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Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

KISS Packaging Systems a div. of the Frain Group: Volumetric pail filler

KISS Packaging System's (LaPorte, IN) stainless-steel semi-automatic positive- displacement filler accurately fills water-thin to high-viscosity products drip- free, says KISS.

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Case conveyor brochure

Alvey Systems' (St. Louis, MO) new brochure highlights its case conveyor line used throughout the beverage, consumer goods manufacturing and retail distribution industries.

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Opto 22: Electronic brochure

Opto 22 (Temecula, CA) announces the release of the latest issue of its OptoInfo CD, a CD-ROM-based electronic brochure that offers a variety of content in a multimedia environment with an easy-to-use, point-and-click interface.

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Sustainability

Integrated manufacturing is the island way

Management at this start-up water marketer decides that the only way to assure bottle availability and top quality is to blow its own PET bottles in-line with its brand new filling line.

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Supplier news: International agreements

Romaco, Inc. (Morris Plains, NJ) will become the only authorized distributor in the U.S. and Canada for Hapa (Volktswil, Switzerland), a Romaco Group company.

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Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Rockwell Automation (Minneapolis, MN) and Cognex Corp. (Natick, MA) announced they have entered into a letter of intent to form a global relationship.

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Propheteer, Intl.: Narrow-web press

Propheteer's (Palatine, IL) new "L" Series press permits rotary screen, hot stamping and embossing. Presses are used for labels, tags, cartons and other packaging materials.

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Eskay Corp.: Shoe sorter

Eskay's (Salt Lake City, UT) shoe sorters channel and sort medium-sized items, totes and cartons. Offering speeds to 300'/min, they can process up to 8길 pieces/hr.

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Trexel, Inc: Polymer foaming process

Trexel's (Woburn, MA) MuCell microcellular polymer foaming process has been added to the EPA's database of approved alternative technologies, says the company.

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GE Fanuc Automation: PC control

GE Fanuc's (Charlottesville, VA) Cimplicity® PC Control Version 2.0 provides increased capabilities to enhance productivity for systems integrators, OEMs and end users.

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Cincinnati Milacron: Injection molders

Roboshot all-electric injection molding machines from Cincinnati Milacron (Batavia, OH) combine closed-loop repeatability of 0.0005" on clamp and eject.

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Hazen Paper Co.: Paper/foil sheet

Hazen Paper (Holyoke, MA) has introduced Centrex, a material consisting of aluminum foil sandwiched between two paper sheets. Originally designed as a fragrance barrier, this opaque sheet also acts as a light barrier and can be used for luxury packaging.

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