Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Interactive catalog for sensors, machine safety

Banner’s 2010 Catalog, which features a complete selection of their sensor and safety products, is available in an interactive online version.

March 8, 2011

Machinery: Page 532

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Programmable fieldbus controller

WAGO’s high-speed 750-881 Ethernet 2.0 Programmable Fieldbus Controller processes 1000 instructions/235 μS.

March 8, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

PLC-based control tames obsolescence headaches

This manufacturer of thermoformers and trim presses finds multiple benefits in its newly developed PLC-based controls platform.

March 8, 2011

Flexible packaging

Iconic candy meets stand-up pouch

Necco Sweethearts have been an American favorite since 1902, but even the most iconic confectionery can benefit from a packaging upgrade.

March 8, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Sound off

March 8, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Wrapping machine

Multipack’s Tekna Flat wrapping machine runs at speeds up to 120 packs/min., and size changeover can be completed in as little as 5 minutes.

March 8, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC shows signs of life

The Organization for Machine Automation and Control (OMAC) held its annual meeting in conjunction with the annual ARC Manufacturing Forum in Orlando Feb. 7–10. The organization has seen some major accomplishments during its 14-year life, but recently, it has struggled with ownership and mission.

March 8, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Medical device pathway gets touch-ups

It might soon get easier to be OK with the 510(k).

March 7, 2011

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

New compostable snack bags are easier on the ears

Look out Frito-Lay! Boulder, CO-based snack food manufacturer Boulder Canyon Natural Foods may have cracked the compostable snack chip-package challenge.

March 7, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

EPI Labelers celebrates 30th Anniversary on March 15, 2011

To celebrate 30 years of designing and building labeling equipment for the packaging industry, EPI Labelers will be offering 30th Anniversary prizes to Facebook fans (http://facebook.com/epilabelers) and Twitter followers (@epilabelers).

March 7, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Bus terminals for extreme climates

Beckhoff Automation’s Extended Temperature (ET) Bus Terminals provide I/O solutions for applications in areas with severe heat or cold.

March 7, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Nestlé to describe how it wants packaging machines programmed

If optimizing manufacturing operations is anywhere on your list of things to do, be sure to attend the sixth Packaging Automation Forum April 26 in Chicago.

March 6, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Eco-friendly automated case-ready packaging machine

CVP Systems’ MasterPACKer ECO+ automated case ready packaging machine uses ecologically sustainable packaging methods.

March 4, 2011