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InduSoft: InduSoft: Product interface

SoftPLC (Austin, TX) and InduSoft (Austin, TX) have interfaced their products, making it possible for a SoftPLC controller to have an HMI, data acquisition system, and connections to both wireless instrumentation and the Internet.

May 31, 2001

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Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Bosch Rexroth Corp., Electric Drives and Controls: Wrapper saves costs

Rexroth Indramat’s (Hoffman Estates, IL) new PPC (Combined Motion & Logic Controller) eliminates the need for a separate PLC on horizontal form/fill/seal machines from AmeriPak (Warrington, PA).

May 31, 2001

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Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Machinery looks to electronics

With an eye towards higher flexibility and efficiency, Robert Bosch Corp.’s Packaging Machinery Division (Bridgman, MI) is transitioning using Elau (Chicago, IL) motion controls from all-mechanical designs to a combination of mechanical, electronics, and software.

May 31, 2001

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Moog Inc: Brushless servo motor

G330 Series brushless servo motors from Moog (East Aurora, NY) offer a continuous torque range of 0.5 to 5 Nm and speeds to 9괌 rpm. The motors are available in lightweight 55-, 70-, and 100-mm frames.

May 31, 2001

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Clemson University: Training courses

Clemson University (Clemson, SC) is offering week-long training courses in flexography and offset lithography. Classes concentrate on a variety of topics, including process basics, process control, color theory, and press operation.

May 31, 2001

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SAP: SAP: Formulation control software

Mettler Toledo’s (Columbus, OH) FormWeigh formulation control software system communicates directly to the latest Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) software from SAP.

May 31, 2001

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Baldor Electric Company: Digital motor controls

Soft Start digital controls from Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) allow operators to set up applications by defining operating parameters via a 32-character keypad.

April 30, 2001

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Progressive Plastics Inc: Modified cylinder

From Progressive Plastics (Cleveland, OH) comes an 8-oz modified cylinder with a 22-mm neck finish. Available in water-clear PVC and natural HDPE, as well as colored PVC and HDPE.

April 30, 2001

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Willett America Inc: Willett America Inc: Label creation software

Willett (Grapevine, TX) has launched a new version of LabelMate that now includes Windows 2000. Contains new speed improvements that decrease download time, therefore increasing customer productivity, company says.

April 30, 2001

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Hoffman: Automation brochure

Rexroth (Hoffman Estates, IL) has published a brochure describing its products and customer service. Brochure addresses the following issues: tool-less changeover, increased throughput, reduced maintenance/increased reliability, material/product scrap, and footprint.

April 30, 2001

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Great Northern Corp: Roll cradles brochure

Great Northern (Appleton, WI) has issued new literature describing its recycled fiber, double-sided roll cradles. This design is said to eliminate the need to use back-to-back cradles for roll stacking to reduce packaging material usage by an average of 37%.

April 30, 2001

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Phoenix Contact Inc: Company booklet

Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) has published a booklet describing its products and listing company subsidiaries and worldwide offices. Also describes a product line called Trabtech, which includes surge suppressors that can prevent transient voltage damage.

April 30, 2001