When packaging machinery OEM Kliklok-Woodman modernized its Compak II vertical bag maker with servo-driven as opposed to mechanically linked film advance, it selected an “off-the-shelf” controls package from Yaskawa.
“In the past we would have relied on a proprietary controls platform developed here in house,” explains Kliklok-Woodman vice president Ross Long. “But we’ve come to realize that we can get better motion control and higher machine reliability with the new-generation controls package from Yaskawa.” The servo-based Compak II became available in 2005.
