Gretchen EdelbrockControls & Machine ComponentsGE Intelligent Platforms: Distributed safety system with high availability and scalabilityGE Intelligent Platforms’ PACSystems VersaSafe machine safety solution combines secure network connectivity, certified safety function blocks, and an easy to use graphical programming environment so that users can efficiently integrate standards-compliant safety capabilities--including SIL3 safety capabilities--to equipment while meeting increasingly stringent regulatory requirements.October 1, 2012HomeAutomationDirect: Field wireable connectors and T-couplersAutomationDirect’s field-wireable M8 and M12 connectors and T-couplers (T-splitters) are suitable for making patch cables in custom lengths from existing cables or bulk wire.October 1, 2012Secondary PackagingESS Technologies: ESS Technologies: Robotic case erector/loader at Interphex PR 2012ESS Technologies, Inc.ESS Technologies’ new Robotic Case Erecting and Loading System will be on display at this year’s Interphex PR conference and exhibition at the Puerto Rico Convention Center in San Juan, Puerto Rico October 4-5, 2012. ESS and their strategic partner, FANUC Robotics America, will co-exhibit in Booth #1202.October 1, 2012Filling/capping, dryMG America: Capsule fillerMG AmericaThe new FlexaLAB Capsule Filler from MG America can produce up to 3,000 capsules/hr., and is specifically designed for R&D laboratories, clinical trials, small batch outputs, and special productions.September 28, 2012HomeWildeck Inc: Storing, lifting, guarding products & platformsWildeck, Inc.Wildeck’s storing, lifting, and guarding products, plus steel work platforms (mezzanines) and the hybrid MezzCrane system provide footprint optimization and increased functional space, and convenient and safe access for operators and service personnel.September 27, 2012Secondary PackagingAdept Technology, Inc: Automation cell for case packing clamshellsAdept TechnologySee it at PACK EXPO Booth #S-1454! Adept Technology’s ClamPAC is a standardized modular robotic Packaging Automation Cell, which gently packs clamshells into cases at high speeds, and can be dropped into any line.September 26, 2012Secondary PackagingBradman Lake: Robotic toploaderBradman Lake Inc.See it at Pack Expo Booth #S-209! Bradman Lake’s DRT Robotic Toploader provides automatic collating and loading of primary wraps into a choice of two secondary packages, either a film multipack or a rigid chipboard retail carton.September 25, 2012Additives, coatings & inksThe Lubrizol Corporation: Heat-seal coating for blister packsThe Lubrizol CorporationFor use in a wide range of bonding temperatures and humidity conditions, Lubrizol’s new BlisterBond Pro advanced heat-seal coating is designed specifically for carded blister-pack applications and is compatible with rPET, APET, PVC, and other common blister types.September 24, 2012Controls & Machine ComponentsLenze Americas: Panel controllerSee it at PACK EXPO Both #N-4141! Lenze’s new compact panel controller p500 is a powerful hardware platform for machine-oriented visualization and control applications, comes in 7-, 10.4-, and 15-in. screen sizes, and is equipped with a touch-sensitive thin-film transistor (TFT) display.September 21, 2012HomeServo inverter drive systemSee it at PACK EXPO Booth #4141! Lenze Americas’ Servo Inverter i700 drive system, designed for multi-axis applications, provides extremely short cycle times, 32-bit signal resolution, and an overload capacity of more than 200%.September 20, 2012Previous PagePage 147 of 241Next PageTop StoriesSustainable PackagingCPGs Reduce Packaging Weight by 5 MMt Since 2019, Report FindsA joint industry report finds that companies are reducing packaging weight through lightweighting, redesigns, and material shifts while balancing recyclability goals and product protection.RecyclingColumn: With Recycling at an Inflection Point, CPGs to Shape What Comes NextWorkforceThree Insights on Operator Training from CPG LeadersPMMI NewsPMMI Announces Two New Work Products from the OpX Leadership NetworkSponsor ContentInnovative packaging solutions