Linear Motion Blog

  1. Q&A Series: Question #2 - Material Selection

    Q&A Series: Question #2 - Material Selection

    DualVee wheels and track have different materials because we’ve found which ones work best in each environment. It's important to know the benefits of each. This Q&A by Engineer and product manager at Bishop-Wisecarver, Alex Marques, gives a break down of materials for various environments.

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  2. Q&A Series: Question #1 - Bearing Type Selection

    Q&A Series: Question #1 - Bearing Type Selection
    The environment always determines the type of guide wheel bearing protection you should choose. This Q&A by Engineer and product manager at Bishop-Wisecarver, Alex Marques, answers your industrial motion questions.
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  3. Extreme Heat & Debris Provides Environment for Bishop-Wisecarver Customer to Succeed

    Extreme Heat & Debris Provides Environment for Bishop-Wisecarver Customer to Succeed
    If you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen. Or in this case, if your products can’t withstand the heat, step aside as this is where Bishop-Wisecarver excels. Just ask our long-time customer, Mavrix Welding Automation of Wisconsin.  Mavrix designs and builds standard and custom machines for special purpose welding and fabrication. Their customers include agriculture, oil & gas, recycling, and steel manufacturing industries that need robust and durable machines built to last.
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  4. FIRST Team 5430 - Pirate Robolution - Met the Challenge in 2021

    FIRST Team 5430 - Pirate Robolution - Met the Challenge in 2021
    Bishop-Wisecarver has been a proud sponsor of the FIRST Robotics Challenge program for 14 years donating supplies, money, mentoring and encouragement at a national and regional level. In 2021, we sponsored five local teams and Pittsburg High School is our final one in the spotlight for this year. Take a few minutes to read and cheer on these students, not just for FIRST, but for all that is ahead of them.
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  5. Supporting STEM Education is a Year Round Commitment

    Supporting STEM Education is a Year Round Commitment
    We may be headed into the deep winter months, but the sights and sounds of summer are sticking with us this year! In late July, Bishop-Wisecarver was a collaborative partner for a new two-week Robotics Summer Camp for local high school students and we can still hear their problem solving discussions and see their excitement as their projects were planned and tested.
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  6. FIRST Team - TigerBots - Met the Challenge in 2021

    FIRST Team - TigerBots - Met the Challenge in 2021
    It’s time to be inspired! Don’t miss this chance to learn about this FIRST Robotics Challenge high school team and how these students - our future leaders! - not only competed in a STEM challenge, but did so while dealing with the multiple challenges of COVID.
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  7. FIRST Team - Boba Bots - Met the Challenge in 2021

    FIRST Team - Boba Bots - Met the Challenge in 2021
    It’s time to be inspired! Don’t miss this chance to learn about this FIRST Robotics Challenge high school team and how these students - our future leaders! - not only competed in a STEM challenge but did so while dealing with the multiple challenges of COVID.
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  8. 2021 Customer Survey Findings

    Bishop-Wisecarver has always focused on delivering high quality linear motion solutions on-time and on-budget, and we have monitored our performance and results for years. Every year since 2012 we have asked our customers to provide candid and confidential feedback to us about our products and service as well as improvements on where we can improve. We are blessed with thousands of pieces of feedback from long-time valued customers. Here are the results from our 2021 survey.
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  9. White Paper: DualVee® Motion Technology Outperforms the Competition

    White Paper: DualVee® Motion Technology Outperforms the Competition
    These competitor products fail to perform to the same levels as DualVee®, and their product limitations not only hinder machine reliability, but also increase the total cost of ownership (TCO) for customers.
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  10. FIRST Team - Project 212 - Met the Challenge in 2021

    FIRST Team - Project 212 - Met the Challenge in 2021
    It’s time to be inspired! Don’t miss this chance to learn about this FIRST Robotics Challenge high school team and how these students - our future leaders! - not only competed in a STEM challenge, but did so while dealing with the multiple challenges of COVID.
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