Machinery

Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

UHMWPE

Cadillac Plastic and Chemical (Troy, MI) can fabricate parts from UHMWPE to fit packaging equipment. This material offers the texture, color, stiffness, weight and appearance of other PE, but with superior physical and mechanical strength, says the company.
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Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Rollerless conveyor

The Accumat rollerless zero-pressure accumulation conveyor from Alvey (St. Louis, MO) accumulates a broad range of beverage packs, cartons and trays without creating can indentations in the paperboard.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Case packer brochure

ITW Padlocker (Tamarac, FL) offers a brochure on the CETRA-1000 wraparound case packer. The literature lists features and specifications, optional accessories, and dimensions for blanks and case size ranges; it also illustrates one of several floor plans available for the line of case packers.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Palletizer

The E Series palletizer with double-stack palletizing capabilities from Columbia Machine (Vancouver, WA) eliminates the need for forklift stacking or stand-alone stacking equipment, while maximizing floor or truck space.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Packer/wrapper brochures

Arpac (Schiller Park, IL) has released a brochure on the capabilities of the 22 different models of high-speed tray packers/ shrink wrappers in the BP 30-100 Series.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Case erector/bottom sealer

A new random case erector/bottom sealer from Compacker (Davenport, IA) operates with up to three separate magazines so that different case sizes can be accessed on demand, eliminating the need for changeovers.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

P-s release liner

A unique pressure-sensitive release liner from Thilmany (Kaukauna, WI) provides edge curl control during high-speed labeling, coating and converting applications.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Label printing, supplies

A 28-page color catalog from Weber Marking Systems (Arlington Heights, IL) covers its complete line of label printing equipment and supplies. A variety of marking and labeling methods; blank and preprinted labels; ribbons for dot matrix printers; supplies for proper maintenance; and advancements in Weber's label design software are featured.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Pick-and-place robot

Rodico's (Upper Saddle River, NJ) SNC F4 pick-and-place robot has an integrated vision system that can recognize defective products and eliminate them from the line.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Horizontal cartoner

Adco's (Sanger, CA) 11EHL-40 is a manual-loading, continuous-motion, horizontal cartoning machine. It's designed for operations requiring a smaller machine size with full-size capabilities.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Tape cartridge

The Easy-Taper side-load tape cartridge from EZ-Tek Industries (Deer Park, NY) is for use with 2"- and 3"-W p-s tape. It's supplied in new Easy-Taper case sealers and can be retrofitted into most manufacturers' case sealers, says the company.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Metal detector literature

Advanced Detection Systems (Milwaukee, WI) describes its severe-duty metal detectors in a new brochure. The detectors withstand washdowns from scalding water, caustic solutions and high-pressure steam cleaning.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Flexible case packer for bags

The Combo Packer from SWF Dyna-Pak Corp. (Sanger, CA) is an automatic case packer developed in response to an increasing demand for versatile case packing operations.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

HDPE containers

RoundPak containers from Waddington IP Jaycare (Patterson, NJ) are now available in four new sizes: 500, 625, 750 and 950 cc. Their wide-mouth design makes them suitable for tablets, capsules and powder applications.
Machine Product Brief
| March 31, 1997

Empty bottle inspector

The unique design of the Industrial Dynamics' (Torrance, CA) Linearvison in-line All Surface Empty Bottle Inspector allows handling of all bottle sizes without the use of change parts.

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