Conveying & accumulation

Video cassette production rolls at Sony U.K.

Internally powered roller conveyors link labeling, wrapping and packing functions on three identical video cassette lines at Sony.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

New pack lets Wigwam slip into future (sidebar)

Getting computers to communicate

May 31, 1995

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Nimble, facile, flexible:How packaging survives

Packaging has been called a chess game without checkmate-never ending, always evolving-reflecting the changing demands of product manufacturers who, in turn, are trying to satisfy the needs of the consuming public.

May 31, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Hot stamp imprinter

The new version of the Model K-15 hot stamp imprinter from Norwood Marking Systems (Downers Grove, IL) uses larger rolls of ribbon to reduce downtime and increase production per run.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Automatic work positioner

The Pentaloader from Pentalift Equipment (Guelph, Ontario, Canada) is an automatic work positioner designed to ease pallet loading and unloading. Auto- matically adjusts the height of a pallet as weight is added or removed, thus reducing the need for workers to bend over repeatedly.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Color matching brochure

The ProPalette(TM) brochure from Macbeth® (New Windsor, NY) describes the company's color matching service. It combines color matching software with precise measurement in-tegrity for fast, accurate and cost-effective color matching, batch correction and color quality control.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Forklift truck brochure

A four-page brochure from Nissan Forklift (Marengo, IL) offers a comprehensive overview of the company's entire line of counterbalanced 2ꯠ-lb to 15귔-lb capacity forklift trucks.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Carton marker/sealer

The CodeTaper attachment from Better Packages (Shelton, CT) combines carton marking and sealing in one operation by printing information directly onto gummed paper tape during the tape dispensing process.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Customs workshops

"Beyond Borders" is a series of workshops offering business professionals a step-by-step ap-proach to customs documentation. Sponsored by UPS (Atlanta, GA), the U.S.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

CD-ROM catalog

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) has introduced an electronic catalog for the motors and drives industry. Uses a unique interactive format to provide information on over 4ꯠ Baldor motors and drives.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

UN-certified containers

Robb Container (Naperville, IL) has introduced four stock HDPE containers certified for new UN standards for shipping hazardous materials. A 1-gal square container meets Class 1, 2 and 3 re-quirements; a 1-gal round meets Class 2 and 3; 1-gal round and 2 1/2-gal F-style meet Class 2 requirements.

April 30, 1995

Controls & Machine Components

Hot foil coder

Model 4ACC automatic carton coder from Graseby Allen (Elmhurst, IL) unstacks and prints flat cartons or cards with a quality hot stamp code or logo to 120/min.

April 30, 1995

Secondary Packaging

Case erector/bottom taper

The Model 2-EZ case erector/bottom taper from Combi America (Canton, OH) accommodates cases from 9" x 5" x 5" to 19" x 15" x 16". Employs a pusher bar case feed system, walk-in magazine, self-cleaning vacuum system and PLC controls.

April 30, 1995