Machinery: Page 667

Controls & Machine Components

Hitachi America, Ltd.: Trip-less micro drives

The new X200 Series of inverters from Hitachi America builds on the technology of its predecessors while adding many enhancements.

February 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Banner Engineering Corp.: Safety controller

Banner Engineering has introduced the SC22-3 Safety Controller, an easy-to-configure safety module that incorporates numerous input devices and manages multiple safety-related functions.

February 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Industrial PC brings controls benefits to high-speed tray former/sealer

Capable of 600 packs/min and featuring an advanced clean-in-place capablility, this thermoforming machine is big on interoperability.

February 4, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

What makes interpack so important?

Guest editorial: the biggest packaging show on earth is also among the most influential. Plenty of corporate packaging machinery buyers from the Fortune 500 attend. Why do only 10% of North American OEMs exhibit there? By John Kowal ELAU Inc. Global Marketing Manager

February 4, 2008

Sustainability

Toying with bottle design

A playful bottle is engineered for educational, environmental, and humanitarian benefits.

February 1, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Top packaging professionals join Hartness

Hartness International announces the hiring of Rich Brown and John Loughlin.

January 30, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Robotic palletizing and packaging solutions

FANUC Robotics is the leading supplier of robots and robotic systems for palletizing and packaging. See the demo video.

January 30, 2008

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Multihead weigher can weigh and fill more than 100 cycles/min, accurate to the gram

WeightPack presents its CombiScale multihead weigher. These models are available in 8-, 10-, 14- and 16-head configurations. Designed for high-speed applications, this scale, with its touch screen controls, is easy to operate and is user-friendly. Weigh and fill more than 100 cycles/min and be accurate to the gram.

January 30, 2008

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

Bagger stands less than 4' tall and fits into any space

The Vertek Junior from WeighPack Systems is the most affordable vertical form/fill/seal bagger on the market. This servo driven stainless-steel bagger can produce 50 bags/min with a finished bag width of 5" wide. Great for fractional packaging of coffee, spices, cheese, liquids, and candies, the Vertek Junior stands less than 4' tall and fits into any space.

January 30, 2008

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

Bagger automatically opens, fills, and seals bags at 100/min

The Swifty horizontal bagger from WeighPack Systems is designed for pre-made stand up bag styles. Machine can automatically open, fill, and seal bags at 100 cycles/min depending on the model.

January 30, 2008

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Robotic trends in packaging

Part 2 of a 2-part series on trends in packaging robotics. (Our previous report explored reasons for the proliferation of purpose-built robotic capabilities in packaging machine designs. This concluding article looks at applications and design considerations for OEMs.)

January 30, 2008

Secondary Packaging

Case/tray packers

Douglas’ Axiom® IM Series Case/Tray Packers maximize adjustability with next generation electronic motion control technology.

January 29, 2008