Coding, Printing & Labeling

AFM relocating to corporate headquarters

American Film and Machinery (AFM), a provider of shrink sleeve labeling equipment and consumables, is relocating its operations to the company’s headquarters in Brooklyn Park, MN. Effective February 1, the current facility in Corona, CA will be closed and all AFM products will be shipped from Brooklyn Park, MN.

January 23, 2018

Machinery: Page 263

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: EtherCAT Terminals

Beckhoff’s EL922x EtherCAT Terminal series for overcurrent protection is designed for 24 V DC operation and includes 19 different EtherCAT Terminals and are available in 1- and 2-channel versions for various current loads up to a maximum of 10 A.

January 23, 2018

Thermoform/fill/seal

Brown Machine Group merges with Freeman Co.

Brown Machine Group announced its merger with Freeman Co. to enhance capabilities in thermoform tooling.

January 22, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Exair: Digital flowmeters

Exair's new digital flowmeters with wireless capability use a Zigbee mesh network protocol to measure and monitor compressed air use, trends, and historical data.

January 22, 2018

Filling/capping, dry

SupplyOne named a national distributor for Ossid

Ossid, a product brand of ProMach, announced that SupplyOne Inc., is now a national distributor of the innovative Ossid TS line of vacuum skin pack (VSP), modified atmosphere packaging (MAP), and ambient case-ready food tray sealing machines to middle-market and family-owned food processors. SupplyOne, a national packaging company, is a value-added distributor with custom manufacturing capabilities in corrugated, labels, and thermoforming

January 17, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products: Daisy-chain board connector

Applied Motion Products offers a new daisy-chain board connector for its NEMA 11 frame StepSERVO Integrated Motors. The new optional connector separates communication terminals into two standalone power and I/O connectors, making it easier to establish daisy-chain connections on RS-485 and Modbus RTU networks.

January 16, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Allied Motion Technologies: Brushless DC motor with integrated drive

Allied Motion Technologies introduced the KinetiMax 42 EB, a 42-mm diameter outer rotor, brushless DC featuring an integrated speed control loop with speed set input to adjust motor speed from 150 to 5000 rpm.

January 12, 2018

Secondary Packaging

Breakthrough in pallet-patterning software

As SKU proliferation continues to make flexibility and changeover increasingly important to CPG companies, a new pallet-pattern programming software is attracting a lot of attention.

January 12, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Device company streamlines global labeling process

For neuroendovascular technology company MicroVention, SQL script decreases production labor hours while the GS1 Wizard helps meet UDI standards.

January 11, 2018

Converting equipment

New digital capabilities for labels

Increased demand for print runs of 100 to 100,000 ft made it necessary for this label converter to expand further into digital printing.

January 10, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Ultra-compact industrial PC series

Beckhoff has announced the release of a new, ultra-compact Industrial PC (IPC), the C6030.

January 9, 2018

Controls & machine components

Integrating checkweighers into factory control systems

Dynamic Checkweigher line uses control systems that fit customer processes, eliminating overfills and offering easy operation and low cost of ownership.

January 9, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Nord Drivesystems: Industrial gearboxes

Nord’s high-torque series of industrial gearboxes, when combined with its industrial motors and drive electronics, provide a complete solution for conveying systems, mixers, agitators, and similar heavy duty applications, offering output torques up to 2,196,000 in-lb.

January 5, 2018