Controls & Machine Components

Optimize people, material and information flow with Rexroth lean

This video illustrates the wrong and right ways to organize work, and discusses how to optimize the three main types of flow in a lean operation.

August 16, 2007

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Controls & Machine Components

Control/display products

Newly launched Specific Control and Display products from Eaton Corp. are designed for processes

August 9, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Soft start/stop controllers

Carlo Gavazzi has recently launched a new line of RSH Series soft start/stop motor controllers, available in 2 sizes with basic rotary or advanced push-button controls.

August 9, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Arm-mountable PC

Beckhoff Automation has announced the CP72xx line of Intel® M-Class Panel PCs, providing industrial applications with integrated controllers that feature robust and high-tech displays.

August 9, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: On-board safety

The Bosch Rexroth IndraDrive with Safety-On-Board features Safe Motion™ technology, a reliable safety solution directly in the drive that incorporates advanced integrated safety functions and complies with the latest international standards.

August 9, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Pro-face America: Industrial PC

Pro-face America has released the new PS3710A 15” Industrial PC. The system uses an Intel® Pentium® M 1.6GHz processor. Aluminum housing adds to durability, and the Remote Access Server functionality and multiple I/O ports allow connectivity flexibility. Available with choice of 1G or 512MB of RAM, as well as Windows® 2000 or Windows® XP. Phone: 800/289-9266www.profaceamerica.com

August 9, 2007

Conveying & accumulation

Picking, packing, and palletizing with robots

Robotics—a flexible automation system that improves productivity, quality, and workforce capabilities—continues making inroads into packaging.

August 9, 2007

Cartoning

Automation initiative brings sweet results

A robotic solution lets Necco put its popular Sweethearts Conversation Hearts on a fast track to greater throughput at higher speeds with reduced labor costs.

August 8, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Pro-face America: Data management software

Pro-face America has released Pro-Server EX 1.2 data collection, sharing, and process monitoring

August 4, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

FoxJet, An ITW Company: FoxJet, An ITW Company: DOD ink-jet system

ID Technology now offers the FoxJet Marksman Pro Vx DOD printing system.

July 26, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Goodman documents modular servo benefits

Goodman Packaging Equipment, the first company to introduce a machine using ELAU’s new Intelligent Servo Module technology, documents cost, cabinet space and time savings that help implement its lean manufacturing strategy.

July 23, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

High-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling and assembly robot video

The Adept Quattro robot is specifically designed for high-speed manufacturing, packaging, material handling and assembly.

July 18, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Nitrogen injection control

Cryotech has introduced a high-level Siemens controller to be used as a stand-alone system or integrated into an all-Siemens platform.

July 12, 2007