Jack Mans -- Packaging Digest, 12/4/2012 10:16:30 AM Lenze Americas has expanded support to material handling operations ith its fully integrated energy efficient solution package comprised of DSD software, MF(multiple frequency) gear motor ...
Tags: DSD, Gear Boxes, Motec Inverter Drive, MF Three-Phase AC Geared Motors
Posted by Rick Lingle, Technical Editor -- Packaging Digest, 11/29/2012 9:27:32 AM Designed for maximum efficiency and productivity, the PDC R-500 TS-CB Shrink labeler applies shrink sleeves at speeds between 500 and 600 labels per ...
Tags: PDC R-500 TS-CB Shrink labeler, mandrel-style labeler, shrink sleeves
Representing the first in the company's next generation of compact full-featured drives,the PowerFlex 525 AC drive features a modular design in power ranges from 0.5-30 horsepower or 0.4-22 kilowatt at 100-600 volt input. It's embedded ...
Tags: Rockwell Automation, Next Drive Generation, system integration
Pro Mach Inc. has acquired KLEENLine Corp., a leading provider of sanitary production solutions including conveyors, material handling equipment, vision systems, robotics, automation controls and systems engineering services. KLEENLine, ...
Tags: Pro Mach Inc., acquired, KLEENLine Corp, sanitary production, conveyors
Italian supplier of kegging, bottling and canning machinery CoMac has installed a keg line featuring a speed of 60kph for the Oskar Blues Brewery of US. The new kegging equipment from CoMac features components including a four head keg ...
Tags: Keg Line, Oskar Blues Brewery, branded beers
Matrix Packaging Machinery has announced the launch of a new bagging machine. The X machine packs the production capacity of two machines, up to 250-bags-per-minute into the floor space required for one 45-inch wide bagger. According to ...
Tags: Matrix Packaging, Bagging Machine, X machine
Shuttleworth has announced the launch of its new chain-driven conveyors, which can maintain product stability at a speed increase of 67% and can reach speeds up to 500FPM. Shuttleworth senior plastics R&D engineer Klaus Daenzer said the ...
Tags: Packaging Conveyors, chain-driven conveyors, backpressure technology
US-based Shuttleworth, a division of Pro Mach has launched a new chain-driven conveyor for packaging lines. The conveyor is capable of reaching speeds up to 500 feet-per-minute (FPM) while maintaining product stability. According to the ...
Global food packaging company tna is set to unveil its new tna robagFXIS 3ci series which features rotary impulse sealing jaws system to pack fresh or frozen vegetables, salads, ready to eat fruit, and pre-wrapped candies. Suitable for ...
US-based TNA has introduced its vertical form fill and seal robag range, the TNA robagFXIS 3ci series for polyethylene packaging at Pack Expo held from 28-31 October 2012. According to TNA, the new range has been designed for flexibility ...
Tags: polyethylene packaging, robag 3ci line, packaging lines
Let's talk about software. When that topic comes up at Modern, we're generally talking about warehouse management systems. And for good reason. During the late 1990's, when I began writing about materials handling automation, end users were ...
Tags: software, management systems, warehouse, shipment
Spain-based MAER has developed new cutters with the WM500 TC10 rotary system. The company said the WM cutting system offers versatility in admitting the pass-through of other formats which do not need cutting and need not bypass the ...
Tags: MAER, new cutter, WM500 TC10 rotary system
Piab, a Sweden-based manufacturer of vacuum line accessories, has developed piFLOWf for food manufacturers. The company claimed that all parts that are in contact with the conveyed material are FDA compliant and it is a cost efficient ...
Tags: vacuum line accessories, conveyed material, the vacuum system
When Bastian Solutions was incorporated on October 31 1952, the company’s products consisted of conventional casters and shelving. Fast forward 60 years and the global material handling systems integrator is enjoying a record-setting ...
Tags: global material handling systems, software, robotics, automated systems
DHL, announced it has broken ground on a new, modernized service center operation just two blocks south of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago, IL. DHL will invest $7 million in the new 78,960-sq.-ft facility, which will serve DHL's ...
Tags: DHL, DHL Express, Salt Lake city International Airport, Chicago