Controls & Machine Components

Chamber vacuum sealer

The Tach-It Packaging (S. Hackensack, NJ) Model VST 35 is a stainless steel chamber vacuum sealer with wash-down capabilities. This tabletop unit can vacuum, seal and trim the bag in a single step.

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Coding, Printing & Labeling

Rotary labeler

The Rotary p-s labeling system from CCL (Monrovia, CA) can be equipped with up to four stepper-drive labeling heads to dispense labels at speeds to 3꽤"/ min.

September 30, 1997

Blisters/clamshells/skin packaging

Mobile blister packager

The newest version of the EZ Blister(TM) mobile blister packaging machine from UK-based Sepha Products (Irvine, CA) will be shown at PackExpo West. Designed for low-volume package development, it is suitable for pharmaceutical and cosmetics applications.

September 30, 1997

Filling/capping, dry

Desiccare, Inc: Oxygen scavenger

The O-Buster non-toxic, hygienic, odorless oxygen scavenger from Desiccare (Richland, MS) is designed to prevent mold and odor formation and oxidation.

September 30, 1997

Conveying & accumulation

Magnetic cable conveyor

Walker Magnetics (Worcester, MA) will demonstrate a magnetic cable conveyor at the show. It conveys empty or full steel cans at speeds to 1ꯠ/min.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Case printer

The Print-A-Code (PAC) Model 1 short-run case printer from James Dawson (Nepean, Ontario, Canada) provides a quick and inexpensive means of printing graphics onto corrugated cases.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Load cell

The Tedea-Huntleigh (Canoga Park, CA) Model 1410 single-point load cell is designed specifically to withstand centrifugal forces, mechanical noises and vibrations inherent in dynamic rotary operations, such as those in rotary filling machines.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Machine vision system

Systech (Cranbury, NJ) has introduced TIPS® Sentri, an entry-level machine vision system that performs imaging and analysis of packaging. Supports applications for measurement, positioning, assembly, character and code verification, product and print quality, and identification.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Placon: Retailer packaging report

Placon (Madison, WI) has issued a report that highlights ingredients needed for successful store-performance packaging and common obstacles to success on the retail shelf.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Rollstock, Inc: Vacuum packaging machine

Rollstock (Kansas City, MO) offers an automatic vacuum packaging machine for fresh or frozen food applications, including cheese, vegetables, meat, seafood, soup and sauces.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Accumulation roller conveyor

The Easy Rol (Scituate, MA) conveyor system is a 100% zero-pressure roller accumulating conveyor that uses all of the conveying top surface. The modular system is available in sizes from 6" to 60" W, in 5' to 10' L.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

Portable bar-code printer

The K2500 portable bar-code printer from Kroy (Scottsdale, AZ) weighs only 4 lb, and can be easily mounted on terminals or forklifts. It's capable of scanning one type of bar-code symbology, translating it, and printing it in another type of symbology.

September 30, 1997

Controls & Machine Components

American Packaging Machinery: American Packaging Machinery: High-speed tray wrapper

The Model MCM-26 high-speed tray wrapper from American Packaging Machinery (McHenry, IL) can wrap up to 75 packages/min. Packages can be as large as 18" W x 16" L x 8" H.

September 30, 1997