preclude mobile CAD from becoming
common, due to low screen resolution
and mere megabytes of memory.
Fast forward to the iPhone which
defined the new generation of mobile
devices. Today, numerous CAD vendors
are releasing apps for Android and iOS
devices, but I consider them to be tenta-
tive steps. Most are just 2D/3D viewers.
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Some add mark ups and the ability to
toggle layers or select viewpoints, but
none are full blown CAD systems.
With such powerful hardware, why
the weak software? There are reasons
why CAD vendors cannot issue an Auto-
CAD LT for iPad.
Challenges in Mobile OSes
Smartphones and tablets run many
operating systems, but only three are
suitable for CAD:
• Google Android: largest market
share but also the most fragmented;
it runs on many devices from hard-
ware companies, since the source
code is freely available.
• Apple iOS: second largest market-
share but is limited to hardware from
Apple; it cannot be licensed and
many details closed to developers.
• Microsoft Mobile: falling market
share and runs on some devices; it’s
licensed at cost and most details
available.
Not viable operating systems include
Nokia’s Symbian (nearly dead), Intel-
supported Meego (a.k.a. Moblin and
Maemo), and RIM’s OS (losing
traction).
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Now, let’s look at the problems faced
by CAD vendors:
OS Woes: Developers tend to write
for iPhone and iPad tablet first, even
though Android has twice the market
share, because Android suffers from
fragmentation. The operating system is
freely available, and so anyone can
modify it, resulting in hundreds of
variations. When Google issues updates,
it can be too much work to modify the
mods. Google is fi xing fragmentation
slowly; nevertheless, new releases of
Android aren’t on even relatively new
devices, whereas Apple is good at sup-
porting old devices.
Apple’s iOS is not resolution-indepen-
dent, and so developers write apps twice,
once for lower resolution iPhones and
again for higher resolution iPads. Android
adjusts to any resolution of any screen.
Apple users must go through the
company’s App Store and apps cannot
be “side loaded”; CAD vendors cannot
launch iOS software on their own time-
table (they have to wait for Apple’s
approval), nor can they issue updates
quickly. Android allows apps to be
installed from any source.
CPU Incompatibility: The primary
problem that the ARM CPU used by
nearly all smartphones and tablets is its
incompatibility with Intel CPUs used by
desktop computers. Therefore, CAD
vendors have to write much of their
software from scratch.
In one attempt to overcome the prob-
lem, Intel is porting Android to Atom
CPUs. Microsoft with Windows 8 Mobile
wants to make it easy to port desktop
apps to ARM CPUs.
Small Working RAM: Available
RAM has a hard limit, as little as 256MB
(in early iPhones). Desktop Windows
has paging (data too big for computer’s
memory is moved to the hard drive
temporarily) that’s not available on
portable devices. The CAD program,
drawing data, and other running pro-
grams all have to fit inside of 512MB or
1GB of memory.
With time, the limits will lift; Sam-
sung is showing 2GB models. In contrast,
Apple doesn’t report RAM amounts,
leaving developers to guess at what’s
available.
Generally, portable devices cannot
display drawings in original CAD for-
mats, because the fi les are too large.
Nearly all CAD vendors convert fi les to
a more compact form, stripping out
unneeded information. Some CAD
systems use the Save As command to
convert fi les for portable devices, as does
GStarCAD. Others save drawings to the
cloud, which does the conversion (as
with AutoCAD WS).
Human Interaction: Portable devices
require that we use our relatively fat
fingers to navigate. How to see the draw-
ing under our finger? GStarsoft’s MC
uses a bird’s-eye view window, while
Samsung is reintroducing the stylus to
some tablets. Most CAD software, how-
ever, involves only viewing and so fat-
fingered editing is not an issue.
Touchscreens detect five to ten simul-
taneous touches, but there is no touch-

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motion standard beyond drag-to-scroll
and pinch-to-zoom. Even panning is
inconsistent.
Semi-Accelerated Graphics: ARM
CPUs include a GPU component (named
“Mali”) for displaying graphics quickly,
but it OpenGL ES has limited support for
the OpenGL graphics used by most desk-
top CAD programs. This limits the types
of 3D shaded modes used, but ehance-
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ments to Mali and OpenGL ES should
make 3D graphics faster next year.
Benefits to Mobile CAD
With many drawbacks to CAD on por-
table devices, why bother? “We are willing
to give up functionality for portability,”
explains Vectorworks CEO Sean Flaherty.
Smartphones let us view drawings on
devices we have with us all the time.
Ease of Access: In my home town, a
new mall is being built, and when I met
the project manager, he pulled out his
iPhone and showed how AutoCAD WS
let him view any detail drawings to
resolve construction issues. He was
excited by this.
CAD apps tend to be integrated with
cloud storage, like DropBox and GMail.
Provided we keep project files in our
desktop computer’s cloud folder, we can
bring up the most recent versions of files,
without having to carry multi-gigabytes
versions on our phones, or even bother
with remembering to refresh old copies
with new ones.
Free Pricing. The way that Apple
structured its app store caused a freefall
in pricing. The low 99-cent prices ben-
efit us, but are hard on CAD vendors
who have programmers to pay.
To overcome the pricing problem,
some CAD vendors tie mobile apps to
their desktop software. Vectorworks
allows access only to subscription cus-
tomers. Autodesk hints at charging for
AutoCAD WS with more features.
An exception is IMSI/Design, who
charges as much as $30 for its Turbo-
Viewer Pro, which includes advanced
functions like cloud-translation from
some 20 formats.
The Future
The future of computing is defined by
faster and cheaper, but we are only good
at predicting the future linearly, and so
we don’t know the twists faster and
cheaper will take. Just think: three years
ago, the iPad didn’t exist.
From the next year’s specs being
touted this year, we can expect portable
devices that make full CAD a near real-
ity. But, today, portable CAD software
is mostly for viewing drawings. We can
expect more in the future, right? Well,
it’s just that portable technology zigs so
fast that we cannot predict where it will
zag next. DE
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computer-aided design. Check out his
CAD industry blog at worldcadaccess.
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18 Automation
Snake Handler
Hydro-Quebec heightens safety of plant operations
with modular “snake-arm” manipulator.
By Steve Scanlan
H andling in small confined spaces where machinery can-
not enter is usually done manually by several workers,
complicating the task and posing a safety risk to handling
personnel and equipment. Tighter worker safety norms in
the 2009 Occupational Health and Safety Act have encouraged
employers to seek handling equipment for these tasks, as well
as safer methods for manual handling in an effort to reduce
back and joint injury resulting from heavy lifting.
Cranes, cables, forklifts and other commonly used handling
equipment can be complex and time-consuming to deploy and
employ, especially in limited work spaces. In order to reduce
job length, as well as ensuring the safety of personnel for han-
dling in confined spaces, innovative solutions are required.
To address this challenge, Montreal-based robotics
manufacturer, Robotics Design Inc., has created the
ANATERGOARM TMA-500, an assisted manipulator that
reforms the way handling heavy loads is performed. The
arm was fi rst tested in the confi ned and hazardous spaces
under the rotor of Hydro-Quebec’s Robert Bourassa Gen-
erating Station. The TMA-500 designed to maximize job
output and reduce personnel in the handling, repair, main-
tenance and manufacturing industries.
This assisted manipulator provides a high safety method
for handling up to 500kg loads through tight spaces, and around
obstacles. It can be assembled and disassembled onsite with a
minimum workforce, due to the company’s ANAT technology.
The patented mechanical architecture allows any mechanical
and robotic system to be formed from identical U- and H-shaped
modules. When connected in a chain, the modules distribute
pressure evenly amongst other attached modules like cells of
the body, improving payload carrying capacity without losing
flexibility.
This ANATERGOARM model is operated by a single worker
by moving the arm around its base by hand, and by pushing
the arm over a distance when it is attached to a rail. It can be
designed in a dual or quad-arm configuration, with arms
working in unison to increase carrying capacity. Larger mod-
els can be created for heavier loads. In addition, the tool-holder
is customizable for different shaped loads, or for clamping
onto the object.
Hydro-Quebec deployed this arm at the Robert Bourassa
generating station to remove, repair and replace 300kg break units
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Hydro-Quebec used Robotics Design’s ANATERGOARM to repair and
replace 300 kg break units at its Robert Bourassa Generating Station.
from a four-foot tall confined space under the turbine rotor in
2011. It helped make repairs easier and safer than attempting to
repair the components on-site and reduced the down-time of the
plant, in comparison to having them repaired in place.
The equipment’s modular design was critical for this task,
as it allowed a single worker to carry the arm’s components
and install and remove them easily, although the equipment
can also be fi xed in place. It can be quickly deployed and
re-deployed for different handling tasks throughout the tur-
bine, or stored along with the rail in portable cases. This
ANATERGOARM was awarded the “Work Health and Safety”
award in 2011 at the 21st exhibition of the innovation awards
by IRSST (Institut de recherche Robert-Sauvé).
The TMA-500 is designed for automobile line assembly,
materials handling, mould manipulation, positioning parts
and any other handling, repair and maintenance task where
heavy objects must be manipulated or require fine-tuning,
and is particularity effective for tasks in limited spaces.
Throughout the automobile line assembly market, work-
ers sit on assisted manipulators to attach doors, panels, win-
dows and other parts. However, these arms don’t allow the
arm to bend around more than one obstacle at a time, and
take quite a bit of space.
By contrast, Robotic Design’s machinery allows workers
to position parts using the most direct movement paths
possible, while the arm itself requires minimal working
space. In addition, its zero-gravity load design allows work-
ers to carry 500kg loads horizontally without power con-
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Like other ANATERGOARM models, the TMA-500 is composed of a
series of H- and U-shaped modules that can support up to 500 kg.
sumption, and it maintains its vertical positioning even
when power is removed.
To date, two ANATERGOARM models have been released,
starting with the AEA-15 tool-support, which won the gold
medal and the Industrial Design award at the 31st International
Exhibition of Inventions in Geneva. This ergonomic assisted
manipulator allows users to position and manipulate pneu-
matic, electric and hydraulic tools without the effect of grav-
ity, and allows users to manipulate tools.
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It is made from anodized aircraft-grade aluminum, and
eliminates the weight and absorbs torque of tools up to 15kg.
The arm also reduces repetitive motion injury in workers, as
well as workplace injury and worker fatigue. The arm can be
used for welding, tapping, de-burring, nut running, burnish-
ing and sizing, inserting helicoids, drilling, screwing, grind-
ing, torch cutting, handling and repairing objects in restricted
places and maintenance. It can also be customized to hold
tooling of any shape and size and is scalable for heavier loads
or can be tele-operated for tasks in confined or hazardous
environments.
This equipment can be customized for heavier payload
weights in tasks such as aircraft assembly and naval main-
tenance. The arm can also be motorized, and the equipment
made tele-operated for tasks that must be performed at a
distance, and can be made mobile along a removable rail,
or fixed in place. Thanks to its modularity, this arm is fully
customizable, as new systems and enhancements can be
formed from identical ANAT modules making ANAT equip-
ment the perfect solution for any handling task. This inno-
vative industrial technology allows users to create the
machine that suits their needs, without the standard high
custom-made tooling costs. DE
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22 IdeaGenerator

Sensors Digital Infrared Video

Thermometer
Position Sensor Omega introduced its OS-VIR50
Honeywell introduced a rotary con- series of digital infrared video
figuration to its SMART position sensor thermometers that feature a dual
line that provides 360 degree non- laser that indicates ideal measuring
contact angular position sensing. The distance. In addition, the ther-
component uses a combination of an mometer features a color LED bar
ASIC and an array of magneto-resistive graph for viewing trends; a 150
sensors to determine the position of a millisecond response time; and a
magnet collar, down to 0.01 degrees. type K thermocouple input and
Repeatable output that occurs within trigger lock function for continuous readings. OS-VIR50 can measure
a 3.0mm ±2.0mm (0.118 in ±0.079 in) temperatures up to 2200°C. With a double molded housing, the
air gap between the sensor and magnet collar expand application thermometer has adjustable emissivity to increase measurement
opportunities. The sensor also provides minimal signal error with up accuracy for different services as well as adjustable high/low set
to 2.50mm [0.10 in] of radial error. points with audible alarm alerts.
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Photoelectric Sensor
Carlo Gavazzi launched its PH18 Fluid Power
Series photoelectric sensor, which
features an M18-rectangular hous- Solenoid Valve
ing that can be mounted as a Festo introduced its VUVG
rectangular sensor or as an M18 solenoid valve with high
cylindrical sensor. The housing is flow rates and a pressure
also rated IP67, IP69K and has a range of up to 10 bar. Ac-
ECOLAB certification. The series cording to the company,
includes diffuse (1m sensing range), a smaller size VUVG valve,
retro-reflective (6.5m sensing range), polarized retro-reflective (5m compared to existing valves, can be used in 90 percent of ap-
sensing range) and through-beam (20m sensing range) sensing plications. VUVG valves achieve up to 100 percent more flow
modes. The sensor series offers a choice of NPN or PNP versions, for faster cycle times. The component integrates 2 x3/2 way
each with normally open and normally closed outputs, two LED valves in one valve housing, reducing installation space by half.
indicators and three connection choices (2m PVC cable, M12 plug Festo’s patented cartridge principle enables a separated two-
or short PVC cable with M12 plug). pressure operation and no overlapping between the air ducts.
www.GavazziOnline.com In addition, a variable electrical connection concept allows the
electronics box to be replaced with one click. The valve hous-
A/D Servo Inclinometers ing remains the same, only the connection option is changed.
Meggitt Sensing Systems intro- The valve functions as 5/2, 5/3, 2×3/2 with flow rates (l/min)
duced the Sensorex SX41100 of 100, 220, 380, 750. In addition, multiple pressure zones
series, a servo inclinometer family can be set up in valve manifold.
featuring analog/digital outputs www.festo.ca/vuvg
and a maximum linearity error of
less than ±0.02 percent FS. With Pneumatic-to-Current
available ranges of ±1 to ±70 Transducers
degrees, the SX41100 is designed ControlAir Inc. introduced its P200
to provide an output signal proportional to the angle of measure- and P290 pneumatic-to-current P/I
ment. The series features the company’s Sensorex digital hybrid transducers, designed to convert stan-
compensation circuit design for inclinometers with ±5V analog, dard 3-15, 3-27 or 6-30 psig air pres-
4-20 mA, and RS232 or RS485 outputs. Units feature built-in active sures into a two wire 4-20 or 10-50
digital temperature compensation, reliably operating over a tem- mA signal with a total accuracy up to
perature range of -40° to +85°C (-40° to +185°F). The sensors +/- 0.10 percent. The P200 comes in a NEMA 4X housing and is
operate from a 9-30V unipolar power supply and feature IP65 FM approved and CSA certified as explosion proof for Class I,
environmental sealing. Digital versions are delivered with software Div. 1, Groups A, B, C, D; dust ignition-proof for Class II, Div. 1,
and digital data transmitted in ASCII format. Groups E, FG; and suitable for Class III, Div. 1 locations. The P200
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percent of step change. The P290 has the same specs but with- Vacuum Pumps
out the explosion-proof housing. In addition, it can be panel or KNF introduced its N950.50
DIN rail mounted. Both transducers require a 10 VDC minimum Series multi-headed dia-
power supply and provide protection from both conducted and phragm vacuum pumps with
radiated RFI from 20 MHz to 1 GHz. a maximum flow rate up to
www.controlair.com 50 l/m and maximum vac-
uum <2 mbar abs. The pumps can be powered either with a brush-
Pressure Transmitter less DC motor or a worldwide motor with range of 100-240 V /
Omega introduced its 50-60 Hz. The pumps operate without oil to eliminate any chance
PX5200 series of rangeable of contaminating the pumped medium, exhibit high level of gas
wet/wet differential pres- tightness, and can perform in any installed position. Options include
sure transmitters. The CE speed control through external signal input, gas ballast, remote on/
compliant transmitter fea- off operation, and signal output for speed monitoring. Wetted
tures a backlit display that material options include PPS, PTFE and EPDM.
rotates in 90 degree incre- www.knfOEM.com
ments, stainless steel, FKM
and ceramic wetted parts. Electrical
It also features flow mea-
surement totalization/ Bulkhead Housing
square root extraction function, program lock function and quick HARTING has extended
ranging with internal push-buttons. The PX5200 is housed in an the application possibili-
aluminum NEMA 4X (IP65) enclosure which makes this product ties for its Han-INOX
well suited for flow and tank level applications where low dP stainless steel product series with new covers for hoods and
measurements are required. bulkhead housings in size 10 B. In addition, a bulkhead housing
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been introduced. Han-INOX is IP-65 compliant and is available
in Han 10B and Han 3A sizes and can be combined with most
standard contact inserts or the flexible Han-Modular connector
series. The housings and covers provide resistance against
chemical and other aggressive substances.
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Safety Relay
Automation Direct
announced the BH5932
speed monitor relay
module, designed to
monitor two sensor
inputs that are detecting
rotating targets on a
motor shaft. The relay
features two-channel operation and can be used for standstill and
over-speed monitoring of three-phase motors. When used as a
standstill monitor, a switch point is set just above the “safe” or
normal operating speed. When motor speed rises above this setting,
the relay opens to protect against motor damage. The BH5932 relay
module has an adjustable impulse-per-minute (IPM) range of 10 to
20,000 IPM, LED status indicators, two PNP sensor inputs, and two
normally-open and one normally-closed positive-guided contacts.
www.automationdirect.com
AS-Interface I/O Modules
Pepperl+Fuchs introduced three G11
Series AS-Interface I/O Modules. The
first two modules offer two analog
outputs each; one for 0-20 mA
operation for flat cable connectivity
and one for 0-20 mA operation with
an M12 round connector. The third
module offers four analog outputs
of either 0-20 mA or 0-10 V for flat cable connectivity that can
be powered by AS-Interface or an auxiliary power source. The
output type of each module can be selected by DIP switch or
automatically determined based on the connected load. The
modules also provide lead break detection and integrated shield
connection in the M12 connector and on the base.
www.pepperl-fuchs.us
DC Power Supply
Saelig Company, Inc. introduced
its ODP3032, a programmable
three-channel linear DC power
supply. It features dual independent
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to 195W total power with an output resolution of 1mV/1mA. Four
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pendent (0~30V/0~3A), parallel (0~30V/0~6A), series
(0~60V/0~3A), and plus-minus (-30V ~ +30V/0~3A). All three
channels are isolated, and a 3.9-inch high-resolution (480 x320
pixels) TFT LCD color display. Over-voltage and over-current are
configurable for load protection, and up to 30 groups of preset
system configurations can be stored internally. Up to 100 groups
of pre-stored timed voltage profiles can be used to generate arbi-
trary waveforms for voltage test cycle profiles.
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Automation
HMI Panels
Kollmorgen announced keypad ver-
sions of its AKI Series HMI Panels. The
panels are available in 5.7- and 10.4-
inch screen sizes and are equipped with
LED status indicators. AKI Series HMI Panels are programmed using
the Kollmorgen Automation Suite Visualization Builder software.
The HMI panels are available with a variety of templates for common
process screens, as well as drive operations and configurations.
When developed within Kollmorgen Automation Suite projects,
Kollmorgen Automation Suite Visualization Builder features automatic
variable/tag configuration that enables designers to bypass rudi-
mentary tasks and concentrate on style and function.
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Rugged HMIs
Maple Systems intro-
duced three HMI models
including a 7-inch
(HMI5070P), 12.1-inch
(HMI5121P), and 15-inch (HMI5150P) TFT touchscreen display. The
touchscreens are housed in an aluminum enclosure and equipped
with microprocessors designed for graphic animation and heavy
data processing. The HMIs connect to PLCs, drives, and motion
controllers through two serial ports: a USB port, a CAN bus port,
and an Ethernet port (including support for BACnet and importing
tag data for Rockwell Automation and Siemens PLCs). Two video
input ports (HMI5121P and HMI5150P only) allow for the connec-
tion of two motion cameras. All of the HMI5000P Series are NEMA4
(IP65) rated and carry both CE and RoHS certification.
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The Engineer’s “Go-To” Guy

Ray Brougham’s company, Prototype
Equipment Design, is all about providing
unique solutions for very specific problems.
By Treena Hein
two weeks to build a submersible sonar prototype from draw-
ings that took the inventor months to create,” Brougham
remembers. He says most solutions come from individual
and group brainstorming, but sometimes from a comment
or question from an employee not working on the project—
or who actually may not be involved with the engineering

T o his customers Ray Brougham is many things—engineer-

ing wizard, tweaker, possessor of numerous skills—and
the builder of a unique and growing prototype business in
and design side of things at all.

Victoria, BC. Put simply, Prototype Equipment Design (PED)

is a fluid hive of problem-solving activity where engineering
ideas transform into reality.
“About half the time we work from fairly
well-established plans; about 25 per cent
of our projects are tweaking something
that’s already constructed. The other 25
per cent of the time we are building from
scratch—sometimes literally from what’s been
drawn or a napkin or two,” Brougham says.
“Right now, for example, we have a project where
it’s totally up to us how we tackle it, working with a
sculptor who needs a quick way to shape and cut large
pieces of jade.”
An unfinished jade sink, which will soon be worth more
than $25,000, is one of many one-of-a-kind items in the large
shop area. The place is chock full of unrecognizable bits and
pieces along with a large number of computer-controlled
machines that produce the unique items Brougham and his Victoria, BC-based Prototype Equipment Design specializes in
staff of 16 create. The idea to go his own way came to Brougham “impossible” fabrication tasks like the crafting of this $25,000 jade sink.
after he had worked for Redlen Technologies, a nearby
manufacturer of gamma and x-ray detectors. He considers his highly-skilled and well-trained staff to
“I was doing lithography, placing pixels on semiconductors be the primary determination of the company’s success. “I
twelve years ago, and I wanted to use that experience with other have a great team, but as we’re getting bigger and more com-
companies,” he says. Eleven years ago, he started branching plicated, we’re having some growing pains,” he says. “It’s tough
out on his own, but still works for Redlen one day a week. to keep everyone moving forward because I don’t like hier-
PED projects span the medical, aerospace, military, security archical situations, but my team is asking for more structure.
and research sectors. For example, a contract from the Univer- We need strict protocols for handling special materials and
sity of Victoria and the Canadian Space Agency involved build- guidelines for sharing resources.”
ing a microgravity simulator for growing semiconductor boules Although the machining side of the business is stable,
in space. One of the most challenging projects was working Brougham wants to diversify and gain traction in the printed
with the Hertzberg Institute to create a series of identical Band circuit board (PCB) assembly market. With the current North
3 hetra-dyne receiver waveguides used to align the main receiv- American market continuing to move business offshore in
ers in each of the 66 radio telescope in the ALMA project array order to keep manufacturing costs down, Brougham sees an
in Chile—to a precision level of less than 10 microns. opportunity to provide a service to companies who are look-
PED also currently serves as a first-level supplier of hull ing for quality with assembly of PCB prototypes.
fasteners for Babcock Canada, the company retrofitting “In Victoria, there are 800 tech companies, and at least a
Canada’s submarines. “We’ve built a full-scale replica of the quarter are doing something with circuit boards,” he says, “so I
submarine control room so that we can make new parts that am establishing us as an assembler and seeking out opportuni-
will make repairs easier,” Brougham adds. ties to make first runs of 20 for trade shows and so on.” DE
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Motion
Control
Buyer’s
Guide
Contents
30 Motion Control News
• Dal researchers secure funding for pneumatic motor design
• PTMC sector growth slows in Q2
• ATS posts first quarter profits
• Phoenix Contact opens new Canadian headquarters
34 Choosing the Right Motor
How to match your application requirements with the correct motor.
38 Motion Control Roundtable 2012
Canada’s motion control leaders discuss the slowing MC market,
product trends and network security.
42 Slot Car Racer
Beckhoff’s smart servo motor system, XTS, creates a unique
linear transport application.
44 Shop Talk
Diagnosing tricky motor trouble requires a close inspection of power loads.

