Conveying & accumulation

Washdown motor

The Paint Free Inverter Drive® Motor is the latest addition to Baldor’s (Fort Smith, AR) family of washdown duty motors. Offering ?

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Kaufman Container Company: Sprayer oval

A new 24-oz PET sprayer oval from Kaufman Container (Cleveland, OH) has a 28-410 finish. Its sloped neck and teardrop effect show off a large label panel.

May 31, 2000

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Formost Fuji Corporation: Combination bagger

Operating at speeds to 75 bags/min, Formost’s (Woodinville, WA) combination bagger uses specially designed paddles and a smooth, hand-like motion to move sliced bread into bags.

May 31, 2000

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Klockner Medipak: Robotic blister packager

Klöckner Medipak (Clearwater, FL) distributes the Fleximation Trialpack unit-dose blister packaging system with a robotic filling mechanism. The robot fills at speeds to 54 blisters/min using an integrated vision system and vacuum grippers.

May 31, 2000

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Omega Design Corp.: Bottle unscrambler

The Bauman ACO bottle unscrambler from Omega Design (Exton, PA) requires no tools for container changeover. Handling 500-mL to 5-L bottles at speeds from 150 to 600/min, automatic changeover is directed through a PLC.

May 31, 2000

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CSPI wants limit on supplement claims

Allowing labels of untested dietary supplements to contain the same claims as labels of nonprescription drugs that have been tested and found safe and effective is “crazy,” says CSPI.

May 31, 2000

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Filler relies on networked PCs

At Catania-Spagna, a 12-head rotary liquid filler controlled by PCs linked via Arcnet and Ethernet communications protocols allows real-time data acquisition and analysis.

May 31, 2000

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

New technology spurs Cremora launch in PET

An injection-molder occupies minimal floor space yet maximizes preform output, while a first-of-its-kind blow molder orients preforms in the mold.

May 31, 2000

Flexible packaging

Amboy breaks new ground in smaller aseptic pouches

F/f/s machine enlarges Amboy Specialty Foods’ reach to pouches as small as 3 oz. Products represent the most viscous application of the supplier’s technology in the world.

May 31, 2000

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Fischer & Krecke, Inc: Informative video

Fischer & Krecke (Fairfield, NJ) offers a new video called “Flexographic Printing in the Folding Carton Industry.” The video is available free of charge to qualified customers.

April 30, 2000

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API : Foil stamping guide

API Foils (Lawrence, KS) has introduced its Technical Guide to Quality Foil Stamping and Embossing, a 45-page comprehensive resource guide for foil stampers.

April 30, 2000

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MRM/Elgin Corp.: Rotary piston filler

A new color brochure is available from MRM/Elgin featuring the Model RPF Rotary Piston Filler. Brochure focuses on machine’s reliability and flexibility.

April 30, 2000

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StrandWare, Inc: Software upgrades

A new program from StrandWare (Eau Claire, WI) provides free upgrades for users of 2 of the company’s software packages. Under the “Upgrade 2000” program, users of BackTrack™ (version 4.0 or higher) and Label Matrix® (version 4.6 or higher) can download the latest versions of the programs free of charge from the StrandWare Web site until June 1, 2000.

April 30, 2000