Closures

Data acquisition bottles

You may be surprised at what's packed inside these containers.

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James Alexander Corp.: James Alexander Corp.: Compact plastic ampules

A compact version of James Alexander Corp.’s 5-mL plastic ampule swab package is for applications where fill volumes range between 2 and 5 mils. Available with various applicator tips, including the company’s recently introduced line of large surface area tips.

July 31, 2006

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Watlow: Interactive product catalog

Watlow has introduced its [i]i-Catalog, an interactive, searchable online heater product catalog. Users can search for products using code numbers or partial code numbers, and can select predetermined criteria to build a heater based on Watlow's stock list.

June 30, 2006

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Wago Corporation: Extended-temp I/O

Wago now offers its 750 Series Wago-I/O System in extended temperature ranges of -20[deg]C to +60[deg]C (-4[deg]F to +140[deg]F). Conformal coating of the PCBs contributes to the extended temperature I/O offering, which has a growing list of more than 20 different part numbers.

June 30, 2006

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Simco: Junction box

Simco's new Junction Box, for use with the Blue Bar HL and PerforMAX 3 HL, provides an intermediate connection point for installations in hazardous locations.

June 30, 2006

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Amacoil, Inc: Space-saving linear drive

The addition of an extra bearing in Amacoil Uhing model RG3 linear drives doubles side thrust capacity without significantly increasing the length of the drive.

June 30, 2006

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Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.: Right-Angle Gearmotors

Bison Gear and Engineering has introduced low-voltage additions to the 750 series right-angle gearmotor line. New additions will consist of 2 input motor options rated at 1/8 HP, 12VDC and 1/8 HP, 24VDC.

June 30, 2006

Cartoning

The vacuum factor in servo machinery

Are your packaging machines' vacuum gripping systems and servo controls optimized to deliver the highest cycle rates and use the least energy? Respective sector leaders PIAB and ELAU can show you how.

June 30, 2006

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Compact computer

]Arista now offers the ARP-2615AP, an industrial 15" LCD Panel Computer designed to meet demands for mission-critical, high-performance, reliable operation.

June 30, 2006

Secondary Packaging

Sentry wrapping machines leverage ELAU automation technology

A new family of end-of-line packaging equipment leverages PackML for a common look and feel across all machines in the family.

June 30, 2006

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Wyeth's tips to packaging machinery OEMs

Build machines that can share data with machines built by other OEMs and find better ways to streamline fault reporting.

June 30, 2006

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Ormec: Servo drives

Ormec has expanded its networked servo drive line with the release of the SD Drive family, featuring IEEE 1394b technology. More robust, efficient, and faster than the 1394a network, the new technology defines a roadmap to 3.2 G-bit signaling, as well as definitions for additional communications media.

June 30, 2006

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Anatomy of a servo labeler

What’s a rotary servo labeler? Only the biggest news in flexibility since the invention of the timing screw. And innovative machine builder K2 Engineering is delivering now.

June 30, 2006