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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Controls & Machine Components

ISO booklet

Environmental professional Suzan L. Jackson provides basic information about the ISO 14000 series in "ISO 14000: The Answers to Your Questions." The booklet, available from Excel Partnerships, Inc.

March 31, 1998

Secondary Packaging

The Sunkist seal of approval

Open cases were a hassle for Sunkist Growers affiliate Baird-Neece Packing Corp. A dual hot and cold glue system solves the problem, and increases output.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

National Starch & Chemical: Hot melt safety

Targeted to plant managers, National Starch & Chemical (Bridgewater, NJ) is hosting a symposium on improving plant safety and the significance of unsafe practices within a packaging operation.

March 31, 1998

Coding, Printing & Labeling

Donnybrook over spring brooks

FDA considers whether bottled water labels should carry information on levels of ingredients, contaminants and chemicals.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Horizontal form/fill/seal system

Cavanna USA (Sparta, NJ) has introduced Logica Polar®, a PC-controlled, continuous-motion pillow pack machine that allows 100% washdown while running.

March 31, 1998

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Rotary blister sealers

Automatic rotary blister sealers from Starview Packaging Machinery (Dorval, Quebec, Canada) are equipped with automatic blister and card feeders, as well as an automatic unloading system for finished product.

March 31, 1998

Filling/capping, liquid & viscous

Water bottling line completed by farmer (sidebar)

Selecting containers

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Fluorochemicals brochure

Ciba (Tarrytown, NY) has published "Fluorochemicals Update" that focuses on the FDA's approval of two of Ciba's paper fluorochemicals.

March 31, 1998

Conveying & accumulation

Baldor Electric Company: AC motors

Baldor Electric (Fort Smith, AR) offers three-phase Inverter Drive® and Vector Drive® AC motors designed for adjustable-speed applications. These include conveyors, pumps, fans and material handling equipment not requiring full torque at low or zero speed.

March 31, 1998

Controls & Machine Components

Pacific Scientific: Brushless servomotors

A selection guide for the Sentry(TM) Series of brushless servomotors is available from Pacific Scientific's Motor Products Div. (Rockford, IL). Detailed technical and performance information for NEMA 23 and 34 frame sizes-including termination options, mounting specifics, and encoder and brake options-are provided within the 32-page guide.

March 31, 1998

Multipacking/shrink bundling/banding

Catching the rays

Packagers seek FDA approval of resins for use in overwrapping and trays for irradiated beef and poultry.

March 31, 1998

Cartoning

Looking for machinery trends? Read PMMI's numbers; forget DoC's

Ben Miyares is editor and publisher of the newsletter Packaging Management. He may be reached at 31408 Narragansett Lane, Bay Village, OH 44140. Telephone: 440/892-0998; Fax: 440/892-0208; e-mail: [email protected].

March 31, 1998