When Travtec Packaging Engineering started developing a new high performance hygienic seal film printing machine for a major medical device company, it knew that precision linear indexing would be the key to success, so called in automation components specialists...
The ergonomically designed Adjustable Rollmaster utilizes Aero-Caster® technology to safely float heavy paper rolls on a cushion of air providing omni-directional movement: precise positioning; reduced risk of strain injuries; and the versatility for one operator to move multiple paper/plastic rolls...
Stephen Burrows – Pres. Twintec, Inc. Modern pneumatic systems have improved greatly in the last 20 years. Attention to air quality, better permanent lubrication and quality engineered components have produced more reliable, lower maintenance and more durable systems than ever before....
In this progressive stamping application, PHD’s NEW Series PS Reach and Pick Clamp handles the loading and unloading of panels with a DOPPIN Shuttler machine. The Series PS Clamp removes the panel from the press and places it on...
By H. M. Shawl Compressed air is widely used throughout industry and is often considered the fourth utility at many facilities. Uses include powering pneumatic tools, packaging and automation machinery, conveying and mixing bulk materials, spraying coatings, and providing breathing...
Application:  Hughes Company is an OEM of food processing machinery.  Most of the equipment they produce is for processing vegetables.  In order to maximize efficiency and throughput of product, this equipment requires frequent cleaning.  Hughes Company wanted to develop a more reliable cleaning...
Pneumatic cylinders have long been recognized for their high speed capability, however, rarely are their limits tested to the extent that Hoerbiger-Origa rodless cylinders are in a unique application designed for the US defense industry. The Dragon Drone UAV (Unmanned...
In this application, two Series PA Clamps are used as an automated work holding device. After a part is properly placed in the milling machine, the arms of the Series PA Clamps swing and securely clamp down the part....
Regenerative blowers are the ideal solution for moving large volumes of air at lower pressures or vacuums. Unlike positive displacement compressors and vacuum pumps, regenerative blowers "regenerate" air molecules through a non-positive displacement method to create vacuum or pressure....
Electric Linear Drives Hoerbiger-Origa highly successful range of modular electric linear drives has been further expanded to include high capacity units for heavy-duty applications. The new OSP-EBHD, heavy-duty belt driven linear p actuator capitalizes on the established benefits of the...