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Printheads

FoxJet offers the new 768 ProSeries printhead that prints to a height of 4” without the “stitching” that often occurs when a series of smaller, disposable heads are linked together.

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Motion control catalog

Norgren published a new, consolidated catalog called “Motion Control Solutions, part number APC-1”. The full-color catalog will guide consumers through Norgren’s pneumatic products: actuators, valves, pressure sensing and control, air preparation, fittings, KIP, Herion, and Watson-Smith lines.

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Rockwell Automation: Washdown AC drive

The Allen-Bradley® PowerFlex® 70 NEMA 4X AC drive from Rockwell Automation features a UL-listed and IP66-rated enclosure that protects against high-pressure water spray, corrosion, and cir-culating dust while conforming to National Sanitation Foundation standards for food equipment.

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Wago Corporation: Smallest I/O-IPC

The WAGO-I/O-IPC 758 Series Industrial PC from Wago Corp. integrates all standard PC functions including network and fieldbus interfaces. The 266 MHz Pentium-processor-powered unit with Linux or Microsoft Windows-based operating system permits decentralized control, subnetworking with popular fieldbuses, as well as recording, analyzing, and measuring data.

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Beckhoff Automation: Panel PCs

Beckhoff USA offers an entire line of aluminum-constructed Control Panel PC LCD monitors ranging from the miniature CX1000 to the full-size ATX motherboard CP6500.

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Web Plus: Sites

New or enhanced Web sites

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Achievements

Procomac obtained the 3 A international certification for its milk filling lines that conform to new and stricter methods.

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Conveying & accumulation

Spreading visibility across the supply chain

Whether they package salads, beer, or car polish, manufacturers are seeking ways to give all stakeholders a better view of the supply chain.

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The business benefits of OMAC guidelines

Top control and information systems honcho at P&G sings the praises of OMAC guidelines.

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The business benefits of OMAC guidelines (sidebar)

OMAC Packaging Workgroup

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Noncontact transfer unit offers a lift

Cox MHP’s indexing machine employs three units that pick empty, porous bags from a magazine—without contacting them—and place each bag into a prefilling station on the machine.

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Filling/capping, dry

Liquid packaging servo gains popularity with machine builders

ELAU’s new integral servo motor/drive, the PacDrive™ SCL-055, has received significant attention among respected liquid packaging machinery builders.

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