New Products

Controls Product Brief

| May 22, 2013

Transformerless medium voltage drive

The ACS 2000, ABB’s active front end drive for general purpose applications where a medium voltage installation is required-- such as pumps, fans, blowers and conveyors--is now available with higher power capabilities, up to 3000 HP.

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Supplier News

| May 22, 2013

Assemblies Unlimited, Inc. launches E-commerce website, PackagingQuote.com

Assemblies Unlimited Inc,, a full turnkey contract packaging, assembly, and fulfillment services supplier, has started an E-commerce website--PackagingQuote.com--to expand its footprint in the packaging industry to include stock packaging materials.

Controls Product Brief

| May 21, 2013

Pluggable connector system

WAGO Corporation’s picoMAX® eCOM Pinstrip Pluggable Terminal Blocks support OEMs manufacturing automation, test/measurement and process electronics.

Machine Product Brief

| May 21, 2013

Thermoforming packaging machine

Multivac launches the R 685 thermoforming packaging machine, which is designed for running extra-wide films.

Controls Product Brief

| May 21, 2013

Ethernet switches

TURCK extends its in-cabinet Ethernet switches with a new multimode fiber optic port unit for reliable, fast performance in process and factory automation environments requiring conversion from fiber to copper media.

Machine Product Brief

| May 21, 2013

Robot controller

Bosch Packaging Technology launches Gemini 4, a Delta robot hardware platform and software controller.

Machine Product Brief

| May 21, 2013

Color inkjet printer fulfills GHS labeling mandates

Weber Packaging Solutions’ new Epson ColorWorks GP-C831 inkjet printer is an industrial-strength, high-speed label printer suitable for GHS (Globally Harmonized System) large-format drum and chemical labels, and provides label print speeds up to 16.5 pages/min. to print on pressure-sensitive labels up to 8-in. x 22-in.

Supplier News

| May 20, 2013

Serac hires new president, new business developer

Serac Inc., manufacturer of filling and capping machines, has appointed Acyr Borges as President of the company, and Alan Bonanno has been hired as New Business Developer and Marketing Coordinator.

Supplier News

| May 20, 2013

Bosch Packaging Technology’s president Marc-Olivier Demaurex retires; Frank Souyris appointed general manager to lead robotics unit

Bosch Packaging Technology has new leadership for its Robotics Unit since Marc-Olivier Demaurex, president of Bosch Packaging Technology SA in Romanel, Switzerland, retired at the end of April; Frank Souyris has been appointed general manager for the robotics unit.

Controls Product Brief

| May 20, 2013

Ultra-miniature photoelectric sensors

Available in four sensing modes, the R2 Series Ultra-Small Sensors from Pepperl+Fuchs feature a 24 mm x 7.5 mm x 11.2 mm housing, industry standard mounting footprint, a flush and wear-resistant antistatic glass lens and a 45° cable outlet to maximize mounting flexibility.

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