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 Four lanes of pneumatically actuated clamping devices and blade stops control the traffic of four rows of product and merge them to one lane for delivery to a palletizing system. 

 The five-year forecast predicts a healthy compound annual growth rate, with increased spending in the food and beverage industry. 

 The new module allows a single unit to collect up to 2,500 data points from five local and five remote controllers. 

 OPC Foundation’s vision of interoperability providing the best specifications, technology, certification and process is the core of this open shared source strategy.  

 Significant growth occurred in Asia and Europe. 

 Researchers evaluated and tested current automation system vendor practices to generate guidelines and best practice references. 

 At ProMat, more than 800 exhibitors from industry, commerce and government will display their supply chain solutions and innovations.