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Controls Product Brief

| April 29, 2013

System development software

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Controls Product Brief

| April 29, 2013

Compact AC drive

Best-in-class features help customers easily and cost effectively meet their application needs.

Controls Product Brief

| April 29, 2013

PCB pluggable connector system

A shortened current path, minimal voltage drop and vibration-resistance up to 20 g enable WAGO Corporation’s picoMAX® to change the price-to-performance ratio for PCB applications.

Controls Product Brief

| April 25, 2013

Ethernet-enabled servo drive

Providing Ethernet IP, ProfiNet, EtherCat, Profibus, and DeviceNet networkability, Festo’s CMMP-AS-M3 servo drive delivers safe-off capabilities for faster machine restart and shorter machine downtime.

Column/Opinion

| April 17, 2013

OMAC Packaging Workgroup elaborates on plans for standardized HMI

Recently in this space we presented a summary of a Webinar in which Nestle’s Bryan Griffen, manager of electrical and automation engineering and chairman of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, outlined Nestle’s perspective on the business value of OMAC PackML.

Controls Case Study

| April 15, 2013

Converter adds business management software

Rice Packaging Solutions, a converter serving the food and beverage industry, has selected a business management software solution built specifically for packaging operations.

Controls Product Brief

| April 15, 2013

Compact DIN-rail DC/DC converters

WAGO Corporation’s Engineering Services Division has developed DC/DC Converters that pack the characteristics of a 110 V power supply into a 6mm-wide DIN-rail terminal block.

Controls Product Brief

| April 12, 2013

Diagnostic power conditioner backplane provides advanced monitoring

Turck’s Diagnostic Power Conditioner (DPC) Backplane for FOUNDATION Fieldbus H1 segments provides up to four segments with redundant power and 800mA/segment.

Controls Product Brief

| April 11, 2013

Open source HMIs

Maple Systems introduces three new models pre-loaded with the Microsoft Windows® Embedded CE 6.0 operating system.

Controls Product Brief

| April 10, 2013

Safety laser scanners

Industry’s first safety laser scanners to deliver status and measurement data reporting via EtherNet/IP to maximize efficiency and minimize downtime.

Controls Product Brief

| April 9, 2013

Motor/driver package with built-in controller

The high-efficiency AR Series motor and driver package from Oriental Motor is now available with a built-in controller (stored data) featuring I/O, Modbus, or EtherCAT (via a gateway converter) communications.

Controls Product Brief

| April 8, 2013

2-channel analog output module

WAGO Corporation’s new, 2-channel Analog Output Module carries Ex [ia] Safety Approvals, expanding the company’s Ex-i portfolio.

Controls Product Brief

| April 8, 2013

Emergency stop buttons

Banner Engineering expands its line of emergency stop buttons with the Surface Flush Mount E-Stop.

Controls Product Brief

| April 8, 2013

2-way high flow electronic valves

Offering two times the flow of their standard series, Clippard’s new Minimatic Electronic valves and manifolds provide a complete system for efficient interface with electric and electronic circuits for many applications.

Controls Product Brief

| April 3, 2013

Tools simplify machinery safety-system design

Rockwell Automation announces the release of two new tools to help machine and equipment builders (OEMs), and manufacturers save time when designing machinery safety systems.

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machinery: Controls & machine components

Advanced Antivibration Components

Dorothena Bonham,
Assistant Vice President and General Manager

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Machine levelers and isolators to miminize airborne noise and structural vibration.
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Over 8000 off-the-shelf items in our portfolio with 24-hour online purchasing, pricing and availability. Levelers include FDA approved Teknoclean for Food, Dairy and Pharmaceutical Packaging. They are corrosion resistance which are ideal for washdown applications.

TEKNOCLEAN
CONSTANT NATURAL FREQUENCY MOUNTS
3-IN-1 CARRYING MOUNT
ANTIVIBRATION LEVELING MOUNTS
AutomationDirect

Tim Hohmann,
President, CEO

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Distributor of more than 14,000+ feature-packed products for industrial automation.
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AutomationDirect sells direct to you through their online superstore and catalog at savings up to 50%. The company offers award-winning tech support & service, best documentation in the industry, plus FREE 2-day shipping on most orders over $49. 30-day money back guarantee.

