Motion system makes production runs more efficient

Enables changeovers with the push of a button

Rockwell Automation

Nov 19th, 2019

Rockwell Mange Mover Lite System

The Rockwell Automation MagneMover LITE system features single- and tandem-wheeled carts that carry payloads up to 5.5 lb and 22 lb, respectively, along a motorized track. Equipped with Ethernet-enabled motors and Ethernet-based node controllers, the system can run hundreds of carts per path. It is built for larger applications using long paths with high switch and cart densities.

Demonstration of Mitsubishi and Realtime Robotics collaborative robot application at SPS 2019 in Nuremberg, Germany.

Mitsubishi Extends Cobot Capabilities to Industrial Robots

Through a new partnership with Realtime Robotics, Mitsubishi is increasing the capabilities of its collaborative robot technology for use with industrial robots.

Cargill investing in African expansions

Also committing funds to sustainability and traceability programs

For the Blessings in a Backpack project at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, the robotic line from Universal Robots and Allied Technology picked and loaded six different food items into a pouch.

Robots and Cobots Chip in to Pack Food for Hungry Kids

Showcasing the capabilities of several automation suppliers in the Robotics Zone at PACK EXPO Las Vegas, a PMMI cooperation with Blessings in a Backpack filled more than 6,000 bags of food for kids facing food insecurity.

JBS USA to acquire facility in Minnesota

Will initially lease site from J&B Group

Joyce Fassl, editor-in-chief, ProFood World

Navigating a very complex industry

Transparency, sustainability, regulations, customer demands and the labor shortage all add up to make your job very demanding. Can automation come to the rescue?

Is your plant expansion, renovation or upgrade an award winner?

Is your plant expansion, renovation or upgrade an award winner?

This June in Chicago, ProFood World will announce three Manufacturing Innovation Awards during ProFood Live. Innovative plant projects or major line expansions qualify for consideration; entries now being accepted.

Shibuya ESL Liquid filling equipment for HDPE and PET bottles provides an ultra-clean filling and sealing environment. Features include programmable weight-controlled filling, data collection of filling and sealing operations, automated cleaning system, and CIP monitoring and trending.

HP Hood takes the fast track to expansion

An idle cultured dairy products plant is converted into a technologically advanced plant that produces and packages fluid milk for extended shelf life dairy beverages by installing technologies to advance the facility’s food safety and control systems.

Wago Topjob S 2202 Series Double Deck Terminal Block

Terminal block simplifies wiring applications

Reduces cabinet space on a DIN rail by 50 percent

This 2-axis robot in the Lenze booth at SPS 2019 was used to show a model-based and data-based approach to condition monitoring using data from the robot’s drive.

The Drive as a Sensor

Gathering more data from machines doesn’t necessarily mean adding more sensors. Lenze highlights how manufacturers can use data from existing drives for applications such as condition monitoring and preventative maintenance.

n&umacr;rio connects users to IoT devices via brainwaves

Mind-Reading Wearables?

A potential revolution could be coming to the world of wearables with the introduction of a technology that enables the control of devices via thought.

Rockwell Mange Mover Lite System

Motion system makes production runs more efficient

Enables changeovers with the push of a button

Is your plant expansion, renovation or upgrade an award winner?

Is your plant expansion, renovation or upgrade an award winner?

This June in Chicago, ProFood World will announce three Manufacturing Innovation Awards during ProFood Live. Innovative plant projects or major line expansions qualify for consideration; entries now being accepted.

Maruchan Virginia Inc

Maruchan Virginia Inc. opens expansion

Gray design-build firm joins in celebration

Conagra celebrates America Recycles Day

Honors 2019 zero waste champions

Cargill Dsm Fermentation Facility

Cargill opens new fermentation facility

Will sustainably produce zero-calorie sweetener

Software Helps Meat Processor Save $2 Million in Maintenance Costs

West Liberty Foods shifted maintenance and other operations from reactive to proactive with help from Leading2Lean’s CloudDispatch computerized maintenance management software.

Nearly 90 percent of companies polled plan to invest in artificial intelligence

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Kellogg expanding Polish Pringles factory

Will help meet growing demand across Europe

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Will expand footprint in North America

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Stellar completes construction of two distribution facilities

$49.4 million design-build project done in two phases

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Magnetic Levitation Supports 6-Degree-of-Freedom Motion Platform

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