Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: High-power motor

The new Allen-Bradley High-Power Kinetix motors from Rockwell Automation combine the efficiency of simple induction motors with the precision of servo motor technology.

May 8, 2007

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1334

Controls & Machine Components

Watlow: Safety-limited controller

Watlow’s new EHG SL10 process controller and safety limit, an integrated/adjustable, agency-recognized safety limit and temperature controller all-in-one system is now available with several heater component choices for efficient lower amperage packaging systems.

May 8, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Communications protocol

IMS offers the new CANopen MDrivePlus™ products, which combine a technically advanced, highly integrated microstepping driver and motion controller with NEMA 17, 23, and 34 high-torque brushless DC motors and NEMA 34 and 42 brushless AC motors.

May 8, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Platform-independent communication

Beckhoff Automation offers its OPC UA in TwinCAT software—one of the first to implement the new OPC UA specification, company says.

May 8, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Fluid power catalog

Clippard Instrument Laboratory has released its new 388-page, full-line catalog, which includes features, specs, technical drawings, color photos, and application highlights throughout.

May 8, 2007

Additives, coatings & inks

Food-contact notifications threatened again

“We have already used the scorecard to evaluate two types of packaging,” said josh hannay, ruiz’s business development manager. “our company is looking forward to reducing waste while saving money.”

May 7, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Everett Graphics, Inc: Artisan chocolate bars on-the-go in sleeve-pouches

Recchiuti chocolate bars debuted in February 2007 in innovative, pouch-like sleeve packs that allow consumers to break off a few pieces and tuck the rest of the bar back into an elegant “sleeve-pouch” for safekeeping for carrying and travel.

May 7, 2007

Closures

Tequila details push premium perception

Presentation positions Trago squarely within the ultra-premium tequila category.

May 4, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Clear or Printer Film Multi-packer

Polypack’s new CLEAR-PRINT wrapper is equipped with quick and easy changeover.

May 3, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Vertical shrink wrapping systems

Rennco vertical shrink wrapping systems utilize centerfolded packaging material to shrink wrap items from as small as 2" in length up to 65" in length

May 3, 2007

Labels

Top 10 FDA developments

Packaging World and Healthcare Packaging columnist and attorney-at-law Eric F. Greenberg (www.ericfgreenbergpc.com) offered a list of key issues pertaining to healthcare packaging during the Pharmaceutical Packaging Forum (www.packworld.com/ppf), To read the complete story, visit this site.

May 2, 2007

Protective/transport packaging

Tegrant Corporation divulges details, vision

Ron Leach, president and CEO of Tegrant Corporation, discusses the implications of the newly formed company in the packaging market.

May 2, 2007

Contract Packaging

Hi-Res printing--it doesn't have to be computer science

Squid Ink’s PZ Pilot Plus is designed for people who run packaging lines, not computers. Watch this short informative video for more.

May 1, 2007