An impromptu booth interview with Pamela Kan, president and owner of Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., and Brian Burke, a product manager with Bishop-Wisecarver Corp., brought Machine Design up to speed on the latest advancements at the company usually known as a provider of linear and rotary motion solutions. Speaking from the tradeshow floor at Automate 2025, Kan said that her team was showcasing their new division, Wisecarver Automation, which specializes in motion control system integration. The expansion is a reflection of shifting market behavior including market supply and demand and labor gaps. “We’re finding there’s a lot of changing demographics in the workforce, especially post-COVID, and as certain skill sets are dropping out of the market, said Kan. “There’s a drive for efficiency on the manufacturing floor that just requires more automation solutions. By adding the control systems integration options to our mechanical offering, we can fill that need for our customers now completely in-house.