Controls & Machine Components

Kollmorgen: Interactive Web community

Patterned after a typical design cycle, Kollmorgen’s (Radford, VA) Motion Village™ is described as an online Web community designed to provide resources and engineering solutions as a way to increase machine design engineer productivity.

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The Kennedy Group: Nameplate identification

The nameplate identification system from The Kennedy Group (Willoughby, OH) is said to allow users to permanently and inexpensively identify and track reusable containers, racks, pallets, and other products that require tracking and asset management.

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Controls & Machine Components

Packaging trails the networked future (sidebar)

Methodology

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Controls & Machine Components

Packaging trails the networked future (sidebar)

Respondents: Machine builders lack networking expertise

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Controls & Machine Components

Packaging trails the networked future

An astonishing 71% of respondents to an exclusive PW survey report that few or none of their packaging lines are networked. Packagers identify top reasons for wanting packaging-line networks and the major obstacles that hold them back.

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Controls & Machine Components

Blue Diamond networks coders

Networking multiple coders to a host PC saves time and provides flexibility for nut cooperative Blue Diamond Growers.

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Flexible packaging

Packaging technologies blossom at seed company

Filling of plant seeds into cans and pouches sold to commercial growers took a big step forward when Seminis built a new plant. Front-and-back labeling systems are standouts.

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Conveying & accumulation

Furman polishes up brightstock packing

Furman Foods increases output with a new depalletizer, tray packer, tray stacker, film wrapper, and shrink tunnel. Conveyors assist flow control to keep things running smoothly. See in-plant video

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Controls & Machine Components

OMAC releases position papers, solicits feedback

After 15 months of studying how best to remedy the complexity that results from proliferation of packaging machine controls, the OMAC Motion for Packaging Initiative working group has issued a series of position papers documenting its recommendations. See them at http://omac.packworld.com.

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Controls & Machine Components

Vaccon Company, Inc: Silencers

Vaccon (Medfield, MA) offers a line of silencers that can be used on all pneumatic devices and in any facility operating equipment that uses compressed air.

July 31, 2001

Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: Glossary of motor terms

Rockwell Automation (Milwaukee, WI) has compiled a glossary of motor terminology. Definitions of axial thrust, capacitor, and 216 other terms provide a refresher for experienced motor users and a primer for beginners.

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Controls & Machine Components

Roberts PolyPro: Roberts PolyPro: Spray bottle carrier

Roberts PolyPro (Charlotte, NC) introduces the PolyLift spray bottle carriers, available in narrow-center and wide-center versions. Bottle carrier is available in any Pantone color to match color graphics and has ample space for UPC codes/stickers.

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Controls & Machine Components

PSI: PSI: Direct-coupled pumps

Bosch Automation Technology (Racine, WI) has introduced VPV 16-80cc variable-displacement vane pumps in a direct-coupled pump-to-motor arrangement. The pumps and motors use hardened spline technology for long life and are rated for 3ꯠ psi continuous service.

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