Delta Group now offers three new platforms — the DIACloud platform, the EtherCAT machine control network platform, and the EtherNet/IP information connectivity network platform — to support the growing IIoT and Industry 4.0 initiatives of machine builders within the packaging industry. Demonstrations of the new platforms integrated with Delta’s wide lineup of industrial automation technologies and products […]
Interroll’s new-generation belt drives (synchronous + asynchronous) at Pack Expo
The Interroll Group, the leading global provider of material handling setups, is bringing a new generation of belt drives to the North American market. This innovative motor platform is predominantly for modern conveyor belt systems in manufacturing, food and beverage, distribution centers and airports. It features a completely modular design and offers both synchronous and […]
Beckhoff System-Integrated Solutions at Pack Expo 2017: from Automation to HMI to IIoT
The Beckhoff Automation booth (S-6302) will be the center of automation technology (AT) and IT convergence at Pack Expo 2017 in Las Vegas. The comprehensive Beckhoff system architecture for packaging machine automation promotes control hardware consolidation by advancing powerful PC-based control technology. This approach takes the best from AT and IT, making the most powerful…
Rise to Greater Heights with Dorner’s New SmartFlex® Helix Conveyor in Booth C-1444 at PACK EXPO 2017
Need to move product up or down in a tight space? Then you need to see Dorner’s new SmartFlex® Helix Conveyor, which is making its debut in Booth No. C-1444 at PACK EXPO 2017, Sept. 25-27, at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. The new SmartFlex Helix Conveyor features a proprietary flexible…
Encoder helps make packaging machines operate faster
The Sendix F58 encoders combine certified EtherNet/IP support with patented mechanical and electro-optic technologies for accuracy and reliability. These optical absolute single- and multi-turn EtherNet/IP encoders have a diameter of 58 mm. The encoders have a RPI time as low as 1 ms, which allows them to transmit position data about 5 times faster than…
B&R features automation advances to maximize packaging productivity at PACK EXPO 2017
Highlights include HTML5 based HMI, Industrial Internet of Things connectivity, flexibility, open robotics integration with SuperTrak™ industrial transport, Augmented Reality and networked safety. At this year’s PACK EXPO International show, September 25- 27, Las Vegas Convention Center; Las Vegas, NV, B&R Industrial Automation Corp. will exhibit automation technologies that are trending in packaging machinery design…
Low profile actuator suits packaging needs
Super-flat actuators feature IP65 protection and 480V, which makes the FHA actuator well suited for machine tool, packaging, and wash-down applications. The FHA-C-H series actuators come in four sizes. FHA-C-H rotary servo actuators use Harmonic Drive precision gears combined with a performance matched brushless servo motor. Encoder options include EnDat and HIPERFACE. The FHA series…
19 new features in Bimba “Blue and Improved” air cylinder line — including Flat-1 air cylinder
Bimba, an industry-leading innovator of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric motion solutions, now offers a cutting-edge compact air cylinder – the Blue and Improved Flat-1®. Blue (as in New) and Improved designates Bimba products that have been redesigned to offer enhancements applying the most recent advances in design technology. The Blue and Improved Flat-1® features 19 new…
19 new features in Bimba “Blue and Improved” air cylinder line — including Flat-1 air cylinder
Bimba, an industry-leading innovator of pneumatic, hydraulic and electric motion solutions, now offers a cutting-edge compact air cylinder – the Blue and Improved Flat-1®. Blue (as in New) and Improved designates Bimba products that have been redesigned to offer enhancements applying the most recent advances in design technology. The Blue and Improved Flat-1® features 19 new […]
WAGO Introduces Tamper-Proof Silver VOID Labels for smartPRINTER
2017—WAGO adds VOID labels to its smartPRINTER portfolio of thermal transfer printing media. The tamper evident silver labels, part number 60328726, leave a VOID pattern on both the label and the product surface, discouraging their unauthorized removal. Each silver label measures 1.5 inches by 3 inches (500 per reel), and feature a combination of an…
Ryan Knudtson is Recipient of the 2016 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship
Ryan Knudtson, a student at the University of Wisconsin – Stout, is the recipient of the 2016 Richard C. Ryan Packaging Education Scholarship, funded by Dorner Mfg. Corp. This $2,000 scholarship, awarded to a student enrolled in a two- or four-year program at any of PMMI’s partner schools, was established in honor of Richard Ryan,…
Solutions address trends in packaging
Consumer packaged goods (CPG) makers face many operational challenges claims PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network. Because of a persistent skills gap, designers must continually simplify machinery development, operation, and maintenance. More uptime is a constant demand. Of course, more efficiency of product and package transport is a trend too. And, equipment and machinery needs to accommodate…
