Operational Excellence

Report Says Logistics Salaries Rising

Medical logistics pros earn a healthy wage, according to a DC VELOCITY salary survey.

April 13, 2016

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Controls & Machine Components

JVL Industri: Stepper motors

MIS23 QuickStep stepper motors are a series of versatile, compact, economical integrated stepper motors from JVL.

April 13, 2016

Converting equipment

AdamsTech installs Penta die board laser at CardPak

In less than six months, AdamsTech has installed three Penta die board lasers to keep up with demand.

April 13, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Balluff: 16 Port IO-Link Master with PROFINET

Scalable, distributed controls architecture for high I/O density applications.

April 12, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Fiber optic amplifiers

AutomationDirect’s OPT series of single and multi-fiber photoelectric amplifiers are available with wide detection and working ranges that support transparent object recognition capability.

April 12, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Festo: Mobile app to order components

The Festo Mobile App delivers quick and easy access to the Festo FAST Catalog of industrial automation components that are available for shipping on either the same day an order is placed, in three days, or in five days.

April 12, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

The Internet of Things to Transform Healthcare Packaging

IoT-enabled packaging can track shipments and missed medications, improving supply chain workflow and the quality of life.

April 11, 2016

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Krones acquires 60% of System Logistics shares

Krones acquires a leading supplier in the intralogistics industry for beverage market.

April 11, 2016

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Tips for buying case-labeling systems

Use these six tips to buy and operate the best case-labeling equipment for your application.

April 11, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC introduces user-specific PackML training

The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) is introducing two new user-specific sessions in its annual half-day PackML workshop.

April 10, 2016

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Compact controller

With the new Allen-Bradley compact GuardLogix 5370 controller from Rockwell Automation, users no longer need separate networks and controllers for safety and motion in applications with up to 16 axes, making it easier to design safety into a wide range of standard and custom machines, and resulting in simpler system architectures.

April 8, 2016

Secondary Packaging

Automation pays off for G-Sport

Gresvig (G-Sport), the largest player in the Norwegian sports and leisure industry, has implemented a fully automated warehouse management system at their primary warehouse in Askim, just outside of Oslo.

April 5, 2016

Sustainability

Cryoport chosen to provide cold chain logistics support to ProteoGenex

Reusable Cryoport shippers will reduce ProteoGenex’ use of consumable dry ice and save its clients more than 50% on shipping and handling costs.

April 5, 2016