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Erema North America, Inc: RPET sheet extrusion

An in-line system that produces RPET sheet from ground bottle stock is available from Erema North America (Topsfield, MA). The patented system feeds scrap into a vertical densifying unit that uses friction to compress, preheat and dry the plastic, which is then extruded, compressed and melted gradually.

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Marketing Partners: Components catalog

A new catalog on Brauer toggle clamps, cylinders and presses is now available from Marketing Partners (St. Clair, MI). The catalog uses photos and diagrams to illustrate the complete line of British-made clamps and components for packaging equipment.

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HB Registration: Label counting table

Intended for pharmaceutical packaging operations, HB Registration's (Linden, NJ) label counting table design facilitates accurate label counts by counting labels rather than spaces.

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Brown Machine: Thermoformer

The CT-800 Trim-In-Place thermoformer from the Brown Machine Div. of John Brown Plastics Machinery (Beaverton, MI) uses an articulating mold to improve part ejection and stacking.

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Exxon Chemical Co.: FDA-compliant homopolymers

Exxon Chemical (Houston, TX) announces that its six grades of Achieve® metallocene-based polypropylene homopolymers are FDA-compliant under U.S. FDA regulation 21 CFR 177.1520 (c) 1.1b for food-contact applications with no restrictions.

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Berlin Pkg.: PET containers

Tapered Domed Ovals from Berlin Packaging (Arlington Heights, IL) are PET containers suitable for the health and beauty markets for such products as shampoos and lotions.

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Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Belcor Industries Inc: Bag inserter

The BEL 451 semi-automatic bag inserter/case bottom taper from Belcor Industries (Richmond, British Columbia, Canada) uses a vacuum process that draws a bag liner into position when placed in a case by an operator.

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Motion Analysis Systems Div.,Eastman Kodak Co.: Motion control analyzers

The Motion Analysis Systems Div. of Eastman Kodak (San Diego, CA) introduced a new family of Kodak Motion Corder analyzers with an upgrade path from one model to the next.

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Shell Chemicals: Peel-seal compound

Shell Chemicals (Houston, TX) introduces WBS1100, a new developmental polybutylene compound designed for easy-open packaging formulations. Classified as a universal peel-seal system because of its ability to adhere to both olefinic and non-olefinic substrates, it can also be sealed to polymer substrates such as PET, PE and PP.

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Flexible packaging

Cloud Packaging Equipment: Pouching system

FlexWorks(TM) is a high-speed, continuous-motion pouching system from Cloud Corp. (Des Plaines, IL). It handles most heat-sealable laminates and coextru-sions, including biaxially oriented nylons, polyesters and structured PPs, foils, cellophanes and paper.

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REB, Inc: Filling system

Model ILS-A from REB Inc. (Menomonie, WI) is an automatic in-line fill-to-level filler ideal for cosmetics applications. It fills low- to medium-viscosity liquids into rigid containers using gravity or pressure.

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Banner Engineering Corp.: Safety catalog

Engineers and specifiers dealing with manufacturing safety issues may wish to peruse the 1997-98 catalog of Machine Safety Products from Banner Eng. (Minneapolis, MN).

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