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Controls & Machine Components

Trash bag packer

The BHL automatic case packaging machine from Amplas (Green Bay, WI) is designed for packing bulk rolls of trash bags into corrugated cartons. After manufacturing, rolls are conveyed to the machine and a pneumatic arm grips a preselected amount of rolls and lowers them into an erected box at speeds to 40 cycles/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

Shrimp container

Ivex Packaging (Lincolnshire, IL) has redesigned its small shrimp server package for more secure handling and convenience. Model 1905-9 now holds 100 small cooked shrimp, and features a domed lid and base, plus a cocktail sauce cup and snap-on lid, all made of OPS.

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Controls & Machine Components

Case staplers

Suited for high-volume workloads, new box staplers from Josef Kihlberg of America (East Syracuse, NY) can close up to 250 corrugated cases with a single staple load.

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Controls & Machine Components

Checkweigher/detector

The 7000 Combo Unit from Loma (Elk Grove Village, IL) combines checkweighing and metal detection into one unit. The manufacturer says it reduces space requirements by up to 40% compared to stand-alone units.

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Controls & Machine Components

Label inspection upgrade

For use in can labeling applications, the OP231 label inspection station from Optel Technologies (St. Foy, Quebec, Canada) can be fitted to Ace-type mechanical can ejector systems to verify labels, bar codes and proper label placement.

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Cartoning

Monobloc boosts Akorn's capabilities

Sterile filling of opthalmic solutions becomes automated with PLC-controlled filler/plugger/capper that quadruples speed. Special part-feeding systems enhance clean-room packaging.

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Conveying & accumulation

Drive rollers

A line of drive rollers from Interroll (Wilmington, NC) provides a simple and economical means for building powered roller conveyors in pallet handling, cargo handling and packaging machinery applications.

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Controls & machine components

USDA-approved inks

Domino Amjet (Gurnee, IL) has introduced six USDA-conforming inks for use in the Genesis Singleline and Twinline small-character ink-jet printers. They're acceptable for incidental contact with food products, in accordance with guidelines set forth by the Food Safety and Inspection Service of the USDA.

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Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Vacuum skin packaging

Cryovac, a div. of W.R. Grace & Co. (Duncan, SC), has released a brochure on the company's vacuum skin packaging system. VSP allows shoppers to see the natural shape, color and texture of ready-to-prepare foods, cheeses, deli meats and other items.

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Controls & Machine Components

LDPE foam products

Dow Chemical (Midland, MI) will display a variety of new developments in foam packaging, including Ethafoam(TM) Nova and Ethafoam Select. These LDPE foam products offer increased design flexibility for applications requiring shock absorbency and vibration dampening.

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Controls & Machine Components

Film enhancement

An eight-page color brochure from Courtaulds Performance Films (Martinsville, VA) presents the company's services for design and production of enhanced plastic films.

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Conveying & accumulation

Half-gallon aseptic carton is a first

Farmland Dairies is the first to pack a low-acid beverage in an aseptic carton this large. Shelf stability permits nontraditional placement in-store. Automatic in-line pour spout applicator is also the first of its kind.

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