Controls & Machine Components

Control system brings flexibility and throughput

Pneumatic Scale Angelus—a division of Barry Wehmiller and the world’s leading manufacturer of can-seaming machinery—knows how important product quality and productivity are for the customers that use its machines.

August 8, 2010

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Flexibles

Robots handle sensitive parenteralia bags in pharma facility

Bayer Schering Pharma, an affiliate of Bayer HealthCare, is one of the 10 largest specialty pharmaceutical companies in the world, with facilities in the U.S., Latin America, Asia, and Europe.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Robotics rallies in 2010; packagers automate for profit

After the past couple years’ serious sales slump, the industrial robotics industry is beginning to rebound, with food and consumer goods applications showing strong gains. Recent packaging installations testify to the value of automation.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Shrink-wrapped packs serve floor sample converter

Sierra Group increases line speed 400%, reduces material costs 40%, and eliminates 1 million corrugated cases with transition to shrink packaging for its flooring samples.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Software links printers company-wide

Jelly Belly Candy Company has increased factory automation and reduced the costs of pre-printed packaging through good use of package-coding software.

August 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Sound off!

August 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

California chemicals law still causing headaches

In a dramatic and as-yet unresolved accusation, an environmental group has alleged that a long list of fruit companies are exposing people to too much lead in their fruit drinks and other products.

August 8, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Coca-Cola and global specs

Sally Potter, senior manager in Global Quality at The Coca-Cola Co., talks about End-to-End Packaging and a new global spec system.

August 8, 2010

Conveying & accumulation

Conveyors protect against dust, debris

Dorner’s 2300 and 5300 DustPruf™ Series of conveyors are essentially “dust proof,” thanks to a streamlined frame design that virtually eliminates all catch points where particulates or debris can collect.

August 7, 2010

Controls & machine components

Aerotech, Inc: Linear-motor gantry

The AGS1500 series Cartesian gantry systems from Aerotech are designed for precise contouring in a compact footprint.

August 7, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Festo Corporation: Motor mount kit and gearbox

GAM Gear’s LSK and the EPL-H is the industry’s first-ever motor mounting kit and planetary gear head that can specifically be adapted to Festo®* actuators.

August 7, 2010

Secondary Packaging

Entry-level palletizers

Intelligrated’s Alvey GS100 family of palletizers provides a durable, reliable automated palletizing solution at an affordable price.

August 7, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

GPP releases global framework measurement system for sustainability

Fifty-two indicators, encompassing the environmental, economic, and social pillars of sustainability, are identified and defined, along with supporting metrics.

August 7, 2010