Controls & Machine Components

Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Operator interface software

The PanelMate Power Pro is the latest operator interface software available from Cutler-Hammer (Pittsburgh, PA). Compatible with the company's line of PanelMate products, the new software provides advanced Tag and Expression Management tools, allowing users to reuse applications and change brand of PLC and/or addresses when desired.

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ACMA/GD: Tray former/filler

The TF-1 display tray packager from ACMA/GD (Richmond, VA) forms and fills 30 trays/min. Fully automatic, the machine integrates with existing production lines to create variably sized trays for virtually any type of product.

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Placon: Planning guide

Placon (Madison, WI) offers a 4-page planning guide to help brand packagers achieve a competitive advantage with a strategic packag-ing development process.

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Zarpac Performance Index Inc: Zarpac Performance Index Inc: Benchmarking software

Performance Index (PI) On-Line V4.1 software is packaging line benchmarking and performance-improvement software by Zarpac (Oakville, Ontario, Canada).

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Equipment brochure

R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) offers an 8-page fold-out brochure detailing its packaging equipment capabilities. Each packaging system description is accompanied by photos, application examples and a diagram showing the machine's step-by-step operation.

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NSW Corp.: Industrial products video

NSW (Roanoke, VA) offers a free video that demonstrates its Poly-Net® protective plastic net sleeving and flat sheets. Video details protective net product benefits and uses in a wide range of applications.

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Integrated Packaging Systems, Inc: Slat counter

No tools are needed to remove the few internal parts from Integrated Packaging's (Parsippany, NJ) Procount slat counter, making changeover and cleaning fast.

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Green Bay Packaging Inc: Holographic facestock

Green Bay Packaging (Green Bay, WI) has introduced Starcatcher, a clear facestock that contains polyester holographic flakes. The 2-mil Label-Lyte(TM) PP from Mobil provides high gloss, good clarity and withstands hot and cold temperatures.

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Keyence Corp. of America: Small, fast PLC

Keyence's (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) Visual-KV(TM) PLC allows program parameters to be changed in real time. Featuring a 2-color data window, the unit is 2/3 the size of conventional PLCs but executes instructions in 0.7 microsec.

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AZCO Corp.: AZCO Corp.: Pouch dispenser

Azco's (Elmwood Park, NJ) SP-110 Sur-Pak pouch dispenser is a high-speed, low-maintenance, heavy-duty dispenser that inserts medium-sized pouched products up to 60 g (2.1 oz) into another packaging operation at 300 pouches/min.

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Baldor Electric Company: Motor controls

Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) introduces a new line of controls for brushless linear motors. All 3 models--the LinDrive, the Lin+Drive and the MintDrive--plug directly into the wall and have autotune routines to self-adjust after initial set-up.

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Warner Electric, Altra Industrial Motion: Warner Electric, Altra Industrial Motion: Motion control brochure

A new brochure from Warner Electric Motors and Controls (Ann Arbor, MI) details the company's integrated solutions capabilities. Brochure highlights Warner Electric's value-added services, system products and turnkey approach to integrated system solutions.

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SIG Positec Automation: Controllers

The Twin Line range of motion-control products from SIG Positec Automation (Plymouth, MI) permits one system to operate both stepping motors and AC servo motors at the same time.

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