Machinery

Case/Tray Packing

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Machine Product Brief
| June 30, 1999

Case packer

A wraparound case packer from Cermex, Groupe Sidel (Norcross, GA), allows ground-level access to the machine and features automatic tripping of the bracket chain to enable quick format changeovers.
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Machine Product Brief
| June 30, 1999

Case packer speeds to 20/min

The newly streamlined, horizontal, intermittent shuttle case packer from MGS Machine Corp. (Maple Grove, MN) has a heavy-duty tubular frame, touchscreen controls and improved case set-up area.
Machine Product Brief
| June 30, 1999

Case packer

The Versatron case packer from Standard-Knapp (Portland, CT) is now equipped with Soft-Catch technology, a feature that lifts the case up and then lowers it at the same speed as the dropping product, making the case bottom a more yielding surface that receives the product gently.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1999

Case packer

A-B-C's (Tarpon Springs, FL) Model 800 automatic case packer is now available with stainless- steel construction at every possible point of product contact.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1999

Case packer

A new four-color catalog sheet from Automated Production Systems (New Freedom, PA) highlights the company's APS Soft-Pak case packer, which provides gentle case packing of either glass or plastic containers.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1999

Tray sealer

Producing modified-atmosphere, vacuum or ambient atmosphere packaging, the Sureflow® Model SSTS tray sealer from Mahaffy & Harder (Fairfield, NJ) can be supplied with data acquisition/report generation capabilities.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1999

Pick-and-place robot

The PackWorld® pick-and-place system from Motoman (West Carrollton, OH) includes a high-speed, six-axis robot, MRC controller with menu-driven application software, an integrated mechanical or vacuum gripper, powered conveyor(s) and operator interface.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 1999

Case sealer

Central Products' (Neenah, WI) CP-922 seals tops and bottoms of cases with pressure-sensitive tape at speeds to 900 cpm. Locking oil-less air cylinders and a random flap folder automatically center and close cases.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 1999

Case packer

The WACP/HS case packer from Douglas (Alexandria, MN) is a wraparound harness-style case packer that reduces the need for hot melt by gluing only the end flaps.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 1999

Collation system

The Smart-Track high-speed collation system from BluePrint Automation (Colonial Heights, VA) is designed to group individual packages, present the group to the pick-up station of a robot and allow dwell time for the pickup.
Machine Product Brief
| April 30, 1999

Case erector

The Allen-Bradley PLC-controlled Model 6000 Formnumatic® case erec-tor from Schroeder Machines (East Syracuse, NY) forms KD RSC corrugated cases and tapes the bottoms at speeds of 12 cpm.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1999

Case sealer

The CP 822 from Central Products (Menasha, WI) applies p-s tape to a case's four outer edges to discourage stealing and improve case integrity. Running at a top speed of 6 cpm, the machine's automatic height and width sensors make it able to handle various box sizes.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1999

Pick-and-place packer

New high-speed pick-and-place case packer for snacks will be unveiled by BluePrint Automation (Colonial Heights, VA). Modular packer can be adapted to horizontal or vertical bag packing.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1999

Case packer

Douglas Machine (Alexandria, MN) has introduced a new wraparound case packer for 1- to 2-gal water bottles. Reaching speeds to 55 cases/min at three bottles per case, the machine has a product metering system that accomplishes product metering changes through the use of a selector switch.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1999

Case erector/case liner

The new OK-200-ACE from O/K Intl. (Marlborough, MA) erects a corrugated case, lines it with a PE bag and cuffs the bag over the edges. The bottom case flaps are closed and sealed with tape.

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