Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Kombucha brewers follow craft beer footsteps

Kombucha manufacturers like Big Easy Bucha are following an equipment and automation path well-worn by the craft beer brewers that preceded them.

January 18, 2019

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Controls & Machine Components

Encoder Products: Magnetic encoder modules

Encoder Products announces additional options, Model 30M and Model 30MT, for its low-profile 30 mm diameter magnetic encoder modules. Units feature upgraded options to choose any resolution from 1 to 1024 and 1 to 16 pole commutation.

January 18, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Extended range of ball plungers

JW Winco, A Ganter Company, offers GN 615.5 ball plungers in A4 stainless steel, with ceramic ball, GN 615.8 ball plungers in stainless steel or steel, with friction bearing, with slot, and GN 615.9 ball plungers in stainless steel or steel, with friction bearing, with internal hexagon.

January 16, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Report: Innovative new controls at PACK EXPO

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year. Here is our report on new controls.

January 15, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Solid state relays

Carlo Gavazzi launches the three-phase RGC3.…48 Series solid state relays. It is a 48 AAC per phase-rated device available with line voltage ratings up to 600 VAC, either DC or AC control, with optional system monitoring featuring electromechanical relay alarm and auxiliary output.

January 14, 2019

Conveying & accumulation

Single-pass RFID insertion improves job turnaround times

Canadian label printer installs a ‘smart label’ system that provides traceability and reduces human error in material handling and inventory operations.

January 10, 2019

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Dr. Pharm: Complete packaging line solutions

Dr. Pharm®, Inc. offers complete packaging line solutions consisting of bottle unscrambling, tablet/capsule counting, cotton/desiccant insertion, capping, sealing, and labeling machinery.

January 9, 2019

Coding/marking

PACK EXPO International 2018 Innovations Report: Machinery

Covering 1.2 million net sq ft of exhibit space and drawing 2,500 exhibitors, PACK EXPO International brought 50,000 attendees to the biggest packaging event of the year.

January 9, 2019

Coding, Printing & Labeling

It’s the age of the adaptive machine

The next frontier in packaging equipment is the adaptive machine, where machines are able to adapt to each product instead of running batches that conform to a fixed setup.

January 8, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Compact controller

The CX7000 Embedded PC from Beckhoff is a cost-effective compact controller for TwinCAT 3 software that can be expanded as needed via I/O terminals. It features an ARM Cortex™-M7 processor with an advanced 400 MHz processor and built-in configurable I/Os.

January 4, 2019

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Safety controller system

The ReeR MOSAIC safety controller system from AutomationDirect is modular, expandable, and configurable for managing all safety functions of a single machine or an entire plant.

December 21, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Temperature process control

With mapp Temperature software, B&R offers temperature control that combines maximum usability and powerful control algorithms. Integrated simulation capabilities allow virtual commissioning in minutes. It also provides heating current monitoring.

December 18, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products: Stepper motor for hazardous locations

Applied Motion Products introduces the HX56-100 stepper motor internationally-certified for use in hazardous locations throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, and the Middle East.

December 14, 2018