Controls & Machine Components

Hoffman: Powerful operator controls

BTV family of human-machine-interface controls have the flexibility to work with any stand-alone machine. From Indramat (Hoffman Estates, IL), the new HMIs each have two high-performance industrial PCs, two configurable operator panels and two microcontroller-based HMI control units.

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Conveying & accumulation

Packaging Systems Automation, Inc: Stainless chain transfer

For washdown applications, a new stain-less-steel powered chain transfer can be installed in-line on most conveyors. From Pack-aging Sys-tems Auto-mation (Ply-mouth, MN), the device mounts to either an existing conveyor drive or idler.

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Controls & Machine Components

Orion Packaging Systems: Orion Packaging Systems: High-speed motion network

New Orion® ServoWire(TM) servo drives and PC-based digital motion controllers from Ormec (Rochester, NY) communicate at speeds to 200 megabits/sec using the IEEE-1394 network protocol, originally Apple Computer's FireWire(TM) network protocol.

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Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: B&R Industrial Automation: Integrated motion controller

NC154 multi-axis module plugs into B&R Industrial Automation's (Roswell, GA) 2005 PLC and provides integrated, high-performance motion and machine control in one compact package.

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Controls & Machine Components

Continental Packaging Solutions: Oblong bottles

Continental Glass & Plastic (Chicago, IL) has a new line of 2-oz and 8-oz Paris Oblong bottles. Made of HDPE with a frosted "soft touch" feel, the bottles are suited for shampoos, lotions and other personal care products.

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Controls & Machine Components

DuPont Packaging: Barrier film

A new barrier film, made with nylon and a new grade of DuPont (Wilmington, DE) Surlyn® packaging resin, was developed by Italian converter Alcom Srl (Campogalliano, Italy).

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Conveying & accumulation

Robot gains 'eyesight'

Guided by a simple, compact vision system, a robotic depalletizer picks three 65-lb bags of seed at a time, handling even the most irregular loads without failing.

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Controls & Machine Components

Berry Plastics: Square container

A square HDPE container is now available from Berry Plastics (Evansville, IN). The modular design is said to increase shelf space and pallet utilization by up to 30% versus standard round containers.

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Flexible packaging

All-Fill Inc: All-Fill Inc: Auger system

All-Fill (Exton, PA) has introduced a color catalog sheet featuring its servo motor direct-drive Multi-Fill auger systems. These provide fast, accurate, multi-positioned dispensing of powders and viscous products typically encountered with vf/f/s machines, horizontal thermoformers, strip packers, pocket vacuum formers, pouch makers and rotary cup machines.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Forum for Adhesive Closure Technologies: Case packaging trends

A new white paper, "Case packaging trends drive evaluation of sealing methodology," examines the trend toward upgraded shipping cases and their use as product marketing tools.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Avery Dennison Retail Information Systems (Printer Div.): Tag and label software

A new tag and label software program for manufacturers and repackagers of medical and surgical equipment and supplies is now available from Avery Dennison Printer Systems (Philadelphia, PA).

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Controls & Machine Components

Rockwell Automation: I/O trends white paper

A white paper on trends in control system I/O is available from Rockwell Automation/Allen-Bradley (Milwaukee, WI). Provides a basic understanding of what I/O is and a brief summary of the evolution of control system I/O.

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Conveying & accumulation

Linear conveyor

A linear, differential-motion conveyor, the Auto-Glide® is available from Smalley Mfg. (Knoxville, TN). Operates at rates to 40'/min. The conveyor's vibratory action occurs in a horizontal plane, via a gentle shuffling action.

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