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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.
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Machine Product Brief
| April 24, 2013

Belt tension meter

The New Generation SM5 Universal Tension Meter from BRECOflex measures the frequency (Hz) of all belt types, regardless of the belting and tension member material, providing belt-frequency readings of 7Hz to 450 Hz +/-5 Hz.
Materials Product Brief
| April 23, 2013

Food-grade rPET resin

LNO w resin from Phoenix Technologies is a new food-grade, melt-extruded rPET pellet with good color and cost attributes that is suitable for ambient/cold/frozen applications, as well as personal care products.
Machine Product Brief
| April 22, 2013

Filler uses twin filling bowls

Fogg Filler’s new filler combines two F6.2 filling bowls on one filler base with one capper; the twin bowls reduce waste rates by providing a combined maximum capacity of 340 gallons, which is also very helpful when maintaining temperatures and flavor changes.
Machine Product Brief
| April 19, 2013

Manual aggregation packing station for track & trace, serialization

Suitable for high-tech packaging lines where some packaging steps need to be carried out manually, the IM-400 mobile manual packing station from Laetus can be connected at any point during the packing process when customer orders may not match previously aggregated products.
Supplier News
| April 18, 2013

Beckhoff opens new North American headquarters office, warehouse

After several years of rapidly growing sales and market share in North America, global automation technology supplier Beckhoff Automation LLC has relocated to Savage, MN, where the company has constructed a modern business complex with over 44,500 sq. ft. in combined office and warehouse space.
Machine Product Brief
| April 18, 2013

Ice palletizers

Designed to meet the specific needs of the ice industry, Premier Tech’s AC-110 and AC-120 automatic palletizers offer increased reliability, which means reduced down times, and a rugged design, that allows for extended operation periods.
Machine Product Brief
| April 18, 2013

Safety light curtain with innovative mounting

Featuring a sleek, low-profile design for quick and easy machine integration, the low-cost deTec4 Core safety light curtain from Sick provides hazardous point protection and single-sided access protection.
Machine Product Brief
| April 17, 2013

X-ray detection system

The NextGuard X-ray Detection System from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an affordable, yet sophisticated and easy-to-use X-ray detection platform that combines three key attributes—performance, simplicity-of-use and price point—to make X-ray product detection more affordable for food, pharmaceutical, and other applications.
Machine Product Brief
| April 17, 2013

Form-fit liner for bulk container

CDF Corporation has modified its IBC (intermediate bulk container) form-fit liner to include holes in the perforated flaps to help hold the liner in place during filling; by keeping the liner squared, these flaps make fills easier.

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