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Applying Artificial Intelligence to Food Tray Production
Food producer apetito uses Neurala’s artificial intelligence technology to automate and optimize visual inspection of meal tray components.
Dec 21st, 2021
HY7 CW has a compact and hygienic design to meet international standards.
SACMI Cut and Wrap Machine for Double Twist Style
Oct 16th, 2021
Nord Condition Monitoring Solution
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Condition Monitoring Solution Extends the Life of Components and Machinery
Aug 27th, 2021
Beckhoff E Xtended Transport (xts) System
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Transport System Creates Realistic Representations of Complete Systems
Aug 23rd, 2021
Siemens Motion Control Program
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Motion Control Program Features Unprecedented Level of Integration
Jul 29th, 2021
Sterling Batch Pro Sa Batching Automation And Control Application Module
Batching Module Eliminates Errors, Ensures Lot and Material Traceability
Helps achieve proper batch and mixing results
Jun 18th, 2021
The Ignition SCADA system provides alarms for MWC operators, and also provides layers of data capabilities for track and trace, OEE, and more.
Cheesemaker Harvests the Data Cream of the Crop
The MWC cheese and whey facility, ProFood World's 2021 Manufacturing Innovation Award winner, continues to layer on SCADA functionality to get more information from the data it gathers.
Jun 3rd, 2021
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Jan 13th, 2022
SIRIUS components are compact and designed for quick and easy connection to facilitate industrial control panel maintenance.
Sirius Modular Systems for Industrial Control Panel Design
Allied Electronics & Automation and Siemens team up to offer systems for control panel building.
Apr 6th, 2021
Tetra Pak partners with Rockwell Automation to add model predictive control to powder processing equipment.
Advanced Process Control for Food Processing Equipment
Tetra Pak partners with Rockwell Automation to add model predictive control to machines used in the manufacturing of powders.
Mar 31st, 2021
From Cabrio Case to stackable club store to regular brown kraft corrugated shipper, the end-of-line equipment in Fisher Nuts’ new line handles it all. Behind the cases is the LSP-100 robotic case loader.
Smooth New Case Packing at Fisher Nuts
Secondary packaging on this new line includes the latest in case erecting, loading, and closing. The machines also accept three very different case styles all formed from one flat blank.
Sep 29th, 2020
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Trends in Adoption of Remote Access
In a just-released report from PMMI Business Intelligence, 29% of CPG respondents said they do not allow any remote access in their facilities.
Sep 25th, 2020
Precision Extraction Solutions’ new KPD 1500 and KPD Vulcan machines standardize on systems and controls from Beckhoff Automation to offer scalable solutions for CBD extraction.
A Cannabis Equipment Supplier Turns to Automation to Extract CBD at Commercial Scale
Precision Extraction Solutions’ new CBD extraction equipment uses modular systems and PC-based controls from Beckhoff Automation to enable reliable, high-performance large-scale processing.
Aug 27th, 2020
Apex Motion Control Tray Stacker
Tray Stacking System Eliminates Human Error and Reduces Risk of Injury
Has a quick and easy tool changer
Aug 24th, 2020
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IO-Link Capacitive Proximity Sensors
Carlo Gavazzi launches the CA18/30 capacitive proximity sensors with integrated IO-Link communications.
Aug 24th, 2020
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Line Scan Cameras
Omron Automation launches the compact GigE Vision line scan cameras featuring PoE and PTP technology.
Aug 7th, 2020
Honeywell’s Jason Urso releases a range of remote capabilities during the Honeywell VTech event.
Remote Technologies From Honeywell Enable Continued Operations
Encouraged by the COVID-19 pandemic to push remote capabilities out to a wider swath of industries, Honeywell Process Solutions has released products and services geared toward remote operations, safety, commissioning, lifecycle services, and more.
Jul 21st, 2020
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Vision Inspection Maximizes Label Accuracy
For one North American food manufacturer, Omron’s SKU verification system dramatically lowered production costs and increased overall profitability.
Jul 15th, 2020
Dr. Frank Melzer (middle) and Marcus Stemler (right) of Festo discuss how digital pneumatics can save energy.
Festo Explores How Digitization Affects Energy, Education
From digital pneumatics to bionic birds, the automation supplier discusses the technologies that will shape the factory of the future.
Jul 15th, 2020
City Brewery upgraded two existing canning lines and installed a third canning line at its Latrobe, Penn., plant, boosting its production capacity to 48 million cases annually.
City Brewery Triples Production Capacity
The co-manufacturer upgraded its canning lines in six months with controllers, AC drives, and HMI software to quickly and nimbly accommodate changing consumer tastes as well as optimize operational efficiency.
Jun 29th, 2020
Beckhoff Ep7402 Ether Cat Box Compact Controller
Motor Controller Reduces Cabling Requirements and Equipment Footprint
Does not require a protective enclosure
Jun 15th, 2020
FDT IIoT Server (FITS) Architecture
FDT Group Releases Data Exchange Standard for Next-Gen Automation
The new FDT 3.0 standard and developer toolkits are secure, scalable and platform-independent, enabling remote access to device and network data across the enterprise without PLC/DCS host intervention.
Jun 8th, 2020
A sophisticated system allows Smucker to add pack sizes without major impacts to the line.
Fast-Track Fulfillment of a Frozen Food Favorite
Now better positioned to keep up with yearly double-digit growth of its popular Uncrustables line, The J. M. Smucker Company creates a highly automated facility that boasts the largest single baking line in the world.
Jun 5th, 2020
Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation platform features open software architecture, a wide choice of programming language options, and app-based functionality.
Bosch Rexroth Reinvents Its Automation Approach
The automation supplier went back to the drawing board to create ctrlX Automation, a software-driven open automation platform that provides flexibility and scalability through app-based functionality.
Jun 4th, 2020
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World's First Outer Loop Control IC Released For Brushless DC and DC Brush Motors
Juno Outer Loop Control IC integrates a novel outer loop control function with velocity control and current control functions for 3-phase Brushless DC and DC Brush motors.
May 27th, 2020
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Weighing Module
The Siwarex WP351 module is Siemens’ newest solution for intelligent weighing automation for a wide range of applications in pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical, and steel industries.
May 20th, 2020
Wago Xtr Line
Controllers and Couplers Are Designed to Work in Harshest Environments
Feature -40⁰C to 70⁰C operating temperature range
Mar 11th, 2020