Gretchen Edelbrock

Flexibles
Tekni-Films: Barex-alternative specialty films, for thermoformable, heat-sealable packaging applications
TekniPlex Consumer Products
An extensive line of cost-effective, Barex-alternative packaging structures from Tekni-Films, a division of Tekni-Plex, Inc., include thermoformable options which target pharmaceutical, medical, personal care, food, and animal health products: polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP) and Aclar polychlorotrifluoroethylene (PCTFE) inner and outer layers, coupled with either ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer (EVOH) and/or cyclic olefin copolymer (COC) for enhanced barrier properties.
December 11, 2014
Sustainability
Elopak: Easy-to-use/recycle carton
Elopak
The Pure-Pak Sense carton features new easy-to-fold lines to enable consumers to fold the carton and squeeze out more of the product, as well as enable convenient flattening of the empty carton to reduce volume in waste or recycling facilities.
December 11, 2014
Pure-Pak Sense carton
Additives, coatings & inks
Dow: Resin compatibilizer for use with barrier film scrap
Dow
RETAIN Polymer Modifiers from Dow are said to make it easier to recycle post-industrial barrier films without compromising performance or aesthetics to produce a variety of film packaging.
December 11, 2014
RETAIN Polymer Modifiers
Flexibles
Mondi: Shaped pouch for customized packaging
Mondi Jackson
Able to hold either liquid or granular materials, the new, innovative Shaped Pouch flexible package from Mondi North America offers consumer goods manufacturers a cost-effective custom-designed pouch in virtually any shape to promote brand identity and marketing goals.
December 11, 2014
Shaped Pouch flexible package
Flexibles
MonoSol: Dissolvable film for food ingredients
Monosol
MonoSol has expanded its film technology capability with Vivos water-soluble film for production-line ingredient delivery.
December 11, 2014
Controls & Machine Components
PHD: Drop-in replacement actuators
Designed to meet machine builders’ performance requirements at a competitive price, the Optimax actuator product line from PHD, which includes OCG cylinders OSX slides, offers a wide range of economical, efficient, versatile, reliable drop-in actuators to provide an alternative to the company’s standard “built-to-order” product line.
December 11, 2014
Drop-in replacement actuators
Controls & Machine Components
QA1 Precision Products: Fractured race spherical bearings
Manufactured using 52100 bearing steel, QA1’s GEZ Series fractured race spherical bearings are designed for high wear and increased load applications.
December 11, 2014
GEZ Series
Controls & Machine Components
Bosch Rexroth: Cabinet-free/modular machine control components
Bosch Rexroth’s motor-integrated and near-motor IndraDrive Mi drives enable machine manufacturers to integrate all electric drive components directly into the machine to deliver entirely cabinet-free, modular machines with a minimized footprint – complete drive technology has been moved from the cabinet to the machine with decentralized supply and mains modules.
December 11, 2014
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Omron: HMI provides visual machine safety status
Omron’s NB HMI series can now be directly connected to its G9SP Programmable Safety Controller via serial communications, consolidating safety and low-I/O applications, allowing operators to easily monitor operations and details of errors provided by the G9SP controller, and contributing to reduced machine downtime and improved safety.
December 11, 2014
NB HMI series
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Pepperl+Fuchs: Magnetic absolute rotary encoders.
Developed specifically for use in ambient conditions that pose challenges for mechanical systems, Pepperl+Fuchs’ new ENA58IL and ENA36IL magnetic absolute rotary encoders combine precision, high-speed resolution, and extreme durability in a compact design: accuracies up to 0.1°; resolution up to 16 bit single turn and 32 bit multi turn; and a signal processing time < 100 µs;
December 11, 2014
ENA58IL and ENA36IL magnetic absolute rotary encoders
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