Controls & Machine Components

Carlo Gavazzi: Enclosed switching power supplies

The SPP1 Series Enclosed Power Supplies from Carlo Gavazzi complement the company’s SPD Industrial DIN-rail and SPM Low Profile Power Supplies.

May 4, 2011

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B&R Industrial Automation: Machine-mounted inverter

B&R’s ACOPOSmulti65 inverter comes with IP65 protection, making it possible to attach it directly to the machine.

May 4, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Decentralized inverter drives

The compact Lenze 8400 Motec and 8400 Protec are decentralized inverter drives equipped for all drive functions and can be installed at the point of use, directly on the motor or an adjacent wall.

May 2, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

MOCON, Inc: Combination testing system

MultiCheck™ 400 from Mocon tests packages with one-way degassing valves, measuring oxygen headspace, leak detection, and seal strength.

April 28, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

How to optimize your packaging automation strategy

At the sixth annual Packaging Automation Forum April 25 and 26 in Chicago, the speakers offered high-level views of consumer behavior as well as plant-floor insights into how manufacturing and packaging can be optimized.

April 27, 2011

Controls & machine components

SICK, Inc: Viewer monitor for label, logo inspection

Sick’s Inspector Viewer is a compact, real-time, touch-screen monitor that provides advanced monitoring and trending capabilities for Inspector Vision Sensors--right next to the production line.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Operator panel with a CANopen interface

Baldor’s KPD202-501 operator panel is a compact IP65-rated operator panel with a CANopen interface that provides a cost-effective HMI for machine builders, as well as a scalable control solution – an optional plug-in digital I/O module facilitates simple system expansion.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Interface function block provides engine monitoring

Wago Corporation's J1939 Interface function block increases large engine efficiency by tracking, and reacting to, engine performance parameters via WAGO-I/O-SYSTEM.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Power panel functions as PC

The B&R Power Panel 500 combines control, visualization and drive technology into one compact unit.

April 26, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Festo Corporation: Vacuum sensor for OVEM vacuum generators

With the OVEM vacuum generator from Festo, continuous status monitoring of the entire vacuum system is made possible with an integral sensor.

April 25, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Security labels

April 24, 2011

Secondary Packaging

New Controller for Econocorp

Econocorp, Inc. welcomes Rhonda Livingston as the company’s new Controller.

April 19, 2011

Controls & Machine Components

Use benchmark information to assess, prioritize, and plan

If you haven’t read the Packaging World report on a survey measuring the capabilities of today’s packaging departments, please do so (www.packworld.com/article-31311).

April 14, 2011