Material handling

Real-time monitoring in the cold chain

While a number of new tools exist that provide real-time monitoring of the cold chain, how much data is too much? And, what can be done when excursions are identified?

October 8, 2013

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sleeve labeler features speeds of 800/minute

The SSL800 single-head sleeve labeler from Sleeve Seal is designed to deliver high speeds with robust operation, featuring Allen-Bradley controls. Company’s label management program can also provide customers with labels from PVC, PETG and OPS.

October 8, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Open automation solutions will change the packaging industry

PC-based control technology from Beckhoff can control and monitor individual packaging machines to complete packaging lines. Beckhoff industrial PCs and the TwinCAT automation software can be used to manage a wide range of packaging functions such as filling, forming, sealing, labelling, collecting, re-packing and palletising.

October 8, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New breed of on-demand case printer cuts costs

The Scribe 600 Printer from Script Technology Corp. is a rotary screen printing device that uses labeling software and a thermal imager to create an image in a stencil that is then placed on the cylinder to print corrugated substrates.

October 7, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Tritium tray shrink packer

Large-capacity magazine holds up to 1,500 corrugated tray blanks in a standard configuration, though Standard-Knapp can extend that to 3,000 blanks should a customer require it.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

New drive technologies save energy & wiring, and runs more efficiently

SEW Eurodrive USA demonstrates new drive technology on working bottling line on the Pack Expo 2013 show floor that saves energy and wiring, and helps conveyors run more efficiently under varying speeds and loads.

October 7, 2013

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Integrated vision sensors with lighting and touch panel interface

Banner Engineering demonstrates how its iVu Integrated Vision Sensors for bar code, date-code presence/absence and other applications can be made more effective by integrating lighting, vision sensing and a user-friendly touch-panel interface.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Multi-touch HMI/SCADA housed in industrial PCs and monitors

This video gives you two great solutions, hardware and software, in one! InduSoft demonstrates the multi-touch capabilities of its HMI/SCADA software housed in industrial PCs and monitors from partner Beckhoff Automation.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Single cable simplifies servo connections to DIN rail-mounted controls

Beckhoff Automation shows you how One Cable technology can provide motor power, feedback and thermal information, via EtherCAT, between its CX-200 family DIN rail-mounted PC-based controls to multiple two servo motors, including a washdown-rated stainless steel design.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Three positioning solutions...which one's right for your application?

This demonstration from Bimba Manufacturing shows basic, intermediate and advanced solutions for positioning. Which is right for you? Pneumatics, servo-pneumatics or a double electric-actuator solution? Watch this video for the pros & cons of each.

October 7, 2013

Secondary Packaging

All-electric palletizer is versatile, with advanced features

Model L7 all-electric palletizer from TopTier offers advanced features like an HMI that permits configuring settings and shows maintenance required; controls that catch pattern/case problems during the infeed stage; and automatic film recovery after breakage. All-electric operation means no pneumatics.

October 7, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Integrated safety on a valve terminal

At Festo's Pack Expo booth was a demonstration of how a Profibus fieldbus node can be connected to a safety network. This allows reliable communication to a pneumatic valve manifold, thus eliminating additional hardware.

October 7, 2013

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

Horizontal sealer boosts production 50%

Get a close-up tour of the new Packworld USA PW 3416 horizontal vacuum bag sealer, which features a new user interface developed with direct input from a customer. Find out how it helped that customer to both eliminate ergonomics-related injuries and increasing production 50%.

October 7, 2013