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Henry Testa is the Director of Sales for Exotic Automation’s Southeast Michigan region. His team is responsible for all served Exotic markets – automotive MRO, machine tool, defense, steel, chemical and industrial accounts. Henry’s sales team delivers value to our key customers. Value enablers include inventory management based on Exotic’s 10 million dollar local inventory, technical application support in hydraulics, pneumatics, work holding, fluid connector, lubrication, gasket & sealing and molded rubber and plastics. Henry has 12 local account managers who are trained in these products and is also supported by product managers that help our customers increase their productivity and improve their profitability.
The Situation: A company producing specialty metal products had been monitoring the pressure levels of its hydraulic pump room using glycerin-filled gauges. This system required a worker to manually check the gauges once at the beginning, and once at the end of each of the facility’s three shifts.
Standard pressure gauges have downsides. The dial doesn’t allow for exact pressure levels and the gauges do not account for the level trends between the times that the gauges are being checked.
Therefore, sudden drops or spikes in pressure go unnoticed, and can have disastrous effects on the customer’s equipment, from overheating and equipment inefficiency, to eventual breakdown. The customer needed a solution that allowed workers to check the pressure levels of the hydraulic pumps more efficiently, but also track and trend the levels throughout the day.
The Solution: The customer purchased and installed SensoNODE™ Blue sensors on the hydraulic pumps and used SCOUT™ Mobile software installed on workers’ mobile phones. The system has allowed workers to track and trend data that had previously been lost, catching all of the sudden fluctuations typically gone unnoticed. Monitoring is also a simpler process, allowing workers to download readings and email the information to the next shift.
Customer’s Feedback:
- Tracking & trending of data allows our workers to quickly address any issues before they escalate
- Workers can easily install & wirelessly gather readings from the hydraulic pump room
- Information gathered with the SCOUT mobile software can be emailed and downloaded to the next shift, which makes it easier to share more accurate information
- When used with Scout Mobile, alarms warn us of dramatic pressure drops or spikes
The heavy industrial shock absorber from ACE tops off the company’s offerings in damping technology. This ACE category gives designers a choice between self-compensating and adjustable machine elements. Whichever design is chosen, this type of shock absorber impresses with its robustness and operational readiness wherever heavy loads need to be reliably stopped on-the-spot and at a precise point. Learn more here
Exotic Automation & Supply to Exhibit at the 2018 Metalcasting Congress
March 13, 2018
Exotic’s unique safety solution offering, including hydraulic safety valves and de-coring hammers will be on display. March 13th, 2018 – Farmington Hills, MI – Exotic Automation & Supply, a
Parker’s New QuickFit Oil Change System
February 20, 2018
Parker’s newest product is revolutionizing oil changes by creating a standard 3-step oil change process. Now engine and machine oil changes are faster, cleaner and safer! Learn more here.
Lincoln CentroMatic Lubrication Systems
February 20, 2018
Single-line parallel automatic lubrication systems for grease and oil. Lincoln Centro-Matic Lubrication Systems can service one machine, different zones on machines, or even several separate machines. Regardless of the application,
Sidener Engineering Opens ParkerStore in Noblesville Indiana
January 24, 2018
Full service retail location to offer custom hoses assemblies, couplings, and fittings for hydraulic, pneumatic, industrial and mobile applications – The first in Hamilton County. Noblesville, IN – January 24th,
Parker Hannifin mPR Series High Precision Rotary Stage
January 23, 2018
Parker Hannifin’s Miniature Precision Rotary (mPR) stage is designed to meet the needs of OEMs and machine builders seeking very high precision in a compact direct drive product. High angular resolution
New Enerpac Low-Height Skidding System
January 23, 2018
Enerpac’s new Low-Height Skidding System is a modular system that can jack and slide heavy loads over a pre-constructed track. The system is comprised of a series of skid beams
Lincoln and SKF Automatic Lube Systems
January 23, 2018
Manual lubrication typically produces inconsistent lubrication which leads to wasted lubricant and allows contaminants to enter the bearing – producing premature wear. Consistent lubrication (small, precise amounts applied frequently) extends
Parker 09 Series Motor Product Obsolescence
January 22, 2018
Parker streamlined their product offering and discontinued the 09 Series Hydraulic Motor. These products include the following prefixes: 09A-, 09S-,09SP-. Contact us for alternative product solutions.
Exotic Automation Appointed Distributor for SKF & Lincoln Lubrication Products
January 4, 2018
The new partnership will expand Exotic Automation & Supply’s lubrication product offering. December 12, 2017 – Farmington Hills, MI: Exotic Automation & Supply, a leading manufacturer and distributor of automation
Exotic is now an SKF / Lincoln Distributor!
January 4, 2018
Have you heard? Exotic Automation & Supply is now an authorized distributor for SKF and Lincoln lubrication products. The SKF name is widely-known for providing the most complete portfolio of
Parker Transair Advanced Pipe Solutions
January 4, 2018
Fast, flexible, and easily modified, Transair is the ideal aluminum pipe system for compressed air, vacuum, and inert gas applications. Durable and corrosion-resistant, Transair’s lightweight construction outperforms traditional piping systems.
Parker Adds 187 Hose to the GlobalCore Family
January 4, 2018
Parker’s Hose Products Division announced the launch of 187 hose to the GlobalCore family. The 187 Hose provides 1,000 psi constant working pressure, is available in sizes -16 through -48