Secondary Packaging

Kalish, a member of DT Industries Packaging Group: Palletizer

Recommended for pharmaceutical applications, Kalish’s (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) stainless steel Pallit palletizer accepts cases from any side, using vacuum plates that can be changed without tools in 1 min.

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Controls & Machine Components

KISS Packaging Systems a div. of the Frain Group: Positive displacement filler

The automatic positive displacement filler from KISS (Addison, IL) fills 1-oz to 1-gal glass or plastic bottles with lotions, creams, oils, gels and other viscous liquids.

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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

All-Fill Inc: Volumetric filler

Model 305 single-head piston filler from All-Fill (Exton, PA) handles liquids, creams, pastes and other viscous products in fills from 50 mL to 2 ½ L.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Quadrel Labeling Systems: Semi-automatic labeler

Using a product fixture to hold the container, the Model TL2 labeler from Quadrel Labeling Systems (Mentor, OH) can tamp up to 25 labels/min with ±1/32” accuracy, says maker.

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Controls & Machine Components

Samuel Strapping Systems: Friction-weld strap tool

The PCF-19E pneumatic friction-weld tool from Samuel Strapping (Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada) is a lightweight, high-tension, rugged device that offers fingertip control in the application of heavy-duty polyester strapping.

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Controls & Machine Components

Crown Cork & Seal Co., inc.: Improved can end

SuperEnd™ beverage can end from Crown Cork & Seal (Philadelphia, PA) is said to provide a stronger end and seam than traditional can ends, while using significantly less metal.

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Conveying & accumulation

Ermanco, Inc: Low-profile conveyor

Ermanco’s (Spring Lake, MI) low-profile Powerol® conveyor uses a tri-directional switch to move any piece straight ahead, to the left or to the right on command at speeds to 20 products/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

Eastman Chemical Company: Eastman Chemical Company: Amenities/sampler bottles

TricorBraun’s (St. Louis, MO) line of amenities/sampler bottles are extrusion blown of Eastman Chemical’s (Kingsport, TN) PETG. The line includes 2 round bottles and 1 oval 1-oz bottle.

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Hayssen, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: Vf/f/s system

The Ultima® ST vf/f/s bagger from Hayssen (Duncan, SC) measures bag lengths faster than conventional machines, says the company, allowing more time for the filling and sealing stages.

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Controls & Machine Components

OMAC Group to meet at Pack Expo

The OMAC Motion for Packaging Working Group will meet at Pack Expo Intl. 2000 in Chicago on Nov. 8 from 1 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. For details, phone the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute at 703/243-8555.

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Secondary Packaging

Planters picks a packing line (sidebar)

Controls play a key role

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Cartoning

Planters picks a packing line

Consumers are clearly fond of single-serve “tubes” of Planters nuts. An automated packaging line helps keep the nationwide pipeline full.

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Controls & Machine Components

International Paper: International Paper: Paper valve bag

The Safe-T-Strip™ bag from International Paper (Purchase, NY) is designed to be opened without tools. The multiwall paper valve bag has a special thumb tab that, when pulled, opens the bag.

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