Drives & Controls

SICK has developed an integrated high-speed quality control system, the Inline Code Matcher, that ensures the right packaging is always used for the right product, avoiding the risk of wasteful rejects, safety issues or costly customer…

Davis-Standard’s aftermarket group offers turret unwind upgrades that significantly improve productivity and minimise downtime. An upgrade for Green Bay Packaging involved the modification of two turret unwinds on a 1,200 feet-per-minute…

Troika Systems, quality control analysis management systems provider for the print industry, will unveil two new cutting edge technologies at drupa 2016. At the show, Troika will launch CorruCAM, a tool that is able to measure aniloxes…

Comexi Group, one of the leading manufacturers of machinery solutions for the flexible packaging conversion industry, took part in the last edition of the Rosupack Fair in Moscow, Russia. Visitors were given the chance to discover…

Greycon has released Greycon Suite version 8.4 which significantly expands the optimisation software’s capabilities in four key areas. Core cutting: most plants buy cores in standard lengths and cut them to the size needed. Greycon Suite…

The NIR 6000 Series analyser from Sensortech provides converting specialists with an effective process management and control tool. NIR 6000 Series precision instruments incorporate the latest advancements in NIR technology. Moisture…

‘Saving Costs – Conserving Resources’ was the motto of Mahlo at ITMA ASIA + CITME 2012 in June. The company presented innovations from measuring and control technology for the worldwide textile industry as well as for the coating, plastics…

Profitability, reliability and print quality rely heavily on selecting the optimal drive and control system. DCOS has designed one that provides the necessary flexibilityEvery printing press needs a drive and control system to be functional…

A leading packaging manufacturer has made significant savings by installing an ABB motion control drive as part of the refurbishment of a sheet stacking machineA leading UK manufacturer of corrugated cardboard packaging has saved nearly…

Siemens Industry Automation & Drive Technologies has equipped Version 8 of its Simatic PCS 7 process control system with a host of new functions. Features range from improved data exchange and an easier engineering workflow, more…