Winter OEM 2026

OEM Magazine Winter OEM 2026

Van der Graaf's Four-Decade Bet on Drum Motor Specialization

The North America-based OEM has built its business on one product—drum motors for belt conveyors—and on manufacturing every component itself.

October 27, 2026

Industrial electric motors and drivetrain components with orange flanges and gray housing displayed in product showcase arrangement

Meet PMMI's 2026 On the Rise Winners

These eight leaders have emerged as standouts at their companies and in the packaging and processing industry.

October 26, 2026

Sales & Marketing

Exhibitor's Corner: Why the Show Floor Matters More than Ever

Research shows that trade shows are twice as effective as digital connections at building genuine customer conviction and loyalty.

October 26, 2026

Attendees gather around exhibition booths at a trade show, with TRF branding visible on a black display booth featuring neon yellow accents.

Sales & Marketing

Predictable Revenue in 2027: Which Leader Is Running Your Sales Team?

Four sales leaders, one framework for predictable revenue.

October 16, 2026

Earned Revenue Matrix showing four sales leadership types: The Operator, The Builder, The Meteorologist, and The Firefighter, positioned by operating discipline and capability levels.

Compact Electronic Vacuum Sensors and Switches

Piab launches PS Series: PS.VA, PS.VS and PS.VSI sensors give manufacturers clearer vacuum feedback, easier setup, and stronger integration into modern automation systems.

October 16, 2026

Three PIAB pneumatic sensor connectors with black cables in different configurations and sizes

Digital Transformation

The Spec Fight OEMs Didn’t Know They Were In

As customers hunt for trusted partners to standardize plant data, OEMs that design for unified namespaces and ontologies are quietly winning specifications. The ones still building to the old interoperability spec are getting left out.

October 15, 2026

Industrial process flow diagram showing cooker system with valves, sensors, and product outputs including fermentation and condensation stages

Embedded Communication Module

Hilscher's comX 90CN for secure embedded industrial communication in space-constrained devices gives device manufacturers greater flexibility in network interface placement.

October 12, 2026

Green circuit board with integrated chips and metal connectors for electronic device assembly

Washdown Requirements Drive HF/F/S OEM to Magnetic Transport

Bartelt Packaging built its MAG Series of pouching machines around Beckhoff’s XTS magnetic transport and PC-based controls to handle washdown environments and frequent pouch format changes.

October 6, 2026

XTS intelligent transport technology also enables scalable MAG-B operation from simplex to triplex indexing. Other features include on-the-fly clamping, controlled shaking for product settling, and optimized nitrogen filling.

Drives & Motors

Electric Cylinders

SEW-EURODRIVE's LM3S next-generation electric cylinders deliver higher force, simplified integration, and maintenance-free operation for demanding automation applications.

October 6, 2026

Industrial stepper motors and linear actuators in varying sizes displayed on concrete surface

Virtual PLC Software

CODESYS Virtual Control SL delivers scalable, hardware-independent control for industrial automation.

October 6, 2026

Industrial robotic arms with digital visualization overlay in automated manufacturing facility

Machine components

Safety Hinge

Readco Kurimoto's RK Safety Hinge assists manual lifting of heavy covers on mixers, retorts, pasteurizers, kettles and other machinery.

September 30, 2026

READCO industrial mixing machine with stainless steel drum and control panel in warehouse facility

Robot Control Interface

ABB Robotics’ E-Device lets users operate, program, and monitor OmniCore-powered robots and cobots from their own tablets or PCs while providing integrated physical safety controls.

September 22, 2026

Technician operating robotic arm system with control panel in industrial laboratory setting

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