The Omron Automation Americas booth at PACK EXPO 2019 in Las Vegas is slated to be a unique opportunity to explore near-future manufacturing equipment as part of a wide-ranging, interactive demo. In particular, the company’s new autonomous mobile manipulator and the integration between Omron’s TM Series collaborative robot and Robotiq’s vacuum grippers are innovations to…
Pick-and-place applications with Festo tools — showing at Pack Expo
Festo offers software and hardware to shorten packaging-machine development time and reduce engineering overhead. These components, systems, and software tools will be on display at Pack Expo on September 23 to 25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center Booth LS-6349. Design a pick-and-place robot and control cabinet in minutes Festo demonstrates a Cartesian robot and […]
Kollmorgen showing motion innovations at PACK EXPO 2019
Kollmorgen will exhibit its industry-leading motion control technology (including exciting new products) at Pack Expo in Las Vegas on September 23 to 25. Attendees are invited to visit Booth C-3726 to learn how the company’s new AKD2G servo drive and AKM2G servo motor system, software solutions for automatic guided vehicles (AGVs), robotic gearmotors, and hygienic […]
New integrated motors feature Power over Ethernet (PoE) for space-constrained and remote locations
The new TSM14POE StepSERVO Integrated Motor from Applied Motion Products features Power over Ethernet (PoE) functionality commonly used in IT applications such as wireless access points, IP cameras and VoIP phones. PoE technology provides dc power and Ethernet communications over a single cable, enabling innovative solutions for space-constrained and remote locations. The TSM14POE StepSERVO Integrated […]
Applied Motion Products introduces New NEMA 24 Frame integrated motors
Applied Motion Products will introduce two new NEMA 24 frame integrated motors with dual-port communications for connecting to the industrial Ethernet network of a plant or machine at Pack Expo Las Vegas in Central Hall, Booth C-3614 on September 23-25 in the Las Vegas Convention Center. By incorporating two M12 Ethernet connectors instead of just […]
Beckhoff introducing XTS, EtherCAT G, and TwinCAT Vision to the U.S. at Pack Expo
To revolutionize packaging machine flexibility, scalability and energy efficiency, Beckhoff Automation will launch the eXtended Transport System (XTS) into the U.S. market at Pack Expo 2019 in Las Vegas. Visitors to booth LS-6149 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s lower south hall will also experience the North American debut of TwinCAT Vision software, which introduces […]
Beckhoff to introduce XTS, EtherCAT G and TwinCAT Vision to the US market at Pack Expo 2019
To revolutionize packaging machine flexibility, scalability and energy efficiency, Beckhoff Automation will launch the eXtended Transport System (XTS) into the U.S. market at Pack Expo 2019 in Las Vegas. Visitors to booth LS-6149 in the Las Vegas Convention Center’s lower south hall will also experience the North American debut of TwinCAT Vision software, which introduces…
B&R features automation advances to maximize packaging performance, flexibility at PACK EXPO 2019
At this year’s PACK EXPO International show, booth C-2058, September 23-25 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Las Vegas, NV, B&R Industrial Automation Corp. will exhibit automation technologies that support packaging machinery performance and flexibility. B&R’s ACOPOStrak intelligent track systems enable what has become known as The Adaptive Machine, representing the fourth generation of packaging…
Position indicator reduces packaging setup times
Zahoransky, a supplier for (tooth)brush production, packaging machines, and mold construction, recently integrated a monitored size changeover system, known as ERCO (Ergonomic Rapid Changeover), into the packaging lines for all types of blister packaging. For this application, it chose electronic position indicators for monitored size changeover from SIKO. The packaging machines with the ERCO system…
Deadline approaching for Emerson 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship applications
Emerson is reminding U.S. engineering students that the deadline for its 2019 ASCO Engineering Scholarship program is rapidly approaching and that the program will continue to accept applications through April 23, 2019. The program rewards students who have the potential for leadership and contributions to the engineering profession. Two $5,000 scholarships will be awarded to two U.S.…
Safety, speed, and collaboration featured in Staubli’s TX2 robots, CS9 controllers
ANAHEIM, Calif. — At ATX West here this week, Stäubli International AG showed off its robot arms and controllers, including its TX2 collaborative robots, for meeting Industry 4.0 automation demands. Switzerland-based Stäubli displayed the capabilities of its six-axis TX2, including cobots for sensitive environments, in a “Smart Factory” setting. One flex-feeding demonstration used the TX2…
Access your own smart data —with Lenze and IoT specialist ei3
Lenze (manufacturer of drives, motion control, and automation technologies) in partnership with IoT specialist ei3 (based in New York) now helps customers reach the promised value of IoT and advanced analytics. Return on investment (ROI) is possible using quantifiable metrics, available in dashboard or report form, within the first few months of deployment. At both PACK […]
