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- Press Releases, Show Announcements and Industry News Wanted!
- WAM Systems Honors Ten-Year PICASO Power User
- BIOPHEX and INTERPHEX California Proceed as Planned
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- Ask Joe Column!
- Heavy-Duty, Vibratory Conveyor for Casting Shakeout
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Supply
Chain Planning Solution
WAM Systems Honors Ten-Year PICASO
Power User
Solvay Polymers Marylee Toensfeldt
Initiated into PICASO Ten-Year User Club
Philadelphia, PA - October 11, 2001 -
WAM Systems, Inc., the leading provider of Internet-enabled supply
chain planning (SCP) solutions designed exclusively for the chemical
industry, announced today that it presented an award to Marylee
Toensfeldt, Production Scheduler for Solvay Polymers, Inc., Houston
Texas. Toensfeldt was initiated into the PICASO Ten-Year User Club
on September 24, 2001 for her continuous use of PICASO, WAM
Systems¹ advanced supply chain planning solution. Jack Weiss, CEO
and founder of WAM, presented the award.
Toensfeldt
has used the PICASO supply chain planning solution for over ten
years to plan and schedule the polyethylene business for Solvay
Polymers. The company has recently upgraded to the most current
version, in which new modules of PICASO provide sophisticated supply
chain planning and optimization tools, helping to further reduce
costs.
"It was a great pleasure to
receive this award," said Toensfeldt. "Partnering with WAM
Systems for the past ten years has helped me to efficiently plan and
schedule Solvay¹s polyethylene business."
PICASO is the best-of-breed supply
chain planning solution designed exclusively for the chemical
industry. It improves profitability through cost and inventory
reductions and optimization of eBusiness systems and operations,
including sophisticated optimization models and inventory management
for eBusiness. The expanded version of PICASO also leads to improved
revenues and better customer relations through better collaboration
and transfer of accurate inventory data and sales forecasts. In
addition to Solvay, the list of PICASO users includes chemical
industry giants such as Basell Polyolefins, BP Amoco, Chevron
Phillips, Cyro, Equistar, ExxonMobil, Lyondell, Pecom Energia, and
SABIC.
About Solvay Polymers, Inc.
Solvay Polymers is a member of the
Solvay Group, an $8 billion, 138-year-old group of chemical and
pharmaceutical companies based in Brussels, Belgium. The Solvay
Group operates its various businesses in the United States through a
holding company, Solvay America, Inc. Solvay Polymers manufactures
and markets polyolefin plastics, including high-density polyethylene
(HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) plastic raw materials. The resins are
used extensively in a wide range of consumer and industrial products
manufactured by many different processes.
About WAM Systems, Inc.
WAM Systems, Inc. develops and
markets Internet-enabled advanced supply chain planning solutions
designed exclusively for the worldwide chemical industry. In its 14
years of operation, it has developed and perfected PICASO, the
premier advanced supply chain planning software used by large
chemical manufacturers. Its customers include Basell Polyolefins, BP
Amoco, Chevron Phillips, Cyro, Equistar, ExxonMobil, Lyondell, Pecom
Energia, SABIC, and Solvay. The company is headquartered outside
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.
BIOPHEX
and INTERPHEX California Proceed as Planned
Long Beach, CA, -- Show managers of
BIOPHEX and INTERPHEX California have announced that BIOPHEX and
INTERPHEX California will take place as planned on November 28-29,
2001, in Long Beach, California.
Says
Kevin Richards, Industry Vice President, Reed Exhibitions (REC),
show organizer “We are committed to doing everything possible to
carry on with business, serve our customers and support the US
economy. Our exhibitors and attendees are telling us the same.”
"ISPE is proud to collaborate
with Reed Exhibitions as the major sponsor of INTERPHEX California.
While we are deeply saddened by the events of September 11, we feel
it is important for our industry to continue moving forward,” says
Bob Best, ISPE President/CEO.
"The Western States represent an
important segment of our circulation and marketer base. While we are
heart broken by the recent tragic events, we feel our commitment to
INTERPHEX California must stand and therefore Pharmaceutical
Processing will be attending this year’s show,” adds show
supporter Wayne Curtis, Group Publisher of Pharmaceutical
Processing.
INTERPHEX California brings together
manufacturing professionals from the pharmaceutical, biotechnology
and nutritional industries, while BIOPHEX focuses on the equipment,
services, information and technology needs of professionals involved
in research, discovery, scale-up and processing of
biopharmaceuticals.
“Complementing each other,
INTERPHEX California and co-located BIOPHEX offer the perfect blend
of solutions for the distinct and specialized needs of the
marketplace,” says Richards.
Co-located INTERPHEX California:
According to Hoovers Online, the
Western region accounts for almost one third of all pharmaceutical
manufacturing in the United States. In fact, 18 of the 50 U.S.
supplement manufacturing/marketing companies are located in
California.
INTERPHEX California provides direct
access to a broad cross-section of qualified buyers and suppliers
from every segment of the industry’s fastest growing market.
Suppliers represent pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, contract
services and outsourcing, nutritional products, laboratory
equipment, analytical instrumentation, and more.
INTERPHEX California, sponsored by
ISPE, (The Leading Global Society for Healthcare Technology
Professionals), offers a two-day conference program. Sessions
include a wide range of topics of interest to pharmaceutical,
nutritional and biotechnology professionals including, ‘How to
Design a Package Line’; ‘Setting Up and Managing a Validation
Program’; ‘Contract Services Workshop’, Dietary Supplements,
Nutraceutical & Functional Food Regulatory Update’, and more.
“With more than 175 suppliers
exhibiting their products and services, INTERPHEX California offers
a wealth of knowledge for industry professionals that can make their
companies more productive. We encourage you to attend this
worthwhile event," says Bob Best, ISPE President/CEO.
