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H.H. Barnum featured in Manufacturing in Focus September Issue!

CEO Ed Koza and President Spencer Sargeant share insights into Barnum’s company culture and how it has contributed to our success. “We have a great, great staff. They’re the heart and soul of the business,” said Koza. Read the article in its entirety on page 50.

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NEW from SMC: VPX Series Safety Exhaust Valves

 NEW from SMC: VPX Series Safety Exhaust Valves 950 776 H.H. Barnum

A new addition to SMC’s expansive product line, The VPX series safe exhaust valve provides industry-leading exhaust performance in a redundant exhaust valve. As a safety comoponent of a control circuit, the VPX series integrates three important functions into one product, including a dual residual pressure release valve, a soft start-up valve and main valve…

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Revolutionary Protection: Weld-Immune Inductive Sensors from Contrinex

 Revolutionary Protection: Weld-Immune Inductive Sensors from Contrinex 2560 1920 H.H. Barnum

Revolutionary Protection: Weld-Immune Inductive Sensors from Contrinex Your most challenging welding applications have met their match. Weld immune inductive sensors from Contrinex provide an affordable and game-changing solution to common pain points, including enhanced protection against weld splatter accumulation, magnetic interference, and damage from moving parts. Anti-Spatter Coating ACTIVSTONE® SX coating provides long-term protection in…

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H.H. Barnum Shares Keys to Success in Manufacturing in Focus Feature

 H.H. Barnum Shares Keys to Success in Manufacturing in Focus Feature 1383 901 H.H. Barnum

CEO Ed Koza and President Spencer Sargeant shared insights into Barnum’s company culture and success in the September issue of Manufacturing in Focus. “We have a great, great staff. They’re the heart and soul of the business,” said Koza. We’re excited to share the full feature below! Keys to Success: Providing Value to People and…

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Give your lights full control with Banner Pulse Pro products

 Give your lights full control with Banner Pulse Pro products 1224 812 H.H. Barnum

Whether you need illumination, indication, or interaction, the family of Pro products from Banner enable advanced capabilities and control throughout your visual environment. Communicate Detailed Information Pulse Frequency Modulation (PFM) is a way to digitally represent an analog measurement value from a sensor. Banner Engineering’s Pulse Pro I/O technology simplifies the connection between the sensor…

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H.H. Barnum Joins Houchens Industries

 H.H. Barnum Joins Houchens Industries 2560 1670 H.H. Barnum

H.H. Barnum has recently joined Houchens Industries. To the excitement of our employees, H.H. Barnum is now 100% employee-owned, continuing its tradition of fostering a strong company culture centered around its workforce. This transition to an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP) under the Houchens umbrella ensures that the employees now have full ownership of the…

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Product Spotlight: SMC’s ZKJ Series Vacuum Manifold for Fieldbus System

 Product Spotlight: SMC’s ZKJ Series Vacuum Manifold for Fieldbus System 700 750 H.H. Barnum

Product Spotlight: the SMC ZKJ Series Vacuum Manifold for Fieldbus System A vacuum manifold that saves valuable space, time, and energy The Fieldbus-compatible ZKJ Vacuum Manifold requires no separate input/output units, saving you valuable space. It is also compatible with IO-Link and PROFINET and is connectable with a single general-purpose cable, which reduces network load,…

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H.H. Barnum Honored with Fourth Consecutive Distributor of the Year Award by Banner Engineering

 H.H. Barnum Honored with Fourth Consecutive Distributor of the Year Award by Banner Engineering 808 1010 H.H. Barnum

(Brighton, MI) — H.H. Barnum has been awarded the 2023 Distributor of the Year honor by Banner Engineering. Brighton-based distributor of controls for factory automation, H.H. Barnum, was honored with the 2023 Distributor of the Year award by Banner Engineering for the fourth consecutive year. The award is given to the distributor that shows a…

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H.H. Barnum Named Top Workplace by USA Today and the Detroit Free Press

 H.H. Barnum Named Top Workplace by USA Today and the Detroit Free Press 3000 1126 H.H. Barnum

(Brighton, MI) — H.H. Barnum proudly announces its recognition as a Top Workplace by both USA Today in 2024 and The Detroit Free Press in 2023, marking the second consecutive year of this esteemed achievement. Today’s announcement highlights H.H. Barnum’s designation as a 2024 Top Workplace by USA Today, a distinction solely based on anonymous…

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H.H. Barnum Earns 2024 SMC Distributor of the Year Award

 H.H. Barnum Earns 2024 SMC Distributor of the Year Award 2048 559 H.H. Barnum

H.H. Barnum president Spencer Sargeant accepts SMC Distributor of the Year award   (Brighton, MI) — H.H. Barnum has been presented with the 2024 SMC Distributor of the Year award for the second time, having also received the accolade the last time it was awarded in 2017. H.H. Barnum, a Brighton-based distributor of controls for…

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Weidmuller u-Remote for Flexible I/O Architectures on any PLC

 Weidmuller u-Remote for Flexible I/O Architectures on any PLC 800 600 H.H. Barnum

Experience enhanced performance and interface to virtually any PLC! Say goodbye to waiting for reliable I/O product delivery with ready-to-ship inventory on 80+ I/O modules from Weidmuller. This innovative remote I/O concept with IP 20 which focuses purely on user benefits: tailored planning, faster installation, safer start-up, and no more downtime. Considerably improved performance and…


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