Controls & Machine Components

Watlow: Integrated control loop

Watlow has introduced EZ-ZONE™ ST integrated control loop, which integrates temperature control, power control, safety shut-down, and power disconnect in a single package.

April 30, 2006

Leaders (UNIVERSAL TAXONOMY PW): Page 1397

Controls & Machine Components

Baumer Electric: Cam encoder

Baumer Electric has introduced the MagRes Absolute Singleturn CAM Encoder, a general-purpose, rotarymotion encoder that acts as a programmable limit switch, replacing PLC or PC controllers in low-level operations.

April 30, 2006

Containers

Canisters emit aroma for nutraceutical packaging

Süd-Chemie Performance Packaging releases its Aroma-Can™ scented canisters for the nutraceutical and pharmaceutical industries that uses patent pending Encapsulated Aroma Release technology called CompelAroma™ from ScentSational Technologies.

April 30, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Domino acquires Enterprise Information Systems Inc.

Domino Printing Sciences, plc, acquired Enterprise Information Systems, Inc., an automatic identification and data capture systems integrator based in Dallas, TX.

April 30, 2006

Flexible packaging

The future of resealable packaging

Robert Hogan is director of international sales and marketing at Zip-Pak, a global leader in zipper technology for packaging. Bryan Muskat is president of Triangle Package Machinery, a leading supplier of zipper-compatible VFFS packaging machinery. Presented here are their views on the whys and wherefores of incorporating resealable packaging features.

April 30, 2006

Sustainable Packaging

Insight from Bio 2006

Seems anything “bio”-related qualifies as a hot topic these days.

April 30, 2006

Coding, Printing & Labeling

UF's smart sensor has sense of freshness

The University of Florida has developed a sensor platform that it claims is capable of tracking temperature, humidity, shock, and other variables.

April 30, 2006

Contract Packaging

Greenberg joins Packaging World

March 17 marked not only St. Patrick's day but also the first visit to Packaging World's offices by our new legal columnist Eric Greenberg.

April 30, 2006

Cartoning

Machinery's growing role in package innovation

At PMMI Partners in Packaging event, packaging machinery automation supplier ELAU presents examples of innovative packages and the machines that made them commercially viable.

April 30, 2006

Controls & machine components

Packaging looks good in machine vision study

Packaging applications saw machine vision sales of nearly $100 million last year, according to AIA's newly released study.

April 30, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging and prescription drug plans

A recent Packworld.com survey asked if senior drug plans will have an impact on packaging. Here’s a sampling of responses…

April 30, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Zero - Max: Zero - Max: Linear actuators

Roh'lix[r] linear actuators from Zero-Max convert rotary motion to linear travel and carry loads at speeds to 70"/sec, depending on size. A less costly alternative to ball screws, actuators are suitable for positioning operations in all types of machinery.

March 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Advantech Automation Corp.: Analog input module

The Industrial Automation Group of Advantech has introduced ADAM-4117, a data aquisition module designed for reliable operation in harsh environments.

March 31, 2006