Materials and machinery

The new shear beam load cells SLB215 and SLB415 by Mettler Toledo are more economical and require less maintenance than others of the same class, while still responding to the sector’s high standards.

With the help of a few food sector leaders, Omron has developed a new photocell for applications scanning various types of transparent packaging (glass or PET bottles, trays, films...). Called E3S-DB, it is extremely precise: a narrow web with a spot of just a few mm (2... 200 mm distance) detects even minute spaces and gaps between objects on conveyor belts.

With the objective of supplying Manufacturing Intelligence to enterprises of every size - whether offering a complete MES or a solution to aggregate specific contextualized data and perform a quicker time-to-value calculation - Rockwell Automation has developed new versions of its software suite FactoryTalk, with expanded functions that facilitate implementation and integration with production..

With Modicon M251, Schneider Electric has integrated its range of PLCs of the Machine Struxure platform with a compact CPU optimized for distributed automation architectures.

Elesa SpA supplies standard and special components, with high resistance to corrosion and maximum efficiency, even under harsh conditions.

With the latest VSOP (Variable Sleeve Offset Printing) and Alprinta V print presses, Müller Martini relaunches the pluspoints of offset  printing in labeling and flexible packaging: lower cost of plates, wider range of substrates and reduced environmental impact.

In order to be able to market weighting components in the United States, it is necessary to satisfy a series of requirements.

IT'S THE SUM THAT MAKES THE TOTAL. Energy sustainability: an increasingly interesting topic, due to both the increase in supply costs and the opportunities for those who install efficient solutions.
But what knowledge does the end user have for weighing up the possibilities in the automation sector?

On October 28th-29th, once again proposes Save, a show/conference dedicated to vertical solutions and applications of automation, instrumentation and sensors.

... we’re at Cibus Tec - Food Pack 2014, the international show dedicated to food processing and packaging.

At CibusTec/FoodPack, thanks to their longlasting partnership, PRL Tecnosoft e Bellini&Meda offer machines and complete lines complete for food products packaging and handling.

Fourth successful edition of the SPS IPC Drives Italy, the annual engagement with the world of automation organized last May 20th to 22th in Parma, Italy by Messe Frankfurt: 21,128 visitors (+17%), 584 exhibitors (+13 %), 48,000 square meters (+20%).

Announcing the winners of the International Aluminium Tube Design Awards 2014. Novel and attractive design concepts for the aluminium tube convince with form and function. Official award ceremony at the world’s largest packaging fair, interpack 2014, in Düsseldorf

Packaging at the centre of brand politics, the consumer at the centre of the innovation process. Following this principle, Danone has built at Evian (close to its most famous source) the Research Packaging Center, where technology and creativity enter into alliance for innovation.

If you want your kids to eat healthy food don’t declaim its virtues: you will obtain the opposite effect.

EU regulation 1169/2011 will go into force starting on December 14th, 2014.

Signs of a renewed confidence indicated by multiple sources not confirmed by the fresh fruit and vegetable market.

Organization, service and technology: the growth of Robatech and the new “melt on demand” system launched at Interpack.

Presented for the first time at the last Labelexpo Europe, where it aroused considerable interest, Core Linerless Solutions® by Ritrama is now being offered to the market, offering a solution to the age-old problem of liner disposal.

FOCUS ON INNOVATION Shrewd “specialisation in everything”, strong R&D orientation (linerless and anti-counterfeit the latest new features), a paintaking market (and competitor) relations policy capable of ensuring more service to the users. Pilot is experiencing two digit growth on a market that is moving again. This too also in Italy. Elena Piccinelli