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Wireless Sensor System
Sensors | February 1, 2012

New Sensor System Fills “Gap”

Designed with motion applications in mind, the new PowerGap sensor system supplies inductive power and signals from a fixed part to a moving part across an air gap, eliminating the need for cables.
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Packaging | January 23, 2012

Activity Spurs Growth Forecasts for Chemicals, Packaging, Vehicles

Growth is in the cards for 2012. Just ask the automakers, the packagers and the chemical processors.
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Instrumentation | January 22, 2012

Packaging: Gas Mixer with Digital Mass Flow Controller

KM-Flow gas mixer with digital mass flow controller targets food industry packaging that requires a protective atmosphere, especially in a fully-automatic inert gas packaging process with permanent mo
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Production Management | January 21, 2012

Product Cost Management Software

aPriori 2011r2 offers new functionality and enhancements that expand the platform’s cost optimization capabilities for companies with high tolerance machining requirements in the automotive, oil &
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Food and Beverage | January 20, 2012

Modular Stack Lights

Werma modular stack lights in 50mm and 70mm sizes are appropriate for applications such as machine tools, packaging machines and conveyor systems.
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Machine Control | December 29, 2011

Wish for 2012: More Engineers in Executive Suites

“On the Edge” is an insightful blog on manufacturing operations, management and leadership in the packaging industry written by Keith Campbell.
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IT DEPARTMENT SUPPORTS LEAN
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) | December 12, 2011

IT’s Contribution to Continuous Improvement

The IT department at ARPAC, a packaging machinery manufacturer, ensured lean automated processes by using real-time visualization systems and other technology linked to its ERP system.
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Bionic Gripper
Robotics | December 2, 2011

Adaptive Gripper

Festo develops bionic adaptive gripper for handling of pressure sensitive products such as tulip bulbs and chocolate eggs.
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Motors | December 1, 2011

Machine Design: Reducing Case Packer Cost and Complexity

Brenton engineers did everything they could to make a faster and simpler case packer machine. Creativity—and new technology—were the keys.
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Motion Control | December 1, 2011

Mechatronics in Packaging: Common Sense and Cutting Edge

Because of its high-tech aura, the term “mechatronics” lends itself to use, or misuse, as a marketing buzzword.
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DCS | November 30, 2011

Automation: Overdue for a Revolution

The large automation companies are all spending modest amounts of research and development money to develop good products.
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Create Sustain Continuous Improvement Teams
Lean Manufacturing | November 30, 2011

How to Create and Sustain Successful Continuous Improvement Teams

Manufacturing plant managers and Lean manufacturing experts from Honda America, Irving Oil Refinery and elsewhere share their advice for those serious about continuous improvement.
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PLC | November 1, 2011

Adapting Packaging Machines to PLC Control

An Automation World LinkedIn group member seeks advice on how best to convert his packaging machine designs for PLC control and avoid technology supplier pressure to buy all system components from one
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Machine Control | November 1, 2011

Omron Advances Integrated Logic, Motion, Vision Control

In an effort to distinguish itself in the arena of high-speed machine control, Schaumburg, Ill.-based Omron Industrial Automation, a division of Japanese electronics giant Omron, is releasing what
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Drives | October 21, 2011

Machine-mounted servo drive

Acoposmulti65 from B&R is an on-machine-mounted, IP-67-rated, servo motion controller rated to 4 kilowatts that has connections for servo motor, servo encoder, network cable, and connections to on-board machine I/O.
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