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Mediseal demonstrates pharma stick pack machine
Koerber Medipak’s Mediseal group produces customized, flexible sachet and stick pack machines, sideload cartoners and blister machines. All use B&R control systems to deliver flexible servo-driven modules customized to user requirements.
December 3, 2012
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Modular Packaging Systems integrates slat fillers, packing lines
Beyond its signature Model 7220 slat fillers, Modular Packaging Systems provides integrated packaging lines for pharmaceutical users, incorporating line monitoring, OEE, and CFR 21 Part 11, camera and printer interfaces – all through its standard B&R automation platform.
December 3, 2012
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Seidenader innovates with serialization
Thought you needed two or three computers to perform serialization functions on a packaging line? Seidenader, a subsidiary of Koerber Medipak, has teamed with B&R Industrial Automation to implement its serialization software on a single industrial hardened PC and touch panel with integrated soft PLC, I/O, vision interface capabilities and global support.
December 3, 2012
Kinsley debuts swing divider with stacked screws
Need to divide into 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 lanes? It’s no problem with Kinsley’s new swing divider. Dual-drive servos and controls from B&R make it easy to set up, compact, flexible and maintainable. It can fill on demand to equipment running at different speeds, it can turn containers, and can be used with single or stacked timing screws for unstable containers.
December 3, 2012
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TopTier’s Downstacker uses advanced drive technology
New Downstacker series palletizers from TopTier support from 11 to 30 high performance drives to maximize performance. The control technology, from B&R Industrial Automation, has reduced wiring, simplified startup and maintenance.
December 3, 2012
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Dividella pharma cartoner runs 80 to 240 cartons per minute
Using a hundred servo axes, the reconfigurable, GMP design, modular Dividella cartoner from Koerber Medipak provides rapid changeover, recipe management, data access, detailed diagnostics, and simplified parameterization instead of programming, all from a graphical HMI. The control system from B&R features a unified software and hardware platform and is housed underneath the machine frame, minimizing footprint. Interfaces for vision and coding systems simplify integration.
December 3, 2012
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High speed shrink bundler from Cermex
VersaFilm shrink bundler reduces the need for corrugated material and achieves 1,000 bottle per minute throughputs with over 98% efficiency, using a new B&R automation platform. User friendly screen helps operators and technicians access information to maximize uptime.
December 3, 2012
Dura-Pack scales deliver uncompromising value
Dura-Pack’s family of net linear scales uses a new B&R automation platform that retains the functionalities of a high end control system with the economies of a micro PLC -- while simplifying operation, adding remote connectivity and diagnostics, and replacing pneumatics with precise stepper/servo control.
December 3, 2012
Package Machinery servo overwrapper interacts with operator
Package Machinery Company exhibited a 6-axis servo-driven overwrapper with a B&R control system that includes a 10-inch touch panel providing operational controls, safety, diagnostics, temperature, changeover videos, status, and even a complete machine manual.
December 3, 2012
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Z-Italia roll-fed labeler is first with safe motion
Z-Italia believes theirs is the only existing labeling machine featuring safe motion, a unique capability provided by B&R networked safety technology. The roll-fed rotary labeler also features ergonomic reel loading, servo unwind for optimum tension control, and the ability to run a wide range of labeling materials. A linear tensioner provides constant control regardless of speed or material characteristics. Servo control of turret rotation eliminates 50% of wear-prone mechanical components, therefore reducing maintenance by 50% compared to non-servo designs.
December 3, 2012
Weiler Labeling sees great potential in multi-touch panels
Weiler Labeling displayed B&R’s latest multi-touch panel technology, finding that it can perform more than traditional HMI tasks. They are highlighting their serialization capabilities, running instructional videos and presenting an interactive survey. Weiler sees the value of B&R touch panels to integrate vision, coding, runtime PC and various customized functionalities to support evolving requirements for labeling and serialization.
December 3, 2012
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Three packs from Tokyo Pack
Editor Pat Reynolds demonstrates the world's first recloseable blister pack, a novel single-serve coffee package, and an unusual plastic container for Kikkoman soy sauce--all items he discovered while attending TokyoPack.
December 3, 2012
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A 500-mL PET bottle weighing just 8.9 g
At the Aoki booth a single-stage ISBM machine was running a 500-mL PET bottle weighing just 8.9 g, and the cycle time was just 8.75 seconds.
December 3, 2012
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Controller on delta-style robot brings the benefits of standardization
Gemini 4 controller on Bosch Packaging’s delta-style robot brings a whole new level of standardization to the controls operating both the robot itself and the flow wrapper that it feeds into.
December 3, 2012
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New indicator for monitoring the cold chain
New time/temperature indicator for use in monitoring the cold chain must first be activated before it begins functioning.
December 3, 2012
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New PET tray simplifies recycling
MAPET II from Faerchplast is a monolayer PET tray that has a special heat seal adhesive only on the flange that lets the tray move more readily through the post-consumer recycle stream.
November 30, 2012
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Pack Expo 2012: New protective packaging options
New options from Pregis, the leader in protective packaging, include new mailer designs as well as void-fill and closed-cell foam cushioning systems.
November 30, 2012
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Combisteam: small footprint plus energy savings
The Combisteam from Sleever International puts shrink sleeve label application and the shrink tunnel into one compact frame capable of handling 500 containers/min and of reducing energy costs significantly.
November 30, 2012
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