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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.

A directory for manufacturers of industrial equipment in the U.S. is presented.

A directory for manufacturers of fluid-power products in the U.S. is presented.

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.

Presents a listing of industrial equipment products and manufacturers, fabrication testing and evaluation manufacturers and materials suppliers by industry.

Presents a directory of industrial machine component manufacturers.

The article discusses the opinion of executives in the industrial machine sector in the U.S. on outlook of the industry for 2014. Allied Electronics vice president of product management Frank Cantwell sees a trend for distributors to become full-service companies. Motion Industries marketing vice president predicts that need for distributors to offer multiproduct categories.

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).

Presents information on several vacuum pump products as of July 1999. 6000 Series linear air compressors and vacuum pumps from Thomas Industries Inc.; Micro Air Pumps from Sensidyne OEM company; JV Series Mini Vacuum Generators from Anver Corp.

Lists the Web site address of some industrial machine component manufacturers. Ace Controls, Inc.; Acroloop Motion Control Systems, Inc.; Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.

Presents a directory of industrial equipment suppliers and manufacturers in the United States. Includes MTS Systems Corp.; ERG Inc.; MDI Manufacturing & Design Inc.

The article discusses the growth rate for spending on light-emitting diode (LED) manufacturing equipment in the U.S. According to experts at the electronics manufacturers association SEMI, suppliers to the integrated-circuit equipment market will likely do well in 2011, despite slow economic growth. The upward trend of unit sales in the supply sector and photovoltaic (PV) equipment sales are also discussed.

The author discusses the increasing number of large automation suppliers that offer one-stop shopping to take advantage of the vendor-reduction trend of original equipment manufacturers. According to the author, the savings realized by buying from a single vendor can outweigh modestly higher costs. However, there are cases when using best-of-class components makes sense, like motion controllers, the author added.

Reports on several acquisitions in the industrial equipment industry as of July 2005. Astro Controls BV by International Motion Control Inc.; G&L Motion Control by Danaher Motion.

Presents news briefs on the machinery industry in the U.S. as of November 4, 2004. Reason behind the decision of EMJ America to change its name to WDL Systems Inc.; Software selected by American Axle & Mfg. Inc. from MTS Systems for its noise and vibration testing; Products included in the Instrumentation and Controls Group of Clark-Reliance Corp.

Discusses the actions taken by machine design companies in response to homeland security threats in the U.S. issues concerning companies and engineers in the machine design industry in the U.S. Information on a campaign conducted by Timken Roller Bearing Co.; Launch of a low-visibility paint from Cleveland, Ohio-based The Arco Co. for defense equipment; Features of the protective devices designed by E.I. DuPont de Nemours and Co.

Introduces the Radiance Vantage rapid-thermal processing (RTP) equipment for annealing operations of 300-nanometer-diameter wafer semiconductor from Applied Materials Inc. Features of the equipment.Estimated market for RTP technology.

Reports on the involvement of Cleveland, Ohio-based equipment company Park Hannifin's Fluid Disconnectors Division in the clean-up of the ruins of the World Trade Center in New York City. Equipment donated by the company; Information on the participation of the distributors and employees of the company; Background on the Hose Doctor program launched by the company in 1995.

Lists the E-mail address of some industrial equipment component manufacturers. Ace Controls, Inc.; Acroloop Motion Control Systems, Inc.; Allegro MicroSystems, Inc.

Presents a list of International Standards Organization (ISO)-certified manufacturers of machine components. Ace Controls, Inc.; Allied Electronics; Automatic Switch Co.

Presents a list of industrial equipment manufacturers which are ISO 9000 certified. Includes Ace Controls Inc.; MTS Systems Corp.; Sun Metal Products Inc.; ZVL-ZKL Bearings Corp.

Lists the World Wide Web addresses of industrial equipment manufacturers and suppliers in the United States. Includes Ace Controls Inc.; Invention Machine Corp.; Tetko Inc.

Presents the electronic mail addresses of industrial equipment manufacturers and suppliers in the United States. Includes Acroloop Motion Control Systems Inc.; Eagle Stainless Tube Corp.; Ortman Fluid Power; Transducer Techniques Inc.; Varflex Corp.

Focuses on the need for American industrial equipment manufacturers to use standards as a competitive edge in their trade with other companies. Trends affecting the competitive strategy; Importance of not making assumptions about target markets; Importance of learning that standards can be a competitive edge.

Reports on the 1995 editions of the Hydraulic and Pneumatic Show, Power Transmission Design Show, and the Industrial Equipment Maintenance and Safety Expo held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia. Dates; Seminars scheduled; Other events; Contact information.