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Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: AC motors have twice the torque as conventional AC motors at a reduced cost

Oriental Motor’s high-strength V-Series AC motors use a special tooth-surface machining technology combined with an optimized quiet-running design that maintains the motor’s strength.

October 27, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Siko Products, Inc: Compact actuating drive offers excellent power density for decentralized positioning tasks

Siko’s new AG05 actuating drive can be flexibly integrated into new or existing machine concepts and the short cycle and set-up times quickly ensure a very high level of productivity.

October 27, 2011

Sustainability

Fishery converts to 100%-recycled-fiber cases

Foodservice seafood provider makes transition to 100% recycled kraft for its master cases, printed with water-based, metal-free inks.

October 26, 2011

Operational Excellence

Cold chain courier services for healthcare manufacturers

Online searching can help find a courier to meet temperature and regulatory challenges.

October 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

2010 PET container recycling rate reaches 29%

Report records seventh straight year of U.S. PET recycling rate increase.

October 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Study cites alternative energy opportunities from nonrecycled plastics

Columbia University study funded by ACC calculates the energy and electricity potential available from the nonrecycled plastics currently disposed of in U.S. landfills.

October 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Reckitt Benckiser releases 2010 sustainability report

Carbon 20 program achievements are ahead of schedule; reduced packaging part of the company’s plan.

October 26, 2011

Sustainable Packaging

Waste Management invests in Recyclebank

WM to provide access to Recyclebank’s green rewards program to its nearly 20 million customers; Recyclebank to assume WM’s Greenopolis social recycling platform

October 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Frequency inverter with POWERLINK interface

Designed for complex machines and systems, B&R’s ACOPOSinverter P84 features an integrated POWERLINK interface and a performance range of 0.37 to 500 kW.

October 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Simplification through Smartwire

Smartwire from Eaton greatly simplifies the wiring requirements in the machine control panel, resulting in a smaller, leaner, more cost-effective solution.

October 24, 2011

Cartons and boxes

A resealable carton first

On display at the T.H.E.M booth was the first commercial example of the Zipbox, a joint venture between Zip-Pak and T.H.E.M. that is a unique resealable carton format.

October 23, 2011

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

V/f/f/s machine has optimized machine movements

The vertical form/fill/seal machine shown at Pack Expo by Sharp greatly broadens this manufacturer’s product offerings.

October 23, 2011