Machinery: Page 659

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

Industry Watch

April 5, 2008

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

AriZona specifies LN2 dosers for all new can and bottle lines

Liquid nitrogen injection preserves beverage flavor, extends product shelf life, and creates internal pressure to combat container damage.

April 4, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Real-world packaging education at WITC

Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College packs a wealth of hands-on machinery experience into its two-year packaging technician program.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Cast platen heaters

Durex Industries offers cast platen heaters as a durable heat source for commercial applications. Platens can be manufactured with a thickness of 1/2" or greater, and a rugged tubular heating element is distributed evenly to provide a uniform temperature pattern across the surface.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Faster encoder interface

The bidirectional EnDat 2.2 interface from Heidenhain is now available with a clock frequency of 16 MHz for high-response applications with direct drives, especially those found in the electronics industry.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Resolver-based drive

Lenze-AC Techhas released the resolver-based Model 941 PositionServo Drive.

April 4, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Universal microroller driver

Holjeron has introduced a new Universal Controller for powered rollers used in conveyor systems, capable of driving standard motor-driven rollers or mechanical brake rollers and applying electronic braking to either.

April 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Incremental encoders

SICK STEGMANN’s DFS 60 Incremental Encoders are now available in blind hollow shaft versions.

April 3, 2008

Sustainability

What kind of packaging would we give up for Mother Earth?

According to a Nielsen Global Food Packaging Survey, nearly one in two global consumers would give up all forms of packaging designed for convenience purposes if it would benefit the environment, including packaging designed for easy stacking/storing at home (49%); packaging that can be used for cooking, or doubles as a resealable container (48%); and packaging designed for easy transport (47%)

April 3, 2008

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID drivers 2008

An uptick in RFID suggests that the market is moving beyond traditional closed-loop applications toward pilots and deployments driven by value propositions.

April 3, 2008

Labeling

Medical device civil suits are preempted, but for how long, and are drugs next?

As of now, a person hurt by a medical device cannot sue the manufacturer for negligence or strict product liability if the product was approved by FDA through a full-blown premarket approval procedure, and the device that hurt you was in compliance with FDA requirements. Up until late February 2008, you could have, but then the Supreme Court said otherwise.

April 3, 2008

Converting equipment

Glue valves

The 500 series glue valves from Valco Cincinnati feature advanced solenoid technology for short glue patterns at high machine speeds, as well as an adjustable flow rate for precise glue volume control.

April 3, 2008