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Controls & Machine Components

Vaccon Company, Inc: Silencers

Vaccon (Medfield, MA) offers a line of silencers that can be used on all pneumatic devices and in any facility operating equipment that uses compressed air.

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: Glossary of motor terms

Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) has compiled a glossary of motor terminology. Definitions of axial thrust, capacitor, and 216 other terms provide a refresher for experienced motor users and a primer for beginners.

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Controls & Machine Components

Roberts PolyPro: Roberts PolyPro: Spray bottle carrier

Roberts PolyPro (Charlotte, NC) introduces the PolyLift spray bottle carriers, available in narrow-center and wide-center versions. Bottle carrier is available in any Pantone color to match color graphics and has ample space for UPC codes/stickers.

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PSI: PSI: Direct-coupled pumps

Bosch Automation Technology (Racine, WI) has introduced VPV 16-80cc variable-displacement vane pumps in a direct-coupled pump-to-motor arrangement. The pumps and motors use hardened spline technology for long life and are rated for 3ꯠ psi continuous service.

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Controls & Machine Components

Brecoflex Co., L.L.C.: Timing belts and pulleys

High-precision steel and Kevlar® reinforced timing belts from Brecoflex (Eatontown, NJ) come with a complete assortment of matching pulleys, clamps, tensioners, and slider beds.

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Controls & Machine Components

Parker Hannifin Corporation: Electric cylinder

The Automation Actuator Div. of Parker Hannifin Corp. (Wads-worth, OH) has released a new 125-mm electric cylinder. The ETB125 electric cylinder is designed to handle thrust loads to 45ꯠ Newtons (10ꯠ lb) and stroke lengths to 2군 mm (0.0787”).

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J. W. Winco, Inc: Leveling mounts

J.W. Winco (New Berlin, WI) has introduced a new line of snap-lock, nonskid leveling mounts called Mounts for the New Millennium. Snap-on elastomer cup is said to outperform standard flat glued-on nonskid elastomer pads, which can separate from the mount with use.

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Controls & Machine Components

Technology report

“Polymer Foams—Trends in Use and Technology” is the latest industry analysis report from Rapra Technology (Shawbury, Shrewbury, Shropshire, UK).

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Controls & machine components

Showtime in Vegas once again

Pack Expo Las Vegas, now in its fourth edition, runs Sept. 10-12 at the Sands Expo and Convention Center. The Packaging Solutions Conference 2001 and co-located IEFP add to the excitement.

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Conveying & accumulation

Case coders sparkle at Blue Diamond

New equipment delivers three lines of type for bulk boxes of nuts. The case coders reduce labor costs, downtime, and ink loss associated with previous units.

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Secondary Packaging

Tech-Con Automation, Inc: Palletizer data sheet

Data sheet from Tech-Con Automation (Burlington, Ontario, Canada) describes robotic palletizer/depalletizer. Available in linear and gantry designs, unit is suited to handle plastic and corrugated containers.

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Rock-Tenn Company: Paperboard making

Rock-Tenn’s (Norcross, GA) MillMask™ System prevents oil, fat, or grease from staining the printed claycoated paperboard surface for folding cartons and other paper-based packaging.

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