Automation Equipment

Capitalize on OEE without Additional Capital Investment

Look at your line again to determine whether time-tested methods can help you improve OEE.

Richard A. Bahr
President & CEO
MGS Machine Corp.

Most new packaging equipment can improve your line’s Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) compared with that of existing, less modern lines. In almost every case, machine manufacturers have stepped up their offerings in machine diagnostics, rapid/repeatable changeovers, and flexibility. Sure, all manufacturers’ offerings are not the same, but you will find most new equipment to be more efficient than past machines.

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Schneider Named Certified Fanuc Integrator

Schneider Packaging Equipment Co., Inc. (Brewerton, NY),has been  named a FANUC Certified Servicing Integrator in FANUC Robotics’ network of Authorized Integrators. Additionally, Schneider is FANUC’s largest integrator in the case packing and palletizing segment in North America, having shipped hundreds of robots over the last three years.

Beckhoff Automation Introduces Integrated Control For Robots

Beckhoff Automation (Minneapolis) has released TwinCAT Kinematic Transformation software. The TwinCAT software--which further integrates robotic control into its PC-based software platform--now extends its standard machine sequencing and motion control capability to Delta- and SCARA-type robot mechanisms with a Kinematic Transformation option.
 

Sencorp Joins White Systems to Form SencorpWhite

Sencorp Inc. and White Systems have united under the new business, SencorpWhite. The new company will provide packaging and inventory management solutions for medical device, pharmaceutical, bio-med, and healthcare industries.

Fargo Automation Expands in Three Phases

An extensive three-part expansion is well underway at Fargo Automation (Fargo, ND). The company manufactures packaging lines based on customer's specifications and offers advanced integration services.

Oystar Jones Appoints VP of Sales and Marketing

Oystar Jones and Co. (Covington, KY), a provider of packaging machinery and automation systems and one of the largest integrators of turnkey packaging equipment solutions, appoints Jeff Williams to vice president of sales and marketing. Williams will assume the responsibilities of John Finck, senior vice president of sales, who retires from Oystar Jones in late February following 40 years of dedicated service and countless contributions to the company’s growth and success.

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