46 Product Showcase
50 Motion Control Product Index
51 Product Listings
65 Supplier Listings

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30 MotionControl: News
Dal Researchers Secure Funding
for Pneumatic Motor Design
Dalhousie master’s student Braden Murphy and mechanical
engineering professor Dr. Darrel Doman unveil their newly developed
pneumatic engine. (Photo credit: Bruce Bottomley)
D alhousie University announced that the inventors of an
innovative pneumatic engine, developed at the university,
have partnered with York Bridge Enterprises, Inc. to develop
the technology.
Dr. Darrel Doman and Braden Murphy from Dalhousie’s
Mechanical Engineering department developed the engine
and say that it is lighter, more energy efficient and requires
less maintenance than existing technologies.
Rather than linear pistons whose actuation is transferred
to rotary motion, the pair’s unique design features a toroid
chamber, with pistons that rotate continuously around the
drive shaft. The result is a design that overcomes many of the
shortcomings of traditional pneumatic motors in that it is
more compact, supplies higher torque at low speeds and doesn’t
suffer from leaking and other maintenance issues.
“We are very excited to be entering a partnership with York
Bridge Enterprises to further develop and commercialize our
pneumatic engine technology,” said Dr. Doman, co-inventor,
and professor from Dalhousie’s Faculty of Engineering. “As
with any technology developed at research-intensive univer-
sities such as Dalhousie, it’s critical to have the high level of
industry collaboration that we have with York Bridge. By
partnering our engineering technology expertise with their
business acumen, we see a bright future for the engine.”
To commercialize the engine, a Nova Scotia-based start-up,
Scotia Motor Works, will work to develop the technology for
the oil and gas industry as well as lawn and garden tools,
potentially.
www.dal.ca
PTMC Sector Growth Slows in Q2
According to the Power Transmission Distributors Associa-
tion’s Business Index, the second quarter of 2012 was the ninth
consecutive quarter for business growth among PTDA mem-
bers, albeit at a slower pace. Both distributing and manufac-
turing participating members reported decelerated sales but
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expect 2012 to be another year of growth with an average
forecast of 8 percent, down from 11 percent from the first
quarter survey. Notably, 82 percent of distributors and 90
percent of manufacturers expect positive growth in 2012.
On average, the PTDA Index reports that sales rose 7 per-
M
cent in 2Q12, down from the 9 percent growth seen in 1Q.
Distributor sales grew 6 percent in 2Q, down from 9 percent
in 1Q, while manufacturers also reported decelerated sales
growth of 8 percent in 2Q, compared with 10 percent growth
last quarter.
The growth rate of new orders saw the biggest declines, with
a net 5 percent of members reporting higher new orders in 2Q
compared to a net 62 percent reporting higher new orders in
1Q. Similarly, a net 10 percent of members reported further
backlog growth in 2Q, down from the net 33 percent the first
quarter. On the plus side, PTDA members reported continued
hiring. Overall, a net 34 percent of firms reported increased
staffing, compared to a net 49 percent in 1Q. According to the
report, manufacturers appear to be hiring at a faster pace than
distributors, which is a reversal from last quarter’s trend.
The PTDA Business Index includes U.S. and Canadian break-
out data in addition to historical data. Conducted jointly by
PTDA and Cleveland Research Company, the PTDA Quarterly
Business Index was modeled after the widely respected Purchas-
ing Managers Index and tracks change in business activity, new
orders, employment, supplier deliveries, inventories, prices and
backlog in the PT/MC market to arrive at an overall index.
www.ptda.org
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ATS Posts First Quarter Profits
Cambridge, ON-based system integration giant, ATS Automa-
tion Tooling Systems Inc., announced that it had a $9.8-mil-
lion profit in its first fiscal quarter, based in part on reduced
losses from its solar equipment arm. By comparison, the
company reported a loss of $5 million, including a 13-cent
loss at discontinued operations from the same quarter the
previous year.
Overall, the company increased its revenue to $152.2 million
in the first quarter of fiscal 2013 up from $126.9 million a year
earlier. However, overall profit and revenue were below analyst
estimates of $161.8 million in revenue. Specifically, the com-
pany’s Automation System Group revenue rose 20 percent
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higher from the previous year, due to a larger order backlog.
In addition revenue from consumer products and electronics
rose 15 percent; life sciences increased 18 percent; and transpor-
tation swelled by 69 percent due to improvements in the global
automotive market, the company said. However, ATS’ slumping
solar business saw a 45 percent decline in revenue.
The Automation group added $168 million in bookings
during the quarter, seven percent higher than a year ago, but
the company noted the general economic environment remains
uncertain — especially in Europe.
ATS, which employs a total of 2,400 people at 20 plants in
several countries, has been working to sell or spin off the solar
division and lists it as a discontinued operation. ATS added
that customer activity in the solar energy market has slowed,
as reduced incentives in several markets negatively affected
demand for increased generation capacity and equipment.
www.atsautomation.com
Phoenix Contact Opens
New Canadian Headquarters
Phoenix Contact Limited hosted a grand opening ceremony
to celebrate and officially open its new Canadian headquarters
located in Milton, ON. More than 150 guests from across
Canada took part in this day-long event. Milton Mayor Gor-
don Krantz joined Kevin McKenna, Phoenix Contact Canada
managing director, and guests from the company’s worldwide
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Milton Mayor Gordon Krantz and Phoenix Contact Canada managing
director Kevin McKenna presided over the ribbon cutting ceremony
on the company’s new headquarters in Milton, ON.
headquarters in Germany in officially cutting the ribbon on
the new facility.
Phoenix Contact’s new facility is equipped to offer training
and proof of concept testing, as well as serve as showroom and
exhibition area. The new building includes a warehouse, value-
added solutions centre and high tech training facilities.
Phoenix Contact’s Technical Support Department
designed an interactive product demonstration dubbed ‘The
Candy Express’ using Phoenix Contact’s newly launched
NanoLine controller. With GSM technology, guests enjoyed
having candy delivered to them by simply texting their
choice using their mobile phone, or by using the NanoLine’s
operator panel.
www.phoenixcontact.ca
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34 MotionControl: Motors
Choosing the
Right Motor
How to match your application requirements
with the correct motor.
By Alexa Loiskandl
W ith so many variables to consider, it is no wonder many
designers find it difficult to choose the right motor for
their application and often overlook critical parameters along
the way. Myostat Motion Control is frequently called upon
by our clients to walk them through this, somewhat compli-
cated, spec’ing process.
The first step is to understand what motor options are
available for motion control. From DC to AC, brushed to
brushless, each motor has its own benefits and drawbacks.
This article examines a sampling of the available options and
specific parameters designers should consider during the
selection process.
When it comes to narrowing down the choices, a designer
must consider the specifics of the machine design itself and
balance the project budget with desired performance and
environmental considerations. The following check list will
help to ensure all parameters are considered.
Speed
How fast does the motor need to run? Check the rated or con-
stant speed and maximum or peak speed of the motor you are
considering. Can the motor, coupled with a ball screw or gear-
box, provide the speed required for your job?
Torque and Inertia
Torque, the amount of radial force on the motor shaft, is
another primary consideration. Can the selected motor pro-
vide enough torque to move your load? Keep in mind that
coupling the motor with a gearbox will help to achieve torque
The toothed rotor and stator of the stepper motor is clearly visible in
contrast to the AC servo’s smooth rotor/stator design. The stepper is
a “magnetically geared” servo motor.
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but you must ensure you have enough speed to make them
effective. Designers must also consider the weight of the mass
they are moving and consider if the motor can handle the
acceleration and deceleration of the mass without over-
driving the motor. Gearboxes reduce the inertia by the square
of the ration and are often used to combat the inertia from
large loads.
Secondary Considerations include:
Size
Is there a size restriction in your application? If you are build-
ing a small part, or something where mass is concerned, a
large 5 lbs. motor may not be ideal for you. Often times, the
space envelope of your design will dictate which motor can
be used. You must then look at the speed and torque of motors
within that size range.
Communication
How do you plan on sending commands to your motor? Will
you need to communicate with multiple motors or be cover-
ing large distances between motor and control box? Different
motors offer different communication options and add-ons.
Motor types also vary from pulse or step/direction type to
more advanced methods such as Ethernet.
There are also specific protocols from daisy chaining
motors; you can utilize methods such as CAN or serial inter-
faces for these. Again, if your controller needs to send a
specific type of command, this may dictate which motor you
choose as not all motors offer all options.
Accuracy and Resolution
How accurate do the motors have to be? Are you measuring
minute dimensions with a sensor that requires large amounts
of precision? Are you simply moving a large plastic piece from
one conveyor to another?
Some motors, usually basic steppers, offer a lower resolu-
tion, meaning less steps, pulses or small movements per one
revolution of the motor shaft. Servos usually offer a high
resolution, offering up to 50,000 pulses per revolution. The
finer your move needs to be, the higher the resolution of your
motor should be.
Motor resolution does not necessarily equal accuracy and
the two shouldn’t be confused. A stepper motor could be
driven by a micro stepping drive with a mathematical resolu-
tion of 32,000 micro steps per rotation. However, without
sensor feedback, the motor itself may not have the right com-
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Environmental concerns
In what environment will
your motor be running? Will
there be a large amount of
dust, particulate or water
coming into contact with the
motor. An IP rating will give
you an idea of what environ-
ment the motor is suited to
run in. Some motors are
water resistant; others offer
shaft seals which help prevent
Stepper and servo motors can come with complete driver/controller/encoder systems integrated in particulates from getting into
to the motor itself. the inner workings of the
motor through the shaft.
mutation to move such a small step.
Position encoders vary in type and, although they offer a Heat
given resolution, internally they may have intrinsic, kinematic What is the temperature and air flow like in the area the
error due to inconsistencies in component manufacturing. motor is to be placed? Heat is a concern when it comes to
Optical encoders rely on holes accurately cut in a glass disk operating motors. They often have a specific temperature
and resolvers rely on consistency in the windings as well as range at which they should be run. Motors produce heat
the hardware that holds those windings. when running, therefore fully enclosed areas with no air
The closed loop system of the motor also contributes to circulation may cause motors to overheat.
accuracy as the tuning parameters affect both speed and Certain motors will only draw the amount of current
position, reaction time and settling location. needed to perform a move or hold position. These motors
tend to run cooler as they are not
constantly drawing large amounts
of current.
For An Angle Sensor That Works
Around Your Application… Budget
How much are you looking to spend
Rotary angle measurement just got on your motor? Often times, this
better. With Novotechnik’s RFA4000 is the deciding factor. If you can
Series touchless position sensor you can only spend $100, a high-end servo
measure through air or

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is obviously not the right choice.
through non-magnetic You should have an idea of how
materials. Just attach much you are willing to spend and
a magnetic pick-up to look for a motor accordingly.
your rotating application Each design is unique and
and mount the sensor nearby. often, one of the factors outlined
RFA4000 Series sensors are above will hold more weight in the
extremely thin and compact with decision making process.
dimensions of 30x30x7 mm. The By understanding the motor
sensors are fully encapsulated for options available and developing
operation in tough environments. a clear set of project parameters,
engineers and machine designers
Other specifications include: • Repeatability of 0.1° will be able to avoid costly mis-
• Electrical measurement range to 360° • 12-bit resolution takes and ensure that the correct
• Unlimited mechanical life • Independent linearity to ±0.5% motor is chosen for the job. DE
• Update rate of 5,000 measurements/s • Single and redundant versions www.myostat.ca
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Motion
Control Roundtable 2012
Canada’s motion control leaders discuss
the slowing MC market, product trends
and network security.
DE: According to a recent Motion Control Association report,
the MC industry saw double-digit growth in past two years.
Is 2012 looking as good so far?
Dave Buckley, Industrial Automation Products Manager,
Motion Industries Canada: Between the unemployment
levels in North America and the uncertainty in Europe, it isn’t
a good climate to find buyers. For North American manufactur-
ers to be competitive while coping with extremely high labour
costs, the only solution is to automate. And there have been
some excellent opportunities to automate in Canada. Having
said that, the last couple of months have seen a dramatic slow-
down; it has gone from the cautious to the terrified level.
Kian Sanjari, Product Manager for I/O and Networking,
Phoenix Contact: 2012 looks like it may be a bit of a challenge.
We are still experiencing double-digit growth in certain areas,
but some products are struggling.
Bill Faber, Group Manager for Automation Technology, Omron:
The market is still growing although not as strong this year.
Even in the U.S., we’re still experiencing about 10 to 15 percent
growth. For our company, in this particular area, our growth
is closer to 25 or 30 percent.
A lot of it depends on which specific markets and appli-
cations you are heading toward. Each company’s ability to
refocus in those areas is going to determine the growth they
experience. Overall, you’ll probably see 10 to 15 percent
growth in the U.S. and 5 to 10 percent in Canada if you are
focused in those areas. If you’re not, then you might see flat
in Canada.
“Between the unemployment levels in North America
and the uncertainty in Europe, it isn’t a good climate to
find buyers.”
—Dave Buckley, Industrial Automation Products Manager, Motion
Industries Canada
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Joe Ottenhof, Regional Manager Canada, Beckhoff Automation:
Overall, I would say 2012 will not exhibit the same growth as
seen in the previous two or three years. There will be certain
sectors driven by large projects that may see a bump. However,
overall manufacturing in Canada is suffering and that will be
reflected in the motion control sector. I think the market will
see a flat year in 2012, but I hope I am wrong.
DE: Which products or product categories show the stron-
gest growth in the Canadian market? What do those trends
suggest?
Buckley - Motion Canada: I’ve been around for a long time,
and I’ve found that linear rails are an amazing forerunner of
what is going to happen in the economy. When they pick up,
it happens as much as six months before the general economy.
And when linear rail sales turn down, it does so up to six
months beforehand. In this case, our linear products are
dropping off rather dramatically which isn’t a good sign.
Manufacturers know they have to automate and they have
been, until recently. Now, they are still exploring that but they
don’t want to commit to the expense with the lack of security
in the markets.
Sanjari - Phoenix Contact: We are very diverse in that we
have automation products and then we also have connectors
and terminal blocks. From the numbers right now, it seems
we have experienced pretty good growth in terms of the con-
nectors and electronic devices. Power supplies are also strong
but the biggest is I/O points. Overall, the growth has come
from a blend of different factors in the last few years. In a
nutshell, I don’t see it as organic growth due to the market.
Where we saw growth was due to the new products we intro-
duced and a sales structure that takes advantage of markets
in the West and in Quebec.
Dave Buckley
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“2012 looks like it may be a bit of a challenge. We are still
experiencing double-digit growth in certain areas, but
some products are struggling.”
—Kian Sanjari, Product Manager for I/O and Networking, Phoenix
Contact
Faber - Omron: We are definitely seeing strong growth in
variable frequency drives and Machine Automation Control.
Most of the growth we’re experiencing is business-driven and
not economy-driven. The downside in Canada is that the reces-
sion hit hard causing plant closings.
I think the closings were mainly due to the economy but the
recoveries or the sales we are seeing are due to efforts to improve
productivity. When a company becomes more efficient and
competitive, they tend to grow and add more employees which
fuels the recovery. I think that is prevalent in Canada. Companies
are looking at complete control solutions because the funda-
mental outcome is increased throughput because of less interfac-
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Also, size matters, so the move to incorporating servo drives
into an I/O system rather than as a separate cabinet mounted
device is important. Extremely compact, 12mm-wide I/O-based
servo drives enable the servo motor to be used in applications
previously handled by stepper motors, offering enhanced machine
performance.
DE: Electric power rates are escalating, particularly in Ontario.
How important a factor is energy efficiency becoming in prod-
uct selection, from your perspective?
Buckley - Motion Canada: It isn’t as important as the people
who provide energy efficient products would like it to be. In the
overall scheme of things, when you are trying to compete in the
world markets, the single biggest cost is labour. That’s a pretty
deadly cost compared to countries that pay a dollar an hour with
no benefits. Yes, energy costs have risen dramatically, but if you
put that into proportion to anywhere else in the world, we’re still
not highly expensive energy wise in North America. Even China
sees huge energy costs because they struggle with supplying
enough energy to their manufacturing. In this case, energy
everywhere has gone up dramatically, so you are still on a par
competitively.
Sanjari - Phoenix Contact: The growth in our line of UPS and
so on, goes to show that nobody wants to have downtime. In
terms of energy usage, however, I think customers want to
monitor that information on their communications platform.
If energy efficiency is important, then it’s important to get it
from the field and into the control room.
Faber - Omron: We’ve seen growth in our variable frequency
drives and which could be tied to rising energy prices. But if
people are involved in plant closings and figuring out how to
readjust, the last thing they’re going to think about is installing
VFD’s to save electricity. In terms of product selection, this is
something company’s like ours need to educate our customers
on. Similarly, if you look at motors, steppers are typically at 100
percent current all the time, whereas servos draw power on
demand, so there is cost savings there as well. There are some
companies out there that are already in the process of implement-
ing these solutions, but many are not and this is where product
vendors must educate on the bottom line cost saving benefits.
“Most of the growth we’re seeing is business-driven
and not economy-driven. The plant closings are mainly
due to the economy but the recoveries are due to
improvements in productivity.”
— Bill Faber, Group Manager for Automation Technology, Omron
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Ottenhof - Beckhoff: We haven’t seen any direct impact in as
much as it being reflected in customer specifications ... yet.
However, it has been and remains a significant design guideline
for new product development. So, for us, it’s a “push” rather than
a “pull” conversation with a customer. Through innovative motor
designs, we have seen an increase in motor torque for a given
drive input current. Also, on the software side, control modes
and algorithms lead to a conservation of energy through simply
making the motion profile more efficient. Wasted motion is
wasted energy.
DE: Following industrial malware attacks like Stuxnet and
Flame, do you foresee industrial network security becoming
an important issue for the industry?
Buckley - Motion Canada: It depends on where the automation
is going. In the industrial market in Canada, especially in Ontario,
72 percent of that market is automotive. That’s not a market that
is going to be worried about that. If you were involved in the
production of military products, like L3 or another company
like that, it would be a huge concern. It all depends on the mar-
ket you’re living in.
Sanjari - Phoenix Contact: Virus attacks and malware may not
be something most companies are concerned about. However,
there is general network security software that not only creates
firewalls and restrict access but also establishes secure VPN
tunnels for remote applications. For example, a customer who
builds a machine and ships it to China wants to troubleshoot
that product over the Internet. So creating that secure tunnel is
something he is more interested in than always having a product
that is constantly filtering intrusions. Bigger companies may
want to go further but that’s one or two percent of the market.
Faber - Omron: Every plant or facility should have some level
of network security. At Omron, we look at probability and impact
to assess risk. Where these problems hit have been in large pro-
cess plants where the impact is much higher than in discrete
manufacturing. If somebody hacks into your packaging machine,
how much damage will that really do? Unless the process is high
impact, like a nuclear reactor, this could be more a distraction.
To reduce probability of occurrence, we have implemented a few
key things, starting with keeping the information and the control
Bill Faber
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“Today, most fieldbuses in new applications use an
Ethernet-based or derived network that are virtually
immune to threat since, among other things, they don’t
use a traditional TCP/IP stack.”
— Joe Ottenhof, Regional Manager Canada, Beckhoff Automation
networks separate. We’re also not an industrial PC so there is
less threat in hacking into a known platform. Lastly, to help
protect intellectual property, our Machine Automation Control-
ler has built-in 32-digit encryption of the application code.
Ottenhof - Beckhoff: We’re a PC-based control supplier, so you
would have to think that this is a significant concern for us, and
it is on a customer-by-customer basis. However, we have to
consider this on two fronts: On the field side and the controller
side. Today, many, if not most, fieldbuses in new applications use
an Ethernet-based or derived network such as EtherCAT, Pro-
finet, Ethernet/IP, etc. that are virtually immune to threat since,
among other things, they don’t use a traditional TCP/IP stack.
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Joe Ottenhof
However, the PC controller (or PAC) with a Windows operating
system is natively at risk to infection. So the question becomes,
how to protect the integrity and performance of the system.
Perhaps the biggest risk is unintentional sabotage caused by
an infected USB drive that renders the IT firewall useless. Our
perspective, and that of many IT security professionals, is that
the IT and Production groups within an organization need to
work in tandem to ensure everyone practices safe computing,
no matter where the computer is located. The best way to protect
a natively vulnerable system is with proper practices regularly
updated and stringently enforced. Having said all that, the num-
ber of incidents of malware affecting industrial control systems
is, by all reports, very small. DE
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42 Products
Slot Car Racer
Beckhoff’s smart servo motor system, XTS,
creates a unique linear transport application.
By Joe Ottenhof
T he advantages of using digital rotary servo motors in indus-
trial applications are well-established. When compared to
alternatives, the servo clearly provides superior positioning
accuracy, combined with unbeatable speed and impressive
torque in an ever-decreasing frame size. Innovative winding
techniques and insulation reduction increase the amount of
“active” copper in motors, which in turn increase torque by 25
to 30 percent compared to earlier generations of motors.
On the drive side, modern compact drives facilitate control
of multiple axes in a single, compact package with impressive
features including integrated safety along with ultra high speed
communication to the motion controller or Industrial PC.
The major trends point toward increased performance,
simplified connectivity, reduced complexity, and surprisingly
lower cost-per-axis. When combined with a gear box and
transmission (belt, screw, etc), the rotary servo axis can pro-
vide the underpinnings of a flexible and cost-effective, multi-
axis transport and positioning system. When creatively
designed and thoughtfully integrated into machine control,
the overall effect is that OEMs and integrators today can
deliver machines of all types with superior performance,
flexibility and maintainability at reduced cost.
Sometimes the linear servo is a good alternative solution for
transporting and positioning tasks. The linear servo is sometimes
described as a rotary servo motor in which the magnet core of a
servo motor is “laid flat” and separated from the coil into distinct
parts. The coil rides on a bearing-mounted carrier and positioned
a millimeter or so “above” the magnet rail. Cables from the coil
unit connect to conventional servo amplifiers/drives. The linear
servo enables the movement of multiple product carriers simul-
taneously on the same magnet rail. Special software handles
collision avoidance and independent control of each coil unit.
The coil units normally share a common scale encoder mounted
alongside the magnet rail. The linear servo provides a highly
dynamic and flexible positioning system.
Linear motion evolved
It’s clear that digital servos (rotary and linear) are well estab-
lished today. Of course, companies in the technology-driven
automation industry must constantly innovate to remain
competitive. With this in mind, the natural question is what’s
next for servo technology? What will a next generation trans-
port system look like and what can it do for the machine
builder/integrator striving for a technology-based advantage
over others in the marketplace?
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Beckhoff’s eXtended Transport System (XTS) modules “click” together
like slot car racing tracks for flexible linear motor applications.
In April 2012, Beckhoff Automation introduced the eXtended
Transport System (XTS) at Hannover Fair in Germany as one
attempt to answer that question. The advances made possible by
XTS are significant because the traditional rotary servos are
limited for positioning tasks because of the complex mechanics
involved and the inability to provide multiple devices or compo-
nent positioning on a single mechanical transport. Likewise, with
a traditional linear motor, only a single direction can be imple-
mented and the number of carriers on a single magnet rail is low
due to cabling issues and software complexity.
Driving circles around traditional linear motion
Beckhoff XTS provides the means to eliminate these restrictions.
Essentially, XTS is a linear motor application in which the servo
drive is built into the mechanical rail system that carries the
load (e.g. product or device). There are no external drives and
no cables between the “coil units” and the drive. The only
connections to the rail system are the integrated EtherCAT
network connection and a 48 VDC power supply.
Various track geometries can be created by simply clicking
together straight and curved motor modules. A basic configura-
tion would be an oval of any length consisting of the quantity of
straight sections required, combined with quantity 2 x 180 degree
curve sections. The 45 degree curved motor modules allow many
different “track” configurations. Think of that slot car track you
had as a kid and you will get the basic idea. Connected to the
motor modules are the associated guide rails. The guide rails
provide the mechanical strength of the system and a means to
carry the “mover” modules.
The mover is the permanent magnet unit similar to the
magnet rail in a conventional linear motor application. The
mover includes an encoder “flag” extending below the mover’s
mechanics. The flag picks up the absolute position of the mover
by means of a magnetic encoding system built into the motor
module. There is no theoretical limit to the number of carriers
that can be simultaneously mounted and individually con-
trolled. Of course, an important consideration here is that the
more carriers you have, the more processing power is needed
to provide control to the individual movers.
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The XTS propulsion system is similar to a tra-
ditional linear motor. A travelling field is created
by supplying the coils in the individual motor
modules (i.e. rail) with current. This moving
magnetic field “takes hold of ” the permanent
magnets of the mover as it moves. The current in
the coil of each mover is intelligently controlled.
The current level determines the amount of force
available to the mover.
As indicated earlier, the only connection to the
PC-based controller in the XTS system is handled
via the standard EtherCAT network. The number
of network connections required is determined by
the quantity of movers and the complexity of the
positioning task. EtherCAT provides the ultra high-
speed closed-loop control required to excite the coil
sections and precisely pick up the position of the
many individual movers that can be configured in
an application.
The actual motion profi le of each mover is pro-
grammed using Beckhoff’s standard TwinCAT 3 PC-based
software platform, which can also be used for all required
automation, motion control, PLC and HMI functions on the
machine. This PC-based motion controller provides the pro-
fi les for each XTS mover. Speed, direction and force are
individually controlled with great precision. Movers can move
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in unison or in groups and, of course, can
be stopped and started as required.
Applications
The XTS is intended to provide posi-
tioning and transport capability in a
wide variety of applications. This
technology is particularly well-suited
to packaging applications where
product spacing and flow is a chal-
lenge. With each individually-con-
trolled mover, the packaging of
random or irregular spaced product is
greatly simplified.
While not a completely new concept
in terms of transport systems, the XTS
system from Beckhoff Automation provides
the ability to create an entirely custom transport
system configuration with a very small footprint at
costs that are considerably lower than previous generations
of linear transport. DE
www.beckhoff.ca/xts
Joe Ottenhof is general manager of Beckhoff Automation
Canada Ltd. and has more than 30 years of experience in
industrial automation and controls.
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By Colin Plastow
I n troubleshooting situations involving
a motor, more than half the battle is
simply isolating the problem. Whenever
there’s a working motor, there’s a load
and there’s some sort of motor control-
ler, which is increasingly going to be an
adjustable speed drive (ASD).
So when problems arise, how can you
tell if it is the drive, the motor or the
load? Here are a few tips to tackle the
problem in a quick, systematic way, mak-
ing a few key measurements as you go.
Imbalance Measurements
A good place to start is with a measure-
ment of current drawn by the motor.
When we talk about motors here, we are
referring to three-phase induction
motors, the workhorse of industry.
Motors are balanced loads: The cur-
rent they draw on each phase should be
about the same with less than 6 percent
as measured below being a general guide
line for conventional, across-the-line
motors. If they are not balanced, the
cause could be internal to the motor
(deteriorating stator insulation, for
example), or it could be the result of
voltage imbalance. A small voltage
imbalance will cause a significantly
larger current imbalance.
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Is it the Drive, the
Motor or the Load?
Diagnosing tricky motor trouble requires a close
inspection of power loads.
In the case of a ASD, the output voltages
are electronically controlled and should
be well balanced if the drive is functioning
correctly. So, if there is any problem with
current imbalance, compare the voltage
imbalance at the output of the drive to
that at the motor. A difference suggests a
problem in the wiring, connections, etc.
between the drive and motor. If the voltage
balance at the motor is good, a problem
with the motor would be suspected. The
voltage output waveform from an ASD is
a sequence of pulses that has significant
high frequency content. Accurate measure-
ments usually require a DMM with a
suitable low pass filter function.
Voltage and current imbalance mea-
surements should be taken at the line side
of the drive. Drives are generally not as
sensitive to voltage imbalance as motors,
since the incoming AC is rectified to DC
which charges the capacitors on the DC
bus. Voltage imbalance will usually show
as a somewhat higher ripple voltage that
most drives tolerate quite well. In fact,
many drives will operate with a phase
missing albeit with a severely de-rated
(about 50 percent) load.
Over-voltage and Under-voltage
Drives have diagnostic codes that iden-
tify the cause of trip. Generally speaking,
they can be classified as over-voltage,
under-voltage or overload (over-cur-
rent). Note that mechanical starters only
have overload trips; they’re not con-
cerned with over- or under-voltage.
Drives turn sine wave AC into DC
(converter section), and then turn the DC
back into AC (inverter section). However,
the AC at the output is not a sine wave.
It’s a special waveform known as the pulse-
width modulated (PWM). The PWM,
from the motor’s point of view, is accepted
as if it were a sine wave — almost.
For now, though, let’s focus on the
drive internals, specifically on what’s
commonly referred to as the DC link.
The DC link is nothing more than a
capacitor bank, usually with a series link
inductor (reactor) thrown in for filtering
and protection. The DC link is carefully
monitored by the drive; over-voltage or
under-voltage refers to the voltage of the
DC link. Under-voltage can be caused
externally by voltage sags on the drive
input. The Sags and Swells function on
power quality analyzers can help identify
line-related under-voltage problems
occurring over time.
Problems could also exist internally
with the DC link capacitors and/or reac-
tor. In many drives, there are external
test points to measure the DC link volt-
age. To check the voltage variations on
the capacitors, use the min/max function
of a digital multimeter or a power qual-
ity analyzer.
Check if voltage regulation is within
the manufacturer’s specification. When
troubleshooting a complete system, the
tendency is to view the drive or PLC as
the most susceptible to voltage sags.
However, studies have shown that low
cost ice-cube control relays are often the
source of sag-related problems as they’re
the first to drop out when voltage drops
off. So don’t forget to look at any external
control circuit while you’re troubleshoot-
ing intermittent system shutdowns.
Over-voltage could be caused by line-
related voltage transients. At one point,
utility capacitor switching transients
were notorious for causing over-voltage
trips in drives. Over-voltage could also
be caused by regenerative loads. Loads
such as cranes and elevators generate
voltage when they decelerate. Dynamic
braking circuits are installed to shunt
off this energy from the drive, where
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they would otherwise be rectified by the
output devices of the drive and show up
as over-voltage on the DC link. Problems
such as improper installation can result
in over-voltage trips.
Load Profiling
To troubleshoot the interaction between
the load and the motor, you have to
understand the relationship between
torque and current. In essence, motor
is a device to turn electrical energy
(current) into rotational mechanical
energy (torque), via the magical effects
of magnetism.
What a load demands of a motor is
torque. For all practical purposes, this
torque is directly proportional to current
used by the motor.
This should make perfect sense,
because we all know that for constant-
speed motors—which include all
motors with electro-mechanic start-
ers—voltage is, or should be, stable and
current is the variable.
When a load demands more torque
and current than a motor can supply, the
result is an overload condition. Overload-
ing will cause overheating of the motor.
Motor controllers will shut down the
motor (and thereby the load) rather than
allow permanent winding insulation.
Overloading is always relative to time:
A high overload will trip the motor in a
short time, while a lower level of overload
will take longer to trip the motor.
When we want to evaluate the impact
of a load on the motor drive system, we
have to measure the current it draws. Of
course, this current draw typically var-
ies over time as the load varies. The
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measurement of current over some
period of time is called load profi ling.
For load profi ling, the power-record
function of power quality analyzers is
ideal for capturing a trend line of current
consumption. A cursor enables you to
identify the current values at different
points on the trend line, along with a
time stamp for those points.
Before load profi ling, first make the
current imbalance measurement to
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Motion Control AENTR and 1794-AENTRXT for extreme environments) are

