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Diamond Packaging Recognized as Environmental Leader

(News | New Products)

January 31, 2015, ... of global supply chains, presents 121 suppliers identified as demonstrating a superior approach to climate change mitigation. It has been produced by CDP, the international NGO that drives sustainable ...

TRESU Offers Flexo Solution for Sanitary Products

(News | New Products)

January 23, 2015, ... module influences the servo motors to ensure accuracy is maintained on-the-fly throughout the production run. Servo drives ensure automatically controlled, precise print speed and ink flow. The integration ...

Gallas Label & Decal Adds SensoTec Auto Registration

(Controls)

January 14, 2015, Reports perfect registration on eight-color combination press CHICAGO, IL | Gallas Label & Decal recently installed SensoTec auto registration technology on its eight-color, all-UV Gallus EM280 combination ...

Davis-Standard Offers Flex-Pack Extrusion Coating Line

(Coating/Laminating)

January 06, 2015, ... controls (Seimens drives and controls used throughout). Lines are available in two versions to accommodate almost any plant: one is a longer line with the auxiliary unwinder placed close to the floor; ...

Landaal Packaging Adds New Gluer/Detection & Trim Systems

(Carton Box)

January 06, 2015, ... four-channel control panel drives three independent GTE-13/S glue valves to deliver individually controlled glue stripes and precise pattern alignment on the ends of angled flaps. Landaal operators set ...

Show Preview | ICE USA 2015 Returns to Orlando with Added Features

(Trends/Management)

January 05, 2015, ... applies coating to both sides of a web. Said to reduce coat weights, eliminate scrap, and improve product performance. Last is a multi-bay drive panel incorporating Allen-Bradley drives and ControlLogix ...

Alqueria Launches Dairy Product in Ecolean Packaging

(Flexpack)

December 15, 2014, ... open to new products and packaging solutions. “Alqueria is a company that drives innovation in the market, working with such a company makes us proud. It is the perfect match for us. The cooperation ...

Rotoflex Redesigns Die-Cutting Platform

(Die-Cutting)

December 15, 2014, ... footprint machine, which is said to be faster and more responsive to today’s changing production requirements.  A contributor to the redesign is the incorporation of servo drives into the platform. Smaller ...

Cloud-Based Software | Remote Monitoring Gets a Boost

(Trends/Management)

December 07, 2014, ... However, 40 is a fairly common score for facilities just starting to measure OEE. The disparity drives the growing adoption of cloud-based, OEE measurement Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions embedded ...

Heritage Bag Grows with Support from Gloucester Engineering

(Bag Pouch)

November 17, 2014, ... help, we eventually see all of our bag machines going to servo motors.” Most of the retrofits have involved converting older hydraulic drives into new servo drives and providing an updated user interface ...

Rockwell Automation Drive Has Safety Option

(Controls)

November 04, 2014, ... drives often run the most critical assets in an operation,” says Mark Banas, product manager, Rockwell Automation. “Starting and stopping a drive repeatedly using input disconnect devices can create significant ...

Label PRomotion | Brand Design Shifts from Good Looks to Good Feelings

(Label/Tape)

October 07, 2014, ... you bring a trust factor into the picture that consumers respond to…It must also have an authentic story to tell and a visually compelling way to tell it.” This, in turn, drives positive PR. Any legitimate ...

Heraeus Shows 55-in. Touchscreen with Conductive Polymer

(Coating/Laminating)

October 01, 2014, ...  Andrew Chung, general manager at Inputek, added, “The inclusion of patternable conductive polymers into large area PCT screens drives down costs and so increases the opportunities in many consumer interface ...

Fighting Viscous Forces to Improve Fluid Coating Success

(Coating/Laminating)

September 17, 2014, ... component is more important than the Newtonian flow. Conversely, when the elasticity number is less than 1, the Newtonian flow component drives flow. This is important because the regime of rheological ...

Siemens Extends Sinamics G120 Line

(Controls)

September 05, 2014, ... the Sinamics G120 drives family.  Company says a significant change is the addition of 230V single- and three-phase line supply units featuring quick-connect pull-off terminals on the motor, line supply ...

GFI Innovations to Debut Ink Dispensing System

(News | New Products)

September 03, 2014, ... makes refilling simple. Since the design is fully modular, it can also be configured to accommodate 55-gal drum batch sizes. New COLORBOOK dispenser software with touch screen controls drives this machine. ...

MPS to Debut Flexo Press to North America

(News | New Products)

August 29, 2014, ... operator performance: job memory, AutoTeach technology and iStop technology. With the use of the servo-drives, all press settings are automated in the EF, which reportedly reduces set-up waste and offers ...

Siemens Announces New Power Modules

(Controls)

August 11, 2014, New 230V, single-, and 3-phase AC power modules join company’s family of Sinamics G120 drives   ELK GROVE VILLAGE, IL | Siemens is offering a new line of PM240-2 power modules, part of the Sinamics ...

Show Preview | Labelexpo Americas 2014 Enhances Focus on Package Printing

(Label/Tape)

August 04, 2014, ... footprint. with a two-stage dispense valve design, unit features a dozen integrated 5-gallon vessels. New COLORBOOK dispenser software with touch screen controls drives this machine. Nearly all dispenser ...

Bosch Rexroth Expands GoTo Program to all NA

(Controls)

June 29, 2014, Company now offers fast delivery for its drive and control technologies to Canada and Mexico as well as the US   CHARLOTTE, NC | Bosch Rexroth reports its GoTo Focused Delivery Program, originally ...