Pak/iQ boostsintelligence of Smart Packaging Machines
Responding to end user needs to rapidly adjust to changing consumer demands and OEM requirements to incorporate the latest technologies into their machines, Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc., introduces Pak/iQ to solve the challenges of both customer segments in the packaging industry. Pak/iQ is a comprehensive portfolio of packaging products designed to improve the performance and…
Programmable encoder saves a tradeshow demo for a robotic-gripper manufacturer
Just before the recent Pack Expo 2018 in Chicago, Soft Robotics Inc., manufacturer of soft robotic gripping and automation solutions, had a brand-new show-demonstration workcell go down. That prompted one of the company’s engineers to reach out to Encoder Products Co. exhibiting in another McCormick Place hall to get the demo working again. “We had […]
Epson Robots to showcase new Synthis T6 at Assembly Show
At the ASSEMBLY Show, Epson Robots will be showcasing its newly launched Synthis T6 All-in-One SCARA robot and Force Guide, as well as a selection of other robots for factory automation. In addition, the company will lead two discussions for users new to factory automation. The SynthisT6 All-in-One SCARA robot can automate factories without wasting…
Manufacturers Adopt Robots That Help Human Workers, Not Replace Them. For Now
During more than 25 years as a factory worker, David Young has seen a parade of robots take over tasks he and his colleagues used to do by hand. So Young, a machine operator, isn’t fazed by the sleek new “cobot—collaborative robot—perched at his workstation at Kay Manufacturing in Calumet City, Ill. The silver cobot,…
Emerson awards scholarships to next-gen engineering leaders
Emerson today awarded the 2018 recipients of the annual ASCO Engineering Scholarships to Megan Krueger of Smithville, Missouri, and Dakota Kirtley of Zoarville, Ohio. Each student will receive $5,000 from Emerson to support their pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in engineering. The ASCO brand of fluid control and pneumatic technologies at Emerson established this merit-based…
Expanding the reach of digital twins
It’s incredible to think about how much engineering has changed, and continues to change, in the 25 years since I received my degree. Large and small steps forward each year in everything from CAD to 3D printing have bettered the manufacturing world and improved how we design for it. I’ve been familiar with the concept…
Fetch, Honeywell partnership to boost AMR adoption
e-commerce sales in the U.S. will increase approximately 16 percent in 2018, to exceed $526 billion, according to a recent study. This growth will continue, with e-commerce projected to account for more than 12 percent of U.S. retail sales in 2020. Honeywell and Fetch Robotics are teaming up to help distribution centers fulfill growing volumes of…
PACK EXPO breaking records, new automation innovations on display
A month after the largest-ever IMTS show in Chicago, the crowds are here once again. PACK EXPO, here from Sunday through Wednesday, is jammed — I’ve had to rush to get to appointments on time, given the masses of people on the show floor today. But it’s a good problem, and it shows that the…
Klüber Lubrication features conveyor lubricant at PACK EXPO 2018
Klϋber Lubrication, a worldwide manufacturer of specialty lubricants, will feature its specialty solutions for the food processing and pharmaceutical industries in booth #E-7837 during PACK EXPO Chicago, October 14-17, 2018, at McCormick Place. These solutions include: Klüberplus C2 PM2 Ultra Dry, a plastic conveyor belt lubricant for the beverage and food-processing industry Klüberfood NH1 74-401, […]
Vibration, motion control, and processing tech highlight of ITT’s Pack Expo exhibits
ITT Inc. and its Bornemann, Compact Automation and Enidine brands are showcasing a wide portfolio of packaging industry solutions at the 2018 PACK EXPO International, this week through Wednesday, in Chicago. ITT’s highly engineered energy absorption, vibration isolation, motion control and processing solutions are designed to provide reliability and extended service life for the most…
Bosch Rexroth exhibiting Factory of the Future technologies at PACK EXPO 2018
Located in booth #S-1654, Bosch Rexroth is gearing up to bring the Factory of the Future to the packaging industry at PACK EXPO, October 14-17, in Chicago. Featuring a variety of products and demos from its automation, assembly and linear motion technology portfolios, Rexroth’s booth is ready to show the packaging industry the Factory of…
Universal Robots debuting packaging solutions at Pack Expo
Packaging environments are notoriously tightly constrained, and in large part, still manual operations. At Pack Expo 2018 (October 14-17 in Chicago), collaborative robots leader Universal Robots (UR) is showcasing its first solution for random robotic case erecting: the XPAK ROBOX. The new UR-powered box erector developed by XPAK, allows packagers to randomly erect any box…
Kollmorgen to demo new AKD2G Servo Drive & AKM2G Servo Motor System at Pack Expo 2018
Kollmorgen will be exhibiting at Pack Expo, October 14-17, 2018, in Chicago, IL. Attendees are invited to visit booth N-5251 to see new-to-the-show demos of the company’s motion technology, including the new AKD2G servo drive and AKM2G servo motor system solution, hygienic motor solutions for packaging applications, and state-of-the-art robotics. AKD2G Servo Drive: The dual-axis […]