Converting equipment

Tropicana twists again

In April Tropicana Products of Bradenton, FL, will launch Tropicana Twister in a new 20-oz five-layer bottle made by Continental PET Technologies (Florence, KY).

December 31, 1998

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Bag/pouch fill/seal (pre-made bags)

Fresh Express tests a transverse zipper

A leader in fresh-cut produce, Fresh Express Inc. of Salinas, CA, now is testing a zipper reclosure feature on 1-lb bags of garden salad. The pack is among the first to use the Z-Patch partial-width zipper, which comes from Z-Patch, Inc.

December 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Drug labeling for kids

FDA has issued new labeling rules designed to clarify drug dosage for children. Labels for drugs frequently prescribed in pediatric cases must contain appropriate dosages for children.

December 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Wraparound labels permit quick delivery

To meet seasonal market demands, Danbury, CT-based Prestone Products Corp. began offering its De-Icer in areosol cans decorated with oriented polypropylene wraparound labels in addition to litho-printed cans.

December 31, 1998

Labels

New graphics please packager and its customer

"The consumer gets a better package and we benefit as well."That's how Beaverton Foods' chief executive officer Bill Small describes his firm's recent switch from screen-printed glass jars to jars deco-rated with full-body shrink-sleeve labels for 16 varieties of Inglehoffer brand condiments.

December 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

FDA proposes health claim labeling for soy proteins

Responding to a petition by soy protein maker Protein Technologies Intl., the Food and Drug Administration has proposed new health claims linking soy protein with a reduction in coronary heart disease.

December 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

MagneTek: Variable-frequency drives

A white paper entitled 'The Simple Truth About Motor-Drive Compatibility' is now available from MagneTek (St. Louis, MO). It identifies some reasons for premature failure of windings and bearings of Variable-Frequency Drives (VFDs).

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

FoxJet, An ITW Company: Print engine

FXTechnology(TM) from FoxJet (Arlington, TX) is a patent-pending print engine that produces high-resolution alphanumeric characters, graphics and bar codes in dark dotless print.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Electro Cam Corporation: Programmable limit switch

The PL-1746 PLµS plug-in module from Electro Cam Corp. (Roscoe, IL) is designed for use with the SLC 500 family of Allen-Bradley programmable logic controls.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

ASCO Numatics, Inc: Miniature solenoid valves

Numatics, Inc. (Highland, MI) offers the Mark 4 Series of miniature direct solenoid and low-watt solenoid air-pilot-actuated valves. They feature a lightweight, high-flow four-way design.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Patriot Sensors: High-speed PLS

Gemco Series 1090 ultra-high-speed programmable limit switch is now available from Patriot Sensors & Controls Corp. (Clawson, MI). Offers 16 five-microsec outputs from its front panel and 16 250-microsec outputs that can be fed to Allen-Bradley's I/O.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Electro Cam Corporation: PLS for SLC-500

The new PL-1746 PLµS plug-in module from Electro Cam Corp. (Roscoe, IL) is a programmable limit switch on a card that plugs into Allen-Bradley's SLC-500 family of PLCs.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Avery Dennison Retail Information Systems (Printer Div.): Tag & label software

Avery Dennison Printer Systems (Philadelphia, PA) has released a Windows(TM)-based program called Avery Dennison(TM) 32-Bit Tag & Label Software. The program is compatible with the previous 16-bit version of the software.

November 30, 1998