Controls & Machine Components

Kollmorgen: Servo motor

The Goldline XT 30 from Kollmorgen (Radford, VA) is a brushless servo motor that is said to offers the highest torque density in its class. Continuous torque ratings from 1.0 to 3.7 lb-ft.

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Stack lights

From Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) comes Allen-Bradley 855T Series B Stack Lights, suited for environments that are wet, dirty and corrosive.

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Controls & Machine Components

Meg-Alert: Motor guard

Developed by Meg-Alert (Minocqua, WI), Motor Guard, a 480v motor testing and protection system, is designed to detect winding insulation breakdown in critical motors.

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Controls & Machine Components

THK America, Inc: Linear servo actuator

THK America’s (Schaumburg, IL) LSA Sabre Series linear servo acutators feature a plug-n-play design. Set-up, from box to wired, takes less than 10 min.

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Controls & Machine Components

Schmalz Inc: Modular vacuum pumps

Type SMP modular vacuum pumps from Schmalz (Raleigh, NC) provide a complete integrated vacuum solution using optimized venturi nozzles (5 sizes), control solenoid valves for turning on/off the compressed air, solenoid valves for converting suction to blow-off, vacuum switches, safety check valves, filters, and silencers.

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Controls & Machine Components

CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: CTM Labeling Systems, Inc: Applicator mounting stands

T and H base applicator mounting stands from CTM Integration (Salem, OH) feature carbon steel tubing and vertical upright construction of ¼” wall DOM steel tubing with internal assembly for ease of vertical height adjustment.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Bottle pick-up heads

New line of bottle pick-up heads from Anver (Hudson, MA) use a compressed internal air bladder to grip the neck of a bottle safely and then release it using a vacuum.

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: PLC control system

Designed for use in the liquid packaging industry, Elf Machinery’s (La Porte, IN) variable-speed, start/stop pump filler has an Allen-Bradley PLC control system from Rockwell Automation with an integrated touch-screen.

September 30, 2000

Controls & Machine Components

PIAB USA Inc: Suction cup fittings

PIAB Vacuum (Rockland, MA) has designed a series of multiconnection fittings for its line of suction cups between ¾” to 2” dia. Thread connection of the fitting for suction cup dia of ¾” to 1 ¼” is 10-32 and for dias from 1 ½” to 2” it’s 1/8” NPT.

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Filling/capping, dry

Sterile vial filler

Designed for the production of injectables in sterile conditions, M.A.R.’s (Milan, Italy) M50 is said to fill 420 vials/min. To meet the special needs of sterile rooms, the unit’s mechanical parts are simple and easily maintained, reducing the number of machine panels that need to be opened.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA issues first Medication Guide

The FDA announced in late August that it had developed a Medication Guide for the prescription drug Lotronex, which is used in treatment for a form of irritable bowel syndrome.

September 30, 2000

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wyoming meat labeling law unconstitutional

Retailers and wholesalers who sell imported meat in Wyoming are now required to label the meat “imported” and state its country of origin, thanks to recent amendments to Wyoming’s Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.

September 30, 2000

Labels

Call for uniform food safety label system

The multiplicity of different warning labels on food packages and other consumer products is confusing to consumers and, in many cases, has led consumers to discount or disregard the warnings, according to the Food Marketing Institute (FMI).

September 30, 2000