Operator Interface Touch Panels
DirectLogic PLCs (Small Brick, Micro, Modular)
Stepper Systems for Affordable Motion Control
VFDs - Variable Frequency Drives (1/4 hp to 100hp)
B&R Industrial Automation

Marc Ostertag,
President

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HMI Industrial PCs I/0 Systems Motion Control Safety Technology Control Software

ACOPOSmotor
Multi-Touch Panel (Automation Panel 830)
I/O Systems (X20)
Beckhoff Automation

Joe Martin,
Packaging and Converting Sales Manager

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Automation and controls equipment, I/O, Industrial Ethernet, motion control systems.
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Through the Power of One, Beckhoff can integrate high performance PLC, motion control and robotics on a streamlined PC- and EtherCAT-based control platform. This offers the flexibility and speed required to meet the wide ranging requirements of the packaging industry.

PC-based Controls
EtherCAT Industrial Ethernet System
Dynamic Motion Control Technology
TwinCAT 3, the Evolution of PC-based Control Software
Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.

William L. Clippard,
President

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Quality miniature pneumatic products including air cylinders, valves, fittings and more!
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A leader in miniature pneumatics, Clippard provides the packaging industry a variety of quality products and solutions. We understand the needs of this industry, and are prepared to serve you with our expanding product lines and expertise in applications.

Stepper-Controlled Proportional Valve
Miniature Air Cylinders with Bore Sizes to 3"
Electronic Solenoid Valves
Custom Pneumatic Assemblies
EPSON Robots

John Clark,
National Sales Manager

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Industrial robots and vision systems for material handling, food packaging and more
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EPSON Robots is the global leader in PC controlled precision factory automation, with an installed base of over 26,000 robots and a product line of hundreds of models of easy to use SCARA, Cartesian and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC based platform.

EPSON C3-Series Compact 6-Axis Robots
EPSON S5-Series 6-Axis Robots
EPSON G-Series SCARA Robots
EPSON RC180 Controller
Lion Precision

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World's most popular clear label sensors. Uncomplicated reliability.
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Be confident in the best clear label sensors with the longest warranty. Test data shows which sensors are the most accurate, fastest label sensors on the market. See the test results yourself. Get a reliable label sensor and have one less thing to worry about.

Ultrasonic Clear Label Sensor
Capacitive Clear Label Sensor for all material types
Capacitive Clear Label Sensor for nonmetallic materials
Optical Label Sensor for nonclear labels
Maple Systems

Sam Schuy,
General Manager

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Industrial Panel PCs, Touchscreen Graphic HMIs, Combo touchscreen HMI & PLC systems
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Maple Systems - Providing industry-leading automation interface and control solutions that OEMs and system integrators have come to rely on. Backed by superior customer service and complementary after-sales technical support, we offer the best value in HMIs in the industry.

Industrial Touchscreen Panel PCs
Graphic HMIs
Open HMIs
Graphic HMC - Combo HMI/PLC
Quality Transmission Components

Brian Dengel,
General Manager

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Power transmisson components designed for industrial automation packagaing applications
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View our comprehensive offering of stock industrial automation components designed for packaging professionals, download one of our 3D CAD models or check our current stock levels.

Spiral Bevel Gears
Worms & Worm Wheels
Gear Racks
Spur Gears
SEW-Eurodrive USA

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Gearmotors, Frequency Inverters, Servos, Decentralized Drive Systems, Industrial Gears
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For over 81 years SEW-Eurodrive has been providing the highest quality products and solutions for the drive industry. Our modular product system allows for customized solutions without the "custom" price tag. Our goal is simple - keep our customers moving.

K Series Gearbox with DR Motor (standard product)
Movidrive
X Series Gearbox (Industrial Gears)
Movimot (motor with integrated frequency inverter)
Tri-Tronics Company

Tim Kelley,
Vice President Marketing

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TRI-TRONICS has been a leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art Photoelectric Sensors, Fiber Optic Light Guides and Controls for over 50 years.

Ultra-High Speed Label-Eye
Clear Label sensor
Rotary Optical Encoder
Tri-Color Vertical & Horizontal Sensor
Yaskawa America, Inc.

Michael Knapek,
President, COO

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Variable frequency drives, servo motors, servo amplifiers, machine controllers
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Yaskawa drives and servos offer the highest MTBF in the world. But to us, quality is much more than that. It means doing everything we can to make our customer, partner and employee experiences great. We commit to that philosophy every day, because to us, IT’S PERSONAL.