Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Pneumatic mini slide

Festo launches its DGST compact pneumatic mini slide designed for precision handling, press fitting, pick-and-place, and electronic and light assembly applications.

August 9, 2019

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Controls & Machine Components

Why Food and Beverage Must Keep Pace with IIoT or Else Perish

While transformation in the food and beverage manufacturing can be slow going, some manufacturers are looking to Industry 4.0 enablers to gain a competitive edge in the industry, but not every organization has taken advantage.

August 6, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Pneumatic toggle clamps

The GN 860 and GN 862 series toggle clamps from JW Winco feature a unique property—using the over-center principal, which provides a positive lock during closing, the retaining force is maintained even after loss of pressure at the cylinder.

August 6, 2019

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Wintriss Controls: OEE/data collection software

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Booth #US-8460! Wintriss Controls Group will showcase its ShopFloorConnect® Version 6.0 software designed to collect downtime and production efficiency data from every machine in a manufacturing operation.

August 2, 2019

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SCARA robot and unified machine control

Douglas Machine moves from integrated linear thrusters to robotics and picks a single PLC for both robotic kinematics and traditional machine functions.

August 1, 2019

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Nord Gear: Gearboxes

Nord Gear launches three new units to its NORDBLOC.1 line of gearboxes—the SK 871.1, SK 971.1, and SK 1071.1. Units have a power range of 1.5 to 60 HP, a torque range of 3,540 to 8,850 lb-in., and a ratio range of 1.41 to 8.09:1.

July 31, 2019

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Applied Motion Products: NEMA 24 frame integrated motors

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, Booth # C-3614! Applied Motion Products will introduce the SWM24IP-3DE integrated stepper motor and TXM24IP-IDG StepSERVO™ integrated motor integrated motors with dual-port communications for connecting to the industrial Ethernet network of a plant or machine.

July 26, 2019

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Rockwell: Servo drive system

Rockwell Automation’s Kinetix 5700 servo system features a Kinetix 5700 regenerative bus supply and a Kinetix 5700 large frame drive. System is available in power ranges from 1.6 to 112 KW.

July 19, 2019

Controls & machine components

Connecting PLCs for high-speed packaging quality

Stone Technologies creates an effective automated defect rejection process requiring deterministic communication between controllers on separate parts of a high-speed packaging line.

July 9, 2019

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SMAC: Single axis servo controller

SMAC Moving Coil Actuators launches the VLC single axis DC brushed/brushless motor controller/driver.

July 9, 2019

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La tendencia "fresca, nunca congelada" pone presión en la cadena de suministro en frío

La creciente demanda de productos frescos enfatiza en la necesidad de control de calidad en cada paso, y la tecnología de enfriamiento es una parte clave de la mejora.

July 7, 2019

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Proceso de conservación de alimentos por alta presión: en lugar de pasteurización

Con la creciente demanda por parte de los consumidores de alimentos y bebidas más frescos, la tecnología de proceso de conservación de alimentos por alta presión representa una vía de entrega para productos saludables y nutritivos.

July 7, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Siko: Wire-actuated encoder

Siko GmbH offers the SG61 wire-actuated encoder that can be used for measuring lengths up to 6 m.

July 5, 2019