compatible with these Rockwell Software products: RSLogix
Industrial Ethernet Coupler 5000 programming software version 16 and higher and RSLinx
Beckhoff Automation version 2.58 and higher. The adapters also can connect up to
introduced its EK18xx eight FLEX I/O modules.
EtherCAT Coupler series http://ab.rockwellautomation.com
that integrates 16 Ether-
CAT digital I/O connection Motion Controller, Drive
points into a compact 44 Galil announced the DMC-30016
mm x 100 mm x 68 mm 1-axis motion controller pack-
coupler housing. Four channels are reserved for the supply volt- aged with a 1.4A/phase stepper
age, leaving up to 12 channels available for digital I/Os that can drive in a single, compact unit.
be configured in different I/O combinations. The series combines The controller contains a 1.4A/
the functionalities of the EK1100 EtherCAT Coupler with standard phase, 30V stepper drive in a 4.0
digital EtherCAT I/Os and can be extended into a full industrial x 5.0 x 1.5-inch package. It drives
Ethernet I/O system using all EtherCAT Terminals. a two-phase bipolar stepper
www.beckhoff.com motor in full-step, half-step, 1/4
step or 1/16 step. The DMC-
Optical Isolators 30016 is user configurable from 0.5A to 1.4A per phase in 10mA
AutomationDirect unveiled increments at 12-30VDC. No external heatsink is required.
its FC-ISO-C and FC-ISO-C www.electromate.com
optical isolator modules.
The FC-ISO-C is designed
for use with single-ended Positioning
or differential line driver
encoder signals. The mod- Heavy Duty Linear Slide
ules feature three comple- Accuride announced a heavy-
mentary inputs rated for 4.5-7.5 and 12-26 VDC and frequency duty slide (Models AL4120
response up to 1 MHz. The module has three complementary and AL4140) with higher load
open collector outputs rated for 5-36 VDC that can be used in ratings for applications up to
single-ended configurations. Optical isolation rated at 1800V 5,000 cycles. Model AL4120,
separates the input signals from the outputs. The FC-ISO-D is a 3/4 extension slide, carries
suited for use with encoders and servo drive encoder signal inputs up to 1,212 pounds per pair,
and outputs and features three differential line driver outputs while model AL4140 offers full extension and accommodates
rated for 5VDC, with 1800V optical isolation. Both modules are up to 1,323 lbs. per pair. These models are made from lightweight
designed with a slim-line plastic housing which includes an aluminum, with stainless steel ball bearings and ball retainers to
integral 35mm DIN rail mounting adapter, LED indication, and provide corrosion resistance when used for exterior applications
removable screw terminal blocks. exposed to moisture and high humidity. In moderate use appli-
www.automationdirect.com cations up to 10,000 cycles, Model AL4120 offers a load rating
up to 966 pounds. AL4140 carries up to 882 pounds. These
EtherNet/IP I/O Adapters slides are non-disconnect for added strength, and available in
Rockwell Automation intro- 16-, 20-, 24-, 28-, 32-, 36-, 40-, 44- and 48-inch lengths.
duced its Allen-Bradley FLEX www.accuride.com
I/O dual-port EtherNet/IP
adapters that support a Linear Roller Guides
device-level ring (DLR) topol- Tschudin & Heid introduced its linear
ogy (connected at the end roller cages and guides that allow the
device versus the switch). displacement of moving parts in an
The ring adds a measure of axial direction through the use of
redundancy in that a single parallel shafts and sleeves. The use of
network failure, such as a cable break, will not lead to the failure special “rollers” instead of balls results
of the other devices in the ring. It can also recover in less than in line contact with the guide rather
3 milliseconds for a 50-node system. The adapters also support than point contact as with ball-type
the daisy-chain topology for applications that involve devices guides, which restricts any radial movement. Because of this line
located long distances from CPU subsystems. The adapters (1794- contact, pre-load at assembly can be kept low, which produces

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a low surface pressure between the rollers and guides. The roll- Power Transmission
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spread over the entire surface area of the shaft and sleeve. Right-Angle Gearbox
www.ame.com Myostat Motion Control introduced
the HY series of Hyphoid right angle
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Aerotech introduced its MPS- torques between 76 N-CM and 357
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able in two sizes—the boxes offer a high gear ratio in a
MPS50GR and MPS75GR— small footprint. According to the
the stages incorporate preci- company, the gearboxes are more
sion worm-gear drives and efficient than a worm drive and quieter than a bevel set. The
are available with DC servo series is available in 5:1 and 10:1 ratios and with optional motor
or stepper motors and either a 20mm (MPS50GR) or 30mm combinations.
(MPS75GR) clear aperture. The DC servomotors for the MPS-GR www.myostat.ca/gearbox
stages are equipped with a square-wave rotary encoder and the
MPS75GR includes a manual adjustment knob. The MPS-GR Disc Coupling
rotary stages provide performance of up to 80 arc seconds Baldor Electric Company
accuracy, 1 arc second resolution, 6 arc seconds repeatability introduces the new Dodge
and 180 degrees per second maximum speed. Top load capacity Disc coupling that meets the
is 12 kg and tilt error motion is 40 arc seconds. Both stages are American Petroleum Institute
available with optional vacuum preparation to 10-6 torr includ- (API) 610 specification. The
ing a vacuum-rated motor/feedback connector. coupling also utilizes the
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ing operation and boosting misalignment capabilities and torque Jaw Couplings
ratings, the company says. The disc coupling doesn’t require Ruland introduced its zero back-
periodic lubrication since they do not have relative movement lash jaw couplings for machine
between mating surfaces. In addition, the coupling offers a large vision systems that reduce set-
hub option that increases the max bore capability in applications tling time and shock loads, the
where the coupling size is driven by the shaft diameter instead company says. The couplings’
of the torque requirement. three-piece design is comprised
www.baldor.com of two aluminum hubs and an elastomer element called the
“spider.” Available in three durometers, the spider allows the
Ball Screws user to adjust the coupling’s torsional stiffness, misalignment,
Steinmeyer, Inc. introduced a and dampening requirements. For added customization, metric
new design to the ball return and inch hubs (set screw, clamp style, keyed, or keyless) are
for its UltraSpeed line of preci- interchangeable and can be combined into a single coupling.
sion ball screws. The design is The couplings feature a curved profile which concentrates the
based on a new ball return sys- forces to the center of the spider’s limbs. Raised contact points
tem that uses precision ball help maintain proper spacing between the two hubs, assuring
deflectors to guide the balls into electrical isolation and full angular misalignment capabilities.
a return channel spanning the whole nut length. The deflectors www.ruland.com
are precision milled and utilize a geometry that minimizes friction.
The ballscrew series is available in nominal diameters from 32
mm to 100 mm, and enable speed ratings up to and beyond Motors and Drives
dN=160,000. With lead-to-diameter ratios from 0.5:1 to 1:1,
linear velocities of 4,000 inches per minute are possible at accel- Variable Speed Drive
erations of 2 g’s and higher. Yaskawa America, Inc. released its P1000
www.steinmeyer.com variable speed drive that controls variable-
torque loads
through 500 hp
Demand more... We always deliver with an average
MTBF of 28 years
or more. The
Our only products are encoders.
P1000 drive is
Whatever your industry, we’ll available in 200-240VAC Three Phase
satisfy your expectations for 50/60 Hz (up to 175 hp), 380-480VAC
exceptional quality and value Three Phase 50/60 Hz (up to 500 hp),
supported by superior service. and 500-600VAC Three Phase 50/60Hz
Our proven reliability allows (up to 250 hp) ratings. All ratings are
available in a Flange configuration that
us to offer the industry’s only
allows for mounting the drive with its
FIVE-YEAR WARRANTY. heatsink out the back of any Type 12
Expect more... and get it. enclosure. The drive offers three expan-
sion ports for additional I/O, feedback
and network communications, including
DeviceNet, EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP/
IP, Profibus-DP, PROFINET, BACnet and
Lonworks.
www.yaskawa.com

Stainless Steel Motors

22 Commerce Place
St. Catharines
ON, Canada L2R 6P7
Industrial Encoder Corporation Toll free 1-888-277-6205
Member of the GESgroup of companies
Fax 1-866-278-1301
info@globalencoder.ca
www.globalencoder.ca
AutomationDirect added stainless steel
three-phase motors to its IronHorse
general purpose AC motor line. The
electrically reversible motors are avail-
able in horsepower ranges from 0.33 to
2 hp and speeds of 1800 and 3600 RPM.
The 56C-frame TEFC motors feature 304

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stainless steel frames and stainless steel
shafts. IP56-rated, they are equipped
with a large junction box with fluori-
nated silicone rubber gaskets and
stainless steel cable glands. These
NEMA design B motors are available
with or without mounting feet and can
be mounted in any orientation, hori-
zontal or vertical, as long as the drain plugs are installed in the
two lower locations.
www.automationdirect.com
Ultra-slim Motor and Encoder
Maxon has equiped its EC 90 flat motor with its Inductive Little
Encoder (MILE), the world’s smallest
inductive rotary encoder. Its operating
principle is based on the detection of
high-frequency inductivity, which
generates eddy current in an electrically
conducting target. The advantage of
a high-frequency inductive method of
measurement includes high speed,
high robustness towards dust or oil
vapor and insensitivity against interfer-
ence pulses such as PWM controllers or motor magnets. The EC
90 flat MILE is capable of resolutions of up to 3200 impulses per
turn and a nominal torque of 517 mNm. According to the com-
pany, the component is best suited for applications such as door
drives, logistic robots or solar trackers.
www.maxonmotorusa.com
Safety
Distributed Safety System
GE Intelligent Platforms intro-
duced its PACSystems VersaSafe
machine safety solution, which
adds TÜV-certified SIL3 safety
capabilities by combining secure
network connectivity, certified
safety function blocks and a graphical programming environment.
The system combines PROFINET with optional media redundant
protocol (MRP) and multiple cable media options, providing the
ability to put a machine in a safe state without fully powering
down the equipment. Leveraging PACSystems’ distributed I/O
architecture and single point of connect capabilities, VersaSafe
enables a single network to carry standard and safety I/O and
eliminates the need for a separate safety CPU or controller.
www.ge-ip.com/versasaf

