Machinery

Controls, Automation & Components

Controls Product Brief

| April 3, 2013

Sensors for hygienic and washdown environments

Banner Engineering announces the QM26 and the QMH26 photoelectric sensors, designed specifically for food and beverage and pharmaceutical industries.

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XTS motor. The Beckhoff XTS linear motor system consists of eight straight and two curved motor modules (track sections), guide rail, and ten carriages.

Feature Article

| April 2, 2013

A new breed of linear servo motor finds packaging applications

Conspicuous at Pack Expo International last fall, linear servo motors may be evolving in a manner similar to that of the coordinated multi-axis rotary servos that preceded them.

Controls Product Brief

| March 26, 2013

Advanced manufacturing software solutions

GE Intelligent Platforms introduces advanced manufacturing software solutions that drive lower costs, faster production and tighter control on quality.

Controls Product Brief

| March 26, 2013

3-phase power supply

The new, three-phase power supply from IDEC, PS5R-TJ24, is an addition to the already popular and powerful PS5 series of switching power supplies.

Controls Product Brief

| March 26, 2013

Network products

Announcing the introduction of Network Products from Oriental Motor, meaning their drivers now offer a built-in controller (stored data) type and can connect to various master controllers.

Controls Product Brief

| March 25, 2013

Module for building automation

WAGO Corporation’s 753-648 LON®-FTT Module networks Local Operation Network (LON®) sub-networks to BACnet IP and other building automation fieldbuses.

Connected Components Accelerator Toolkit diagram

Controls Product Brief

| March 25, 2013

Machine control toolkit

Connected Components Accelerator Toolkit cuts design time and cost, optimizes control performance.

Controls Product Brief

| March 25, 2013

Online tower light configurator

Banner Engineering recently released a new tower light configurator, an online tool that allows users to customize tower light selections and view related information.

Column/Opinion

| March 21, 2013

No standing pat at Pack Expo or at Perrigo

Never ones to stand pat when it comes to the packaging shows they organize and produce, the folks at PMMI have cooked up something brand new for Pack Expo Las Vegas this year: the Center for Trends & Technology, or CTT.

Controls Product Brief

| March 20, 2013

Barcode readers for 1-D oriented barcode reading

A new series of compact barcode readers designed for 1-D oriented barcode reading from Cognex, the DataMan 50L measures just 23.5mm x 27mm x 43.5mm and features an IP65-rated housing.

Controls Product Brief

| March 19, 2013

Non-contact interlock switches

IDEC introduces two new non-contact magnetic safety switches (HS7A-DMC, HS7A-DMP) to provide customers even more options.

Controls Product Brief

| March 19, 2013

Gateway module for wireless sensors

Banner Engineering introduces the SureCross® B2Q Gateway Module, developed to provide embeddable, dependable and cost-effective communication capabilities for the company’s Q45 wireless sensor network.

Controls Product Brief

| March 18, 2013

Software

GE Intelligent Platforms announces the availability of its newest member of the Proficy® software platform, Proficy Vision.

Controls Product Brief

| March 18, 2013

Passive junction box

TURCK introduces a new 6-port M12 passive junction box, designed to easily integrate multiple devices into a single unit.

2060 Series SMD Push-Button Terminal Block

Controls Product Brief

| March 18, 2013

New housing for push-button terminal block

A new, black housing for WAGO Corporation’s 2060 Series SMD Push-Button Terminal Block helps ensure correct LED device wiring.

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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.