Conveying & accumulation

Automated case handling

The Freeway System from Schneider Packaging Equipment (Brewerton, NY) automates the transporting and palletizing of packed cases. It can be retrofitted onto most packaging lines, says the company.

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Controls & Machine Components

Microprocessor control system

Labeling Systems (Oakland, NJ) has introduced its newest microprocessor control system for the Model 3000 labeling head. Its exclusive 32-bit RISC microprocessor provides complete control and monitoring of labeler functions.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Servo amplifier

Kollmorgen Motion Technologies (Radford, VA) will introduce the Servostar, a compact digital servo amplifier that can operate a wide variety of Kollmorgen brushless motor types.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Guarding system

Multi-Screen(TM) is a new optoelectronic machine guarding system from Banner Eng. (Minneapolis, MN) that allows two light screen systems to be connected to the same controller.

September 30, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Bag depalletizer

Pacific Robotics' (San Diego, CA) PR-110 robot depalletizes loads of bagged material as tall as 80". It uses a regenerative vacuum blower and a proprietary pickup head to systematically remove bags from the pallet load and place them on a conveyor.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Tray packaging machines

Ross Industries' (Midland, VA) new Inpack Junior preformed tray packaging machine is a high-speed unit with programmable controller, digital function timers, and options for modified atmosphere or seal-only packaging.

September 30, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic stretch system

Liberty Industries (Youngstown, OH) has released a new full-color brochure on the 5 Series Model 5.50 automatic stretch system. It has been designed and engineered for rugged installations with operational simplicity and safety in mind.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Robotic case loader

Salwasser (Reedley, CA) will introduce its new automatic robotic case loading system. It consists of a Model FX-100 robotic case loader, integrated with a model OBC-2 case opener/bottom closer.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Dual-lane filler

Ratioflo's (Watkinsville, GA) Model RDL-7308 dual-lane filler is equipped with eight volumetric modules and 16 filling nozzles. As eight containers in a lane are being filled, the second lane is being transferred.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Bar code scanner

SICK Optic-Electronic's (Eden Prairie, MN) smallest bar code scanner is the new CLV 220. Measuring only 4.9" x 2.7" x 1.4", it offers features usually found only in large scanners, including a 1겨-Hz scan rate, adjustable focus control and a broad reading range.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Integrated driver/controller and motors

The DeltaMax is a new line of integrated driver/controllers and motors from Industrial Indexing Systems (Victor, NY). It integrates controller, driver and motor into a single unit.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Folding cartons brochure

Paperboard Packaging Council (Washington, DC) has released a brochure called "Paperboard Folding Cartons: An Open and Shut Case." It describes important benefits of the folding cartons in four areas: Efficiency, shelf presence, consumer friendliness and environmental responsibility.

September 30, 1996

Controls & Machine Components

Compression testing

L.A.B. (Skaneateles, NY) will be demonstrating the new Valview(TM) for Windows(TM) PC control of the company's VALIDATOR(TM) box compression tester, used to simplify compression testing.

September 30, 1996