Machinery

Conveying, Accumulation & Feeding

Machine Product Brief

| February 8, 2013

Automated bulk bag conditioner

A new BLOCK-BUSTER™ Bulk Bag Conditioner from Flexicon features a hydraulically-actuated, variable-height turntable for automated in-frame bag rotation and conditioning of bulk bags at varying heights.

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Machine Product Brief

| February 4, 2013

Hot dip galvanized base frames

Starting February 4th 2013, all Advance Lifts' T-series dock lifts will have hot dipped Galvanized base frames.

Machine Product Brief

| February 1, 2013

Vibratory conveyors

Key Technology introduced enhancements to its popular Iso-Flo® family of stainless steel vibratory conveyors.

Video | January 30, 2013

Small-footprint spiral conveyor

Slimline spiral conveyor from Ambaflex has a small footprint and can handle products on a 12” wide conveying surface.

Machine Product Brief

| January 30, 2013

Manual dump system

A new Manual Dump System from Flexicon collects dust generated during manual dumping, compacts empty bags, and conveys bulk material downstream.

Video | January 28, 2013

New approach to sortation

The SpanTech Transorter offers a unique way of sorting ultralight items or anything weighing up to about 55 lb.

Machine Product Brief

| January 25, 2013

Bulk material storage systems

Designed to function as process-critical elements in an integrated bulk material processing or packaging operation, National Bulk Equipment’s (NBE) bulk material storage systems use integrated automation to improve operator safety and optimize process throughput.

Machine Product Brief

| January 23, 2013

High-torque screen classifying cutter

New high-torque, low-speed cutter reduces hard materials and friable products into controlled particle sizes.

Conveyor components used in the Pepsi retrofit.

Machine Case Study

| January 23, 2013

Pepsi invests $35,000 to generate an added $300,000 annually

On a 2-L PET line at a Pepsi plant in Cheverly, MD, an optimized conveyor connection between case packer and palletizer is helping to generate about $300,000 more in revenue per year.

Machine Product Brief

| January 13, 2013

Pneumatic conveying system

National Bulk Equipment’s pneumatic conveying system is specially treated to transfer highly-corrosive, granular material, uses integrated automation to minimize human exposure to the material, and optimizes process efficiency with its upstream bulk bag unloading system.

Machine Product Brief

| January 13, 2013

Bulk conveyor achieves speeds of more than 60 ft./min.

The new EC-Series Bulk Product Conveyor from Shibuya Hoppmann can be used as a bulk conveying system or can be modified to accommodate a bulk hopper for any prefeeding need.

Indexing conveyors accurately deliver component part counts and weights per box at an adjustable pace.

Machine Case Study

| January 4, 2013

Indexing conveyors give line operators a break

Modular conveyors give this injection molding company a useful time cushion that improves labor usage efficiencies and reduces packaging line downtime.

Machine Product Brief

| January 2, 2013

Bulk bag conditioning system

Discharging bulk bags containing material that has solidified, hardened, or agglomerated can cause serious operational bottlenecks.

Machine Product Brief

| December 20, 2012

Wash down robots for food, medical applications

Designed specifically for perishable food transportation lines, Epson Robots’ C3-IP67 wash down 6-axis robots help to eliminate contamination concerns caused by mishandling and inconsistency of human intervention, and contamination caused by human hair, dust, and pollen in food transportation lines.

Heavy-duty stainless steel hydraulic container dumper

Machine Product Brief

| December 19, 2012

Heavy-duty stainless steel hydraulic container dumper

Unit has a 7,500# capacity with a 110” discharge height.

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Advanced Antivibration Components

Dorothena Bonham,
Assistant Vice President and General Manager

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Machine levelers and isolators to miminize airborne noise and structural vibration.
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Over 8000 off-the-shelf items in our portfolio with 24-hour online purchasing, pricing and availability. Levelers include FDA approved Teknoclean for Food, Dairy and Pharmaceutical Packaging. They are corrosion resistance which are ideal for washdown applications.

