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Controls & Machine Components

Lightweight, compact intelligent robot demonstrates speed, flexibility

FANUC Robotics exhibits its new M-1iA parallel-link robot at Pack Expo Las Vegas 2009 picking and placing small objects with accuracy.

January 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling revisions take aim against medication errors

The U.S. Pharmacopeia proposes revisions to ferrules and cap overseal labeling.

January 6, 2010

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

Date coding assurance system

TNA’s intelli-scan® inspects and confirms date coding on high speed VFFS packs, and is featured on tna’s robag® vertical form/fill/seal (VFFS) packaging system.

January 6, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Floor level palletizer

The FL2000 floor level palletizer from Columbia includes on-machine I/O electrical components providing a clean design and fast installation.

January 6, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Adjustable case sealer

3M’s 3M-Matic™ adjustable case sealer a80f features an automatic flap folding function that automatically folds upper carton flaps, freeing the operator to complete other tasks.

January 6, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Tube filler

MG America’s Axomatic Optima 1400 automatic tube filling machine fills and seals metal, polythene and rolled tubes for the pharmaceutical, cosmetic, nutritional, food and the general packaging industries.

January 6, 2010

Converting equipment

Make collaboration a 2010 theme

A newly developed lubricating material greatly reduces time spent on maintaining blow molds at Nestlé Water. A close buyer/supplier partnership made it possible.

January 5, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Bodine Electric Company: High-torque gearmotor

Bodine Electric has upgraded and expanded its Type-CG variable speed AC inverter-duty and permanent magnet DC gearmotors.

December 22, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: New ECO Ethernet Coupler from WAGO Corp.

The new 750-352 ECO Ethernet Fieldbus Coupler enables the transition from centralized PAC/PLCs to flexible, decentralized networks.

December 21, 2009

Secondary Packaging

New president for Hi-Cone's worldwide business

ITW has announced that Steve Henn has been named President of Hi-Cone’s worldwide business.

December 17, 2009

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions: Controller firmware revision

The VersaMax® Micro Plus controller firmware revision 4.0 from GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms improves productivity, expands communications connectivity, adds high-precision temperature sensing and increases the amount of devices that con be controlled with a low end controller.

December 16, 2009

Flexibles

Nestlé replaces CPET with paperboard for Stouffer's trays

A change from plastic to paperboard trays for family-size Stouffer’s entrées, as well as other packaging changes, yields a material savings for Nestle of nearly 3,000 tons annually.

December 16, 2009