Machinery: Page 562

Tamper-evident machinery

Void effects labels

Schreiner MediPharm integrates special void effects into labels for anti-counterfeiting purposes.

August 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Control system brings flexibility and throughput

Pneumatic Scale Angelus—a division of Barry Wehmiller and the world’s leading manufacturer of can-seaming machinery—knows how important product quality and productivity are for the customers that use its machines.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Robotics rallies in 2010; packagers automate for profit

After the past couple years’ serious sales slump, the industrial robotics industry is beginning to rebound, with food and consumer goods applications showing strong gains. Recent packaging installations testify to the value of automation.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Shrink-wrapped packs serve floor sample converter

Sierra Group increases line speed 400%, reduces material costs 40%, and eliminates 1 million corrugated cases with transition to shrink packaging for its flooring samples.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Software links printers company-wide

Jelly Belly Candy Company has increased factory automation and reduced the costs of pre-printed packaging through good use of package-coding software.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyors protect against dust, debris

Dorner’s 2300 and 5300 DustPruf™ Series of conveyors are essentially “dust proof,” thanks to a streamlined frame design that virtually eliminates all catch points where particulates or debris can collect.

August 7, 2010

Controls & machine components

Aerotech, Inc: Linear-motor gantry

The AGS1500 series Cartesian gantry systems from Aerotech are designed for precise contouring in a compact footprint.

August 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Festo Corporation: Motor mount kit and gearbox

GAM Gear’s LSK and the EPL-H is the industry’s first-ever motor mounting kit and planetary gear head that can specifically be adapted to Festo®* actuators.

August 7, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Entry-level palletizers

Intelligrated’s Alvey GS100 family of palletizers provides a durable, reliable automated palletizing solution at an affordable price.

August 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Panel PC

B&R’s Panel PC 800 covers a performance range from energy efficient Intel® Atom™ N270 processors to Core2™ Duo processors for applications with high performance requirements.

August 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

William B. Rudow, Inc : William B. Rudow, Inc : William B. Rudow, Inc : William B. Rudow, Inc : Cam switches

Distribued by Davidon Industries, Inc., the CR line of cam switches from Bremas Ersce includes cam switches with nominal currents of 12,16,20,25,32 and 40 A in AC21A (resistive loads) and insulation voltage of 690V.

August 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Servomotor drive compatible with multiple Ethernet standards

Baldor’s e100 drive family of servomotor drives has been re-engineered to become compatible with 3 industrial Ethernet standards--EtherNet/IP, Modbus TCP and Powerlink--as well as standard TCP/IP networks and Baldor's own Mint system building environment.

August 7, 2010