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Product
 | May 2, 2012

Non-Contact Safety Switches and Interlocks

Non-contact switches and interlock systems improve packaging machinery safety.
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Sensor Company Acquisition
News
 | May 1, 2012

Sensor Maker Tri-Tronics Acquires Photocraft

Tri-Tronics Co., a Tampa, Fla. designer and manufacturer of photoelectric sensors, fiber optic light guides and controls primarily for packaging machines, has acquired Photocraft Inc.
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Video | April 17, 2012

June 2012 Issue Preview

The lead feature article in June 2012 tackles Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) and how companies manage multiple systems after mergers and acquisitions.
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Perspective
 | April 12, 2012

Flexible Packaging Growth Back On Track

As the U.S. economy continues to recover, the Flexible Packaging Association believes significant growth opportunities exist for flexible packaging in domestic and emerging markets.
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News
 | April 4, 2012

SATO America Acquires Achernar of Argentina

Maker of barcode printing, labeling and EPC/RFID solutions gains privately held adhesive labeling firm based in South America.
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Perspective
 | April 3, 2012

A Taste of Chocolate Manufacturing

Visitors to the Create Your Own Candy Bar attraction at The Hershey Company’s corporate headquarters in Hershey, Pa.
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Lenze Drives for Packaging
News
 | March 29, 2012

Lenze Recognized for Packaging Industry Drives Products

Lenze's leadership in research, design and customer-centricity enables its broad product-line development, said a Frost & Sullivan research analyst.
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Feature Article
 | March 12, 2012

The Software Supporting Robotic Safety

Internally programmed safe zones are created by controllers that have embedded safety software that limits robot movements without recourse to safety sensors or other external devices.
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Feature Article
 | March 12, 2012

Robots in Packaging: The Integration Imperative

Faced with the need to respond rapidly to an increasing diversity of product, packagers are demanding more flexible packaging machines.
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Feature Article
 | March 11, 2012

Vision and Robotics: What’s Coming

Vision is becoming a more attractive element of robotic packaging applications.
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Case Application
 | March 11, 2012

Integrating Pneumatics into Safety Circuits

Rodney Law finds it surprising just how many people have ignored pneumatic power in the past when they designed their safety systems.
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Video | March 9, 2012

Packaging Track at The Automation Conference

David Greenfield, Media & Events Director, provides an update on the Packaging Automation track at The Automation Conference.
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Perspective
 | March 9, 2012

Packaging Machine or Robotic Machine?

One aspect of robotic safety that is often overlooked, according to Leo Petrokonis, business development manager for the packaging industry at Rockwell Automation (www.rockwellautomation.com): Machine
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Product
 | March 9, 2012

Dual Display Fiber Optic Amplifier

The DF-G1 Expert is a programmable dual display fiber optic amplifier with two digital displays showing signal level and threshold simultaneously.
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Feature Article
 | March 9, 2012

You-Choose-It Controls

Integrated robotic and machine control is consistent with a general trend in evidence at the last two PMMI shows and at interpack: demystifying packaging robotics.
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