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Posted: September 11, 2014It’s not a big news story that the world’s population is getting exponentially bigger. With this growth there is a greater demand for modern packaged foods. A great example is India. It is projected that sales of package foods will almost double from $24.6B last year to $43.7B in 2016. Many of the world’s largest food packaging conglomerates are ramping up for the worldwide push, and Lintech is there for them every step of the way, providing them parts that make their machines run 24-7, 365 days a year.
Recently the biggest trend to come out of the food processing is the switch from air-actuated cylinders to electromechanical cylinders. ...Categories: Whitepapers- Posted: May 18, 2013
Macron Moment: First large-scale, wireless infrared signaling gantry system
Click to see Macron’s first large scale gantry in action.
Year: 1999
Application: Pick and place package sorting
Industry: Packaging automation & material handling
Problem: A client required an in-house automated sorting and packaging system to fulfill shipping orders for prescription contact lenses. The linear robotic system needed to be capable of filling 1,700 dispensary compartment locations with totes from a dispenser locator, with speed and accuracy. The large system needed to be structurally sound and fit within the packaging warehouse...
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