Food Manufacturing

Distributed motor controller is sealed to IP69K

Rockwell Automation is expanding its ArmorStart product line to include IP69K/NEMA 4X rated variants of its Bulletin 280/281/283 and 284 distributed motor controllers. These new additions will enable users in food and beverage applications to benefit from lower installation costs, reduced engineering times and ease of maintenance. In addition, the ArmorStart product line voltage ratings have been expanded to include 575V versions for all the products in the range, including the Bulletin 284 with built-in PowerFlex 40 drive.

19th August 2007

Dorner conveyors now available from Automation Supplies

Automation Supplies is now offering Dorner modular conveyor systems. Dorner is a world-leading manufacturer of conveyors. Since 1973, companies from around the world have turned to Dorner conveyors for greatly improved efficiency and productivity.

13th August 2007

Compact operator panels suit smaller machines

Beijer Electronics is introducing the Exter K10m and Exter K20m operator panels as the smallest keypad panels in the Exter series, yet machine builders in the packaging, manufacturing, and food and beverage industries will benefit from several valuable features.

22nd July 2007

Flexible range of rocking piston pumps

The outstanding performance, durability and flexibility of the Gast Group's range of oil-less rocking piston air compressors and vacuum pumps makes them the ideal choice for numerous industrial, food and beverage, healthcare and automotive applications.

14th July 2007

Can Character Verification System checks text on concave end

Complex and sophisticated camera-based technology is becoming the norm for carrying out many inspection processes on high-speed production lines. Their ability to take an instantaneous snap-shot and, via computer software, convert this into meaningful data has become a very much sought-after capability.

12th July 2007

Safety light curtains are sealed to IP68

Virtually the entire range of Leuze Mayser safety light curtains and grids can now be supplied with protection to IP68, meaning they can cope with water jet washing. This opens up a whole new range of applications, particularly in the food, beverage and similar industrial sectors where stringent wash-down procedures are the norm.

12th July 2007

MultiSight sensor performs multiple inspections concurrently

Rockwell Automation is launching the 48MS MultiSight, a fully self-contained, multi-function vision sensor that can handle up to ten different inspections simultaneously and pass a simple OK/Not OK signal to an external PLC or process controller. Incorporating the camera, optics, lighting, communications and pass/fail controller in one package saves a great deal of installation time and hardware cost, and can significantly reduce the total cost of ownership.

3rd July 2007

Magsafe monitors four switches from one control box

Smartscan's latest innovation in magnetic safety gate interlocking, known as Magsafe, now offers the ability to monitor up to four magnetic switches from a single low-cost control box. This additional option allows Smartscan to offer customers even greater flexibility in their safety gate/access control designs.

1st July 2007

Mecmesin expands Orbis range of torque testers

Mecmesin is introducing four new closure-torque testing systems as an extension of its highly successful Orbis range. The existing Orbis and Orbis TE systems, launched in 2002, are used throughout an array of manufacturing and processing industries as well scientific institutions to assess the closure and release torques of screw-lid containers. The 'TE' denominates an additional facility to measure slip and bridge torques of tamper-evident closures.

25th June 2007

Cable pull switch features stainless steel housing

Rockwell Automation is promoting the stainless steel version of its Allen-Bradley Guardmaster Lifeline 4 cable pull switch, designed for applications where hygiene and/or corrosion resistance are essential requirements. The 316-bodied Lifeline 4 is suitable for both internal and external use, providing users with emergency stop access along exposed conveyors and around awkward machinery. The Stainless steel Lifeline 4 is said to be one of the only investment cast stainless steel cable pull switches of its type on the market.

24th June 2007

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