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Industrial networks have many demands beyond those of traditional business networks. Engineers and others who design Ethernet networks for these applications must follow correct installation procedures and must select network equipment that will function in industrial environments with little or no downtime.
A major European cookie and chocolate maker is working to improve the efficiency of their factories. In one plant, this manufacturer outputs 30 million packages a year, and they contain over 80 different types of assorted cookies. This manufacturer needed a solution that could support the wide variety of products and a high throughput.
From drives powering feeders, conveyors, and washers, to cutting, mixing and packaging machinery – SEW drive engineering specialists offer solutions and expertise for virtually any food handling challenge.
A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy use from a component mounted in the controls cabinet.
Dick Motley doesn’t pretend to be impartial. When it comes to robots for
the packaging industry, he believes that high-speed, articulated-arm
robots are superior to the ever more popular Delta configuration.
From sliced meat to late-capitalism, the reasons that vision-assisted robotic packaging applications have been increasing are many. Within this complex picture, though, certain trends seem clear.
A thorough evaluation of every phase of manufacturing with appropriate executive leadership can lead to cleaner manufacturing that creates far less waste.
Automation companies are taking the lead in finding ways to produce alternative fuel and power sources.
As part of the research for the feature story, “A Change of Course for Pharma Manufacturing,” which appears in the June 2009 issue of Automation World, Managing Editor Wes Iversen recently interviewed Dr. Moheb Nasr, Director of the Office of New Drug Quality Assessment, Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
Gary Mintchell, Editor in Chief, talks with Joe Grove, Ossid VP of Engineering, about machine design, SQL servers, remote diagnostics, PLC/PC systems and customer value related to the packaging industry. Bosch Rexroth’s GenNext™ technology boosts uptime, productivity, ease of use of flow wrapping.
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