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End of line: Palletizing & Stretch Wrapping

Machine Product Brief
| September 30, 2000

Floor-level palletizer

Priced at less than $75ꯠ, the FL 100 floor-level palletizer from Columbia (Vancouver, WA) accommodates products at speeds to 20 cases/min, but can be upgraded for faster production lines.
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Machine Product Brief
| September 30, 2000

Hood stretch wrapper

The KL Mega Stretch machine from KL Lachenmeier, represented in the U.S. by Global Marketing Management Group (Charlotte, NC), opens and stretches the film hood by 60% to 100% as it applies the hood to the load.
Machine Product Brief
| September 30, 2000

Corner board placer for stretch wrappers

Working on all 4 corners at once, the KES Corner Board Placer from Kaufman (Waterville, OH) applies rigid, protective corner boards to pallet loads, locks them in position with tabs on top and bottom sheets just before stretch wrapping.
The high-level palletizer selected by Aberfoyle Springs (above) was practically a prototype. Operators place corrugated corner p
Supplier News
| February 29, 2000

Fit for filling 'round the clock

Aberfoyle Springs fills 500-mL PET bottles at a rate of 630/min seven days a week, in two 11-hour shifts each day. ‘We train our people like there’s no tomorrow.’
Supplier News
| April 30, 1999

Company brochure

A color brochure from ESS Group (Bangor, PA) gives an overview of companies the group represents and the filling, capping, wrapping, cartoning, case packing and palletizing machinery they provide.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1999

Robotic palletizer

Freeway is an integrated robotic palletizer and laser-guided vehicle made by Elettric 80 (Rolling Meadows, IL). It saves on floor space and reduces maintenance needs, says the maker.
Like Hewlett-Packard, whose jobs web site is shown here, more and more firms are relying on the Internet to attract people to pa
Supplier News
| September 30, 1998

How to find the best new hires in packaging

In today's tight labor market, companies are implementing a variety of strategies-some new, some tried and true-to attract the best talent to their packaging functions.
Machine Product Brief
| August 31, 1998

PET bottle handling system

Automated Production Systems' (New Freedom, PA) high-speed conveyor and accumulation system can handle up to 470 bottles/min. The system offers an automatic pallet handling system, complete line-speed modulation and pressureless combining.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1998

Case palletizer

The Patriot 8000 case palletizer from Priority One America (Sarasota, FL) forms two rows and two layers of cases simultaneously for loading onto one pallet.
Machine Product Brief
| May 31, 1998

Can palletizer

Palletizing up to 4ꯠ cans/min, manufacturer Busse (Randolph, WI) is calling The Viper 4004 the fastest can palletizer in the world. It uses the air-assisted Pattern Rite(TM) bed system, which combines air-jet technology with multiple infeed belts to lift and guide containers through lanes and into position for palletizing.
Supplier News
| April 30, 1998

Supplier news: International agreements

Krones AG (Neutraubling, Germany) has purchased the assets of Kettner (Rosenheim, Germany), a maker of palletizers, and will continue to operate the company as a subsidiary.
Supplier News
| September 30, 1997

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

ABB Flexible Automation Inc. (New Berlin, WI) formed a new division, Packaging Automation, which will focus on picking, packing and palletizing robotic system solutions for the food, beverage, personal care and pharmaceutical industries.
Supplier News
| May 31, 1997

Supplier news: International agreements

Alex E. Jones & Associates Ltd. (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) represents Bemis Packaging Machinery Co.'s (Minneapolis, MN) line of bag packaging and palletizing systems in Canada.
Supplier News
| April 30, 1997

Supplier news: International agreements

Osgood Industries Inc. (Oldsmar, FL) now represents Schaefer & Flottmann (Gevelsberg, Germany), a manufacturer of case/traypackers and palletizing equipment, and Fisher-Mathews (Banbury, England), a manufacturer of sleeve wrapping equipment for cups, bottles and trays.
Supplier News
| March 31, 1997

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

HK Systems (New Berlin, WI): D. J. "Jim" Pratt, vp, von Gal® palletizer operations.

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