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Compact Connectors

binder expands Compact Connector Portfolio with Series M9 for maximum reliability.

July 8, 2025

Electrical connector components with metal and yellow cable

Absolute Encoders

SICK's ANS/ANM58 PROFINET compact sensors are designed to boost machine and system productivity via rapid communication, precise movement control, and detailed diagnostics.

June 2, 2025

Industrial rotary encoders in metallic gray with multiple connector configurations

EtherNet/IP In-cabinet Solution

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Rockwell Automation's EtherNet/IP In-cabinet solution is designed to modernize industrial control panels by streamlining communications and improving data access.

June 2, 2025

Industrial electrical control system with circuit breakers, modules, and network cable

Controls Architecture Ready to Scale with Machine as Disruptive Tech Emerges

When JOA began looking to develop a never-before-seen dry molded fiber converting machine and platform, it found the technological capability and know-how with Bosch Rexroth’s ctrlX Automation toolkit.

April 22, 2025

The platform’s dedicated control, ctrlX Core, uses the Linux-based ctrlX OS, which serves as the framework of the uniquely modular, app-based architecture.

Automation Unscrambles Bottling Chaos

Pace Packaging harnessed flexible automation in a versatile robotic unscrambling and orienting solution that delivers industry-leading throughput in an ultra-compact machine footprint.

February 11, 2025

Overhead view of the patent-pending in-motion vacuum transfer system feature on the VersaSort.

Machine components

EtherCAT Box

The Beckhoff EP3751-0260 EtherCAT Box integrates an accelerometer and gyroscope in a compact module for measurement of acceleration, vibration, and rotational motion.

January 22, 2025

Beckhoff Ep3751 0260 Web

Can Nvidia’s AI PC Transform Robotics and Vision for OEMs?

Nvidia has released a low-cost embedded AI computer optimized for robotics and vision, backed by a powerful software eco-system. Can OEMs use it to build the next generation of AI-powered packaging and processing machines?

January 2, 2025

Can this palm-sized embedded AI computer revolutionize how machine builders incorporate generative AI-based vision and robotics into their equipment?

Safety Instrumented System

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Rockwell Automation expands its safety technology portfolio with Logix SIS, a modern and integrated safety instrumented system designed for process and hybrid safety applications.

September 24, 2024

Control Logix Straight On

Crimping Machine

Weidmuller USA's PowerCrimper Vario features a purely electric-powered drive for higher flexibility, security, and safety in cabinet building.

September 23, 2024

Power Crimper Vario With Callouts

Rockwell Automation Revolutionizes Safety with Launch of Logix SIS

Rockwell Automation Inc.

Logix SIS, the latest addition to Rockwell Automation's safety portfolio, delivers unparalleled safety solutions.

September 19, 2024

Control Logix Straight On

Compact, Multi-I/O Interface

Beckhoff's EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal supports up to 12 signal interfaces and nine signal types in one multi-purpose I/O module.

September 3, 2024

With a width of just 12 mm and a combination of up to 12 signal interfaces in one compact device, the EL8601-8411 EtherCAT Terminal offers flexibility to suit countless opportunities.

Wireless Mesh Networking I/O and Gateway

Weidmuller USA expands long-range connectivity with the WI-I/O-9-U3 wireless transceiver, which combines multi I/O, modem, gateway, and IoT connectivity into a single device.

August 5, 2024

Photo 2 Wireless Radio Transceiver Wi Io 9 U3

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Precision CMM probe head with blue cable mounted on wooden test block in industrial laboratory setting

Co-packers Lead Demand for Equipment Built to Handle Enhanced Formulations

Contract manufacturers are the most frequently cited source of demand for formulation-capable equipment, narrowly ahead of brand owners, as outsourcing pushes OEMs toward machines that can switch products and formats quickly.

Industrial electric motors and drivetrain components with orange flanges and gray housing displayed in product showcase arrangement

Van der Graaf's Four-Decade Bet on Drum Motor Specialization

Meet PMMI's 2026 On the Rise Winners

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Team 26 Races to Victory in the 2026 Amazing Packaging Race at PACK EXPO International

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Exhibitor's Corner: Why the Show Floor Matters More than Ever

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Box Dumper

Flexicon's light curtain-equipped TIP-TITE streamlines handling and enhances safety.

Bradman Lake Showcases Next-generation Packaging Automation at PACK EXPO International

Compact Electronic Vacuum Sensors and Switches

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