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Balluff is coming to Nuremberg with its portfolio for the packaging industry. This includes, for example, sensors made of stainless steel with Ecolab approval to make packaging processes safe, stable and hygienic.
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Balluff is coming to Nuremberg with its portfolio for the packaging industry. This includes, for example, sensors made of stainless steel with Ecolab approval to make packaging processes safe, stable and hygienic.

The Toolbox Rack from Auer Packaging is now available in six predefined sets, fully equipped with high-quality tools from the premium brand Garant. Thanks to various components for different storage scenarios, the box, which won the Design Award 2018, can be reconfigured again and again.

At Fachpack, Piab will be demonstrating how intelligent grippers, lifters and conveyors document workflows and optimize processes. The components are equipped with Piab's Pi-Smart technology, which measures the key parameters of the processes during handling, optimizes them as a self-learning system and issues warnings in the event of deviations from specifications.

The Paro palletizing robot from Roteg in Dortmund will be exhibiting a new gripper system at Fachpack in Nuremberg. The manufacturer is presenting a multifunctional gripper that can palletize both cartons and intermediate layers using a vacuum suction cup.

SKF Motion Technologies will be showcasing its range of linear axes, ball screws and actuators as well as the highlight, the lift and slide kit, which allows users to extend the reach of their cobots.

The volume of parcels is increasing. Overcrowded parcel conveyors can lead to items being pushed together roughly or falling off the conveyor belt.

Thermal imaging specialist Flir Systems is exhibiting at Fachpack in Nuremberg for the first time. Together with integrator Itema and packaging solution provider Bytronic, the company will be demonstrating what thermography can achieve in the packaging sector.

By investing in digital direct printing and laser cutting technology, W.AG has added two new technologies to its range of services. This enables the company to offer its customers even more options for the product- and industry-specific individualization of its plastic cases.

Switching quickly between packaging formats, assembling foodstuffs specifically, dosing medicines according to the individual - the packaging sector as well as the food and pharmaceutical industries place special demands on their systems.

Afag will be showcasing its product range for the packaging industry, including the Flexspeed handling system for short cycle times. The basis is the PDL40 horizontal gantry axis with simple active cooling and an optimized heat sink.