Delta becomes member of the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI)
Delta Products Corporation of Research Triangle Park NC, strengthens its commitment to the packaging market. “In April, Delta started the process to become a more present and contributing member to the PMMI organization and community,” said Bill Faber, Director of Marketing for Delta’s industrial automation business group. “As a leading supplier of industrial automation technology, […]
Matrox Imaging announces release of flowchart-based vision software
Matrox Imaging has announced the upcoming release of the Matrox Design Assistant 5 software, a new version of its flowchart-based integrated development environment (IDE). On display at Vision…
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Dorner Introduces Next Generation 2200 Series Modular Belt Conveyors
HARTLAND, Wis., — Dorner’s newly redesigned 2200 Series Modular Belt Conveyor features additional belt options, a sleek open frame design, a universal T-slot and is ideal for applications within the metalworking, packaging, assembling and general manufacturing industries. The product redesign includes a number of improvements. For starters, its ladder-style, open frame design replaces traditional perforated…
Aventics participates in Pack Expo 2016
“Hygienic design and Washdown”, “Machine Safety” and “Industry 4.0 (IOT)” are three areas that Aventics will emphasize in their booth at Pack Expo 2016. In the first area,…
Global brands rely on PolyOne for luxury plastic packaging
Brand owners who collaborate with PolyOne have access to Gravi-Tech density-modified formulations, metallic-effect GLS thermoplastic elastomers (TPEs) and InVisiOSM color and design services. The resulting caps and closures not only elevate packaging quality, but they also contribute to sensory branding experiences involving sight, touch and sound. For example, Gravi-Tech formulations impart weight, sound and a metallic…
Minimizing production losses in the food and beverage industry
Jean-Pierre Berlan • Director of Processing • Tetra Pak U.S. and Canada Food and beverage companies have the power to make a difference in reducing waste, which occurs throughout the entire supply chain. Doing so not only affects a company’s bottom line (reduced waste equals lower costs), but benefits the planet through the conservation of…
ASCO opens its annual Industrial Automation Engineering Scholarship program
Now in its ninth year, ASCO has begun accepting applications for its 2016 Industrial Automation Engineering Scholarship program. The deadline for application is April 3. ASCO will award…
Precisely synchronize conveyor belts and robots
An increasing number of processes in production lines require synchronization with conveyor belts. Ensuring the high levels of speed and precision needed to accomplish this previously required highly complex control solutions. Production lines with conveyor belt tracking have an advantage: Since the production process never comes to a stop, they can achieve higher production volumes.…
Brakes ensure precise control
As products move along automated packaging systems, accurate positioning is key to operation. PBZ variable torque brakes handle needs for variable torque tensioning control in automated packaging systems and similar applications. Unlike conventional mechanical brakes, the variable torque brakes are magnetic particle brakes. They use self-contained magnetic particles that slow, stop, hold and restart a…
Modular conveyor system for quick assembly
Noise reduction is an increasingly attractive way to improve factory work environments. VarioFlow plus is one of Bosch Rexroth’s major contributions to noise reduction, with particularly low-noise operation thanks to sliding bars with lateral fixation, low-friction materials and patented hinge bolts. At the same time, modular chain conveyor system provides optimum sliding properties for reduced…
Eriez Xtreme vertical drop metal detectors achieve highest levels of sensitivity in gravity free-fall applications
New Xtreme vertical drop metal detectors from Eriez are engineered to detect the presence of ferrous, nonferrous and stainless metal contaminants in gravity free-fall applications, particularly for food processing, packaging, pharmaceutical and plastics/rubber applications. Xtreme vertical drop metal detectors are designed with the shortest overall height in the industry and offer best in class sensitivity. These units…
Boston Gear Expands Line of Stainless Steel Shaft Accessories for Washdown Applications
Boston Gear, Charlotte, NC, has added new mounted bearing designs and universal joints to its line of stainless steel shaft accessories designed for superior performance in high pressure food processing and packaging washdown applications. The stainless steel mounted bearing line now includes setscrew locking 3-bolt flange brackets and wide slot take up units available in…
Yaskawa Motoman MPL robots for palletizing + MotoSight 2D
Designed specifically for end-of-line operations, Yaskawa Motoman’s MPL-series robots are available with 80 to 800-kg payload capacity to suit myriad applications, including palletizing. These high-performance palletizing robots offer the highest allowable…
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