Controls & Machine Components

Schubert Packaging Systems: Schubert F2 'erect, load & close' robotic packaging machine with v

The Schubert F2 (2 axis) robot erects a carton from a flat blank, collates and loads the product and subsequently closes the box.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Krones, Inc.: Krones Modul Labeling System

Krones Modul Labeling System offers a new concept in labeling, delivering maximum application flexibility via modular, interchangeable labeling stations.

December 31, 2001

Secondary Packaging

Pack Expo 2004: Flexcell horizontal cartoning

PACK EXPO WEB EXCLUSIVE: Triangle is offering its Flexcell horizontal cartoning machine at its booth, S-806, at Pack Expo International 2004. Cartoner is designed and built around third generation digital servo motion control. The result is a compact cartoner with an insertion method that propels, not pushes, products into cartons. This eliminates pushed insertion jams and mechanisms such as barrel loaders, product trays, pusher arms, and confiner assemblies. At speeds to 100 cartons/min, machine has fast, 5-min changeovers.

December 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Pack Expo 2004: Compak II bagger

PACK EXPO WEB EXCLUSIVE: Kliklok-Woodman is introducing its Compak II bagmaker at Pack Expo 2004 in its booth, S-1601. Machine can produce a maximum bag width of 250mm at speeds of 35 bags/min. Machine has been updated with advanced electronics and servo motors for added reliability and lowered maintenance. The Insight® color touch screen is a graphics-based operator interface that uses pictures and icons to make the system simple to operate, providing higher productivity. The Compak II is equipped with a single pneumatic control point and simplified wiring, allowing for faster trouble shooting and reduced spare parts needs.

December 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

HBA filler's range speaks volumes (sidebar)

A showcase filler detailed

December 31, 2001

Conveying & accumulation

Printer presses onward with unitizing

Automatic weighing, strapping, and stretch-wrapping system unitizes loads of printed materials at Gazette Communications. Damage claims are reduced to zero.

December 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Motors brochure

A 48-page brochure from Baldor (Fort Smith, AR) describes Super-E premium efficient industrial electric motors with ratings of 1 to 2000 hp. Enlarged views of the motors show component parts.

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Power supply unit

A 2-amp/24-vDC power supply unit from Wago (Germantown, WI) has an output power of 48 W. New version is an addition to the DIN rail-mountable switch-mode power supplies already available, including 120-W and 240-W models.

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

ARC Advisory Group: Device-level Ethernet study

At best, the use of the Ethernet at the device or I/O level is in the “early adopter” stage, with the level of rhetoric vastly exceeding the amount of real-world shipments, according to a new study from ARC Advisory Group (Dedham, MA).

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Zontec: SPC software

Zontec’s (Cincinnati, OH) 4.0 Synergy 2000™ statistical process control (SPC) software contains more than 20 new features and program enhancements. Designed for plant computing environments that want an enterprise-wide approach to quality management.

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Protective details

The Xbox console includes a variety of sensitive internal components including a hard drive, DVD drive, and a CPU. To protect the console during transportation and handling, Microsoft selected expanded polystyrene foam end caps.

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Xbox box has 'game'

The graphics design for the much anticipated mid-November debut of Microsoft's Xbox game console strikes a balance for hard-core gamers and mainstream consumers. After soliciting concepts from several firms, Redmond, WA-based Microsoft awarded the design work to SBI and Company (Salt Lake City, UT).

November 30, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

SERCOS N.A.: SERCOS conformance test

A new conformance test for SERCOS interface controls, servo drives, and I/O stations is now available from SERCOS N.A. (Bloomingdale, IL). Test software ensures that SERCOS interface products from various manufacturers are compatible and interoperable at the SERCOS Conformance Class A level.

November 30, 2001