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ActuAtors cABle cArriers Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Geared . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gripper, .Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gripper, .Pneumatic . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Gripper, .Stepper-Servo . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic, .Cylinder . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Hydraulic, .Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Linear, .Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Linear, .Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Linear, .Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Linear, .Pneumatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary, .Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary, .Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary, .Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary, .Piezoelectric . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rotary, .Pneumatic . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Amplifiers Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Brush-Type .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Brushless .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Digital, .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Linear, .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Piezoelectric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Proportional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
BeArings Electromechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Ball .Type, .Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Ball .Type, .Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Bush . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Dual .Vee . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Flange .Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Flexural .Pivot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Fluid .Film . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Hydrodynamic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Journal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Pillow .Blocks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rail .Linear .Guides . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Rod .Ends . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roller .Type, .Profile . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Angular .Contact . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Flange . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Miniature . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Needle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Radial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Self-Aligning . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Tapered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Rolling, .Thrust . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shaft .Hangers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shaft .Linear .Guides . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Aluminum . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Babbitted . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Bronze . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Rubber . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Sleeve, .Self-Lubricating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Spherical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Take-up .Units . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Belts Single-Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Flat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Round . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Synchronous . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Tension .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Toothed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
V-Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Variable .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
BrAkes Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Fail-Safe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Hydromatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Linear .Static . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
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Clean .Room . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Energy .Chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Heavy .Duty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Large .Rolling .Carriage .Systems . 53
Silent .Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
cABles Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Flexible .Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
High .Flex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Shielded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Twisted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
chAins 53
Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Engineered . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Leaf . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Pintle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Roller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Silent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
clutches U-Joint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Air . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Centrifugal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Electromagnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Friction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Jaw . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Magnetic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Over-Running . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Overload . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Slip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Spring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
controllers, motion Modular . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
AC .Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
AC .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Adjustable .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Analog . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
CNC .Based . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
DC .Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
DC .Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Embedded . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Fieldbus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
IEC61131-3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Indexers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Integrated .Motion .& .Logic . . . . . . 54
Multi-Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
PC .Based . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
PLC .Based . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
PLC, .Open . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Safe .Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sercos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Stand-Alone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Step .Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
controls Accumulators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Adjustable .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Clutch .& .Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
CNC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Electric .Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Motor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Programmable . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Relay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Remote . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Sensing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Tension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Variablepeed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
couplings 55
Composite . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Elastomeric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Flexible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Gear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Hydraulic, .Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Line .Shaft . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Metal .Bellows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Pneumatic, .Quick . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Press .Fit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Servo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Torque .Limiting/Safety . . . . . . . . 55
Zero-Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drivers, stepper Miniature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Full-Step . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Integrated .Indexer . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Micro-Stepping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Drives
Analog, .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Brushless, .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Compact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Converters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
CVT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Digital, .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Field .Bus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Flux .Vector, .AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Intelligent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
PLC .Based . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Regenerative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Safe .Motion .Based . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Servo, .AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Servo, .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Servo, .Digital . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Variable .Frequency, .AC . . . . . . . . 55
Variable .Speed, .Electric . . . . . . . . 56
Variable .Speed, .Gearshift . . . . . . 56
Variable .Speed, .Hydraulic . . . . . . 56
Variable .Speed, .Mechanical . . . . 56
Vector .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
feeDBAck Devices Signal .Conditioning .& . .
Linear .Displacement .Transducers . . . 56
Linear .Encoders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Magnetic, .Absolute . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Magnetic, .Incremental . . . . . . . . . 56
Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Optical, .Absolute . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Optical, .Incremental . . . . . . . . . . 56
Potentiometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Resolvers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Serial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Tachometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
fluiD power components
Coolers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Directional .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Flow .Meters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Flow .Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Gauges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Hose, .Hydraulic .High .Pressure . . 57
Hose, .Pneumatic .Airline . . . . . . . . 57
Hose/Fittings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Level .Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lubrication .Equipment . . . . . . . . 57
Manifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pipetube . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pressure .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Pumps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seals, .Grease . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Seals, .Large .Diameter . . . . . . . . . 57
Spray .Nozzles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
geAring, generAl Assemblies, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . 58
purpose Ball .Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bevel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Combination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Concentric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Cycloidal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Epicyclic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fractional .HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Helical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Herringbone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Miter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Multi-Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Planetary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Shaft-Mounted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Variable .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Wormgear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
geAring, high precision Lead .Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Planetary, .Inline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Planetary, .Right-Angle .Harmonic .58
Zero .Backlash, .Ball .Speed . . . . . . 58
geArs Positioners, .Manual . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Bevel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Helical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Herringbone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Hypoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Miniature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Pinion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Plastic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Ring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Worm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
input/output Devices
Accelerometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Circuit .Breakers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Gauges, .Digital .Readout . . . . . . . 58
Indicators, .Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Indicators, .Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Networking .Solutions . . . . . . . . . 58
Optoelectronic .Devices . . . . . . . . 58
Photoelectrics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Potentiometers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Press .Force .Monitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Safety .Devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Solid-State .Relays . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switch .Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Centrifugal . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Mechanical . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Proximity . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Switches, .Foot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Transducers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
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Control .Grips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Digital .Readout . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Display .Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
HMI'S . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Joysticks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Keyboards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Keypads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Panels, .Ce .Embedded . . . . . . . . . 58
Panels, .Operator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Remote .Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Touch .Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vision .Cameras . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Vision .Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
lineAr motion components Seals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Acme .Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Actuators, .Linear .Acme .Screw .
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Actuators, .Linear .Belt .Driven . . . . 58
Anti-Backlash .Nuts . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Bumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Clamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cylinders, .Accessories . . . . . . . . . 58
Cylinders, .Composite . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cylinders, .Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Cylinders, .Pneumatic . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dampers, .Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Dampers, .Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Drives, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Drives, .Linear .Variable .Pitch . . . . 59
Feeders, .Vibratory . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Guides, .Linear .Bearing . . . . . . . . 59
Guides, .Linear .Rail . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Guides, .Linear .Spline . . . . . . . . . . 59
Lift .Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Motors, .Brushless .Linear . . . . . . . 59
Motors, .Electric .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Motors, .Linear .Servo . . . . . . . . . . 59
Positioning .Tables, .Multi-Axis . . . 59
Positioning .Tables, .Single . . . . . . 59
Rails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ring .Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ring .Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Roller .Screws . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Shafts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Slides, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Splines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stages, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stages, .Multi-Axis . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stages, .Piezo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Stages, .Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Suspension .Elements . . . . . . . . . 59
Suspension .Screens . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tables, .Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Tables, .X-Y . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Thrusters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Alignment .Dowels . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Alternators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bases, .Adjustable .Motor . . . . . . . 60
Bases, .Automatic .Belt . . . . . . . . . 60
Bases, .Tensioning . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bushings, .Metal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Bushings, .Polymer . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cam .Followers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Cams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Flanges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Generators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Hose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Idlers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Joints, .Spherical . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Joints, .Universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Locknuts .& .Washer . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Anti-Vibration . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Base .Plate .Fastened . . . 60
Mounts, .Channel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Gel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Gyratory . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Machinery . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Oscillating . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Suspension . . . . . . . . . . 60
Mounts, .Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rings, .O-Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Rings, .Retaining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seal .Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Sheaves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Shims . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Shock .Absorbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
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Springs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 GEARED Berendsen Fluid Power
Exlar Corporation Cross Mfg Inc.
Springs, .Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Analysis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Huskey IMS
Sprockets, .Conveyor . . . . . . . . . . 60 Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Hypower Systems
RR Canada Inc.
Sprockets, .Non-Metal . . . . . . . . . 60 Force . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.
GRIPPER, .HYDRAULIC P.S.I. Fluid Power
Sprockets, .Roller .Chain . . . . . . . . 60 Hall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Anker-Holth Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Sprockets, .Shear .Pin . . . . . . . . . . 60 Laser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Peerless Engineering Sales
Light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Higginson Equipment Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Sprockets, .Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Tensioners, .Chain .& .Belt . . . . . . . 60 Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Schunk Intec Corp. LINEAR, .ELECTRIC
Washers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sommer Automatic Aerotech Inc.
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motors Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 GRIPPER, .PNEUMATIC Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Battlefield International Cowper
AC .1 .To .15 .HP, .Single .& . . Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Three-Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Proximity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Electromate
Cowper Exlar Corporation
AC .1 .To .500 .HP, .Single .& . . Rotary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Festo Inc. Festo Inc.
Three-Phase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Geo. T. White Co. Ltd. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
AC .500 .HP .Plus . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Huskey IMS
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AC .Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Torque . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Huskey IMS Mirai Inter-Tech
AC .Induction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Vibration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Mirai Inter-Tech Moog Animatics
AC .Synchronous . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Viscosity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Motion Canada
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AC .Universal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Visual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Seal Master Corporation
DC .Brush-Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Nippon Pulse America,
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DC .Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Collars . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 GRIPPER, .STEPPER-SERVO Power Beam
Fractional, .DC .Fractional . . . . . . . 61 Flexible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cowper PQ Systems Ltd.
Fractional, .Gearmotors . . . . . . . . 61 Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Ringball Corporation
Rigid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Schunk Intec Corp. Rotork Controls (Canada)
Fractional, .Gearmotors, .AC . Seals .& .Packings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Sommer Automatic Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Fractional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Spline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 HYDRAULIC, .CYLINDER Wainbee Limited
Fractional, .Single .& .Three-Phase .61 Universal .Coupling . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Advance Motion Control Wittenstein Inc.
Integrated, .Closed-Loop . . . . . . . 61 Anker-Holth LINEAR, .HYDRAULIC
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Integrated, .Open-Loop . . . . . . . . . 61
Automation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Cowper Anker-Holth
Linear, .AC .Induction . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Cross Mfg Inc. Cowper
CAD .To .Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Linear, .Brush .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Geo. T. White Co. Ltd. Huskey IMS
Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Linear, .Brushless .DC . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hypower Systems
Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Hercules Sealing Products Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Linear, .Electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Higginson Equipment PQ Systems Ltd.
Diagnostic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Linear, .Electric .Step . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Huskey IMS Rotork Controls (Canada)
Human .Machine .Interface .(HMI) . 62
Linear, .Stepper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Hypower Systems Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Machine .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 P.S.I. Fluid Power
Permanent .Magnet . . . . . . . . . . . 61 LINEAR, .MECHANICAL
Motion .& .Logic .Control . . . . . . . . 62 Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Amacoil Inc
Piston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Peerless Engineering Sales
Motion .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Anker-Holth
Rotary, .Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Cowper
Product .Data .Management . . . . . 62 Tuffee Inc.
Servo, .AC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Exlar Corporation
Product .Life .Cycle .Management . 62 Wainbee Limited Geo. T. White Co. Ltd.
Servo, .AC .Brushless . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Simulation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Servo, .AC .Induction . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Servo, .DC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Servo, .DC .Brushless . . . . . . . . . . 61
Servo, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Spindle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Step .Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Step .Motors, .Geared . . . . . . . . . . 61
Step .Motors, .Linear . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Ultrasonic/Piezo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
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Can .OPEN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
DeviceNET . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
EtherCAT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
ProfiBUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Protocol .Conversion . . . . . . . . . . . 62
RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
RS-485 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Flat .Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Idler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Split . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Synchronous .Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Toothed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
V-Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Anti-Backlash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Hardened . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Plain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Polymer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
roBotics Proportional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Concentric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Fractional .HP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Helical .Herringbone . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Parallel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Planetary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Right .Angle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Intelligent Automation Solutions
Shaft-Mounted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Spur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Wormgear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Valve .Actuators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Valve .Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Valve .Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Valve .Motors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Ball . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Check . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Compensator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Counter .Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Directional .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Electro-Proportional . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Flow .Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Pneumatic Automation & Motion Control
Hydraulic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Robot .Arms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Robotic .Accessories . . . . . . . . . . 62
Robots . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Robots, .Articulated .Arm .(6Axis) . . 62
Robots, .Scara .(4Axis) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
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Solenoid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
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Ringball Corporation SLEEVE, .RUBBER Higginson Equipment Chartwell Automation
RotoPrecision Inc. Quality Bearings & Components Huskey IMS HIGH .FLEX
Schaeffler Canada Inc. SLEEVE, .SELF-LUBRICATING Norcan Fluid Power Chartwell Automation
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Bunting Bearings LLC RR Canada Inc. PQ Systems Ltd.
ROLLER .TYPE, .PROFILE Daemar Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
SHIELDED
Quality Bearings & Components Global Bear Inc. HYDROMATIC Chartwell Automation
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Quality Bearings & Components Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tecom Inc. Rotator Products TWISTED
LINEAR Chartwell Automation
ROLLING, .ANGULAR .CONTACT RotoPrecision Inc. Advanced Motion & Controls
Global Bear Inc. Schaeffler Canada Inc. DMA Ltd. CHAINS
Quality Bearings & Components Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Intercon Automation Parts Inc.
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions CONVEYOR
RotoPrecision Inc. LINEAR .STATIC DMA Ltd.
Schaeffler Canada Inc. SPHERICAL Intercon Automation Parts Inc. Renold Canada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Aurora Bearing Company Timken Canada LP
Global Bear Inc. MECHANICAL
Tecom Inc.
Huskey IMS Cowper ENGINEERED
Timken Canada LP
Myostat Motion Control Inc. DMA Ltd. DMA Ltd.
ROLLING, .FLANGE Drive-Line Inc. Renold Canada
Global Bear Inc. Quality Bearings & Components
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Global Bear Inc. Timken Canada LP
Quality Bearings & Components Helander Products Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument LEAF
Timken Canada LP Lenze Americas Renold Canada
Timken Canada LP Servo2Go.com Ltd.
ROLLING, .MINIATURE TAKE-UPUNITS Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument PINTLE
Bird Precision DMA Ltd. Timken Canada LP
Global Bear Inc. Quality Bearings & Components CABLE CARRIERS PLASTIC
GRB, Gestion Industrielle RB Inc. Timken Canada LP CLEAN .ROOM Renold Canada
Quality Bearings & Components Higginson Equipment Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
RotoPrecision Inc.
BELTS Stephen Sircon Controls ROLLER
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument CONVEYOR Quality Transmission
Advanced Antivibration Components ENERGY .CHAIN
ROLLING, .NEEDLE Higginson Equipment Renold Canada
Advanced Motion & Controls Ringball Corporation
Global Bear Inc. BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Ibis Electro-Products
Quality Bearings & Components Ringball Corporation Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
R.W. Hamilton Timken Canada LP
Reid Supply Rubberline Products Ltd. Stephen Sircon Controls
Schaeffler Canada Inc. HEAVY .DUTY SILENT
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument FLAT Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Higginson Equipment
Tecom Inc. Ibis Electro-Products
ROLLING, .RADIAL
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Stephen Sircon Controls CLUTCHES
Global Bear Inc. METAL AIR
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument LARGE .ROLLING .CARRIAGE .SYSTEMS
Quality Bearings & Components Higginson Equipment Cowper
Schaeffler Canada Inc. ROUND Stephen Sircon Controls DMA Ltd.
Tecom Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Drive-Line Inc.
Timken Canada LP SYNCHRONOUS Higginson Equipment
ROLLING, .SELF-ALIGNING BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.
Global Bear Inc. Huskey IMS
Hercules Sealing Products Quality Transmission
Quality Bearings & Components R.W. Hamilton
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Timken Canada LP TENSION .CONTROL
ROLLING, .SPLIT Rosta Inc.
Quality Bearings & Components TIMING
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Amacoil Inc
ROLLING, .TAPERED BRECOflex Co., L.L.C.
Global Bear Inc. Mirai Inter-Tech
GRB, Gestion Industrielle RB Inc.
Quality Bearings & Components
Nordex Inc.
PIC Design Roller Clutches
Reid Supply Quality Transmission
Schaeffler Canada Inc. R.W. Hamilton
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Near Zero Backlash
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Timken Canada LP TOOTHED
ROLLING, .THRUST BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Positive Drive
Amacoil Inc V-BELT
Global Bear Inc.
Quality Bearings & Components
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. Long Life
R.W. Hamilton
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Regal Beloit Canada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Reid Supply Quiet Running
Tecom Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Timken Canada LP
SHAFT .HANGERS
VARIABLE .SPEED
Lenze Americas
Easy Installation
Quality Bearings & Components R.W. Hamilton
Schaeffler Canada Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument BRAKES
Custom Assemblies,
SHAFT .LINEAR .GUIDES AIR
Cowper DMA Ltd. Pulleys & Gears Available
Quality Bearings & Components Drive-Line Inc.
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Global Sensor Systems
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Higginson Equipment Shaft Sizes 1/8-1/2" & 3-13mm
Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Huskey IMS
SLEEVE, .ALUMINUM RG Speed Control Devices Ltd. Uses Include: Over-Running Back-Stopping
Daemar ELECTRIC Indexing Freewheeling
Quality Bearings & Components DMA Ltd.
Schaeffler Canada Inc. Drive-Line Inc. Pinch Rollers Sheet Feeders
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Drive Systems Group Inc.
Rotator Products
SLEEVE, .BABBITTED
Canadian Babbitt Bearings Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Also See Our Lines Of Spring & Magnetic Clutches
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Helander Products Inc.
Quality Bearings & Components
Schaeffler Canada Inc. FAIL-SAFE
SLEEVE, .BRONZE DMA Ltd.
Bunting Bearings LLC Drive-Line Inc. P.O. Box 247 Phone: 860-669-7953
Daemar Global Bear Inc.
Global Bear Inc. Higginson Equipment 26 Knollwood Dr. Fax: 860-669-6756
PIC Design Lenze Americas Clinton, CT 06413 TinyClutch@HelanderProducts.com
RR Canada Inc.
Quality Bearings & Components
Ringball Corporation
Schaeffler Canada Inc.
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CENTRIFUGAL ANALOG Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Lenze Americas
Drive-Line Inc. American Portwell Technology Schneider Electric Canada Moog Animatics
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Zakron Industries Inc. Motion Canada
ELECTRIC Schneider Electric Canada PLC, .OPEN Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
DMA Ltd. BRUSHLESS Beckhoff Automation Canada Powerhouse Controls
Helander Products Inc. Andy Baumen Associates Cowper PQ Systems Ltd.
Sterling Power Systems Inc. Cowper Lenze Americas Schneider Electric Canada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Lenze Americas Schneider Electric Canada Siemens Canada Ltd.
ELECTROMAGNETIC
Maxon Precision Motors Inc. SoftPLC Corporation Skymatic Controls
DMA Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Tri-Tronics Company
Drive-Line Inc. RELAY Trio Motion Technology LLC
Helander Products Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Cowper
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument BUS Nippon Pulse America, MOTOR
Beckhoff Automation Canada Skymatic Controls Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
ELECTROMECHANICAL
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cowper
Cowper SAFE .MOTION Franklin Empire
Helander Products Inc. CNC .BASED Schneider Electric Canada Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Lenze Americas Advanced Antivibration Components SERCOS Huskey IMS
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Beckhoff Automation Canada Beckhoff Automation Canada IMS Schneider Electric Motion
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Heidenhain Corporation Schneider Electric Canada Lenze Americas
FRICTION Lenze Americas SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada Midwest Motion Products, Inc.
Global Bear Inc. Schneider Electric Canada
SINGLE-AXIS Mirai Inter-Tech
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Zakron Industries Inc.
Advanced Servo Technologies Moog Animatics
Zero-Max DC .MOTOR Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
HYDRAULIC Andy Baumen Associates Davis Controls Ltd. Schneider Electric Canada
Cowper Cowper Câbles Multi Contrôle du QC Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Drive-Line Inc. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Transorb Electrical Products Ltd.
Higginson Equipment Huskey IMS SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada POSITIONING
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Maxon Precision Motors Inc.
STAND-ALONE Baumer Inc.
Mirai Inter-Tech
JAW Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Beckhoff Automation Canada Cowper
Wallace Machine & Mfg. Ltd. Cowper Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
DC .SERVO Drive Systems Group Inc. Lenze Americas
MAGNETIC Advanced Motion & Controls
Helander Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Moog Animatics
Andy Baumen Associates PQ Systems Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Nordex Inc. Cowper
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Schneider Electric Canada PQ Systems Ltd.
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Schneider Electric Canada
OVER-RUNNING Huskey IMS STEP .MOTOR
Beckhoff Automation Canada Tri-Tronics Company
Drive-Line Inc. Le Groupe Rotalec Trio Motion Technology LLC
Helander Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Electromate
Renold Canada Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions POWER
Servo2Go.com Ltd.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Huskey IMS Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Wainbee Limited
IMS Schneider Electric Motion Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
OVERLOAD DIGITAL Schneider Electric Canada
Omega
DMA Ltd. Advanced Antivibration Components Technical Systems 2002 Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Renold Canada American Portwell Technology Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Schneider Electric Canada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Beckhoff Automation Canada Wainbee Limited PRESSURE
SLIP Exlar Corporation
SWITCH Air Logic
DMA Ltd. J. R. Merritt Controls,
Global Bear Inc. Alpha Controls/Instrumentation
Drive-Line Inc. Nippon Pulse America,
Tri-Tronics Company Andy Baumen Associates
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
TENSION Baumer Inc.
SPRING EMBEDDED Cowper
American Portwell Technology Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Dendoff Springs Davis Controls Ltd.
Helander Products Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada CONTROLS Ecotherm Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Higginson Equipment
ADJUSTABLE .SPEED
TOOTH FIELDBUS Beckhoff Automation Canada Huskey IMS
RG Speed Control Devices Ltd. Beckhoff Automation Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Omega
TORQUE KCS DMA Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Lenze Americas Global Bear Inc. PQ Systems Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Huskey IMS Schneider Electric Canada
CONTROLLERS, MOTION Schneider Electric Canada Lenze Americas Switching Solutions Inc.
AC .MOTOR IEC61131-3 Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Technical Systems 2002 Inc.
Advanced Antivibration Components Beckhoff Automation Canada Nord Gear Limited Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Andy Baumen Associates Cowper Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Webster Instruments
AutomationDirect Groupe Show Distribution Inc. Rotator Products PROGRAMMABLE
Cowper Huskey IMS Schneider Electric Canada Alpha Controls/Instrumentation
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Lenze Americas SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada AutomationDirect
Huskey IMS P.S.I. Fluid Power Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Beckhoff Automation Canada
KCS Schneider Electric Canada CLUTCH .& .BRAKE Cowper
Lenze Americas Yaskawa America Helander Products Inc. Davis Controls Ltd.
Omega INDEXERS Lenze Americas Franklin Empire
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cyclo-Index - Div. of Leggett & Platt Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
CNC Huskey IMS
Pesco Sales Helander Products Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Lenze Americas
RG Speed Control Devices Ltd. Lenze Americas Heidenhain Corporation Moog Animatics
Schneider Electric Canada Schneider Electric Canada Powerhouse Controls Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada INTEGRATED .MOTION .& .LOGIC Schneider Electric Canada Schneider Electric Canada
AC .SERVO Beckhoff Automation Canada Siemens Canada Ltd.
Andy Baumen Associates Siemens Canada Ltd.
Bosch Rexroth Canada Zakron Industries Inc. SoftPLC Corporation
AutomationDirect Cowper ELECTRIC .MOTOR Trio Motion Technology LLC
Beckhoff Automation Canada IMS Schneider Electric Motion Andy Baumen Associates Zakron Industries Inc.
Cowper Le Groupe Rotalec Beckhoff Automation Canada RELAY
Franklin Empire Lenze Americas Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Access Control Sales
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Myostat Motion Control Inc. Cowper Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Chartwell Automation
Le Groupe Rotalec Schneider Electric Canada Huskey IMS Cowper
Lenze Americas MULTI-AXIS J. R. Merritt Controls, Ecotherm Inc.
Mirai Inter-Tech Aerotech Inc. Lenze Americas Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Schneider Electric Canada
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cowper
Pesco Sales MANUAL REMOTE
Drive Systems Group Inc. Câbles Multi Contrôle du QC
Powerhouse Controls Electro Sensors Access Control Sales
PQ Systems Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Franklin Empire
Schneider Electric Canada Lenze Americas MOTION Ecotherm Inc.
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada Câbles Multi Contrôle du QC Access Control Sales Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Siemens Canada Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Accuride International SENSING
Wainbee Limited Schneider Electric Canada Aerotech Inc. Baumer Inc.
ADJUSTABLE .SPEED Wainbee Limited Beckhoff Automation Canada BEP Bestobell
KCS Yaskawa America Cowper Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Lenze Americas Franklin Empire Chartwell Automation
PC .BASED Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker American Portwell Technology Cowper
Pesco Sales Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Ecotherm Inc.
Beckhoff Automation Canada Heidenhain Corporation
Rotator Products Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Huskey IMS
Schneider Electric Canada Helander Products Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada PLC .BASED Huskey IMS Schneider Electric Canada
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Tri-Tronics Company CEJN Industrial Corp. Cowper REGENERATIVE
Webster Instruments Climax Company Ltd. Maxon Precision Motors Inc. Lenze Americas
SERVO Cowper Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Beckhoff Automation Canada Dixon Group Canada Limited Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Schneider Electric Canada
Control Enterprises Inc. (C.E.I.) Higginson Equipment COMPACT SAFE .MOTION .BASED
Cowper Huskey IMS Cowper Schneider Electric Canada
Franklin Empire Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker SERVO, .AC
Groupe Show Distribution Inc. Rubberline Products Ltd.
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery CONVERTERS Baldor Electric Company
Huskey IMS Schneider Electric Canada Bosch Rexroth Canada
J. R. Merritt Controls, LINE .SHAFT Cowper
Lenze Americas Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument CVT
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Franklin Empire
Moog Animatics LINEAR Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Schneider Electric Canada
GTC Falcon Inc. Lenze Americas
Schneider Electric Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker DIGITAL, .DC Motion Canada
Trio Motion Technology LLC Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Zakron Industries Inc. METAL .BELLOWS RG Speed Control Devices Ltd.
BellowsTech, LLC Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
SPEED DMA Ltd. FIELD .BUS Schneider Electric Canada
Access Control Sales Gam Gear Cowper SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Andy Baumen Associates Lenze Americas Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Siemens Canada Ltd.
Baumer Inc. Servometer Schneider Electric Canada Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Beckhoff Automation Canada Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument FLUX .VECTOR, .AC Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Davis Controls Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Higginson Equipment PNEUMATIC, .QUICK Wainbee Limited
Air Logic KCS
Lenze Americas Le Groupe Rotalec Yaskawa America
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Battlefield International
CEJN Industrial Corp. Lenze Americas SERVO, .DC
Pesco Sales Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Aerotech Inc.
Schneider Electric Canada Coilhose Pneumatics
Cowper Schneider Electric Canada Baldor Electric Company
SWITCH Higginson Equipment INTELLIGENT Cowper
Access Control Sales Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Huskey IMS
Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Rubberline Products Ltd. Myostat Motion Control Inc. Maxon Precision Motors Inc.
Chartwell Automation Seal Master Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Skeans Engineering & Machinery Schneider Electric Canada Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Schneider Electric Canada MODULAR Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Switching Solutions Inc. PRESS .FIT Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Wainbee Limited
TENSION RIGID SERVO, .DIGITAL
Global Bear Inc. PLC .BASED
Beckhoff Automation Canada Lenze Americas Advanced Servo Technologies
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Beckhoff Automation Canada
Timken Canada LP Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
VARIABLEPEED Schneider Electric Canada Cowper
Andy Baumen Associates SERVO Lenze Americas
Advanced Antivibration Components POSITIONING Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Beckhoff Automation Canada Amacoil Inc
Carlo Gavazzi Inc. DMA Ltd. VARIABLE .FREQUENCY, .AC
Franklin Empire Cyclo-Index - Div. of Leggett & Platt
Davis Controls Ltd. Festo Inc. Advanced Servo Technologies
Franklin Empire Gam Gear AutomationDirect
Lenze Americas Helander Products Inc.
Huskey IMS Lenze Americas Berendsen Fluid Power
J. R. Merritt Controls, Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
RotoPrecision Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Lenze Americas Schneider Electric Canada Cowper
Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Zero-Max Cypress Sales Partnership
Nord Gear Limited TORQUE .LIMITING/SAFETY Davis Controls Ltd.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Advanced Antivibration Components
Powerhouse Controls DMA Ltd.
Schneider Electric Canada Global Bear Inc.
Lenze Americas
COUPLINGS Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
HS35 Motor Feedback Encoder
COMPOSITE
Zero-Max
Advanced Antivibration Components
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker U-JOINT Rugged, Accurate, Programmable
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument BellowsTech, LLC
Zero-Max GTC Falcon Inc.
Renold Canada
Unparalleled Flexibility
DISC
Advanced Antivibration Components Servometer
DMA Ltd. Zero-Max
Global Bear Inc. ZERO-BACKLASH
Rotator Products Advanced Antivibration Components
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument DMA Ltd.
Zero-Max Gam Gear
ELASTOMERIC Global Bear Inc.
Gam Gear GTC Falcon Inc.
Global Bear Inc. Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Renold Canada Servometer
Rosta Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Rotator Products Zero-Max
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Timken Canada LP DRIVERS, STEPPER
FLEXIBLE FULL-STEP
Advanced Antivibration Components Bimba Manufacturing Co.
BellowsTech, LLC Cowper
Global Bear Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
GTC Falcon Inc. Pesco Sales
Higginson Equipment Schneider Electric Canada
Lenze Americas INTEGRATED .INDEXER
Nordex Inc. Cowper
R.W. Hamilton IMS Schneider Electric Motion
Rotator Products Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Seal Master Corporation Schneider Electric Canada
Servometer MICRO-STEPPING
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Beckhoff Automation Canada
Zero-Max Cowper
FLUID Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
CEJN Industrial Corp. Nippon Pulse America,
Cowper Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker  IP67 design withstands temperatures -40 to +100C
NewAge Industries Inc Schneider Electric Canada
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Industry leading precision and shock handling
DRIVES 
GEAR
Renold Canada ANALOG, .DC  Field programmable resolution and output voltage
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Cowper
Timken Canada LP Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
HYDRAULIC, .QUICK
Advance Motion Control BRUSHLESS, .DC
Advanced Motion & Controls Baumer Inc. · 4046 Mainway Drive · Burlington · Ontario · L7M 4B9
Battlefield International Phone 905-335-8444 · sales.ca@baumer.com · www.baumer.ca
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KCS
Lenze Americas
Moteurs Electriques Universal
Motion Canada
Nord Gear Limited
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Regal Beloit Canada
RG Speed Control Devices Ltd.
Schneider Electric Canada
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Siemens Canada Ltd.
Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Trillium Controls
Yaskawa America
VARIABLE .SPEED, .ELECTRIC
Baldor Electric Company
Beckhoff Automation Canada
Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Nord Gear Limited
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Powerhouse Controls
Schneider Electric Canada
VARIABLE .SPEED, .GEARSHIFT
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
VARIABLE .SPEED, .HYDRAULIC
Huskey IMS
Norcan Fluid Power
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
VARIABLE .SPEED, .MECHANICAL
Amacoil Inc
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Zero-Max
VECTOR .CONTROL
Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
FEEDBACK DEVICES
LINEAR .DISPLACEMENT .TRANSDUCERS
Chartwell Automation
Cowper
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PQ Systems Ltd.
LINEAR .ENCODERS
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
Heidenhain Corporation
Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Zakron Industries Inc.
MAGNETIC, .ABSOLUTE
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
Heidenhain Corporation
Industrial Encoder Corporation
Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
MAGNETIC, .INCREMENTAL
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
CUI Inc.
Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
MECHANICAL
Chartwell Automation
CUI Inc.
Heidenhain Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
OPTICAL, .ABSOLUTE
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
CUI Inc.
Industrial Encoder Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
OPTICAL, .INCREMENTAL
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
CUI Inc.
Heidenhain Corporation
Industrial Encoder Corporation
J. R. Merritt Controls,
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
POTENTIOMETERS
Drive Systems Group Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
RESOLVERS
Lenze Americas
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
ROTARY
Baumer Inc.
Chartwell Automation
CUI Inc.
Industrial Encoder Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
SERIAL
Industrial Encoder Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
TACHOMETERS
Baumer Inc.
Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Chartwell Automation
Lenze Americas
FLUID POWER COMPONENTS
ACCUMULATORS
Advance Motion Control
BellowsTech, LLC
Cowper
Cross Mfg Inc.
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hypower Systems
P.S.I. Fluid Power
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Peerless Engineering Sales
Ram Industries
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
COOLERS
Advance Motion Control
Berendsen Fluid Power
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Norcan Fluid Power
P.S.I. Fluid Power
Peerless Engineering Sales
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
DIRECTIONAL .CONTROL
Berendsen Fluid Power
Bosch Rexroth Canada
Clippard Instrument Laboratory
Cross Mfg Inc.
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Waircom
Lexair
Lynch Fluid Controls
P.S.I. Fluid Power
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Peerless Engineering Sales
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
Webster Instruments
York Hydraulics Ltd.
FILTERS
Air Logic
Berendsen Fluid Power
Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Bird Precision
Coilhose Pneumatics
Cowper
Cross Mfg Inc.
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Hypower Systems
Industrial & Aviation Filters
MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.
Norcan Fluid Power
P.S.I. Fluid Power
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Peerless Engineering Sales
Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
Wainbee Limited
York Hydraulics Ltd.
FLOW .METERS
Advance Motion Control
Alpha Controls/Instrumentation
Beach Filter Products Inc
Climax Company Ltd.
Controles Laurentide Ltee
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Higginson Equipment
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Hydac Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Pesco Sales
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Webster Instruments
FLOW .SWITCH
Climax Company Ltd.
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Switching Solutions Inc.
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Webster Instruments
GAUGES
Baumer Inc.
Cowper
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Huskey IMS
Pesco Sales
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Webster Instruments
HOSE, .HYDRAULIC .HIGH .PRESSURE
CEJN Industrial Corp.
Climax Company Ltd.
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Huskey IMS
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
R.W. Hamilton
Ryco Hydraulics
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
HOSE, .PNEUMATIC .AIRLINE
CEJN Industrial Corp.
Clippard Instrument Laboratory
Coilhose Pneumatics
Cowper
Geo. T. White Co. Ltd.
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
NewAge Industries Inc
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Power Beam
R.W. Hamilton
Ryco Hydraulics
HOSE/FITTINGS
Air Logic
Clippard Instrument Laboratory
Coilhose Pneumatics
Cowper
Dixon Group Canada Limited
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Huskey IMS
Main Manufacturing Products Inc
NewAge Industries Inc
Oetiker Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
R.W. Hamilton
Ryco Hydraulics
Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
York Hydraulics Ltd.
LEVEL .SWITCH
Andy Baumen Associates
Baumer Inc.
Climax Company Ltd.
Cowper
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada
Switching Solutions Inc.
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
LUBRICATION .EQUIPMENT
Beach Filter Products Inc
Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Climax Company Ltd.
Coilhose Pneumatics
Cowper
Davley Darmex Precision Lubricants
Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Hydac Corporation
Hypower Systems
Lubrication Engr of Canada Ltd
Nordson EFD
Oil-Rite Corp.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Tuffee Inc.
MANIFOLDS
Advance Motion Control
Andy Baumen Associates
Berendsen Fluid Power
Bosch Rexroth Canada
Clippard Instrument Laboratory
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Hydac Corporation Schneider Electric Canada
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Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Gam Gear SHAFT-MOUNTED
Scott Rotary Seals Lenze Americas Quality Transmission
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Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument RR Canada Inc.
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Andy Baumen Associates Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument SPUR
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Cross Mfg Inc. Quality Transmission Nordex Inc.
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VL Motion Systems Inc.
Wainbee Limited Lenze Americas
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Switching Solutions Inc.
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
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Bosch Rexroth Canada
Cross Mfg Inc.
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
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Hypower Systems
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MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.
Norcan Fluid Power
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Toro Hydraulic & Machinery American Portwell Technology SWITCHES, .PROXIMITY Lenze Americas
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Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Tri-Tronics Company Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Schneider Electric Canada
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PHOTOELECTRICS
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Baumer Inc.
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Schneider Electric Canada DIGITAL .READOUT Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Nordex Inc. Baumer Inc.
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Chartwell Automation Drive Systems Group Inc.
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Chartwell Automation Exlar Corporation
Lenze Americas Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
Myostat Motion Control Inc. I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Webster Instruments
Omega Myostat Motion Control Inc.
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Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Technical Systems 2002 Inc.
American Portwell Technology Power Beam
Usimax Inc. SOLID-STATE .RELAYS Beckhoff Automation Canada Schaeffler Canada Inc.
PLASTIC Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Chartwell Automation Schneider Electric Canada
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Chartwell Automation Cowper Schunk Intec Corp.
Quality Transmission I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Kongsberg
Omega ANTI-BACKLASH .NUTS
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Omega Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
Usimax Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Trillium Controls ASSEMBLIES, .LINEAR
RACK HMI'S Amacoil Inc
Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. SWITCH .CONTACTS Advanced Motion & Controls
I.C.T. Power Company Inc. Cowper
Myostat Motion Control Inc. American Portwell Technology Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
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Quality Transmission SWITCHES, .CENTRIFUGAL Bosch Rexroth Canada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument BEP Bestobell Chartwell Automation BALL .SCREWS
Cowper Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
RING SWITCHES, .CONTROL Bosch Rexroth Canada
Quality Transmission Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Davis Controls Ltd.
Kongsberg Cowper
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Chartwell Automation Motion Canada
Usimax Inc. Cowper Lenze Americas
Omega Schaeffler Canada Inc.
SPUR Magnelink, Steinmeyer
Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Omega Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Schneider Electric Canada BEARINGS, .DUAL .VEE
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
PIC Design Stephen Sircon Controls Siemens Canada Ltd.
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Usimax Inc. SWITCHES, .LIMIT
J. R. Merritt Controls, Advanced Antivibration Components
Wallace Machine & Mfg. Ltd. AutomationDirect
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Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Cowper Schneider Electric Canada
Lenze Americas Davis Controls Ltd. KEYBOARDS CLAMPS
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions American Portwell Technology Bimba Manufacturing Co.
Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Magnelink, Beckhoff Automation Canada Intercon Automation Parts Inc.
Quality Transmission
Omega Schneider Electric Canada Oetiker Inc.
Renold Canada
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Reid Supply
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument KEYPADS
Schneider Electric Canada Seal Master Corporation
Usimax Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada
Transorb Electrical Products Ltd. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Cowper
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Omega Switching Solutions Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada
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Baumer Inc. PANELS, .OPERATOR Higginson Equipment
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Higginson Equipment Andy Baumen Associates Lenze Americas Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
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Omega Chartwell Automation Schneider Electric Canada CYLINDERS, .COMPOSITE
Technical Systems 2002 Inc. Cowper Cowper
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Webster Instruments Davis Controls Ltd. Omega
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
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Baumer Inc. Schneider Electric Canada
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Omega TOUCH .SCREENS Anker-Holth
Omega AutomationDirect
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Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Yaskawa America GTC Falcon Inc.
Norcan Fluid Power FEEDERS, .VIBRATORY POSITIONERS, .MANUAL Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker DMA Ltd. Omega PIC Design
Ram Industries Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Usimax Inc.
Rubberline Products Ltd. GUIDES, .LINEAR .BEARING
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Velmex STAGES, .LINEAR
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Aerotech Inc.
York Hydraulics Ltd. Cowper POSITIONING .TABLES, .MULTI-AXIS
Motion Canada Aerotech Inc. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
CYLINDERS, .PNEUMATIC Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Cowper
Advanced Motion & Controls Power Beam Cowper Drive Systems Group Inc.
Anker-Holth Trelleborg Sealing Solutions Myostat Motion Control Inc. Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions
Battlefield International Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Bimba Manufacturing Co. GUIDES, .LINEAR .RAIL Nippon Pulse America,
Advanced Motion & Controls Steinmeyer
Bosch Rexroth Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Cowper Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation POSITIONING .TABLES, .SINGLE Steinmeyer
Festo Inc. Cowper Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Velmex
Geo. T. White Co. Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cowper
Power Beam Cyclo-Index - Div. of Leggett & Platt STAGES, .MULTI-AXIS
Higginson Equipment Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Reid Supply Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Tecom Inc. Steinmeyer Cowper
Power Beam Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Ram Industries GUIDES, .LINEAR .SPLINE Velmex
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Rubberline Products Ltd. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation RAILS Steinmeyer
Skeans Engineering & Machinery Cowper Bosch Rexroth Canada Velmex
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cowper
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker STAGES, .PIEZO
York Hydraulics Ltd. LEAD .SCREWS Steinmeyer
DAMPERS, .HYDRAULIC Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation RING .SLIDES
Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation STAGES, .ROTARY
Ace Controls Inc. LIFT .TABLES Aerotech Inc.
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Cowper Drive Systems Group Inc. Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
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Servometer Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions PQ Systems Ltd.
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Omega Wainbee Limited Rosta Inc.
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Cowper Rosta Inc.
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Amacoil Inc Omega Cowper
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Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation Higginson Equipment
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Myostat Motion Control Inc. GENERATORS All Metric Small Parts SHOCK .ABSORBERS
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Ryco Hydraulics
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Rosta Inc. All Metric Small Parts RINGS, .O-TYPE SPRINGS, .GAS
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Rosta Inc. Timken Canada LP Hercules Sealing Products Associated Spring Raymond
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Rosta Inc. Davley Darmex Precision Lubricants All Metric Small Parts DMA Ltd.
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Bunting Bearings LLC Miller-Stephenson Chemical Co. Inc. RotoPrecision Inc. Wallace Machine & Mfg. Ltd.
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DMA Ltd.
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Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
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Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions PISTON
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Sherwood Electromotion
VL Motion Systems Inc. SERVO, .AC
Advanced Servo Technologies
DC .BRUSHLESS Baldor Electric Company
Advanced Antivibration Components Beckhoff Automation Canada
Cowper Cowper
Haydon Kerk Motion Solutions Drive Systems Group Inc.
Lenze Americas Franklin Empire
Maxon Precision Motors Inc. Huskey IMS
MicroMo Lenze Americas
Midwest Motion Products, Inc. Motion Canada
Moog Animatics
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Myostat Motion Control Inc.
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Motion Canada’s operations are
FRACTIONAL, .SINGLE .& .THREE-PHASE
Baldor Electric Company
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Yaskawa America strategically located to serve you.
Lafert Metric Motors
Moteurs Electriques Universal
SERVO, .AC .BRUSHLESS
Cowper
With 3 major distribution centers,
Sherwood Electromotion
Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Electromate
Lenze Americas
9 repair centers and over 50 local
GEARMOTORS
Andy Baumen Associates
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker branches, we are committed to
SERVO, .AC .INDUCTION
AutomationDirect
Lafert N.A.
Cowper keeping your industry in motion.
Lenze Americas
Lenze Americas Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
MicroMo
Midwest Motion Products, Inc. SERVO, .AC .PERMANENT .MAGNET
Nord Gear Limited Cowper
Servo2Go.com Ltd. Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Lenze Americas
Usimax Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
VL Motion Systems Inc. SERVO, .DC
Wittenstein Inc. Baldor Electric Company
Beckhoff Automation Canada
GEARMOTORS, .AC .FRACTIONAL
Cowper Call. 800-526-9328
Andy Baumen Associates
Lafert N.A. Drive Systems Group Inc. Click. www.motionindustries.com
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Myostat Motion Control Inc. Huskey IMS ROTARY Kongsberg Maritime
Schneider Electric Canada FLOW Chartwell Automation Lenze Americas
SoftPLC Corporation Alpha Controls/Instrumentation Electro Sensors SoftPLC Corporation
Trio Motion Technology LLC BEP Bestobell Industrial Encoder Corporation DESIGN
PROFIBUS Chartwell Automation Kongsberg Autodesk Canada Inc.
Beckhoff Automation Canada Huskey IMS Novotechnik, Inc. Lenze Americas
Chartwell Automation Omega Schneider Electric Canada Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Cowper Stephen Sircon Controls Webster Instruments
DIAGNOSTIC
Lenze Americas Sylvan Automation SPEED FLIR Systems
Schneider Electric Canada Webster Instruments Access Control Sales Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Siemens Canada Ltd. FORCE Baumer Inc. Schneider Electric Canada
PROTOCOL .CONVERSION Baumer Inc. Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Chartwell Automation HUMAN .MACHINE .INTERFACE .(HMI)
Chartwell Automation Huskey IMS AutomationDirect
Schneider Electric Canada Omega Cowper
Electro Sensors Cowper
SoftPLC Corporation HALL Kongsberg
Trio Motion Technology LLC Industrial Encoder Corporation
Baumer Inc. Schneider Electric Canada Lenze Americas
RS-232 Cowper Webster Instruments Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Beckhoff Automation Canada Electro Sensors Schneider Electric Canada
Chartwell Automation Geo. T. White Co. Ltd. TEMPERATURE SoftPLC Corporation
Cowper Kongsberg Access Control Sales
Alpha Controls/Instrumentation MACHINE .CONTROL
Lenze Americas LASER Beckhoff Automation Canada
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Andy Baumen Associates
Baumer Inc. Baumer Inc. Cowper
Schneider Electric Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Schneider Electric Canada
BEP Bestobell
RS-485 Chartwell Automation Carlo Gavazzi Inc. SoftPLC Corporation
Chartwell Automation Cowper Chartwell Automation Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Cowper Ibis Electro-Products Cowper MOTION .& .LOGIC .CONTROL
KCS Le Groupe Rotalec Ecotherm Inc. Beckhoff Automation Canada
Lenze Americas Omega Electro Sensors Cowper
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Schneider Electric Canada FLIR Systems Lenze Americas
Schneider Electric Canada Tri-Tronics Company Higginson Equipment Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
USB LIGHT Huskey IMS Schneider Electric Canada
Beckhoff Automation Canada Chartwell Automation Kongsberg Maritime Trio Motion Technology LLC
Schneider Electric Canada Cowper MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. MOTION .CONTROL
FLIR Systems Omega Beckhoff Automation Canada
PULLEYS Global Sensor Systems Schneider Electric Canada Cowper
FLAT .BELT Ibis Electro-Products Switching Solutions Inc. Lenze Americas
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Skeans Engineering & Machinery Technical Systems 2002 Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
IDLER Tri-Tronics Company Timken Canada LP Schneider Electric Canada
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. LINEAR Webster Instruments Siemens Canada Ltd.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Baumer Inc. TORQUE Trio Motion Technology LLC
SPLIT Chartwell Automation Kongsberg Maritime PRODUCT .DATA .MANAGEMENT
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Cowper Omega Schneider Electric Canada
Electro Sensors Technical Systems 2002 Inc.
SYNCHRONOUS .BELT Magnelink, PRODUCT .LIFE .CYCLE .MANAGEMENT
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. VIBRATION Schneider Electric Canada
Novotechnik, Inc. Electro Sensors
Quality Transmission Schneider Electric Canada SIMULATION
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Omega
LOAD Timken Canada LP Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
TOOTHED Baumer Inc. Schneider Electric Canada
BRECOflex Co., L.L.C. VISCOSITY
Carlo Gavazzi Inc. Higginson Equipment SPEED REDUCERS & INCREASERS
Nordex Inc. Groupe Show Distribution Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Huskey IMS CONCENTRIC
Omega
V-BELT VISUAL Nord Gear Limited
POSITION FLIR Systems Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Regal Beloit Canada Andy Baumen Associates
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Global Sensor Systems VL Motion Systems Inc.
Baumer Inc. Higginson Equipment
Carlo Gavazzi Inc. FRACTIONAL .HP
RACK & PINION Andy Baumen Associates
Chartwell Automation SHAFTS
ANTI-BACKLASH Cowper RG Speed Control Devices Ltd.
Cowper COLLARS Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Electro Sensors Amacoil Inc
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Festo Inc. VL Motion Systems Inc.
Quality Transmission Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Heidenhain Corporation HELICAL .HERRINGBONE
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Kongsberg FLEXIBLE Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Wittenstein Inc. Magnelink, BellowsTech, LLC
Servometer PARALLEL
HARDENED Novotechnik, Inc. Cowper
Cowper Omega Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Lafert Metric Motors
Myostat Motion Control Inc. PQ Systems Ltd. RIGID Moteurs Electriques Universal
Quality Transmission Schneider Electric Canada Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Nord Gear Limited
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Tri-Tronics Company SEALS .& .PACKINGS Renold Canada
Wittenstein Inc. PRESSURE Daemar RR Canada Inc.
PLAIN Air Logic Hercules Sealing Products SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Quality Transmission Alpha Controls/Instrumentation Hi-Tech Gaskets Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Andy Baumen Associates Hi-Tech Seals Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Wittenstein Inc. Baumer Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Usimax Inc.
POLYMER BEP Bestobell Toro Hydraulic & Machinery VL Motion Systems Inc.
Myostat Motion Control Inc. Chartwell Automation Trelleborg Sealing Solutions PLANETARY
Cowper SPLINE Atlanta Drive Systems Inc.
ROBOTICS Ecotherm Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Cowper
ROBOT .ARMS Higginson Equipment Lafert Metric Motors
MP Filtri (Canada) Inc. UNIVERSAL .COUPLING
Cowper Advanced Antivibration Components Lenze Americas
Omega Norcan Fluid Power
ROBOTIC .ACCESSORIES PQ Systems Ltd. BellowsTech, LLC
Ibis Electro-Products Servometer RotoPrecision Inc.
Schneider Electric Canada RR Canada Inc.
Nordson EFD Switching Solutions Inc. Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Schunk Intec Corp. Schneider Electric Canada
Sylvan Automation SOFTWARE SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada
Sommer Automatic Technical Systems 2002 Inc.
AUTOMATION Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
ROBOTS Webster Instruments VL Motion Systems Inc.
Advanced Servo Technologies Autodesk Canada Inc.
PROXIMITY Beckhoff Automation Canada Wittenstein Inc.
Cowper Access Control Sales
Nordson EFD Controles Laurentide Ltee RIGHT .ANGLE
Baumer Inc. Cowper Cowper
Schneider Electric Canada Carlo Gavazzi Inc.
Yaskawa America FLIR Systems Lenze Americas
Chartwell Automation Kongsberg Maritime Nord Gear Limited
ROBOTS, .ARTICULATED .ARM .(6AXIS) Cowper Lenze Americas RR Canada Inc.
Advanced Motion & Controls Electro Sensors Omega Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
Cowper Festo Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Usimax Inc.
ROBOTS, .SCARA .(4AXIS) Higginson Equipment Schneider Electric Canada VL Motion Systems Inc.
Cowper Ibis Electro-Products SoftPLC Corporation Wittenstein Inc.
Nordson EFD Le Groupe Rotalec Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Magnelink,
SHAFT-MOUNTED
SENSORS Omega CAD .TO .MOTION Lenze Americas
Autodesk Canada Inc. Nord Gear Limited
ACCELERATION Schneider Electric Canada
Omega Renold Canada
Huskey IMS Stephen Sircon Controls
CONTROL Sterling Power Systems Inc.
Omega Transorb Electrical Products Ltd.
Beckhoff Automation Canada Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument
ANALYSIS Tri-Tronics Company
VL Motion Systems Inc.

