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Bishop-Wisecarver Unveils New 8th Axis RTU-V: Enhancing Robotic Capabilities and Efficiency in Large-Scale Applications

PITTSBURG, Calif., November 7, 2024 - a leader in innovative automation solutions, proudly announces the launch of its latest breakthrough product, the 8th axis Vertical Robot Transfer Unit (RTU-V). Engineered to extend the capabilities of small robots and cobots, the RTU-V allows for unprecedented vertical movement, significantly expanding the operational reach and efficiency of robotic systems.

Bishop-Wisecarver to Host 13th Annual Manufacturing Day Event to Celebrate the Future of Manufacturing

PITTSBURG, Calif., September 18, 2024 — a leader in innovative linear and rotary motion solutions, is proud to announce it will once again host a National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) at its facility on Friday, October 4, 2024. This will be the 13th consecutive year that Bishop-Wisecarver will be participating in the event, bringing together local high school students, city officials, and state dignitaries to celebrate and explore the opportunities, benefits and rewards of working in the innovative and diverse manufacturing industry.

Northeast Regional Sales Manager Bill LeBeau Elevated to Senior Sales Manager of Distribution

PITTSBURG, Calif., April 26, 2024 — Bishop-Wisecarver, the leading provider of linear and rotary motion products, is proud to announce the promotion of Bill LeBeau to the position of Senior Manager of Distribution. With over 13 years of dedicated service to Bishop-Wisecarver® as an Eastern Region Sales Manager, Bill is well versed in the Company’s products and customers, making him an excellent candidate to drive the company forward in this pivotal role.

Pittsburg High School Student Wins 2023 Bishop-Wisecarver Innovation Award

PITTSBURG, Calif., March 7, 2024 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a leading manufacturer and trusted industrial automation company of proven motion solutions for over 70 years, today announced that Journi Johnson, a high school student from Pittsburg High School in the Pittsburg Unified School District, is the winner of the 2023 Bishop-Wisecarver Innovation Award. Journi’s design submission for developing an automated process for washing, drying and folding shirts in a factory has earned him recognition and a prize of $250, with an additional $1,000 awarded to her school.

Bishop-Wisecarver Welcomes New Southeastern Regional Sales Manager

PITTSBURG, Calif., January 22, 2024 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a leading manufacturer of proven guided motion solutions that excel in harsh and extreme environments for over 70 years, is pleased to announce the appointment of Matt Currier as the new Southeastern Regional Sales Manager. Matt brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the role, having graduated from the University of Toledo with a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance, Business, and Communications. His strong educational background, coupled with a successful track record in sales, positions him as a valuable asset to the Bishop-Wisecarver team.

Bishop-Wisecarver Appoints Accomplished Sales Professional as Western Region Sales Manager

PITTSBURG, Calif., January 8, 2024 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a leading manufacturer and trusted industrial automation company of proven motion solutions that excel in harsh and extreme environments for over 70 years, is proud to announce the appointment of Matt Ollivier as the Western Region Sales Manager. With an impressive 16 years of experience in the sales industry, Matt brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the Bishop-Wisecarver team.

Bishop-Wisecarver Welcomes Justin Velky as Regional Sales Manager for the Central Region

PITTSBURG, Calif., December 5, 2023 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a leading manufacturer and trusted industrial automation company of proven motion solutions that excel in harsh and extreme environments, is thrilled to announce the newest addition to its team, Mr. Justin Velky, who has joined the company as the Central Region Sales Manager. In his new role, Justin will work closely with prospects and customers to provide a Signature Experience. He will play a pivotal role in building and strengthening customer relationships, managing sales channel partners, developing new business opportunities to drive growth in the central region of the United States, and ensuring that Bishop-Wisecarver continues to provide best in class engineered guided motion products.

Bishop-Wisecarver Releases Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Policy Demonstrating Commitment to Sustainability and Responsibility

PITTSBURG, Calif., October 31, 2023 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, is pleased to announce the release of its 2023 Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Policy, showcasing its continued dedication to sustainable practices and responsible business operations. The release of this policy is a testament to their commitment to partnerships to achieve their sustainability goals. BIshop-Wisecarver continues their commitment to championing diversity throughout their industry.

