New Products

Machine Product Brief

| June 12, 2013

Thermal shock-resistant metal detector

Using a new case design and a proprietary aperture filling technique, Thermo Fisher Scientific’s APEX HD is a long-life, heavy-duty (HD) wash down metal detector that goes significantly beyond traditional IP69K ratings (the international standard for high pressure, high temperature wash down), and is able to withstand extreme temperature cycling typically experienced in fresh food processing and sanitation environments.

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Machine Product Brief

| June 12, 2013

Filler valve monitoring for bottle/can lines

Designed to enhance Filtec’s FT-50/FT-70 Fill Level Inspection, the FT-50/FT-70 FVM option provides Filler Valve Monitoring and Sampling functionality to bottle and can lines, detecting and recording lowfills generated by each filler valve, and providing sampling of both the filler and capper/seamer at full production speeds.

Machine Product Brief

| June 12, 2013

Case packer with lowering head module

Suitable for the partitionless packing of products made with glass, aluminum, PET, or other materials, Standard-Knapp’s Versatron Case Packer with lowering head provides gentle, positive handling of bottles and containers, and can continue to operate as a robust drop packer or be quickly converted to a lowering head case packer.

Supplier News

| June 11, 2013

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. completes leadership appointments

Plastic Suppliers, Inc. (PSI), manufacturer and distributor of both bio- and petroleum-based packaging films and sheets, has announced that Randy Scott is their new Vice-President of Sales the Americas.

Machine Product Brief

| June 11, 2013

Vacuum grid roll-on label applicator

Designed for controlled labeling on irregular surfaces, the Model 40.31 Vacuum Grid Roll-on Applicator from Labeling Systems, Inc., a division of Pro Mach, uses a vacuum grid plate to hold the label prior to label application to accurately label a product or carton even when the product speed exceeds the dispense speed of the labeling head.

Machine Product Brief

| June 11, 2013

Bulk bag filling process system

Enabling a single operator to process up to 20, 4,500 lb.-capacity bulk bags/hour, or 90,000 lbs. of dry bulk material/ hour, National Bulk Equipment, Inc.’s complete NBE bulk bag filling process system, includes automated pallet introduction; automated metering of material supply; NTEP-certified, precision bag weighing; and automated, filled-bag accumulation conveyors.

Machine Product Brief

| June 11, 2013

Bench top hot air tube sealer

Said to be the first hot air bench top Tube Sealer that operates on 120 V, AnC Precision Machining’s TS-100 equals does not require chillers, special power circuits, or other facility modifications.

Machine Product Brief

| June 10, 2013

Starwheel positive transfer system

Serac is now offering complete lines that include packaging distribution, filling and capping functions linked through a starwheel positive transfer system which offers several advantages over accumulation conveyors.

TOPJOB®S Double-Deck Fuse and Disconnect Terminal Block

Controls Product Brief

| June 10, 2013

Double-deck fuse, disconnect terminal blocks

Just 5.2 to 6.2mm wide, WAGO Corporation’s TOPJOB®S Double-Deck Fuse and Disconnect Terminal Blocks are up to 24% more compact than existing designs on the market.

Materials Product Brief

| June 10, 2013

Holographic designs

Kurz has expanded its holographic hot stamping and cold foil range with a new design series featuring lens motifs.

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