Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Palletizer infeed for orienting cases

With quick identification in mind, Columbia Machine (Vancouver, WA) developed The Turnado palletizer infeed. Its unique design allows cases to be oriented in such a way that labels face outward on all sides of a palletized load.

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Secondary Packaging

Stretch wrapper for pallet loads

The Sidewinder® RT (Rotary Tower) series of stretch wrappers from Infrapak (Farmers Branch, TX) is available in semi-automatic and automatic, heavy-duty and regular versions.

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Controls & Machine Components

Compact cartoner

U-E-T Bernd Siebler (Remchingen, Germany) will present Compact 3, a compact cartoning machine for vertical loading. It can pick up and assemble boxes, insert product, close and code, at speeds to 50 cycles/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

X-ray inspection

The PrimeScan Ultima X-ray inspection system from EG&G Instruments (Oak Ridge, TN) will be shown at interpack. It provides automatic inspection and rejection of packaged foods containing foreign objects such as metal, glass, PVC, teflon, bones, stones or shells in metal or glass containers.

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Secondary Packaging

Case loader

Salwasser's (Reedley, CA) Model W-60 mechanical wraparound case former, loader and sealer reaches speeds of up to 18 cases/min and comes equipped with a 300-case horizontal magazine.

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Controls & Machine Components

Automatic bag closer

Model 865 automatic bag closing machine from Kwik Lok (Yakima, WA) is equipped with variable-speed control for closing up to 80 bags/min. The bag-actuated machine can close any package width without adjustments.

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Flexible packaging

Modular packaging line

Germany's interpack 96, the 14th International Trade Fair for packaging machinery and packaging, boasts the latest in machinery, containers and materials from around the world. Begun last month, we continue to review new products to be introduced in Dsseldorf, May 9 through 15.

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Controls & Machine Components

Dual-ovenable trays

OvenMate BRC(TM) paperboard trays from Gulf States Paper (Tuscaloosa, AL) provide a cost-efficient alternative to PET-coated ovenable trays. FDA-approved for food contact, they are suitable for use in commercial, conventional and microwave ovens.

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Cartoning machine

ACMA GD's (Bologna, Italy) Model 770 cartoning machine for soap can be equipped with different feed systems to meet specific production needs. It can insert single bars of soap into boxes at speeds of 500/min, or two bars into one box at 250/min.

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Controls & Machine Components

Alcohol-free coating

Scotchban(TM) Protector FC-807A from 3M Paper & Packaging Products (Minneapolis, MN) is a new water-based coating for paper-based packaging developed in response to a marketplace need for a solvent- and VOC-free material.

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Controls & Machine Components

In-line sterilization

PurePulse Technologies (San Diego, CA) and Automatic Liquid Packaging (Woodstock, IL) have created a method to sterilize pharmaceuticals and their packages in-line.

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Controls & Machine Components

Palletizer

The C5000 from Stork (Utrecht, The Netherlands) is a high-speed palletizer that can reach speeds to 100 products/min, depending on size, palletizing pattern and product infeed.

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Pillow pack wrapper

Hitech Systems (Torino, Italy) has developed a high-speed electronic horizontal pillow pack wrapping machine. Hiwrap 504 includes the Hiseal transverse sealing system to provide air-tight seals.

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