Bishop-Wisecarver Hosts 12th Annual Manufacturing Day to Highlight Innovative Career Opportunities for Students

PITTSBURG, Calif., October 24, 2023 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven mechatronic solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that it will again host a National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event. This is the 12th consecutive year that Bishop-Wisecarver has participated, highlighting its commitment to help students understand the benefits and rewards of working in the innovative, high-tech, and diverse manufacturing industry.

Bishop-Wisecarver Appoints Ryan Sischo as Vice President of Sales

PITTSBURG, Calif., September 27, 2023 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, is proud to announce it has hired Ryan Sischo to join the BW family and lead its sales operations as the Vice President of Sales. Ryan brings more than 20 years of experience in the power transmission segment of the industrial automation industry, with a proven track record in achieving multimillion-dollar revenue gains, territory expansion and new account acquisition.

Students from Pittsburg High School and Ygnacio Valley High School Win the 2022 Bishop-Wisecarver Innovation Award

PITTSBURG, Calif., March 8, 2023 —Bishop-Wisecarver, the trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that Luna Zarco from Pittsburg High School in the Pittsburg Unified School District has won the 2022 Bishop-Wisecarver Innovation Award for her automated design submission for the agriculture industry, while Maurice Straubhaar from Ygnacio Valley High School in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District took home the same award for his design targeting the packaging industry.

Bishop-Wisecarver Hosts 11th Annual Manufacturing Day Event to Highlight Innovative Career Opportunities for Students

PITTSBURG, Calif., October 6, 2022 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven mechatronic solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that it will again host a National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event. This is the 11th consecutive year that Bishop-Wisecarver has participated, highlighting its commitment to help students understand the benefits and rewards of working in the innovative, high-tech and diverse manufacturing industry.

Ygnacio Valley High School Student Wins the Second Annual Wisecarver Innovation Award from Bishop-Wisecarver

Pittsburg, Calif. – January 26, 2022 —Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven mechatronic solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that Victor Palpallatoc from Ygnacio Valley High School in the Mt. Diablo Unified School District has won its second annual Wisecarver Innovation Award. This year’s student design contest challenged students to recognize the benefits of automation while creating a streamlined process for pizza preparation. Palpallatoc’s winning design was a “specialty pizza stove” that included hardware and software components to most efficiently distribute sauce and toppings on the prepared dough.

Bishop-Wisecarver President Pamela Kan Named PTDA Warren Pike Award Winner

Pittsburg, Calif. – October 27, 2021 —Bishop-Wisecarver, an industrial automation company offering proven linear and rotary motion solutions for harsh and extreme environments, today announced that its President, Pamela Kan, was awarded the Power Transmission Distributor Association (PTDA) Warren Pike Award at last week’s PTDA 2021 Industry Summit in Atlanta, GA. Representing the industry’s highest honor, the Warren Pike Award is given when an individual has demonstrated outstanding, continuous, and long-term support of the Association and the power transmission/motion control distributors and manufacturing companies.

Bishop-Wisecarver Hosts 10th Annual National Manufacturing Day

Pittsburg, Calif. – October 7, 2021 – Bishop-Wisecarver, an industrial automation company offering proven linear and rotary motion solutions for harsh and extreme environments, is hosting its tenth consecutive National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event to highlight the reality of modern manufacturing careers. This year’s virtual event includes a newly created video geared towards students that focuses on the top reasons to consider a career in manufacturing, and the second annual Wisecarver Innovation Award student design contest encouraging students to use hands-on experience to learn more about the manufacturing industry.

Bishop-Wisecarver Continues Support of STEM Education With 14 Consecutive Years as FIRST Robotics Sponsor

Pittsburg, Calif. – May 19, 2021 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, is continuing its support of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as a Gold Supplier at the national level for the 2021 FIRST^® Robotics Competition (FRC^®). In addition, the company has increased the number of regional high school teams it sponsors to bring needed funds and support to high school students who are learning and competing virtually.

