Machinery: Page 1090

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Lozenges are blister-packed, flow-wrapped

Seeking to make the packaging for its Throaties medicated lozenges more consumer-friendly, Ernest Jackson, based in Crediton, Devon, England, switched from a foil bag-in-carton to an overwrapped blister card.

April 30, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Checkweigher keeps hobbyists happy

People who assemble plastic scale models as a hobby are not amused when the Titanic they brought home is missing a smokestack, or their Mustang GT has only three wheels.

April 30, 1998

Secondary Packaging

Food innovations on display at U.K. show

Two notable packages uncovered at Pakex 98, held recently in Birmingham, England, both come from food marketers. One is for soup, the other for a product designed to look like Chinese take-out food.

April 30, 1998

Converting equipment

Water bottle vends like a can

Lancaster, PA-based Cloister Spring Water recently introduced its new H2O Cool spring water as "the first, the only 12-oz PET bottle that vends like a can." This allows the bottle to be sold through vending machines designed for canned soft drinks.

April 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Supplier news: Domestic acquisitions, agreements

Baldor Electric Co. (Fort Smith, AR) has acquired Northern Magnetics (Santa Clarita, CA), a mfr. of linear motors.

April 30, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Popcorn bag

The Pop-Crock(TM) side-opening bag from Paper Cup & Container Design (Hartland, WI) provides grease-free access to microwavable popcorn. The opening is enlarged by the positioning of a burstable seam along the inside fold of a gusseted side of the bag.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Video on load security

Unit Loading Concepts (Mukilteo, WA) has produced a video that shows how to prevent shipping damage. It illustrates how shippers can triple their normal unit load strength to reduce or eliminate damage.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Crates and boxes

H. Arnold Wood Turning (Mamaroneck, NY) targets the gourmet food and gift industries with its new line of wood boxes and mini crates for packaging. They can be custom made to almost any size.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Plastican, Inc: UN Packaging

Plastican (Leominster, MA) offers a list of UN specification packages for quick referral, and also phone assistance. The list includes types of contents (liquid or solid), volume (in gallons), cover style (pressed on or threaded), UN package code, specific gravity, tested pressure, and maximum weight (in kilograms).

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Lepel Corporation: Equipment rental

Designed to assist packagers during peak production times, Lepel (Waukesha, WI) is offering the rental of its cap sealing equipment. Equipment can be rented from one week to three months, or longer if required.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Label swatchbook

A swatchbook from Champion (Stamford, CT) introduces customers to its label papers and features new product options such as Champion® Wet Strength.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Holographic security papers

A line of holographic papers that can accommodate two- or three-dimensional security images is available from Van Leer (Franklin, MA). HoloSecure(TM) security papers are visible using light sources such as lasers, but they're invisible under normal lighting.

March 31, 1998