Machinery: Page 1071

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Labeling uniformity bill introduced

The "National Uniformity for Food Act of 1998," designed to ensure consistent food labeling requirements, has been introduced in both the House and Senate.

August 31, 1998

Controls & machine components

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Rockwell Automation (Minneapolis, MN) and Cognex Corp. (Natick, MA) announced they have entered into a letter of intent to form a global relationship.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Supplier news: Relocations, expansions

Dunsirn Industries' (Neenah, WI) fourth U.S. web materials converting facility began processing orders from its new 90ꯠ sq' facility in Reno, NV, in early May.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Cincinnati Milacron (Batavia, OH) has acquired the assets of Johnson Controls Inc. (Milwaukee, WI), the largest U.S. producer of blow-molding systems under the Uniloy brand name.

August 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Produce, meat labeling

The American Frozen Food Institute (AFFI) scored a major victory when an amendment requiring front panel country-of-origin labeling on frozen produce was dropped before being included in the Senate's FY '99 Agriculture Appropriations bill.

August 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Pace picks barrier bottle for picante sauce

In July Campbell Soup's Pace Foods, San Antonio, TX, rolled out its picante sauce in a proprietary 20-oz squeezable plastic barrier bottle.

August 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

New look brings a boom in sales

New labels on 750-mL glass bottles of six varietals from Delicato Family Vineyards have brought a significant increase in sales for the Novato, CA, wine maker.

August 31, 1998

Cartoning

Carton feeders illuminate GE Lighting lines

Four cartoning machines on two "Pro 80" light bulb packaging lines at General Electric Lighting's Winchester, VA, plant once required manual refilling of carton blanks every six minutes.

August 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Propheteer, Intl.: Narrow-web press

Propheteer's (Palatine, IL) new "L" Series press permits rotary screen, hot stamping and embossing. Presses are used for labels, tags, cartons and other packaging materials.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Eskay Corp.: Shoe sorter

Eskay's (Salt Lake City, UT) shoe sorters channel and sort medium-sized items, totes and cartons. Offering speeds to 300'/min, they can process up to 8길 pieces/hr.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Trexel, Inc: Polymer foaming process

Trexel's (Woburn, MA) MuCell microcellular polymer foaming process has been added to the EPA's database of approved alternative technologies, says the company.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

GE Fanuc Automation: PC control

GE Fanuc's (Charlottesville, VA) Cimplicity® PC Control Version 2.0 provides increased capabilities to enhance productivity for systems integrators, OEMs and end users.

July 31, 1998