Bishop-Wisecarver Earns Certified Evergreen Status for Enduring Excellence around Values, Practices and People

Pittsburg, Calif. – February 25, 2021 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that it is the first Northern Californian company to achieve Certified Evergreen^® status from the Tugboat Institute^®. To attain this certification, the company underwent an extensive, rigorous assessment with the intention of continual improvement and enduring excellence around its values, practices and people.

Bishop-Wisecarver Recognized as one of the Largest Women Owned Businesses in the Bay Area and East Bay

Pittsburg, Calif. – February 3, 2021 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company that has offered proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform for 70 years, announced today it was named by San Francisco Business Times as one of the "Largest Women-Owned Businesses" in the Bay Area and the East Bay for the seventh consecutive year. Company President, Pamela Kan, assumed ownership of the company from her father and has successfully guided Bishop-Wisecarver for more than 20 years, weathering multiple economic downturns, while at the same time increasing the company’s revenues and support to the community.

Ygnacio Valley High School Student Wins the Inaugural Wisecarver Innovation Award from Bishop-Wisecarver

Pittsburg, Calif. – December 15, 2020 – Bishop-Wisecarver challenged students in primary or secondary accredited educational facilities in their community to develop a design that could make their virtual learning experience due to COVID-19 easier; Ramzi Latreche from Ygnacio Valley High School has won its first-ever Wisecarver Innovation Award. Latreche’s winning design proposed an innovative way of using vibrations in a pillow to consistently get a good night’s sleep in order to perform better in an online learning environment.

Bishop-Wisecarver Hosts 9th Annual National Manufacturing Day 2020 with Virtual Activities Highlighting Modern Manufacturing

Pittsburg, Calif. – October 6, 2020 – Bishop-Wisecarver is hosting its ninth consecutive National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event, as a first time virtual offering. The company also kicked off the first Wisecarver Innovation Award student design contest encouraging participants to realize the benefits of modern manufacturing in their own educational experiences.

Bishop-Wisecarver Recognized as Manufacturing Leadership Awards 2020 Winner

Pittsburg, Calif. – August 18, 2020 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering linear and rotary motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that it has been recognized as a Manufacturing Leadership Awards winner by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM). Miguel Danao, Vice President of Finance at Bishop-Wisecarver (BW), received the individual Digital Transformation Leadership Award for successfully leading and implementing operational changes that have resulted in significant cost and time savings in his department and throughout the company.

Bishop-Wisecarver Strengthens Management Team with Four New Strategic Hires and Promotions

Pittsburg, Calif. – June 9, 2020 – “Bishop-Wisecarver’s long-standing success is a credit to our employees and management team that have a passion for problem solving and delivering the highest level of customer service,” said Pamela Kan, President of Bishop-Wisecarver. “Ingrained into the core of our Signature Experience is the belief that we can always do better and innovate more. Each of these new additions to our team possess this same commitment and their experience, ideas and work ethics are already bringing powerful results to the company.”

Bishop-Wisecarver Promotes STEM Education as a Top-Tier Supplier for the FIRST Robotics Competition

Pittsburg, Calif. – March 4, 2020 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven linear and rotary motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, is promoting the importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as a Crown Supplier at the national level for the 2020 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®). Now in its thirteenth year of sponsoring the FRC, Bishop-Wisecarver (BW) has helped thousands of students learn vital STEM-based skills and gain real-world job skills and experience such as problem-solving, cooperation, leadership and time management.

Bishop-Wisecarver to Showcase Industrial Automation Leadership at ATX West 2020

Pittsburg, Calif. – February 6, 2020 – Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven linear and rotary motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced the company will be showcasing their latest online technology advances, as well as multiple demos of their automation solutions, at next week’s ATX West 2020 in Anaheim, CA. With its commitment to providing customers with a premier Signature Experience, BW has now made it even easier for customers to get individualized online support when ordering and specifying their motion solutions. In addition, BW’s ability to design, manufacture and deliver complete automation solutions that thrive in harsh and extreme environments will be evident with on-site working demos.

