Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Expanded range of rod end bearings

JW Winco, Inc., a Ganter Co., offers an expanded range of rod end bearings, including GN 648.1/GN 648.2 steel zinc-plated, tapped type, or with threaded stem and GN 648.5/GN 648.6 stainless steel, tapped type, or with threaded stem.

February 27, 2019

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Material handling

Shippers deliver early-stage clinical trial samples

Celerion helps its pharmaceutical manufacturer clients safely and swiftly deliver products in environmentally friendly, temperature-sensitive shipping containers.

February 26, 2019

Operational Excellence

Cold chain management connects pharma to food

In this First Person Q&A, Anthony Dellumo, Product Specialist at QProducts & Services, discusses thermal packaging needs in these two markets, and the booming e-commerce business and its cold chain implications.

February 26, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Piab: Vacuum generator with IO-link

piCOMPACT®23 SMART is an IO-Link-ready vacuum generator platform from Piab that offers operation with either standard 24V IO or IO-Link.

February 25, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Nord Gear: Industrial gear units

Nord Gear launches the MAXXDRIVE® XT series of industrial gear units available in power ranges of 67 to 2,000 HP with speed ratios of 6.3 to 22.4. Output torque ranges from 132,000 to 660,000 lb-in.

February 22, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Nuremberg SPS/IPC/Drives event signals TSN, OPC UA adoption

Stefan Hoppe of the OPC Foundation recently announced that work is beginning on its “OPC UA including TSN down to the field level” initiative. Dave Greenfield of Automation World attended the event and advises how this stands to affect packaging machinery builders and end users.

February 21, 2019

Operational Excellence

Supply chain issues call for track-and-trace technologies

New report forecasts nearly 19% CAGR for these solutions to improve security and drug traceability.

February 21, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Pro-face America: Module for industrial PCs

Pro-face America announces the PS5001B Atom Box module that includes an Intel® Atom CPU and can be easily mounted to any Pro-face PS5000 series display providing high-performance and durability for multiple iPC applications.

February 19, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Posital: Inclinometers

Posital’s TILTIX inclinometers are available with the Modbus RTU communication interface.

February 15, 2019

Filling/capping, dry

Dr. Pharm: High speed tablet press

Dr. Pharm’s GZPS-83 is designed for pharmaceutical and nutraceutical applications. It is capable of bi-layer tablets, different colors, annular as well as well as round, engraved, and even irregularly shaped tablets at speeds up to 796,000 tablets/hr.

February 14, 2019

Secondary Packaging

Turnkey line for PET

Tousnina Sarl, a water bottler in Algeria, recently installed a turnkey line for PET bottles that runs at 20,000/hr.

February 13, 2019

Material handling

Albertsons Companies makes environmental switch for pharmacy shipments

Food and drug retailer to begin using paper-based containers for its temperature-sensitive shipments in late February, with the goal of diverting up to 75,000 lb of packaging from landfills every year.

February 12, 2019

Coding, Printing & Labeling

AstroNova: Tabletop printer

AstroNova, Inc. launches the QuickLabel® QL-300 5-color, toner-based tabletop printer designed specifically for production label printing. Unit prints label widths ranging from 1.0 in. to 5.0 in. and features roll-to-cut or roll-to-roll operation.

February 7, 2019