Action on the Floor of IME West

Here are some booth interviews from the trade show floor at IME West in Anaheim.

Rob Spiegel

March 4, 2024

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IME West
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At a Glance

  • Protecting equipment with overmolding
  • Customized components
  • Panel-mount pinch valves

We interviewed a number of exhibitors when we were in Anaheim covering IME West. Here are some live comments about each exhibitor’s offering during the show.

Carsten Horn of maxon

Carsten Horn is the application engineering manager at maxon. The company, Maxon Group, is a Swiss manufacturer and supplier of high-precision motor systems. The group, including its subsidiaries, offers electric AC motors, DC motors, encoders, gears, motor controllers, and sensors.

Peter Olisa of Calvist

Peter Olisa, head of sales and program management at Cavist. The company is a contract manufacturer that specializes in sealing and protecting electronics using low pressure injection molding technology and other means. Cavist’s primary goal is to determine the best way to encapsulate your electronic assembly.

Gregg Bigleman of LaunchPad

Gregg Bigleman, head of operations at LaunchPad. The company is a web application and website that allows users to develop and maintain software, particularly open-source software. It is developed and maintained by Canonical Ltd.

Ryan Demaree of Clippard

Ryan Demaree is a design engineer at Clippard Instrument Laboratory. Clippard is a leading manufacturer of miniature pneumatic valves, specializing in ultra-low leak, precision pressure control, and high resolution flow control.

About the Author(s)

Rob Spiegel

Rob Spiegel serves as a senior editor for Design News. He started with Design News in 2002 as a freelancer and hired on full-time in 2011. He covers automation, manufacturing, 3D printing, robotics, AI, and more.

Prior to Design News, he worked as a senior editor for Electronic News and Ecommerce Business. He has contributed to a wide range of industrial technology publications, including Automation World, Supply Chain Management Review, and Logistics Management. He is the author of six books.

Before covering technology, Rob spent 10 years as publisher and owner of Chile Pepper Magazine, a national consumer food publication.

As well as writing for Design News, Rob also participates in IME shows, webinars, and ebooks.

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