Bishop-Wisecarver Showcases Advances of Modern Manufacturing as Host of National Manufacturing Day 2019 Activities

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced it will host tours of their facility for students and community members during this year’s eighth annual National Manufacturing Day (MFG Day) event. More than 1300 people have visited the company during previous MFG Day events and activities for 2019 include on-the-floor plant tours, a career showcase with multiple employees and jobs represented, and a hands-on, motion-related engineering challenge.

Bishop-Wisecarver Donates $3,600 to East Bay National Society of Black Engineers

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, it has donated $3,600 to the East Bay National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE) to help fund STEM and robotics programs for pre-college age students in the area.

Bishop-Wisecarver Wins Adaptive Insights Torchie Award for Achieving the “Largest Business Impact”

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, announced that it has won the prestigious Torchie Award from Adaptive Insights as the customer achieving the largest business impact. The company won this award based on the significant operational improvements it realized after moving several planning processes to the cloud with Adaptive Insights Business Planning Cloud.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver President Graduates from Executive Program at Harvard Business School

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced that company President, Pamela Kan, graduated with a certificate from the Owner/President Management Program (OPM) at Harvard Business School on March 28, 2019.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Continues Long-Term Commitment to STEM Education with Twelve Years as FIRST Robotics Sponsor

Linear Motion Manufacturer Supports Academic and Critical Thinking Skills as 2019 National Diamond Supplier and Sponsor of Multiple Regional Teams

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced its continued commitment to support STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education through its long-term sponsorship of the FIRST^® Robotics Competition (FRC) programs. In 2019, Bishop-Wisecarver (BW) is a Diamond Supplier at the national level and supports three regional teams who will experience the importance of innovation and collaboration, while also learning academic and problem-solving skills.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Expands UtiliTrak^® Family with Innovative Hybrid-Designed Vee/Crown Wheel Plate for Commercial Applications

Provides Compatibility with Both Vee and Open Track Channels, Thus Creating Ease of Selection and Maintenance

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven linear, rotary, and curvilinear motion solutions expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced the newest member of its UtiliTrak^® family of products. The new UtiliTrak^® Vee/Crown (VC) wheel plate simplifies a customer’s ordering process by offering one solution that works for both vee and open track channels, while also maintaining backwards compatibility with existing UtiliTrak installations for easy direct-field replacements and upgrades.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Hosts National Manufacturing Day 2018 Activities on Friday, October 5th

Showcases the advances of modern manufacturing & benefits of manufacturing careers

Bishop-Wisecarver, a trusted industrial automation company offering proven motion solutions that are expertly designed and delivered to perform, today announced it will host tours of their facility for students and community members during this year’s seventh annual National Manufacturing Day (#MFGDay18) event. Activities include an on-the-floor plant tour, a career panel and a hands-on engineering challenge.

Press Release: Shows Commitment to STEM Education with Ten Years as FIRST^® Robotics Sponsor

2017 National Diamond Supplier and Sponsor of Multiple Regional Teams Gives Technical Experience and Real World Job Skills to Students

Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a WBENC-certified family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, is celebrating a decade of committed support to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as it continues to sponsor the FIRST^® Robotics programs. In 2017, Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) is a Diamond Supplier at the national level and supports four regional teams who are learning the importance of STEM-based academics, as well as the needed 21^st century work skills of problem solving, critical thinking and collaboration.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Director of Marketing Wins Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award

Melsha Winchester Honored for Outstanding Leadership & Influence in Manufacturing Industry

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, today announced that Melsha Winchester, Director of Marketing, was selected as one of the Women in Manufacturing STEP (Science, Technology, Engineering and Production) Ahead Award winners for 2017. The STEP Ahead Awards, part of The Manufacturing Institute’s larger STEP Ahead initiative, honors women who have demonstrated excellence and leadership in their careers and represent all levels of the manufacturing industry.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group President Pamela Kan Wins WPO Award for Economic Empowerment

Commitment Cited in Helping Women in Manufacturing and STEM Careers

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, recently announced that president Pamela Kan was awarded the prestigious Mary Lehman MacLachlan Economic Empowerment Award from the Women President’s Organization (WPO) at the group’s annual conference in April. The award is considered one of WPO’s most prestigious honors. Kan’s selection was in part based on her longtime personal and professional focus on helping women succeed in manufacturing and STEM careers.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Announces Most Creative Award Winners From Contra Costa County Science and Engineering Fair

