Will motion controllers replace PLCs? (sidebar)

Invitations to take the Internet-based survey were mailed to nearly 1길 Packaging World subscribers, and e-mail invitations were sent to 118 people who have attended packaging-related OMAC meetings. There were 62 respondents, for a 3.6% response rate. Respondents consisted of 73% packaging end users, 13% packaging machine builders, 8% systems integrators and 6% controls suppliers. Respondent companies included Abbott Labs, Anheuser-Busch, Campbell Soup Co., Eli Lilly, Estée Lauder, Hershey Foods, Hewlett-Packard, Kraft Foods, Mattel, Miller Brewing, Nabisco, Procter & Gamble, Quaker Oats, Ralston Purina, Revlon, Sargento Foods, Starbucks Coffee, Steelcase, Unilever and Wyeth-Ayerst Phar-maceuticals.