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SPUR Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Huskey IMS Score TransCanada
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd.
Usimax Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery MANUAL Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
VL Motion Systems Inc. CHECK Checkfluid Winters Instruments
WORMGEAR Air Logic Cowper PRESSURE .SEQUENCE
Atlanta Drive Systems Inc. Battlefield International Domnik Canada Cowper
Lafert Metric Motors Checkfluid Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Lenze Americas Controles Laurentide Ltee Higginson Equipment Huskey IMS
Moteurs Electriques Universal Conval Quebec Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Nord Gear Limited Cowper J. R. Merritt Controls, Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Nordex Inc. Dixon Group Canada Limited Waircom PROPORTIONAL
Regal Beloit Canada Domnik Canada M.A. Stewart & Sons Clippard Instrument Laboratory
Renold Canada Ecotherm Inc. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Control Enterprises Inc. (C.E.I.)
SEW Eurodrive Comp of Canada Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Pesco Sales Cowper
Sterling Power Systems Inc. Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada Process And Steam Cross Mfg Inc.
Stock Drive Products/Sterling Instrument Higginson Equipment Score TransCanada Festo Inc.
Usimax Inc. Huskey IMS Sylvan Automation Huskey IMS
VL Motion Systems Inc. J. R. Merritt Controls, Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Lynch Fluid Controls
Wittenstein Inc. Waircom Valvsource Equipment Ltd. M.A. Stewart & Sons
Lexair MODULAR Omega
VALVE COMPONENTS M.A. Stewart & Sons Clippard Instrument Laboratory Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
VALVE .ACTUATORS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Cowper Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd.
Anker-Holth Process And Steam Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Conval Quebec Score TransCanada Huskey IMS Wainbee Limited
Cowper Toro Hydraulic & Machinery J. R. Merritt Controls,
Howell Pipe & Supply Valvsource Equipment Ltd. RELIEF
M.A. Stewart & Sons Air Logic
Huskey IMS COMPENSATOR Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
J. R. Merritt Controls, Climax Company Ltd.
Huskey IMS Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Cowper
M.A. Stewart & Sons Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Nordson EFD MOTOR .MOUNT Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd. Domnik Canada Higginson Equipment
Omega Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Huskey IMS
Pesco Sales COUNTER .BALANCE Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Process And Steam Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Pesco Sales
Rotork Controls (Canada) Huskey IMS Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Process And Steam
Score TransCanada Lynch Fluid Controls NEEDLE Score TransCanada
Scott Rotary Seals Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Air Logic Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd.
Sylvan Automation RR Canada Inc. Climax Company Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Cowper SERVO
Valvsource Equipment Ltd. DIRECTIONAL .CONTROL Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Advanced Servo Technologies
VL Motion Systems Inc. Cowper Higginson Equipment Control Enterprises Inc. (C.E.I.)
VALVE .CONTROLS Cross Mfg Inc. Huskey IMS Cowper
Conval Quebec Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Nordson EFD Huskey IMS
Cowper Higginson Equipment Omega Omega
Huskey IMS Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
J. R. Merritt Controls, Waircom Pesco Sales PQ Systems Ltd.
Lynch Fluid Controls Lexair Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Nordson EFD Lynch Fluid Controls Webster Instruments Wainbee Limited
Omega Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker PNEUMATIC SHUTTLE
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Air Logic Cowper
Rotork Controls (Canada) Wainbee Limited Battlefield International Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Score TransCanada Webster Instruments Clippard Instrument Laboratory Higginson Equipment
Sylvan Automation ELECTRO-PROPORTIONAL Coilhose Pneumatics Huskey IMS
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Advanced Servo Technologies Cowper Lexair
VALVE .INDICATORS Cowper Dixon Group Canada Limited Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Conval Quebec Huskey IMS Festo Inc. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Cowper M.A. Stewart & Sons Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. SOLENOID
Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Higginson Equipment Battlefield International
J. R. Merritt Controls, Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Huskey IMS Clippard Instrument Laboratory
Nordson EFD Webster Instruments Hypower Systems Conval Quebec
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker FLOW .CONTROL Lexair Cowper
Process And Steam Air Logic M.A. Stewart & Sons Cypress Sales Partnership
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Bird Precision Motion Canada Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Valvsource Equipment Ltd. Cowper Nordson EFD Higginson Equipment
Cross Mfg Inc. Omega Huskey IMS
VALVE .MOTORS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Conval Quebec Dixon Group Canada Limited Waircom
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Peerless Engineering Sales Lexair
Huskey IMS Pesco Sales
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada M.A. Stewart & Sons
Huskey IMS Power Beam Nordson EFD
Rotork Controls (Canada) Process And Steam
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery J. R. Merritt Controls, Omega
Waircom Rubberline Products Ltd. Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Score TransCanada
VALVE TYPES MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.
Scott Rotary Seals
Pesco Sales
Omega Process And Steam
BALL Seal Master Corporation
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Rubberline Products Ltd.
Checkfluid Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Process And Steam Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Climax Company Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Rubberline Products Ltd. Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd.
Coilhose Pneumatics Valvsource Equipment Ltd.
Score TransCanada Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Controles Laurentide Ltee Wainbee Limited
Scott Rotary Seals STEPPER
Conval Quebec York Hydraulics Ltd.
Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd. Cowper
Cowper
Dixon Group Canada Limited
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery PRESSURE .CONTROL Huskey IMS
Valvsource Equipment Ltd. Coilhose Pneumatics Omega
Domnik Canada
Webster Instruments Control Enterprises Inc. (C.E.I.) Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
HYDRAULIC Cowper Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada
Checkfluid Ecotherm Inc.
Higginson Equipment
Cowper Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Howell Pipe & Supply
Cross Mfg Inc. Higginson Equipment
Huskey IMS
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd. Huskey IMS
J. R. Merritt Controls,
Hansa-Flex Hydraulics Canada Nordson EFD
M.A. Stewart & Sons
Higginson Equipment Omega
MP Filtri (Canada) Inc.
Huskey IMS Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Omega
Hypower Systems Process And Steam
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker
Lexair Score TransCanada
Pesco Sales
Norcan Fluid Power Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd.
Process And Steam
Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker Toro Hydraulic & Machinery
Score TransCanada
Peerless Engineering Sales Winters Instruments
Skeans Engineering & Machinery
Sylvan Automation RR Canada Inc. PRESSURE .REDUCING
Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Thistle Hydraulics Electronics Ltd. Air Logic
Valvsource Equipment Ltd. Toro Hydraulic & Machinery Conval Quebec
Wainbee Limited Cowper
CARTRIDGE
Webster Instruments Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
Cowper
York Hydraulics Ltd. Higginson Equipment
Great Lakes Hydraulics Ltd.
LOGIC Huskey IMS
Huskey IMS
Air Logic Omega
Lynch Fluid Controls
Cowper Parker Hannifin Corp. Parker

