Secondary Packaging

Cobot user presented with gold-finish machine

Chicago-area small precision machining company Kay Manufacturing is presented with a Golden Edition Cobot upon purchasing robot supplier’s 25,000th machine.

September 11, 2018

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Controls & Machine Components

Miki Pulley: Electric brakes

Miki Pulley’s BXR-LE electric spring applied brakes are ideal for small and precise servo motor configurations. Featuring a voltage controller, the brake’s power consumption is stepped down to 7 vDC after a split second of 24 vDC for brake actuation.

September 11, 2018

Operational Excellence

Merck tests drone shipments of medical supplies in Puerto Rico

A ‘Flying Smartbox’ from AT&T and Softbox demonstrates how IoT helps safely deliver vital medicines in disaster relief efforts.

September 11, 2018

Robotics

ABB: Digital robot controller

ABB launches the OmniCore robot controller designed for maximum performance and reliability for 24/7 operations of factories making products with increasingly shorter lifecycles. The controller’s high path accuracy also increases throughput and decreases cycle times.

September 7, 2018

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ink-jet’s versatility brings uptime

The exceptional versatility and user-friendliness of a new printer is delivering increased efficiency and convenience for Glowcroft Contract Packing in the U.K.

September 7, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Clippard: PTFE media isolation valves

Clippard’s media isolation valves are solenoid-operated devices that use a flexible diaphragm to isolate the actuation mechanism from the fluid path. All wetted areas of the valve are PTFE, making this series ideal for use with corrosive media.

September 7, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

JW Winco: Steel and stainless-steel locking toggle clamps

JW Winco, Inc., A Ganter Company, introduces its line of steel and stainless-steel locking toggle clamps.

September 5, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric: Augmented reality software

Schneider Electric introduces EcoStruxure™ Augmented Operator Advisor augmented reality (AR) software. It brings together physical, real-life objects with virtual objects to increase operational efficiency, reduce costs, and improve proactive maintenance.

September 4, 2018

Sustainability

E-com baby food keeps cool in compostable, recyclable packaging

California company delivering fresh meals for babies opts for cold-chain packaging made from plant fiber with components that can be composted and recycled.

September 2, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff: Servo drive system

See it at PACK EXPO International, Booth # S-3183! Beckhoff Automation will demonstrate its AMP8000 distributed servo drive system. Requiring no alterations to existing machines, the servo drive system features power ratings from 0.61 to 1.23 kW and standstill torque ratings from 2.00 to 4.8 Nm at an F4 flange size or power ratings from 1.02 to 1.78 kW and standstill torque ratings from 4.10 to 9.7 Nm with an F5 flange.

August 28, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Advanced Micro Controls: Integrated motors

Advanced Micro Controls Inc. (AMCI) adds the E2 Technology integrated motors to its line of PLC-based SMD Series all-in-one stepper motor + drive + controllers.

August 24, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Icotek: Split brush plate for cable pass-through

The divisibility of the system allows for retrofitting. In this installation the frame is installed around the wires so it is not necessary to disconnect the cables.

August 22, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Mitsubishi Electric: Make smart machines even smarter

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., introduces Pak/iQTM a comprehensive portfolio of packaging products designed to improve the performance and lower the total cost of deploying smart packaging machines.

August 22, 2018