Controls & Machine Components

Oriental Motor USA: Hollow-shaft rotary actuators

Oriental Motor USA announces the new DG Series of hollow-shaft precision rotary actuators. They are available in 3 sizes: 60-mm (2.36”), 85-mm (3.35”), and 130-mm (5.12”).

March 31, 2005

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Controls & Machine Components

Setra Systems, Inc: Capacitance vacuum gauge

Setra Systems has introduced its new low-cost Model 720 Capacitance Vacuum Gauge. Based on Setra’s robust variable capacitive sensor design, Model 720 offers a 0-5 VDC or 0-10 VDC output that is linear with pressure and independent of gas composition.

March 31, 2005

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Bulldog-Mentality Changeover Tactics

Look beyond the more obvious mechanical-side opportunities. Efficiencies lurk in operational procedures, especially when the relationship with a customer is strong.

March 31, 2005

Contract packaging

Bulldog-Mentality Changeover Tactics (sidebar)

The Importance of Relationships

March 31, 2005

Converting equipment

Packaging 'Payback'

Sonoco creates economies of scale that accelerate speed-to-market and reduce obsolescence in helping manufacturers meet the emphasis on outsourced packaging that works at retail.

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

Packaging 'Payback' (sidebar)

Harnessing the power of postponement

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

10 Questions to Ask When Purchasing Machinery

You can protect your company from getting ‘taken’ by learning about the dealer’s history and key relationships.

March 31, 2005

Controls & Machine Components

10 Questions to Ask When Purchasing Machinery (sidebar)

What to consider when redeploying or selling idle machinery

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

The Benefits of Membership

Looking to expand your contract packaging services?

March 31, 2005

Coding, Printing & Labeling

The future is now; we're here to help you

Welcome to the premier issue of Contract Packaging magazine. Not long ago, contract packaging was a cottage industry dominated by “mom-and-pop” facilities that served one or two customers.

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

What is this thing called Resource Distraction Value?

It’s the real-dollar value–sometimes as large as the direct costs themselves–that a company saves when leveraging a contract packager. The benefits, although seldom tracked, fall directly to the bottom line.

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

What is this thing called Resource Distraction Value? (sidebar)

Putting a value on the process

March 31, 2005

Contract Packaging

What is this thing called Resource Distraction Value? (sidebar)

CP certification metrics in development

March 31, 2005