Annual Event Provides Hands-On STEM Opportunity for More than 200 Local Students

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, today announced the Most Creative Award winners from the recent Contra Costa County Science and Engineering Fair (CCCSEF). More than 200 students showcased 145 projects at the 11th annual event held at Los Medanos College in Pittsburg, Calif. and BWG was a business sponsor for the Most Creative Award category given to both age levels in the competition.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Promotes Importance of STEM Education as Diamond Supplier of FIRST Robotics Competition

Commitment of Funds, Products for Nine Consecutive Years Provides Job Skills and Life-Changing Opportunities for Students

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, is promoting the ongoing importance of STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as a Diamond Supplier for the 2016 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®). With nine years of sponsorsing the FIRST program, Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) has helped thousands of students learn vital academic and technical skills, as well as needed job requirements such as critical thinking, cooperation, leadership and time management.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group President Honored with 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Award

Pamela Kan Selected as one of the World’s Top Women Entrepreneurs

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, announced that company president, Pamela Kan, has received one of the prestigious 2016 Enterprising Women of the Year Awards.

Award winners must demonstrate that they have fast-growth businesses, mentor or actively support other women and girls involved in entrepreneurship and stand out as leaders in their communities.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Announces Linear Motion Veteran as New Director of Distribution Sales

Dan Passero Will Drive New Market Opportunities and Customer Focused Solutions

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group President Selected to Lead Efforts Focused on Women & Minorities for Industrial Careers Pathway Initiative

Pamela Kan Brings Experience and Passion to Alliance Roles

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, announced that company president, Pamela Kan, has been selected to serve in dual roles with the Industrial Careers Pathway® (ICP) initiative.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Celebrates 65th Anniversary With Stronger Than Ever Products and Services

Company Proud of its History in Providing Customers with the Best and Most Diverse Set of Linear Motion Solutions to Meet Their Changing Needs

Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) celebrates its 65th anniversary this year. As a company formed in 1950 to manufacture truck accessories to a thriving and growing business today that provides high-quality linear and rotary motion product lines, BWG’s focus on motion, innovation and quality have remained constant.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Welcomes School and Community Tours During Manufacturing Day 2015

National Event Showcases Benefits of Modern Manufacturing to Younger Generation

Bishop-Wisecarver is again taking the lead in Contra Costa County as a host for the national Manufacturing Day 2015 event. Also known as MFG DAY, this annual event is a coordinated effort by North American manufacturers to showcase the potential of modern manufacturing and foster interest in manufacturing careers.

Press Release: Bishop-Wisecarver Group Expands Product Offering with Acquisition of Specialty Motions, Inc. Linear Actuator Product Lines

Addition of SMI4Motion linear actuators will enable BWG to service all markets and customers needing linear motion technology

Pittsburg, Calif. – August 13, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, today announced it has acquired Specialty Motions, Inc.’s (SMI) linear actuator product line. Complementing BWG’s existing line of high-end linear actuators, the addition of the SMI4Motion product offering will enable BWG to expand the markets it serves by offering a wider range of linear actuators that meet the diverse requirements and product specifications of its customers.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group Strengthens Product Portfolio with the Addition of High-Quality AC Servo Motors

Product Line Addition Enables the Purchase of Servo Motors and Actuators from the Same Trusted Supplier

Pittsburg, Calif. – August 5, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, announced today it has expanded its product offering to include DMV Series AC Servo Motors in a variety of frame sizes. Sourced from a high-quality Japanese supplier, and featuring an industry- leading 18-month warranty, the new DMV Servo Motors demonstrate BWG’s commitment to continually enhancing the customer experience.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group to Exhibit at 2015 WBENC National Conference & Business Fair

Pamela Kan, President of Woman-Owned Manufacturing and Engineering Company, Talking at Booth #1442

