Controls & Machine Components

Enercon Industries Corp.: Coil design change

The updated Compak(TM) Jr. from Enercon (Menomonee Falls, WI) offers a newly designed hand-held sealing coil said to be ergonomically correct for the operator.

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3M Industrial Adhesives and Tapes Division: Product directory

The 3M (St. Paul, MN) Packaging Systems Div. Product Directory delivers color detailing of all products sold by the division. Each product entry lists the name of the product, product number and detailed description including benefits and features.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Mini inverter

Small 15J "mini inverter" from Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) is for applications requiring variable or constant torque, or constant hp in limited space.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Networkable limit switch

New E50 DNA limit switch from Cutler-Hammer (Westerville, OH) communicates directly with DeviceNet networks, without the need for interfacing, I/O blocks, nodes or modules.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Buckhorn, a Myers Industries, Inc Co.: HDPE pallet

Buckhorn (Milford, OH) introduces the new 4840 Distributor(TM) Pallet for general industrial, grocery, food and resale/wholesale applications. Molded from HDPE/structural foam, the Distributor weighs 29 lb and is 100% recyclable.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

ASCO Numatics, Inc: Network control module

Fluid power manufacturer Numatics (Highland, MI) has released the NetBoss NCM Series intelligent network control module. With I/O processor, LCD display and operator interface, NetBoss can operate as an independent control unit or can be incorporated into Numatics' Mark 4 and Mark 2002 valve manifolds.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Electro Cam Corporation: PLCs vs. PLSs

A new eight-page white paper from Electro Cam (Roscoe, IL) describes how PLCs and programmable limit switches (PLSs) differ. Describes how PLCs are designed for low-speed processes such as receiving input signals from sensors and limit switches and sending output signals to actuators, solenoid valves, motors and pneumatic cylinders.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Electro-Craft: Vector induction motors

V-Series family of vector induction servo motors is now available from Electro-Craft (Eden Prairie, MN) in 1- to 15-hp ratings. Provide high-performance servo control for demanding servo and traditional vector applications.

September 30, 1998

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Weslan Corp: Two-compartment bottle

Weslan Corp. (Denver, CO) has been granted a U.S. and international patent on a two-compartment double-bottle design. The 8-oz bottle can be split apart in the middle into two 4-oz bottles and then snapped together again.

September 30, 1998

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Triangle Package Machinery Co.: Transverse zipper

The Advantage T-Zip is a compact system that applies a transverse zipper onto the tops of packages created on a vertical form/fill/seal machine. From Triangle Package Machinery (Chicago, IL), the system can be retrofit to existing belt-drive Triangle machines.

September 30, 1998

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Mattec: Data acquisition software

ProHelp Millennium System software from Mattec (Loveland, OH) monitors, collects, processes and reports data on packaging machine operation and production quality.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Networked drives case study

The benefits of networked drives on a packaging machine are described in a brief application case study on Baldor Electric Co.'s (Fort Smith, AR) web site at http://www.baldor.co.uk/L4/servonode.html.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Stone Container Corp: Case liner

Stone Container's (Orlando, FL) compact Stone/Pattyn high-speed case liner is a turnkey system that executes case erecting, lining and sealing, running at speeds of 15+ cases/min.

September 30, 1998