Controls & Machine Components

Keyence Corp. of America: Safety light curtains

The PJ-V Series of safety light curtains from Keyence Corp. of America (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) does not require special or custom-size light rails or factory modifications.

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E-beam irradiation system

The Betaline from Scanditronix Medical (Uppsala, Sweden) is an E-beam (electron) irradiation system using microwave technology. The machine can be used in the food industry for cold pasteurization of food products and spices, and in the medical industry for sterilization of single-use medical equipment.

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PIAB USA Inc: Vacuum products catalog

PIAB Vacuum Products (Rockland, MA) has released its new 124-page Vacuum Products catalog. The color catalog presents PIAB's com-plete line of vacuum products, including compressed-air-driven multi-ejector vacuum pumps.

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Bonfigioli North America, Inc: Shaft-mount helical drives

F-Series shaft-mount helical drives and gearmotors are available from Bonfigioli North America Inc. (Concord, Ontario, Canada). Featuring hollow shaft-mounting capabilities, the drives and gearmotors allow for simple compact drive applications and have a torque range between 670 and 25꺜 lb/in.

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Clements Industries, Inc: Twist-tie machine

Clements (South Hackensack, NJ) introduces its Tach-It 3570 twist-tie machine, which provides metal or non-metal Polycore(TM) ties for products 3/8" to 1-3/8" thick at speeds in excess of 45 cycles/min.

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Siemens Industry Inc: Software update

From Siemens Energy & Automation (Alpharetta, GA) comes Simatic® WinCC Version 4.02, a 32-bit HMI and SCADA software update said to be completely integrated with Windows(TM) 95/98 and NT V4.0/SP3.

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MRC Bearing Services: Automatic bearing lubricators

Automatic bearing lubricators that dispense food-grade grease or oil are now available from MRC Bearing Services (Kulpsville, PA). The lubricators, called System 24®, help minimize downtime and reduce the cost of expensive manual maintenance by providing constant lubrication at a user's predetermined rate.

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Patlite: LED signal tower

The 50-mm round LES and LES-W signal towers from Patlite Corp. (Torrance, CA) provide bright LED light for indoor/ outdoor use. Lenses are heat- and shock- resistant and are available in red, amber, green, blue and clear.

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Mardem Mfg. Co.: Mardem Mfg. Co.: Valve assemblies

Mardem Mfg. (Farmingdale, NJ) offers a low-maintenance replacement for worn Simplex(TM) fill heads. The valve assemblies are designed for quick installation into fillers, which can be rebuilt in less than a half hour with a standard ball valve kit.

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Packaging Aids Corporation: Bag-in-box sealer

With a vertical seal head that offers height adjustability, Packaging Aids' (San Rafael, CA) K-Series bag-in-box vacuum sealer accommodates a wide range of box sizes.

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc: Cup filler

The use of a servo motor on Spee-Dee's (Sturtevant, WI) newest volumetric cup filler means fewer wear parts and less downtime. Filling 120 cups/min with granular products, the compact machine easily integrates with form and seal equipment.

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High-speed laner

The Series C9000 air laner/accumulator from R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) uses pressurized air to gently move empty PET bottles with neck rings into as many as 18 lanes toward the accumulation station.

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ARC Systems, Inc: Brushless DC servo motors

ARC Systems (Hauppauge, NY) has developed a complete line of 2-wire brushless DC servo motors that are drop-in replacements for conventional brush-type DC motors.

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