Controls & Machine Components

New Tech Comes to Heat Seal Bars

This packaging machinery OEM is pioneering the use of a brand new method of making heat seal bars that is adapted from printed circuit board manufacturing.

March 28, 2021

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Controls & machine components

Fortress Uses ARM Microprocessors in Metal Detectors

Fortress Technology Inc.

Fortress Technology’s Interceptor and Interceptor DF, its latest generation of digital food metal detectors, feature the latest ARM microprocessors.

March 8, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Food Manufacturing Data Management Software

METTLER TOLEDO Product Inspection

Mettler-Toledo’s ProdX software aids food manufacturers prepare for digital transformation. It offers complete product inspection management, digital track and trace, automatic performance testing, and real-time logging of test and compliance data.

March 4, 2021

Coding/marking

Domino Launches the SafeGuard Augmented Reality App

Domino North America

Effective March 1st, Domino’s SafeGuard AR app is available to all its customers for remote technical support to showcase the potential of the AR-enabled remote support.

March 3, 2021

Robotics

Piab Launches Updated Website

Piab Group

Through multiple internal and external interviews, Piab created an even more customer-centric website that focuses on existing customers as well as exploring users.

March 2, 2021

Robotics

FANUC and Rockwell Automation Form Coalition to Address Manufacturing Skills Gap

FANUC America

FANUC and Rockwell Automation formed a coalition to address manufacturing skills gap with robotics and automation apprenticeship programs designed to upskill current and future workers for jobs in advanced manufacturing, robotics and automation.

March 1, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Machine Condition Monitoring via IIoT

This Arrowhead Systems division is taking full advantage of new IIoT tools that make machine diagnostics readily available and help customers maximize OEE.

February 23, 2021

Controls & machine components

THK America Celebrates 50th Anniversary

THK America, Inc.

As a linear motion products manufacturer, THK America has introduced innovations in precision motion components for the past five decades.

February 19, 2021

Controls & machine components

Motion Announces Management Promotions

Motion

Motion, a wholly owned subsidiary of Genuine Parts Co., has promoted seven executives.

February 16, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

OMAC Offers Guide to Define Best Practices for Secure Remote Access

OMAC

OMAC released The Practical Guide for Remote Access to Plant Equipment which is the result of a workgroup of 37 industry leaders convened by OMAC to define best practices for secure Remote Access to plant equipment.

February 12, 2021

Digital Transformation

ABB Upgrades RobotStudio to Include Robot Braking Distance Simulator

ABB Robotics

ABB's RobotStudio offline programming and simulation software has been upgraded with a new virtual robot braking distance function designed to create an exact simulation of the real-world stopping distance of a robot.

February 11, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

IMA’s ELECTRIC atTRACTION Virtual Show a Success

IMA Group

On January 20 and 21, ATOP presented its electric traction and green mobility solutions at IMA’s Sensing Future Days virtual exhibition.

February 1, 2021

Controls & Machine Components

Indicators Facilitate Changeover

Reliable operator guidance for size changeover on end-of-line packaging machinery is provided by AP05 electronic position indicators

January 27, 2021