Machinery: Page 1051

Labeling

In brief

A new Congress means another attempt by the food industry to enact the National Uniformity for Food Act, legislation establishing, among other things, a uniform system of labeling requirements...USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service will postpone eliminating face-to-face meetings to approve labels, as planned.

November 30, 1998

Flexibles

Supplier news: International agreements

Transilwrap of Canada, Ltd. (Toronto, Canada) has begun converting and distributing cellophane from UCB Films (Wigton, Cumbria, U.K.).

November 30, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Dorner Mfg. (Hartland, WI) has announced the formation of two separate divisions. The company will manufacture and market its complete line of low-profile conveyors through its new Standard Products Div., while the new Systems Div.

November 30, 1998

Labeling

Kodak shoots for better labels

Kodak's Health Imaging facility in Windsor, CO, switched suppliers of thermal-transfer print ribbons primarily to gain greater print consistency and clarity on its labels.

November 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

The Staplex Co.: Electric stapler

The Model SU-100 Ultra Heavy Capacity Electric Stapler from The Staplex Co. (Brooklyn, NY) staples up to 100 sheets of 20-lb paper or materials of equivalent thickness.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Siko Products, Inc: Position indicator

The DE09 digital electronic position indicator from Siko (Dexter, MI) captures and reports the displacement of machine spindles and the current spindle position at applications up to 1귔 rpm with resolution of 1갰 counts/revolution.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

American Fuji Seal Inc: Shrink-sleeve applicator

The Model 3300 Intersleeve will be displayed by American Fuji Seal (Bardstown, KY). Handles unfilled PET, HDPE and glass containers. Applies shrink-sleeve labels at speeds to 400 cpm.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Tantec Inc: Static eliminator

Tantec's (Schaumburg, IL) new ME-Series metal static eliminator bar neutralizes static in webs. The bar features an open channel for easy cleaning, expandability without intermediate holders, integral grounding, retrofitting ability and Fast-On holders for easy mounting.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Coding Products: Hot-stamp ribbons

SafeMark(TM) hot-stamp printing ribbons from Coding Products (Kalkaska, MI) are suitable for printing on both PVC and non-PVC medical products. SafeMark ribbons are said to produce good image quality on a wide variety of substrate materials, including thermoplastic elastomers.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Slip sheets

Ropak (Georgetown, KY) has introduced slip sheets, attached with pop rivets, for use with its 32"x30", 40"x48" and 45"x48" reusable, plastic collapsible containers.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Creative Compression Packaging: T-shirt postcards

Creative Compression Packaging (Pismo Beach, CA) has introduced the T-shirt Postcard(TM). The company compresses full-size, preprinted 100%-cotton T-shirts into 1/2" thick mailable postcards of various shapes.

October 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Expal: Anti-skid paperboard

Expal Packaging (Granby, Quebec, Canada) will introduce a new anti-skid paperboard slip sheet. Suitable for stabilizing loads and pallets, the company says the sheet can help manufacturers ship goods more safely.

October 31, 1998