Secondary Packaging

Elsner Eng. Works: Rewinding/overwrapping line

Elsner Eng. Works (Hanover, PA) has redesigned its HS-800/OWH-800 rewinding and overwrapping production line. Designed for gift wrap, tissue, kraft paper and selected films, the rewinder can be used for core, coreless or sheet-stiffened rewinding.

July 31, 1998

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Flexibles

Kraft Foods 'hedges' for cost consistency

Food processor broadens cost-control strategy from ingredients into packaging materials thanks to new 'intermediaries.' Commodity-type contracts provide insurance against material price run-ups.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Integrated tag and label

An integrated tag and label that allows apparel makers to meet vendor requirements for hang tags and separate p-s labels marked with identical variable data is available from Avery Dennison Tag & Label Products (Philadelphia, PA).

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Colder Products Co.: Dispensing coupler

A universal dispensing coupler that enables powered dispensing systems to connect to most standard volume packs has been developed by Colder Products (St.

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Bottle inspector

AGR Intl.'s (Butler, PA) Blowmolder Vision Inspection System is a device that inspects plastic containers while they are inside a two-stage blow-molding system.

July 31, 1998

Flexibles

Packaging suppliers in headlights of MACT truck (sidebar)

OSHA complicates EPA compliance

July 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Cutler-Hammer: Cutler-Hammer: Motor control cabinet

DeviceNet MCC is the first DeviceNet-compatible industrial-grade motor control center, says manufacturer Cutler-Hammer (Milwaukee, WI). It allows operators control from a single PC or PLC in conjunction with a man-machine interface.

July 31, 1998

Converting equipment

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

FMC Corp., Converting Equipment Operations (Green Bay, WI): Peter Hatchell, North American business mgr.; Warren Burton, customer support mgr.

July 31, 1998

Flexibles

Packaging suppliers in headlights of MACT truck

Packaging and printing operations may be significantly affected by EPA emissions limits on coatings and adhesives. Increased costs to control emissions could lead to higher prices.

July 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Paper companies wax eloquent about wax separation process (sidebar)

'Reverse-cleaning' separates wax from fiber

July 31, 1998

Filling/capping, dry

Eastman Chemical Company: Eastman Chemical Company: Cosmetics jars

Colt's (Daysville, Conn.) has expanded its packaging line with new cosmetics jars suitable for makeup, loose powders, creams, face treatments and bath and body products.

July 31, 1998

Flexible packaging

Tiger thermoforms paper/plastic structure for cheese

Swiss company is believed first to use cellulose in a thermoform/fill/seal package for shelf-stable packs of cheese. The 20-g packs of cheese were introduced in the U.S. in June.

July 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Supplier news: Appointments, promotions

Checkpoint Systems, Inc. (Thorofare, NJ): Thomas B. Upshur, senior dir., radio frequency identification (RFID) marketing and product management.

July 31, 1998