Pittsburg, Calif. – June 16, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG) is a woman-owned family of WBENC-certified (Women’s Business Enterprise National Council) companies that work with manufacturers to engineer, manufacture and build linear and rotary motion solutions, custom complex assemblies and optimal embedded intelligence systems. Pamela Kan, Bishop-Wisecarver Group President, will be available to discuss her company’s manufacturing and engineering expertise that has provided customers with automation solutions and guided motion technology since 1950.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group Provides $2000 in Scholarships and Support to Local Eagle Scouts

Scholarships Given in Honor of Bishop-Wisecarver Founder, Bud Wisecarver, and his Naturalist Brother, Bob Cooke Wisecarver

Pittsburg, Calif. – April 28, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, announced it is providing two $1000 scholarships for Eagle Scouts from the Mt. Diablo Silverado Council in honor of Bud Wisecarver, founder of Bishop-Wisecarver, and his late brother, Bob Cooke Wisecarver, an Eagle Scout and naturalist in the Bay Area. The scholarships will be awarded at the annual Eagle Scout, Quartermaster, Silver Award Recognition Banquet on May 7, 2015, 6:00 p.m. at the Crow Canyon Country Club in Danville, Calif.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group Continues Support of STEM Education as Diamond Supplier of FIRST Robotics Competition

Eight years of sponsoring innovative teams and donating equipment impacts thousands of high school students

Pittsburg, Calif. – March 19, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, continues its longstanding commitment to STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education as a Diamond Supplier for the 2015 FIRST® Robotics Competition (FRC®). In addition, the company is sponsoring four California-based FIRST® teams to help fund their projects and travel to regional competitions. Designation as a Diamond Supplier means Bishop-Wisecarver has donated between $150,00-$250,000 for the 2015 competition and includes in-kind donations of their DualVee® Linear Guide Track, part of the DualVee product line, which is a group of simple components used by industrial equipment makers for linear and rotary guided motion applications.

Bishop-Wisecarver Launches New Digital Product Catalog with Pardot Marketing Automation Integration

Industrial Manufacturer Now Provides Free Downloadable Content in more than 150 Formats

Cincinnati, Ohio – February 3, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Corporation (BWC), a leader in linear and rotary motion components has launched an all-new digital product catalog, built by CADENAS PARTsolutions. The catalog, which can be found at www.bwc.com was the result of numerous customer requests for models in a wider variety of native CAD formats. In addition to meeting customer demands, the BWC digital product catalog will serve as a primary driver of marketing data with a direct integration to their Pardot marketing automation software.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group's DualVee Vacuum Wheels Selected as Finalist in the Golden Mousetrap Awards

Dualvee Vacuum Wheels Finalist in the Motors and Mechanical Motion Devices Category

Pittsburg, Calif. – January 22, 2015 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies that offer guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic-based engineering services, announced today that Dualvee^® Vacuum Wheels have been selected as a finalist in the 14th Annual Golden Mousetrap Awards in the Motors and Mechanical Motion Devices category. The Awards, sponsored by Design News, celebrate the companies, products and people who are energizing North American design, engineering and manufacturing. Winners in the 16 technology categories will be announced at the Golden Mousetrap Awards ceremony February 10, 2015, in Anaheim, California.

Bishop-Wisecarver Group President Selected as one of the Astra Leadership Forum Committee Representatives

Pamela Kan to Expand Her Role at Astra

Pittsburg, Calif. – November 18, 2014 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group, a WBENC-certified, woman-owned family of companies, announced today that their President, Pamela Kan, has been selected as one of the Astra Leadership Forum Committee Representatives (FCR). Astra is a regional partner organization for the Women's Business Enterprise National Council (WBENC), the national organization providing certification for women-owned business. Kan will serve in this new role while also maintaining her position as Astra's founding chair of the Women in Manufacturing Group.

Bishop-Wisecarver Launches Stainless DualVee Vacuum Wheels!

Bishop-Wisecarver Introduces Stainless DualVee Vacuum Wheels

Pittsburg, CA - March 27, 2014 – Bishop-Wisecarver Group (BWG), a woman-owned family of WBENC certified companies offering guidance solutions, contract specialty manufacturing and mechatronic based engineering services announced today the release of a new DualVee® guide wheel specifically designed for use in vacuum environments.

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