Vision Software Inspects Randomly Oriented Bottles

New vision inspection software uses images from four cameras to create one seamless 360° image of the surface of printed or labeled bottles, cans, vials, or cosmetic containers without the need for orientation or accurate positioning.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2008

Real-Time Thermal Seal Testing

A new infrared thermal imaging system inspects seals and generates control outputs with no effect on production line speed.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2008

Measuring Mixer/Extruder Designed for QC

The new Haake PolyLab QC measuring mixer & extruder system from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., Waltham, Mass., is specifically designed for QC needs.
New Product Announcements Published: 1/1/2008

Automatic Regulation of Bottle Wall Distribution

Optimum material distribution and lightweighting reportedly can be achieved with the first automatic process regulation system for rotary reheat stretch-blow machines.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2007

Enhanced Software for Materials Testing

New Version 2 of NyxygenPlus material-testing and data-analysis software from Lloyd Instruments, div. of Ametek Test & Calibration Instruments, Albany, N.Y., is an upgrade for Lloyd’s “Plus” range of test instruments.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2007

Affordable On-Line Spectrophotometer

A new on-line spectrophotometer is said to provide highly accurate colormetric measurements in demanding factory environments for less than $20,000, about one-fifth the price of competitive systems.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2007

Advanced Melt Indexer

A new melt indexer with advanced heating and temperature control and other new and improved features was unveiled at the recent K 2007 show in Dusseldorf.
New Product Announcements Published: 12/1/2007

Online 'Encyclopedia' Of Plastics Testing

If you want to learn what different kinds plastics tests measure, how they are conducted, what equipment is involved, and what sorts of test specimens are used, visit the new “Testlopedia” on the website of Plastics Technology Laboratori...
New Product Announcements Published: 11/1/2007

Panel-Mount Viewer For Vision Sensors

SensorView 350 is a new, compact, panel-mount display for the Checker 200 Series vision sensors for parts inspection, supplied by Cognex Corp., Natick, Mass.
New Product Announcements Published: 11/1/2007

High-Performance Color Instrument for R and D or QC

A new benchtop spectrophotometer for both laboratory and production use reportedly measures the full range of human color perception in seconds.
New Product Announcements Published: 10/1/2007