Controls & Machine Components

Site updates help increase productivity

Bosch Rexroth (www.boschrexroth-us.com/packaging) updated the food and packaging section of its Web site, focusing primarily on the company’s GenNext™ technology, the successor to Gen3 systems.

March 31, 2005

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Conveying & accumulation

Reliability key to GE choice of inkjet coders from RSI

Greater productivity from proven technology eliminates coder changeovers that waste time

March 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Hitachi America, Ltd.: Hitachi SJ200 AC Variable Frequency Drive

With the Hitachi SJ200 drive. autotuning is no longer needed. The 6th generation Intelligent Sensorless Vector Control and Inverter System Power Module means powerful, versatile, yet simple operation.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Nonfused switch disconnects

The SD1 series nonfused disconnects from AutomationDirect allow breaking and disconnecting on equipment loads of up to 600 VAC at a nominal current range from 16 A to 40 A (63 A to 125 A with the SD2 series).

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Schneider Electric ELAU Packaging Solutions: Automation software tool kit

Elau’s PacDrive Automation Software tool kit, the EPAS-4 Version 16, offers a new, documented software template with functions that make it more effective as a preventive maintenance and service tool.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Igus Inc: Spherical bearings

Igubal® spherical bearings from igus Inc. eliminate installation hassles encountered with pivoting bearings due to their self-aligning properties which diverts the need for exact placement of shafts and housing.

February 28, 2005

Flexible packaging

The machine factor in flexible packaging

What flexible package designers should know about packaging machinery.

February 28, 2005

Cartoning

Cartesio cartoning concept debuts at Interpack

Cavanna integrates new robotic island into automated flow wrapping and cartoning line.

February 28, 2005

Controls & machine components

Explore new controls technologies

Engineers, managers, and machine builders designing control and measurement systems will benefit from the insight of leading industry experts as part of the first-ever Automation Developers Forum.

February 28, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Upgrade printers to smart labels

Now available from Brady is the WavePoint family of RFID printer-encoder solutions.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Suction Cups and Suspensions

ANVER OC Series Oval Vacuum Cups, snap-on fittings, and suspensions are designed to retain their position and will not rotate for applications where product alignment is critical.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Vacuum Suction Cups

ANVER Push-In Valve Vacuum Cup Assemblies feature Delrin® probes that protrude slightly from the center and touch an object first to open the vacuum flow; providing instant attach and release.

February 28, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

Anver Corp.: Anver Corp.: Miniature Venturi Vacuum Pumps

ANVER VR Series Mini Vacuum Pumps run on 80 psi compressed air to create a 24” (61 mm) Hg vacuum at the cup with only 0.42 to 1.27 SCFM (11.9 to 36 l/min.) air flow, depending upon model.

February 28, 2005