Machinery

Controls, Automation & Components

Controls Product Brief

| March 7, 2013

PROFINET-based remote I/O modules

Designed with 2,500 VDC isolated protection, these modules are very resistant to field interference.

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Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Laser marker

Keyence introduces the new, MD-F5100 Series, 50W 3-Axis Fiber Laser Marker to their product lineup.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Compact linear motion module

Part of the complete Rexroth CKx family of compact linear motion modules, the CKL integrates an ironless linear direct drive motor with a Ball Rail® system for precise positioning and zero backlash.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Stainless steel I/O solution

TURCK announces the company’s innovative I/O solution, BL Compact, is now available in a stainless steel model.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Short barrel and square profile inductive sensors

Pepperl+Fuchs added new short cylindrical barrel and square profile models to its NBB family of inductive sensors.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Motors

All stainless steel hygienic design promotes robust operation in harsh environments with frequent high-pressure washdown cleaning.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

OCR reading software

Cognex Corporation announces that its industry-leading OCRMax™ technology now includes auto-tune.

Controls Product Brief

| March 6, 2013

Automated pneumatic connectors

FasTest announces the expansion of its FI and FE internal and external automated pneumatic connectors to include options with metric mounting holes, pilot ports and BSPP media ports.

Controls Product Brief

| March 5, 2013

Smart grid-ready ECO TeleController

A new DIN-rail mount ETHERNET 2.0 ECO Telecontroller expands WAGO Corporation’s Smart Grid-Ready I/O portfolio.

ECMDC75A Series of Brushless Electronically Commutated Motors

Controls Product Brief

| March 5, 2013

DC brushless ECM motors

The ECMDC75A Series of Brushless Electronically Commutated Motors (ECM) are designed for use in low voltage (12 to 48vdc) battery powered motor applications requiring long life, low maintenance, high efficiency and low noise.

Controls Product Brief

| March 5, 2013

Stand-alone, multi-axis motion control for laboratories

Using up to 4 axes of brush, stepper, or brushless AC motors, Aerotech’s new Ensemble LAB motion control platform makes it easy to automate laboratory and light industrial manufacturing applications using a full-color touch-screen display with an intuitive menu-driven interface.

Model RG linear drives with manual pitch control

Controls Product Brief

| March 4, 2013

Linear drives

Linear drive with adjustable pitch enables variable speed without changing drive motor speed.

Controls Product Brief

| March 1, 2013

Guide to linear motion systems

Helps users identify the optimum solution to satisfy the requirements of each particular application.

Controls Product Brief

| February 28, 2013

MCCs with embedded EtherNet/IP capabilities

MV CENTERLINE MCCs provide seamless information exchange between plant-floor devices and business-level systems to increase productivity and improve worker safety.

Controls Product Brief

| February 27, 2013

Pneumatic safety valves

Festo’s MS6-SV and MS9-SV pneumatic safety valves can be mounted either as stand-alone units or incorporated with Festo air preparation systems to provide safety, performance, and long equipment service life.

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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.