PCI’s Justin Schroeder (right), Executive Director, Marketing, Business Development & Design, and from Ray Hook, Senior Manager, Global Serialization Services.
Coding, Printing & Labeling
PCI Reveals Serialization Strategy
Contract packager PCI discusses its serialization systems hierarchy and how it yields benefits both internally and for its pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical companies around the globe.
January 15, 2016

Controls & machine components: Page 64

Controls & Machine Components
PCI sees ‘tremendous activity’ in pharmaceutical serialization
Contract packager PCI's serialization investment expected to deliver strong ROI and help its global pharmaceutical/biopharmaceutical customers.
January 14, 2016
PCI’s Ray Hook holds this example of how laser ablation is applied to solid colors (blue in this instance) on a carton.
Controls & Machine Components
AutomationDirect: Drive couplings
AutomationDirect’s new SureMotion drive couplings are available in four styles: jaw/spider, double loop, Oldham, and beam-style servo; bore reducers are also offered to fit a coupling when the exact bore is not available.
January 12, 2016
SureMotion drive couplings
Controls & Machine Components
Encoder Products: Linear solution encoder
The TR2 Tru-Trac tracks velocity, position, or distance in almost any application and features an integrated encoder with a rack-and-pinion gear assembly.
January 12, 2016
Linear solution encoder
Controls & Machine Components
AutomationDirect: Lower-resolution analog modules
AutomationDirect’s Productivity2000 programmable controller line now includes 12 and 13-bit resolution current and voltage analog input and output modules for cost-conscious applications.
January 8, 2016
Lower-resolution analog modules
Controls & Machine Components
Pilz: Base unit for configurable control systems
Pilz adds its new base unit PNOZ m B1 to the range of configurable control systems PNOZmulti 2, in order to not only offer higher performance for machines with a larger function range, i.e. for larger projects, but also to provide a connection to all common fieldbus systems via the corresponding expansion modules.
January 8, 2016
Base unit for configurable control systems
Controls & Machine Components
Siemens: AC power modules
PM240-2 power modules are now available from Siemens, extending the use of the Sinamics G120 drives family; a significant change is the addition of 230V single- and three-phase line supply units featuring quick-connect pull-off terminals on the motor, line supply, and braking resistor connections; allowing unit to offer an even more simplified installation and maintenance.
January 5, 2016
AC power modules
Controls & Machine Components
Moving coil actuator key to inspection system
Designed for the online inspection of PET containers filled with carbonated beverages, the Pressure Leak Detector utilizes a unique breed of electric actuator.
January 4, 2016
The programmability of the moving coil electric actuator (shown) makes it the perfect sensing device in the Pressure Leak Detector used to inspect PET bottles.
Controls & Machine Components
Streamlining Integration with Pack ML
Lack of standardization in packaging lines—and manufacturing as a whole—results in time-consuming and expensive integration processes during line upgrades. More integrated manufacturing systems using PackML are benefitting not only end users, but OEMs, integrators and technology providers.
December 24, 2015
Lack of standardization in packaging lines—and manufacturing as a whole—results in time-consuming and expensive integration processes during line upgrades. More integrated manufacturing systems using PackML are benefitting not only end users, but OEMs, integrators and technology providers.
Conveying & accumulation
Natures Organics’ compact packaging meets retailer needs
Case packing and palletizing line with robotics and Transmodul transport conveyor system reduces footprint, increases output, and meets shelf-ready retailer needs.
December 22, 2015
A TLM F2 robot erects flat case blanks and places them onto the Transmodul.
Controls & Machine Components
Medical Devices Enter the Information Age
Despite increasing competitive and regulatory pressures, medical device manufacturers have an opportunity to seize a significantly growing market. Streamlining operations through automation will be key.
December 15, 2015
Operators use the HMI’s visual displays in Progea’s Movicon SCADA system to interact with processes, accessing real-time or historical data on each phase in the operation.
Controls & Machine Components
Matrox: Machine vision software
Matrox Imaging has announced that its Design Assistant machine vision software now supports DENSO’s binary control access protocol (b-CAP) robot interface; it can be used to implement vision-based guidance of DENSO robots without the need to directly program a DENSO robot controller.
December 11, 2015
Machine vision software
Controls & Machine Components
Emerson: High-speed drives
The Unidrive HS30 and HS70 variable speed drives from Emerson, capable of output frequencies of 3,000 Hz, are suited to high speed applications frequently required for centrifuges for the food and beverage and oil industries.
December 4, 2015
High-speed drives
Previous Page
Page 64 of 641
Next Page
Products
Hmi Solutions
Human Machine Interfaces
EAO's Human Machine Interface (HMI) solutions offer components and systems to operate and monitor automated packaging lines.
Robotic Grippers E-book
Servo-drive Systems
More Products