Controls & Machine Components

Danfoss Drives: Soft starter

The VLT® Soft Starter MCD500 with Adaptive Acceleration Control (AAC) from Danfoss Drives enables users to select different acceleration and deceleration profiles according to specific application needs.

July 5, 2010

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Conveying & accumulation

Ink-jet printer cost recouped through reliability

Custom dressing and sauce manufacturer praises the performance of its industrial ink-jet printer, purchased four years ago and still 'running like a champ.'

June 30, 2010

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Inductive Automation: Driver collects data

The addition of a free TCP/UDP driver to Ignition software version 7.1 from Inductive Automation. provides an elegant, cost-effective mechanism to collect data from bar-code scanners, weigh scales, analytical equipment and other similar devices.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

SolaHD: Power supplies

The GLS100-M and GLS200-M from SolaHD are low-profile, AC/DC power supplies with universal input voltages optimized for high volume global OEM applications.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Frameless brushless motors

Kollmorgen’s KBM™ Series Frameless Brushless Motors deliver torque, power and speed, within a cost-effective package and compact footprint.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Bison Gear & Engineering Corp.: Plug and play servo system

Bison Gear’s ServoNOW™ integrated servo system with QuickLaunch software features a closed loop brushless servomotor, driver, controller, feedback and universal power supply.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

B&R Industrial Automation: Compact control system

The Power Panel 65 (PP65) from B&R combines high performance and compact design in a central operating and control unit through the integration of control, visualization and drive technology.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Beckhoff Automation: Embedded PC with Intel® Atom™

Beckhoff Automation’s CX5000 Embedded PC with Intel® Atom™ promotes energy-efficiency in a compact package with a 1.6 GHz processor.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Red Lion: Counters and timers

Red Lion’s enhanced line of CUB7 counters and timers combines panel meter features and expands capabilities.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Power over Ethernet ink-jet printer

Designed to integrate into new or existing packaging lines, the i-Jet Power over Ethernet HP-based inkjet printer from Code Tech is self contained.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Wago Corporation: Pluggable connectors

Wago’s 770 Series WINSTA® MIDI and 890 Series MINI pluggable connectors are UL recognized 600V devices for disconnection under load.

June 30, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

PackML World Tour 2010

Packaging machinery leaders who’ve adopted PackML take the initiative to spur adoption with face-to-face meetings. But first, some background on why they’re taking PackML on the road.

June 24, 2010

Controls & Machine Components

Phoenix Contact Inc: Sensor/actuator connectors

Phoenix Contact’s QUICKON M8 connectors use insulation-displacement technology to reduce installation times by up to 80%, according to the company.

June 21, 2010