Secondary Packaging

Extreme Packaging: 100 cpm low cost shrink wrapper

Streamlined design sets new industry standard for cost/performance.

November 15, 2010

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Rovema v/f/f/s runs up to 200 bpm

Vertical bagger from Rovema raises the bar on productivity with its new B&R control platform.

November 15, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Universal controller

The SCX10 universal controller from Oriental Motor is a single-axis universal stepping motor controller that operates any motor via three serial communication protocols: RS-232C, CANopen, and USB interface.

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Onvio LLC: Gearbox products

Onvio's new SL, RL, and FL right-angle gearbox products consist of a 1:1 spiral bevel input module and a precision planetary output stage to develop ratios from 3:1 up to 100:1.

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech, Inc: Nanopositioning rotary stages

Aerotech's ANT95-R and ANT130-R direct-drive rotary stages offer in-position stability (0.005 arc sec) and incremental motion (0.01 arc sec).

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Automation solution for OEMs

MachineStruxure™ architecture, a comprehensive automation solution from Schneider Electric, helps OEMs design machines that are optimized for cost, energy efficiency, and performance.

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Murrelektronik, Inc: Profibus connectors

Designed to minimize installation and troubleshooting costs, Murrelektronik's series of Profibus connectors provide easy-to-use, pluggable connections that reduce install times and the potential for failures.

November 13, 2010

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Siemens Industry Inc: Controller

The new Simatic® CPU 317TF-2DP controller from Siemens combines motion control, safety, and standard tasks in a single device to integrate and combine devices for the plant floor environment, reducing footprints and improving efficiencies.

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

ASCO Numatics, Inc: Proportional valves

ASCO Numatics' SentronicD proportional valves can be fully tuned to an application without being removed from the production process using its Data Acquisition Software (DaS) and a direct-operating solenoid.

November 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Nulogy brings new quality control system to contract packaging

PackManager Quality Control could help more co-packers efficiently break into automation of their facilities.

November 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

PackML World Tour promotes business process improvements through industry standard

PackML World Tour initiative is led by a group of packaging machine builders that are volunteering to present the business benefits of PackML to consumer packaged goods companies (CPGs).

November 2, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Troubleshoot a machine from anywhere in the world

B&R showed how its System Diagnosis Manager software makes it possible to troubleshoot packaging machinery from an iPad just about anywhere in the world.

November 2, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Four-channel color sensor: high-tech at low cost

See how the Tri-Tronics' Smarteye ColorWise true color sensor differentiates between four similarly colored tiles, as well as colored bottle caps.

November 2, 2010