Controls & machine components

Can end maker

Rychiger MHM machines from Packaging Technologies & Inspection (Tuckahoe, NY) make consumer-friendly, peelable membrane can ends with no sharp edges.

September 30, 1998

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Controls & Machine Components

Parvex, Inc: Motion control software

Parvex's (Elmsford, NY) Motion Explorer software is said to permit users to make easy, step-by-step adjustments to optimize the company's drives and servo motors for a specific application.

September 30, 1998

Flow wrapping

Klockner Bartelt: Klockner Bartelt: Flow wrappers

Klckner Bartelt's Ho/oonsel Tevopharm NA Div. (Sarasota, FL) will introduce the Pack-200 medium-speed flow wrapper, which operates at speeds up to 300 pieces/min.

September 30, 1998

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Cavanna U.S.A.: Servo-driven transfer

New Servo NKZ right-angle transfer for horizontal wrappers is ideal for handling slugs or biscuits at up to 170 wraps/min on equipment from Cavanna U.S.A.

September 30, 1998

Filling/capping, dry

Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery, Inc: Auger filler

From Spee-Dee Packaging Machinery (Sturtevant, WI) comes a new brochure on its line of Digitronic® auger fillers used to package dry materials in the food, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

September 30, 1998

Feeding/inserting/unscrambling

Partition inserter

New partition inserter from R.A. Pearson Co. (Spokane, WA), was developed to accept a multitude of partition styles, making it suitable for a variety of case packing applications.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Altra Industrial Motion: Motor controller/drive

New space-saving, economic combination controller/drive for step motors retains features like plain-language and point-and-click programming. New SLO-SYN® controller and WARPDRIVE(TM) drive require up to 40% less panel space and are priced up to 35% lower than previous generation from Warner Electric (Ann Arbor, MI).

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Industrial Dynamics/filtec: Rejection system

Industrial Dynamics (Torrance, CA) has introduced the Servotec Rejection System. It gently and consistently rejects full or empty containers from the production line without tipping or spilling.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Luciano Packaging: Combination scale

Luciano Packaging Technologies' Model EL-800 vertical form/fill/seal machine can now be augmented with the Model CCNW-800 combination scale. Digital signal processing and 24-bit A/D converters deliver accurate weigh-ments from the eight-head scale.

September 30, 1998

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

Hayssen, Inc A Division of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, Inc: Vf/f/s machine

Hayssen's (Duncan, SC) Edge(TM) vertical form/fill/seal machine is a low-cost alternative for mid-range applications, according to the manufacturer.

September 30, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Pharmaceutical labeler

Labeling equipment by Newman (Belle Mead, NJ) provides pharmaceutical manufacturers and contract packagers with complete installation qualification and operational qualification documentation to meet fast-to-market production objectives.

September 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Kaufman Container Company: Oblong container

Kaufman Container (Cleveland, OH) introduces a 17-oz HDPE E-Z Grip Oblong with a 28-410 neck finish. The container has a large label panel area for maximum billboard impact.

September 30, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Aromat Corporation: Variable-frequency drives

New VF-8 series of variable-frequency drives from Aromat (New Providence, NJ) provide simple, affordable speed control of standard 3-phase AC motors.

September 30, 1998