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

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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

Controls & Machine Components

Yaskawa America: Linear Servo Motor Stage

Yaskawa adds the Sigma Trac II series linear servo motors stage to its Sigma-7 servo line. It combines a Yaskawa SGLF2 series linear motor with linear bearings, high resolution absolute optical scale, cable management, and optional bellows to create a turnkey linear stage.

October 25, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Remote I/O system

Festo introduces the CPX-AP-I remote I/O system designed to improve the performance of mixed valve terminals and I/O systems. It is compatible with most communication protocols, including EtherNet/IP, PROFINET, and EtherCAT.

October 22, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Specialty hinges

JW Winco offers specialty hinges designed for welding onto multi-joint hinges with complex kinematics.

October 16, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Improved Network Enables Higher-Volume Beer Production, Packaging Lines

Grupo Modelo’s Nava Brewery, now owned by Constellation Brands, updated the industrial network to include three separate industrial plant networks for brewing, packaging, and utilities.

October 15, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Uninterruptible power supply units

Beckhoff introduces the CU81xx uninterruptible power supply (UPS) series with one cable technology that minimizes installation work. Units are designed for universal use in the field.

October 15, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Safe encoder mount for motors

B&R is equipping its standard motors with a safe encoder mount, making them suitable for all safety applications.

October 11, 2019