Controls & Machine Components

MOCON, Inc: Combination testing system

MultiCheck™ 400 from Mocon tests packages with one-way degassing valves, measuring oxygen headspace, leak detection, and seal strength.

April 28, 2011

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Controls & Machine Components

How to optimize your packaging automation strategy

At the sixth annual Packaging Automation Forum April 25 and 26 in Chicago, the speakers offered high-level views of consumer behavior as well as plant-floor insights into how manufacturing and packaging can be optimized.

April 27, 2011

Controls & machine components

SICK, Inc: Viewer monitor for label, logo inspection

Sick’s Inspector Viewer is a compact, real-time, touch-screen monitor that provides advanced monitoring and trending capabilities for Inspector Vision Sensors--right next to the production line.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Operator panel with a CANopen interface

Baldor’s KPD202-501 operator panel is a compact IP65-rated operator panel with a CANopen interface that provides a cost-effective HMI for machine builders, as well as a scalable control solution – an optional plug-in digital I/O module facilitates simple system expansion.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Interface function block provides engine monitoring

Wago Corporation's J1939 Interface function block increases large engine efficiency by tracking, and reacting to, engine performance parameters via WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Power panel functions as PC

The B&R Power Panel 500 combines control, visualization and drive technology into one compact unit.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Vacuum sensor for OVEM vacuum generators

With the OVEM vacuum generator from Festo, continuous status monitoring of the entire vacuum system is made possible with an integral sensor.

April 25, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Security labels

April 24, 2011

Secondary Packaging

New Controller for Econocorp

Econocorp, Inc. welcomes Rhonda Livingston as the company’s new Controller.

April 19, 2011

Tamper-evident machinery

Selig Sealing Products creates Scholarship in Packaging at MSU

Selig Sealing Products, Inc., a global manufacturer of induction sealing and closure lining materials, announces the creation of the Selig Sealing Products Scholarship in Packaging at Michigan State University.

April 19, 2011

Case/tray packing

Yamato teams up with Key Technology

Yamato Corporation and Key Technology‘s Integrated Solutions Group (ISG) have teamed up to offer complete line solutions from processing through weighing.

April 18, 2011

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

All-Fill acquires V-Line from Taylor Products for integrated VFFS capability

All-Fill, Exton, PA has acquired the V-Line of Vertical Form-Fill-Seal equipment from Taylor Products of Kansas City, MO.

April 15, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Schneider Packaging recognized by Fanuc for outstanding robotic integration achievements

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc., FANUC’s largest integrator in the case packing and palletizing segment in North America, is honored to receive 4 additional FANUC Awards for innovation in use of Robotics as well as sales volumes.

April 15, 2011