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WHAT'S NE

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January 31, 2007, ... control systems include comprehensive mechanical and electrical automation system design, development, and fabrication; disciplined PLC software design and development; intuitive operator interface software ...

What's Ne

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December 31, 2006, ... for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display for easy operation; rotary ...

Narrow Web What's Ne

(Magazine)

December 31, 2006, ... HTD processing equipment for flexo plates is an “all-in-one” system with two HTD dryer drawers. Features automatic plate washout and cleaning; PLC-controlled sections; user-friendly touchscreen display ...

Slitter/Rewinder Cuts Production Time

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December 13, 2006, ... and are PLC controlled to provide a high degree of reliability and flexibility. The PLC controller incorporates a Human Machine Interface from AB Graphic Intl. for new job set-up data entry. CONVERTER ...

What's Ne

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September 30, 2006, ... NS HMI and the CJ1 PLC—in what is described as a single, flexible, cost-effective controller. Eliminates the need for separate display and controller hardware and the wiring and labor needed to connect ...

Easypak Unveils Latest Pallet Wrapper

(Archive)

August 20, 2006, Easypak has launched its Easypak 200 pallet wrapper, offering a powered carriage, PLC controls, and many other features. (easypak.uk.com) PRESS RELEASE UNITED KINGDOM—Easypak has launched its Easypak ...

Automatic Roll Change

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August 14, 2006, ... is started. But what if this is not done? The programmable logic control (PLC) system can calculate this after a short delay. After a new roll is started and tension control is taken over by diameter calculator, ...

Converter Clips

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July 31, 2006, ... 2006; all sessions will be conducted in Mandarin. For more information visit www.tappi.org/06asiaplc. Omniflex Joins in Venture GREENFIELD, MA — Omniflex, a manufacturer of waterproof-breathable barrier ...

New Products, Part 1

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May 30, 2006, ... PLC. Architecture enables drives to control AC induction, AC synchronous, or brushless DC motors with a power range from 1–350 hp. Features a modular design. Measure in Real Time Wintress Engineering ...

Get Involved with Suppliers

(Magazine)

May 30, 2006, ... PLC Probe Last month the article in this space discussed ways to involve your customer in your business. If you followed the suggestions mentioned in that article and added similar ones of your own, ...

The Top 10

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May 30, 2006, ... When the roll is finished, the static bar retracts to its resting position, away from the roll. PLC allows the operator to program the unit easily for either unwind or rewind functions. Simco Industrial ...

Stretching Boundaries

(Flexpack)

May 30, 2006, ... software enhancement for web width monitoring with the WideArray. As the edge detector monitors the web, the controller sends a variance signal to the system PLC. Ladder logic codes then adjust the process ...

New Products

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April 29, 2006, ... recipe management, historical data trending, and alarms. Also offers a new PLC drives interface, improved temperature controls, and enhanced gauge control based on the age of the existing gauge system. ...

What Makes an MSDS Useful?

(Magazine)

March 30, 2006, ... must consider what information these individuals need as well as what content is required by regulatory agencies. PLC Probe The people using a Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) generally are those that ...

What Static Can Do is Shocking

(Magazine)

January 30, 2006, Why is static electricity a concern to converters of moving webs? It can cause four problems. PLC Probe Static electricity is a common occurrence in virtually all converting operations that handle moving ...

Rockwell Automation Expands Toolset

(Archive)

January 21, 2006, ... to serve applications requiring real-time monitoring of overall vibration levels. The modules can be integrated via DeviceNet with other XM Protection modules, PLCs, distributed control systems and ...

The RFID Buzz Gets Louder

(Flexpack)

November 29, 2005, ... PLC Probe Are you old enough to remember the introduction of the transistor? It revolutionized radio by providing small, hand-held models you could take almost anywhere. Later, the microchip industry ...

An Exercise in Compliance

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September 29, 2005, ... PLC Probe Three years ago this column addressed the state of regulatory affairs. It’s probably worthwhile to review that state today to remind converters of their continuing responsibilities. Regulatory ...

New Technology Guides Web

(Magazine)

September 29, 2005, ... sensor to be prepared for anything their customers might throw at them. They are spending a little extra to get flexibility, perhaps putting in PLC interfaces they may not be using right now, but they’re ...

The Terminology of Testing

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July 30, 2005, Today, those in the converting and flexible packaging industries are not fully knowledgeable about many items unless they attach numbers to them. PLC Probe In an 1891 lecture, the physicist Lord Kelvin ...