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Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Hand-held panel

In its standard version, the new Hand-held panel from B&R offers a CAN terminal with alphanumeric 4x20 LC display and 24 keys (12 numerical and 12 functions).

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Contract Packaging

Gardan Inc. appoints Vandenberg general manager

Robb Vandenberg has been appointed general manager at Gardan Inc.

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Contract Packaging

Wilpak execs gain MANA membership

Two Wilpak Inc.

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Controls & Machine Components

Ball Corp.: Ball Corp.: Non-ball screws

Kerk Motion Products offers its VHD series, designed to eliminate drag and wear associated with high pre-load forces. The anti-backlash assembly provides maximum load-carrying capability and the highest axial and radial stiffness of any Kerk nut assembly.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Turnkey RFID station

A wireless, mobile RFID solution is designed for packagers to meet mandates.

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Conveying & accumulation

Wearable RFID encoding

Development of a portable wireless system for commissioning RFID tags was prompted by a CPG company that wants to supplement Wal-Mart's mandate.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Item-level tagging accelerates for pharma

The CEO of a silicon chipmaker with an inside view of RFID is amazed at the pharma-prompted momentum toward item-level tagging. It also means crucial decisions need to be made by drug companies now.

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Conveying & accumulation

Getting schooled in RFID

Universities and vendors like Miles Technologies offer classes in RFID education and training where everyone learns something.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID Tribe's chief speaks

Mark Johnson of the industry group RFID Tribe talks about its past, present, and future, and what's in it for packagers.

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Secondary Packaging

Exel uses RFID-enabled stretch wrapper

A first-of-its-kind Lantech stretch wrapper with integrated RFID reader and wireless communication operates at Exel's facility in Harrisburg, PA.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Keys to RFID success

The biggest hurdles in an RFID application seem to be those where the implementing company has the least control.

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Labels

Highlights from RFID Smart Labels USA 2006

Event organizer IDTechEx filed this report April 10 on the event, which had reports from Tyson Foods and P&G/Gillette and drew more than 500 attendees.

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