Machines

Control Techniques (an Emerson Industrial Automation Group company) that produces solutions and technologies for motion control, is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year.

More energy efficiency, lower maintenance costs and aboveall, more rational use of the film are the main features of the Genesis HS 50/2 Robopac Sistemi (Aetna Group) presented at the Munich Drinktec 2013.

Digital plates with textured surface for maximum print quality at high speeds

The latest Mondi Packaging proposal guided by the principle of sustainability is a "hybrid" paper-based bag, biodegradable and compostable, which offers superior protection thanks to the inner layer of biodegradable film, required for applications in the food and pet food industry.

NewAir IB® by Sealed Air Europe is challenged by one of the strongest men in the world, in the sequence in the series "will it break?" (link youtu.be/M43BCO7tzbM). Graham Hicks pulls his 13-ton truck over a strip of air bubble NewAir IB ® packing, and of course, it doesn’t break. Convincing and entertaining.

It gives the product a more natural look while maintaining the characteristics and performances of classic tubular shrink labels.

Many and varied the merchandise sectors in which Eurolabel operates, that ranges from food to chemical going by way of petrochemical, cosmetics, pharmaceutical without leaving out broadscale distribution, ID and logistics.

Proposed by Imballaggi PK (Vigevano, PV), the proven model EME 180 N is the most versatile and economical of the  EME gluing machine family.

Produced by Sisma, Compact & Flex are inkjet equipment for high-definition printing of alphanumeric characters, logos and barcodes on porous surfaces.

DWR Round is the semi-automatic labeler for cylindrical products developed recently by Wide Range, using twenty years of experience in the production of electronic control for automatic labeling.

MARKING Talking to users Zanasi has garnered suggestions on which the design of the new Z4700 has been based: a microcharacter encoder that can be updated in time to continue to guarantee the highest quality at  lower investment and management costs.

Equipped with the motion controller processor P2020 EtherCAT Master μRMC3, designed by Robox, a company that since 1975 has been designing and manufacturing axial motion controls, programming languages, development environments for robotics in general and for motion control.

From Siemens. The solution based on s7-1200 PLC and servo drive Sinamics S110 provides flexibility and efficiency to processing and packaging lines. Some applicative case studies emphasize the benefits.

Many important contracts in 2013 for Senzani Brevetti (Faenza, RA), historic name in the field of technology for automatic packaging.

Datalogic has installed a NVS9000™ brand system in the distribution center of a major French retailer, with advantages in terms of accuracy and reliability, and reducing times and costs.

Unilever adopts across Europe the pallet pooling managed by Chep, which thus extends to Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Italy, Poland, Hungary, Romania and Scandinavia. The increase of traffic is about 70% and replaces the use of white pallets, in addition to reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

The components for the food industry in direct contact with food. if made of plastic material, must conform to the requirements of the last EU Regulation 10/2011.

Realized by ReeR, the new Micron sensor is ideal in the measurement or two-dimensional detection of objects in transit on conveyor system applications.

Robatech has managed to combine speed with efficiency and wear resistance in the SpeedStar™ Diamond applicator guns.

ASK THE EXPERT Processing automation, energy, timed cams, open and modular automation architecture, soft automation, service: in the column on ItaliaImballaggio called “Ask to the Expert”, Luca Stanzani (Packaging and Processing Bosch Rexroth Italia) will provide answers for the specific problems that the readers will tell them about.
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