Controls & Machine Components

Maplesoft: Computing software

Maplesoft™ announces a new release of its flagship product, Maple™, the technical computing software for engineers, mathematicians, and scientists.

May 2, 2013

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Heidenhain Corp.: Encoders

HEIDENHAIN's product range of absolute rotary encoders of the 400 Series are now available with interface to Fanuc controls.

May 2, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech, Inc: Noncontact direct-drive Z-axis nanopositioners

Offered in two models--ANT95-L-Z and ANT130-L-Z--and two accuracy grades, Aerotech’s ANT-L-Z crossed-roller, Z-axis, nanopositioning stages combine speed, accuracy, resolution, repeatability, reliability, and size, in a large travel format (25 mm, 35 mm, 50 mm, 60 mm travels), for mass production of precision devices.

May 1, 2013

Secondary Packaging

Machine vision processing made easy

A leading robotic integrator and maker of secondary and end-of-line packaging equipment, Schneider Packaging Equipment makes a line of Robotic Vertical Carton Loaders that are suitable for food, pharmaceutical, personal care, and other industries.

May 1, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Power distributor box provides overload protection

Designed to provide durable energy management solutions that can withstand harsh industrial environments outside of electrical cabinets, the new EtherCAT EP9214 power distributor box from Beckhoff enables the local distribution and switching off of the power supply, providing the ability to supply up to four NEC class-2 circuits via typical M8 plug connectors.

April 30, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

FasTest Inc: Connectors for external threads

FasTest Inc. introduces its FasMate FX Series of connectors for instant, repeatable connections to SAE and NPT external thread profiles.

April 30, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: System development software

With Automation Studio 4, B&R Industrial has forged an entirely new path when it comes to smart engineering.

April 29, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Compact AC drive

Best-in-class features help customers easily and cost effectively meet their application needs.

April 29, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: PCB pluggable connector system

A shortened current path, minimal voltage drop and vibration-resistance up to 20 g enable WAGO Corporation’s picoMAX® to change the price-to-performance ratio for PCB applications.

April 29, 2013

Secondary Packaging

High performance palletizer

New Downstacker series palletizers from TopTier support from 11 to 30 high performance drives to maximize performance. The control technology, from B&R Industrial Automation, has reduced wiring, simplified startup and maintenance.

April 19, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC Packaging Workgroup elaborates on plans for standardized HMI

Recently in this space we presented a summary of a Webinar in which Nestle’s Bryan Griffen, manager of electrical and automation engineering and chairman of the OMAC Packaging Workgroup, outlined Nestle’s perspective on the business value of OMAC PackML.

April 17, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Converter adds business management software

Rice Packaging Solutions, a converter serving the food and beverage industry, has selected a business management software solution built specifically for packaging operations.

April 15, 2013

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Compact DIN-rail DC/DC converters

WAGO Corporation’s Engineering Services Division has developed DC/DC Converters that pack the characteristics of a 110 V power supply into a 6mm-wide DIN-rail terminal block.

April 15, 2013