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The 2nd Annual Motion & Control Summit will be held March 23-24, 2022! The summit is free of charge and will be held virtually, so you can attend from anywhere! A wide variety of topics will be presented covering everything from hydraulic safety to clean air practices. Registration & full-agenda will be released in the upcoming weeks.
This Month Only – Shop our Lansing ParkerStore for Your Chance to Win!
All purchases you make at our Lansing ParkerStore in the month of January will enter you to win a $100 Visa gift card. There is no order minimum or limit to the number of entries. The winner will be announced on Tuesday, February 1st. Thank you for your business & support!
Meet Lansing’s Store Representative: DeWayne McCoy
DeWayne has been with Exotic Automation & Supply for almost 20 years! He enjoys coaching football and is an avid Michigan fan. His favorite part of his role is helping customers with what they need and learning something new everyday.
Wishing you peace & joy this holiday season and throughout the new year! Happy Holidays from all of us at Exotic Automation & Supply!
With a low profile for minimized installation height, Enerpac’s MLS-Series Load Skates are the ideal companion to Enerpac heavy lifting equipment for heavy machinery moves where smooth and precise movement of equipment is a priority.
With a range of load capacities, wheel types and connecting bars, Enerpac Wheels Load Skates are the versatile choice for economical machine and heavy equipment moving.
Parker’s new Fast & Tite Ball Valves are a compression style polyporpylene ball valve used in applications such as water filtration, beverage dispensing and vacuum lines. These valves meet FDA and NSF-51 requirements for food contact and are available in 1/4″, 3/8″ and 1/2″ tube sizes with various configurations.
Join Parker Hannifin on Thursday, November 18th at 3:00pm as they discuss how mobile electrification is evolving and predict where the market will head next. The discussion will cover:
- Potential opportunities that mobile electrification presents
- Factors to consider as you progress your electrification journey
- Ways in which you can differentiate your business.
In this video, Exotic’s Retail Supervisor, James Allison, takes you on a quick tour of one of our Hose Doctor vans. Exotic’s 24/7 Mobile Hose Doctor Service comes to your site to fix hoses & machinery on the spot!
The 2nd Annual Motion & Control Summit is coming Spring 2022!
Please let us know how you would like to attend this year’s MCSummit:
Vote Now: In-Person or Virtual
Next year’s conference will feature a variety of topics including the latest in hydraulic & pneumatic technology. Interested in learning about something specific? Request a Class Topic here.
Exotic Automation & Supply, a Premier Parker Hannifin Distributor, announced today their World’s Largest Hydraulic Power Unit won the Michigan Manufacturer’s Association’s 2021 ‘Coolest Thing Made in Michigan’ award.
The Hydraulic Power Unit was determined the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Michigan’ after two rounds of voting open to Michigan residents. Exotic competed alongside nine other innovative Michigan-made products ranging from a patent-pending residential delivery receptor to potato chips.
“We want to thank everyone who voted our hydraulic power unit for the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Michigan’ award”. Steve Misiakowski, Engineering Director said. “We are grateful for the support from our employees, customers, vendors, friends, family and community.”
The World’s Largest Hydraulic Power Unit is capable of 4,800 horsepower with a maximum flow of 2,700 gallons per minute and a capacity of 18,000 gallons of hydraulic oil. The system is the only one in the world of its size.
“Exotic Automation has been manufacturing hydraulic systems for over 20 years.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales & Marketing said. “A typical size hydraulic system we manufacturer can be anywhere from 150 to 300 gallons of hydraulic oil depending on the application. This system consisted of 18,000 gallons. It is a massive, historical system and being recognized as the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Michigan’ is a tremendous achievement that we are very proud of.”
For more information, please visit the company’s website at https://wordpress-227745-4539170.cloudwaysapps.com.
