Coding, Printing & Labeling

FTC targets Snap, Crackle and Pop for health claims on Rice Krispies

Package claims cereal “now helps support your child’s immunity.”

June 7, 2010

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1093

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Register for free Gable Top Webinar

Join Schneider Packaging Equipment June 16th from 3-4 pm Eastern time for a free webinar on Gable Top Solutions.

June 7, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Loveshaw's LS-600 Labeler Offers Functionality At a Great Cost

The Little David LS-600 from Loveshaw allows for the use of various application options. For applying labels on pallets or runs of various dimensional cases/products, labeler is reliable, accurate, and durable.

June 6, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Industry watch

June 6, 2010

Closures

Liquid Wrench dispenses confidence, advice to DIYers

Do-it-yourself projects often require tools specific to the job, and Radiator Specialty Co., Indian Trail, NC, is further focusing on this market with its lubricants, penetrants, and specialty products.

June 6, 2010

Labels

Nuts and seeds packager upgrades labeling operations

Installs automatic labeling machines to replace manual labeling of PET containers.

June 6, 2010

Sustainable Packaging

Detail-rich sustainable packaging Product Database is an industry first

Greener Package launches a first-of-its-kind Web-based Product Database for sustainable packaging materials, with collaboration from Walmart.

June 6, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: DIN rail power supplies

B&R’s DIN rail mountable power supplies range from 2.1 A single-phase to 40 A 3-phase and can handle an input voltage range of 100-240 VAC for single-phase devices to 400-500 VAC for 3-phase devices.

June 5, 2010

Tamper-evident machinery

Eaton Corporation: Limit switches

Eaton’s LS-TitanTM family of safety-rated limit switches reduce tampering and protect processes.

June 5, 2010

Closures

Pepperl + Fuchs: Magnetic encoders

The MNI40 Incremental Rotary Encoder from Pepperl+Fuchs is a magnetic, non-contact encoder that utilizes a zero-contact (magnetic) connection between the encoder sensor and magnetic wheel, enabling speed measurement without ball bearings.

June 5, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Locking wiring devices

Bryant wiring devices from AutomationDirect provide a full line of locking and straight blade plugs, connectors and receptacles and are available in 15, 20, and 30 amp models.

June 5, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Servo drive integrates EtherNet/IP technology

Rockwell Automation’s Allen-Bradley Kinetix 6500 servo drive leverages embedded EtherNet/IP technology for integrated motion control.

June 5, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

GE Intelligent Platforms: Software connects enterprise systems

Proficy® Open Enterprise 1.2 from GE Intelligent Platforms is an out-of the box solution that connects enterprise systems and the Proficy suite of software.

June 5, 2010