Company profile
Bishop-Wisecarver
Bishop-Wisecarver is a California motion-technology manufacturer founded in 1950. It supplies V-guide linear components, actuated systems, rotary guides, m...
Facts
- Segment
- MOTION_COMPONENTS
- Country
- United States
- Headquarters
- Pittsburg
- Founded
- 1950
- Website
- https://www.bwc.com/
About Bishop-Wisecarver
Bishop-Wisecarver designs linear and rotary motion systems for automation equipment. Its product families include DualVee guide wheels, UtiliTrak and LoPro tracks, miniature MinVee assemblies, GV3 slides and heavy-duty HDS2 systems, covering compact machinery through long-travel industrial installations.
The company combines rails, bearings, carriages and actuators into single- or multi-axis mechanisms, with stainless steel, carbon steel and polymer options for corrosive, dirty or washdown environments. Engineering services adapt motion geometry, drives and structural elements from prototype through production. Applications include packaging, factory automation, medical equipment, aerospace tooling and mobile robotic mechanisms.
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Summary
Type: Engineered-motion company
Core: Guides and actuated systems
Function: Aid mobility
Audience: Robotics teams