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Why do we celebrate Victoria Day with a brisket cookoff? Nobody is really sure, but our third annual VDay event drew entries from employees and Dallas branch associates. Our friends from SMC Pneumatics and Yaskawa Drives were again in attendance. This is an outstanding event sponsored by the Dallas Culture Improvement Agency. Associate sponsors included...

First, let’s explain a few things about Sam Hestand. His TV has one channel, MLB Network. His vacations usually involve Fenway Park. He has a colorful tattoo of Ricky Freakin’ Henderson on his calf. And you might hear a Red Sox game in the background if he takes your customer service call at our Houston...

To AutoTune an AC drive seems like a complicated task that requires technical experience. While the devices themselves can be used for complicated tasks, setting them doesn’t have to be difficult. Many AC drives can be AutoTuned and program themselves if you follow a basic set of instructions generally provided by the manufacturer. And it’s...

There were real learning opportunities in our last two webinars: Collaborative Robots and Aluminum Extrusion.You can see both of them at your convenience at our Webinars On Demand page. Next up June 7: When planning what to do with your machine’s DC drive system, consider the following: AC beats DC for performance; AC beats DC...

Our 2015 President’s Club honorees and a guest have returned from a Caribbean trip with — who else? —  president Gene Gray and other company dignitaries. Each night at dinner, Gray reads a card like this one. The accolades were written by the honorees fellow employees upon PC nomination. James Nairn is a technician in...

Our Chicago store opened unofficially Saturday, with Tim Mueller and Trevor Sisco readying the new location for the hordes of employees two of them Monday morning, when they will officially conduct business from the Carol Stream, Illinois, location. These compelling action photos from Saturday’s build out capture the true excitement and dedication to teamwork of...