Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Synchronous drive components

New SureMotion line of power transmission products includes timing pulleys (or sprockets), bushings and timing belts that allow users to change speed and torque while connecting mechanically rotating components.

May 5, 2015

Machinery: Page 379

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Hermit crab 'accessories' now packed automatically

The switch from manual packaging of hermit crab products to an automated filling and sealing bagger speeds production, lowers labor costs, and ensures product quality.

May 4, 2015

Protective/transport packaging

Packaging materials reduce damages for wheel/tire shipments

Mark Atwater, Director of Vendor Relations, CARiD.com, discusses the importance of packaging, and how working with the UPS Package Design and Test Lab reduced parts damage during distribution.

May 4, 2015

Material handling

ISTA’s Advocate Program

The rise of e-commerce and the steady growth of the global marketplace are among the reasons why package design and test protocols need to be reexamined.

May 4, 2015

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Vf/f/s system suits snack maker’s flexibility needs

Tropical snacks maker increases capacity, improves efficiency, and realizes flexibility with a new vf/f/s system, equipped with a multihead weigher, metal detector, and date coder.

May 4, 2015

Conveying & accumulation

Easy-clean conveyor network

Monterey Mushrooms installs multiple conveyors to ramp up six-lane packing line speeds and simplify sanitation operations.

May 4, 2015

Material handling

Sanaria uses logistics partnership to support Malaria vaccines

Cryoport, Inc. a provider of advanced cryogenic logistics products for the life sciences industry, is enhancing its cryogenic logistics support of its Sanaria partnership, which includes Sanaria’s production of malaria vaccine as well as its research and development efforts.

May 1, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor: Brushless DC motors

Oriental Motor USA expands its BMU Series brushless DC motor and driver package, now including a 200 W (1/4 HP) package; the 200 W (1/4 HP) brushless DC motor is available in round shaft or geared type with inch or metric output shafts.

May 1, 2015

Controls & Machine Components

Intelligrated: Zone controller for accumulation conveyors

ZoneFlex Advanced is an upgraded flexible zone control for the company’s Accuglide and IntelliQ zero-pressure accumulation conveyors; system monitors and automatically responds to changing accumulation conditions to optimize product flow of varied package types, sizes and weights with maximum control.

May 1, 2015

Material handling

Serialization first in South Korea

Contract development and manufacturing organization delivers identifiable labeling for a top-10 pharmaceutical company.

April 28, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

SATO America has a new President

SATO appoints Michael Beedles as new President of SATO America.

April 24, 2015

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Co-packer's bright shrink sleeve idea saves the day for Coke/Fuze-owned energy drinks

Contract packager ActionPak does more than salvage more than $2 million in product with out-of-compliance nutritional labeling; a limited-edition promo sleeve boosts image of NOS energy drinks among NASCAR fans.

April 23, 2015

Operational Excellence

Global healthcare cold chain market to reach $13.4 billion

An increase demand for a certain type of product is driving the growth, according to a new report.

April 22, 2015