The packaging automation channel includes machine controls, robotic packaging, servo drives and motors, sensors, system integration and much more.
Packaging Automation Benchmark Study Packagers increasingly are turning to advanced automation equipment to boost productivity and competitiveness, and they have high expectations of their vendors, according to the Packaging Automation Benchmark Study. Volume 1 is the first report in a year-long research project by the Reed Research Group. These studies deliver a comprehensive overview of automation technology and market interactions between packagers, machine builders and system integrators. more
It seems odd to say that software for swarm robotics has been debugged naturally for 120 million years, but that information and 24 robots smaller than a toaster helped James McLurkin, MIT roboticist, explain three globally important things engineers should do (beyond creative motion control and improve system integration).
Open architecture systems can be a mixed blessing 06/01/2008
Within the automation industry, the phrases “open system” and “open architecture” typically refer to products or equipment that end users can modify, configure and install themselves when necessary. These products have largely replaced proprietary products that only the vendor's own engineers or specially trained system integrators could customize to a particular applica...
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Robots sort blood specimens 06/01/2008
In addition to being an international humanitarian organization, the American Red Cross is the biggest, single blood-collection agency in the U.S. Operating as a nonprofit, the Red Cross supplies blood and blood products to approximately 3,000 hospitals daily. The organization is now using advanced robotic automation linked directly to a computerized laboratory information system database to so...
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Bluetooth ring scanner 06/01/2008
The new 8650 Bluetooth Ring Scanner for use by mobile workers in a multitude of supply-chain environments. The small, lightweight ring scanner rests on the finger, with the Bluetooth module worn comfortably on the back of the hand or the wrist. The Bluetooth module pairs with any Bluetooth-enabled handheld, wearable, fixed-station or vehicle-mount computer and reliably transmits critical data...
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Conveyor software 06/01/2008
New MTpro software helps simplify conveyor system planning and application by using 3D solid-model and electronic catalog technology to put all required product information within easy reach. An electronic product catalog details all components and systems for VarioFlow modular chain conveyors, the TS-family assembly conveyors, aluminum structural framing, and manual production systems.
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Measurement system 06/01/2008
The PETWall Profiler™ material-distribution measurement system is designed to provide comprehensive sidewall distribution data on a PET container at the time of production. This system provides the long-awaited, comprehensive feedback that is necessary for a closed-loop blow-molding operation. The system offers up to 32 channels of distribution measurement points over the sidewall of the ...
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Static locator 06/01/2008
The 983v2 static locator is a pocket-sized device that provides an accurate measurement of static electrical charges over a wide range of voltages. This new locator has been developed for use by production, maintenance, inspection and quality engineers and its innovative design means that it is suitable for use on any material where static is an issue, the Co.
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Modular machine manufacturing 06/01/2008
MeadWestvaco Corp. (MWV) provides packaging solutions for a wide range of brands in the food-and-beverage, media and entertainment, personal-care, home-and-garden, cosmetics and healthcare industries. One of the most popular machine series made at the MWV Consumer Solutions Group facility in Smyrna, GA, is one of its most versatile: the Duodozen® 1250M multipacker, which the company previo...
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Laser coders The LINX SL01 and SL301 offer respectively 10- and 30-w power options, to allow customers to choose the system that best suits their own production line requirements. The laser coders' ranges for lenses and beam delivery options mean they can be maneuvered into tight spaces, the co. says.
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