Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug pedigree requirements for 2015: Is the pharmaceutical industry ready?

GS1 Healthcare U.S. to host workshops on 2015 readiness, and participants will experience the pharmaceutical supply chain of the future.

October 12, 2010

Trends: Page 488

Flexible packaging

Convenience and patient compliance drive contract packager's business

Tee Noland, director of business development for Pharma Tech Industries (PTI), a contract manufacturer/packager, shares his views on why pharmaceutical companies are turning to contract packagers, and discusses the latest developments

October 12, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Triangle Research International, Inc (TRI-Inc): Small, inexpensive PLC

The Nano-10 Super PLC from Triangle Research is an extremely low-cost PLC that weighs only 2.6 oz., measures 3.3 x 2.8-in., and features a fast 32-bit CPU and 10 I/O: 4 digital inputs, 4 digital outputs, 2 Analog inputs (12-bit 0-5V).

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

GE Intelligent Platforms: Advanced data analytics

GE Intelligent Platforms’ Proficy® Accelerator for Advanced Analytics layers on top of existing systems, helping to identify process inefficiencies using historical data to create real-time models driving process improvements.

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

AutomationDirect: Pneumatics product line

The NITRA™ line of pneumatics from AutomationDirect includes several new series of products to help meet a broad range of pneumatic air supply pressure regulation and filtration applications, and may be used in stand-alone or modular design applications.

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Baldor Electric Company: Motor line

Baldor’s Reliance Super-E line of premium efficient motors includes more than 50 washdown, paint-free and all stainless premium efficient ratings, and more than 70 premium efficient unit handling ratings.

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Dual line display meter

Red Lion’s PAX2A Dual Line Display Meter allows simultaneous visualization of 2 separate parameters--displaying input, total, minimum, maximum or setpoints on a 0.7-in. high 6-digit main LCD display.

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Bidirectional sensor interface

The BiSS fully digital bidirectional sensor interface from B&R is an open and license-free communication standard that allows sensor data to be read synchronously, securely and quickly, and extends the company’s ACOPOS servo drive family.

October 11, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Murrelektronik, Inc: Profibus connectors

Designed to minimize installation and troubleshooting costs, Murrelektronik’s series of Profibus connectors provide easy-to-use, pluggable connections that reduce install times and the potential for failures.

October 5, 2010

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

Rockwell Automation: 3 component servo drive

The Allen-Bradley Kinetix 3 component servo drive from Rockwell Automation, which comes in models as small as 50 watts, provides the flexibility to tailor axes to a machine’s actual power requirement to minimize system size and cost.

October 5, 2010

Palletizing/depalletizing

B&R demonstrates new automation capabilities at PACK EXPO 2010

B&R Industrial Automation will introduce advances in safety, robotic, ease-of-use, connectivity and automation technology at PACK EXPO Booth S-1073. Several respected OEMs will introduce B&R-enabled machines.

October 4, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Powerful HMIs are ready to run FactoryTalk® View and Windows™ XPe

The ‘Change Your View' offer from B&R makes it practical for Rockwell FactoryTalk® View users to run Windows applications on the same operator panel, ideal for packagers implementing data acquisition, MES, OEE, video, animation and more.

October 2, 2010

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Ketan labelers integrate control to increase upfront and longterm value

Advanced control and proven labeler design provide uncompromising initial cost and total cost of ownership. To arrange a meeting at PACK EXPO, call 909 930 0780.

October 2, 2010