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Vision/Inspection

Machine Product Brief

| May 30, 2012

Seal integrity tester

The new Seal Integrity Tester from ASI Plastics is a robust clear acrylic chamber built for continuous visual bubble leak testing of packaging seals on the production line.

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Machine Product Brief

| May 18, 2012

Designed to target lightweight and open-container food product contaminant detection, the Thermo Scientific EZx 465 Touchless X-ray system from Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is an entry-level food safety x-ray system that eliminates the shielding curtains typically used to block radiation, while still complying with all global safety standards.

Video | May 8, 2012

Live from Interphex: Multi-spectrum metal detector

Heat & Control displays CEIA's multi-spectrum metal detectors for falling, conveyed, and pumped products. This unit is equipped with event traceability recording which meets FDA Title 21 and is bluetooth and ethernet ready.

Video | May 8, 2012

Live From Interphex: New Easy-to-Use Temperature Loggers

Vaisala introduces the Vaisala Cold Chain logger CCL 100. A new logger which records and monitors time and temperature during the transport of vaccines, pharmaceuticals, biologics, and other perishable products. It's thin, and small, and it comes pre-calibrated and programmed. Provides 21 CFR Part 11-compliant records for temperature, relative humidity, differential pressure, level, door switches, and more.

Machine Product Brief

| May 4, 2012

Testing system measures CO2, O2

MOCON’s MultiCheck 425 is a new combination testing system for packages with one-way degassing valves that measures headspace carbon dioxide (CO2) in addition to oxygen (O2).

Machine Product Brief

| April 10, 2012

Compact digital camera

The Phantom Miro M320S from Vision Research is a small, lightweight, rugged digital high-speed camera that provides precise control over resolution, frame rate, exposure time, and trigger point, and now includes HD-SDI for advanced monitoring and workflow possibilities.

Machine Case Study

| March 22, 2012

August Faller’s new line codes and prints pharmaceutical folding cartons

Printing, serialization, and coding line in Germany helps secondary packaging supplier meet global market needs of pharmaceutical companies.

Machine Product Brief

| March 11, 2012

Vision system

The In-Sight 7000 vision inspection system from Cognex performs reliable inspections in tight spaces and on a variety of line speeds.

Machine Product Brief

| March 11, 2012

Optical oxygen permeation gas flow meter

Easy-to-use and maintenance free, the OxyPerm Gas Flow Meter from OxySense, Inc., enhances the performance of the OxyPerm optical oxygen permeation system by precisely monitoring and controling the flushing gas flow rates--avoiding the issues caused by inconsistent chamber pressures--and insuring that the test film is not distorted during the flushing process.

Machine Product Brief

| March 9, 2012

System combines checkweighing with coding, verification

Designed for pharmaceutical and other products, Thermo Scientific’s Versa RxV checkweigher is an all-in-one high-speed system (up to 550 bottles/cartons per minute) that combines code printing and verification (alpha-numeric and machine readable) with checkweighing, saving both cost and space.

Video | March 1, 2012

Bubble testing for medical device packaging

In this video taken at MD&M West/WestPack, Scott Levy, packaging engineer with DDL, demonstrates a bubble leak test to depict a failed medical device package.

Video | March 1, 2012

Oxygen analyzer for package testing

The OpTech® O2 Platinum multi-application oxygen analyzer is for beverage, biopharmaceutical, and food products where maintaining barrier integrity is critical. The unit is demonstrated in this video at MD&M West/WestPack in Anaheim, CA, by Betty Kauffman, national sales manager for Mocon.

Machine Product Brief

| February 21, 2012

Non-invasive oxygen analyzer determines oxygen headspace and ingress in flexible and rigid packaging

Designed for pharma blisters, Mocon’s OpTech – O2 system is a non-invasive, non-destructive thermoformed blister package oxygen analyzer that uses an optical sensor that “fluoresces” or gives off light directly related to the amount of oxygen present.

