Controls & Machine Components: Page 197

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Large digital display

Red Lion has introduced the programmable LDA, Large Digital Display for Analog Inputs.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Bosch Rexroth Corp.: Pneumatic valves

Series CA44 valves from Bosch Rexroth are 2-station valve manifolds for AS-i serial link (bus) applications, complying with AS-i specification.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

PC-like power panel

The new B+R Power Panel 300/400 generation is an addition to the 100/200 product line.

July 12, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Multi-axis synchronization demo

Motion control proof of concept demo demonstrates high-speed, multi-axis motion control using a coordinated, deterministic control network.

July 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

Completing a controls upgrade

Shrink wrap machine manufacturer maximizes machine design flexibility with centralized PC-based controls and industrial Ethernet.

July 11, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

How 'champions' help P&G cultivate a design culture

Brand design is so much more than the artistic veneer it once was. It’s about orchestrating and delivering a total experience based on a deep understanding of what the consumer wants. When orchestrated perfectly, the design provides brand differentiation and delivers an experience that’s positive, memorable, and unexpected.

July 3, 2007

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Weber Packaging Solutions: Weber Packaging Solutions: New Version of Weber Label Design Software

Also includes RFID encoding capabilities

June 28, 2007

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Precise repeatability for packaging machine changeover

Minimizing changeover time is key for increasing productivity and enhancing competitiveness, especially in packaging machines with small lot sizes, constant format changes and varying product sizes. Demo animation shows how changeover controls can be added to any machine for fast, repeatable changeover.

June 25, 2007

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: The first open safety protocol for real-time Ethernet

With B&R’s ETHERNET Powerlink Safety Technology the safety functionality is completely integrated in the control system and does not require special cabling resulting in a considerable cost advantage.

June 22, 2007

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B&R Industrial Automation: On-site mobility with the B&R Mobile Panel

Ergonomic, light and extremely impact-resistant. These qualities define the six new handheld operating devices in the MP40 and MP50 lines of the B&R Mobile Panel.

June 22, 2007

Secondary Packaging

General Mills: packaging equipment must be 'worth it'

At the second annual Packaging Automation Forum sponsored by ELAU and other automation suppliers, packagers zeroed in on the supply chain impact of flexible, standards-based automation technologies on the packing floor. The keynote speaker in particular nailed the topic.

June 18, 2007

Secondary Packaging

Pinless metering

The new mid-speed Slipstream™ LS Pinless Metering from Douglas uses electronic motion controls and slipsheet technology to reduce cost and increase efficiency.

June 12, 2007