The BinMaster Flow Detect 2000 nonintrusive, microwave-based flow/no-flow instrument detects the flow conditions of solids and powders in gravity chutes, feeders, pipelines, conveyor belts and bucket elevators.

Built for power levels up to 200W, the Linear Technology LT8310 primary-side synchronous forward controller operates over an input voltage range of 6 to 100V; it provides a drive signal for secondary-side synchronous rectification.

The Aptifirst LCA20 process monitor/controller for weighing and similar operations produces 4 to 20mA and 0 to 10V analog outputs from any standard strain gauge input.

Featuring a controller and “no-moving parts” weigh table, the Thermo Scientific Versa Teorema checkweigher runs up to 660 cans/min.; it checkweighs closed and open cans.

The players on the system manufacturing side may not be many, but system integrators are plentiful and use the products of companies such as Rockwell, Honeywell, Siemens, Schneider Electric, ABB, Fanuc and others to install custom solutions for them.

Have a robotics work cell project in a meat plant?

The Spiroflow flexible screw conveyor utilizes a center-less auger that rotates within a sealed tube to handle and constantly remix conveyor contents.

The Hapman Loss-in-Weight (LIW) Helix flexible screw conveyor batches material within +/- 1 lb. or less of set point, and features a fully automated dosing system equipped with programmable logic and system integration tie-in functionality.

B&R reACTION technology reduces industrial automation cycle times to 1 µs; it allows time-critical subprocesses to be managed using standard hardware.