Controls & Machine Components

Igus Inc: Spherical bearings

Igubal® spherical bearings from igus Inc. eliminate installation hassles encountered with pivoting bearings due to their self-aligning properties which diverts the need for exact placement of shafts and housing.

February 28, 2005

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Flexible packaging

The machine factor in flexible packaging

What flexible package designers should know about packaging machinery.

February 28, 2005

Flexibles

Sterilization validation of medical packaging

An overview and tips delivered by Douglas Stockdale, president of Stockdale Associates, Inc., at MD&M West in Anaheim, CA, Jan. 10.

February 28, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

OPC keeps bottles moving

A soft drink bottling company uses OPC technology to track the ingredients and components in each bottle and analyze traceability.

February 28, 2005

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

'Virtual label' used on medical packs

A medical device manufacturer is testing replacing its print-and-apply applicators with ‘virtual labels’ created by laser coding technology.

February 28, 2005

Closures

Baby boomers may be the demographic 'bomb'

Companies would be wise to develop convenient packaging for aging baby boomers that have plenty of disposable income.

February 28, 2005

Conveying & accumulation

Ultrasonic density sensor

Flo-Onics Systems offers its Dry Product Ultrasonic Sensor Series DS that allows for accurate measuring of product at the auger base before it’s dispensed to the package, carton, or cup.

February 28, 2005

Cartoning

Cartesio cartoning concept debuts at Interpack

Cavanna integrates new robotic island into automated flow wrapping and cartoning line.

February 28, 2005

Cartoning

Free Interpack 2005 machinery guide from ELAU

66.7% of survey respondents consider Interpack an important source of information on advanced packaging technologies.

February 28, 2005

Controls & machine components

Explore new controls technologies

Engineers, managers, and machine builders designing control and measurement systems will benefit from the insight of leading industry experts as part of the first-ever Automation Developers Forum.

February 28, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Portable RFID system

MPI Label Systems’ new RFID-on-Wheels system includes an industrial cart, an RFID-enabled thermal-transfer printer, EasyLabel Software, communication cable, and a power strip.

February 28, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Upgrade printers to smart labels

Now available from Brady is the WavePoint family of RFID printer-encoder solutions.

February 28, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

RFID talent pool needs filling

A new study shows that 80% of companies see a shortage of RFID talent to implement, service, and support the technology, a concern shared by Kimberly-Clark.

February 28, 2005