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Pack Expo 2012: Motion Control Options for Machine Builders
Video | November 30, 2012

Pack Expo 2012: Motion Control Options for Machine Builders

The Simotion family comes in three form factors: Simotion D, drive-based package; Simotion P, micro-box option; and a PLC unit. (Approximate Time - 1:52)
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Mechatronics optimizes machine performance
 Video | November 24, 2012

Mechatronics optimizes machine performance

Lenze focused its Pack Expo message on how an emphasis on mechatronics results in drives, motors, and gear boxes that let machinery OEMs keep machine performance at a high level while footprint is minimized.
Take a quick virtual booth tour
 Video | November 19, 2012

Take a quick virtual booth tour

See the latest in packaging automation technology from B&R Industrial Automation, all in just 3 1/2 minutes.
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Controls Product Brief
| November 15, 2012

Energy monitoring and control solution

Pre-wired for easy implementation, Mitsubishi’s EnergyPAQ is an energy monitoring and control solution that can help lower utility bills, reduce energy consumption, and meet energy compliance standards.
Controls Product Brief
| November 15, 2012

EtherCAT I/O added to machine controller

With the addition of EtherCAT the Aerotech A3200 Integrated Automation platform now offers motion control, PLC, and I/O in a single, integrated environment, helping programmers drastically reduce development, integration, and debugging time of the machine development and maintenance.
DALI Multi-Master Module
Controls Product Brief
| November 14, 2012

Multi-master module

WAGO Corporation's new 753-647 DALI Multi-Master Module controls 64 Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) actuators and connects with up to 64 sensors.
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A global system partner for controls and electronics
 Video | November 12, 2012

A global system partner for controls and electronics

From the control cabinet via the interface to the field, Murrelectronik is your system partner, offering global solutions from a single source.
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Controls Product Brief
| November 1, 2012

Energy-efficient electric slide series

Designed for precise pushing motion or handling of work pieces, the electric slide series EGSL from Festo for pick and place systems or planar surface and 3D gantries operates with linearity and parallelism to an accuracy of + .0006 inches (+ 0.015 mm), even with heavy loads.
Controls Product Brief
| October 8, 2012

RFID processors combine low and high frequency in one device

Using a new generation of RFID processors, the Balluff BIS V RFID system maximizes flexibility by providing a single device for both low frequency 125 KHz and high frequency 13.56 MHz read/write heads with an IO-Link master port.
Controls Product Brief
| October 8, 2012

Connectors for compressed gas filling applications

Designed to connect to CGA 540, 580 and 580 RPV gas valves, the FasTest G-Series connectors for compressed gas filling applications deliver rapid, repeatable connections to pressure vessels, making them suitable for bulk filling facilities.

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