Controls & Machine Components

J. W. Winco, Inc: Offset tubular grip handles

J. W. Winco’s inch-size Offset Tubular Grip Handles are designed for use on machines with double winged swinging doors and sliding doors.

December 17, 2007

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Bringing MES to medical device packaging

Stirling Medical Innovations is implementing a Manufacturing Execution System (MES) that Stirling project leader Colin Boyd calls "the way of the future."

December 14, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Bodine Electric Company: Bodine Electric Company: Gearheads Serve Varying Tasks

The vendor’s Pacesetter family of AC Inverter duty, three-phase gearmotors are now available with new gearheads: the types 3RD, HG and CG.

December 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Integrate Robotics into Packaging

The PacDrive Robot P3 is designed as a complete mechanical package for integrating pick-and-place capabilities into packaging machinery.

December 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Embedded Robotics Control for Packaging

The IndraMotion MLC Motion Logic controller with embedded robotic capabilities is designed to bring increased flexibility to packaging applications.

December 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Microstep Motor Driver Package

The RBK 2-phase bipolar stepping motor and drive package features DC input and a RoHS-compliant stepping package that incorporates a number of control functions.

December 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Omega Design Corp.: Thermocouple-to-wireless

Omega Eng.’s new Wireless Thermocouple Connector Series features stand-alone, compact battery-powered  thermocouple connectors that transmit linearized, cold junction-compensated measurements back to a USB-powered receiver connected to a PC.

December 7, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Beijer Electronics: Handheld operator panel

The EXTER M70 handheld operator panel from Beijer Electronics is IP65-rated and designed for industrial use.

December 7, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

EtherNet/IP modules

To provide EtherNet/IP I/O solutions for harsh environments, Beckhoff Automation has introduced the IL230x-B905 Fieldbus Box modules for EtherNet/IP.

December 7, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

TURCK, Inc: Ethernet/IP gateways

New EtherNet/IP piconet® gateways from Turck are available with either 8 M8 picofast® or 4 M12 eurofast® connectors, and they provide 4 points of digital I/O.

December 7, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

White Paper: Choosing the optimum operator interface

In this White Paper from Pro-Face, you'll find out the answer to this question: which is better — an open computer system or a closed one? Without hesitation, 9 out of 10 computer savvy consumers will say “open.” This response is the result of nearly 30 years of PC development during which the hardware has been open and the various Microsoft operating systems have been de-facto open.

December 4, 2007

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Packaging Line Performance Workshop

A new course, Packaging Line Performance Workshop, will give packagers the skills, tools and knowledge they require to improve the efficiency of their packaging lines.

December 3, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

ELAU implements Weihenstephan Standard

Vertical integration with PacDrive

December 3, 2007