Electro-Matic Products to be an Authorized MindSphere Reseller

Electro-Matic Products is excited to announce that it is now an Authorized MindSphere Reseller. This cloud-based, open IoT operating system from Siemens connects your products, plants, systems, and machines to develop robust industrial IoT solutions faster. It provides a wealth of data through advanced analytics and delivers numerous benefits from its open PaaS capabilities, closed-loop innovations with end-to-end digital twins, a world class partner ecosystem, and more. It connects real things to the digital world and provides powerful industry applications and digital services that help drive business success.

Customer 
Paramount Tool Company designs and builds machinery, special equipment and work tool holding fixtures that meet a variety of manufacturing needs. As a custom machine builder in Holland, Michigan, we offer a range of manufacturing solutions to help you improve the safety, efficiency, and productivity of your factory. Please contact us with any questions you may have.

The Situation
Paramount Tool needed servo motors, gear boxes, and drives that could precisely move/bend aluminum parts to match print. Electro-Matic's technical support/engineering department sized the components based on the customer’s requirements. 

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