Today in automation, predictive and preventive maintenance are constantly in the conversation. While the ideas may be clear, the implementation and advantages are not. Is this a fad that will fizzle out soon? By Gerry Paci, Marketing Manager — Material Handling ⋅ Pepperl+Fuchs For many years in the material handling industry, warehouse operators have strived…

Color Laser Film HighResist (CLF HighResist) is a protective solution for nameplates of heavy-duty machinery and equipment. Combining stability and flexibility, CLF HighResist guards against the deterioration of nameplate readability that can occur in harsh manufacturing conditions or work environments, such as construction zones. Industrial tools and machines are persistently subjected to severe physical stress,…

Orion Packaging Systems, a division of ProMach, is demonstrating its latest innovations in stretch-wrapping technology during a week of virtual presentations at PACK EXPO Connects, Nov. 9-13. Orion’s virtual showroom can be visited at: https://pe.show/398 The first presentation focuses on the value a high-speed/high-performance pallet wrapper can bring to your warehouse or loading dock. Making…

EXAIR’s new Type 303 Stainless Steel 2-1/2 NPT Threaded Line Vac Air Operated Conveyors convert ordinary pipe into a powerful conveying system for parts, scrap, trim and other bulk materials. They excel in food, chemical, and pharmaceutical processes or areas likely to be wet and corrosive which require the benefits of 303SS including excellent chemical…

EXAIR’s new 2.5-in. and 3-in. High Temperature Line Vac Conveyors convert hose, tube, or pipe into a powerful in-line conveying system for high temperature materials up to 900° F (482° C). These air-operated conveyors are available with smooth ends, to fit into hose or tube and secured with a simple hose clamp or they are…

EXAIR’s new 3/8-in. standard air wipe produces a 360° airstream that can blow off, dry, clean or cool the material passing through it. The split design can be clamped around continuously moving material such as wire, cable, pipe, hose and extruded shapes. The 3/8-in. standard air wipe ejects a small amount of compressed air through…

Dorner has consolidated two existing product lines and unified them into a single platform, which is now called FlexMove. While the FlexMove name isn’t new to Dorner, it now incorporates the features and strengths of the former SmartFlex conveyor line. The FlexMove flexible chain conveyor brings the best engineering and performance standards in flexible conveying…

Scott Hazelton of IHS Markit gave an overview of the industrial markets for hydraulics at this week’s National Fluid Power Association IEOC event. The IEOC (International Economic Outlook Conference), an annual must-attend industry conference, was held this year at the Hilton Chicago/Oak Brook Hills Resort. Hazelton’s outlook wasn’t a sunny one (“not a lot of…

The metal industry is not immune to the global trend away from bulk annual orders toward small-batch customer orders with short lead times. To handle this type of individualized production in batch sizes as small as one, manufacturing systems must become much more flexible. B&R’s booth at EMO (Hall 9, Booth F50) will showcase track-based…

igus has introduced new ball transfer units that allow lubrication-free and smooth transport with a dramatic increase in load-bearing capacity. Ball tables are used if delicate or heavy goods are to be transported in different directions. The ball transfer units from igus are manufactured with the high performance plastic xirodur B180, which absorbs loads of…

Dorner’s AquaGard 7350 V2 Curve Conveyor chain features a center bearing to eliminate friction, carry a heavier load and allow four curves to be driven by a single motor. This unique design improves productivity, along with saving valuable floor space as the conveyor can make tight turns around existing machinery and equipment without being hindered…

Mitsubishi Electric Automation, Inc. announces the release of the FR-XC Series Multi-functional Regenerative Converter, offering considerable energy savings and system cost reductions as supplemental hardware for Mitsubishi Electric’s FR Series of Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs). Geared towards end users in crane and material handling applications, the regenerated energy from one VFD in a lift application…

As supply chains become increasingly complex and e-commerce driven, distribution centers need the right sortation technology to keep finely tuned processes moving and products flowing. Single-source provider of turnkey material-handling automation MHS now offers a broad lineup of sortation technologies designed to address the package variety, space constraints and throughput demands of operations large and…

