How integrating Omron Automation extends die-cutter performance. Developing an integrated drives and machine control solution from Omron Automation has allowed UK producer of label die-cutting and finishing equipment Daco Solutions, to meet converting industry needs for fast and precise changeover between die-cutting options for high output and lower-output digital print. As Daco […]
What could banknote scanning technology do for your productivity? Mitsubishi Electric has developed a series of high speed contact image sensor (CIS) for production machines. Originally used for copiers and flat-bed scanners contact image sensors are in almost direct contact with the object to be scanned and offer significant advantages over line-scan […]
Omron Industrial Automation examines how safety can be an enabler for increased productivity and reduced total cost of ownership. There are few issues in machine design more emotive than safety, and it is a subject that becomes increasingly complex. Requirements are becoming more stringent and the numbers of people affected are increasing. Initially the […]
New flush-mount HMI enables machine builders to promote their own brand identity. With the launch of the latest addition to the GOT2000 family of HMIs, Mitsubishi Electric has introduced a new style of operator interface. The flush front surface looks like an integral part of the control panel, which enables machine builders […]
Robot automation takes the edge off new cake slicing machine When Bedford based machine builder Newtech was looking to develop a fast and accurate cake cutting machine for the bakery industry it combined an ultrasonic cutter with a robot for an efficient and flexible solution. Cutting cakes can be messy Cakes, in […]