Controls & Machine Components

Amcor Rigid Plastics: Improved-strength hot-fill PET bottles

QuadPlus and QuadMax3 PET containers from Amcor PET Packaging offer improved strength for hot-filled beverage applications. QuadPlus offers a more rigid, stronger alternative for 46-/48- and 64-oz hot-filled rectangular PET bottles.

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Nordson Corporation: Nordson Corporation: Nordson Corporation: Cold Glue Dispensing

The VanSco product line includes an extensive selection of dispensing valves and applicators, microprocessor-based glue system pattern controls, tanks, pumping systems, versatile mounting brackets, and a host of gluing system support equipment and options.

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Multivac Inc: Enhanced Medical Packaging

Multivac introduces a new line of vacuum chamber systems built with solid seal bars, enabling a constant and verifiable temperature over the entire sealing surface throughout the full sealing cycle.

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Ball Corp.: Centrifugal Blowers

The latest additions to the Republic Centrifugal Blower product line are the RB2000 and the RB500 (shown). The RB2000 produces up to 2ꯠ CFM with motor options from 20-HP to 30-HP.

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Phoenix Contact Inc: Electronic Monitoring Relays

Phoenix Contact has added a new family of Electronic Monitoring Relays for single- and three-phase applications. The new 22.5mm W, DIN-rail mountable modules can be used for monitoring currents and voltages in numerous applications.

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Rockwell Automation: Reduced Programming Time

Rockwell Automation has introduced a new feature to its Rockwell Software RSLogix programming environment that eliminates manual configuration typically associated with adding DeviceNet products to a Logix-based control system.

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Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Optimized Air Flow

The new Series AS3 FRL from Bosch Rexroth fulfills high demands in terms of air preparation for packaging machines that use pneumatics. The system’s modular construction includes filters, regulators, lubricators, and accessory devices such as shut-off valves and distribution blocks.

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Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.: Hollow Shaft Gearmotor

Bison Gear and Engingeering offers the new 562 series hollow shaft gearmotor, with increased low-speed center distance and a greater clearance for wider-faced gears.

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Tharo Systems, Inc: Tharo Systems, Inc: Tharo Systems, Inc: Tharo Systems, Inc: RFID Troubleshooter

Tharo Systems has created an RFID Troubleshooter to guide their EASYLABEL software users through the process of printing and encoding RFID smart labels, as well as resolve common RFID encoding problems.

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Bowl-Shaped Cans

Crown Food Europe has introduced its extended range of bowl-shaped cans for the single-serve food market, including foods such as tuna and meat salads, patés and spreads, puddings, fruits, and cream desserts.

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Conveying & accumulation

Dorner Mfg. Corp.: Vacuum Conveyors

Dorner offers its 2200 Series low profile vacuum conveyor. With a frame height as low as 1.87”, it can easily fit in tight places. It is well suited for holding parts to the conveyor belt while moving up an incline or down a decline, or for securing parts to a fixed position on the conveyor’s belt for inspection, assembly, and accurate feeding.

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Vi-Cas Mfg: Verified Vacuum Cups

A new service from Vi-Cas Mfg. matches customer-supplied custom vacuum cups against an extensive selection of standard parts. With the Match and Test program, Vi-Cas engineers suggest alternate materials and configurations that may yield shorter lead-times and lower costs than original parts.

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Enhanced Robot

Sage Automation’s new Polar Robot is capable of payloads to 2ꯠ lb and was designed specifically to maximize vertical stroke while minimizing ceiling height requirements.

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