AUBURN HILLS, MI — DE-STA-CO will kick off its 100th anniversary celebration at Automate by looking back on the company’s history, while also introducing new products for OEMs and end-users. All Automate attendees are invited to stop by DE-STA-CO booth No. 632 at 1 p.m. March 24, for refreshments, giveaways and entertainment in honor of the company’s centennial. The Automate trade show takes place March 23-26 at McCormick Place North in Chicago.

“DE-STA-CO has a long history of innovation, which includes the invention and patent of the first manual toggle clamp,” says Darren Greene, director, global marketing and business intelligence for DE-STA-CO. “Our Automate booth will feature historic DE-STA-CO products and literature, as well as a video retrospective showing how the company has grown to become an industry leader. And while it is nice to look back on our past, we have not stopped finding solutions for our customers. There will be several new products for attendees to see in action.”

The DE-STA-CO booth will feature the latest parts developed for the Accelerate Collection of lightweight tooling, including new transfer press components, clamps and mounts. These new elements were created to provide customers with more options for increasing automated press room stamping line speed. Accelerate Collection parts can be used to build lightweight end effectors that can provide speed gains of up to 30 percent.

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