Controls & Machine Components

Microwave heating material

James River (Richmond, VA) has introduced Qwik Check, a new microwave heating material capable of delivering different levels of heating within the same food product during microwaving.

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Micro PLCs

Omron Electronics (Schaumburg, IL) will showcase a new family of micro PLCs for cost-effective, high-speed control applications on small machines.

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Controls & Machine Components

Recycled pallets

Pal Plus recycled pallets from C.C. Clark (Starksville, MS) are made of 100% recycled and recyclable HDPE. They can be assembled easily using a patented snap-fit design.

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Controls & Machine Components

Position indicator

A new digital position indicator from Tejax Eng. (Pawtucket, RI) measures the change in position of a turning shaft, lead screw, or spindle to allow users to achieve the exact repeatability of settings.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bubble rollstock

Associated Bag (Milwaukee, WI) offers a wide selection of bubble rollstock. Aircap® R is barrier-coated with reinforced nylon, and is suited for heavy-duty use.

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Controls & Machine Components

Case bundle loader

Designed with safety and ergonomics in mind, the FF-1 KD (knocked down) automatic case bundle loader from Salwasser (Reedley, CA) loads stacks of case blanks onto most existing casing systems.

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Controls & Machine Components

Guide rail clamps

AMBEC's (Owing Mills, MD) Quick Clamps facilitate changing guide rail spacing without hand tools. Operators simply pull up the handle, set the clamp to a new position and press down to lock it in place.

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Adjusting framework

For flexographic printing applications that require raising and lowering of the printer, Kiwi Coders (Wheeling, IL) has developed the Model VA Vertical Adjustment Framework.

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Controls & Machine Components

Static generation system

Designed for the temporary bonding between materials through the use of static electricity, Meech Static Eliminators (Akron, OH) has developed the Model 992 DC static generators and Model 993 charge bars.

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Controls & Machine Components

Reusable containers

Designed for dry flowable products or slurries, three new sizes have been added to the CIC(TM) (collapsible intermodal container) line of reusable containers from SEEC (Mendota Heights, MN).

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Controls & Machine Components

Tape dispenser

Better Packages (Shelton, CT) has introduced two new gummed tape dispensers. With a single stroke, the BP 333 manual tape dispenser can dispense tape measuring from 1.5" to 3" W in lengths up to 30".

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Linear actuators

A new line of electromechanical actuators is available from PHD (Ft. Wayne, IN). The Series ES servo-powered linear actuator (Emax(TM)) provides quick, smooth and accurate multi-position linear motion, as well as simplified program- ming.

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Secondary Packaging

Expanding the scope of the operator

With computer and technological advances, the role of the packaging machinery operator continues to evolve as the year 2000 nears. Flexibility is key.

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