Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: AC sensorless vector drives

The AutomationDirect DURApulse GS4 series of AC sensorless vector drives includes many of the same standard features as current GS drives including dynamic braking, PID, and removable keypad, as well as major enhancements.

November 6, 2017

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Controls & Machine Components

Aerotech: Multi-axis robotic controller

Aerotech’s HEX RC is a 6-axis motion controller ideal for controlling robotic systems like hexapods: it is 4U rack-mountable and compatible with the Automation 3200 (A3200) motion platform.

November 1, 2017

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Open-source—‘the way the future is being built’

As of early this year this OEM began delivering friction feeders that relied on open-source programming rather than relying on proprietary, self-made microprocessor controllers.

November 1, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba: Compact hydraulic actuators

Bimba has launched the Compact Hydraulic series of actuators, a product line that complements the company’s existing NFPA hydraulic products by offering significant space savings without sacrificing performance.

November 1, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Pepperl+Fuchs: Incremental rotary encoders

The new BlueBeam technology for incremental rotary encoders with optical sensing principle increases efficiency when generating signals.

October 31, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Lenze: Compact, synchronous servo motors

Lenze has released the new m850 synchronous servo motors, with moderately dynamic responsiveness in the upper power range.

October 24, 2017

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Butler Automatic expands sales team

The new team includes industry veterans focused on global sales and application support.

October 19, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Tend: Robot performance management software

Tend has launched in.view, a cloud-based monitoring and analysis application for both industrial and collaborative robots.

October 12, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Packaging serialization standard showcased at PACK EXPO Las Vegas

The Open Serialization Communication Standard (OPEN-SCS) Group, a collection of healthcare sector companies dedicated to standardizing packaging line serialization and aggregation data exchanges, presented its initial Packaging Serialization Standard (PSS 1.0) on September 25 during PACK EXPO Las Vegas. The release of a validated standard is planned for November.

October 11, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Analog I/O expansion modules

The versatile BRX PLC system from AutomationDirect combines powerful features in a compact, stand-alone footprint.

October 10, 2017

Controls & Machine Components

Allied Motion: Direct drive torque motors

Allied Motion Technologies announces the addition of smaller frame sizes to its line of Megaflux frameless direct drive torque motors, now available in sizes ranging from 60 to 792 mm in outside diameter, with multiple stack lengths for each diameter.

October 6, 2017

Conveying & accumulation

Pneumatically controlled conveyor guiderails

The Anysize guiderail system automatically adjusts the width of bottle, carton, and case conveyors for greater packaging line flexibility, reduced costs, and better ergonomics.

October 2, 2017

Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

High speed plus flexible format changes in vf/f/s machine

Intermittent-motion vf/f/s machines make it relatively easy to change over to a new package format. Now MBP offers an intermittent-motion vf/f/s machine that’s also fast.

October 2, 2017