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Controls & Machine Components

CNC Containers Corp.: PET bottle line

A new line of bottles for edible oil products is available from CNC Containers (Tumwater, WA). The PET bottles have either a 28-mm or 38-mm neck finish and come in 24- and 48-oz sizes.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Flag labeler

The Model 612 flag labeler from Ohio Electronics Machinery (Salem, OH) is a semi-automatic tabletop adhesive-side-up label applicator that applies "flagged" labels onto products such as power cords, hoses or other hardware items.

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Controls & Machine Components

Vertical f/f/s system

The Vertek from WeighPack Systems/Paxiom (Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is a vertical form/fill/seal system designed to package products weighing up to 25 lb into bags at speeds up to 60/min, depending on product.

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Closures

Automated bagger

The Paxem(TM) is a new high-speed automated bagger from Colt Eng. Corp. (Calgary, Alberta, Canada) that allows flexibility in product and bag sizes at high production rates.

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Secondary Packaging

Case erector/bottom sealer

Schneider Packaging Equipment (Brewerton, NY) has introduced a large-frame case erector/bottom sealer that automatically erects and seals up to six cases/min.

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Conveying & accumulation

Water bottling line completed by farmer (sidebar)

Making do

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Controls & Machine Components

Handbook on paper processes

From AB Lorentzen & Wettre (Kista, Sweden) comes the L & W Handbook to provide tips on simple ways to reduce the costs of paper-making. Suggestions include on-line strength testing and monitoring the condition of felts to reduce unplanned stoppages.

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Controls & Machine Components

Accumulation table

Certified Machinery's (Lawrenceville, NJ) stainless steel accumulation table is driven by a Baldor Direct Drive 1/3 HP motor and variable speed controller.

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Controls & Machine Components

CD/cassette labeler

Labeling Systems' (Oakland, NJ) new CD/cassette labeler applies p-s labels to CD jewel boxes or cassette cases at speeds to 100/min. It incorporates an air cylinder tamp-type applicator for positive control.

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Controls & Machine Components

Permanent Label Corp.: Permanent Label Corp.: Peelable labels

Pharmagraphics, LLC (Greensboro, NC) has introduced its line of Pick-n-Place labels to track and verify bar-code information for the pharmaceutical and health care markets.

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Controls & Machine Components

Filamatic, a division of National Instrument LLC: CD-ROM aid

National Instrument Co. (Baltimore, MD) is offering electronic documentation to assist in line validation efforts. In a CD-ROM format, it allows users of Filamatic® and Capamatic® machinery access to a complete operators manual, a PLC code program listing, and an operation description and function sequence with full motion video and sound.

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Controls & Machine Components

Bar-code labels

Sigmax Intl. (New York, NY) has introduced a line of patented bar-code labels called Ceralabel for product identification and factory automation. The labels, featuring ceramic ink printed onto a ceramic substrate, are said to withstand harsh chemicals and semiconductor production and heat-treatment processes up to 2긆oF.

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