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Flexicon_Block_Buster
Machine Product Brief
| June 27, 2012

Bulk bag conditioner loosens solidified materials

Flexicon's BLOCK-BUSTER™ Bulk Bag Conditioner with two hydraulic rams and specially contoured end plates, presses opposing sides of bulk bags, loosening material that has solidified during storage and shipment, enabling bulk bag unloaders to discharge it through bag spouts.
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Catalent aisle changing crane
Machine Case Study
| May 30, 2012

Catalent’s three aisle-changing cranes drive efficiency

Automated storage and retrieval design helps Catalent Pharma Solutions handle up to 630 pallet moves per day in and out of 19,000 pallet locations at its Philadelphia facility.
Tervis
Machine Case Study
| April 18, 2012

Tervis gains repeatable efficiency with 'Precision' conveyor

Maker of insulated plastic drinkware uses precision conveyor and automated manufacturing to improve its process.
Machine Product Brief
| March 11, 2012

Feeders for difficult-to-handle bulk material

Eriez High Deflection (HD) Series Feeders use a totally enclosed patented magnetic drive to handle difficult-to-feed materials such as fine powders (talc or flour), leafy products such as lettuce and sticky candies, that normally can’t be fed successfully on an electromagnetic feeder.
Machine Product Brief
| March 8, 2012

Reject system

Yamato’s patented over-count/overweight reject system provides faster speeds, better count accuracies and higher packaging efficiencies.
Machine Product Brief
| March 7, 2012

Bottle unscrambler accommodates serialization

Designed for a variety of bottles used in the pharmaceutical, nutraceutical and personal healthcare industries, the cost-efficient LCX Unscrambler from Omega Design Corporation can handle over 300 bpm.
Precision Move conveyors
 Video | March 1, 2012

Precision Move conveyors

Michael Hosch, director of product development, Dorner Mfg. Corp., describes the company's Precision Move technology for its 2200 and 3200-Series conveyors at Dorner Media Day Feb. 28, 2012.
Machine Product Brief
| February 7, 2012

Material handling system for fragile food

With a process rate of 12,000 lbs./hr., National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) automated material handling system provides a total process solution for moving highly-fragile food product through multiple process operations into bulk storage for temporary holding prior to final packaging.
Machine Product Brief
| February 6, 2012

Versatile, ergonomic stackers

Stack-n-Go fully-powered compact stackers from Southworth Products are built on short but stable wheelbases, and provide maximum maneuverability, even in tight quarters.
The Model 105048 vacuum receiver discharges tea leaves into a blender.
Machine Case Study
| January 6, 2012

Pneumatic conveying moves tea leaves gently

Traditional Medicinals needed an efficient conveying system for the pharmacopoeial-grade teas and herbs it handles so that workers could work in a more ergonomically friendly environment.

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