• Study: How clean is bagged salad?

  Lauren Hartman, February 3, 2010
  It seems best to check the expiration date on prewashed, prebagged salad products and wash the greens anyway, according to a report released by Consumer Reports this week.  More

• Compact modules

  February 1, 2010
  CKK and CKR compact modules are now available in size 9-70 to simplify the handling of lighter loads in pick-and-place, assembly and other automated applications. Users can choose between ball-screw (CKK) and toothed-belt (CKR) versions with identical connection dimensions, common accessories and mounting components.  More

• Industrial contoller

  February 1, 2010
  The Productivity 3000 programmable controller combines the features of a PC-based control system with those of a PLC. The modular system of up to 116,000 I/O points has local, expansion and remote I/O bases and a lineup of discrete, analog and specialty I/O modules. Automation Direct, 800-633-0405.  More

• Robots

  February 1, 2010
  VM-Series six-axis articulated, Class 100 cleanroom robots feature reaches from 1,000 to 1,300 mm, standard cycle times of 0.89 to 0.95 sec, repeatability from ±0.050 to ±0.070 mm and a payload capacity of 10 kg. Applications include material handling as well as secondary operations in the medical, pharmaceutical and electronics industries.  More

• Vision sensor

  February 1, 2010
  The I40 FLEX vision sensor features fast inspection speeds that increase throughput and high resolution of 640x480 that enables the system to provide clear image quality. Also provides Ethernet IP connectivity, which gives detailed trend data about the efficiency of processes, and additional storage capabilities that allow users to save an unlimited number of images to an offline system or a se...  More

• Harmonic drives

  February 1, 2010
  VLT low-harmonic drives are able to perform real-time analysis while actively imposing currents, as needed, to restore and ensure high-quality sine waves from a power-supply grid. The harmonic drives are available in power ranges from 132 to 630 kw (high overload), 160 to 710 kw (normal overload) and voltage ranges of 380 to 480 AC, 50 to 60 Hz.  More

• Shrink wrapper

  January 25, 2010
  Polypack’s new DAIRY24 shrink wrapper provides an ideal packaging solution for gable top cartons, says the company.  More

• Sparkling finish for French champagne

  Linda Casey, Associate Editor, January 5, 2010
  Veuve Clicquot Ponsardin, Reims, France, has been innovating its bottling and packaging operations since Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin simultaneously became a widow and the head of the champagne house when she was only 27 years old. The first innovation of Widow Clicquot's is the table de rummage.  More

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