Controls & Machine Components

Nematron Corporation: PCs for harsh environments

Nematron’s new iPC-Series of Industrial Computers, now with Intel i-Series Core embedded processors, offer the latest in embedded processing power with the following Intel CPU options: i7 Dual Core, i5 Dual Core, and Dual Core Celeron P4500.

July 16, 2012

Machinery: Page 483

Controls & Machine Components

Hitachi America, Ltd.: Pre-engineered inverter panels

Hitachi’s new pre-engineered panel product line includes NEMA 3R and NEMA 12 rated inverter panels which have a capacity ranging from 5 to 600 hp.

July 16, 2012

Material handling

Cold chain: Cooler battles antibiotic-resistant tuberculosis

MIT-designed cooler preserves tuberculosis drugs and records doses, overcoming obstacles in Ethiopia.

July 13, 2012

Adhesive application

Bulk hot melt glue gun

Glue gun is a multi-use, high-performance, dependable industrial tool.

July 12, 2012

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

LIVE FROM ACHEMA 2012: Continuous-motion thermoforming line

At the Marchesini stand at Achema 2012, Andy Long, director, demonstrates the MB460 continuous-motion thermoforming line that produces up to 720 blisters/min and allows for quick changeovers.

July 11, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

LIVE FROM ACHEMA 2012: Blister printer

Stephan Wengi, sales director at Hapa, describes the company's BlisterJet 807 for customized printing of cartons or blisters during Achema 2012 in Frankfurt, Germany.

July 11, 2012

Filling/capping, dry

LIVE FROM ACHEMA 2012: Solid-dose bottling equipment

The Integrated Bottle Center 120 from Uhlmann is demonstrated at Achema 2012 in this video by Joachim Noe, head of bottle packaging systems. The machine accommodates small- to medium-sized batches of solid-dose products at rates up to 150 bpm or 24,000 tablets/min.

July 11, 2012

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

Hf/f/s pouch and sachet packing machine

A+ Secure Packaging, LLC adds a horizontal form/fill/seal (hf/f/s) pouch and sachet packaging machine to its automated packaging equipment.

July 11, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Carton printer

Hapa's Universal CP 336 carton printer prints additional information in CMYK to preprinted die-cut cartons, as explained in this Achema 2012 video by Stephan Wengi, the company's sales director.

July 11, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

UV drop-on-demand Piezo ink-jet printer

Hapa's redcube is a UV drop-on-demand Piezo ink-jet printer for high-end marketing that can be configured to meet any production process and easily integrate into any packaging system. In this video from Achema 2012, the unit is shown printing onto a paperboard carton.

July 10, 2012

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Marking and verification system

In this Achema 2012 video, a redcube printer is shown printing cartons within the Laetus MV-70 system, which is designed to handle up to 400 packs/min. The system provides marking, camera, and verification capabilities in a small footprint with an easy-to-use HMI interface.

July 9, 2012

Weighing/combination scales

Versatile combination weigher and depositor system fills full containers or targeted sections

Watch how Yamato's ADW-324MV Divided Weigher, coupled with a depositing system, handles multipoint discharge and custom configurations, from compartments to full trays... then find out how the company can customize one for your application.

July 8, 2012

Secondary Packaging

See Moen's Rollover Tray Former in action

A compact, high speed system for products requiring high compression strength.

July 6, 2012