ATX West - Automation and Technology Expo

Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. Access the latest in automation technology, plus a full spectrum of solutions across the advanced design and manufacturing supply chain. Whether you're interested in automation software, robotics, collaborative robots, accessories or anything else needed to make your production processes faster, safer and more efficient, you can source from more than 2,000 cutting-edge suppliers in a time-saving format. Co-located with WestPack, MD&M West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing, and PLASTEC West to bring all facets of the advanced design and manufacturing industry — automation, plastics, packaging, design engineering and medtech — together onto one show floor.

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Stober Examines Manufacturing Infrastructure Updates

By Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor

Updating your shop floor with new equipment and personnel is standard trade magazine fodder today—and for obvious reasons. Any feasible upgrades can make a significant impact on a company's bottom line. So you'll find an article or two (or three or four) in our industry that will examine the importance of investing and upgrading in your personnel and your machines.

Stober, a company specializing in motion control and power transmission, recently published the following article to help plant managers determine if a manufacturing infrastructure update is necessary. Following the article, there's a Q&A with Scott Alles, manufacturing manager and Landon Garrison, manufacturing engineer at Stober.

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Power Transmission Technology Update January 23, 2018
ATX West - Automation and Technology Expo Anaheim Convention Center, Anaheim, CA. Access the latest in automation technology, plus a full spectrum of solutions across the advanced design and manufacturing supply chain. Whether you're interested in automation software, robotics, collaborative robots, accessories or anything else needed to make your production processes faster, safer and more efficient, you can source from more than 2,000 cutting-edge suppliers in a time-saving format. Co-located with WestPack, MD&M West, Pacific Design & Manufacturing, and PLASTEC West to bring all facets of the advanced design and manufacturing industry — automation, plastics, packaging, design engineering and medtech — together onto one show floor. Read More Stober Examines Manufacturing Infrastructure Updates By Matthew Jaster, Senior Editor Updating your shop floor with new equipment and personnel is standard trade magazine fodder today—and for obvious reasons. Any feasible upgrades can make a significant impact on a company's bottom line. So you'll find an article or two (or three or four) in our industry that will examine the importance of investing and upgrading in your personnel and your machines. Stober, a company specializing in motion control and power transmission, recently published the following article to help plant managers determine if a manufacturing infrastructure update is necessary. Following the article, there's a Q&A with Scott Alles, manufacturing manager and Landon Garrison, manufacturing engineer at Stober. Read More
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