Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: I/O slice system

B&R Industrial Automation introduces its X20 System, a complete control solution as well as a remote I/O system. System can work as an addition to a standard fieldbus to expand existing control systems, or as a complete controller, demonstrating its full performance capability when combined with X20 System CPUs.

August 31, 2005

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Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Compact control cabinets

Beckhoff Automation has expanded its C63xx compact control cabinet Industrial PC family with 2 new variants. While earlier models in this family had only 1 free PCI slot, the new C6340 and C6350 IPCs both have 3 free PCI slots, making them more flexible and capable of including a wider range of applications.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

National Instruments: USB 2.0 devices

National Instruments has expanded its USB-9000 series of high-performance USB data acquisition devices with the release of 8 new USB 2.0 Hi-Speed DAQ devices.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Servo Magnetics Inc: Brushless DC motor controller

The new 371-0028 brushless DC motor controller from Servo Magnetics provides 1ꯠ watts of power in a small footprint of 3”Wx4.65”Lx1.75”H. This servo-amplifier is suitable for closed- or open-loop velocity and torque control of BLDC motors producing greater than 160 oz-in at 7ꯠ rpm.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Maple Systems: Touchscreens

Now available from Maple Systems is the HMI550H-005 Classic operator interface touchscreen, priced at $1499. The 10.4”, 256-color TFT touchscreen is full-featured, including pop-up windows that display keypads, alarm status, bar graphs, and more.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Automation: Enhanced PLC

GE Fanuc Automation has enhanced its Series 90™-30 PLC family with a new Ethernet Network Inter-face Unit (ENIU). This high-performance communications module en-ables users to connect Series 90-30 I/O over the Ethernet to a master controller through a single point of connection, helping to save configuration time and reduce overall components.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Danfoss Drives: Variable frequency drives

Danfoss has introduced a new, high-power platform for VLT® 5000 Series variable-frequency drives, extending the product range and providing increased flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and reliability.

August 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Safety scanner

Rockwell Automation offers its new Allen-Bradley DeviceNet Safety scanner and I/O that gives manufacturers the opportunity to place safety and standard devices on a single network, simplifying control system design in complex applications such as those found in the automotive, semiconductor, packaging, food, and beverage industries.

August 31, 2005

Additives, coatings & inks

Tube product line

Greiner Bio-One offers a new versatile tube product line in a variety of resins and sizes. The polystyrene and polycarbonate offer ideal clarity for optical measurements, while polyethylene and polypropylene display superior thermal and chemical resistance with minimal binding characteristics.

August 31, 2005

Containers

Laminated tube for cosmetics

IntraPac offers a new size of plastic laminated tubes for health, beauty, and personal care applications. Tube is 2” in diameter and can be decorated in a variety of techniques: 4-color process printing, spot color printing, and hot-stamp foil.

August 31, 2005

Closures

Bore seal cap

United Caps (formerly PROCAP) introduces its 28mm bore seal cap for standard BPF and PCO neck finishes. Closure is designed for use with carbonated soft drinks, still and sparkling water, and isotonic sports drinks.

August 31, 2005

Sustainable Packaging

Sustainable Packaging Forum set

The Sustainable Packaging Forum 2005 will take place October 17-19 at the Sheraton Society Hill in Philadelphia, PA.

August 31, 2005

Flexibles

Beer bottles get glow-in-dark label glam

Global brewer SABMiller plc is using glow-in-the-dark, pressure-sensitive clear film labels from Spear for a special promotion of Miller Genuine Draft (MGD) beers.

August 31, 2005