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The article presents a forecast for the electronic equipment industry for 2016. It states that manufacturers and distributors have to show versatility in product offering to meet the expectation of consumers in 2016, and mentions significance of expertise in products and using internet of things (IoT). It notes possibilities of problems created by inventories, and presents views of industry executives like Hans Landin of bearing manufacturer Timken on the industry.

The article reports on the plan of industrial products distributors in the U.S. to make new hires and expand their geographic footprints in 2015 due to the uptick in manufacturing. Topics include the steady business gained by Motion Industries from a number of product lines and customer bases, why 2014 is an average year for BDI-USA, and Steven Engineering's plan to focus on products and service.

The article discusses the role of equipment manufacturers in preventing equipment users from disabling interlocks of machines. Topics covered include the reasons why workers bypass a safety device, such as convenience, fall switch actuation and poor switch reliability, the injury suffered by a worker at a nonprofit paper recycling facility due to bypassed gate sensor of a paper-baling machine, and information on emergency power-off devices (EPOs).