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Guiderail adjustments

Roe's (Perrysburg, OH) QuickSet(TM) Guides allow manual adjustment of up to 100' of straight guiderails in less than 5 sec. It adjusts top and side guiderails simultaneously and can be retrofitted to existing containers.

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Pacific Scientific: Brushless motors

Pacific Scientific's Automation Technology Group (Rockford, IL) has introduced a new brushless motor. The PACTORQ(TM) motor uses a neodymium magnet rotor design combined with an optimum magnetic circuit to pack more torque in a smaller housing, says the company.

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Mini air regulator

Reading Technologies (Reading, PA) has introduced the Model R99 miniature air regulator. It uses positive control of tool inlet air pressure and adjustable control to assure constant air flow to pneumatic devices.

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Phoenix Contact Inc: Bus system

The Interbus Loop from Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) uses its power supply to power I/O devices and to transmit network signals to devices. This reduces cable requirements to just two conductors that carry both power and signals.

September 30, 1997

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Pacific Scientific: Brushless motors

Pacific Scientific's Automation Technology Group (Rockford, IL) has introduced a new brushless motor. The PACTORQ(TM) motor uses a neodymium magnet rotor design combined with an optimum magnetic circuit to pack more torque in a smaller housing, says the company.

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Loveshaw, An ITW Company: High-resolution printer

The MicroJet® HRP Deluxe is a high-resolution printer from Loveshaw (S. Canaan, PA) that can produce text, graphics and bar codes at speeds to 250'/min, depending on system set-up conditions.

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Air control valves

Parker Hannifin's (Cleveland, OH) new F3 Valve series provides "plug-in" subbase and manifold mountings to simplify installation and reduce downtime.

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Laser scanner

Intermec (Everett, WA) has introduced a low-cost line of hand-held laser scanners that focus on ergonomics and durability. Sabre 1550 (undecoded) and 1551 (decoded) are designed for a variety of applications, and they offer long range, high-visibility and high-density capabilities, says the company.

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Operator stations

Barber-Colman's (Loves Park, IL) new Optima AC is an operator station for the MACO® 4000, 5000 and 6000 control systems for plastics manufacturing equipment.

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Aromat Corporation: Operator panel

A new low-cost, easy-to-use text display operator panel is available from Aromat (New Providence, NJ). The NAiS® brand ATM-20 stores up to 248 messages with up to 248 scrolling or flashing characters per message for commanding a variety of functions.

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Packaging sheet stock

An engineered metallocene plastomer composite called T-Board(TM) is available from Sentinel Products (Hyannis, MA). Consisting of a rigid, high-density crosslinked PE foam core sandwiched between a soft-skin metallocene-based foam exterior, T-Board's multi-layer construction makes it suitable for use as partitions or tier pads in packaging totes.

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Auto-Mate Technologies: Induction cap sealer

Auto-Mate Technologies (Riverhead, NY) has introduced Model AM-20 induction foil cap sealer. It eliminates water cooling to save power. Measuring only 29" W, the portable sealer is the smallest 2 Kw induction foil sealer in the industry, says the manufacturer.

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