Voltage Testing The Safe Way

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Any type of exposure to electrical current can be dangerous. CBT partner, Grace Engineered Products, has recently released their innovative Safeside Voltage Testing Station to combat the risk that comes along with voltmeter testing. Safety and customization are at the forefront with the testing station. Grace has provided a state-of-the-art through-door technology along with various NEMA housing options to meet the needs of various industrial applications. 

Intralox ThermoDrive

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Food manufacturing and processing has a unique set of standards to meet and precautions to take to ensure safety and quality for consumers. Intralox ThermoDrive technology is a patented conveying solution that combines the benefits of positive drive, lowtension belting with a continuous, easy-to-clean surface. 

HOW TO: Measure Multi-Point Belt Drives

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Measuring multi-point belt drives can be tricky. When you have a drive with more than one sprocket, the standard two-point equation will not provide accurate results. CBT partner Gates Corporation demonstrates how to accurately measure your multi-point belt drive with a simple x-y chart. 

Brady BMP61

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Brady’s TLS2200 has been a go-to label printer for many applications, but the replacement is here, and it’s everything we had hoped it would be. Brady’s BMP®61 has what all other label printers lack in versatility, ruggedness, durability, and state-of-the-art features. The BMP®61 label printer is designed for quick and efficient identification of wires, cables, and components. 

PLC-5 Migration: The Time is Now

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The Allen-Bradley PLC-5 programmable logic controller platform has been a part of the AB PLC portfolio for more than 30 years. Technology has progressed dramatically over the past 30 years. The cost of components required to manufacture this product has increased tremendously, and the availability of these components has decreased. In fact, some components are no longer available making it impossible to manufacture some of the products within the PLC-5 platform. 

VOM: ACP ThinManager

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ACP ThinManager is the global leader Thin Client Management and Industrial Mobility Solutions. ACP provides software solutions for automation networks that enable secure, centralized configuration and deployment of applications and content to every PC, thin client, mobile device, and user. 

CBT Through the Years

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Cincinnati pride is something that runs deep at CBT. We are proud to have been an integral part of this ever-developing city. Take a look at our buildings through the years and get the story of CBT from it’s start in 1921 through present day. 

Movin' On Up: June Update

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Last June, we announced we are moving our Cincinnati headquarters to 5500 Ridge Ave., in the summer of 2016. We were quickly outgrowing our West 6th Street facility and began searching in 2013 for a new location that could support our expanded product and service offerings for the next 30 years. We purchased the old Kmart facility at 5500 Ridge Ave. and developed plans for our new, 95,000 sq. ft. home.