Controls & Machine Components

Pillar Technologies - An ITW Company: Waterless induction capsealing

Pillar Technologies (Hartland, WI) will unveil its high-speed waterless induction capsealing system. This new addition to the Unifoiler line will exceed line speeds of previously manufactured Pillar waterless sealers, according to the manufacturer.

September 30, 2002

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People

TricorBraun (St. Louis, MO) hired Mark Polivka as the vp of supply chain management.

September 30, 2002

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Mass flow = efficiency squared (sidebar)

Controls clean up on savings

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Conference at Pack Expo features 50-plus speakers

Produced by the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute, the Conference at Pack Expo runs from Monday, November 4 through Wednesday, November 6. Here’s the line-up. For session abstracts, go to http://pei2002.packexpo.com.

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Technology to take us forward

What are today’s leading thinkers and practitioners in the packaging field saying about packaging technology of the future?

September 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Networks still optional

A recent survey of machine builders confirms that networks are still in the works for most customers.

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Machine builders speak out on servos (sidebar)

Are servos worth it?

September 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Machine builders speak out on servos

Most machine builders are using servo motion control technology, but few are designing their machines from the ground up around the technology.

September 30, 2002

Flexible packaging

Liquid pouch machine

ExactaPack LLC (Exton, PA), a division of the Johnson Industries Packaging Group, will display Model EP-18L vf/f/s pouch packaging machine at affiliate Southern Packaging Machinery’s booth #N-570 at Pack Expo 2002.

September 30, 2002

Secondary Packaging

High-speed case erector

SWF Companies (Reedley, CA) has redesigned the CE 151 high-speed, automatic case erector/bottom flap sealer. Reaching speeds up to 45 cases/min, the CE 151’s standard features include a Nordson hot melt system, easy load hopper, and multiple case size capabilities.

September 30, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

Norstat,Inc: Operating panel

Norstat (Rockaway, NJ) introduces the WOP-IT Ethernet-driven Web operating panel that combines the World Wide Web with human machine interface and PLC technology.

August 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

CTC Parker Automation: PC-based I/O

CTC Parker Automation (Milford, OH) has added a new Ethernet buscoupler to its MachinePoint™ line of remote I/O. The module utilizes Modbus TCP/IP for data transmission at 10/100 Mbps between control and machine components.

August 31, 2002

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: AC drives

The new GS series of AC drives from AutomationDirect (Cumming, GA) includes the GS1 mini AC drive at 1/4 to 2 hp, 115 VAC/230 VAC input, 230 VAC output, and 3 to 10 KHz carrier frequency.

August 31, 2002