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ACCESS CONTROL SALES LTD. ADVANCED SERVO TECHNOLOGIES ANKER-HOLTH
Distributor Distributor Manufacturer
161 Lakeshore Rd E 5630 Timberlea Blvd 200 First Gulf Blvd
Mississauga ON L5G 4T9 Mississauga ON L4W 4M6 Brampton ON L6W 4T5
Tel: 905-274-2555 Tel: 905-206-1187 Tel: 905-455-0402
Fax: 905-274-5552 Fax: 905-206-8894 Fax: 905-455-0422
Email: sales@accesscontrolsales.com Email: info@servo1.com Email: sales@anker-holth.com
Web: www.accesscontrolsales.com Web: www.advancedservo.com Web: www.anker-holth.com
Manufacturers Represented: Airotronics; BWI Eagle; Diehl/Flash;
Diell; Eagle Controls; EZ Fan; Ingram; Konda/Fuzenba; Lathem; AEROTECH INC. ARGO-HYTOS INC.
Monarch; Shyuan Fong; Tele Haase; Thermo Electra b.v.; Time Manufacturer Manufacturer
Mark; TimeTech; Trimax; Wilbac 101 Zeta Dr 1835 North Research Dr
Pittsburgh PA 15238 USA Bowling Green OH 43402 USA
ACCURIDE INTERNATIONAL Tel: 412-963-7470 Tel: 419-353-6070
Manufacturer Fax: 412-963-7459 Fax: 419-354-3496
12311 Shoemaker Ave Email: sales@aerotech.com Email: info.usa@argo-hytos.com
Santa Fe Springs CA 90670 USA Web: www.aerotech.com Web: www.argo-hytos.com
Tel: 562-903-0200 Branches: Montreal, QC
Fax: 562-903-0208 ASSOCIATED SPRING RAYMOND
Email: info@accuride.com AIR LOGIC Manufacturer
Web: www.accuride.com Manufacturer 370 W Dussel Dr
Branches: Richmond Hill, ON; Laval, QC 5102 Douglas Ave Suite A
Distributors: Allegis Corporation, Cambridge, ON; Electromate Racine WI 53402 USA Maumee OH 43537 USA
Industrial Sales, Woodbridge, ON; Interfast, Calgary, AB; Interfast, Tel: 262-639-9035 Tel: 419-891-9292
Inc., St. Laurent, QC; Normont Industrial Hardware Canada, Calgary, Fax: 262-639-5996 Fax: 419-891-9879
AB; Chomedey, QC; Pomar Hardware & Supply, Inc., Brampton, ON Email: airlogic@air-logic.com Email: springsales@asraymond.com
Web: www.air-logic.com Web: www.asraymond.com
ACE CONTROLS INC. Distributors: Cowper, Lachine, QC; Peerless Engineering Sales Ltd, Distributors: Producto Diemakers Supplies Ltd., Vaughan, ON
Manufacturer Burnaby, BC
23435 Industrial Park Dr. ATLANTA DRIVE SYSTEMS INC.
Farmington Hills MI 48335 USA Manufacturer
Tel: 248-476-0213 1775 Route 34, Unit D-10
Fax: 248-476-2470 Farmingdale NJ 07727 USA
Email: shocks@acecontrols.com Tel: 732-282-0480
Web: www.acecontros.com Fax: 732-282-0450
Distributors: Cowper, St. John, NB; Kingston, ON; London, ON; Email: info@atlantadrives.com
Markham, ON; Cowper Inc, Lachine, QC; Peerless Engineering ALL METRIC SMALL PARTS Web: www.atlantadrives.com
Sales Ltd, Burnaby, BC; Peerless Engineering Sales Ltd., Prince Distributor
George, BC; Edmonton, AB; vickers-Warnick, Mississauga, ON; 2101 Jericho Turnpike AURORA BEARING COMPANY
Vickers-Warnick, Waterloo, ON; Vickers Warnick Ltd, Stoney Creek, New Hyde Park NY 11040 USA Manufacturer
ON Tel: 516-302-0152 901 Aucutt Rd
Fax: 516-302-0153 Montgomery IL 60538 USA
ADACONN Email: amspsupport@amsp.biz Tel: 630-859-2030
Manufacturer Web: www.allmetricsmallparts.com Fax: 630-859-0971
538 Township Line Rd Manufacturers Represented: EMKA; Getech; KIPP; Lanker; Email: customerservice@aurorabearing.com
Blue Bell PA 19422 USA Martin; NBK; Silver; Tochigiya Web: www.aurorabearing.com
Tel: 215-643-1900 Distributors: Rod Ends Mechanical, Mississauga, ON
Fax: 215-643-4017
Email: sales@adaconn.com ALPHA CONTROLS & INSTRUMENTATION AUTODESK CANADA INC.
Web: www.adaconn.com Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Scarborough, ON; Hypower 6-361 Steelcase Rd W 210 King St E
Systems, Saskatoon, SK; Kinecor, Lachine, QC; Wainbee Limited, Markham ON L3R 3V8 Toronto ON M5A 1J7
Mississauga, ON Tel: 905-477-2133 Tel: 416-874-8370
Fax: 905-477-4219 Fax: 416-874-8386
ADVANCE MOTION CONTROL Email: alphasales@alphacontrols.com Web: www.autodesk.ca
Manufacturer & Distributor Web: www.alphacontrols.com
1650 Old Colchester Rd Branches: Ottawa, ON; Montréal, QC
Oakdale CT 06370 USA Manufacturers Represented: ACR Systems; Chemline Plastics;
Tel: 860-859-1650 Dwyer; Fuji Electric; Greyline Instruments; R. Stahl; Setra Systems
Email: sales@dhict.com
Web: www.dhict.com AMACOIL INC
Manufacturers Represented: Allegheny York; Hanon Pump; Manufacturer & Distributor
Hercules Scab; Hydrocraft; LDI; Magnaloy; Power Valve; Prince 2100 Bridgewater Rd AUTOMATIONDIRECT
Bosch Rexroth; Stauff Aston PA 19014 USA Distributor
Tel: 610-485-8300 3505 Hutchinson Rd
ADVANCED ANTIVIBRATION COMPONENTS Fax: 610-485-2357 Cumming GA 30040 USA
Manufacturer & Distributor Email: amacoil@amacoil.com Tel: 800-633-0405
2101 Jericho Turnpike Web: www.amacoil.com Fax: 770-889-7876
New Hyde Park NY 11040 USA Manufacturers Represented: Uhing Web: www.automationdirect.com
Tel: 516-328-3662
Fax: 516-328-3365 AMERICAN PORTWELL TECHNOLOGY INC.
Email: aacsupport@vibrationmounts.com Manufacturer
Web: www.vibrationmounts.com 44200 Christy St
Fremont CA 94538 USA
ADVANCED MOTION & CONTROLS LTD. Tel: 510-403-3399 BALDOR ELECTRIC COMPANY
Manufacturer & Distributor Fax: 510-403-3184 Manufacturer
26 Saunders Rd Email: info@portwell.com 5711 RS Boreham Jr St
Barrie ON L4N 9A8 Web: www.portwell.com Fort Smith AR 72930 USA
Tel: 705-726-2260 Tel: 479-646-4711
Fax: 705-726-5829 ANDY BAUMEN ASSOCIATES LTD. Fax: 479-648-5792
Email: inquiries@advancedmotion.com Manufacturer Web: www.baldor.com
Web: www.advancedmotion.com 6-870 Equestrian Crt
Branches: Cambridge, ON; Mississauga, ON Oakville ON L6L 6L7
Manufacturers Represented: Bosch Rexroth; Denso Robotics; Tel: 905-828-2600 BATTLEFIELD INTERNATIONAL INC.
Dorner Conveyors; Hytrol Conveyors; OMRON; Oriental Motor; Fax: 905-469-5606 Manufacturer
Patlite; Phoenix Contact; SMAC; SMC Pneumatics; STI Safety; THK; Email: info@andybaumenltd.com 1664 Kohler Rd
Toshiba Machine; Zimmer Web: www.andybaumenltd.com Cayuga ON N0A 1E0
Tel: 905-772-3000
Fax: 905-772-3099
Email: stenton@battlefield.biz
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BAUMER INC. BIMBA MANUFACTURING CO. CEJN INDUSTRIAL CORP.
Manufacturer Manufacturer Manufacturer
4046 Mainway PO Box 68 4 Snowberry Crt
Burlington ON L7M 4B9 Monee IL 60449 USA Caledon ON L7K 0B5
Tel: 905-335-8444 Tel: 708-534-8544 Tel: 519-927-0566
Fax: 905-335-8320 Fax: 708-235-2014 Fax: 519-927-0567
Email: sales.ca@baumer.com Email: cs@bimba.com Web: www.cejn.com
Web: www.baumer.ca Web: www.bimba.com Branches: Caledon, ON
Distributors: Cowper Inc, Lachine, QC; CPI Automation Ltd,
BC BEARING ENGINEERS LTD. Mississauga, ON; Hypower Systems, Winnipeg, MB; Skeans Eng. & CHARTWELL AUTOMATION INC.
Distributor Mach. Ltd, Coquitlam, BC Manufacturer & Distributor
8985 Fraserwood Crt 140 Duffield Dr
Burnaby BC V5J 5E8 BIRD PRECISION Markham ON L6G 1B5
Tel: 604-433-6711 Manufacturer Tel: 905-513-7100
Fax: 604-433-7377 One Spruce St Fax: 905-513-7101
Email: llim@bearings.com Waltham MA 02454 USA Web: www.chartwell.ca
Web: www.bearings.com Tel: 781-894-0160, Ext 128 Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; London, ON;
Manufacturers Represented: Dodge/Reliance; Emerson Canada; Email: sales@birdprecision.com Waterloo, ON; Montreal, QC
Garlock; NTN Bearings Canada; Rexnord Canada Ltd.; Shcaeffler; Web: www.birdprecision.com Manufacturers Represented: Comat Releco; Curtis Industries;
SKF Canada Datalogic; Grace Engieered Products Inc.; Hilscher; Kubler
BISHOP-WISECARVER CORPORATION
BEACH FILTER PRODUCTS INC Manufacturer CHECKFLUID INC.
Manufacturer 2104 Martin Way Manufacturer & Distributor
7682 Glenville Rd Pittsburg CA 94565 USA 4070 Eastgate Cres
Glen Rock PA 17327 USA Tel: 925-439-8272 London ON N6L 1B2
Tel: 717-235-1136 Fax: 925-439-5931 Tel: 519-652-6373
Fax: 717-235-4858 Email: sales@bwc.com Fax: 519-652-0392
Email: beachsta-dri@comcast.net Web: www.bwc.com Email: info@checkfluid.com
Web: www.beachfilters.com Distributors: Ringball Corporation, Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Web: www.checkfluid.com
Distributors: Wajax, Mississauga, ON Winnipeg, MB; Mississauga, ON; Dorval, QC
CLIMAX COMPANY LTD.
BOSCH REXROTH CANADA Distributor
Manufacturer 16883 boul. Hymus
490 Prince Charles Dr S Kirkland QC H9H 3L4
Welland ON L3B 5X7 Tel: 514-426-2243
Tel: 905-735-0510 Fax: 514-426-7126
BECKHOFF AUTOMATION CANADA Fax: 905-735-5646 Email: sross@climaxcompany.com
Manufacturer Email: info@boschrexroth.ca Web: www.climaxcompany.com
130 Research Lane Web: www.boschrexroth.ca Manufacturers Represented: Alemite LLC; Bijur Lubricating Corp.;
Guelph ON N1G 5G3 Branches: Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Fredericton, NB; Marsh Bellofram; Oil Rite; Parker Hannifin; Simatec; Trico; Vogel
Tel: 905-852-1634 Dartmouth, NS; Burlington, ON; Jonquière, QC; Longueuil, QC;
Fax: 905-852-1535 Saskatoon, SK
Email: canada@beckhoff.com
Web: www.beckhoffautomation.com BRECOFLEX CO., L.L.C.
Manufacturer
222 Industrial Way W
BELLOWSTECH, LLC Eatontown NJ 07724 USA
Manufacturer Tel: 732-460-9500 CLIPPARD INSTRUMENT LABORATORY INC.
1289 US Hwy 1 Suite 1 Fax: 732-542-6725 Manufacturer
Ormond Beach FL 31274 USA Email: info@brecoflex.com 7390 Colerain Ave
Tel: 386-615-7530 Web: www.brecoflex.com Cincinnati OH 45239 USA
Fax: 386-615-7973 Tel: 513-521-4261
Email: bellows@bellowstech.com BUNTING BEARINGS LLC Fax: 513-521-4464
Web: www.bellowstech.com Manufacturer Email: leads@clippard.com
1001 Holland Park Blvd Web: www.clippard.com
BEP BESTOBELL LTD. Holland OH 43528 USA Distributors: Wainbee Limited, Mississauga, ON
Distributor Tel: 419-866-7000
4040 rue Steinberg Fax: 419-866-0653
Saint-Laurent QC H4R 2G7 Email: bunting@buntingbearings.com COILHOSE PNEUMATICS
Tel: 514-331-1225 Web: www.buntingbearings.com Manufacturer
Fax: 514-331-4255 Distributors: BDI Canada Inc., Mississauga, ON; Canadian 19 Kimberly Rd
Web: www.bestobell.com Bearings Ltd., Mississauga, ON; Kinecor, Lachine, QC; Motion East Brunswick NJ 08816 USA
Branches: Toronto, ON Canada, Mississauga, ON Tel: 732-390-8480
Manufacturers Represented: Besta Inc.; Bionics; Bradley James; Fax: 732-390-9693
Delta Controls; Detcon; Erdco Engineering; Fox Thermal; Herose; CANADIAN BABBITT BEARINGS LTD. Email: info@coilhose.com
Intempco; Jumo; Madison Inc.; Palmer Instruments; Precision Manufacturer Web: www.coilhose.com
Digital; PSM Sensors; R F Valves; SeeTru Limited; Solidat; Wahl 64 Dalkeith Dr Distributors: CFA Industries Inc., Aurora, ON
Instruments Brantford ON N3P 1N6
Tel: 519-752-5471 CONTROL ENTERPRISES INC. (C.E.I.)
BERENDSEN FLUID POWER Fax: 519-752-7890 Manufacturer
Manufacturer & Distributor Email: sales@cbb.ca 40124 Hwy 49
35A Ironside Cres Web: www.cbb.ca PO Box 396
Scarborough ON M1X 1G5 Oakhurst CA 93644 USA
Tel: 416-335-5557 CARLO GAVAZZI INC. Tel: 559-683-2044
Fax: 416-335-8844 Manufacturer Fax: 559-683-8666
Email: info@bfpna.com 8-2660 Meadowvale Blvd Email: ceiinc-ken@sti.net
Web: www.bfpna.com Mississauga ON L5N 6M6 Web: www.ceivalve.com
Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg, Tel: 905-542-0979 Distributors: Norcan Fluid Power Ltd. ; Unitek Controle, Chambly,
MB; Dartmouth, NS; London, ON; Markham, ON; Scarborough, ON; Fax: 905-542-2248 QC
Stoney Creek, ON; Sudbury, ON; Timmins, ON; Laval, QC; Email: gavazzi@carlogavazzi.com
Saskatoon, SK Web: www.gavazzionline.com CONTROLES LAURENTIDE LTEE
Manufacturers Represented: Auburn Gear; Barksdale; Donaldson; Branches: St. Albert, AB; Burnaby, BC; Montreal, QC Distributor
Eaton-Vickers/Cutler-Hammer; Mico; Olaer; Sauer-Danfoss; Distributors: Hi-Tech Sales, Winnipeg, MB; Hitek Manufacturing 1281 de la Manic St
Thermal Transfer Inc., Bedford, NS Chicoutimi QC G7K 1A1
Tel: 418-696-4777
Fax: 418-696-2677
Email: info@laurentide.com
Web: www.laurentide.com
Branches: Saint John, NB; St Johns, NL; Kirkland, QC; Quebec, QC
Manufacturers Represented: Apollo; Bettiu; CSI; Danfoss; Det-Tronics;
Elm Controls; Elm Controls; Farris; Fisher Velan; Fluoroscal; Fulflo; Heat-
Timer; OE Systems; Rosemount; Rosemount Analytical; SIE; Topwary

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CONVAL QUEBEC - DIV. D’EQUIPEMENT VALVES LTEE. CYPRESS SALES PARTNERSHIP DOMNIK CANADA INC.
Distributor Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
1295 rue de la Jonquiere 2615 Wentz Ave 5-561 Edward Ave
Québec QC G1N 3X2 Saskatoon SK S7K 5J1 Richmond Hill ON L4C 9W6
Tel: 418-687-5432 Tel: 306-242-3333 Tel: 905-508-9653
Fax: 418-687-5772 Fax: 306-242-3373 Fax: 905-508-0138
Email: infoquebec@convalquebec.com Email: sales@cypresssales.com Email: domnik@domnikcanada.com
Web: www.convalquebec.com Web: www.cypresssales.com Web: www.domnikcanada.com
Manufacturers Represented: American Meter; Asco; Ashcroft;
Belimo; Chemline; Etcan; Fireye; Flow t; Flowserve; Golden DAEMAR INC. DRIVE-LINE INC.
Anderson; Honeywell; ITT; Jordan Valve; Red Valve; Robert Shaw; Distributor Distributor
Spence; Tideflex; TLV; Walchem; Worcester 861 Cranberry Crt 23-212 Wyecroft Rd
Oakville ON L6L 6J7 Oakville ON L6K 3T9
Tel: 905-847-6500 Tel: 905-845-4710
Fax: 905-847-6943 Fax: 905-845-3009
Email: sales@daemarinc.com Email: jcarney@drivelineinc.com
Web: www.daemar.com Web: www.drivelineinc.com
Branches: Edmonton, AB; Dorval, QC
Manufacturers Represented: Caplugs; DMR; JM Clipper; Kalrez;
Keystock; Rotor-Clip; RotorClamp; Shim Stock; Spirolox

DAVIS CONTROLS LTD.

Distributor
2200 Bristol Cir
COWPER INC. Oakville ON L6H 5R3
Distributor Tel: 905-829-2000 DRIVE SYSTEMS GROUP INC.
677 7ième av Fax: 905-829-2630 Manufacturer & Distributor
Lachine QC H8S 3A1 Email: info@daviscontrols.com 1-2-7150 Torbram Rd
Tel: 514-637-6746 Web: www.daviscontrols.com Mississauga ON L4T 3Z8
Fax: 514-637-5055 Branches: Calgary, AB; Vancouver, BC; Sarnia, ON; Montréal, QC Tel: 905-405-0310
Email: cowper@cowper.ca Manufacturers Represented: Acromag; Baldor; Balluff; Danfoss Fax: 905-405-0313
Web: www.cowper.ca Drives; LS Industrial Systems; Nematron; Wago Web: www.drivesystemsgroup.com
Branches: Saint John, NB; Kingston, ON; London, ON; Manufacturers Represented: Axor Industries; C.G.I. Inc.; Drive
Markham, ON DAVLEY DARMEX PRECISION LUBRICANTS Systems s.p.a.; Eltra s.p.a.; Infranor; Nidec; Onvio; Powertec
Manufacturers Represented: Ace; AGI; Air Logic; Airtek; Manufacturer & Distributor
Allied Witan; Anver; Ark-Plas; Balluff; Bimba; Camozzi; Canfield; 38-7370 Bramalea Rd
Cannon; CMC - Cleveland Motion Controls; Conbraco (Apollo); Mississauga ON L5S 1N6 ECOTHERM INC.
Copley Controls; Deltrol; Dominion; Exair; Firestone; Flairline; Tel: 905-795-1150 Distributor
Freelin-Wade; Goodyear; Hansen; Humphrey; IAI (Intelligent Fax: 905-795-1151 39-588 Edward Ave
Actuators); INA; Kepner; Lenz; Let-Lok; Major Electronix; Email: sales@davley-darmex.com Richmond Hill ON L4C 9Y6
Nason; New Age; Norgren; Panasonic; Renco; Richway Web: www.davley-darmex.com Tel: 905-737-2113
Industries; Sanyo Denki; Schmalz; Sheffer; Shimpo; Spartan; Branches: Dorval, QC Fax: 905-737-7319
Spartan Valves; Sunx; Tolomatic; TRD; Trio Motion; Turn-Act; Email: sales@ecotherm.ca
Vac Cubes; Vibco; Vicas; Wika; Winters; Wittenstein Web: www.ecotherm.ca
Company Profile: Cowper Inc. has been increasing productiv- Branches: Vernon, BC; Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC
ity for Canadian manufacturers with innovative automation Manufacturers Represented: ACmax; Full Gauge; Kaori;
solutions for over 60 years. With 14 sales representatives and Saginomiya
5 branch offices across Ontario, Quebec and the Atlantic
Provinces, we are your link to current automation technologies ELECTRO SENSORS INC.
that creates increased production efficiency, and profits for you. Manufacturer
6111 Blue Circle Dr
DENDOFF SPRINGS LTD. Minnetonka MN 55343 USA
Manufacturer Tel: 952-930-0100
12045 Old Yale Rd Fax: 952-930-0130
Surrey BC V3V 3X4 Email: sales@electro-sensors.com
Tel: 604-580-3400 Web: www.electro-sensors.com
Fax: 604-580-3600
Email: sales@dendoff.com
Web: www.dendoff.com
Company Profile:Manufacturing precision, mechanical coil &
CROSS MFG INC. leaf springs for a wide range of industry applications since
Manufacturer 1906. Producing Cold Wound from .005” to .625” diameter
210 - 11011 King St wire and Hot Wound to 2.5” bar stock.
Overland Park KS 66210 USA Compression, Extension, Torsion, Spiral, Constant Force. Full &
Tel: 913-451-1233 semi-elliptical leaf springs. Wire forms & metal stampings. Heat ELECTROMATE
Fax: 913-451-1235 treating & shot peening. From proto-type one offs to volume pro- Distributor
Email: info@crossmfg.com duction runs. Engineering & spring design services. Ensured quality 39-4300 Steeles Ave
Web: www.crossmfg.com springs with prompt and courteous service. Shipping worldwide. Woodbridge ON L4L 4C2
Distributors: HyPower Systems Inc, Saskatoon, SK Tel: 877-737-8698
Email: sales@electromate.com
DIXON GROUP CANADA LIMITED Web: www.electromate.com
CUI INC. Wholesaler & Manufacturer
Manufacturer 2315 Bowman St
20050 112th Ave SW Innisfil ON L9S 3V6 EXAIR CORPORATION
Tualatin OR 97062 USA Tel: 705-436-1125 Manufacturer & Distributor
Tel: 503-612-2300 Fax: 705-436-6251 11510 Goldcoast Dr
Fax: 503-612-2382 Email: barrie@dixongroupcanada.com Cincinnati OH 45249 1621-1621 USA
Email: sales@cui.com Web: www.dixongroupcanada.com Tel: 513-671-3322
Web: www.cui.com Fax: 513-671-3363
Distributors: Digi-Key DMA LTD. Email: techelp@exair.com
Manufacturer Web: www.exair.com
CYCLO-INDEX - DIV. OF LEGGETT & PLATT 22 Garside Cr
Manufacturer Brampton ON L6S 1H6 EXLAR CORPORATION
1129 W. Fairview Ave Tel: 905-459-5248 Manufacturer
Carthage MO 64836 USA Fax: 905-459-0428 18400 W 77th St
Tel: 417-358-6136 Email: rjplourde@sympatico.ca Chanhassen MN 55317 USA
Fax: 417-358-8629 Web: www.dmautomate.ca Tel: 952-500-6200
Email: info@cycloindex.com Manufacturers Represented: Camco/Ferguson; Deprag Inc.; Fax: 952-368-4877
Web: www.cycloindex.com Hermann Ultrasonics; Interlakes Bases; Lutco; Mayr Corp.; Email: info@exlar.com
Robohand; Svendberg Brakes; Thordon Bearings Inc.; Webster Inc. Web: www.exlar.com
Distributors: BDI Canada Inc - Wajax/Kinecor ; Motion Industries

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GLOBAL SENSOR SYSTEMS INC. HELANDER PRODUCTS INC.
Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
400 Brunel Rd 26 Knollwood Drive
Mississauga ON L4Z 2C2 Clinton CT 06413 USA
FESTO INC. Tel: 905-507-0007 Tel: 860-669-7953
Manufacturer & Distributor Fax: 905-507-4177 Fax: 860-669-6756
Web: www.globalsensorystems.com Email: helander@sbcglobal.net
5300 Explorer Dr
Web: www.tinyclutch.com
Mississauga ON L4W 5G4 GRB, GESTION INDUSTRIELLE RB INC.
Tel: 905-624-9000
Manufacturer & Distributor
Fax: 905-624-9001
1354 1re Av
Email: festo.canada@ca.festo.com
Sainte-Catherine QC J5C 1C5
Web: www.festo.ca
Tel: 450-632-3230
Branches: Pointe-Claire, QC; Québec, QC
Fax: 450-632-3213
Distributors: Atlantic Compressed Air, Moncton, NB; E.B.
Email: sales@grbbearings.com
Horsman & Son, Surrey, BC; Seaway Fluid Power Group, St
Web: www.grbbearings.com
Catharines, ON; Wajax Industrial Components, Lachine, QC
GREAT LAKES HYDRAULICS LTD. HERCULES SEALING PRODUCTS CANADA
FLARETITE, INC. Distributor Distributor
Manufacturer & Distributor A9-5035 North Service Rd 30 Saunders Rd
Burlington ON L7L 5V2 Barrie ON L4N 9A8
4036 Shadow Oak
Tel: 905-332-1500 Tel: 705-739-6735
Fenton MI 48430 USA
Fax: 905-332-9122 Email: barrie@herculesca.ca
Tel: 810-750-4140
Email: glhydltd@greatlakeshydraulicltd.com Web: www.herculesca.ca
Fax: 810-629-4988
Web: www.greatlakeshydraulicltd.com Branches: Dorval, QC
Email: sales@flaretite.com
Manufacturers Represented: Cimtek Filtration; Flow Ezy Filters; Manufacturers Represented: Dichtomatik; The Simrit Group;
Web: www.flaretite.com
Hedland; Hydrocraft; LDI Industries (Vescor); Lenz; Marzocchi SKF Polyseal Inc
Distributors: Hose Power, Ajax, ON
Pumps; Nason Company; Neo Valves; Northman Fluid Power; OMT
FLIR SYSTEMS LTD. Daman Manifolds; Rego; Snap-Tite QD; Sofima Hydraulic Filters;
HI-TECH GASKETS INC.
Manufacturer Webtec Instruments
Manufacturer & Distributor
920 Sheldon Crt GROUPE SHOW DISTRIBUTION INC. 8760 50 Ave NW
Burlington ON L7L 5L6
Manufacturer & Distributor Edmonton AB T6E 5K8
Tel: 905-637-5696
2195 rue Léon-Harmel Tel: 780-439-4894
Fax: 905-639-5488
Québec QC G1N 4N5 Fax: 780-436-9502
Email: ircanada@flir.com
Tel: 418-686-0543 Web: www.hitechgaskets.com
Web: www.flir.com
Fax: 418-686-3836 Distributors: Hi-Tech Seals Inc.
Branches: Edmonton, AB; Montreal, QC
Email: info@showdistribution.com
Distributors: Integrys, Mississauga, ON; Shelley Automation, North HI-TECH SEALS INC.
Web: www.showdistribution.com
York, ON; Spartan Controls, Calgary, AB Manufacturer & Distributor
Manufacturers Represented: Liftket
FRANKLIN EMPIRE INC. GTC FALCON INC.
9211 41 Ave NW
Distributor Edmonton AB T6E 6R5
Manufacturer Tel: 780-438-6055
8421 ch Darnley
118 Long Pond Rd. Fax: 780-434-5866
Mont-Royal QC H4T 2B2
Plymouth MA USA Email: info@hitechseals.com
Tel: 514-341-3720
Tel: 608-746-0200 Web: www.hitechseals.com
Fax: 514-341-3907
Fax: 508-746-6419 Branches: Winnipeg, MB; Calgary, AB; Newmarket, ON;
Email: info@feinc.com
Email: gtcfalcon@att.net Boucherville, QC
Web: www.feinc.com
Web: www.gtcfalcon.com Distributors: Hi-Tech Gaskets Inc.
Manufacturers Represented: Siemens

