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Controls & Machine Components

Heidenhain Corporation: Heidenhain Corporation: Analog To Digital Interface

Heidenhain has introduced the EIB 192 External Interface Box, which changes its signal from analog to digital by changing 1Vpp encoder signals to an EnDat 2.2 bidirectional digital interface.

July 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Copley Controls Corp.: Servo Amplifier

Copley Controls has introduced Model 800-1514 dual-axis servo amplifier for current (torque) control of brushless servo motors in packaging automation.

July 31, 2006

Sustainability

What's not to like about robotics?

Labor savings, high throughput, repeatability, and flexibility are driving adoption of robots. ‘Creating value’ is a key consideration, too.

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Laser coders efficiently hit their targets

A trio of laser coders give contract packager Reed-Lane Inc. the flexibility it needs to print on multiple substrates for its pharmaceutical customers.

July 31, 2006

Conveying & accumulation

Robots a perfect fit for packaged solution

Robots handle primary and secondary packaging on a customized turnkey line that collates, cases, labels, and palletizes industrial filters.

July 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Integration of next-generation packaging systems simplified with devicenet

DeviceNet replaces traditional I/O hardwiring and signaling for simpler, faster, and more reliable system integration.

July 31, 2006

Filling/capping, dry

Vision System Speeds Container Development

London, England-based alcoholic beverage producer Diageo has launched its new leche-flavored liqueur line “Dulseda” in what the company claims is “the fastest time to market ever.”Key to the accelerated glass bottle design development and testing was Diageo’s use of the Vision Bottle Gauge (VBG) automated testing station supplied by Agr International (www.agrintl.com).

July 31, 2006

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Packaging And Prescription Drug Plans

Understanding the complexities and choices regarding senior drug plans continues to perplex many Americans. But what, if any, impact do these plans have on packaging?

July 31, 2006

Closures

Data acquisition bottles

You may be surprised at what's packed inside these containers.

July 31, 2006

Contract Packaging

Packaging Summit Expo and Conference 2007 intensifies Contract Packaging objectives

Next year’s Packaging Summit Expo and Conference, scheduled for May 15-17, 2007 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, Illinois, will include even more Contract Packaging exhibitors and conference sessions pertinent to real-world applications – information and concepts tailored specifically for a multitude of packaging needs.

July 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

James Alexander Corp.: James Alexander Corp.: Compact plastic ampules

A compact version of James Alexander Corp.’s 5-mL plastic ampule swab package is for applications where fill volumes range between 2 and 5 mils. Available with various applicator tips, including the company’s recently introduced line of large surface area tips.

July 31, 2006

Controls & Machine Components

Watlow: Interactive product catalog

Watlow has introduced its [i]i-Catalog, an interactive, searchable online heater product catalog. Users can search for products using code numbers or partial code numbers, and can select predetermined criteria to build a heater based on Watlow's stock list.

June 30, 2006