Automation & Digital Transformation

AutomationDirect: Signal conditioners

AutomationDirect’s expanded FC series of signal conditioners includes potentiometer and bipolar signal conditioners to solve various interface problems between PLCs and analog input devices.

October 28, 2013

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Food Safety

The key role of equipment and packaging in food safety

As food companies are constantly looking for ways to control food safety risks, they increasingly recognize the need to ensure that their processes are fully validated and verified on an ongoing basis to be doing what they are supposed to do to control risk. They realize that they must control environmental risk and especially allergen risk.

October 26, 2013

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Single-Use Data Logger For Time and Temperature Monitoring

The CCL 100 from Vaisala is a single-use data logger for monitoring temperature for vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biologics and other perishable products during distribution and short-term storage. The CCL 100 logger records every minute up to 90 days and is customizable.

October 25, 2013

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POWERLINK - One network for all systems

View this video to learn more about POWERLINK.

October 25, 2013

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RFID encoder runs at 600 ft/min.

High speed RFID encoding system from Kirk-Rudy produces an RFID hangtag, reads the code on the tag and serializes the tag. The company specializes in encoding and verification systems as well as feeders, transports and conveyors for the printing and packaging industries.

October 25, 2013

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Coding/marking system reduces solvent evaporation

RX-S coding/marking series from Hitachi features a two-chamber pump system that reduces solvent evaporation by up to 50 percent.

October 25, 2013

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Custom, flexible conveyors offer lowest ownership cost

Conveyor solutions from SpanTech feature best use of valuable floor space. They can be designed for empty or filled packages, specially shaped or sensitive products using pucks or other carriers.

October 25, 2013

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SidePouch bagging system now accommodates stand-up pouches

Automated Packaging Systems' SidePouch® FAS Sprint Revolution™ bagging system can now handle stand-up pouches from 4 to 12 in. wide and from 5 to 16.75 in. long, with gussets from 2 to 8 in. wide, in 1-in. increments.

October 25, 2013

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Pack Solutions Challenge Winners Announced

The Rutgers University team – Marie Misterio, Diana Mayorga, Miles Borgeson, Diana Jones — took first place in the 2013 PACK Solutions Challenge, and will share a $4,000 scholarship from the PMMI Education and Training Foundation. Marc Ostertag, president of contest sponsor B&R Industrial Automation, made the presentation in a brief awards presentation this afternoon.

October 25, 2013

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Schneider Packaging Equipment reduces changeover time with fully automated ProAdjust® System

ProAdjust®, the fully automated, stand-alone solution for performing industrial machine adjustments, reduces changeover time, and increases the speed and predictability of a machine adjustment. Recipe management for adjustments is controlled via a mobile panel from B&R. With the ability to save the desired settings/recipes, variances that may otherwise occur between different operators or shifts are taken out of the equation.

October 25, 2013

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TopTier showcases the new L7 All Electric palletizer with precise placement

TopTier's new L7 All Electric palletizer features PerfectPattern™ technology, guaranteeing precise placement of cases on the row-build section, as well as confirming case rotation and size. The new stretch wrapper prevents film breaks by anticipating the film speed and as a result reduces film usage and costs. The modular B&R ACOPOSmulti drive system allows for easy configuration and option to control up to 30 drives on a single Ethernet IP connection.

October 25, 2013

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Packaging Efficiency Solutions presents new electronic tablet counting system with 100% accuracy

Packaging Efficiency Solutions' newly introduced PES 100 counts, manages and distributes product to bottles at a speed of up to 120 bottles per minute. The continuous motion filling system utilizes weigh cell technology and fills bottles at an impressive 100% accuracy. A B&R Power Panel 500 with AR Windows integrates the vision inspection system through a single interface. A 3D sensing array verifies a precise count and connects to B&R X20 I/O via POWERLINK.

October 25, 2013

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New case palletizer from Arrowhead Systems features bumpless infeed system

The new, servo-driven PriorityPal™ HL Series Case Palletizer from Arrowhead Systems can handle multiple products and features a bumpless infeed system. Remote diagnostics make machine troubleshooting easy. Other features include category 3 safety, an intuitive HMI system that allows patterns to be chosen on the fly, B&R I/O that offers flexibility in assigning inputs and outputs, and built-in high speed counters.

October 25, 2013