Controls & Machine Components

Advantech Automation Corp.: Embedded IPC

Advantech’s ARK-5260 is an intelligent, fanless, embedded IPC with PCI/PCIe multi-expansion.

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Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Food-grade servomotors

AM3000 Synchronous Servomotors from Beckhoff Automation are FDA-compliant food-grade servomotors designed with a wash-down resistant white surface coating.

January 3, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Nook Industries: Linear actuators

Nook Industries’ cost-efficient NIA ACME and Ball Screw Series Linear Actuators provide compact size and enhanced IP65 protection options against solid and liquid elements.

January 3, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Eaton Corporation: Solid-state overload relays

The C440 and XT electronic overload relays from Eaton feature both integral ground fault protection and communications capabilities, in a single, compact device to provide customers with advanced, reliable, accurate motor protection.

January 3, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Label applicators keep Gatorade in motion in Mexico

Four new sleeve applicators at two PepsiCo Beverage Mexico plants accommodate high-speed, quick-changeover requirements.

January 3, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

On-demand, high-speed printing

Memjet’s color on-demand printing technology for the labels and packaging markets provides cost-effective, on-demand color printing with a just-in-time approach that reduces waste and accelerates work flow.

January 3, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wrap labeling system

ID Technology’s Wrap Labeling System comes with an integrated iCON Laser Coder to allow a date or lot code to be marked onto a label prior to the label being applied to a product.

January 3, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Program enables conversion from tape to adhesive

Henkel is offering a new, fully integrated, turn-key program to convert from packaging tape to adhesive:  the TapOut Package Sealing Solution.

January 3, 2011

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Vertical shrink sleeve labeler

The SSL-800 Shrink Sleeve Labeler from Sleeve Seal reaches speeds of 800 containers/min. on a single head.

January 3, 2011

Secondary Packaging

Palletizer/stretch wrapper

Combining a rugged, heavy-duty small footprint palletizer with a fully integrated stretch wrapper, Columbia Machine’s Model FL1000-SW can simultaneously stack and stretch wrap a wide variety of package types including cases, trays, totes, film only and display packs for a variety of industries.

January 3, 2011

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Micro blister packaging machine

Designed for OTC and regulated pharmaceuticals and nutraceuticals, the FBM-Micro blister packaging machine from PIA-K Enterprises combines with Norwood's 53LT printer to thermoform, fill, print and seal up to 80 units/min.

January 3, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Dual Ethernet expansion card

Red Lion’s XCENET Ethernet expansion card for the Data Station Plus and Modular Controller series products allows operators to easily isolate machine level network traffic from the enterprise level network.

January 3, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Prosoft Technology, Inc: Prosoft Technology, Inc: Application transforms iPhone, iPad, and iPod into HMIs

ProSoft i-View from ProSoft Technology is a mobile phone application for the iPhone, iPad, and iPod that transforms these devices into mobile HMIs to enable real-time remote process control for engineers, plant floor operators and maintenance technicians.

January 3, 2011