Controls & machine components

B&R Signs New Distribution Channel Partner

B&R Industrial Automation announced that Automation Distribution, Inc. (ADI) will serve as its distribution channel partner for Eastern Pennsylvania, New Jersey (South), and Delaware.

March 12, 2020

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Conveying & accumulation

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions Awarded the STEP Ahead Award

Morrison Container Handling Solutions

Nancy Wilson, CEO of Morrison Container Handling Solutions was awarded a 2020 STEP Ahead Award from the Manufacturing Institute. Wilson will accept the award on April 30 in Washington, DC.

March 6, 2020

Controls & machine components

Quest Industrial and ProMach Receive Sales Award from Fanuc Japan

Quest Industrial

Fanuc Japan awarded Quest Industrial and ProMach with its 2019 Global Partner Sales Award.

March 4, 2020

Controls & machine components

Beckhoff USA Appoints Central Regional Sales Manager

Beckhoff USA

Jacob Schieffer joined Beckhoff Automation LLC as Central Regional Sales Manager.

February 24, 2020

Cartoning

Co-Packer Dramatically Expands Wine Canning Capacity

In just two years, Free Flow Wines increases its wine-canning capabilities from one semi-automated line to three, adds a fully automated 300-can/min line, and triples its production space.

February 19, 2020

Controls & machine components

Motion Controls Robotics Management Joins the Fanuc President’s Circle

Motion Controls Robotics’ Scott Lang and Tim Ellenberger were awarded the Fanuc President’s Circle of Achievement Award.

February 18, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Controls Upgrade Boosts Bagging

A PACK EXPO Las Vegas Innovation Stage presentation by Emerson Automation Solutions showed how a sophisticated controls solution can be bolted onto legacy equipment.

February 3, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Report: Innovative New Controls at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

Ten intrepid Packaging World editors fanned out across PACK EXPO Las Vegas in October in search of packaging innovation. Here's what they found.

January 17, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Proportional Isolation Valve

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.

Clippard’s Eclipse stepper-controlled proportional isolation valve utilizes a miniature linear actuator. It is suitable for critical applications requiring ultra-fine resolution and excellent repeatability.

January 15, 2020

Controls & Machine Components

Selectable Voltage Power Supply

EXAIR LLC

Exair introduces the Gen4 two outlet selectable voltage power supply that allows users to choose input voltages of 115 VAC or 230 VAC. Two 5kV stainless steel output connectors can energize two static eliminators.

January 15, 2020

Controls & machine components

Piab Group Acquires TAWI Group

Piab Group

Piab Group entered into an agreement to acquire TAWI Group, a manufacturer of smart lifting solutions.

December 20, 2019

Plastics/resins

Candle Sleeving Solution

Yankee Candle recently installed a high-speed shrink sleeving system for its votive candles that protects the candles in several key ways.

December 13, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Motion Controls Market to Exceed $15 billion by 2023

Among the sectors helping drive a more positive outlook for motion controls are food and beverage machinery, packaging machinery, robotics, and material handling equipment

December 4, 2019