Controls & Machine Components

Digital drive

Aerotech offers the XC2 PWM compact, single-axis digital drive for motion control applications. The XC2 can control brushless DC, brush DC, voice coil, or stepper motors at up to 100 VDC operating voltage and 10 A peak current capability.

August 20, 2019

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Secondary Packaging

Considering robotics?

Thinking about installing robots in your packaging plant but don’t know where to start? Below, packagers share advice based on their experiences maneuvering the brave new world of robotic automation.

August 20, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizer doubles output for BASF

Sparks, GA facility replaces semi-automated palletizing process with a robotic palletizing cell that increases the case-per-minute speed of 6 to 8/min up to 15/min.

August 19, 2019

Secondary Packaging

End-of-line automation handles dairy tubs with care

Six robots on a new packaging line at Czech dairy Choceňská mlékárna quickly and gently case-pack and palletize tubs of product at 20,000/hr.

August 18, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Robots enable value-added packaging for sugar

Michigan Sugar Company adds robotic palletizing for bundled trays and display pallets that offer flexibility and high-efficiency picking.

August 17, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: IIoT-ready controller

Schneider Electric offers the Modicon M262 IIoT-ready controller designed for logic and motion applications. It offers intuitive, scalable, and reliable machine integration into Industry 4.0 environment, machine to device, machine to human, machine to machine, machine to plant, or machine directly to cloud.

August 16, 2019

Converting equipment

How To Make a Better PET Bottle

Automated Blowmolder Control systems help this Mexican converter meet quality, scheduling, and performance targets for its through-the-wall customer.

August 16, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Grape packer comes in from the fields, automates packaging

California grape grower breaks with tradition, bringing grape packing in-house and automating the process with semi-automated packing lines and robotic depalletizing and palletizing.

August 16, 2019

Converting equipment

Digital print on glass for Mercedes-Benz Italia

Brand Revolution LAB, the innovative printing creative show organized by Stratego Group under the patronage of DMA Italia, was held June 6 in Milan, Italy.

August 14, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Robotic Depalletizing Increases Line Uptime from 54% to 80% at Campbell Soup

Replacing a low-level depalletizer with a robotic one for loading glass jars onto an alfredo sauce line results in significant line uptime and reduced labor costs at Campbell Soup.

August 14, 2019

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Robotic partition inserter breaks bottleneck for winery

Washington state’s Columbia Crest winery replaces an outdated mechanical partition inserter with a robotic one that more than doubles the speed of the bottling line.

August 12, 2019

Flexible packaging

Automatic bagger for baby diapers cuts labor in half

Vietnamese nonwovens company replaces semi-automatic bagger with fully automatic one to increase line capacity while cutting labor in half.

August 11, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Pneumatic mini slide

Festo launches its DGST compact pneumatic mini slide designed for precision handling, press fitting, pick-and-place, and electronic and light assembly applications.

August 9, 2019