Controls & Machine Components

A new breed of linear servo motor finds packaging applications

Conspicuous at Pack Expo International last fall, linear servo motors may be evolving in a manner similar to that of the coordinated multi-axis rotary servos that preceded them.

April 2, 2013

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Packaging pumps up juice sales

Fave Juice’s careful selection of new bottling system protects product shelf life and triples sales forecasts.

April 2, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Drop packer keeps craft brewer growing

After experiencing a higher than desirable level of bottle breakage with repurposed packaging equipment, Midwestern stalwart Boulevard Brewing Company needed a solution to meet its non-traditional packaging demands, which include four different bottle types, multiple packaging sizes, and no carton dividers.

March 26, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE Intelligent Platforms: Advanced manufacturing software solutions

GE Intelligent Platforms introduces advanced manufacturing software solutions that drive lower costs, faster production and tighter control on quality.

March 26, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

IDEC Corporation: 3-phase power supply

The new, three-phase power supply from IDEC, PS5R-TJ24, is an addition to the already popular and powerful PS5 series of switching power supplies.

March 26, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Network products

Announcing the introduction of Network Products from Oriental Motor, meaning their drivers now offer a built-in controller (stored data) type and can connect to various master controllers.

March 26, 2013

Sustainability

'LEGO™-like' conveyors reduce package manufacturer's footprint

Modular conveyors at Rexam perform more efficiently, while using fewer resources and creating less pollution and waste.

March 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Module for building automation

WAGO Corporation’s 753-648 LON®-FTT Module networks Local Operation Network (LON®) sub-networks to BACnet IP and other building automation fieldbuses.

March 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Machine control toolkit

Connected Components Accelerator Toolkit cuts design time and cost, optimizes control performance.

March 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Online tower light configurator

Banner Engineering recently released a new tower light configurator, an online tool that allows users to customize tower light selections and view related information.

March 25, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

IDEC Corporation: Non-contact interlock switches

IDEC introduces two new non-contact magnetic safety switches (HS7A-DMC, HS7A-DMP) to provide customers even more options.

March 19, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

GE Intelligent Platforms: Software

GE Intelligent Platforms announces the availability of its newest member of the Proficy® software platform, Proficy Vision.

March 18, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Passive junction box

TURCK introduces a new 6-port M12 passive junction box, designed to easily integrate multiple devices into a single unit.

March 18, 2013