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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Flash demo of photoelectric sensors and controls from Tri-Tronics

In this flash rotation incorporating video, watch the different products in from Tri-Tronics Co.'s line of photoelectric sensors and controls.

August 13, 2008

Cartoning

Video shows robotic cartoning, case-pack, flow-wrap turnkey line for candy and snack bars

Video clip shows a turnkey line from flow wrapping through shrink bundling, featuring equipment from Bradman Lake.

August 11, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Universal analog input module

IDEC offers a new 4-point universal analog input module, expanding the capabilities of its fast micro PLC, the MicroSmart Pentra.

August 6, 2008

Closures

WEB PLUS

New or enhanced web sites.

August 5, 2008

Closures

New-generation multipacks

Prelabeled merchandising panel carrier with zipper-release handle paves wider avenues for multiple-container marketing.

August 5, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Wine lines enhanced with robotic palletizers

After the successful 2006 implementation of an automated material-handling system in its Daimiel plant in Castilla La Mancha, Spain, fruit-juice producer J. García Carrión made the strategic decision to enhance and expand its plant automation with an end-of-line solution.

August 5, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizer brings in the dough

With installation of an automated palletizing solution on its second production line, preformed pizza dough crust maker, or “base” maker, Charnwood Foods, Leicester, U.K., is palletizing up to 320 cases/hr around the clock.

August 5, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Robots' presence felt throughout packaging

Real-world applications of packaging automation in food, beverage, and other retail-product plants support the conclusions gleaned from a new study on robotics in packaging.

August 5, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Danfoss Drives: Danfoss Drives: Variable-frequency drives

Danfoss VLTR Series variable-frequency drives are now available with power through 1,350 HP in 460 and 690 VAC.

August 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Power cage clamp

Wago has added 2 new terminals to its 285 Series of Power Cage Clamps®, rounding out the only spring-type terminal block line that terminates conductors from 2 AWG to 4/0.

August 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Smaller, lighter machinery drives

ABB’s ACS350 general machinery drives are designed and built to enable volume machine builders to increase average throughput time via an average 2-sec programming time per unit.

August 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Enhanced variable frequency drives

Lenze-AC Tech has released higher power, enhanced SMVector NEMA1 drives.

August 4, 2008