Controls & Machine Components

MR-J3 servo motors

PACK EXPO : Mitsubishi Electric showed its MR-J3 servo motors at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004. Introduced in October, motors offer a smaller size and increased performance, ideal for packaging machinery.

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Stretch wrapping/load stabilization

PACK EXPO Video: 2100 A Arm stretchwrapper

PACK EXPO : Cousins introduced its 2100 Series A Arm stretchwrapper at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexible packaging

PACK EXPO Video: V5100 vf/f/s baling system

PACK EXPO : Taylor Products showed its V5100 vf/f/s baling system at its booth at Pack Expo International 2004 this week in Chicago. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Flexibles

Precision performance OPP and PET films

PACK EXPO : Toray Plastics is showing its new precision OPP and PET packaging technology at its booth, N-3225, at Pack Expo International 2004.

October 31, 2004

Case/tray packing

PACK EXPO Video: ER60 high-speed case packing robot

PACK EXPO : Cermex is showing its ER60 high-speed case packing robot at its Pack Expo 2004 booth, S-2448. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

PACK EXPO Video: Accutower dynamic buffer system

PACK EXPO : Krones is introducing the Accutower dynamic buffering system at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth, S-2466. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

PACK EXPO Video: Gripveyor conveyor system

PACK EXPO : Hartness offers its Gripveyor conveyor system at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth, N-3817. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Cartoning

PACK EXPO Video: ProLine FC horizontal cartoning

PACK EXPO : Triangle is offering its ProLine FC horizontal cartoning machine at its booth, S-806, at Pack Expo International 2004. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Conveying & accumulation

PACK EXPO Video: Infinity Series 3-D accumulator

PACK EXPO : Garvey introduces its Infinity Series 3-D accumulator at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth located at N-3813.See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Controls & machine components

PACK EXPO Video: Compak II bagger

PACK EXPO : Kliklok-Woodman is introducing its Compak II bagmaker at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth, S-1601. See video clip of this machine

October 31, 2004

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Resolution choices

Zebra Technologies has expanded print resolution choices for its XiIIIPlus series high-performance thermal printer line. Companies using compliance labeling and other applications can print labels faster with the 203-dpi version 170XiIIIPlus.

October 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Exlar Corporation: Exlar Corporation: Linear actuator

A new 5” -frame GSX Series linear actuator with T-LAM™, the segmented motor stator design, is available from Exlar. Company says the design packs 50% more force in a smaller package than other actuators and outlives comparably sized ball screw device by 15 x.

October 31, 2004

Controls & Machine Components

Amacoil, Inc: Design options for linear drive speed control

Uhing “rolling ring” drives from Amacoil, Uhing’s exclusive North American distributor, now feature 2 design options for adjustment of linear speed, neither of which requires electronic controls or programming.

October 31, 2004