About BWC - Bishop Wisecarver

About Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation

Bishop-Wisecarver is a family owned manufacturing company, incorporated in 1950, specializing in guide wheels and guided motion technologies. DualVee was designed as a problem solver for automotive, machine tool, paper processing, textile, and general industrial automation applications where traditional guidance technologies were ineffective. DualVee Motion Technology (DMT) has continued to evolve into the ideal technology for today’s cutting edge industries such as medical, packaging, aerospace, electronic, and semiconductor.

Bishop-Wisecarver invented the DualVee guide wheel and has been a world leader in guide wheel technology since 1970. DMT integrates three main components, the DualVee guide wheel, its DualVee mating track with patented mounting shoulder, and the DualVee support bushing. Our product line includes components, linear guides, linear systems, rotary guides and systems, and aluminum machine framing. Stainless steel, high temperature, and clean room compatible products are among Bishop-Wisecarver's more recent product introductions. Our more popular product offerings include the following trade names - DualVee, LoPro, UtiliTrak, and GV3. New product development continues to be an ongoing process at the Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation, with innovative designs being introduced at regular intervals.

For Bishop-Wisecarver founder, Bud Wisecarver, engineering and entrepreneurship are second nature. In this spirit, BWC strives to support students and programs related to engineering, education and manufacturing. The changes in school funding have meant the loss of vocational programs in many schools. Without these programs students are denied the experiences that could lead to rewarding – and lucrative – trade careers. For more than 30 years, Bud Wisecarver has worked hard to bridge the gap between the business world and the educational community through sponsorships and classroom lectures. His daughter, and president of Bishop-Wisecarver, Pamela Kan, continues the tradition through her work with the Industrial Association of Contra Costa County. View Bishop-Wisecarver's corporate donation guidelines.