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What machinery design standard?

In the course of preparing questions for exams in industrial maintenance, the issue arose as to the electrical standards being used today by industrial equipment manufacturers in North America.

October 3, 2012

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WS Packaging acquires Business Graphics Printing

WS Packaging Group, Inc., printing and label converting operations has acquired Business Graphics Printing Inc., which specializes in offset printing and production of instructional booklets and inserts.

October 3, 2012

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Discovering Japan: day two at Tokyo Pack

With Sunday’s Typhoon Jelawat in the rear view mirror, Tokyo Pack 2012 opened October 2 to ribbon cutting and fanfare.

October 2, 2012

Plant Operations & Equipment

EMX Industries, Inc: Optical label sensors

By differentiating between the gap and the label, LabelX optical label sensors from EMX Industries are capable of detecting a wide variety of adhesive labels on many different types of web backings.

October 1, 2012

Automation & Digital Transformation

AutomationDirect: Field wireable connectors and T-couplers

AutomationDirect’s field-wireable M8 and M12 connectors and T-couplers (T-splitters) are suitable for making patch cables in custom lengths from existing cables or bulk wire.

October 1, 2012

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FDA Delays on Registration Renewals, but Why?

Another Food Safety Modernization Act implementing rule is delayed

September 30, 2012

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Choosing colors for packaging

Here are some true-blue observations meant to prevent you from becoming red-faced from mistakes and to make your competitors green with envy.

September 25, 2012

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Lean automation solutions to increase in popularity

IMS Research projects world sales revenue of operator terminals with embedded PLC hardware will rise from $99 million in 2011 to approximately $148 million in 2016.

September 23, 2012

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Anti-counterfeit countermeasures—tactics evolving to strategies

Packaging components can help deter counterfeiting, but a deeper understanding of the threat is necessary to develop packaging strategies. Here are four steps to help meet the threat.

September 21, 2012

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Servo inverter drive system

See it at PACK EXPO Booth #4141! Lenze Americas’ Servo Inverter i700 drive system, designed for multi-axis applications, provides extremely short cycle times, 32-bit signal resolution, and an overload capacity of more than 200%.

September 20, 2012

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Embedded PC Series

Beckhoff’s new CX2000 Embedded PC series includes the CX2030 and CX2040 multi-core processors that provide multiple communication ports and extended temperature range.

September 20, 2012

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Transparent Container acquires Richardson & Edwards

Strengthening its position in the consumer products packaging industry and complimenting its current offering of plastic packaging solutions, Transparent Container Co., Inc. has acquired Richardson & Edwards, Inc., printer of paperboard folding cartons and other retail packaging solutions.

September 20, 2012

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How the presidential election results might influence healthcare packaging regulations

The post-election regulatory environment is more complicated than traditional beliefs about the two primary political parties.

September 18, 2012