Rota Engineering Presents Modular Sensing for Long-Boom Applications

Rota Engineering featured its externally-mounted long-boom modular sensor technology at IFPE 2014

March 13, 2014

Mark Hoffman, VP - Sales & Marketing for Rota Engineering explains the company's emphasis in the mobile vehicle market cylinder position sensing needs. At IFPE 2014, Rota showcased its externally mounted long-boom applications with its modular transducer technology.

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At Grote Electronics, Grote’s Waterloo, Canada, manufacturing facility, Jeff Howes (left) has joined the team as director of operations. At Grote’s Monterrey, Mexico, manufacturing facility, Grote de Mexico, Juan Ramon Garcia (right) has moved to the role of director of operations.

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