Controls & Machine Components

Bander/sleever

CMS Gilbreth Packaging Systems (Trevose, PA) has introduced the BASE 1000 Series II bander/sleever with the ability to sleeve multipack products. For use with PVC or Eastar® PETG from Eastman, it sleeves packages made of glass, plastic, metal or paper at speeds to 160/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

Filling systems brochure

Autoprod Inc. (Clearwater, FL) has released a four-page, full-color brochure, "The new generation of Autoprod filling systems." It provides an overview and technical details on Autoprod's Gold(TM) and Gold Plus(TM) CIP/SIP technologies, filling systems and margarine fill/seal/cap systems.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bagging system

The Pack-Star bagger from I.D. Images (Strongsville, OH) fills a range of products into flexible bags at speeds to 50/min. Minimum bag size is 2" x 2"; maximum size is 9" x 12".

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Controls & Machine Components

Paperboard CD case

The disCover(TM) case is a paperboard CD case from Disc Graphics (Hauppauge, NY). It opens like a book, with discs contained on the right side. Literature can be housed in a pocket on the left side.

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Controls & Machine Components

Case depalletizer/feeder

The Model Q2060 case depalletizer/hopper feeder from R.A. Pearson (Spokane, WA) is a ruggedly designed fully-automatic machine that eliminates the need for operators to monitor and manually load cases into a hopper from pallet stacks.

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Conveying & accumulation

Conveyors and automation

FlexLink Systems Co. (Bethlehem, PA) has introduced an updated full-color brochure that provides an overview of the full line of FlexLink conveyor and automation component products.

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Controls & Machine Components

Invisible bar code technology

Invisible bar code technology from Eastman Chemical (Kingsport, TN) employs inks with compositions based on near-infrared fluorophores (NIRFs). NIRFs fluoresce in the near-infrared region and are thus invisible to the naked eye.

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Stepper motor labeler

The AD-2550 stepper motor applicator from Columbia Labeling Machinery (Danielson, CT) replaces the clutch/brake system of the AD-2500. The 2550's compact 15" design integrates with most vertical form/fill/seal machines, horizontal overwrappers and baggers.

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Controls & Machine Components

Metal detection verifier

Loma's (Elk Grove Village, IL) Performance Validation System ensures that the pre-set sensitivities of metal detectors are maintained at a constant level.

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Controls & Machine Components

Thermoplastic polymers

Carilon® thermoplastic polymers from Shell Chemical (Houston, TX) are the first of a family of aliphatic polyketones said to offer properties not found in other thermoplastic polymers.

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Controls & Machine Components

Products catalog

Nadel Industries Inc. (Port Chester, NY) is offering a full-color catalog featuring its complete line of packaging products including jars, pots, compacts, mirrors, lipstick containers and other cosmetics accessories.

December 31, 1996

Conveying & accumulation

Manual dumping station

Flexicon (Phillipsburg, NJ) has developed a Manual Dumping Station configured for direct connection to flexible screw conveyors. It collects dust created during manual dumping of powder and bulk solid materials from bags, boxes, drums and other containers.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Case-ready packaging options

Cryovac (Duncan, SC) has developed a brochure outlining an innovative range of case-ready packaging options to help packagers offer a greater variety of pre-packaged, premium-quality foods.

December 31, 1996