Gilbreth
Materials Product Brief
| April 19, 2010

Light-blocking opaque PETG-HY shrink film from Gilbreth

High performance, light-blocking opaque PETG-HY shrink film labels from Gilbreth block up to 99% of visible and UV light to safeguard and extend product shelf-life, efficacy and nutritional value.
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Materials Product Brief
| April 6, 2007

PETG shrink label

The no-sag, “Smile-Free” 360º wraparound PETG shrink labels from Gilbreth Packaging offer fit, design, color, form, and feel as they meet complex container curves, thicknesses, and edges.
Materials Product Brief
| March 9, 2007

Sleeving dissimilar sizes

The sturdy, flexible Gilbreth Double-Seam shrink sleeve technology combines dissimilar large and small packages together as a single unit.
Materials Product Brief
| August 31, 2006

Iridescent Shrink Film

From Gilbreth Packaging comes a new iridescent shrink label that is used to create special holiday combo packs for beauty and fragrance, wine, spirits, or other upscale beverages.
Materials Product Brief
| May 31, 2006

PLA Shrink Sleeves

Gilbreth has partnered with Plastic Suppliers to develop corn-based PLA shrink labels as an alternative to petroleum-based films. Shrink sleeves are made from Earthfirst PLA films and offer a renewable and sustainable resource.
Materials Product Brief
| September 30, 1998

Heat tunnel for shrink labels

New double-inverted heat tunnel from CMS Gilbreth (Bensalem, PA) is said to precisely control air flow and temperature for shrinking film labels onto contour containers or necked-in aerosol cans.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1998

Timing screws on TE banding machine

Manufacturer CMS Gilbreth (Bensalem, PA) says installing new timing screws on the TRA line of TE banding equipment can increase throughput by 25%. CMS' tests indicate that 50 to 100 more containers/min can be banded when the new plastic screws are added, depending on lid or cap size.
Controls Product Brief
| July 31, 1997

Hot melt labeling

The Trine GLE (Glueless Lead Edge) roll labeling system from CMS Gilbreth (Trevose, PA) applies hot melt adhesive to only the trailing edge of a wraparound label, which overlaps the leading edge.
Controls Product Brief
| December 31, 1996

Bander/sleever

CMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems (Trevose, PA) has introduced the BASE 1000 Series II bander/sleever with the ability to sleeve multipack products. For use with PVC or Eastar® PETG from Eastman, it sleeves packages made of glass, plastic, metal or paper at speeds to 160/min.
Machine Product Brief
| October 31, 1996

Digital labeling

CMS Gilbreth (Trevose, PA) has introduced a new digital imaging service geared for short runs or prototypes. The process eliminates conventional negatives and printing plates or screened art preparation and instead uses electronic prepress and digital technologies to create images in multiple colors, or four-color process illustrations on a variety of substrates.
Materials Product Brief
| September 30, 1996

Wraparound labeler

CMS Gilbreth (Philadelphia, PA) has developed a new labeler with quick-change features suited for the food and beverage industries. The QuickChange(TM) 6700 labeler is an electronically timed, roll-fed labeler that reaches speeds of up to 1겨 containers/min.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 1995

Quick-change labeler

The Trine Quick Change(TM) 4500 labeler from CMS Gilbreth (Trevose, PA) applies labels to cylindrical containers at speeds to 300 labels/min. Can run multiple product sizes and labels.