Controls & Machine Components

Encoder-free motion control

New Sinochron® AC motors from ABM Drives offer encoder-free motion control with overspeed capability and zero slip. Rated at 0.25 to 10 kW, these high-efficiency motors save initial cost, energy, and space, while improving reliability.

August 31, 2008

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Enhanced management software

Rockwell Automation has expanded the application development capabilities of its FactoryTalk ProductionCentre software to help users more rapidly and cost-effectively build, deploy, and scale manufacturing production applications across multiple sites.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Hollow rotary actuators

Oriental Motor has added the RoHS-compliant DG 200 to its DG series of hollow rotary actuators.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Omron Electronics LLC: Omron Electronics LLC: Safety I/O terminals

Omron Scientific Technologies has introduced DST1-XD0808SW-1 safety I/O terminals, which support 6 safety inputs and 8 safety outputs and are capable of storing simple logic.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Igus Inc: Space-saving tube

New this year from igus is the DryLin® EasyTube, a space-saving linear unit for format adjustment tasks to 33 lb in vertical applications or 110 lb when installed horizontally.

August 31, 2008

Sustainability

Highlights from PAF 2008

Space constraints prohibit an all-inclusive report on Packaging Automation Forum 2008, sponsored by Packaging World and Automation World magazines. But here’s a peek at what Unilever, Lilly, and P&G had to say.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Miniature pneumatics line

Clippard Instrument Laboratory, Inc.’s all-new 388-page catalog contains its complete line of miniature fluid power products.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Small PLCS

In order to provide an array of small, flexible PLCs, Beckhoff Automation has added new models to its Ethernet TCP/IP controller family.

August 31, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Brushless servo

The new BSM132 brushless servo from Baldor has the capability to reach 20 HP and can be expanded to 34 HP with optional blower cooling.

August 27, 2008

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Flash demo of photoelectric sensors and controls from Tri-Tronics

In this flash rotation incorporating video, watch the different products in from Tri-Tronics Co.'s line of photoelectric sensors and controls.

August 13, 2008

Controls & Machine Components

Universal analog input module

IDEC offers a new 4-point universal analog input module, expanding the capabilities of its fast micro PLC, the MicroSmart Pentra.

August 6, 2008

Closures

WEB PLUS

New or enhanced web sites.

August 5, 2008

Conveying & accumulation

Robots' presence felt throughout packaging

Real-world applications of packaging automation in food, beverage, and other retail-product plants support the conclusions gleaned from a new study on robotics in packaging.

August 5, 2008