This custom feed system featured a vibratory bowl, designed to orient various sizes of bearing cages while also sorting and rejecting mixed product, and a count and batch conveyor which counted a pre-set number of selected product into the customer’s bulk packaging. The system required a vibratory feeder bowl with tooling designed for multiple products, a custom conveyor tooled to count product at its exit, a roller conveyor to stage the customer’s packaging, and programmable counting electronics to allow the customer to pre-set a package quantity which varied from product to product.
2018 ATX WEST
2018 ATX WEST We are pleased to offer complimentary admission to the ATX West Expo (a $149 value). Join us February 6-8, 2018 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA. ATX West is a premier automation expo that offers direct acccess to hundreds of the industry’s leading suppliers, the latest products and technologies, prime […]
Be our guest at The ASSEMBLY Show!
Be our guest at The ASSEMBLY Show! Join us as our special guest October 24 – 26, with a FREE* admission to The ASSEMBLY Show. Use discount code PFIvip when registering online to take part in valuable networking and educational sessions focused exclusively on assembly. This is your one-stop event to experience a resource-rich expo […]
Be our Guest at PACK EXPO Las Vegas: September 25th -27th
Why Attend PACK EXPO Las Vegas? Inspiration. Vendor research. Perspective. Market intel. Whatever you are looking to gain in terms of moving projects forward and enabling innovation, attending PACK EXPO Las Vegas will deliver. Bringing together 2,000+ exhibitors and 30,000 attendees from virtually every vertical market, PACK EXPO Las Vegas is indisputably the year’s most […]
Trends in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Manufacturing
Trends in Pharmaceuticals and Medical Device Manufacturing While they are in different industries, pharmaceutical and medical device companies often face a surprisingly similar array of challenges and market realities. Companies in both industries are actively addressing new government regulations often resulting in new equipment purchases. Simultaneously, both industries are under increasing pressure to produce more […]
What is ‘Industry 4.0’?
What is ‘Industry 4.0’? Industry 4.0 or “i4.0” is the next wave of manufacturing, often referred to as ‘smart factories’. i4.0 includes automation and data exchange in manufacturing processes, cyber-physical systems, the Internet of Things (IoT), and cloud computing. According to a recent KPMG report on i4.0 “Gartner believes that the Internet of Things (IoT) […]
Rising Demand for Vision-Aided Feeding
Rising Demand for Vision-Aided Feeding Photoelectric sensors are used to detect the size, shape, color, distance, orientation or absence/presence of a the part moving through the assembly process. These sensors use a light transmitter to provide a signal to the sensor receiver which is programmed to take an action based on the result. Sensors are […]
Vision Systems in Food Production Automation
Vision Systems in Food Production Automation Interesting article on the use of vision systems in food production. “Industrial robots can quickly and easily pick and place food items without risk of introducing bacteria and at a rate far faster and with greater endurance than a human worker. Advanced vision systems even have the capacity to […]
Belt Conveyors: The Workhorse of Automation
Belt Conveyors: The Workhorse of Automation Belt conveyor systems play an important role by minimizing the production cycle time in automated processes. The conveyor systems market is undergoing radical change due to factors such as industrial expansion, modernization and technological advancement. Belt and roller conveyor systems continue to generate significant demand but with requirements for […]
Big Changes Afoot In Food Packaging Automation
Big Changes Afoot In Food Packaging Automation There are significant changes coming to the way consumers purchase and consume food over the next 15 years – and packaging automation will have to change rapidly to meet these new demands. Changes in consumer preferences include: Food trends show continued growth towards convenience and healthy choices with […]