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Controls & Machine Components
Siemens Industry Inc: Flow chart programming tool
Siemens Energy & Automation’s Industrial Software Business Unit (Alpharetta, GA) has introduced S7-Charts, a new tool that allows users to design, develop and program flow charts for Simatic S7-300 and S7-400 PLCs and WinAC PC-based control platforms.
November 30, 2000
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Controls & Machine Components
Camstar Systems: E-manufacturing software
Camstar Systems (Campbell, CA) has announced version 2.0 of its InSite™ e-manufacturing solution. The new system adds functionality for centralized system management of distributed, multi-site operations, plus a Web-enabled collaborative interface that delivers real-time production intelligence and control throughout the enterprise and into the manufacturing supply chain.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
GE Fanuc Automation: Touchscreen
GE Fanuc Automation (Charlottesville, GA) has made an addition to its QuickPanel family of slim-profile touchscreen graphical operator interfaces. The 6’’ TFT QuickPanel Jr.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
lpha gear drives, Inc: Alternative to pneumatics
Alpha Gear Drives (Elk Grove Village, IL) has introduced a high-precision, low-cost linear and rotary actuation system called Ternary. Available in linear (TLS Series) and rotary (TRS Series) motion, the Ternary products provide increased control, flexibility, accuracy and reliability, all at reduced cost compared to pneumatic actuators.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
Phoenix Contact Inc: Inline modular I/O
The most significant feature of the Inline family of automation (I/O) modules from Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) is the integration of signal conditioning and full network communications into small, modular housings.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
Diagraph, An ITW Company: Supply catalog
Diagraph® (St. Louis, MO) offers Diagraph Direct, a full-color catalog of marking and shipping equipment and supplies. Catalog contains stencil machines, stencil board, stencils, inks, rollers, brushes, markers and more.
November 30, 2000
Contract packaging
Getting a handle on salsa packaging
In April, Frito-Lay rolled out its Tostitos™ brand salsa in a 28-oz plastic jug that features an integral handle and a wide-mouth closure. According to David Miller, senior technologist with Plano, TX-based Frito-Lay Corp., the multilayer polypropylene bottle is coextrusion-blown by Continental Plastic Containers (Irving, TX) and incorporates an ethylene vinyl alcohol barrier.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
Raymond Communications: Laws update
Raymond Communications (College Park, MD) has released its year-end "State Recycling Laws Update.” The 130-page edition is in its ninth year and covers 32 recycling issues.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
The Intl. Fresh-cut Produce Assn.: Research projects
The Intl. Fresh-cut Produce Assn. (Alexandria, VA) has completed “Fresh Focus 2000: Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors Regarding Fresh-cut Produce.” Survey represents the first definitive information on the fresh-cut industry available, according to association.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
Theft prevention
Westvaco (New York, NY) has created a new, wholly owned subsidiary that provides solutions to prevent brand theft. Westvaco Brand Security, Inc.
November 30, 2000
Conveying & accumulation
Interroll Corp.: Control mechanism
Capable of communicating with as many as 4 conveyor zones simultaneously, the DriveControl™ ZPA+4 control mechanism from Interroll (Wilmington, NC) is said to provide accurate zero-pressure accumulation.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
Electric Enterprise, Inc: Electric Enterprise, Inc: Servo repair service
Sales and repair services for servo motors are provided by Electric Enterprise (Stratford, CT). Large inventory of parts is available, according to supplier.
November 30, 2000
Controls & Machine Components
DeviceNet3; adopted as International Standard
DeviceNet™ has been adopted as the International Standard by the International Electrochemical Commission (IEC). Responsible for preparing and publishing international electrical, electronic and related standards, IEC member countries recently voted to accept the networking standard, IEC 62026, that includes the DeviceNet specification.
November 30, 2000
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