Conveying & accumulation

Campbell Wrapper Corporation: Horizontal flow wrapper

Campbell Wrapper Corporation’s full servo driven On-Edge Revolution Horizontal Flow Wrapper features a sanitary modular design with a cantilevered tube forming section that allows debris to fall away from internal drive components while providing an attractive wrap for a variety of products including cookies, crackers, frozen hash browns and frozen meat patties at speeds ranging from 50 - 150 packages/min.

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Flexible packaging

Parsons-Eagle Packaging Systems: Linear scale

The Parsons-Eagle Duplex E Series Linear Scale is a reliable, heavy-duty scale system that weighs free-flowing and semi-free flowing products including pet food/treats/litter, sugar, salt, ground meal, plastic pellets, granulated chemicals, etc., and is especially suitable for large pre-made bag, case and drum filling applications.

September 8, 2010

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AutomationDirect: Door safety hardware added for MCCBs

AutomationDirect’s Type C361 door interlocking safety handle and roller kits are available for their 3P Series molded case circuit breakers.

September 8, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Balluff: RFID readers for IO-link

Balluff’s IO-link based RFID system simplifies network topology and PLC setup by using the IO-link block to treat the RFID data like standard I/O points, and reduces costs by running multiple RFID readers off 1 I/O block using standard, 3-conductor sensor cables.

September 8, 2010

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EPSON Robots: PC-based workcell controller

RC620+, EPSON’s 4th generation open architecture PC-based workcell controller, is capable of controlling up to 4 SCARA robots, 3 6-axis robots or 2 SCARA and 2 6-axis robots--a total of up to 20 axes of motion.

September 8, 2010

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B&R Industrial Automation: 120 kW module for servo drives

B&R’s 120 kW module for ACOPOSmulti servo drives provides inverters and power supply modules with maximum rated current values up to 165 A available to them.

September 8, 2010

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National Instruments: New interfaces provide LabVIEW connectivity

National Instruments provides products for connecting NI LabVIEW to PROFIBUS, FOUNDATION Fieldbus and DeviceNet.

September 8, 2010

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Beckhoff Automation: I/O terminals with integrated digital multimeters

Beckhoff’s KL3681 (Bus Terminal) and EL3681 (EtherCAT Terminal) integrate digital multimeters directly into I/O nodes to provide a streamlined and low cost alternative to stand-alone digital multimeters.

September 8, 2010

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J&J Ortho employs total cost of ownership approach in Puerto Rico

By working with its controls, automation, and equipment suppliers, the company improves its packaging efficiency, economics, and sustainability.

September 8, 2010

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Rockwell Automation: More flexibility for EtherNet/IP

Rockwell Automation’s portfolio of products and enhancements help provide high-performance, closed- and open-loop drive control using servo and variable frequency AC drives on EtherNet/IP. See them at PACK EXPO.

September 8, 2010

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China expert addresses world's hottest machine market at PMMI conference

Xiaoguang Hou from B&R Industrial Automation will share his knowledge of the packaging machinery market in China with PMMI members at September’s annual meeting.

August 29, 2010

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Packaging and trademark litigation

Packaging and trademarks

August 26, 2010

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GAM Gear, LLC: Gear reducer catalog

GAM Gear’s 2010 Catalog of Gear Reducers/Torque Converters and Linear Mounting Kits includes information on: a new line of low-cost high performance planetary gearboxes (PE-Series); a complete new range of bevel-gear reducers with or without an integrated motor mount (VC-Series and V-Series); and a new hollow-shaft low-cost hypoid gearbox (in-line FP-KB).

August 24, 2010