Machine Product Brief

| February 21, 2012

Smart camera performs ID mark reading and print verification

Matrox Imaging’s Iris GT is a smart camera with vision software for automated guidance, inspection, and tracing.

27-ft long right-angle machine, used by Gooding to produce inserts and outserts.

Machine Case Study

| January 27, 2012

New folding machine produces for Gooding

Machinery investment allows insert/outsert manufacturer to produce up to 210 panels, helping pharmaceutical customers comply with FDA rule changes.

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EPSON Robots

John Clark,
National Sales Manager

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Industrial robots and vision systems for material handling, food packaging and more
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EPSON Robots is the global leader in PC controlled precision factory automation, with an installed base of over 26,000 robots and a product line of hundreds of models of easy to use SCARA, Cartesian and 6-Axis robots based on a common PC based platform.

EPSON C3-Series Compact 6-Axis Robots
EPSON S5-Series 6-Axis Robots
EPSON G-Series SCARA Robots
EPSON RC180 Controller
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
Fortress Technology

Steve Gidman,
President

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Custom Industrial Metal Detectors for Food, Pharma, Lumber, Plastic & Textile industries
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You need it; We’ll build it. We have been providing custom manufactured metal detectors to processors for over 17 years. Our detectors are, backwards compatible with high sensitivity levels to detect ferrous, non-ferrous and stainless steel contaminants.

Stealth Metal Detector
Stealth Gravity Metal Detector
Stealth Pipeline Metal Detector
Vector Conveyor with Stealth Metal Detector
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
Paul Leibinger Inc.

Jim Mueller,
Vice President

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Inkjet systems utilizing sealed nozzle technology. Integrated vision inspection cameras.
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Put an end to production down time due to your coding equipment! Leibinger printers operate for months on end with no intervention. Sealed nozzle technology exclusive to Leibinger makes it possible.

Inkjet Printer
Inkjet Printer
Inkjet Traversing System
Inkjet Printer Control Software
MOCON, Inc.

Doug Lindemann,
Vice President and General Manager

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Package integrity testing instruments, shelf life, barrier, head space, leak detection
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MOCON® is the global leader in high-quality permeation measurement systems, leak detectors, and headspace analyzers. With the acquisition of Dansensor in April 2012, MOCON now has the most comprehensive testing and analytical offering in the packaging industry.

Non-destructive oxygen head space, leak and permeation
One package 4 test results Leak, Burst, Seal, One-way Valve
OTR Increased throughput for testing rigid packages
WVTR permeation rate testing of flat films and packages. Now with automatic relative humidity
Thermo Scientific Product Inspection

Mike Odom,
General Manager

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Checkweighers, metal detectors, x-ray inspection systems and in-line food analyzers
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For more than 65 years, we have partnered with customers to provide them with customized solutions to help improve their production line and process. Products include Thermo Scientific checkweighers, metal detectors, x-ray inspection systems and in-line food analyzers.

Thermo Scientific Xpert X-ray Inspection System
Thermo Scientific APEX 500 Metal Detector
Thermo Scientific Versa 8120 Chain Checkweigher
Thermo Scientific E Scan In-Line Food Analyzer
Tri-Tronics Company

Tim Kelley,
Vice President Marketing

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TRI-TRONICS has been a leader in the design and manufacture of state-of-the-art Photoelectric Sensors, Fiber Optic Light Guides and Controls for over 50 years.

Ultra-High Speed Label-Eye
Clear Label sensor
Rotary Optical Encoder
Tri-Color Vertical & Horizontal Sensor
Yamato Corporation

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Multihead weighers, checkweighers, case packers and tray loading systems
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View our comprehensive line of weighing solutions for high speed, fragile, low-piece counts, blending, high sanitation and more. All of our solutions are backed by Yamato Genuine Parts & Service programs including unmatched training in our Technology Center or in your plant.

Multihead Weighers
Checkweighers
Case Packers
Semi-Automatic Weighers