Controls & Machine Components

Bar-code labels

Sigmax Intl. (New York, NY) has introduced a line of patented bar-code labels called Ceralabel for product identification and factory automation. The labels, featuring ceramic ink printed onto a ceramic substrate, are said to withstand harsh chemicals and semiconductor production and heat-treatment processes up to 2긆oF.

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Controls & Machine Components

ISO booklet

Environmental professional Suzan L. Jackson provides basic information about the ISO 14000 series in "ISO 14000: The Answers to Your Questions." The booklet, available from Excel Partnerships, Inc.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

National Starch & Chemical: Hot melt safety

Targeted to plant managers, National Starch & Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) is hosting a symposium on improving plant safety and the significance of unsafe practices within a packaging operation.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Horizontal form/fill/seal system

Cavanna USA (Sparta, NJ) has introduced Logica Polar®, a PC-controlled, continuous-motion pillow pack machine that allows 100% washdown while running.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Fluorochemicals brochure

Ciba (Tarrytown, NY) has published "Fluorochemicals Update" that focuses on the FDA's approval of two of Ciba's paper fluorochemicals.

March 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Baldor Electric Company: AC motors

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) offers three-phase Inverter Drive® and Vector Drive® AC motors designed for adjustable-speed applications. These include conveyors, pumps, fans and material handling equipment not requiring full torque at low or zero speed.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Pacific Scientific: Brushless servomotors

A selection guide for the Sentry(TM) Series of brushless servomotors is available from Pacific Scientific's Motor Products Div. (Rockford, IL). Detailed technical and performance information for NEMA 23 and 34 frame sizes-including termination options, mounting specifics, and encoder and brake options-are provided within the 32-page guide.

March 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Torpharm aims to lead in generic drugs

Apotex creates an entirely new division to pack generic drugs for the U.S. The new facility's first packaging line is a model of efficiency and sanitation.

March 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Controls advance bar-code print/apply systems

Printer/applicator systems equipped with advanced computer controls are helping manufacturers produce more complex, customer-specific label information on cartons, cases and pallet loads.

March 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

New machines and materials fuel prepackaged fresh beef

An unusual foam tray, seven-layer coextruded lidding, a high-speed rotary backflushing/lidding machine, and weigh/price labeling let this Florida meat packer respond to supermarket demand for case-ready ground beef.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Hamer Inc: Hot-air sealer

A hot-air sealer for sealing heavy-duty PE bags eliminates the need for Teflon-coated bars or sealing bands, says manufacturer Hamer (Minneapolis, MN).

February 28, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Huhtamaki: Container former

Huhtamaki's (DeSoto, TX) Convocan® 1400 Forming Machine Model 90C forms straight-walled round containers from flat sidewalls and bottom discs at speeds to 90/min.

February 28, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Multipack carrier

Eco-Pak (St. Louis, MO) has expanded its Box Top line of multipack carriers with a three-pack carrier for 22-oz longneck and Heritage glass bottles. Carriers are available in brown paperboard, with or without a grain graphics pattern, to which custom graphics can be applied.

February 28, 1998