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Rockwell Automation: Rockwell Automation: USDA-approved AC motor

Rockwell Automation-Dodge/Reliance (Greenville, SC) is extending its Reliance Electric® line with the Easy Clean(TM) AC motor. Suitable for the food industry, the Easy Clean offers zinc chromate-plated hardware that provides corrosion protection and USDA-approved white, epoxy paint finish.

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lpha gear drives, Inc: Planetary gear reducer

Alpha Gear Drives (Elk Grove Village, IL) offers a "Micro" version of its TP low-backlash planetary gear reducer. Measuring 3.4"Wx2.8"L, the Micro features a minimum backlash of less than 1 arc min.

September 30, 1999

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Infinity Packaging Systems: Positive displacement filling

A new line of servo motor-controlled in-line positive displacement filling machines is available from Infinity Packaging Systems (Bloomington, IN). The Servo-Fill(TM) systems provide high fill accuracy, low energy consumption, low noise level and low maintenance, says the company.

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Packagers beware: few controls guarantees

Most manufacturers of controls use their Web sites to communicate about their products and Y2K policies. Some feel undeserved blame for problems; others acknowledge product shortcomings.

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Flexible packaging

Cloud connects to auto splicing

Chicagoland contract packager ups efficiency by adding an automated splicer onto a rollstock-driven, high-speed hf/f/s pouch machine.

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Filling/capping, dry

Material Transfer & Storage, Inc: Container dumper

The 180° Container Dumper from Material Transfer & Storage (Allegan, MI) is designed to dump powders or cereal-like foods from containers into hoppers or processing equipment.

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Exxel Container, Inc: ATMOS dispensing system

A new 6-oz size of the ATMOS(TM) dispensing system from Exxel Container (Somerset, NJ) uses an inner-molded PET form surrounded by a rubber sleeve that pushes on the inner form.

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Cartoning

Tasty Baking takes a bite of automation

Automated packaging lines have transformed the sixth floor at thelegendary Philadelphia bakery. Flowrappers, cartoners and case packers take center stage in the new lines.

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Discussing issues, breaking new ground

Editorials usually fall into one of two categories: Either they're "outside" and discuss the overall business and examine trends that may have an impact on your jobs; or they're "inside," and they explain how the magazine, especially a particular issue, has been created to help you.

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Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Datamax Corp. (Orlando, FL) has opened a new software and connectivity lab that will serve as a learning center and testing ground to support the co.'s line of bar-code printers.

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Widespread responsibility for fixing Y2K, (sidebar)

Packagers beware: few controls guarantees

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Zebra Technologies: Bar-code software

Zebra Technologies (Vernon Hills, IL) has released Bar-One® v. 4.3. This latest version of Zebra's bar-code label design and integration software includes 5 predesigned label formats, which are available for immediate use, and a library of nearly 100 additional compliance formats.

August 31, 1999

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Engineered Synergy, LLC: Packaging database

The Client Package Management System(TM) from Engineered Synergy (Lewis Center, OH) is an integrated database that provides access to critical packaging information.

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