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We’re celebrating 60 years! Join us September 22nd & 23rd for our 60th Anniversary Celebration at our New Hudson Headquarters. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Featuring…
- Lunch from LazyBones Smokehouse BBQ & Rollin Stones Pizza Food Trucks
- Enter to win our Grand Prize Giveaway – a Trip for 2 to the Beautiful Crystal Mountain Lodge in Northern Michigan
- Meet with Product Representatives at our 20+ Booth Expo Hall Featuring Parker Hannifin, SKF, Enerpac, Dixon, Haskel, Deublin, NoShok, ACE, Destaco & more!
- Free Training & Development Classes
- Military Vehicle & Truck Show
RSVP today for your chance to win one of 10 door prizes!
Livonia is July’s ParkerStore of the Month! All purchases you make at our Livonia ParkerStore in the month of July will enter you to win a $100 Visa gift card. There is no order minimum or limit to the number of entries and the winner will be announced on Monday, August 1st.
Meet Tom Eller, Our Livonia Store Representative:
Tom’s favorite part of his job is helping customers find a solution when they have an urgent need, such as a leaky hose or a down machine. In his spare time he enjoys soccer, hiking & spending time with his daughter. Stop by to visit Tom today!
ParkerStore of the Month Schedule:
January: Lansing, MI
February: Jackson, MI
March: Ann Arbor, MI
April: Flint, MI
May: Freeland, MI
June: Indianapolis, IN
July: Livonia, MI
August: New Hudson, MI
September: Taylor, MI
October: Noblesville, IN
November: Shelby Township, MI
December: Rochester, MI
Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, announced today the opening of their newest retail store location in Marysville, MI. The location will support greater Port Huron’s industrial and manufacturing base with hose, fitting, hydraulic, pneumatic & filtration products from a variety of manufacturers including Parker Hannifin, SKF, Enerpac, Destaco, ACE Controls & more. The store is located at 1182 Gratiot Blvd. Marysville, MI 48040.
The location marks Exotic’s 13th retail store location throughout Michigan and Indiana. Exotic has grown rapidly over the past few years, opening several new locations to support needs from their customer base.
“We are so happy to finally be in Port Huron and better support our customers in the area”. Bill Falardeau, Sales Manager said. “We’ll have a wide variety of products in-stock to support the unique needs of Port Huron manufacturing”.
The store will have several dedicated demo stations aimed to help customers find solutions to their applications. The demos range from Aluminum Air Pipe to Engineered Power Unit Solutions.
“We hope the new Port Huron store becomes a hub customers can go to for in-depth information and training on all things fluid power.” Steve Orlando, Vice President of Sales and Marketing said. “Beginning this fall, we will offer complementary training and development classes monthly at this branch which will cover an extensive range of topics.”
To celebrate the new store opening, the company will host a Grand Opening celebration on Thursday, July 28th, 2022 from 11:00am to 2:00pm. The event will feature catered food from Alexander’s, product demonstrations, giveaways and free training classes, including Industrial Lubrication Practices at 11:00am and Introduction to Electromechanical Control at 1:00pm. Customers are encouraged to RSVP on the company’s website at: https://wordpress-227745-4539170.cloudwaysapps.com/event/marysville-grand-opening/.
For more information, please visit: 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, Port Huron, Rochester Hills, Shelby Township as well as at the main New Hudson complex.
Designed to provide the opportunity to minimize machine costs, shorten start-up time and reduce end user downtime, Parker has released the P2H Ethernet Node for use with H Series ISO Universal Manifolds. The unit allows for 32 Digital Outputs for solenoids which is an increase from 24 in comparison to the P2M Ethernet options. Learn more here.
A dust collection baghouse has no shortage of problems in industrial manufacturing but before you decide to scrap your dust collection system and rebuild expensive infrastructure, you might want to consider a simple, economical alternative such as switching to a pleat-style filter. Pleated filters often get overlooked due to their modest appearance or initial cost. In truth, pleated filters are efficient, versatile problem solvers. Read Parker’s case study to learn how they can benefit your processing application.
Indianapolis is June’s ParkerStore of the Month! All purchases you make at our Indianapolis ParkerStore in the month of June will enter you to win a $100 Visa gift card. There is no order minimum or limit to the number of entries and the winner will be announced on Friday, July 1st.
Meet Ryan Swan, Our Indianapolis Store Representative:
Ryan works closely with customers to advise the right products for their applications and get their machines up and running again quickly. Outside of work he enjoys everything outdoors and is a big St. Louis Cardinals fan. Stop by to see Ryan today!