About Exotic Automation & Supply: Exotic Automation & Supply was founded in 1963 and has grown to become one of Parker Hannifin’s largest distributors in the United States. Exotic’s headquarters is located in New Hudson, Michigan. The company maintains full-service centers throughout Michigan & Indiana with locations in Ann Arbor, Freeland (Saginaw), Lansing, Taylor, Flint, Indianapolis, Jackson, Livonia, Noblesville, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main New Hudson complex.
We are very excited to announce, thanks to your votes, our World’s Largest Hydraulic Power Unit won the “Coolest Thing Made in Michigan” Award!
This award was the Michigan Manufacturer’s Association People’s Choice Award and was given to the company / product with the most votes from Michigan residents. We are so grateful for your votes & support!
Click here to watch Steve Orlando, our Vice President of Sales & Marketing, accept the ‘Coolest Thing Made in Michigan’ award!
Haskel’s H-Drive Hydraulically Driven Gas Boosters are designed to safely handle a wide range of critical, high-pressure gas compression and transfer needs, at high rates and pressures for the most demanding of applications.
Did you know that Parker has a community page for members of the public and Parker Hannifin experts to share knowledge and provide support? Everything from blogs to forums to knowledge base in hydraulics, pneumatics, electromechanical, filtration, and everything else Parker makes. Check it out here.
Is Oil Vapor Affecting Your Compressed Air?
Where does “Oil Vapor” in ambient air come from and how does it affect the quality of your compressed air? In this white paper, Mark White – Compressed Air Treatment
Parker FastSeal – Make ORFS Connections Anywhere!
Reduce downtime and installation costs! Parker’s FastSeal connection technology is a revolutionary new way to make fast, leak-free O-ring face seal (ORFS) tube connections without the need for brazing or
You’re Invited to our New Hudson Open House!
In January 2020, we relocated our Farmington Hills headquarters to a new 145,000 sq.ft. facility in New Hudson. We are excited to finally welcome you to our new building and
Save The Date – New Hudson Open House
Save the Date! In January 2020, we relocated our Farmington Hills headquarters to a new 145,000 sq.ft. facility in New Hudson. We are excited to finally welcome you to our
Don’t Miss This Week’s Training Classes
Don’t miss this Thursday’s training & development classes located at our New Hudson location from 1:00pm-4:00pm. Attend one or all sessions! Space is limited so please register today! Class Schedule:
Visit Us at The Michigan Cannabis Expo
Exotic Automation & Supply will be exhibiting at booth #718 at this week’s Cannabusiness Industrial Marketplace Michigan Summit & Expo held July 13th – 14th at Soaring Eagle Casino in
Enerpac Square Drive Hydraulic Torque Wrenches
Easily torque and break out bolts with safe, simple and durable square drive, hydraulic wrenches from Enerpac. Enerpac’s square drive hydraulic torque wrenches have a compact, high-strength uni-body construction, which
Sheet Metal Grippers from Destaco
DESTACO’s 84N5 Sheet Metal Gripper is the universal solution for press shop gripping applications. The 84N5 gripper accelerates your press tending productivity with a lighter, faster and highly flexible gripper
Parker Filters for Food Contact Applications
Guidelines for Good Manufacturing Practices relating to food contact compressed air in food processing facilities call for filtration to remove any potential risks. Parker Finite 3-Stage Filtration provide the best
Parker Transair Aluminum Piping
Save money and increase safety with the most advanced air, inert gas and vacuum aluminum piping system on the market! Transair Aluminum Piping is available with Parker’s exclusive “Voice of
ParkerStore Customer Appreciation Week
As a thank you to our loyal customers, we are hosting customer appreciation week July 26th-30th at all 12 of ParkerStores! Stop by to enjoy complimentary sweet treats, receive double punches on
Visit Us at The 2021 AISTech Iron & Steel Show!
Exotic Automation & Supply will be exhibiting at booth #1754 at this year’s AISTech Iron & Steel Conference held June 29-July 1st in Nashville, TN. On display will be our
