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Advanced motion control system
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n economic multi-axis motion controller and high
level software development environment from
ABB is
helping Rollem - a leading specialist print machinery manufacturer - to rapidly evolve its modular finishing system. The motion architecture has just made it easy to add another peripheral to the company's print finishing
equipment range - a stacking unit that collects and groups products such as business cards into finished quantities ready for
shipping.Rollem specialises in ultra-accurate cutting/perforating/scoring machines, and has built a worldwide reputation for creating print finishing lines for high quality and security related applications. The company's focus on extreme accuracy means that users are often able to squeeze extra units out of production processes or standard paper sizes with Rollem finishing equipment. At the heart of all of Rollem's current machinery range is a compact ABB controller
called NextMove-ESB2. This compact
packaged module is capable of controlling up to eight servo and stepper motor axes, and includes on-board analogue and digital I/O for general machine control, plus interfaces including a CANopen port for controlling distributed motion and I/O resources. Depending
on the particular finishing line
configuration and number of motion axes, one or more of these controllers is installed in the distributed control system.
ABB Ltd. Tel: 01908 350300 Web:
www.abb.com
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he Weber 4050P Pallet Applicator is designed to label pallets on two adjacent sides without having to stop the pallet. This differentiates the system from other Pallet Applicators in the market and makes the 4050P one of the fastest systems available capable of labelling up to 420 pallets per hour. However with Pallet Labelling there is sometimes the requirement to validate that the barcodes printed are able to be scanned and also that the label has been applied to the product. The 4050P Pallet Applicator is able to meet these criteria, however in cases where this is required the pallet has to be stopped to ensure that if incorrect labels are printed then they can be re-printed and applied to the product.
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The way in which the 4050P completes these processes is as follows: Weber position a Bar Code Scanner in the gap between Print Engine and Tamp Pad. This scanner will read the barcodes as the label passes onto the tamp pad. The Pallet is stopped in the correct position awaiting labelling. If the bar codes read correctly then the labelling process takes place as normal.
Weber Packaging Solutions Tel: 01875 611 111 Web:
www.weber.co.uk
Labelling and Coding Solutions for all Applications and Budgets
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n a world where just about everything we purchase or use is identified in some way or other,
either by coding, marking or
labelling, we tend to take for granted the fact that when we pick up an item, the information which we expect to see is presented to us in a
clear and concise format. The diversity of product identification and labelling requirements means that there is a need for an equally diverse range of equipment and systems to produce the marks and print and apply the labels. Modern manufacturing requires an integrated approach across all aspects of the production process, to ensure the quality and consistency demanded by the consumer. As demands and expectations have increased within the production processes themselves, so too has the need for concise and efficient marking and labelling, across all product types and industries. Clearly the demands will differ greatly depending upon the industry and product, but overall the need to be able to create and apply the identifying information legibly and consistently remains the same whether it is for a simple use-by date, directly printed on to a product, a label containing operating or cooking instructions or traceability information within a bar code, a 2D matrix code or an RFID smart label.
Weber Packaging Solutions Tel: 01875 611 111
“Machine to machine is becoming a way of life. Telemetry is its life blood.” P
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SmartKey+ Securely manages Safety Interlock Keys in Real Time
owelectrics is an award winning telemetry business with thousands of installations across the world, in businesses as diverse as Royal Mail, Air Products, Yorkshire Water and Avanti Gas. Dave Oakes, Sales Director explains ”The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented change. The computer went from a business machine that filled a room to a personal aide that filled every home and office! The line between workplace and home has blurred and now people want the convenience of everything, available all the time, wherever they are. Businesses need to help their customers’ save time and effort, cut their costs and
add value to existing services. Powelectrics use machine to machine (M2M) technology to help them achieve exactly that.” Our solutions support analogue, digital and pulse inputs. They are remotely programmable and used globally. They measure virtually anything that can be measured with anelectronic sensor for anyone who needs that information available at another location. Our solutions help count how many people enter a showroom after an ad campaign and know that maintenance is needed in a mobile phone tower or that a pump has stopped working in a sewer. They record what you need to know, when you can’t be there to see it for yourself.”
Affordable, Reliable and Flexible Telemetry
One of the biggest advantages of Powelectrics ‘Metron’ telemetry devices is that they have multiple inputs. You can use a single device and SIM card to monitor up four sensors, or six with our ATEX version, offering great economy. Powelectrics Metron can use external power, internal battery or solar cell. They will send readings at user-defined intervals, as well as on alarm to a computer or mobile phone and they have an integral display, which helps with setup and test, as well as replacing costly local gauges. Powelectrics user-friendly data collection and viewing platform, ‘MetronView’ is easily ‘badged’ with corporate colours and logos, so it appears as your own and offers bespoke reports and data exports to suit the way you work. Unusually, Powelectrics offer an open protocol, so MetronView can be integrated to existing systems or even hosted on your own server.
Powelectrics 36 Tel: 01827 310666 Web:
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martKey+ is an extension
of Control’s storing
cabinets provide a safe and visual way of
interlock
system 'initiating' keys. SmartKey+ has been developed to provide all the features of SFC’s Visual Alert Key Cabinet, along with the ability to record movements of keys in real- time, providing complete accuracy. SmartKey+ uses RFID (radio-frequency identification) technology which allows a key to be tracked with complete confidence, providing operator and control room personnel with information on interlocked processes and their status. Full transaction history is available, revealing details of key insertion/removal. The unit is designed to support a remote web interface, without any specific licence. SmartKey+ has enhanced levels of system security. All keys are trapped in the cabinet until authorisation is granted; a user is identified by a pin code. SmartKey+ highlights specific key positions that the operator is authorised to use.
The user selects the appropriate
key from the panel and removes the key as the selected key position is unlocked. To reinsert a key in the SmartKey+ Cabinet, the user scans the key in front of the integrated scanner and the appropriate key position is highlighted on the frontal display for re-insertion.
Smith Flow Control Ltd Tel: 01376 517901 Web:
www.smithflowcontrol.com
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Weber 4050 Pallet Applicator Bar Code Scan System
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