GAM GEAR HANSA-FLEX HYDRAULICS CANADA INC. HIGGINSON EQUIPMENT

Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
Manufacturer
3-295 Connie Cres 1-1175 Corporate Dr
901E Business Centre Dr
Vaughan ON L4K 5R2 Burlington ON L7L 5V5
Mount Prospect IL 60056 USA
Tel: 905-760-2224 Tel: 905-335-2211
Tel: 847-649-2500
Fax: 905-760-0150 Fax: 905-335-8756
Fax: 847-649-2501
Email: cac@hansa-flex.com Email: info@higginson.ca
Email: jim@gamweb.com
Web: www.hansa-flex.ca Web: www.higginson.ca
Web: www.gamweb.com
Manufacturers Represented: Dixon; Hydac; Wika
Distributors: Electromate, Woodbridge, ON HOWELL PIPE & SUPPLY
GEO. T. WHITE CO. LTD. HAYDON KERK MOTION SOLUTIONS, INC. Manufacturer & Distributor
Manufacturer 11 Armstrong Ave
Distributor
1500 Meriden Rd Georgetown ON L7G 4S1
1665 Turner Rd
Waterbury CT 06705 USA Tel: 888-469-3557
Windsor ON N8W 3J8
Tel: 203-756-7441 Email: info@howellpipe.com
Tel: 519-256-2331
Fax: 203-756-8724 Web: www.howellpipe.com
Fax: 519-256-6311
Email: info.haydonkerk@ametek.com Branches: London, ON; Whitby, ON; O’Leary, PE
Web: www.geotwhite.com
Web: www.haydonkerk.com Manufacturers Represented: Benteler Steel & Tube; Flex-Hose
Branches: Burlington, ON; Toronto, ON
Co.; Georg Fisher; IPSCO; NIBCO; Powell Valves; Rayovac;
Manufacturers Represented: ASS End of Arm Tooling; BTM Corp.; HEIDENHAIN CORPORATION Shurjoint; Smith Valves; Spirax Sarco; Ward Fittings; Winters
CPI Products; Destaco; PIAB Conveyors; PIAB Vacuum Products; Manufacturer
Robohand; TechRim HUSKEY IMS
333 State Pkwy E
GLOBAL BEAR INC. Schaumburg IL 60173 USA Manufacturer
Distributor Tel: 847-490-1191 560 Queen St S
Fax: 847-490-3931 Bolton ON L7E 5S5
2064 Chartier Avenue
Email: info@heidenhain.com Tel: 905-951-5000
Dorval QC H9P 1H2
Web: www.heidenhain.com Email: jdun@huskey.ca
Tel: 514-631-1110
Branches: Mississauga, ON Web: www.huskey.ca
Fax: 514-636-7737
Email: sales@globalbear.ca HELAC CORPORATION HYDAC CORPORATION
Web: www.globalbear.ca Manufacturer Manufacturer
Branches: Mississauga, ON
225 Battersby Ave 14 Federal Road
Manufacturers Represented: Ames; BECO; Centa; FK Bearings;
Enumclaw WA 98022 USA Welland ON L3B 3P2
FLURO; ISB; MTK+; NBS; NHBB & NMB; NKE; Permaglide; Randall;
Tel: 360-825-1601 Tel: 905-714-9322
Smith; STS Couplings; ZNL
Fax: 360-825-1603 Fax: 905-714-4664
Distributors: BDI Canada ; Canadian Bearings ; Kinecor Inc. ;
Email: actuators@helac.com Email: sales@hydac.ca
Motion Industries
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HYPOWER SYSTEMS INTERCON AUTOMATION PARTS INC. LAPP CANADA
Manufacturer & Distributor Distributor Manufacturer
143 Wheeler St 14-130 Matheson Blvd E 10-3505 Laird Rd
Saskatoon SK S7P 0A4 Mississauga ON L4Z 1Y6 Mississauga ON L5L 5Y7
Tel: 306-931-0888 Tel: 705-727-7801 Tel: 877-799-5277
Fax: 306-934-2553 Email: sales@interconap.com Fax: 905-820-6516
Email: info@hypower.com Web: www.interconap.com Email: info@lappcanada.com
Web: www.hypower.com Manufacturers Represented: Zimmer Web: www.lappcanada.com
Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Fort McMurray, AB; Grande
Prairie, AB; Prince George, BC; Vancouver/Delta, BC; Winnipeg, MB; INTERNATIONAL FLUID POWER LE GROUPE ROTALEC INC.
Prince Albert, SK; Regina, SK; Saskatoon, SK 43105 Business Park Drive Distributor
Manufacturers Represented: Bimba; Eaton; Enerpac; Graco; Temecula CA 92590 USA 900 rue McCaffrey
Heco Gear; Kawasaki; Norgren; Numatics; Pall; Poclain Tel: 951-676-2155 Saint-Laurent QC H4T 2C7
Fax: 951-676-2156 Tel: 514-341-3685
I.C.T. POWER COMPANY INC. Email: info@intlfpa.com Fax: 514-341-5205
Manufacturer & Distributor Web: www.intlfpa.com Email: marketing@rotalec.com
1220 Corporate Dr Branches: Montreal, QC Web: www.rotalec.com
Burlington ON L7L 5R6 Branches: Brantford, ON
Tel: 905-631-8494 J. R. MERRITT CONTROLS, INC. Manufacturers Represented: Ametek; Banner; Control
Fax: 905-631-8495 Manufacturer Techniques; Danaher; Efector; Emerson; Exlar; Fortress Interlocks;
Email: sales@ictpower.com 55 Sperry Ave Kollmorgen; LinMot; Trio Motion
Web: www.ictpower.com Stratford CT 06615 USA
Manufacturers Represented: ABB; COE; Concept; Dynex; Tel: 203-381-0100
Enerpro; Erico; Ferraz Mersen; Fuji Electric; Infineon; IR; Mallory; Fax: 203-381-0400
NWL; Phase Tronics; Powerex; Ronken; Webra Email: info@jrmerritt.com
Web: www.jrmerritt.com
IBIS ELECTRO-PRODUCTS CORP.
Manufacturer & Distributor KCS LENZE AMERICAS
2A-50 Craig St Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer
Brantford ON N3R 7J1 5410 Richmond Rd 630 Douglas St
Tel: 519-756-4299 Ottawa ON K2R 1G7 Uxbridge ON 05169 USA
Fax: 519-756-3299 Tel: 613-271-0988, Ext 3 Tel: 508-278-9100
Email: sales@ibisep.com Fax: 613-271-0977 Fax: 508-278-7873
Web: www.ibisep.com Email: denis.laframboise@gmail.com Email: marketing@lenzeamericas.com
Manufacturers Represented: Dietz Sensors; Flexa Conduits & Web: www.kingscross.net Web: www.lenzeamericas.com
Fittings; QPIC Interface Connectors Manufacturers Represented: AC Drives; NexDrive Branches: Burlington, ON; Chateauguay, QC
Distributors: Armature, Vancouver, BC; Electram Rotary
IMS SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC MOTION USA KEBA CORP. Equipment, Edmonton, AB; Jacmar, Anjou, QC; MEP Drives,
Manufacturer Manufacturer Oakville, ON; RG Speed Control Devices, Woodbridge, ON; Rics
370 Main St N 100 West Big Beaver Rd Equipment & Supplies, Sussex, NB
Marlborough CT 06447 USA Troy MI 48084 USA Company Profile:Lenze is a global manufacturer of electrical
Tel: 860-295-6102 Tel: 248-526-0561 and mechanical drives, motion control and automation technol-
Fax: 860-295-6107 Fax: 248-526-0582 ogy. Our products can be found in many industries, including
Email: info@imshome.com Email: schr@keba.com automotive, packaging, material handling and logistics, robot-
Web: www.imshome.com Web: www.keba.com ics, and commercial equipment. A global network of distribu-
Distributors: Baldor Motion Industries, Oakville, ON; Digican Motion Distributors: Sort Products Ltd., Mississauga, ON tors and representatives enables Lenze Americas to meet the
Control, Kirkland, QC; The Drive Systems, Inc., Mississauga, ON motion control needs of customers worldwide. Lenze Americas,
KONGSBERG INC. the American subsidiary of Lenze SE of Germany, is headquar-
INDUSTRIAL & AVIATION FILTERS Manufacturer tered in Uxbridge, Massachusetts: corporate global headquar-
Manufacturer & Distributor 90 28e Rue ters are in Hamelin, Germany.
P.O. Box 211 Main Stn. Grand-Mère QC G9T 5K7
Pickering ON L1V 2R4 Tel: 819-533-3201
Tel: 905-426-4452 Fax: 819-533-3901 LES CÂBLES MULTI CONTRÔLE DU QUÉBEC INC.
Fax: 905-426-4453 Manufacturer & Distributor
Email: info@envirocominc.com KONGSBERG MARITIME 175 71e Av
Web: www.envirocominc.com Manufacturer Laval QC H7V 2R6
Manufacturers Represented: Hilco (The Hilliard Corp.); Wix Filters 261 Brownlow Ave Tel: 450-688-8494
Dartmouth NS B3B 2B6 Fax: 450-681-7525
Tel: 902-468-2268 Email: cablesmulticontrole@videotron.ca
Fax: 902-468-2217 Manufacturers Represented: Cablecraft; Quadrastat; Start Pilote
Email: km.sales.halifax@kongsberg.com
Web: www.km.kongsberg.com LES MOTEURS ELECTRIQUES UNIVERSAL - DIV. DE
125081 CANADA INC.
LA SOCIETE WAIRCOM INC. - WAIRCOM Distributor
CORPORATION INC. 2310 rue Guenette
Manufacturer Saint-Laurent QC H4R 2H2
INDUSTRIAL ENCODER CORPORATION 209 rue York Tel: 514-748-0260
Manufacturer Granby QC J2G 2B9 Fax: 514-748-0261
22 Commerce Place Tel: 450-378-4441 Email: info@vemmtl.ca
St. Catharines ON L2R 6P7 Fax: 450-378-0332 Web: www.vemmtl.ca
Tel: 905-984-3256 Email: reach@waircom.com Manufacturers Represented: Century; MGM; Omnidrive; VS
Fax: 905-984-5017 Web: www.waircom.com Motors
Email: info@globalencoder.ca
Web: www.globalencoder.ca LAFERT METRIC MOTORS LEXAIR INC.
Branches: Vancouver, BC; Moncton, NB Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer
Distributors: Rotalec Industries, Calgary, AB; Brantford, ON; St. 5620 Kennedy Rd 2025 Mercer Rd
Laurent, QC Mississauga ON L4Z 2A9 Lexington KY 40511 USA
Tel: 905-629-1939 Tel: 859-255-5001
Fax: 905-629-2852 Fax: 859-255-6656
INSERTA PRODUCTS INC. Email: sales@lafertna.com Email: jjennings@lexairinc.com
Manufacturer Web: www.lafertna.com Web: www.lexairinc.com
538 Township Line Rd Distributors: Can-Act Cylinders & Controls, Delta, BC; Integrated
Blue Bell PA 19422 USA LAFERT N.A. Pneumatics Ltd., Saint John, NB; Pneumatic Industrial Equip.,
Tel: 215-643-0192 Manufacturer & Distributor Mississauga, ON; Pneutech Industrial Equipment, Kitimat, BC;
Fax: 215-643-4017 5620 Kennedy Rd Pneutech Ltd., Lachine, QC; Montréal, QC; Sempress Canada Inc.,
Email: sales@inserta.com Mississauga ON L4Z 2A9 Mississauga, ON; Universal Air Hydraulic Ltd., Nisku, AB
Web: www.inserta.com Tel: 905-629-1939
Distributors: Berendsen Fluid Power, Scarborough, ON; Hypower Fax: 905-629-2852
Systems, Saskatoon, SK; Kinecor, Lachine, QC; Wainbee Limited, Email: sales@lafertna.com
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LUBRICATION ENGINEERS OF CANADA LTD. MIDWEST MOTION PRODUCTS, INC. NIPPON PULSE AMERICA, INC.
Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer
2200 Bristol Cir 10761 Ahern Ave. SE 4 Corporate Dr
Oakville ON L6H 5R3 Watertown MN 55388 USA Radford VA 24141 USA
Tel: 905-829-3833 Tel: 952-955-2626 Tel: 540-633-1677
Fax: 905-829-2630 Fax: 480-247-4096 Fax: 540-633-1674
Email: info@lubeng.com Email: randy@midwestmotion.com Email: info@nipponpulse.com
Web: www.lubeng.com Web: www.midwestmotion.com Web: www.nipponpulse.com
Manufacturers Represented: Bijur Delimon; Lubrication Distributors: Electromate, Woodbridge, ON
Engineers, Inc.; Macnaught MILLER-STEPHENSON CHEMICAL CO. INC.
Manufacturer & Distributor NORCAN FLUID POWER
LYNCH FLUID CONTROLS 55 Backus Avenue Distributor
Manufacturer & Distributor Danbury CT 06810 USA 603 15th Ave
1799 Argentia Rd Tel: 203-743-4447 Nisku AB T9E 7M6
Mississauga ON L5N 3A2 Fax: 203-791-8702 Tel: 780-955-7450
Tel: 905-363-2400 Email: ct.sales@miller-stephenson.com Fax: 780-955-7451
Fax: 905-363-1191 Web: www.miller-stephenson.com Web: www.norcanfluidpower.com
Email: marketing@lynch.ca Branches: Toronto, ON Branches: Calgary, AB; Red Deer, AB; Kamloops, BC; Langley, BC;
Web: www.lynch.ca Prince George, BC; Saskatoon, SK
Manufacturers Represented: ATOS Electro-hydraulics; Kawasaki MIRAI INTER-TECH Manufacturers Represented: ASA Hydraulik; Atos; Auburn Gear;
Hydraulics; Sun Hydraulics Corporation Manufacturer & Distributor Ausco; MP Filtri; Oil-Air; Parker/Denison; Royal Cylinders; Sauer/
30 Pollard St Danfoss
M.A. STEWART & SONS LTD. Richmond Hill ON L4B 1A8
Manufacturer & Distributor Tel: 905-763-9442 NORD GEAR LIMITED
12900 87th Ave Fax: 905-763-9766 Manufacturer
Surrey BC V3W 3H9 Email: sales@miraiintertech.com 41 West Dr
Tel: 604-594-8431 Web: www.miraiintertech.com Brampton ON L6T 4A1
Fax: 604-594-4335 Manufacturers Represented: Dyadic Systems; Sanki Tel: 905-796-3606
Web: www.mastewart.com Fax: 905-796-8130
Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Surrey, BC; Bakersfield, CA; MOOG ANIMATICS Email: info@nord-ca.com
Signal Hill, CA; Charlotte, NC; Ajax, ON; Dollard des Ormeaux, QC Manufacturer Web: www.nord.com
Manufacturers Represented: American Valve; Beric Valve; Bonney 3200 Patrick Henry Dr
Forge; Kitz Corporation; MAS; Max-Air/Promation; Mueller Steam; Santa Clara CA 95054 USA NORDEX INC.
Toyo Red-White; WKM Tel: 408-748-8721 Manufacturer
Fax: 408-748-8725 426 Federal Rd
MAGNELINK, INC. Email: response@animatics.com Brookfield CT 06804 USA
Manufacturer Web: www.animatics.com Tel: 203-775-4877
1060 NE 25th Ave Suite C Distributors: Cadence Automation, Ste-Thérèse-d-Blainville, QC; Fax: 203-775-6552
Hillsboro OR 97124 USA Shelley Industrial Automation, Toronto, ON; Vickers Warnick, Stoney Email: info@nordex.com
Tel: 503-844-6620 Creek, ON Web: www.nordex.com
Fax: 503-844-6621
Email: maureen@magnelinkinc.com MOTION CANADA
Web: www.magnelinkinc.com Distributor
8985 Fraserwood Crt
Burnaby BC V5J 5E8
Tel: 604-433-6711
Fax: 604-433-5473
Web: www.motionindustries.com NORDSON EFD
Manufacturers Represented: Visit our Website Manufacturer
40 Catamore Blvd
MAIN MANUFACTURING PRODUCTS INC MP FILTRI (CANADA) INC. East Providence RI 02914 USA
Manufacturer & Distributor Manufacturer Tel: 401-431-7000
3181 Tri-Park Drive 380 Four Valley Dr Fax: 401-431-7079
Grand Blanc MI 48439 USA Concord ON L4K 5Z1 Email: info@nordsonefd.com
Tel: 800-521-7918 Tel: 905-303-1369 Web: www.nordsonefd.com
Fax: 810-953-1385 Fax: 905-303-7256
Email: info@mainmfg.com Email: mail@mpfiltricanada.com
Web: www.mainmfg.com Web: www.mpfiltricanada.com NOVOTECHNIK, INC.
Branches: Aurora, ON Manufacturer & Distributor
155 Northboro Rd
Southborough MA 01772 USA
MAXON PRECISION MOTORS INC. Tel: 508-485-2244
Manufacturer Fax: 508-485-2430
101 Waldron Rd Email: info@novotechnik.com
Fall River MA 02720 USA Web: www.novotechnik.com
Tel: 508-677-0520 Distributors: A-Tech Instruments, Scarborough, ON
Fax: 508-677-0530
Email: info@maxonmotorusa.com OETIKER INC.
Web: www.maxonmotorusa.com Manufacturer
Distributors: Electromate Ind. Sales, Woodbridge, ON MYOSTAT MOTION CONTROL INC. 6317 Euclid St
Manufacturer & Distributor Marlette MI 48453 USA
43-17817 Leslie St Tel: 989-635-3621
Newmarket ON L3Y 8C6 Fax: 989-635-2157
Tel: 905-836-4441 Email: info@us.oetiker.com
Fax: 905-836-1214 Web: www.oetiker.com
Email: info@myostat.ca Branches: Alliston, ON
Web: www.myostat.ca Distributors: Acklands Grainger ; BDI Canada, Inc. ; DeeTag Ltd.
MICROMO Manufacturers Represented: Hephast Seiki; Loadstar; Macron
Manufacturer & Distributor Dynamics; Muscle Corp.; Reliance Precision; Suruga Seiki; OIL-RITE CORP.
14881 Evergreen Ave Tamagawa Seiki; THK Manufacturer
Clearwater FL 33762 3008-3008 USA 4325 Clipper Dr
Tel: 800-807-9166 Manitowoc WI 54221 1207-1207 USA
Fax: 727-572-0131 NEWAGE INDUSTRIES INC Tel: 920-682-6173
Email: info@micromo.com Manufacturer Fax: 920-682-7699
Web: www.micromo.com 145 James Way Email: sales@oilrite.com
Manufacturers Represented: Faulhaber; Micro-Drives; MPS; Southampton PA 18966 USA Web: www.oilrite.com
Piezomotor; Precistep Tel: 215-526-2300 Distributors: Higginson Equipment Sales, Burlington, ON; Howard
Fax: 215-526-2191 Marten, Pickering, ON
Email: info@newageindustries.com
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PIC DESIGN - DIV. OF THE ROLLER BEARING R.W. HAMILTON LTD.
COMPANY OF AMERICA INC. Distributor
Manufacturer 14 Wright St
86 Benson Rd St Catharines ON L2R 6V9
Middlebury CT 06762 1004-1004 USA Tel: 905-688-3810
Tel: 203-758-8272 Fax: 905-684-9505
OMEGA Fax: 203-758-8271 Email: admin@rwhamiltonltd.com
Email: info@pic-design.com Web: www.rwhamiltonltd.com
Manufacturer Branches: Burlington, ON; Mississauga, ON
Web: www.pic-design.com
976 Bergar Distributors: Digican Motion Control, Kirkland, QC; Electromate Ind. Manufacturers Represented: Campbell Fitting; Clarkson Osborn;
Laval QC H7L 5A1 Sales, Woodbridge, ON; Motion Industries, Ottawa, ON; Lachine, Colson; Conbraco (Apollo); Flexible Technologies; Furbo Siegling;
Tel: 514-856-6928 QC; St. Jean, QC Goodyear; Kuriyana; Kurt; Lufkin; PT Coupling; Proto Group;
Fax: 514-856-6886 Semprit; Stanley; T.B. Woods; Vanguard
Email: generalinfo@omega.ca POWER BEAM INC.
Web: www.omega.ca Manufacturer
7454 Spears Rd
ONTARIO DRIVE & GEAR LTD. Elora ON N0B 1S0
Tel: 519-846-5835
Manufacturer & Distributor
Fax: 519-846-5322
3551 Bleams Rd Email: mail@powerbeam.ca
New Hamburg ON N3A 2J1 Web: www.powerbeam.ca
Tel: 519-662-2840
Fax: 519-662-2127 POWERHOUSE CONTROLS LIMITED
Email: dpolanic@odg.com Manufacturer
Web: www.odg.com 2-89 Lorne Ave RAM INDUSTRIES INC.
Manufacturers Represented: KTR Corporation Stratford ON N5A 6S4 Manufacturer
P.S.I. FLUID POWER LTD. Tel: 519-273-6602 33 York Rd E
Fax: 519-273-6221 Yorkton SK S3N 3Z4
Manufacturer & Distributor
Email: solutions@powerhouse.ca Tel: 306-786-2677
4210 51 Ave NW Web: www.powerhouse.ca Fax: 306-786-2651
Edmonton AB T6B 3B5 Email: estimating@ramindustries.com
Tel: 780-452-1594 PQ SYSTEMS LTD. Web: www.ramindustries.com
Fax: 780-452-0491 Distributor Company Profile: For 40 years RAM Industries has specialized
Web: www.psifluidpower.ca A2-5279 Still Creek Ave in custom design and manufacturing of hydraulic cylinders for
Branches: Calgary, AB; Red Deer, AB; Richmond, BC Burnaby BC V5C 5V1 OEM clients and engineered projects. The RAM engineering
Manufacturers Represented: Amca; Auburn Gear; Braden- Tel: 604-299-0022 team works closely with every customer to develop a cylinder
Gearmatic; Brand; Char-Lynn; Commercial Integrated Hydraulics; Fax: 604-299-8453 design unique to their specifications and functionality needs.
Eaton; Gresen; Hi-Fog; KYB; Oil-Air; Parker; Salami; Thermal Email: info@pqsystemsltd.com RAM has extensive experience serving a wide range of indus-
Transfer; Vickers Web: www.pqsystemsltd.com tries across North American including oil & gas, transportation,
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP. PARKER CANADA DIVISION Manufacturers Represented: Delta Computer Systems; Exlar; construction, material handling, agriculture, mining, and forest-
Gefran; Hydraforce; Moog; MTS Sensors; Nippon Pulse; Ross ry. RAM is ISO 9001 certified for quality assurance.
Manufacturer
Controls; TR Electronic
160 Chisholm Dr
Milton ON L9T 3G9 PROCESS AND STEAM REGAL BELOIT CANADA
Tel: 905-693-3000 Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
Fax: 905-693-4290 7031 - 56 Avenue 320 Superior Blvd
Email: infomc@parker.com Edmonton AB T6B 3L2 Mississauga ON L5T 2N7
Web: www.parker.com Tel: 780-484-0577 Tel: 905-670-4770
Branches: Calgary, AB; Fergus, ON; Grimsby, ON; Dorval, QC Fax: 780-484-0586 Fax: 905-670-4378
Distributors: Please see distributor locator at www.parker.com Web: www.processandsteam.com Email: canadasales@regalbeloit.com
PEERLESS ENGINEERING SALES LTD. Branches: Mississauga, ON Web: www.regalbeloit.ca
Manufacturers Represented: Check All Valve; Flow t; Flowserve; Branches: Edmonton, AB; Langley, BC; Vancouver, BC; Winnipeg,
Distributor
Fuilkin; Newcon; Oliver Valves; Sharpe; SS I; Strahman; Strainers; MB; Moncton, NB; Hanover, ON; Candiac, QC
4015 1st Ave Walworth; Watson McDaniel; Zwick Manufacturers Represented: Fasco; GE Commercial by Regal
Burnaby BC V5C 3W5 Beloit; Genteq; Leeson Electric; Lovato; Morrill; Steams
Tel: 604-659-4100 QUALITY BEARINGS & COMPONENTS
Fax: 604-659-4121 Manufacturer & Distributor REID SUPPLY COMPANY
Email: info@peerlesse.com 2101 Jericho Turnpike Distributor
Web: www.peerlessengineering.com New Hyde Park NY 11040 USA 2265 Black Creek Rd
Branches: Calgary, AB; Prince George, BC; Prince Albert, SK; Tel: 516-616-0436 Muskegon MI 49444 USA
Edmonton, AB Fax: 516-616-0443 Tel: 231-777-3951
Manufacturers Represented: Ace Controls; American Cylinders; Email: qbcsupport@qbcbearings.com Fax: 231-773-4485
ATC Electronics; Balluff Electronics; Canfield Connector; Colder Web: www.qbcbearings.com Email: marl@reidsupply.com
Fittings; Dinamic Oil Winches; Dynex Rivett Pumps; Firestone Air Web: www.reidsupply.com
Actuators; Gardner Denver Riestschle; Gardner Denver Thomas;
High Country Tek; Marsh Bellofram; Mattel Compressors; Norgren RENOLD CANADA LTD.
Pneumatics; Northman Valves; Oligear Pumps; Parker Hannifin Manufacturer
Mobile Hydraulics; Pisco Tube Fittings; Richwood Conveyor 121 Roy Blvd
Components; Sun Hydraulics; Versa Valves; Woodward Servo Valves QUALITY TRANSMISSION COMPONENTS Brantford ON N3R 7K1
PESCO SALES LTD. Distributor Tel: 800-265-9970
125 Railroad Ave Email: enquiry@renold.com
Distributor
Garden City Park NY 11040 USA Web: www.renoldcanada.com
3260 rue Sartelon Branches: LaSalle, QC
Tel: 516-437-6700
Saint-Laurent QC H4R 1E3
Fax: 516-328-3343
Tel: 514-331-6953
Email: qtcsupport@qtcgears.com RG SPEED CONTROL DEVICES LTD.
Fax: 514-331-0061 Distributor
Web: www.qtcgears.com
Email: pesco@total.net 5-643 Chrislea Rd
Web: www.pescoquebec.com Manufacturers Represented: KHK; Kohara Gear; Woodbridge ON L4L 6A3
Manufacturers Represented: Aquflow; Badger; Cantesco Saint- ZetasassiCompany Profile:Quality Transmission Components, Tel: 905-856-6724
Gobain; Garlock; Generant; LMI Milton Roy; Sterling Motors; Tarby; (QTC) is the leading supplier of metric dimensioned power Fax: 905-856-6725
Therm-Omega-Tech; Zook transmission components designed for industrial automation Email: rob@rgspeed.com
applications is North America. QTC’s offering includes spur Web: www.rgspeed.com
gears, helical gears, internal ring gears, gear racks, spiral & Manufacturers Represented: Baldor Electric; Cone Drive/Textron;
straight tooth bevel gears, worms & wormwheels, gearboxes, Control Techniques; Dynapar; Exlar; KB Electronics; Lenze AC Tech;
timing belts & pulleys, roller chains & sprockets, belt & chain Marathon; Nexen Group; Nord Gear; Radicon; SEW; Stearns; Stober
tensioners and other related products. QTC offers free 3D CAD Gear; WEG; Yaskawa Electric
models for all items via www.qtcgears.com & www.econobelt.
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RINGBALL CORPORATION RUBBERLINE PRODUCTS LTD. SEAL MASTER CORPORATION
Manufacturer & Distributor Distributor Manufacturer
2160 Meadowpine Blvd 81 Bleams Rd 368 Martinel Dr
Mississauga ON L5N 6H6 Kitchener ON N2C 2G2 Kent OH 44240 USA
Tel: 905-826-1100 Tel: 519-894-0400 Tel: 330-673-8410
Fax: 905-826-9691 Fax: 519-894-9940 Fax: 330-673-8242
Email: toronto@ringball.com Email: sales@rubberline.ca Email: info@sealmaster.com
Web: www.ringball.com Web: www.rubberline.com Web: www.sealmaster.com
Branches: Edmonton, AB; Burnaby, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dorval, QC Branches: Brantford, ON; Cambridge, ON; Guelph, ON; London,
Manufacturers Represented: Bishop Wisecarver; Carter; ON; Mississauga, ON SERVO2GO.COM LTD.
Danaher/Thomson; FYH; GMN; IKO; RBL Manufacturers Represented: Asco; Burkert; Colder; Deltrol; Distributor
Gates; Habasit; Hansen; Humphrey; ITT; Kuritec; Norgren; 583-4023 Kennett-Pike
RITTAL SYSTEMS LTD. Pneumadyne; Sheffer; Tylok Greenville DE 19807 USA
Manufacturer Tel: 877-378-0240
7320 Pacific Cir RYCO HYDRAULICS INC. Email: sales@servo2go.com
Mississauga ON L5T 1V1 Manufacturer Web: www.servo2go.com
Tel: 905-795-0777 1616 Greens Rd Manufacturers Represented: Advanced Motion Controls; Applied
Fax: 905-795-9548 Houston TX 77032 USA Motion Products; Cleveland Motion Products Inc.; Dyadic Systems;
Email: rittal.systems@rittal.ca Tel: 281-821-4100 Exor Electronic; Galil Motion Control; Gam Gear; Inertia Dynamics;
Web: www.rittal.ca Fax: 281-821-4300 MCG Inc.; MTS Temposonics; Nippon Pulse America; Pittman
Branches: Calgary, AB; St. Laurent, QC Email: sales@ryco.us Motors; Quantum Devices Inc.; Rabbit Semiconductor; Rocom
Web: www.ryco.com.au Corporation; Servo Tek Products Company; Zaber Technologies Inc.
ROSTA INC. Branches: London, ON
Manufacturer Distributors: Red L. Distributors, Edmonton, AB; Tasco Sales & SERVOMETER
#6-12 Douglas Road Marketing Ltd., Delta, BC Manufacturer
Uxbridge ON L9P 1S9 501 Little Falls Rd
Tel: 905-852-1929 Cedar Grove NJ 07009 1291-1291 USA
Fax: 905-852-1861 Tel: 973-785-4630
Email: info@rostainc.com Fax: 973-785-0756
Web: www.rostainc.com Email: info@servometer.com
Manufacturers Represented: Rosta AG; Venanzetti Vibrazioni Web: www.servometer.com

