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Materials Product Brief

| May 3, 2013

Reusable pallets and containers

Orbis Corporation’s reusable pallets and totes for the food, beverage, and industrial supply chains provide safety, sustainability, consistency, and space saving, increasing shipping efficiency.

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Controls Product Brief

| May 2, 2013

Computing software

Maplesoft™ announces a new release of its flagship product, Maple™, the technical computing software for engineers, mathematicians, and scientists.

Controls Product Brief

| May 2, 2013

Encoders

HEIDENHAIN's product range of absolute rotary encoders of the 400 Series are now available with interface to Fanuc controls.

Machine Product Brief

| May 2, 2013

National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) high-volume material mixing system is fully integrated with twin, high-speed, 2,500-lb. capacity box dumpers, and two 8-in. diameter discharge spouts to completely process--from introduction to downstream supply--25,000 lbs./hr. of homogeneously blended material.

Controls Product Brief

| May 1, 2013

Noncontact direct-drive Z-axis nanopositioners

Offered in two models--ANT95-L-Z and ANT130-L-Z--and two accuracy grades, Aerotech’s ANT-L-Z crossed-roller, Z-axis, nanopositioning stages combine speed, accuracy, resolution, repeatability, reliability, and size, in a large travel format (25 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm travels), for mass production of precision devices.

Supplier News

| May 1, 2013

Intelligrated hires Bob Wilson as VP of international division

Automated material handling solutions provider Intelligrated has appointed Bob Wilson to the position of vice president, international division.

Controls Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Interlock/cable-pull safety switches

AutomationDirect’s IDEM Interlock Safety Switches include tongue interlock and cable-pull safety switches: tongue operated safety interlock switches are designed to fit to the leading edge of sliding, hinged, or lift-off machine guards, and provide positively operated switching contacts; and cable-pull, or grab-wire, safety rope switches are designed to be mounted on machines and sections of conveyors which cannot be protected by guards.

Controls Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Hygiene sensor

Suitable for harsh washdown environments in the food and beverage industry, the W4S-3 IP 69K-rated Hygiene Photoelectric Sensor from Sick eliminates bacteria growth in applications where food may become lodged in small grooves, crevices, or mounting holes.

Controls Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Power distributor box provides overload protection

Designed to provide durable energy management solutions that can withstand harsh industrial environments outside of electrical cabinets, the new EtherCAT EP9214 power distributor box from Beckhoff enables the local distribution and switching off of the power supply, providing the ability to supply up to four NEC class-2 circuits via typical M8 plug connectors.

Machine Product Brief

| April 30, 2013

Integrated valve print head

Delivering a compact code with sharp definition on both case coding and primary product marking, FoxJet’s VX12 print head prints up to 1⁄2-in. high, including two lines of stacked print, and print speeds up to 650 ft./min.

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