Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Integration tool

With their product "B&R Automation Studio Target for Simulink®" B&R Industrial Automation integrates universal tools consistently throughout the system to create model-based development methods.

March 8, 2010

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SEW-Eurodrive USA: Modular DR motor system

The energy-efficient DR motor series from SEW-EURODRIVE provides numerous drive combinations for packaging applications.

March 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: I/O terminal

Beckhoff’s EL3201-0020 temperature measurement terminal provides high-performance measurement technology in a simplified, cost-effective architecture.

March 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Universal signal conditioners

AutomationDirect’s 884114 and 84116 universal signal conditioners come in plastic slim-line housings to convert, isolate, and transmit scale signals from a wide variety of process sensor and controller I/O.

March 8, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

The value of track and trace

If you’re a food manufacturer and you’re involved in a food ingredient recall, how challenging will it be to trace back which lots might have contained the ingredient in question?

March 5, 2010

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AutomationDirect: Power distribution blocks

The Edison power distribution line from AutomationDirect includes the HPB series open-style power distribution blocks as a convenient way to manage power distribution needs.

February 25, 2010

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Red Lion wins two 2010 Control Readers' Choice Awards

Red Lion has won two 2010 Control Readers' Choice Awards for the company's panel meters and HMI products.

February 24, 2010

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Rockwell Automation: EtherNet/IP-enabled servo drive

The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 300 EtherNet/IP indexing servo drive from Rockwell Automation provides the ability to standardize on a single communication network for easier commissioning, configuration and startup.

February 22, 2010

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Save configuration time in handling systems

Cut the cost and effort of engineering complex Cartesian robots with IndraMotion for Handling from Bosch Rexroth. See video demo.

February 20, 2010

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Omron Electronics LLC: Micro PLC automation software

The CX-One Lite Version 4.0 comprehensive automation software package from Omron integrates Micro PLC programming with support software for setting up networks, operator interface HMI, inverters, and temperature controllers.

February 10, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Operational excellence a strong draw to ARC Forum

Altogether, nearly 600 showed up for the February 8-11 ARC World Industry Forum, and operational excellence was what they wanted to hear and network about.

February 9, 2010

Cartoning

End-of-line automation sparkles

Tightly integrated robotics, automated format changeover, and gentle handling of secondary and tertiary packaging materials are highlights of VCP’s new champagne line.

February 6, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions: GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, a unit of GE Enterprise Solutions: Software and services packaging solution

A powerful, pre-built solution from GE Intelligent Platforms and EnteGreat, the Proficy® SmartStart Packaging Performance Solution™ utilizes operator-centric performance management paradigm.

February 6, 2010