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Be sure to visit our knowledge Center – http://www.innovativeidm.com/Resources.aspx Hi, I’m Lonnie Muse with Innovative IDM. I’m going to talk a little bit about AC drives this morning. These things are wonderful. They have come into being, they’ve lasted a long time, and there’s a real great need for them in our plants. But they...

Be sure to visit our knowledge Center – http://www.innovativeidm.com/Resources.aspx Hi, my name is Jack Marsh with Innovative IDM. Today I’d like to talk a little bit about the advantages of linear servo motors. A lot of people have never even heard of a linear motor and don’t know that that is. Well, a linear motor...

We’ve been at our Lewisville, Texas, location (which was built from the ground up) since July 1. Looks like most of the folks are getting the hang of working here. Building signs and address numbers are to be installed today. We also have stocking locations in Chicago, Houston, Memphis and Tulsa. Plus we serve the...

Aluminum Extrusions Collateral Damage

Parker Industrial Profile Systems recognizes Innovative-IDM as one of its regional design centers. The result is that we design, cut and assemble a LOT of extruded aluminum products. The collateral damage to all that fell on Jimmy Taylor, who is left to deal with the now-empty 20-foot heavy duty cardboard boxes in which the raw...

Look at this thing!  Built with love by our own Jessi Bratcher in the Dallas UL508A Panel Shop.  Great job, Jessi, keeping it Legendary for our panel customers. Our scale of operation and shop efficiencies mean we many times can build panels in less time and for less cost than our customers can do for...

Be sure to visit our knowledge Center – http://www.innovativeidm.com/Resources.aspx Hi, I’m Adam Ring with Innovative-IDM. You know, when I walk through manufacturing plants, sometimes I’ll come across a control panel where you open it up and look inside and you see this technology that is like 30, 40 years old. So what’s starting to happen...

Hi, Adam Ring with Innovative-IDM. I wanted to take a few minutes and talk about the battle between the screw terminal and the cage clamp. So, why do people choose one or the other? Well, let’s just look at some of the basic facts. On the screw terminal, when you strip a wire and insert it...