Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Software component manages machine variants

Modular applications can be implemented easily with B&R's software component, mapp IO. It makes it possible to add I/O modules at any time, even before a machine is delivered or at runtime, thereby simplifying the task of managing variants of machinery and equipment.

April 10, 2018

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Controls & Machine Components

Wittenstein: Gearboxes

The alpha Value Line gearhead series from Wittenstein is available in 5 variations, with reduction ratios, interfaces to the motor, and application and conditions of use that can be customized according to user specifications.

April 9, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Applied Motion Products: Closed loop linear actuator

Applied Motion Products introduces the TBSM11 closed -loop linear actuator that offers greater acceleration rates, shorter move times, and higher throughput than conventional step motor-based linear actuators.

April 6, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Wittenstein: Expanded line of drive systems

Wittenstein SE expanded its Galaxie® system product line to include more sizes, a hypoid version, and a new ultra-flat version.

April 4, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Matrox Imaging: Multi-port Ethernet adaptors

Matrox Imaging launched the Matrox Concord PoE line of multi-port gigabit Ethernet adaptors with Power-over-Ethernet (PoE) for GigE Vision®. Available in two- or four-port options, these network interface cards simplify system configurations involving multiple GigE Vision cameras not only by handling command and streaming protocols but also providing power over a single standard Cat 5e/6 cable per camera connection.

April 4, 2018

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Sophisticated machines require steady supply of custom enclosures

High-quality, stainless-steel, customized enclosures for controls components are essential to this machine builder's business, and now a steady, reliable supplier has been identified.

April 3, 2018

Converting equipment

Direct digital printing on rigid containers

German ingredient maker Döhler was among the first to take advantage of direct digital print on both glass and PET bottles. New technology now emerging in this space is impressive.

April 3, 2018

Converting equipment

Growth in digital print for corrugated

Leading European supplier of corrugated packaging and displays installs its second digital press to enhance its capabilities in producing high-impact pre-printed linerboard.

April 2, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Motion control package control system

Festo introduces the Festo Motion Control Package (FMCP), a prewired, ready-to-install control system for coordinated motion of up to six axes for pick-and-place and other high speed, precision Cartesian robotic applications.

March 27, 2018

Controls & Machine Components

Piab: Customized bag gripper software

Piab's Customizable Bag Gripper (CBG) design tool is a software program that allows customers to design/configure world-class and lightweight vacuum grippers for handling of bags and pouches weighing up to 4.4 lb.

March 23, 2018

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Sanpellegrino ups its game

Sanpellegrino, a Nestlé Waters brand, has increased production capacity of its famous sparkling mineral water with the installation of two blow/fill/cap systems for PET bottles at its plant in Ruspino, Italy,

March 23, 2018

Sustainable Packaging

Quick picks from TempPack: sideways shippers and temp excursions

From corrugated cold chain considerations to the surprising effects of thermal shipper orientation, TempPack speakers offer important real-world tips.

March 21, 2018

Secondary Packaging

A robot-to-PLC Rosetta Stone

Think of it as an "easy button" for simplifying automation. That's how Dean Elkins, senior general manager of industrial robotics maker Yaskawa Motoman, describes the company's efforts to make it easier to integrate robots on the factory floor.

March 19, 2018