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Bosch Rexroth updates food and packaging web site to highlight GenNext™ technology
Bosch Rexroth has updated the food and packaging section of its website as a must-stop destination for equipment designers and end-users to find fresh ideas and innovative products that help improve productivity. Highlights include extensive information on Rexroth GenNext™ technology, the successor to Gen3 system that promises greater uptime, higher productivity, easier use, more open connectivity and lower costs. GenNext uses distributed intelligence to provide superior control, predictive maintenance, advanced diagnostics and simplified use. Equally important, GenNext technology embraces electronic, hydraulic, pneumatic and linear-motion technologies.
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New study shows U.S. manufacturing firms embracing wireless to reduce operating costs and increase customer satisfaction
Nextel poll finds enterprises choosing BlackBerry® handhelds, deploying WLANs, consolidating devices and preparing for RFID. A major new opinion poll of information technology and telecom decision makers at U.S. manufacturing companies shows increased adoption of wireless technology in day-to-day business operations as a cost-effective way to improve operations and customer service. This movement is being fueled by the availability of push-to-talk service, wireless local area network (WLAN), and a desire by companies to extend their wireless barcode scanning capabilities to ready the enterprise for the advent of radio frequency identification (RFID) applications.
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The 2005 Automation Developers Forum
Recent advancements in measurement and control systems have combined PC capabilities and PLC ruggedness to provide engineers with a new suite of tools for designing systems that incorporate advanced I/O, communications, motion control and machine vision. At the Automation Developers Forum, engineers and machine builders designing sophisticated control and measurement systems can learn about the latest technology advancements from distinguished industry leaders at this complimentary full-day event.
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Plastic components
BluMax materials are the latest addition to the co.’s offering of plastic parts. BluMax components offer the wear and durability attributes of UHMW parts, the co. says, while containing an inorganic, antimicrobial compound that is effective against a range of microorganisms.
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Solus Industrial Innovations, 866/765-8744. www.solusii.com
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Variable speed drives
The L200 Series of micro variable-speed drives features side-by-side mounting capability, built-in timing logic and analog input math (PLC) functions, DIP-switch hand-off-ratio and an RS485 modbus RTU communication interface.
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Hitachi America, Ltd., 914/524-6645. www.hitachi.us/inverters |
Shelf-mount robots
The KS Series is a line of six-axis, shelf-mount robots that is designed for top-loading and unloading of injection-molding machines. The series offers a low-profile design for platen-mounted robots, reducing ceiling height requirements on IMMs up to 1,200 tons.
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KUKA Robotics Corp., 866/873-5852. www.kukarobotics.com |
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April 4-7 WESTEC 2005 Conference. Los Angeles Convention Center. Los Angeles. 800/733-4763. www.sme.org/westec
April 21-27 Interpack 2005. Düsseldorf Fairgrounds, Düsseldorf, Germany. 312/781-5180. www.interpack.com
May 23-26 SPS Electric Automation America, Rosemont Horizon.
Rosemont, IL. 770/984-8016. www.ea-america.com
June 6-9 Sensors Expo and Conference 2005. McCormick Place, Chicago. 800/331-5706. www.sensorsexpo.com
June 13-15 Automation Technology Expo. Jacob Javits Convention Center, New York City. 310/445-4200. www.devicelink.com/expo/atx05
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