Co-located BIOPHEX
BIOPHEX is a unique new event that
provides the much-needed forum for information on new product
development, instrumentation, and solutions and technology that will
further fuel the industry’s growth. It is presented in conjunction
with Genetic Engineering News (GEN).
Richards says, “This new event
represents the U.S. biopharmaceutical market, estimated at $15.7
billion, with the demand for biotechnology pharmaceuticals, growing
at nearly 13% annually. BIOPHEX is the only meeting place that
serves the entire spectrum of bioprocessing and biomanufacturing
activities.”
BIOPHEX expects to attract senior
managers from biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies with
responsibility for product development, manufacturing, and
regulatory compliance as well as research and development
professionals, bioprocess engineers, lab managers and other decision
makers from companies providing services and support to the
biotechnology community.
The strong technical program,
designed by GEN, provides research scientists, engineers, and other
industry professionals with the latest information on topics ranging
from fermentation and cell culture processes to bioreactor design
and bioprocessing.
Free cross-cover between BIOPHEX and
INTERPHEX California offers networking opportunities and provides
more opportunity to develop profitable business relationships.
About INTERPHEX California and
BIOPHEX
For information about attending
BIOPHEX, contact customer service at (888) 334-8704 or (203)
840-5648. For more information on INTERPHEX California, please
call (203) 840-5648 or 888-334-8704, or visit the Web site at: http://www.interphexcalifornia.com/
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Heavy-Duty, Vibratory Conveyor for
Casting Shakeout
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Heavy-duty
vibratory conveyors build by Mavi Maquinas Vibratorias from Sao
Paulo , Brazil, are in operation at Latin America's most advanced
foundry, LuK in Mogi Mirim, linked to LuK, a large European
autoparts manufacturer.
"Thirty
tons per hour of castings are being conveyed and simultaneously
cooled from 150 to 50 Celsius", says Thomas Bussius of Mavi.
"Conveying requirements were extremely tough, as LuK demanded
that castings should not be thrown but gently transported. A 15
degrees slope was a major problem, but Mavi managed to have the
complete system running according to the purchaser's schedule"
he continues.
Total mass compensation was a basic
requirement in order to have absolute vibration isolation to the
ground. A special conveyor for the continuous oiling (with an oil
misting section and oil recycling system) was developed in order to
allow LuK export castings under controlled conditions.
About LuK
LuK is one of the many Brazilian
foundries operating Mavi vibratory equipment but is the first which
chose to have all vibratory equipment (from conveyors to feeders,
from bin vibrators to screeners, from dosing equipment to filter
vibrators and heavy duty shake-outs) from just one supplier. In all
over 40 Mavi machines. LuK chose Mavi.
About Mavi
Mavi Máquinas
Vibratórias has been developing vibratory equipment and drives for
all industrial branches since 1961. Think about us when choosing
vibratory systems.
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Fastest
Motion in Its Class
FANUC Robotics Debuts New Packing
Robot
ROCHESTER HILLS, Mich., Oct. 12
/PRNewswire/ -- FANUC Robotics North America, Inc. is debuting the
FANUC M-420iA intelligent packing robot at Worldwide Food from
October 18 to 21 in booth #713 at the McCormick Center in Chicago.
FANUC
M-420iA intelligent packing robot The new M-420iA intelligent
packing robot is a four-axis, mid-size articulated robot with a
payload of 40 kg. It is also available in a two-axis model. Designed
for high-speed packaging and material handling applications, the
M-420iA is 25 percent faster and can carry 30 percent more weight
than competitive robots in its class.
The M-420iA can achieve cycle rates
of 50 packaging cycles per minute at 30 kg, the fastest motion in
its class. At Worldwide Food, the new M-420iA will be integrated
into a small packaging line to show both its high-speed
capabilities, and its flexible four-axis articulation.
The M-420iA will be packaging small
food containers at a rate of 50 cans per minute, picking one unit at
a time. Once a full tray is accumulated, the robot will move the
containers to a second packaging area to show its four-axis
dexterity, which is necessary for vision and line tracking
integration.
The M-420iA is an ideal solution for
a wide range of industries -- food/beverage, medical supplies,
personal care and consumer goods. Its large work envelope (1855 mm
vertical reach and 1460 mm vertical stroke) makes the M-420iA
extremely flexible and more productive than manual or hard
automation operations. The ability to handle up to 40 kg makes it
possible to grab multiple parts at the same time and increase
throughput.
"By adding this packing robot to
our product line, FANUC Robotics now offers a total system solution
for the distribution line from packing to palletizing," said
Matt Job, engineer, palletizing and packing, FANUC Robotics.
"The flexibility and speed of this new packing robot will make
it a great solution for our customers."
The M-420iA will be available in both
a two- and four-axis model. The two-axis unit will be targeted
toward the typical two-axis packing machines for high-speed packing.
The four-axis unit will be used when greater flexibility is
required.
FANUC Robotics North America, Inc.
designs, engineers and manufactures innovative robots and robotic
systems that impact business performance for global customers. FANUC
Robotics is the North American robotics industry leader and is a
subsidiary of FANUC Ltd. in Japan. The company has facilities in
Chicago; Los Angeles; Charlotte, N.C.; Cincinnati, Ohio; and Toledo,
Ohio; Toronto; Montreal; Mexico City; Aguascalientes, Mexico; and
Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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This
week's homepage photo is of a Mavi heavy-duty vibratory conveyor in
operation at Latin America's most advanced foundry, LuK in Mogi
Mirim, Brazil. Thirty tons per hour of castings are being conveyed
and simultaneously cooled from 150 to 50 Celsius.
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"In
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Woods analyze the nature of the revolution that is occurring
in B2B transactions as a result of the recent acceptance of
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