Controls & Machine Components

Balluff: IO-Link masters

BNI00E1 (Ethernet/IP) and BNI00AZ (Profinet) Device Integration IO-Link masters from Balluff feature 4x Type A IO-Link ports and 4x Type B IO-Link ports, each with up to 2A of output per channel to meet a wider range of requirements.

May 31, 2019

Machinery: Page 233

Blisters/clamshells/thermoforming materials

Cup filling lines keep product flowing at 160 cups/min

Dry foods co-packer Crest Foods installs two cup filling lines that each employ a volumetric cup filler and an auger filler capable of handling four lanes at once for a 160-cup/min output.

May 28, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Apex: Filler/capper machine

The Apex entry level tincture filler capper is an all-in-one bottle filler and capper machine designed specifically for the CBD and essential oil industries.

May 27, 2019

Coding, Printing & Labeling

A toast to fast, flexible laser coding on bottles

Spanish wine producer Caballero installs a laser printer that needs no adjustment to code bottles of different shapes and sizes, significantly reducing downtime on its bottling line.

May 25, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba: Actuator

Bimba launches the PA Series NFPA actuator designed to convert pneumatic energy into linear force and motion. Unit features die-cast aluminum endcaps, extruded aluminum housing, and polymer pistons.

May 24, 2019

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Bevcorp: Blending system for carbonated drinks

Bevcorp’s MicroBlend division will debut its MicrO2 Advantage Series Blending System for carbonated soft drinks (CSD) in September at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #LS-6302.

May 23, 2019

Operational Excellence

Glass cartridges for autoinjector pens chip and scuff during shipping, these small defects cause big breaks later in the lifecycle

New paper details vibration dampening panel added to regular pallets containing traditional white box trays virtually eliminates glass damage during shipping.

May 23, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Exair Corp.: Small internal mix spray nozzles

Exair introduces the 1/8 NPT small internal mix spray nozzles that atomize fluids up to 42 gal/hr.

May 21, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial: Compact controller with integrated switch

New to B&R’s Compact-S series, the X20CP0420 is a compact controller with an integrated switch that enables daisy-chain cabling between network stations.

May 21, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

First secure IoT stack for RISC-V

wolfSSL, a provider of TLS cryptography, and Hex Five Security, provider of MultiZone™ Security, the first Trusted Execution Environment (TEE) for RISC-V, announced the general availability of the industry-first secure IoT stack for RISC-V – a TLS 1.3 reference implementation of FreeRTOS with hardware-enforced separation between OS, TCP/IP stack and root of trust.

May 20, 2019

Operational Excellence

“Big Blue” supply chain woes lead to IOT solutions

Wireless connectivity allows IBM to monitor condition of mainframe shipments, not just location. Battery life still an issue.

May 20, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Allied Motion: Brushless motor

Allied Motion Technologies introduces the EnduraMax 75i Series, a 75 mm diameter brushless DC motor with an all-digital integrated drive.

May 17, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering: Safety controller

Banner Engineering introduces the SC10 Series safety controller for monitoring safety devices on smaller machines with hazardous motion. It can replace the functionality of two or more safety relay modules.

May 14, 2019