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Automation upgrades reduce sortation system wiring and lower costs

Figure 6: AX5000 servo drives and AM8000 servo motors from Beckhoff power the pick-and-place robots that feed new cases to the milling towers. Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Productivity increases with cloud-connected IPC

Courtesy: Beckhoff

Connected distribution center takes control of intralogistics challenges

Courtesy: Beckhoff

PC-based control boosts sterile sampling bag production

Courtesy: SDI Systems, Inc.

PC control redefines intralogistics distribution center efficiency

Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Shuttle system gets smart to meet e-commerce demands

Courtesy: Beckhoff Automation

Modular window film application system reveals high precision, throughput

Figure 3: While Pactiv still uses compressed air in its production of molded fiber egg cartons, the iZ Systems upgrades reduced compressed air energy requirements by 45%. Courtesy: iZ Systems

Automation, Controls

Food packaging company cuts compressed air costs by $250,000

The compact Beckhoff Automation EtherCAT EJ boards reduce footprint on VMek hardware. Standard LED lights, which can be seen through a window on the Metrix and Element machines, provide EtherCAT diagnostic information for operators. VMek sorting machines include the Metrix Analytic Lab Color Sorter and Element Analytic Production Color Sorter. Courtesy: Kevin Blackburn

I/O Systems, I/O Modules

High-speed vision sorting technology records rapid improvement with industrial Ethernet