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Automation

J. Skinner Baking Automation is a Piece of Cake

May 7, 2021
Thanks to a modular machine system, a complex classic dessert is packaged with accuracy and speed.
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Off-the-shelf equipment
Case Study: Automation

Taking the Next Step in Automation

Overcoming the Challenges to Automate Manufacturing
Del Williams
April 10, 2021
Working with an expert fabricator and integrator flexible enough to customize can help meet requirements while expediting completion.
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Proco Next-Generation Case Packer

Proco Machinery Launches a Next-Generation Case Packer with a Collaborative Robot Automation System

March 31, 2021

The case packer, known as Pakman, will be integrated with Yaskawa Motomon HC10 and HC20 collaborative robots.


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Packaged Cereal Inspection
Package Detectability

Technology Advances X-ray and Metal Detector Inspection Capabilities

Metal detectors and X-ray machines both have a place on the production line, and different packaging types and products can affect their performance.
Steve Gidman
March 30, 2021
With a metal detector, metals that have one or both conductive magnetic characteristics will create a detectable signal. Non-magnetic stainless steel is harder to pick up — it’s a bad conductor — and certain food products with added iron, moisture, salt and acids tend to mask metal detection. Known as the “product effect,” this can impact inspection performance.
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Machinery Automation
Spotlight: Market Outlook

Packaging Market Outlook

A global increase in food and beverage consumption is spurring growth
Derrick Teal
March 22, 2021
We published our 2020 Packaging Outlook at this time last year. And, well, the timing of that couldn’t have been worse. This thing that shall not be named really started affecting the world shortly thereafter.
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Cannabis Packaging
Cannabis Packaging

The Evolution of Cannabis Packaging

Packaging for cannabis products evolves as new products appear and the promise of a bigger marketplace looms
Mark Suchy
March 16, 2021
The two principal purposes of packaging are to protect the product it carries and the consumer who buys it, and to market that product to purchasers, both directly and indirectly.
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Logivations W2MO

Digitec Galaxus AG Orders 40 Workstations with Logivations Artificial Intelligence Software

March 15, 2021

Logivations W2MO uses neural networks running on a GPU, which can "learn" certain patterns so that goods can be automatically recognized, counted and/or measured.


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HUMAN MACHINE INTERFACES
Automation

The Future of Human Machine Interfaces 4.0

With touch displays, remote control and other advances, HMIs are now a part of everyday machines.
Kristen Kazarian
March 12, 2021
The HMI market was valued at U.S. $4.3 billion in 2020 and is expected to reach $5.6 billion by 2025, at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period (ResearchandMarkets).
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TwinCAT/BSD

TwinCAT/BSD Offers Alternative Operating System for Beckhoff Industrial PCs

February 8, 2021

The new multi-core-capable, Unix-compatible operating system supports all TwinCAT 3 real-time applications.


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CP6407

New ABB HMI and Drive Faceplates

February 3, 2021

The CP600 Gen2 HMI with Drive Faceplates provides a NEMA 4X rating, brighter screens, additional communication ports and integral web server capability with faceplates to expand and customize operator views.


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