Automation Technical Bulletins and Guides

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Three Reasons to Upgrade Pneumatic Valve Manifolds to a Fieldbus System With new electronics technology advancements in the Industrial Automation industry, traditional methods of using pneumatic valves in automated machinery...

Which Filter Elements to Use for Your Pneumatic Application There has always been a lot of discussion in the industry about the need for air filtration in a pneumatic application....

6 Lessons Learned From the Installation of Autonomous Guided Vehicles (AGVs) Reduce Your Risk of a Failed AGV Installation with These 6 Tips The implementation of Lean Manufacturing Systems, the...

Technical Guide: Improve Efficiency with Flexible Automation “We want Flexible Automation” This is what I was told when recently visiting one of the largest contract manufacturers in the world. Their...

Technical Guide: Top Fifteen FAQs for UR Cobots Top Fifteen FAQs for Universal Robots We frequently get questions regarding the Universal Robots series of Collaborative Robots (cobots). To help you...

Technical Guide: 6-Axis, SCARA, Delta, Collaborative Robots The Basics of 6-Axis, SCARA, Delta and Collaborative Robots Not everyone knows the basics of how to match the right robot for a...

How to Upgrade from Yaskawa Sigma-II to Sigma-7 It doesn’t matter what industry you are in, at some point in time a product you’ve used for years will go obsolete...

What is an Omron NX Power Module and Do You Need One? One of the big benefits of using a PLC from the Omron NX1P PLC family is the ability...

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Did you know… Cross Company is an ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan). Our ESOP started in 1979 and as of 2006, we are 100% employee-owned! Learn more about our ESOP and how that benefits both team members and our customers.
Did you know... the precision measurement group at Cross was founded in 1939 by our current CEO's grandfather, Jim King. That's a whole lot of calibration!
Did you know... A fingerprint weighs about 50 micrograms. We know, we weighed it! The residue left from a finger can actually make a difference in weight results which is why we wear gloves when we calibrate weights. For reference, a sheet of paper is about 4.5 grams, that’s 4.5 million micrograms.
Did you know… Cross Company has grown significantly since our start in 1954. Over the years we've acquired 26 companies! Today, our five groups have expertise in everything from industrial automation to precision measurement, and industry knowledge going all the way back to 1939.