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Taylor is the September ParkerStore of the Month! All purchases you make at our Taylor ParkerStore in the month of September 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, October 3rd.
Meet Nick Schroeder, Our Taylor ParkerStore Representative:
Nick enjoys being able to interact with customers from a wide variety of industries and learning about their fields of work. Outside of work, he enjoys playing soccer and cheering on Detroit sports teams. Stop by to see Nick today!
Enerpac’s new ETR-Series Trolley System is comprised of electrically driven trolleys which can carry heavy loads horizontally along a fixed, guided track system. With a 50-ton (500kN) and 100-ton (1000kN) capacity per trolley, load movements are more stable due to the continuous movement and ability to precisely control travel speed including acceleration and deceleration, offering a clean operation.
Three stages of filtration, located as close to the point where air directly or indirectly contacts the food, is the best line of defense against microbial contamination of food in a compressed air system. Parker Finite’s 3-Stage Stainless Steel Filters deliver up to 99.9999+% efficiency at 0.01 microns and will hold up to the most demanding washdown applications.
Pneumatic couplings are not universal connections for every pneumatic application. Each application has its own specifications and requirements to ensure perfect operation. Click here to learn the top 3 things to consider when selecting a pneumatic coupling.
Energy Absorbing Rubber helps to absorb energy caused by noise, vibration, thermal or shock. Exotic stocks 1/4″, 3/8″ and 1/2″ sheet material options. Contact us today to learn more!
New Hudson is the August Store of the Month! All purchases you make at our New Hudson Store in the month of August 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 Thursday, September 1st.
Meet Nick Wozniak, Our New Hudson Store Representative:
Nick has over 7 years of industry experience and looks forward to helping customers select the right products for their application everyday. His favorite thing about working at Exotic is the team dynamic, and the level of experience brought to customers. Nick is an avid sports fan, rooting for the Red Wings & U of M and has a 5 year old bull dog named Duke.
We’re excited to welcome you to our New Hudson Headquarters for our 60th Anniversary Celebration & Open House! The open house will feature a 20+ vendor exhibit floorplan, catered lunch from local food trucks and your chance to win one of many prizes! Register today to be entered to win one of our YETI door prizes!
Why Attend?
– Walk the Trade Show Hall – view floor plan here
– See the New Building & Manufacturing Areas
– Attend Free Training & Development Classes
– Catered Food from Rollin’ Stone Pizza & LazyBones BBQ Food Trucks
– Enter to Win our Grand Prize Giveaway – a trip to Crystal Mountain Resort or one of other great prizes, including a TV, Apple Watch, ParkerStore Gift Card or Outdoor Fire Pit!
Metal formers and fabricators face consistent challenges to meeting production schedules and quality requirements, among them increased customer demands, supply-chain difficulties, competitive intelligence, increased costs and staff shortages. In this article, Marc Williams from Parker Hannifin discusses the potential benefits of implementing a condition monitoring system in your workplace.
Did you know? Exotic manufacturers Custom Polyurethane Products for best-in-class durability and performance. Our Solid Cast Polyurethane (PU) manufacturing process is widely preferred as the material of choice in applications where a high degree of load bearing, abrasion resistance and tear strength are important!
Since 2006, Control Reliable Hydraulic Safety Valves have incorporated the latest technologies and leveraged the latest safety standards to help machines run safer with increased productivity. The valves offer redundant, control reliable solenoid valves which permit the use of “Alternative Methods” according to the lockout/tagout standard. Cat. 3 PLd configurations are redundant so if there is a failure to one channel, the second channel will reliably perform the safety function.
OMLER Pneumatic Sand Decoring Hammers combine high quality with performance to remove sand or ceramic from aluminum and grey iron castings. Several hammer models are available to fit your application. Exotic is Omler’s exclusive US distributor and offers in-stock inventory as well as repair services and application assistance.
Customer Appreciation Week is September 25th – 29th!
ParkerStore Customer Appreciation Week is almost here! Join us next week, September 25th – 29th and stop by any of our 17 Retail Stores for complimentary hot dogs and to scratch
Parker H Micro Air Piloted Subbase Valves
Parker’s H Micro Series is an air piloted subbase valve. The manifold bases contain circuit boards for collective wiring/fieldbus which make it a great fit for factory automation, packaging machinery
A Solution to Hose Kinks
Problem: A customer was having problems with multiple hose kinks on an on-board coolant vehicle application. They were having to stretch and form connections due to the space restraints in
Polyurethane Products from Exotic
Since 1963, Exotic Automation & Supply has been designing & manufacturing custom polyurethane products using compression, open and closed casting molding technologies for best-in-class durability and performance. Solutions Include: •
Thanks for Attending Our Summer Open Houses!
Thank you to everyone who attended our 2023 ParkerStore open houses at our Traverse City, Noblesville, Marysville and St. Joseph locations! We had a great time seeing you! Our next
Exotic Automation & Supply Welcomes Three New Members to Board of Directors
Exotic Automation & Supply, a premier Parker Hannifin distributor, is proud to announce that effective July 1, 2023 three new members have joined their Board of Directors. These three individuals
What is a Rotary Union?
Rotary Unions, also called rotary joints, transfer fluid from a stationary supply into rotating machinery, such as a spinning drum heated by oil or chilled by water. Rotary unions allow the
New Enerpac Toolbox Sets for MRO
Enerpac recently introduced four new toolbox sets designed for technicians working on industrial maintenance, repair and operations projects. Each set includes premium and reliable Enerpac tools carefully selected to suit
80/20 Helpful Resources
With 80/20 you have a lot of options when it comes to planning, designing and building your project. 80/20 University provides resources, videos and tutorials online to answer questions and assist
New Parker Medium Duty Bent-Axis Pump & Motors
Parker’s Hydraulic Pump and Power System (HPS) recently introduced the new F10 Medium Duty Bent-Axis Pump and Motor Series. The F10 has the same spherical piston design as the well-known
Meet Our Retail Manager, James Allison
Meet our Retail Manager, James Allison! James has been with Exotic for over 9 years and in his most recent role he oversees our 17 ParkerStore locations to ensure they are delivering outstanding customer
SKF Single-Line Lubrication Systems
Regardless of the application, the principle of single-line lubrication remains the same: a central pump station automatically delivers lubricant through a single supply line to the lubrication metering device. Each