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Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Valve applicator

Marble Manor's (Corbett, OR) VA100 series valve applicator for vacuum-packed coffee uses a heat-sealing process to apply a variety of valves to coffee bags, allowing gases from beans to escape quickly.
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Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Pad transfer printer

The Model UP 505 pad transfer printer from United Silicone (Lancaster, NY) offers a sealed ink reservoir to keep ink levels constant through elimination of solvent evaporation.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Printer applicator

The Model 2138-HS printer applicator from Weber Marking Systems (Arlington Heights, IL) combines thermal/thermal-transfer printing with high-speed application capabilities to reach speeds to 120 labels/min.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Labeling software

The Label MAX(TM) line of labeling software from Advanced Labeling Systems (Southbridge, MA) uses a quality control process that allows only correct labels to be printed, even from a remote site.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Database resource guide

The Food Institute (Fair Lawn, NJ) Database Resource Guide 1995 lists over 2괌 books, studies and reports published on the food industry, as well as where to find them.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Bottle unscrambler

The Kalisort 150 quick-change bottle unscrambler from H.G. Kalish (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) can handle a wide variety of bottles with a changeover time of under two minutes.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Bucket labeler

Park Products (St. Petersburg, FL) has introduced the Univer-sal(TM) Bucket Labeling System. This machine applies die-cut, p-s labels to 2-, 3 1/2- and 5-gal buckets and 1-cu-ft boxes with labels up to 6" x 10".
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Steel container safety

A brochure from the American Iron and Steel Institute (Washington, D.C.) discusses the fire safety and recycling advantages of packaging flammable or combustible liquids in steel containers.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Elder-friendly vial

The Uni Vial from Shellvick Industries (Leawood, KS) is an elder-friendly, child-resistant, one-piece prescription vial that relies on cognitive skills for opening.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Line balancing system

The One-Pass(TM) can line balancing system from Goldco (Love-land, CO) uses strategically placed accumulator belts parallel to can flow so that cans make only one pass onto and then off the pallet.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Recycling baler

The Model 9020 is a large-quantity multi-bin recycling baler from Orwak (Bloomington, MD) designed for post-industrial recyclable material. Multiple bins allow solid waste to be separated by material and stored until enough accumulates to make a complete bale.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Compliance label inspection

The Autocol p-s labeler from Krones (Franklin, WI) can achieve 100% compliance with GMP pharmaceutical labeling regulations. Inspects for codes, label presence or skew.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Spout brochure

The Liquid Packaging Div. of International Paper (Memphis, TN) has published a brochure on its Spout-Pak® juice and dairy packaging system. "Inside Out Spout" includes an actual spout and 3-D screw-on cap, and discusses IP's specially designed Evergreen Applicator, which fills Spout-Pak cartons at up to 120 cartons/min when used with a corresponding filler.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Foam-in-place system

Sealed Air's (Danbury, CT) Instapak 812® Foam-In-Place packaging system is specifically designed for packing and shipping of large items. Produces up to 60% more foam per minute than the previous model.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Magnetic cable conveyors

O.S. Walker (Worcester, MA) has introduced a high-speed magnetic cable conveyor for use with empty or full steel cans in conjunction with spray machines and drying ovens.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Digital torque tester

The Model STB digital bottlecap torque tester from Mark-10 (Hicksville, NY) can measure torque tool calibration, break-away fastener, motor stall, and valve operating torque, as well as standard torque removal.
Controls Product Brief
| March 31, 1995

Bag-in-box vacuum sealer

The VVS Series vertical vacuum sealer for bag-in-box applications from Packaging Aids (San Rafael, CA) employs a floating head that allows heavy bags to be vacuumed and sealed efficiently.
Controls Product Brief
| February 28, 1995

Stepper applicators

Labeljet (Fort Worth, TX) has introduced two new stepper-driven label applicators that use photelectric label sensors. The Model 2110 reaches speeds of 300"/min; the Model 2112 reaches 600"/min.

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