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A three-axis, side-load case packer receives up-to-the-minute information on energy use from a component mounted in the controls cabinet.
‘Dog-bone’-style carrier handles are applied at speeds to 60 cases/min by a pair of vision-guided robots, and it’s all governed by an industrial PC.
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.
Arc flash can be a dangerous hazard for those working around electricity and electrically powered equipment. In this podcast interview, recorded on Feb. 4, 2010, Managing Editor Wes Iversen talks with Chris Davidson and David Clout of Siemens Energy Inc. about arc flash protection technology deployed in equipment sold to the power industry and others.
Gary Mintchell, Automation World Editor in Chief, talks with Gary Frederich, Power & Energy Sales Manager at Advantech about the role of open automation and communication architectures in the power and energy market. In addition to defining open architecture automation and the smart grid for the purposes of the interview, they discuss the role of automation in renewable energy, substations, energy efficiency management and distributed energy resources.
Editor in Chief, Gary Mintchell reports from the exhibit floor of the ABB Automation and Power World Conference. The mood is upbeat and attendance is solid for this annual event, and ABB introduces new chief executive
officer Joe Hogan.
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