ROTATOR PRODUCTS LIMITED SEW EURODRIVE COMPANY OF CANADA LTD.

Distributor SCHAEFFLER CANADA INC. Manufacturer
8-101 Innovation Dr Manufacturer & Distributor 210 Walker Dr
Woodbridge ON L4H 0S3 2871 Plymouth Dr Bramalea ON L6T 3W1
Tel: 905-856-2653 Oakville ON L6H 5S5 Tel: 905-791-1553
Fax: 905-856-3407 Tel: 905-829-2750 Fax: 905-791-2999
Email: sales@rotatorproducts.com Fax: 905-829-9915 Email: marketing@sew-eurodrive.ca
Web: www.rotatorproducts.com Email: sales@schaeffler.com Web: www.sew-eurodrive.ca
Web: www.schaeffler.ca Branches: Delta, BC; Lasalle, QC
Branches: Leduc, AB; St. Laurent, QC
SHERWOOD ELECTROMOTION INC.
Manufacturer
20 Barnes Crt
Concord ON L4K 4L4
Tel: 905-851-6671
ROTOPRECISION INC. Fax: 905-851-1638
Manufacturer & Distributor Email: sei@sherwoodelectromotion.com
304 Watline Ave SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC CANADA Web: www.sherwoodelectromotion.com
Mississauga ON L4Z 1P4 Manufacturer
Tel: 905-712-3800 5985 McLaughlin Rd SIEMENS CANADA LTD.
Fax: 905-712-3805 Mississauga ON L5R 1B8 Manufacturer
Email: sales@rotoprecision.ca Tel: 905-366-3999 1550 Appleby Line
Web: www.rotoprecision.ca Email: canadian.pss@schneider-electric.com Burlington ON L7L 6X7
Branches: Coquitlam, BC; Dorval, QC Web: www.schneider-electric.com Tel: 888-303-3353
Manufacturers Represented: Alinabal Motion Transfer Email: cic.ca@siemens.com
Devices; Anderton (Cirteq) International Ltd.; Motovario Web: www.siemens.ca
Corporation; NB Corporation (NB); Nordex Inc.; The Oiles SCHUNK INTEC CORP.
Corporation; Onvio LLC; Ruland Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Manufacturer SKEANS ENGINEERING & MACHINERY LTD.
Smalley Steel Ring Company; SNFA Group; Strongbar (UK) Ltd.; 190 Britannia Rd. E. Distributor
WIB Bearings Mississauga ON L4Z 1W6 1900 Brigantine Dr
Distributors: Canadian Bearing and PT Distributors Tel: 905-712-2200 Coquitlam BC V3K 7B5
Fax: 905-712-2210 Tel: 604-777-4247
Email: info@ ca.schunk.com Fax: 604-777-1900
ROTORK CONTROLS (CANADA) LTD. Web: www.schunk.com Email: skeans@skeans.com
Manufacturer Distributors: Disca, Boucherville, QC; Sempress Pneumatics, Web: www.skeans.com
4-2850 Argentia Rd Mississauga, ON Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Prince George, BC;
Mississauga ON L5N 8G4 Winnipeg, MB
Tel: 905-363-0313 SCORE TRANSCANADA LIMITED Manufacturers Represented: Bimba; Colder; Enidine; Galland
Fax: 905-363-0320 Wholesaler Henning Nopak; Gardner Denver; Hansen; Horner; Legris; Leuze;
Web: www.rotork.com 5135 67 Ave NW Mac Valves; Mattei; Murr; PHD Cylinders; Piab; Tolomatic; Transair;
Branches: Sarnia, ON; Calgary, AB Edmonton AB T6B 2R8 TRD; Wilkerson
Tel: 780-455-5273
RR CANADA INC. Fax: 780-455-5276 SKF CANADA LIMITED
Manufacturer & Distributor Email: score.transcanada@score-group.com 40 Executive Crt
15-51 B Caldari Rd Web: www.score-group.com Scarborough ON M1S 4N4
Concord ON L4K 4G3 Tel: 800-268-4161
Tel: 905-761-0762 Email: marketing@skf.ca
Fax: 905-761-9265 Web: www.skf.ca
Email: paugurusa@rrcanadaltd.com Branches: Vancouver, BC; Montréal, QC
Web: www.rrusainc.com
Manufacturers Represented: Cobo - Div. MT; Galperti Tech s.r.l.;
SKYMATIC CONTROLS INC.
Reggiana Riduttori s.r.l.; Safim Manufacturer
SCOTT ROTARY SEALS 121 Milvan Dr
Manufacturer North York ON M9L 1Z8
301 Franklin St Tel: 416-742-4448
Olean NY 14760 USA Fax: 416-749-5053
Tel: 716-376-0708 Email: ivan@duncaninstr.com
Fax: 716-372-1777 Web: www.skymatic.com
Web: www.scottrotaryseals.com

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SOFTPLC CORPORATION SYLVAN AUTOMATION LTD. TRANSORB ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS LTD.
Manufacturer Distributor Manufacturer & Distributor
25603 Red Brangus 1018 McNabb St 375 Industrial Dr
Spicewood TX 78669 USA Sault Ste. Marie ON P6B 6J1 Grand Forks BC V0H 1H0
Tel: 512-264-8390 Tel: 705-254-4669 Tel: 250-442-5225
Fax: 512-264-8399 Fax: 705-254-4894 Fax: 250-442-5228
Email: info@softplc.com Email: sales@sylvanautomation.com Email: transorb@telus.net
Web: http://softplc.com Web: www.sylvanautomation.com Web: www.transorbelectrical.com
Distributors: Rotalec, St. Laurent, QC; Rotalec - Atlantic, Moncton, Branches: Sarnia, ON; Val Caron, ON Manufacturers Represented: ABB; Bemag; Best Quality Power;
NB; Rotalec - Central, Brantford, ON; Rotalec - Pacific, Vancouver, Manufacturers Represented: Asco; Chemline; Foxboro; Invensys; Dairyland; Electro-Meters; Erico Cadweld; Fusetek; Gentex
BC Jamesbury; Magnetrol; Metso; Neles; Newco; Nextron; Valtek Capacitors; Hammond & Marcus Transformers

SOMMER AUTOMATIC INC. TRELLEBORG SEALING SOLUTIONS

Manufacturer Manufacturer
14-130 Matheson Blvd E TAYLOR DEVICES INC. 2531 Bremer Rd
Mississauga ON L4Z 1Y6 Manufacturer Fort Wayne IN 46803 USA
Tel: 416-766-6371 90 Taylor Dr Tel: 260-749-9631
Email: sales@sommerautomatic.com North Tonawanda NY 14120 0748-0748 USA Fax: 260-749-4844
Web: www.sommerautomatic.com Tel: 716-694-0800 Email: tssusa@trelleborg.com
Fax: 716-695-6015 Web: www.tss.trelleborg.com/us
STEINMEYER INC. Email: taylordevi@servometer.com Branches: Etobicoke, ON
Manufacturer Web: www.taylordevices.com
200-56 Middlesex Turnpike Distributors: Teratec Inc., Dundas, ON TRI-TRONICS COMPANY
Burlington MA 01803 USA Manufacturer
Tel: 781-273-6220 TECHNICAL SYSTEMS 2002 INC. 7705 Cheri Crt
Fax: 781-273-6602 Distributor Tampa FL 33634 2415-2415 USA
Email: info@steinmeyer.com PO Box 650 Tel: 800-886-4000
Web: www.steinmeyer.com Waterdown ON L0R 2H0 Email: info@ttco.com
Tel: 905-575-1941 Web: www.ttco.com
STEPHEN SIRCON CONTROLS LTD. Fax: 905-575-0386 Distributors: Franklin-Empire, Ottawa, ON; Toronto, ON; Frankline-
Manufacturer & Distributor Email: sales@technical-sys.com Empire, Montreal, QC; IAC & Assoc., Oldcastle, ON
36-5359 Timberlea Blvd Web: www.technical-sys.com
Mississauga ON L4W 4N5 Manufacturers Represented: AEMC Instruments; Beta Calibrators; TRILLIUM CONTROLS INC.
Tel: 905-238-9505 Compwest USA; Fastest Inc.; Kaymont; Martel Electronics; Distributor
Fax: 905-238-8380 Measurement Technologies; NK Technologies; Simpson Electric; 23-131 Whitmore Rd
Email: info@sirconcontrols.com Vaisala Woodbridge ON L4L 6E4
Web: www.sirconcontrols.com Tel: 289-371-0222
Fax: 289-371-0223
STERLING POWER SYSTEMS INC. Email: sales@trilliumcontrols.com
Manufacturer & Distributor Web: www.trilliumcontrols.com
799 Rennie St Manufacturers Represented: Activa Fans; Micron Power Supplies;
Hamilton ON L8H 3R5 Moujen Switches; NDH Motor Controls; Sprecher & Schutl; Teco
Tel: 905-547-2345 Westinghouse
Fax: 905-547-2381 TECOM INC.
Email: sales@sterlingpowersystems.com Manufacturer & Distributor TRIO MOTION TECHNOLOGY LLC
Web: www.sterlingpowersystems.com 205 St. George St. Unit 5 Manufacturer
Manufacturers Represented: Baldor; Danaher; Lenze/Actech; Lindsay ON K9V 5Z9 187 Northpointe Blvd
Minarik; Radicon; Stearns; Sterling Electric Tel: 705-878-3650 Freeport PA 16229 USA
Fax: 705-878-5019 Tel: 724-540-5018
Email: tecom@crbearing.com Fax: 724-540-5098
Web: www.crbearing.com Email: ussales@triomotion.com
Manufacturers Represented: C.R. s.r.l.; Comesa s.r.l. Web: www.triomotion.com
Distributors: Cowper, Lachine, QC; Drive Systems Group,
Mississauga, ON; Rotalec Group, Saint-Laurent, QC
THISTLE HYDRAULICS ELECTRONICS LTD.
STOCK DRIVE PRODUCTS/STERLING INSTRUMENT Manufacturer & Distributor TUFFEE INC.
Manufacturer & Distributor 3380 Colonial Dr Distributor
2101 Jericho Place Mississauga ON L5L 5C6 C-52 McIntyre Pl
New Hyde Park NY 11040 USA Tel: 905-820-8937 Kitchener ON N2R 1H9
Tel: 516-328-3300 Fax: 905-820-8907 Tel: 519-896-2555
Fax: 516-689-8409 Email: sales@thistlehydraulics.com Fax: 519-896-2988
Email: sdp-si@sdp-si.com Web: www.thistlehydraulics.com
Branches: North Vancouver, BC; Etobicoke, ON; Hamilton, ON; USIMAX INC.
Kanata, ON; Kirkland, QC TIMKEN CANADA LP Manufacturer
Manufacturers Represented: EMT Engineering Sales Manufacturer 1155 - 98 ROE
Company Profile:Small Precision Mechanical Components 6537A Mississauga Rd Saint Georges QC G5Y 8J5
Available from SDP/SI Mississauga ON L5N 1A6 Tel: 418-227-3333
Stock Drive Products (ISO 9001 Registered) and Sterling Tel: 905-826-9520 Fax: 418-227-1335
Instrument (ISO 9001 and AS9100 Registered) are manufac- Fax: 905-826-0482 Email: pierrealbertdion@usimax.com
turers and suppliers of small mechanical parts and assemblies. Web: www.timken.com Web: www.usimax.com
Components such as timing belts, timing belt pulleys, gears, Branches: Edmonton, AB; Vancouver, BC; Moncton, NB; Toronto,
couplings and much more are available off-the-shelf or cus- ON; Montréal, QC; Québec, QC VALVSOURCE EQUIPMENT LTD.
tomized to fit your specific application. Distributors: Across Canada Manufacturer
See complete product line and 3D CAD models at: www.sdp- 7031 - 56 Avenue
si.com. TORO HYDRAULIC & MACHINERY INC. Edmonton AB T6B 3L2
Phone: 1-516-328-3300 Manufacturer & Distributor Tel: 780-461-6499
FAX: 1-516-326-8827 15-1415 Bonhill Rd. Fax: 780-461-6485
e-mail: sdp-sisupport@sdp-si.com Mississauga ON L5T 1R2 Web: www.valvsource.com
Tel: 905-565-8887 Branches: Mississauga, ON
Fax: 905-565-5788 Distributors: Flow + Manual, Edmonton, AB
SWITCHING SOLUTIONS INC. Email: sales@torohyd.com
Manufacturer Web: www.torohyd.com VELMEX INC.
380 Four Valley Dr Manufacturers Represented: Yuken (Japan) Manufacturer & Distributor
Concord ON L4K 5Z1 7550 State Route 5 & 20
Tel: 905-303-8700 Bloomfield NY 14469 USA
Fax: 905-303-7130 Tel: 585-657-6151
Email: sales@switchingssi.com Fax: 585-657-6153
Web: www.switchingssi.com Web: www.velmex.com
Distributors: Engrenage Provincial, Quebec City, QC; MP Filtri
Canada, Concord, ON; Norcan Fluid Power, Richmond, BC; PSI Fluid
Power, Richmond, BC

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VL MOTION SYSTEMS INC. YORK HYDRAULICS LTD.
Distributor Distributor
212 Wyecroft Rd., Unit 23 3-8481 Keele St
Oakville ON L6K 3T9 Concord ON L4K 1Z7
Tel: 905-842-0244 Tel: 905-738-1750
Fax: 905-845-3009 Fax: 905-738-9828
Email: jcarney@vlmotion.com WEBSTER INSTRUMENTS Email: yorkhydraulics@rogers.com
Web: www.vlmotion.com Web: www.yorkhydraulics.ca
Manufacturers Represented: Bauer; Bernard; Bonfiglioli; Kendrion
Manufacturer Manufacturers Represented: Aro Fluid Products; Aurora Air
Binder; Mastergear; RBL; Temporiti; Trumbull 1290 E Waterford Ave Products; Bucher Hydraulics; BVA Hydraulics; Control Line
Milwaukee WI 53235 USA Equipment; Fabco Air Inc.; Hanna Cylinders; Interface Devices Inc.;
WAINBEE LIMITED Tel: 414-769-6400 L & W Hydromatic; Mindman Pneumatics; MP Filtri; Quincy Ortman
Distributor Fax: 414-769-6591 Cylinders
5789 Coopers Ave Email: sales@webster-inst.com
Mississauga ON L4Z 3S6 Web: www.webster-inst.com
Tel: 905-568-1700 ZAKRON INDUSTRIES INC.
Fax: 905-568-0083 Manufacturer
WINTERS INSTRUMENTS
Email: marketing@wainbee.com 10-220 Clements Rd W
Web: www.wainbee.com
Manufacturer Ajax ON L1S 3K5
Branches: Calgary, AB; Edmonton, AB; Prince George, BC; 121 Railside Road Tel: 905-683-0462
Richmond, BC; Winnipeg, MB; Dartmouth, NS; Kitchener, ON; Toronto ON M3A 1B2 Fax: 905-427-0202
Chicoutimi, QC; Pointe-Claire, QC; Québec, QC; Sept-Îles, QC; Tel: 416-444-2345 Email: info@zakron.com
Saskatoon, SK Fax: 416-444-8979 Web: www.zakron.com
Manufacturers Represented: AKG; AMCA; Anker-Holth; Barksdale Email: sales@winters.com
Controls; Bucher Hydraulics; Chicago Pneumatic; Clippard Web: www.winters.com ZERO-MAX INC.
Minimatic; David Brown Hydraulics; Desoutter; Eaton; Euroma; Branches: Calgary, AB Manufacturer & Distributor
Exlar; Fluidsentry; GAST; Hansa TMP; Haskel; Hydreco; Hypneumat; WITTENSTEIN INC. 13200 Sixth Ave North
IFM; Ingersoll Rand; JUN-AIR; Parker Hannifin; Pullmaster, Lantec; Plymouth MN 55441 USA
Robohand; Titan
Manufacturer Tel: 763-546-4300
1249 Humbracht Cir Fax: 763-546-8260
WALLACE MACHINE & MFG. LTD. Bartlett IL 60103 USA Email: zero-max@zero-max.com
Manufacturer & Distributor Tel: 630-540-5300 Web: www.zero-max.com
1663 Venables St Fax: 630-736-6100 Manufacturers Represented: ETP; Miki Pulley
Vancouver BC V5L 2H1 Email: info@wittenstein-us.com
Tel: 604-254-1377 Web: www.wittenstein-us.com
Fax: 604-254-5155 Branches: Waterdown, ON
Email: info@wallacemachine.com YASKAWA AMERICA, INC. - DRIVES & MOTION
Web: www.wallacemachine.com
DIVISION
2121 Norman Dr S
Waukegan IL 60085 USA
Tel: 847-887-7000
Fax: 847-887-7310
Email: marcom@yaskawa.com
Web: www.yaskawa.com
Branches: Pointe-Claire, QC

Advertisers Index
Advertiser Website Page Advertiser Website Page
ACE Controls Inc. www.acecontrols.com 45 Industrial Encoder Corp. www.globalencoder.ca 48
Aerotech, Inc. www.aerotech.com 39 J.R. Merritt Controls, Inc. www.jrmerrit.com 59
Aurora Bearing Company www.aurorabearing.com 52 JEC Composites www.jeccomposites.com 49
Automation Direct www.automationdirect.com 7 Main Manufacturing Products www.mainmfg.com 57
Baldor Electric Company www.baldor.com 76 Master Bond Inc. www.masterbond.com 25
Baumer Electric Inc. www.baumer.ca 55 Motion Canada www.motionindustries.com 61
Beckhoff Automation www.beckhoff.ca 33 Myostat Motion Control Inc. www.myostat.ca 32
Berg Chilling Systems Inc. www.berg-group.com 24 Nord Gear Ltd. www.nord.com 14,15
Bosch Rexroth Canada www.boschrexroth.ca 11 Nordson EFD LLC www.efd-inc.com 35
Brecoflex Corp. LLC www.brecoflex.com 16 Novotechnik US Inc. www.novotechnik.com 36
Canadian Business Press www.cbp.ca/healthforbusiness 37 Omega Engineering Inc. www.omega.ca 3
Century Spring Corp. www.centuryspring.com 60 Proto Labs Inc. www.protolabs.com 17
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc. www.clippard.com 9 Rosta Inc. www.rostainc.com 20
Cowper Inc. www.cowper.ca 51 RotoPrecision Inc. www.rotoprecision.ca 12
Cross Manufacturing Inc. www.crossmfg.com 25 Schaeffler Canada Inc. www.ina.com 4
Daemar Inc. www.daemarinc.com 28 Schneider Electric Canada www.schneider-electric.com 13
Drive Products Inc. www.driveproducts.com 43 Schunk Canada www.ca.schunk.com 59
Drive Products Inc. www.driveproducts.com 43 Seal Master Corp. www.sealmaster.com 10
Design Engineering Expo (DEX) www.dex2012.com 64 Siemens Canada www.siemens.ca 75
Encoder Products Co. www.encoder.com 56 Siemens PLM www.plm.automation.siemens.com 2
Exair Corp. www.exair.com 21 Stock Drive Products www.sdp-si.com 60
Festo Canada Inc. www.festo.ca 19 Swagelok Company www.swagelok.com 23
GTC Falcon Inc www.gtcfalcon.com 47 Tecom Inc. www.crbearing.com 52
Harting Canada Inc. www.harting.ca 41 Yaskawa Electric Corp. www.yaskawa.com 31
Helander Products Inc. www.tinyclutch.com 53
Hercules Sealing Products Canada www.herculescn.com 56

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