Secondary Packaging

Ventilation for wrapped pallets

The Flexi-Rope option on the Muller Octopus stretch wrapper is a patented new feature that brings ventilation to pallet loads of hot-filled products, for example, that often need air circulation for a period of time after they've been palletized and wrapped.

November 3, 2014

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Secondary Packaging

Sequence products for a mixed load to be built on stretch wrapper

Intelligrated's mixed-load order fulfillment system sequences products to be built, by robot, on a stretch wrapper. The system cubes out the load to determine what the order will need to look like, and the robot then sequences the order as necessary.

November 2, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Reduce machine development time

Up to 80% of software engineering requirements are covered by Lenze's FAST application software.

November 2, 2014

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

High-speed MAP packaging increases labor efficiency

M-Tek, a leader in Modified Atmosphere Packaging will be exhibiting our latest labor saving MAP packaging system in booth N-5877.

October 22, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Pepperl+Fuchs: UHF RFID reader

Compact and easy-to-integrate, F190 transmits data in bundles to maximize productivity and efficiency.

October 22, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact: Industrial PCs

Phoenix Contact expands family of IP65 panel PCs with multitouch capability.

October 21, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

B&R: Control panels require no hard wiring

B&R’s openSAFETY control panels allow safe data exchange over the bus system with just one cable and simple cabling of swing arm systems; hard wiring of E-stop, operating mode, and start buttons are unnecessary.

October 20, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Baumer: Programmable encoders

Incremental encoders EIL580P added as programmable product variants to the Baumer modular OptoPulse encoder series.

October 17, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

ProSoft Technology: Gateway

ProSoft Technology’s new EtherNet/IP to PROFINET IO Device (slave) Gateway enables data transfers between EtherNet/IP controllers and PROFINET IO controllers.

October 9, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Pilz: Configurable control system

The configurable control system PNOZmulti 2 by Pilz monitors safety functions in many areas of mechanical engineering.

October 7, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor: Stepper motor/driver packages

Oriental Motor’s CVK Series combines a compact standardized 24 volt DC input driver with performance-driven, high-torque stepper motors available in 3 step angles for improved machine performance, space savings, and reduced costs.

October 6, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Bimba: Rotary actuators

Suitable for a broad range of general light-duty automation processes including pick & place, material transfer, clamping, camming, and indexing, Bimba’s new MHRQ double-rack, rack & pinion series of extruded pneumatic rotary actuators includes a robust, clean and compact extruded aluminum body for maximum mounting efficiency.

October 3, 2014

Controls & Machine Components

Wago: Spring terminal for conductors

Wago’s 285-1185 terminal block is the only spring pressure terminal block on the market capable of terminating large conductors ranging from 1/0 to 350 kcmil.

October 2, 2014