Single-source provider of turnkey material-handling automation MHS now serves the industry with a Lifecycle Performance Services (LPS) division. This part of the company is dedicated to maximizing uptime and reliability of automated systems, while making the most efficient use of maintenance resources. “Today’s e-commerce-driven supply chains cannot afford downtime, but the skilled labor necessary to…

The SX Series safety laser scanner protects personnel and equipment within user-defined warning and safety zones. It continuously scans a 275° area around the device to detect objects as they enter each zone. The optical design and advanced filtering capabilities offered by the SX Series enables best-in-class immunity to dust, dirt, and light interference, minimizing…

TRINAMIC Motion GmbH & Co. KG now sells a TMC5160 SilentStepStick. Outpowering all other StepSticks on the market, this tiny breakout board with the TMC5160 can drive motors up to 3A phase current at 35V. The TMC5160 SilentStepStick not only extends the product family by a more powerful solution, it’s also more advanced than the…

At this year’s LogiMAT trade fair, February 19 to 21, in Stuttgart, Germany, the Harting Technology Group will be at the AIM joint stand (Hall 4, Stand D05) demonstrating how effective it is to automate the flow of goods with state-of-the-art UHF RFID technology. The GateToGo is a mobile data entry portal (gate) that can…

Martin Sprocket and Gear Inc. is now stocking the new Martin Elite Series Conveyor Pulley in Fort Worth, in addition to more than 32 other locations throughout North America. Martin Elite Series Pulleys are engineered to offer an efficient and improved alternative to standard stock Drum Pulleys. These pulleys simplify the selection as they can…

Supplier of Product Line Engineering (PLE) tools BigLever Software now offers next-generation Enterprise Gears software. The new software delivers a web-based interface (that makes Gears fully accessible for all users) and a server API that enables seamless integration of PLE with other tools, processes, and enterprise systems. With Enterprise Gears an organization can advance and…

Dorner’s newly redesigned AquaGard 7350 V2 Series is engineered for industry standards and excels at safety and performance. The AquaGard 7350 V2 is built for numerous sanitary applications within baking, snack food, pharmaceutical, pet food, packaging and other industries that require occasional wipe-down cleanings of the conveyor. The new conveyor comes in straight belt, as…

Ordering critical replacement parts for 2200 Series conveyors is faster and easier than ever before, thanks to new Parts Kits from Dorner. These new Parts Kits help ensure you have the necessary key parts on hand for quick repairs to avoid costly downtime. The new Parts Kits for Dorner’s 2200 Series conveyors come in two…

Rexnord is proud to announce the latest addition to our premium line of conveying solutions products; the Dry-PT material option is now available in North America for select MatTop and TableTop chains. Dry-PT is optimized for applications where sustainability is critical, designed to maintain a constant low level of friction between the conveying chain and…

New Windjammer PRO Series blowers from AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions (DFS) are powerful blowers with new design and performance enhancements for high-flow applications. Windjammer PRO Series enhancements include the ability to run multiple performance profiles depending on application requirements: Universal Voltage Common Performance (UVCP) lets the blowers deliver the same performance whether on 120 Vac or…

Designed to optimize tight transfers in the beverage, food, metal container manufacturing, and pharmaceutical industries, Rexnord launches the Rexnord 390 Series MatTop Chain. The 395 MatTop plastic modular chain features a flat top execution while: –Reducing product damage & loss — with an 8 mm pitch, the chain can go around a nose bar diameter…

AMETEK Dynamic Fluid Solutions (DFS) now offers sells Windjammer 5.7-inch and Nautilair 7.6-inch brushless blowers with Universal Voltage Common Performance (UVCP) that lets them deliver the same performance whether 120 Vac or 240 Vac inputs are used. Universal Voltage Common Performance (UVCP) is unique to the blower industry. It lets one product work universally around…