ParkerStore of the Month Schedule:
January: Lansing, MI
February: Jackson, MI
March: Ann Arbor, MI
April: Flint, MI
May: Freeland, MI
June: Indianapolis, IN
July: Livonia, MI
August: New Hudson, MI
September: Taylor, MI
October: Noblesville, IN
November: Shelby Township, MI
December: Rochester, MI
We’re celebrating 60 years! Join us September 22nd & 23rd for our 60th Anniversary Celebration at our New Hudson Headquarters. We can’t wait to celebrate with you!
Featuring…
- Lunch from LazyBones Smokehouse BBQ & Rollin Stones Pizza Food Trucks
- Enter to win our Grand Prize Giveaway – a Trip for 2 to the Beautiful Crystal Mountain Lodge in Northern Michigan
- Meet with Product Representatives at our 16-Booth Expo Hall Featuring Parker Hannifin, SKF, Enerpac, Dixon, Haskel, Deublin, NoShok, ACE, Destaco & more!
- Free Training & Development Classes
- Military Vehicle & Truck Show
Pre-RSVP today for your chance to win one of 10 door prizes!
Our Port Huron Store is officially open! Shop our newest store location at 1182 Gratiot Blvd, Marysville, MI 48040 for quick custom made hose assemblies on the spot, hydraulic & pneumatic components and more!
Mark Your Calendars: Our grand opening celebration will be held on Thursday, July 28th. We hope you can join us for catered food, giveaways, product demonstrations & more. Additional details to follow.
New Electric & Diesel Powered Power Packs from Enerpac! These units are designed to supply hydraulic flow to Enerpac portable machine tools, including flange facing machines, clamshell cutters, hot tapping machines and decommissioning tools. Check out the new product offering which consists of two electric and two diesel powered models.
Check out Parker’s Pneumatic E-Tools Portal which consists of helpful part look-up tools, sizing and selection tools, videos, CAD files, online calculators & more!
Tolomatic’s Electric Actuator Sizing Application
Tolomatic has taken the guess work out of selecting electric linear actuators and cylinders! The new Electric Linear Actuator Online Sizing and Selection Application makes the selection of electric linear
OMLER Sand De-Coring Hammers
OMLER Pneumatic Sand De-Coring Hammers combine high quality with performance to remove sand and ceramic from aluminum and grey iron castings. Exotic is Omler’s exclusive US supplier and offers in-stock
Enerpac Equalizer™ Flange Spreading Tools
The Equalizer™ range of flange spreading tools has been developed to aid and simplify the maintenance of flange joints. No longer will those tasked with separating flanges have to rely
Safety Exhaust Valves – Control System Architecture
Parker’s P33 Safety Exhaust Valve is designed to safely and reliably exhaust pneumatic energy from the machinery. Learn about the different types of safety valve solutions Parker Hannifin offers here.
Parker’s New Product Guide Featuring Check Valves
Parker’s newest product guide is all about check valves! It features check valve definitions, options and common application solutions. Check it out here.
To Replace a Hydraulic Hose, Remember S.T.A.M.P.
Do you have a hydraulic hose that needs to be replaced? Follow the acronym S.T.A.M.P. (Size, Temperature, Application, Media and Pressure) to be sure you install a new hose that’s
Opening in Livonia – Fall 2019!
Exotic Automation & Supply is coming to Livonia! Opening Fall 2019, our 12th ParkerStore is located conveniently off of I-96 between Stark and Wayne Road and will offer custom made
Exotic’s 24/7 Mobile Hose Doctor Service
Need assistance on-site? Exotic’s HOSE DOCTORs are the most relied on hose repair service in Southeast Michigan. We come to your site 24/7 to replace hydraulic / pneumatic hose assemblies!
Safety Exhaust Valve – Control System Architecture
Today, safety exhaust valves are designed to ensure fail-safe operation and ensure rapid exhaust of any pneumatic equipment on an e-stop, and they are available in single-channel or two-channel (redundant)
Enerpac’s New E-Pulse Series Pump
Enerpac’s new E-Pulse Series Hydraulic Pumps represent the best combination of innovative features and technologies. The pump is ideal for high volume fastening applications where weight is a critical factor.
ACETips – How to Mount a Hydraulic Damper
In this video posted by ACETips, you will learn how to mount and adjust a Hydraulic Damper. Click here to watch.
Increase Dump Speeds up to 37%
Parker Hannifin’s SG102 is a mid-size dump pump with a large C-type dump valve that combines the best of automatic and manual transmission dump pumps. The Super G weighs up
