Conveying & accumulation

Coca-Cola's efficiency soars with ultrasonics

Ultrasonic proximity and motion control sensors improve efficiency and reduce downtime at Coca-Cola Bottling Consolidated's Mobile, AL plant.

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Pack Expo exhibitor disk

The Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (Arlington, VA) is offering a complete directory of exhibitors from Pack Expo 94 on computer disk. Lists alphabetically or by product category and includes an ASCII test file for use with any word processor.

December 31, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Linerless carton

Tisma Machinery (Elk Grove Village, IL) and Graphic Pack-aging (Wayne, PA) have developed Composigard(TM), a linerless carton that increases line productivity with simplified packaging and one-piece construction.

December 31, 1994

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Twin-pack carrier

Do-It (South Haven, MI) has introduced a patented twin-pack HDPE carrier designed for bottles of equal size and weights. Mainly for hand applications, suggested uses include new products or special promotions.

December 31, 1994

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Portable printer

A new brochure on the 9450 RASCAL(TM) portable printer for bin and product ID marking is available from Monarch Marking (Dayton, OH). Offers printing features and specs.

December 31, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Quarterly magazine

MAN Roland's (Westmont, IL) quarterly news magazine for the printing industry, "Revue," features the latest in industry ideas, equipment and processes.

December 31, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Bliss former bulletin

Moen (Santa Fe Springs, CA) has introduced a new bulletin describing the redesigned PF106-BIFQV internal flange bliss former. The upgrade features an efficient end panel vacuum assist feed system as standard equipment.

December 31, 1994

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Microwave container

James River, Packaging Business Div. (Milford, OH), has introduced Qwik Balance(TM) to its Qwik Wave(TM) family of microwave packaging. Qwik Balance allows uniform heating of food without rotating or stirring the product, while reducing cooking time.

December 31, 1994

Controls & Machine Components

Video motion analysis

Redlake Camera (Morgan Hill, CA) has introduced MotionScope®, a high-speed, digital video motion analysis system for use on assembly lines and production plant floors.

December 31, 1994

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Medical heat sealers

Alloyd (DeKalb, IL) has introduced a two-station medical packaging machine and all board blister machine. The two-station machine runs up to eight cycles/min for single- or multi-sided operation.

December 31, 1994

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Liquid filling systems

Oden's (Buffalo, NY) new line of PRO/FILL GEN3 liquid filling systems handle a variety of liquids ranging in consistency from water to syrups, in volumes from .5 mL to 1 gal.

December 31, 1994

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Dispensing jars

The Lageen Dispensing Jar from W. Braun (Chicago, IL) uses an internal dispensing device to meter the amount of viscous product released. After removing the cap, the jar is twisted and an internal PP ring device with a disc on top extrudes a controlled amount of product.

December 31, 1994

Conveying & accumulation

Automatic L sealer

Clamco's (Cleveland, OH) Model 6600 automatic L sealer wraps a wide variety of products up to 6" high at speeds to 40 packages/min. Conveyor, sealing head, sealing jaw and film advance speeds are adjustable.

December 31, 1994