Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Hexapod positioner

Aerotech’s HexGen hexapods represent a significant advance in six-degree-of-freedom positioning performance; the HEX300-230HL is targeted at medium-load, ultra-precision applications ranging from sensor testing to synchrotron sample manipulation.

March 7, 2017

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Flow wrapping

Industrial PC suits new and legacy machines

No matter whose servo drives and motors a customer prefers, and even if the customer’s machine is ‘legacy’ in status, Winpak’s use of this industrial PC comes up big.

March 6, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Three-phase power analyzer

Carlo Gavazzi announces the new WM20 three-phase power analyzer, targeted to assist manufacturers and end users in monitoring and managing escalating energy costs.

March 6, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Stone scales craft beer beyond micro format

Known for variety, Stone had long required extreme flexibility in its equipment. But as the business scales up, an all-new line had them looking to strike a balance between agility and volume.

March 1, 2017

Coding, Printing & Labeling

MicroVention Improves Total Production Efficiency 50%

Enterprise-level label management system integrates with MicroVention’s ERP system to streamline global labeling process.

March 1, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Nestlé taps new blow molder control system for efficient PET bottle production

Blow molder control helps Nestlé Waters align efficient PET bottle production with consistent consumer experience.

February 24, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Advantzware opens new R&D office

Advantzware opened a R&D office within the Peachtree Packaging facility.

February 15, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Cone Drive launches new website

Cone Drive launched a new website as part of a global rebranding project.

February 14, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas appoints Rosa to president

Lenze Americas appointed Ralph Rosa to serve as president and build North American sales, production, and engineering footprints.

January 30, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Mocon appoints senior vice president of global sales and marketing

Maurice Janssen will lead Mocon’s global sales and marketing teams as the vice president of global sales and marketing.

January 26, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Controller for motion-control tasks

Siemens has matched its new Simatic S7-1500 T-CPU controller with its Sinamics servo drive system, simplifying complex motion control tasks.

January 24, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Simco-Ion: Power control station

Simco-Ion introduces the newly updated IQ Power Control Station; the central monitoring device of the multi-patented IQ power static neutralizing system.

January 13, 2017

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

Linear servo motors power vf/f/s bagger

From ‘zipper crush’ to the actuation of a tear-notch-cutting assembly, these linear servo motors are just the ticket. They also minimize up-front cost as well as ongoing energy consumption.

January 9, 2017