Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: High-performance DC drives

IronHorse GSD1 series DC drives are high-performance Pulse-Width-Modulated (PWM) controllers for 12 to 48V equipment, providing smooth control with high-efficiency operation, and are ideal for applications such as auger feeders, automated door actuators, commercial cooking equipment, food production, industrial pumping systems and more.

July 10, 2015

Machinery: Page 358

Secondary Packaging

Cavanna Packaging Group founder passes

Mario Cavanna grew his 55-year-old company to over 300 employees with over 100 patents.

July 10, 2015

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Custom lighting illuminates blister packaging lines

Contract packager PCI uses on-off axis “tent” LED lighting to improve automated inspection of multiple pharmaceutical products in various reflective package formats.

July 9, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Siemens: Enhanced drive platform

See it at PACK EXPO Las Vegas Booth #6137! Siemens has announced that its Sinamics G120 drive system has been enhanced to include EtherNet/IP connectivity, thus providing maximum flexibility for industrial Ethernet communication while offering innovative concepts for those wanting a single network for the entire plant.

July 7, 2015

Converting equipment

American Packaging achieves GFSI Certification

American Packaging Corporation achieves GFSI Certification with zero non-conformances.

July 7, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Cosmetic compacts labeled and coded

Co-manufacturer/packager of cosmetics replaces a manual label application process for compacts with an ink-jet coder and label applicator to increase speed, minimize waste.

July 7, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Open-SCS addresses packaging serialization standard

Aims to accelerate compliance for healthcare counterfeiting regulations.

July 6, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Marchesini Group acquires Multipack technologies

Marchesini aims to expand its reach into Italian and international end-of-line packaging marketplaces.

July 1, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Lenze sponsors students in Coil Winding Challenge

German and U.S. students and companies collaborate to create two operable Lenze prototypes.

June 30, 2015

Thermoform/fill/seal

Servos bring speed, energy savings, and reduced maintenance

Now that side gripper chain advance and the opening and closing of both thermoforming and heat-sealing tools are servo driven, the Formpack F1 offers a number of improvements.

June 30, 2015

Secondary Packaging

Tough-grip taping system puts pressure on cased product contamination

Thermoforming specialist Fabri-Kal Corp., headquartered in Kalamazoo, MI, recently found itself in need of taping equipment that could handle various case styles and sizes.

June 30, 2015

Converting equipment

Digital printing, creasing, cutting come to carton converting

Folding carton converter Boutwell Owens & Co. is among the first in the world to combine wide-format sheet-fed digital printing and digital creasing with cutting.

June 29, 2015

Adhesive application

Pop-open cases eliminated

Programmable on-demand adhesive delivery systems avert glue charring/waste and greatly improve consistency of sealing integrity.

June 29, 2015