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Controls & Machine Components

Tend: Robot performance management software

Tend has launched in.view, a cloud-based monitoring and analysis application for both industrial and collaborative robots.

October 12, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging serialization standard showcased at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

The Open Serialization Communication Standard (OPEN-SCS) Group, a collection of healthcare sector companies dedicated to standardizing packaging line serialization and aggregation data exchanges, presented its initial Packaging Serialization Standard (PSS 1.0) on September 25 during PACK EXPO Las Vegas. The release of a validated standard is planned for November.

October 11, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Analog I/O expansion modules

The versatile BRX PLC system from AutomationDirect combines powerful features in a compact, stand-alone footprint.

October 10, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Allied Motion: Direct drive torque motors

Allied Motion Technologies announces the addition of smaller frame sizes to its line of Megaflux frameless direct drive torque motors, now available in sizes ranging from 60 to 792 mm in outside diameter, with multiple stack lengths for each diameter.

October 6, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Pneumatically controlled conveyor guiderails

The Anysize guiderail system automatically adjusts the width of bottle, carton, and case conveyors for greater packaging line flexibility, reduced costs, and better ergonomics.

October 2, 2017

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

High speed plus flexible format changes in vf/f/s machine

Intermittent-motion vf/f/s machines make it relatively easy to change over to a new package format. Now MBP offers an intermittent-motion vf/f/s machine that’s also fast.

October 2, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products: AC powered stepper drives

Applied Motion Products expanded the STR Stepper Drive offerings with the release of new drives designed for use in AC powered applications.

September 25, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Mitsubishi Electric Automation: All-in-one Ethernet drives

Mitsubishi Electric Automation has announced the introduction of Ethernet-connected versions of its popular FR-A800 and FR-F800 Series variable frequency drives (VFDs), providing Ethernet connectivity as a standard feature, and allowing the drives to be connected directly to automation equipment and plant information management systems.

September 5, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: 40 HP soft starters with integrated overload protection

Carlo Gavazzi has launched the compact, 45 mm wide RSGD Series soft starter for 3-phase induction AC motors, needing just three settings.

September 5, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Linear actuators

Schneider announces the release of Lexium MDrive (LMD) linear actuators, delivering clean, quiet linear motion to a wide range of applications from medical to packaging.

August 31, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: CPUs for PLCs

AutomationDirect has added two new feature-enhanced CPUs to its DirectLOGIC DL405 programmable logic controller product line.

August 8, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: Panel-mount adapters

New panel-mount adapters and strain relief plates for the WAGO 831 Series Multi Connection System are now available.

August 4, 2017