Automation & Digital Transformation

Phoenix Contact Inc: Inline modular I/O

The Interbus Inline product family from Phoenix Contact (Harrisburg, PA) can be used in central control cabinets or distributed terminal boxes. Interbus can integrate signal conditioning and full network communications into small, modular housings.

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Plant Operations & Equipment

TTI, Inc: Sensors and accessories

TTI (Williston, VT) has recently developed a manufacturing division for sensors. Division is responsible for manufacturing thermocouples and RTDs to customer specifications.

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Scientific Technologies Inc: Ultrasonic sensors

Scientific Technologies (Fremont, CA) offers the US10 Programmable Self-Contained Ultrasonic Sensors. Maintenance-free sensors have multiple mounting options, work on solids or liquids, and provide a sensing range from 1’ to 10’.

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Woodhead Industries: Diagnostic products

Woodhead Industries’ (Waterloo, Ontario, Canada) NetAlert™ suite of DeviceNet diagnostic products aims to speed maintenance and repairs, and prevent downtime by predicting industrial network installation faults.

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Northwest Analytical, Inc: Plant-floor operations software

NWM Quality Monitor 2.1 from Northwest Analytical (Portland, OR) is designed for plant-floor quality data collection and SPC charting. Features include a visual Wizard-based operator interface designer; flexible design to allow for simultaneous viewing of weights, dimensions, measurements, and more; illustrated SOPs; multiple source input allowing for data collection from keyboard, measurement devices, and bar-code readers; and integration with other manufacturing data systems.

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Sold out Interpack

interpack 2002 is completely sold out. Scheduled April 24 through 30, 2002, interpack will include 2겥 exhibitors from 51 countries in more than 1.9 million sq’ of exhibit space at 17 halls at Düsseldorf, Germany’s fairgrounds.

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At a glance

Will big packaging e-portal sites play a role in helping buyers research suppliers?

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Clarification

The Sony minidiscs that use biodegradable packaging (see PW, August ’01, p. 90) are recordable audio discs, not computer discs as reported, points out Cris Shiffler, packaging engineer for Nu Skin Intl.

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In Memoriam

Brian Sears Sr., of West-Link Corp., passed away at age 65 on Friday, June 22, 2001.

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Achievements

Glenroy, Inc. (Menomonee Falls, WI) collected two gold awards and one bronze award from the Flexographic Technical Assn. —The Westpack 2001 Packaging Person of the Year was James Murphy (Lomita, CA) from Smurfit-Stone Container Corp., DI-NA-CAL Label Group.

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Not just a 'corny' redesign

Since its redesign last year, sales for the Albers corn meal product line have increased considerably. The Nestlé USA company turned to Enterprise IG (San Francisco, CA) to revitalize the image Albers has cultivated since it introduced its product line in the 1920s.

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New identity for premium fragrances

Following on the heels of its recently launched Wizard Scented Oil plug-in air freshener, Wayne, NJ-based Reckitt Benckiser called on LAM Design Associates (Pleasantville, NY) to expand on its design and create a distinctive look for the entire line of “air care” products.

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New pack helps No Pudge! Foods fatten sales (sidebar)

No Pudge! leaps materials hurdles

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