Controls & Machine Components

Miki Pulley: Electric brakes

Miki Pulley’s BXR-LE electric spring applied brakes are ideal for small and precise servo motor configurations. Featuring a voltage controller, the brake’s power consumption is stepped down to 7 vDC after a split second of 24 vDC for brake actuation.

September 11, 2018

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Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: PTFE media isolation valves

Clippard’s media isolation valves are solenoid-operated devices that use a flexible diaphragm to isolate the actuation mechanism from the fluid path. All wetted areas of the valve are PTFE, making this series ideal for use with corrosive media.

September 7, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Steel and stainless-steel locking toggle clamps

JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, introduces its line of steel and stainless-steel locking toggle clamps.

September 5, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Augmented reality software

Schneider Electric introduces EcoStruxure™ Augmented Operator Advisor augmented reality (AR) software. It brings together physical, real-life objects with virtual objects to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve proactive maintenance.

September 4, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Servo drive system

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth # S-3183! Beckhoff Automation will demonstrate its AMP8000 distributed servo drive system. Requiring no alterations to existing machines, the servo drive system features power ratings from 0.61 to 1.23 kW and standstill torque ratings from 2.00 to 4.8 Nm at an F4 flange size or power ratings from 1.02 to 1.78 kW and standstill torque ratings from 4.10 to 9.7 Nm with an F5 flange.

August 28, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Advanced Micro Controls: Integrated motors

Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI) adds the E2 Technology integrated motors to its line of PLC-based SMD Series all-in-one stepper motor + drive + controllers.

August 24, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Icotek: Split brush plate for cable pass-through

The divisibility of the system allows for retrofitting. In this installation the frame is installed around the wires so it is not necessary to disconnect the cables.

August 22, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Mitsubishi Electric: Make smart machines even smarter

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., introduces Pak/iQTM a comprehensive portfolio of packaging products designed to improve the performance and lower the total cost of deploying smart packaging machines.

August 22, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: I/O expansion modules

AutomationDirect adds the BRX I/O expansion modules to its BRX Micro PLC product line. Signal ranges available are 0-20 mA, 4-20 mA and voltage ranges are 0-5 vDC, 0-10 vDC, +/- 5 vDC, +/- 10 vDC. Max input and output signal resolution is 16-bits.

August 22, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

PLC fits modular design approach for inline printer

Tailored for printing pharmaceutical packaging materials, Hapa’s Web 4.0 meets internal control requirements while delivering key customer benefits.

August 16, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Integrated stepper motors and drives

AutomationDirect adds Integrated motors and drives to its SureStep line of stepper motion control products. Units provide accurate micro-stepping position and speed control for smooth motion and step response and require only two components, power supply, and integrated stepper motor/drive.

August 14, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Butler Automation: Safety chucks

Butler Automation introduces Hydralign® COR-SAFE™ safety chucks. They are known to provide roll support and torque transmission for web processing production lines. Interchangeable parts minimize downtime resulting in long-term production cost savings.

August 7, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Simplified programming of new pallet configurations

A novel control solution let this OEM accelerate pallet layer configuration, eliminate manual input errors, and reduce time spent on debugging its entry-level robotic palletizer.

August 3, 2018