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Controls & Machine Components

Device innovations in the fast lane

Medical devices, combination products, move the future closer to the present.

January 14, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze Americas: Potentiometer option

Lenze-AC Tech’s Potentiometer Option for SMVector NEMA 4X Inverter models is built right into the terminal cover, providing direct front-panel access.

January 13, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Case packer uses a power monitor to minimize energy consumption

A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy

January 12, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

When it comes to food safety, perception is reality

It’s no secret that food safety is a hot-button issue these days.

January 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Industry watch

January 8, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

New cap, liner, and seal system perks up packaging performance

Leaky and bloated containers get cut from turf management product roster.

January 8, 2010

Protective/transport packaging

PUR pack extends cheesecake company's reach

Cold-chain packaging using custom-molded polyurethane foam cushions protects Jubilations’ gourmet cheesecakes over long distances, cuts shipping costs.

January 8, 2010

Sustainability

Packaging is key to club-store success

The unique environment of the wholesale club store demands that packaging be retail-ready, eye-catching, innovative, and environmentally friendly to secure product sales.

January 8, 2010

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

Switch from banding to bagging triples towel packaging speeds

Machine controller keeps track of towel counts, collects stats, and takes pressure off packaging operators.

January 7, 2010

Closures

Wegmans: Market savvy and co-packing lift private label

Northeast grocer delivers products that resonate with its customers by understanding trends and nurturing effective supply chain relationships.

January 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Siko Products, Inc: Wire-actuated encoders

Siko’s SG20 and SG30 wire-actuated encoders provide large measuring range in a compact design for space-constrained applications.

January 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

They're baaack: Consumer group wants food label changed...again

Ah, the food label, the Great Crossroads, the Window into the American Soul, where contemporary issues relating to diet and health are revealed and battled over, a town square where the features the food industry wants to tout and consumers care about are trumpeted or whispered about, with government agencies looking over everyone’s shoulder.

January 7, 2010