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Beating the plastic tax with LOCK N’POP™ One step to increasing pallet stability and reducing plastic wrap volumes.
Recent UK ‘plastic taxation’ legislation has created further financial challenges to manufacturers in the food and beverage sectors. Focus on making processes more efficient is no longer sufficient, the big gains are realised when processes can be done differently. Traditionally the LOCK N’POP™ pallet stabilisation solution allowed companies to save money by removing costs related to damaged goods in transit. Now, the key driver for using the solution has shifted to reducing the costs associated with the use of high volumes of plastic packaging. The economics of the cold water based LOCK N’POP™ solution are attractive. With a typical running cost of less than 100grammes of pallet wrap, or one layer sheet, any production facility using automatic layer or robot palletisers can make big savings on costs and plastic packaging volumes. LOCK N’POP™ pallet stabilisation is a different approach. For more information contact us at Gransden UK Ltd -
www.locknpop.co.uk.
New versions of the Safety Fieldbox from Schmersal for additional fieldbus systems
Schmersal is launching two new versions of its Safety Fieldbox. This means that the box can not only be integrated into systems with PROFINET/PROFIsafe as before, but is now also be available for the EtherNet/IP with CIP Safety and EtherCAT with FSoE bus systems.
The benefit: the designer can now plan the safety functions of a machine in a project regardless of the fieldbus system that is used, as the three versions together cover the most commonly used control systems worldwide.
The Safety Fieldbox from Schmersal enables flexible safety solutions, fail-safe and fast installation and maximum process transparency. It also enables easy connection of up to eight safety switchgear devices with plug and play. Universal device interfaces for eight-pin M12 connectors allow a wide range of different safety switchgear devices to be connected, including electronic and electromechanical solenoid interlocks, sensors, control panels, light curtains and switches.
Unique features of the Safety Fieldbox from Schmersal include the need for just a single M12
slot for solenoid interlocks and safety light curtains and the connection of control panels with EMERGENCY STOP function and up to three non-safe command and signalling devices.
Connecting safety devices via the Safety Fieldbox also helps to save costs, as up to eight devices can be connected to a single Fieldbox, which is much more cost-effective than equipping each individual device with a bus interface.
An integrated digital input on each device slot allows the diagnostic signals of all connected
safety devices to be evaluated. This means that safety-related and operational signals, such as those required for diagnostic purposes, can be collected and transmitted. The user can use this information to detect irregularities, e.g. a safety guard that has been moved, and enable prompt intervention if service is deemed necessary. This helps to improve system availability and minimise the risk of downtime. Users can also benefit from greatly simplified, and therefore more cost-effective, wiring of safety devices.
Duncan Potter - Gransden UK Ltd 01728 726621
duncan.potter@gransden.org www.locknpop.co.uk
Spiroflow launches next-generation twin-line bulk bag filling system
Leading materials handling specialist, Spiroflow, an Automated Handling Solutions (AHS) company, has launched a next-generation twin-line bulk bag filling system. Following extensive research and development, the new system addresses the limitations of slow, outdated equipment that was prone to spillages and excessive product and dust emissions. Introducing several key features that significantly enhance production capacity, weigh accuracy and operator ergonomics, the twin-line system is able to handle up to 20 x 500kg bulk bags per hour on each process line - a total of 40 bulk bags. Weigh accuracy is a key aspect of the new system as it achieves an impressive -0/+500g per bulk bag - this precision ensures consistent and accurate filling of each bag, minimising product waste and optimising inventory management processes. Automated Handling Solutions to showcase their material processing equipment and solutions on stand F54 at the PPMA show
Funding secured for warehouse analysis pioneer
THE DEXORY solution is designed to help companies achieve better insight into their operations, leading to better space utilisation and efficiency. To achieve this, Dexory combines powerful analytics with autonomous robots capable of capturing rich image and sensor data from across a warehouse. This year Dexory launched its digital platform, DexoryView, which feeds off live data generated by the robots that travel the warehouse scanning the shelves. Atomico partner Ben Blume will join Dexory’s board of
directors.
Blume says: “For an operation as complex and sophisticated as running a modern warehouse, the current lack of an automated way to capture data about the physical space is a major pain point. We’re hugely excited by the promise, and market traction, of Dexory’s technology with leading global logistics companies like Maersk and Menzies Aviation.”
Schmersal
uksupport@schmersal.com
www.schmersal.co.uk
Dexory
letstalk@dexory.com
https://www.dexory.com/
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