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3-IN-1 CARRYING MOUNT
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APACKS

Todd Cannon,
President

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Turn-Key Filling Lines, Liquid Filling Machines, Capping Machines, Conveyors, Labelers,
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We listen to your unique challenges and provide the best custom fillers, cappers, conveyors, and labelers that will increase automation, speed up production, improve accuracy, and reduce downtime while maintaining complete flexibility. Learn about our risk free guarantee.

Complete Filling Solutions
Automatic Piston Filler
Automatic Spindle Capping Machine
Bottling Conveyors
Columbia Machine

Ted Yeigh,
Sales Director of Palletizer Division

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High-level, floor-level, robotic hybrid palletizers, load transfer stations & systems
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Columbia puts the highest priority on safety, has the broadest palletizer line and offers the best value in the industry. With the most standard features, unparalleled machine flexibility and superior after sales support Columbia has a palletizing solution for your needs

High Speed, Floor Level Palletizer
Floor Level Palletizer with Stretch Wrapper
High Level Palletizer
High Speed High Level Palletizer
Eriez Magnetics

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Process equipment for magnetic, vibratory and inspection applications.

E-Z Tec Metal Detector for Food
E-Z Tec X-Ray Inspection System
Vibratory Feeders, Screeners and Conveyors
Grate, Plate and Trap Magnets to remove Ferrous Contaminants
EXAIR Corporation

Bryan Peters,
President

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EXAIR manufactures products to blowoff, dry, cool, vacuum, convey, & eliminate static.
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EXAIR Corporation manufactures Intelligent Compressed Air® products that provide innovative ways to blowoff, dry, cool, vacuum, convey, lift & eliminate static electricity. EXAIR products have been engineered to improve the efficiency of a wide range of industrial processes.

PVDF Super Air Knife
Model 1114SS Large Super Air Nozzle
Award Winning Chip Trapper
Air Operated Conveyor - Line Vac
Heat and Control, Inc.

Brian Barr,
Sales manager, packaging systems

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Weighers, conveyors, inspection, filling, packaging, food processing equipment, controls.
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With Heat and Control, one call delivers the latest technology in weighing, conveying, packaging & inspection equipment. We support you from start to future with complete engineering, installation, service, parts, training and technical support from offices worldwide.

Multihead weigher
Proportional distribution conveyors, on-machine seasoning
Vertical form/fill/seal bagmakers
Metal detector, checkweigher
Ryson International, Inc.

Ole Rygh,
President, CEO

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Ryson Spiral Vertical Conveyors have a small footprint and are fast and reliable.
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Like to save space, increase throughput and minimize the cost of ownership? Ryson can help. Our Spiral Conveyors need less floor space than conventional conveyors and are faster and more reliable than any elevator or lift.

Ryson Unit Load Spiral Conveyor
Ryson High Capacity Spiral Conveyors
Ryson Mass Flow Spiral Conveyors
Multiple Entry Spiral Conveyors
SEW-Eurodrive USA

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Gearmotors, Frequency Inverters, Servos, Decentralized Drive Systems, Industrial Gears
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For over 81 years SEW-Eurodrive has been providing the highest quality products and solutions for the drive industry. Our modular product system allows for customized solutions without the "custom" price tag. Our goal is simple - keep our customers moving.

K Series Gearbox with DR Motor (standard product)
Movidrive
X Series Gearbox (Industrial Gears)
Movimot (motor with integrated frequency inverter)
tna North America, Inc.

Alfredo Blanco,
VP, Americas

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VFFS baggers, multi-head scales, conveying, seasoning, spraying and verification equipment
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tna is a leading global supplier of integrated food packaging solutions including spraying, distribution, seasoning, weighing, packaging, metal detection and identification solutions, plus system controls & integration solutions.

vertical form, fill and seal
seasoning systems
horizontal and vertical motion conveying systems
spraying systems