Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Power supplies

The newest generation of QUINT POWER power supplies gives control engineers improved configuration and diagnostics to ensure reliable power to the control system.

September 22, 2016

Machinery: Page 307

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering: Ultrasonic sensor

Banner Engineering has introduced the Sure Cross U-GAGE K50U Ultrasonic Sensor for use in wireless tank monitoring applications; optimized for use with Banner’s Q45U Wireless Node, the pair provide a cost effective, plug-and-play solution to monitor levels in mobile or remotely located tanks and totes.

September 22, 2016

Filling/capping, dry

Forecasting the future for pharmacy automation

Prescription error prevention and safe product preparation bode well for the increased use of automated pharmaceutical dispensing systems.

September 22, 2016

Weighing/combination scales

Processing, packaging solutions provider tna debuts new website

The redesigned website offers access to tna product sell sheets, demo videos, technical white papers, and solution-based blogs.

September 19, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Case packers at Unilever handle multiple case styles

Flexible case packers at Unilever’s plant in Sanguinetto, Italy, allows it to package its Knorr bouillon products into trays, full wraparound cases, and retail-ready packaging.

September 19, 2016

Filling/capping, dry

Accuracy improved in auger filling

A push for improved accuracy is what recently led Indianapolis-based Servaas Laboratories to replace an older model volumetric filler with a rotary powder filler.

September 16, 2016

Operational Excellence

LIVE FROM PDA/FDA: Compliance to Quality: Part 2

Retired Amgen Chief Quality Officer discusses building a quality culture from the top.

September 14, 2016

Operational Excellence

LIVE FROM PDA/FDA: Compliance to Quality: Part 1

CDER’s Office of Pharmaceutical Quality aims to establish a collaborative approach with manufacturers to encourage innovation and the adoption of new technologies.

September 14, 2016

Material handling

LIVE FROM PDA/FDA: Industry Mobilizes to Fight Falsified Medicines

Pfizer representative emphasizes the significance of supply chain security from raw materials and APIs to pharmacies.

September 13, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: IO-Link master

Manufacturers and industrial operators can now access more detailed sensor diagnostics in harsh operating environments using the IP67-rated, Allen-Bradley ArmorBlock IO-Link master from Rockwell Automation.

September 13, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor: Fuji Electric compact inverter

Oriental Motor partners with Fuji Electric for the introduction of the Fuji Electric FRENIC-Mini Series (C2) Compact Inverter; the FRENIC-Mini Series can be used with any standard three-phase AC motor for controlling speed, saving energy or utilizing many of the additional functions for a tailored solution.

September 13, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

SICK GmbH: Open linear encoder

The first open linear encoder with magnetic measurement principle and certified safety function has been introduced by SICK GmbH.

September 12, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

NK Technologies: AC current transducer

NK Technologies introduces the AT/ATR-FD Series current transducer; an aperture with a 1.31 in. inside diameter accommodates wire sizes for loads up to 400 amps, facilitating the feeding of wires through the sensing window for easy installation, even in applications with multiple conductors per phase.

September 12, 2016