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Tops Engineering Corporation: Palletization software

TOPS® Eng. (Plano, TX) offers TOPS Pro 32-bit Windows(TM)-based packaging design and palletization software. Software is designed for Windows 95, 98 and NT4, and can import AutoDesk's AutoCAD files.

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J. W. Winco, Inc: Plungers, control knobs

J.W. Winco (New Berlin, WI) has expanded its line of spring plungers, indexing plungers, indexing mechanisms and control knobs for the manufacturing and equipment industries.

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Baldor Electric Company: AC motor line expansion

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) has expanded its Baldor SmartMotor® line through 10 horsepower, which provides adjust-able speed-control capabilities that are designed into an AC motor as a single unit.

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Anver Corp.: Anver Corp.: Mini vacuum generators

Anver Corp.'s (Hudson, MA) new line of miniature venturi vacuum generators mount on the end effector, provide instant pick-up and release, require minimum air flow, and are suitable for applications where space is limited.

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High-gloss paper

A new brochure and converted labels available from Westvaco (New York, NY) demonstrate how converters and flexographic and gravure printers can use the company's new AquaGloss(TM) coated-one-side facing paper as an alternative in the creation of p-s labels.

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Omron Electronics LLC: Safety light curtain

Omron's (Schaumburg, IL) new line of safety light curtains features a self-contained design, which saves space normally occupied by a control box.

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Matik Inc: Carton erector

Matik North America (West Hartford, CT) introduces the Boix FP-4SE carton erector, which sets up cartons as small as 11.8"x15.8" and as large as 23.6"x23.6".

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Keyence Corp. of America: Safety light curtains

The PJ-V Series of safety light curtains from Keyence Corp. of America (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) does not require special or custom-size light rails or factory modifications.

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E-beam irradiation system

The Betaline from Scanditronix Medical (Uppsala, Sweden) is an E-beam (electron) irradiation system using microwave technology. The machine can be used in the food industry for cold pasteurization of food products and spices, and in the medical industry for sterilization of single-use medical equipment.

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PIAB USA Inc: Vacuum products catalog

PIAB Vacuum Products (Rockland, MA) has released its new 124-page Vacuum Products catalog. The color catalog presents PIAB's com-plete line of vacuum products, including compressed-air-driven multi-ejector vacuum pumps.

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Bonfigioli North America, Inc: Shaft-mount helical drives

F-Series shaft-mount helical drives and gearmotors are available from Bonfigioli North America Inc. (Concord, Ontario, Canada). Featuring hollow shaft-mounting capabilities, the drives and gearmotors allow for simple compact drive applications and have a torque range between 670 and 25꺜 lb/in.

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Clements Industries, Inc: Twist-tie machine

Clements (South Hackensack, NJ) introduces its Tach-It 3570 twist-tie machine, which provides metal or non-metal Polycore(TM) ties for products 3/8" to 1-3/8" thick at speeds in excess of 45 cycles/min.

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