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2 Automation Line Control Uses No Supervisory PLC The Organizaon for Machine Automaon and Control (OMAC) demonstrated a mini-operaonal line that controlled five different machines from five different suppliers working in concert to complete a task. The line did not use an integraon PLC or PC. Rather, the machine interfaces provided supervisory communicaon without the need for a separate PLC overseeing machine-to-machine links. Nestlé, an OMAC member, provided the funding and general specificaons to the manufacturers who supplied the equip-ment. The suppliers came up with similar graphic user interfaces (GUIs) for all the machines and the protocols used to achieve the result. Nestlé will give the enre system, including the specificaons for machine controls, to OMAC to become part of its PackML standard. – EJB More informaon OMAC: 571.612.3197, info@omac.org. Transport Module Replaces Conveyors Schubert introduced the Transmodule as an intelligent means of transport that can replace conveyors and be programmed to move in a connuous or indexed manner, each tooled and programmed separately. These are independent, highly flexible, servo motor-driven modules with programmable pitch speed capabilies. When the unit reach-es the end of the producon frame, it flips to the underside of the frame and is returned to the starng point. A Transmodule can accommodate any number of product and package assembly processes, and product pack-ing, when linked with robots programmed to change the Transmodule tooling during producon changes. – RCC Schubert Transmodule More informaon: Todd Shewmaker, sales manager, Schubert : 972.692.1764, tshewmaker@schubertpackaging.com. Contract CT Scanning for Manufacturing Industrial CT scanning technology allows for extremely precise measurements when developing and manufacturing products, but the equipment needed is costly. JG & A Metrology Center uses its own equipment to provide contract CT scanning services for ap-plicaons in a variety of industries, such as aerospace and medical equipment. It introduced its services to the packaging market at PACK EXPO. CT technology can be used to fine-tune prototype specificaons and in quality control for periodic checks during pro-ducon runs. – BAG More informaon: Spiro Spiliadis, markeng manager, JG & A Metrology Center: 519.962.5300, spiros@jgarantmc.com ; www.jgarantmc.com. Robotic Erector/Packer Handles Cases, Trays ADCO Manufacturing’s new case packer , EnCompass RCP-15 uses a small Fanuc roboc arm to erect the case, and can erect and pack up to 15 cases/minute. The compact machine’s modular approach allows end users to switch the carton erecon module for a tray erecng module with a very small footprint. ADCO worked closely with Fanuc Robocs America, a leader in roboc factory automaon equipment, to incorporate a roboc arm into this case packing machine. With the increasing demand for more retail-ready packages, this case packer is well suited for being able to erect and pack a multude of case and tray types and sizes. Changeovers are also quite fast and easy to accomplish due to the design of the machine. – BAG More informaon: Glen Long, chief operang officer: 559.875.5563, glong@adcomfg.com; www.adcomfg.com. Customized Robotic Head Tools Moon Controls Robocs designs custom, mul-funconal roboc heads, and is a Fanuc Robocs authorized in-tegrator. Among the developments at PACK EXPO was one they claimed to be unique to Moon Controls Ro-bocs. A series of roboc heads expand from the center point, pick up products coming down mulple staging lanes, then contract to a ght paern for loading into shippers or transport trays. Another technology, demon-strated via video, used robocs to load a pallet. A mul-funconal robot head picks up a pallet and places it in a loading posion. The robot head then posions a slip sheet for loading, and picks up a complete er of boles and loads them on the sheet, repeang the process unl the pallet is full, with a slip sheet on top. – RCC More informaon: Earl Raynal, Jr., sales manager, 231.622.8600, earl.raynal@mcri-us.com. Moon Controls Robocs PACK EXPO INT’L 2012
3 Robotic Automation Cell Delivers Versatility, Economy Adept PAC, the packaging arm of Adept Technology, introduced a “Packaging Automaon Cell” that dramacally reduces the cost and complexity of automaon with a fully integrated roboc soluon: Hygienic plaorm Adept Packaging Automaon Cell (PAC) Integrated USDA-accepted Quaro robot Custom-molded SoPIC grippers/graspers Patented vision system Pre-defined programming recipes. Many visitors to the Adept PAC booth appeared interested in the large variety of new quick-change, silicone SoPIC grippers and graspers, which can pick up a wide variety of foods or packages. The country’s largest grower, packer and shipper of organic produce, Earthbound Farm, uses Adept’s ClamPAC to case pack their clamshells. – JES More informaon: Adept Technology, 925.245.3400 “I came to PACK EXPO to get a bigger perspective on the packaging industry and see what opportunities are out there.” — Michelle Rademacher, Student, University of Wisconsin — Stout AUTOMATION
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