A new study from Sage Clarity (an Epicor/Informance solution provider), “Manufacturing Performance Benchmark Study for Fast Moving Consumer Goods,” features real-world data collected over a period of 90 days from more than 100 global manufacturing operations.

According to the ICS-CERT (Industrial Control Systems Cyber Emergency Response Team) fiscal year 2015 final incident response statistics, the food and agriculture segment reported only two cyberattacks last year.

Engineered for Rockwell Automation CompactLogix units, Molex Modbus modules connect the controllers to any Modbus/TCP or Modbus serial network.

Capable of driving a range of rotary and linear motors, the Parker IPA 1.5-axis servo drive/controller comes with 400W and 1,500W power levels; it is suitable for HMI-, PC- and PLC-based applications.

When you pick up a plastic-wrapped package in a grocery store and can’t read everything on the label because of a reflection or crease, you probably turn or tilt the package until the lighting is just right. If only it were that easy for machine vision systems.

The Delta Tau Power PMAC embedded controller coordinates delta robot movements with ancillary motion and vision systems.

The Nordson EFD PICO Pµlse valve and Toµch controller dispense repeatable, continuous micro-deposits as small as 0.5nL at up to 500Hz, with 1,500Hz maximum bursts.

The West MAXVU package-sealing temperature controller has a startup configuration menu that shows only the most vital parameters including sensor types, units, outputs, alarms and set point values.

Featuring low differential pressure to 20 MPa (3,000 psi), the Fluke 6270A modular pressure controller/calibrator offers 0.02% full scale or 0.01% reading accuracy.

While many protein processors need to speed up their operations, there are many stumbling blocks thwarting their efforts.